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

Poppy with Jayce

How to Win With Poppy and Jayce Paired TogetherPoppy is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Poppy and Jayce

based on 710 Poppy with Jayce pairs
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has fought alongside Jayce in 710 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the creators of League, we are totally sure that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Poppy play with Jayce. It is very rare for Poppy to play alongside Jayce on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approx. 1.2% of games with Poppy.

Poppy Jayce Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Jayce. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.7% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Poppy when fighting on the same team as Jayce by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateHollow RadianceForce of NatureSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
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 Jayce

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Jayce

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 Jayce Will Play

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

Poppy Jayce Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
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4.6
< Kills >
4.9
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
9.1
< Assists >
8.6
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
61
< Minions Killed >
82
0.87
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
12,183
< Physical Damage >
13,113
3,070
< Magic Damage >
3,593
950
< True Damage >
907
16,204
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
29,663
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,420
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.49
< Towers >
1.63
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
8,478
< Total Healing >
7,914
12,837
< Experience >
13,394
28
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
9
666
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Jayce as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Jayce synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Jayce, 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 Jayce. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Jayce helps Poppy perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Poppy is an ally to Jayce, she gets a noticable drop in her complete damage dealt. This change could signal that Jayce does not support by providing protection for her to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played with Jayce on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Jayce.

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

Synergies between Poppy and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Jayce

Is Poppy better when played alongside Jayce?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Poppy that will always be her ideal ally. Yet, overall, Jayce is a below average companion for Poppy. By being on the same side as Poppy, he decreases their win rate by -2.0% to 47.7%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful bond between Poppy and Jayce that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Jayce has a greater difficulty than Poppy. That means you need to be careful when enlisting Jayce allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working on the same side, Poppy players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Poppy and Jayce together, you will not be giving your other teammates a lot of AP. Plan to bring other champs on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Jayce ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Jayce Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Jayce, we analyzed 710 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 Jayce 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 Jayce during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to have in your Poppy and Jayce synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Jayce than with most other typical builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when playing alongside Jayce with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Poppy players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Jayce with Poppy are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.