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

Poppy vs Warwick

How to Beat Warwick as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Warwick as Poppy

based on 2,508 Poppy vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Warwick as Poppy resulted from an analysis of 2508 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Poppy fights Warwick in only 4.1% of her games.

Poppy vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a poor job of countering Warwick. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champions battle each other in. In Poppy vs Warwick matches, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Warwick.

Best Poppy vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen HeartIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Poppy to level upq
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Second ability for Poppy to level upe
>
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
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Warwick

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.

Advice to Win Against Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Poppy vs Warwick Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Warwick Image
4.7
< Kills >
7.3
5.9
< Deaths >
7.1
8.9
< Assists >
7.2
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
76
< Minions Killed >
52
0.72
< Dragons Killed >
1.36
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.39
12,953
< Physical Damage >
7,652
3,689
< Magic Damage >
9,119
900
< True Damage >
873
17,542
< Damage Dealt >
17,644
29,963
< Damage Taken >
40,559
10,412
< Gold Earned >
11,646
1.53
< Towers >
1.39
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
7,692
< Total Healing >
21,813
13,154
< Experience >
13,217
23
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
7
639
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Warwick with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some vital Poppy vs. Warwick counter stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between this set of champions. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Warwick..

Poppy normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Warwick. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Warwick

Who is Better, Poppy or Warwick?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when taking on Warwick, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a bad counter to Warwick.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Warwick, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Warwick.

Furthermore, Poppy also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Warwick. 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter to Warwick. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Poppy, we analyzed 2,508 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 Warwick 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to counter Warwick during both the lane 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Warwick. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Poppy versus Warwick build consist of Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Warwick than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Warwick with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Warwick as Poppy, you 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 builds players picked for Poppy vs Warwick battles, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Warwick as Poppy are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.