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

Poppy vs Zoe

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

based on 723 Poppy vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
56.2 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Poppy battled Zoe in 723 matches. Using so many matchups for Poppy versus Zoe provides us confidence in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a solid build to defeat Zoe. This matchup is relatively rare. Poppy has to counter Zoe in only 1.2% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Poppy has done a great job of countering Zoe. Normally, she wins a terrific 56.2% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Poppy against Zoe matches, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Zoe.

Best Poppy vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Sundered SkyThornmailHollow RadianceForce of Nature

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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Poppy vs Zoe Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
56.2 %
VS
Win Rate
43.8 %
Zoe Image
5
< Kills >
6.8
5.5
< Deaths >
6.2
8.4
< Assists >
7.5
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
83
< Minions Killed >
132
0.76
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.38
13,116
< Physical Damage >
1,749
3,559
< Magic Damage >
18,231
897
< True Damage >
3,681
17,573
< Damage Dealt >
23,662
30,917
< Damage Taken >
19,836
10,709
< Gold Earned >
11,052
1.79
< Towers >
1.57
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,180
< Total Healing >
2,335
13,515
< Experience >
13,184
24
< Vision Score >
26
10
< Wards Placed >
12
637
< Time Dealing CC >
143

How to Counter Zoe with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several strategic Poppy against Zoe matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zoe..

Poppy often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Zoe. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Zoe

Who is Better, Poppy or Zoe?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually wins when facing off against Zoe, with a 56.2% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a fantastic counter for Zoe.

While Poppy does have a much higher winrate compared to Zoe, when facing one another, Poppy also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Poppy into Zoe.

Furthermore, Poppy has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zoe. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Zoe matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Poppy is a great counter to Zoe. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Poppy, we analyzed 723 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 Zoe 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 in order to counter Zoe during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy most often gets less CS compared to Zoe. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Poppy versus Zoe build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs. Zoe than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 56.2% when playing against Zoe with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Zoe as Poppy, Poppy players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Poppy vs Zoe counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 56.2% winrate overall.

If you need to see Poppy vs Zoe tips and builds for a an individual division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using every round finished with these champs.