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

Poppy vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Poppy

based on 2,081 Poppy vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Zed as Poppy came out of an evaluation of 2081 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Poppy has to counter Zed in only 3.4% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Zed Matchup Summary

Poppy has done a ok job of countering Zed. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Poppy versus Zed rounds, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Zed.

Best Poppy vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairHeartsteelDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Zed as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Poppy vs Zed Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Zed Image
5.1
< Kills >
8.7
5.5
< Deaths >
6.5
8.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
2
88
< Minions Killed >
160
0.71
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.36
13,571
< Physical Damage >
22,147
3,858
< Magic Damage >
1,289
948
< True Damage >
1,276
18,379
< Damage Dealt >
24,712
31,088
< Damage Taken >
23,497
10,911
< Gold Earned >
12,714
1.72
< Towers >
1.63
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,021
< Total Healing >
3,911
13,871
< Experience >
15,012
25
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
8
703
< Time Dealing CC >
157

How to Counter Zed with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some vital Poppy against Zed counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zed..

Poppy typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Zed

Who is Better, Poppy or Zed?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when taking on Zed, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes an ok counter to Zed.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate compared to Zed, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Zed.

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

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

Poppy is a decent counter for Zed. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Poppy, we analyzed 2,081 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 Zed 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 Zed Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to counter Zed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy usually racks up less CS as Zed. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Poppy versus Zed build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Zed than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 50.1% battling Zed with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Zed as Poppy, Poppy players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Poppy vs Zed counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.

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