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

Poppy with Graves

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

based on 1,573 Poppy with Graves pairs
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has been on the same team as Graves in 1573 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data straight from the hosts of League, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Poppy synergize with Graves. It is relatively rare for Poppy to play with Graves on the same side. This has only happened in approximately 2.6% of matches with Poppy.

Poppy Graves Synergy Summary

Poppy does a good job of teaming up with Graves. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.1% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Poppy when playing alongside Graves by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanIceborn GauntletSundered SkyDead Man's Plate

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 UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Graves

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Graves

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 Graves Will Play

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Poppy Graves Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
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4.3
< Kills >
4.9
5.4
< Deaths >
5.5
8.1
< Assists >
8.6
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
130
< Minions Killed >
82
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,876
< Physical Damage >
13,113
4,518
< Magic Damage >
3,593
727
< True Damage >
907
19,122
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
29,373
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,349
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.95
< Towers >
1.63
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
4,733
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,704
< Experience >
13,394
26
< Vision Score >
24
12
< Wards Placed >
9
608
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Graves as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Graves synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Graves, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Graves. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Graves helps Poppy perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Poppy plays on the same team as Graves, she sees a clear improvement in her total damage dealt. This could signal that Graves provides protection for her to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played with Graves on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Graves.

Moreover, when Poppy plays with Graves on the same side, she on average takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Graves does a decent job of protecting Poppy during team fights.

Synergies between Poppy and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Graves

Is Poppy better when played alongside Graves?

There is no one best ally for Poppy that will no matter what be her #1 teammate. However, overall, Graves is a good companion for Poppy. By being on the same side as Poppy, he raises their win rate by 2.4% to 52.1%. This shows that there is a somewhat important synergy between Poppy and Graves that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Graves has a much lower diffuclty than Poppy. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Graves comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

When playing on the same side, Poppy players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by pairing Poppy and Graves together, you will not be providing your team much magical damage output. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Graves ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Graves Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Graves, we analyzed 1,573 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 Graves 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 truly master Poppy in order to pair well with Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to have in your Poppy and Graves synergy build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy bought at least these three great items in her build, she did significantly better when paired up with Graves than with many other common item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 52.1% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Poppy and Graves pairings, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Poppy and Graves collaboration tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches run with both champs.