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How to Synergize Poppy with Caitlyn on the Same TeamPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy with Caitlyn

How to Win With Poppy and Caitlyn Paired TogetherPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Poppy and Caitlyn

based on 5,844 Poppy with Caitlyn pairs
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
9.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has gone into battle with Caitlyn in 5844 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the makers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Poppy synergize with Caitlyn. It is common for Poppy to play with Caitlyn on the same side. This has happened in approx. 9.5% of games with Poppy.

Poppy Caitlyn Synergy Summary

Poppy does a ok job of teaming up with Caitlyn. On average, she wins an acceptable 50.1% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Poppy when playing with Caitlyn by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletRanduin's OmenJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
Adaptive ForceMagic ResistArmor
Poppy's passive ability p
Poppy's q ability q
Poppy's w ability w
Poppy's e ability e
Poppy's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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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 Poppy and Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Caitlyn

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.

Advice to Understand How Caitlyn Will Play

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Poppy Caitlyn Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Caitlyn Image
4.9
< Kills >
4.9
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
8.3
< Assists >
8.6
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
79
< Minions Killed >
82
0.82
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,122
< Physical Damage >
13,113
3,563
< Magic Damage >
3,593
926
< True Damage >
907
17,612
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
30,774
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,641
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.6
< Towers >
1.63
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
8,293
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,431
< Experience >
13,394
24
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
9
677
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Caitlyn as Poppy in LoL

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

Overall, Poppy sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Caitlyn. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Caitlyn helps Poppy perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Poppy plays on the same team as Caitlyn, she gets a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Caitlyn does not provide cover for her to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played alongside Caitlyn on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Caitlyn.

Moreover, when Poppy plays with Caitlyn on the same side, she usually takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Caitlyn does a poor job of protecting Poppy in teamfights.

Synergies between Poppy and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Caitlyn

Is Poppy better when played alongside Caitlyn?

There is no one best ally for Poppy that will always be her best teammate. Yet, Caitlyn is a very typical teammate for Poppy. By being on the same team as Poppy, she raises their win rate by 0.4% to 50.1%. This signals that there is a weak synergy between Poppy and Caitlyn that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Caitlyn has a lower difficulty than Poppy. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Caitlyn comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Poppy players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Poppy and Caitlyn together, you may not be granting your side very much magic damage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Caitlyn ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Caitlyn Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Caitlyn, we analyzed 5,844 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 Poppy with Caitlyn 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

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to synergize with Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Poppy and Caitlyn synergy build include Thornmail, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Poppy bought at least these three great items in her build, she did much better when fighting alongside Caitlyn than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 50.1% helping carry Caitlyn with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Time Warp Tonic runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Caitlyn with Poppy are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.