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How to Win Volibear vs Poppy Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Volibear

based on 1,205 Volibear vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Volibear engaged Poppy 1205 times. With so many matchups for Volibear versus Poppy gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a recommended build to shatter your opponent. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Volibear is forced to battle against Poppy in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Volibear vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Volibear does a ok job of countering Poppy. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champs face one another in. In Volibear vs Poppy matches, Volibear’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Volibear vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Frozen HeartIceborn GauntletDead Man's PlateThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
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Second ability for Volibear to level upq
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Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Poppy Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Poppy Image
5.5
< Kills >
5
6.6
< Deaths >
5.5
5.7
< Assists >
8.7
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
135
< Minions Killed >
80
0.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.74
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.46
11,149
< Physical Damage >
13,653
8,652
< Magic Damage >
3,656
723
< True Damage >
908
20,524
< Damage Dealt >
18,218
34,199
< Damage Taken >
30,525
11,697
< Gold Earned >
10,585
2.53
< Towers >
1.63
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
8,846
< Total Healing >
8,076
14,373
< Experience >
13,422
18
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
9
575
< Time Dealing CC >
662

How to Counter Poppy with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several vital Volibear vs. Poppy matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy..

Volibear often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Poppy. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Poppy

Who is Better, Volibear or Poppy?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Poppy, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes an ok counter for Poppy.

While Volibear does have a lower win rate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Volibear also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Volibear into Poppy.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

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Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Volibear, we analyzed 1,205 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 Poppy as Volibear 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 Volibear to counter Poppy during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear most often accumulates more CS as Poppy. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Volibear versus Poppy build include Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Poppy than with many other typical builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 49.8% battling Poppy with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Poppy as Volibear, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Volibear vs Poppy LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.

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