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

Poppy with Kindred

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

based on 693 Poppy with Kindred pairs
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has fought alongside Kindred in 693 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much relevant data from the hosts of LoL, we feel confident that we can give you high quality, usable builds to help Poppy synergize with Kindred. It is very rare for Poppy to play with Kindred on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 1.1% of matches with Poppy.

Poppy Kindred Synergy Summary

Poppy has done a good job of synergizing with Kindred. Typically, she wins a fantastic 52.4% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Poppy when fighting on the same team as Kindred by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with them, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernHollow RadianceForce of NatureIceborn Gauntlet

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
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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 Kindred

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Kindred

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 Kindred Will Play

Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.

Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.

Poppy Kindred Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
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4.4
< Kills >
4.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.5
7.6
< Assists >
8.6
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
125
< Minions Killed >
82
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,259
< Physical Damage >
13,113
4,394
< Magic Damage >
3,593
662
< True Damage >
907
18,315
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
28,692
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,115
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.87
< Towers >
1.63
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
4,543
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,450
< Experience >
13,394
25
< Vision Score >
24
11
< Wards Placed >
9
576
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Kindred as Poppy in LoL

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

When Poppy tries to synergize with Kindred, she gets a small increase in her full damage output. This difference may indicate that Kindred helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that their participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played with Kindred on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Kindred.

Additionally, when Poppy plays with Kindred on the same side, she often receives less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Kindred does a decent job of covering Poppy during teamfights.

Synergies between Poppy and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Kindred

Is Poppy better when played alongside Kindred?

There is no one best ally for Poppy that will no matter what be her #1 ally. Yet, overall, Kindred is a pretty good companion for Poppy. By being on the same side as Poppy, they increases their win rate by 2.7% to 52.4%. This proves that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Poppy and Kindred that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Kindred has a lower difficulty than Poppy. That means Poppy players don't need to be careful when arranging Kindred comrades to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to do well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Poppy players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by aligning Poppy and Kindred together, you may not be giving your team very much magical damage output. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their potential.

Regardless of your Kindred ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Kindred Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Kindred, we analyzed 693 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 Kindred 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 to work well with Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Poppy and Kindred synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy combined at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better when paired up with Kindred than with most other common item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 52.4% when playing alongside Kindred with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing 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. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Poppy and Kindred pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Kindred with Poppy are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.