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How to Win Zeri vs Poppy Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Zeri

based on 660 Zeri vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Zeri faced off against Poppy 660 times. With so many games with Zeri vs Poppy provides us confidence in our capability to prepare actionable data and a solid build to suppress your opponent. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Zeri has to counter Poppy in only 1.7% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a dismal job of beating Poppy. Normally, they wins a lowly 47.0% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Zeri versus Poppy games, Zeri’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that they probably won't get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Zeri vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Phantom DancerLord Dominik's RegardsTitanic HydraKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
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Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Poppy Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Poppy Image
7.2
< Kills >
4.9
6
< Deaths >
5.2
7
< Assists >
8.6
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
189
< Minions Killed >
88
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.72
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
14,524
< Physical Damage >
13,247
6,583
< Magic Damage >
3,750
632
< True Damage >
911
21,741
< Damage Dealt >
17,909
23,406
< Damage Taken >
30,075
12,760
< Gold Earned >
10,636
2.31
< Towers >
1.77
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
4,323
< Total Healing >
7,668
12,830
< Experience >
13,574
18
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
10
131
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Counter Poppy with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some significant Zeri versus Poppy counter stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Poppy..

Zeri normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their foe does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Poppy. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Poppy

Who is Better, Zeri or Poppy?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually loses when taking on Poppy, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes a bad counter to Poppy.

While Zeri does have a lower winrate than Poppy, when facing one another, Zeri also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Zeri into Poppy.

Moreover, Zeri has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 Zeri vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zeri is a garbage counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zeri against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Zeri, we analyzed 660 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zeri to counter Poppy during both the early game 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 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.

Zeri on average accumulates more CS as Poppy. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zeri versus Poppy build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri included at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better when fighting Poppy than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zeri had an average winrate of 47.0% when playing against Poppy with these items in their kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Poppy as Zeri, Zeri players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zeri vs Poppy fights, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Zeri are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.