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How to Synergize Ekko and Poppy

based on 2,379 Ekko with Poppy pairs
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Ekko has gone into battle with Poppy in 2379 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much great data from the developers of League, we are sure that we can showcase robust, usable builds to help Ekko play with Poppy. It is very rare for Ekko to play alongside Poppy on the same side. This has only occurred in approximately 1.3% of matches with Ekko.

Ekko Poppy Synergy Summary

Ekko has done a good job of fighting on the same side as Poppy. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.3% of games the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Ekko when playing with Poppy by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ekko vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Ekko Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ekko's passive ability p
Ekko's q ability q
Ekko's w ability w
Ekko's e ability e
Ekko's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Ekko and Poppy

Tips for Playing as Ekko with Poppy

Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.

If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.

Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.

Advice to Understand How Poppy Will Play

Keeper's Verdict can be released immediately to send the enemy straight up, take advantage of this in duels.

Iron Ambassador tends to land near walls, try to take advantage of this with Heroic Charge.

Ekko Poppy Synergy Stats

Ekko Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Poppy Image
8.4
< Kills >
7.8
6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.2
< Assists >
6.4
1.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
124
< Minions Killed >
104
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.79
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,475
< Physical Damage >
2,355
19,007
< Magic Damage >
17,830
1,012
< True Damage >
1,026
22,494
< Damage Dealt >
21,211
30,406
< Damage Taken >
31,278
12,595
< Gold Earned >
12,371
2.04
< Towers >
1.87
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
10,324
< Total Healing >
11,581
14,396
< Experience >
14,241
19
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
7
357
< Time Dealing CC >
375

How to Play with Poppy as Ekko in LoL

The Ekko Poppy synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Poppy, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ekko sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Poppy. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Poppy helps Ekko perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Ekko tries to synergize with Poppy, he sees a small increase in his total damage dealt. This may signal that Poppy supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Ekko is played together with Poppy on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Poppy.

Additionally, when Ekko plays with Poppy on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Poppy does a decent job of covering Ekko in team fights.

Synergies between Ekko and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Ekko
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ekko
Poppy

Is Ekko better when played alongside Poppy?

There is no perfect companion for Ekko that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. However, overall, Poppy is a good ally for Ekko. By being on the same team as Ekko, she improves their win rate by 1.3% to 52.3%. This demonstrates that there is a good synergy between Ekko and Poppy that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Poppy has a lower difficulty than Ekko. That means Ekko players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Poppy comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Playing alongside, Ekko players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to provide utility and CC for your side. Together, these champs should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.

In contrast, by bringing Ekko and Poppy together, you may not be providing your other allies very much AP. We recommend you have other champions on your team that offsets this gap in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Poppy ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Ekko Players

How We Calculated Our Ekko Poppy Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ekko and Poppy, we analyzed 2,379 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ekko with Poppy comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to work well with Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to use in your Ekko and Poppy synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Ekko incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Poppy than with most other common builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Poppy with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Ekko and Poppy pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Ekko with Poppy synergy tips and builds for a a specific player tier, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions displayed are calculated using all matches completed with these champions.