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How to Win Warwick vs Poppy Counter MatchupWarwick is in the a tier of champions

Warwick vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Warwick

based on 2,508 Warwick vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Poppy as Warwick resulted from an evaluation of 2508 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Warwick encounters Poppy in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Warwick vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Warwick does a decent job of beating Poppy. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Warwick versus Poppy matches, Warwick’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Warwick vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spirit VisageTrinity ForceExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Warwick's passive ability p
Warwick's q ability q
Warwick's w ability w
Warwick's e ability e
Warwick's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Poppy as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Poppy

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

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.

Warwick vs Poppy Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Poppy Image
7.3
< Kills >
4.7
7.1
< Deaths >
5.9
7.2
< Assists >
8.9
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
52
< Minions Killed >
76
1.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.72
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,652
< Physical Damage >
12,953
9,119
< Magic Damage >
3,689
873
< True Damage >
900
17,644
< Damage Dealt >
17,542
40,559
< Damage Taken >
29,963
11,646
< Gold Earned >
10,412
1.39
< Towers >
1.53
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
21,813
< Total Healing >
7,692
13,217
< Experience >
13,154
20
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
9
295
< Time Dealing CC >
639

How to Counter Poppy with Warwick in LoL

The stats provided here show several strategic Warwick against Poppy matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Poppy..

Warwick often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Poppy

Who is Better, Warwick or Poppy?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Warwick usually wins when taking on Poppy, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Warwick makes a good counter to Poppy.

While Warwick does have a higher win rate compared to Poppy, when on opposite teams, Warwick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Poppy.

Furthermore, Warwick also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Warwick is a decent counter to Poppy. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Warwick against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Warwick

Warwick Loses Against

TaricTaric44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.5% winrateLeonaLeona44.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrate

Warwick Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateGwenGwen54.7% winrateZoeZoe54.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 52.9% 7132 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1414 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.3% 2543 GamesIvernIvern+ 54.6% 522 Games

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Warwick, we analyzed 2,508 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 Warwick 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

Warwick Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Warwick to counter Poppy during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Poppy. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, 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 numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Warwick versus Poppy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Warwick combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Poppy than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Warwick had an average winrate of 51.4% battling Poppy with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Poppy as Warwick, Warwick players should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Warwick vs Poppy fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Warwick are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.