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

Poppy vs Zyra

How to Beat Zyra as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zyra as Poppy

based on 2,489 Poppy vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Poppy fought Zyra in 2489 matches. Including so many matchups for Poppy versus Zyra provides us confidence in our capability to produce informative statistics and a pro build to destroy your rival. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Poppy has to counter Zyra in only 4.0% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a terrible job of countering Zyra. On average, she wins a lowly 46.9% of games the champions fight one another in. In Poppy vs Zyra matches, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Zyra.

Best Poppy vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateTrinity ForceFrozen HeartJak'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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Zyra

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 Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Poppy vs Zyra Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Zyra Image
4.9
< Kills >
3.7
5.6
< Deaths >
6.2
8.2
< Assists >
10.9
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
0.81
85
< Minions Killed >
56
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.49
13,100
< Physical Damage >
1,051
3,617
< Magic Damage >
20,247
895
< True Damage >
1,075
17,612
< Damage Dealt >
22,374
31,612
< Damage Taken >
18,468
10,668
< Gold Earned >
9,787
1.53
< Towers >
1.81
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,147
< Total Healing >
2,034
13,730
< Experience >
11,427
24
< Vision Score >
59
10
< Wards Placed >
25
676
< Time Dealing CC >
290

How to Counter Zyra with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Poppy vs. Zyra matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra..

Poppy normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Zyra. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Zyra

Who is Better, Poppy or Zyra?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when trying to fight Zyra, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes a bad counter for Zyra.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Zyra, when facing one another, Poppy also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Poppy into Zyra.

Additionally, Poppy has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zyra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Poppy is a garbage counter to Zyra. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Zyra.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Poppy, we analyzed 2,489 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 Zyra 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Poppy to counter Zyra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically racks up more CS relative to Zyra. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Poppy versus Zyra build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better countering Zyra than with most other common builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 46.9% when countering Zyra with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Zyra as Poppy, you should equip 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 combinations we have analyed for Poppy vs Zyra fights, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zyra as Poppy are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.