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How to Synergize Poppy and Hecarim

based on 802 Poppy with Hecarim pairs
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Poppy has been on the same team as Hecarim in 802 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much relevant data from the creators of League, we are sure that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Poppy synergize with Hecarim. It is very rare for Poppy to play alongside Hecarim as allies. This has only happened in approximately 1.3% of games with Poppy.

Poppy Hecarim Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a dismal job of playing alongside Hecarim. Normally, she wins an acceptable 48.9% of matches the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Poppy when playing with Hecarim by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

ThornmailJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyFrozen Heart

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 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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
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 Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Hecarim

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 Hecarim Will Play

Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.

Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.

Poppy Hecarim Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Hecarim Image
4.6
< Kills >
4.9
5.4
< Deaths >
5.5
7.9
< Assists >
8.6
1
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
135
< Minions Killed >
82
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.42
14,103
< Physical Damage >
13,113
4,579
< Magic Damage >
3,593
693
< True Damage >
907
19,376
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
28,685
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,376
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.92
< Towers >
1.63
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
4,386
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,718
< Experience >
13,394
26
< Vision Score >
24
12
< Wards Placed >
9
628
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Hecarim as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Hecarim synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hecarim, 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 Hecarim. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Hecarim helps Poppy perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Poppy plays on the same team as Hecarim, she gets a noticable increase in her total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Hecarim provides cover for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played together with Hecarim 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 Hecarim.

Additionally, when Poppy plays with Hecarim on the same team, she often receives less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Hecarim does a decent job of protecting Poppy during teamfights.

Synergies between Poppy and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Hecarim

Is Poppy better when played alongside Hecarim?

There is no one best synergy for Poppy that will 100% of the time be her #1 ally. However, overall, Hecarim is a very typical teammate for Poppy. By being on the same team as Poppy, he decreases their win rate by -0.8% to 48.9%. This demonstrates that there is only a small strategic relationship between Poppy and Hecarim that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Hecarim has a lower difficulty than Poppy. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Hecarim comrades to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing together, Poppy players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by bringing Poppy and Hecarim together, you will not be granting your other teammates enough magical damage output. Plan to include other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Hecarim ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Hecarim Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Hecarim, we analyzed 802 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 Hecarim 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 learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to pair well with Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to have in your Poppy and Hecarim synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy used at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better as an ally of Hecarim than with most other common item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Hecarim with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Poppy players should equip 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 combinations players picked for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.9% winrate overall.

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