Vel'Koz vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Vel'Koz
based on 1,194 Vel'Koz vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Poppy
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.
When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.
Advice to Win Against Poppy
Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.
When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.
You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.
Vel'Koz vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Vel'Koz against Poppy counter statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy..
Vel'Koz often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Poppy. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Poppy
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Poppy?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vel'Koz usually loses when trying to fight Poppy, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Vel'Koz makes a bad counter to Poppy.
While Vel'Koz does have a lower winrate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Vel'Koz also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Vel'Koz into Poppyas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Vel'Koz also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This 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 Vel'Koz vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Vel'Koz is a somewhat poor counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vel'Koz against Poppy.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Vel'Koz to counter Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Poppy. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Vel'Koz versus Poppy build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Poppy than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Poppy with this build.
To have the highest probability of beating Poppy as Vel'Koz, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Vel'Koz vs Poppy face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.
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