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How to Win Poppy vs Vex Counter MatchupPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Vex as Poppy

based on 1,117 Poppy vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our database, Poppy battled Vex in 1117 games. Having so many matchups for Poppy versus Vex gives us confidence in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a supported build to destroy your enemy. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Poppy has to counter Vex in only 1.8% of her games.

Poppy vs Vex Matchup Summary

Poppy has done a ok job of beating Vex. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Poppy versus Vex games, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Vex.

Best Poppy vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanHeartsteelSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Poppy to level upq
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Second ability for Poppy to level upe
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Last skill for Poppy to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Poppy's passive ability p
Poppy's q ability q
Poppy's w ability w
Poppy's e ability e
Poppy's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vex as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Vex

Keeper's Verdict can be released immediately to send the enemy straight up, take advantage of this in duels.

Iron Ambassador tends to land near walls, try to take advantage of this with Heroic Charge.

Poppy vs Vex Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Vex Image
4.8
< Kills >
7.2
5.5
< Deaths >
6.1
8.6
< Assists >
7.5
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
80
< Minions Killed >
159
0.73
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,767
< Physical Damage >
1,405
3,422
< Magic Damage >
22,182
850
< True Damage >
885
17,039
< Damage Dealt >
24,473
30,158
< Damage Taken >
18,988
10,552
< Gold Earned >
11,411
1.58
< Towers >
1.85
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,911
< Total Healing >
2,072
13,383
< Experience >
13,943
24
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
632
< Time Dealing CC >
553

How to Counter Vex with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several critical Poppy versus Vex matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vex..

Poppy often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Vex. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Vex

Who is Better, Poppy or Vex?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when playing against Vex, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes an ok counter to Vex.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate than Vex, when facing one another, Poppy also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Vex.

Additionally, Poppy has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Vex matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Poppy is a decent counter to Vex. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Vex.

Other Champion Matchups Against Poppy

Poppy Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateAnnieAnnie44.1% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench44.9% winrateViktorViktor45.3% winrate

Poppy Wins Against

KennenKennen57.1% winrateYuumiYuumi57.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc56.6% winrateAlistarAlistar56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 54.6% 2180 GamesTaricTaric+ 54.7% 494 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.2% 2186 GamesOlafOlaf+ 57.3% 321 Games

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Poppy, we analyzed 1,117 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vex as Poppy comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Poppy Build Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average accumulates less CS compared to Vex. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Poppy versus Vex build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Vex than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when countering Vex with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Vex as Poppy, Poppy players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Poppy vs Vex counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vex as Poppy are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.