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How to Win Zilean vs Poppy Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Zilean

based on 667 Zilean vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
3.22
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Poppy as Zilean resulted from an analysis of 667 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Zilean is forced to battle against Poppy in only 1.5% of his matches.

Zilean vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Zilean has done a average job of beating Poppy. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champions face one another in. In Zilean against Poppy games, Zilean’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Zilean vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongSolstice SleighImperial Mandate

Optional Items

MorellonomiconCosmic DriveLuden's CompanionSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Poppy

Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.

Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.

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.

Zilean vs Poppy Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Poppy Image
2.4
< Kills >
4.6
4.6
< Deaths >
5.1
12.4
< Assists >
7.4
0.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.03
55
< Minions Killed >
88
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.72
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,039
< Physical Damage >
13,049
10,025
< Magic Damage >
3,563
707
< True Damage >
836
11,771
< Damage Dealt >
17,449
17,672
< Damage Taken >
29,410
8,787
< Gold Earned >
10,297
1.8
< Towers >
1.5
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
6,732
< Total Healing >
7,799
11,660
< Experience >
13,190
53
< Vision Score >
23
23
< Wards Placed >
9
179
< Time Dealing CC >
655

How to Counter Poppy with Zilean in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several vital Zilean versus Poppy counter stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Poppy. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Zilean normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zilean and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Poppy

Who is Better, Zilean or Poppy?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when facing off against Poppy, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes an ok counter to Poppy.

While Zilean does have a higher winrate than Poppy, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Poppy.

Additionally, Zilean also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Poppy matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Zilean is a decent counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Poppy.

Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Zilean, we analyzed 667 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 Zilean 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zilean in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean usually gets less CS as Poppy. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Zilean versus Poppy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Poppy than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 50.4% when countering Poppy with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Poppy as Zilean, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zilean vs Poppy matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

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