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How to Win Xin Zhao vs Poppy Counter MatchupXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions

Xin Zhao vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Xin Zhao

based on 2,118 Xin Zhao vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Xin Zhao battled Poppy 2118 times. With so many games with Xin Zhao vs Poppy provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative stats and a pro build to wreck Poppy. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Xin Zhao fights Poppy in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Xin Zhao vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao does a average job of beating Poppy. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Xin Zhao against Poppy matches, Xin Zhao’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Xin Zhao vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Titanic HydraDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageBlack CleaverEclipseTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xin Zhao to level upw
>
Second ability for Xin Zhao to level upe
>
Last skill for Xin Zhao to max outq

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xin Zhao's passive ability p
Xin Zhao's q ability q
Xin Zhao's w ability w
Xin Zhao's e ability e
Xin Zhao's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Poppy

Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.

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.

Xin Zhao vs Poppy Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Poppy Image
6.2
< Kills >
4.8
6.5
< Deaths >
5.5
8.1
< Assists >
8.8
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
42
< Minions Killed >
80
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.69
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.41
17,004
< Physical Damage >
13,821
1,354
< Magic Damage >
3,638
995
< True Damage >
889
19,355
< Damage Dealt >
18,349
40,682
< Damage Taken >
29,815
11,684
< Gold Earned >
10,465
1.56
< Towers >
1.62
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
21,232
< Total Healing >
7,850
13,338
< Experience >
13,143
22
< Vision Score >
25
6
< Wards Placed >
10
478
< Time Dealing CC >
671

How to Counter Poppy with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several important Xin Zhao versus Poppy matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Poppy..

Xin Zhao normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Poppy. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Poppy

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Poppy?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually fairs equally well when playing against Poppy, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes an ok counter for Poppy.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate than Poppy, when facing one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xin Zhao into Poppy.

Furthermore, Xin Zhao has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Poppy matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Xin Zhao is a decent counter for Poppy. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xin Zhao against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.3% winrateKledKled46.8% winrateNilahNilah47.2% winrateIvernIvern47.5% winrate

Xin Zhao Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi56.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.8% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV55.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.8% 9357 GamesRammusRammus+ 54.8% 365 GamesZacZac+ 54.9% 1099 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1025 Games

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 2,118 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 Xin Zhao 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

Xin Zhao Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao 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 presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao typically accumulates less CS compared to Poppy. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Xin Zhao versus Poppy build include Titanic Hydra, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Poppy than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Poppy with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Poppy as Xin Zhao, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Xin Zhao vs Poppy fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Xin Zhao are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.