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How to Win Zyra vs Poppy Counter MatchupZyra is in the s tier of champions

Zyra vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Zyra

based on 2,489 Zyra vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Poppy as Zyra came out of an evaluation of 2489 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Zyra fights Poppy in only 1.6% of her matches.

Zyra vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a good job of beating Poppy. Typically, she wins a fantastic 53.1% of games the champs fight each other in. In Zyra against Poppy rounds, Zyra’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Zyra vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRylai's Crystal ScepterStormsurgeMorellonomicon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Zyra's passive ability p
Zyra's q ability q
Zyra's w ability w
Zyra's e ability e
Zyra's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Poppy

Seeds grant vision to your team.

Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.

Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.

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.

Zyra vs Poppy Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Poppy Image
3.7
< Kills >
4.9
6.2
< Deaths >
5.6
10.9
< Assists >
8.2
0.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
56
< Minions Killed >
85
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.68
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,051
< Physical Damage >
13,100
20,247
< Magic Damage >
3,617
1,075
< True Damage >
895
22,374
< Damage Dealt >
17,612
18,468
< Damage Taken >
31,612
9,787
< Gold Earned >
10,668
1.81
< Towers >
1.53
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
2,034
< Total Healing >
8,147
11,427
< Experience >
13,730
59
< Vision Score >
24
25
< Wards Placed >
10
290
< Time Dealing CC >
676

How to Counter Poppy with Zyra in LoL

The stats provided here feature some vital Zyra against Poppy matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Poppy..

Zyra often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Poppy

Who is Better, Zyra or Poppy?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when playing against Poppy, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a great counter for Poppy.

While Zyra does have a higher winrate than Poppy, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Poppyas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Zyra is a great counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Poppy.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Zyra, we analyzed 2,489 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 Zyra 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 learn all of the intricacies of Zyra in order to counter Poppy during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra usually picks up less CS relative to Poppy. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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 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 ideal items to have in your Zyra versus Poppy build include Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Poppy than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 53.1% battling Poppy with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Poppy as Zyra, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Zyra vs Poppy fights, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.1% winrate overall.

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