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

Poppy vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Xerath as Poppy

based on 2,281 Poppy vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Xerath as Poppy came out of an analysis of 2281 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Poppy has to counter Xerath in only 3.7% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a poor job of beating Xerath. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Poppy vs Xerath rounds, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Xerath.

Best Poppy vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenSpirit VisageDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Poppy to level upq
>
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
3
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 Xerath as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Xerath

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 Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Poppy vs Xerath Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Xerath Image
5
< Kills >
5.8
5.5
< Deaths >
5.4
8.1
< Assists >
9.9
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
84
< Minions Killed >
103
0.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,328
< Physical Damage >
654
3,621
< Magic Damage >
23,742
939
< True Damage >
766
17,889
< Damage Dealt >
25,163
31,409
< Damage Taken >
16,352
10,782
< Gold Earned >
11,155
1.62
< Towers >
1.62
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,305
< Total Healing >
1,426
13,706
< Experience >
12,927
25
< Vision Score >
38
9
< Wards Placed >
17
659
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Xerath with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Poppy versus Xerath matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..

Poppy usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Xerath

Who is Better, Poppy or Xerath?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when playing against Xerath, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a poor counter for Xerath.

While Poppy does have a lower winrate than Xerath, when facing one another, Poppy also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Poppy into Xerath.

Moreover, Poppy has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Poppy is a trash counter to Xerath. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Xerath.

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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Poppy, we analyzed 2,281 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Poppy to counter Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Xerath. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Poppy versus Xerath build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Xerath than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Xerath with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Xerath as Poppy, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Poppy vs Xerath battles, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Poppy x Xerath tips and counter stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every game finished with these champs.