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

Poppy with Wukong

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

based on 363 Poppy with Wukong pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has gone into battle with Wukong in 363 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the hosts of League, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Poppy synergize with Wukong. It is very rare for Poppy to play alongside Wukong on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approx. 0.6% of games with Poppy.

Poppy Wukong Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Wukong. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Poppy when playing with Wukong by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernHollow RadianceSundered SkySunfire Aegis

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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Wukong

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Wukong

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 Wukong Will Play

Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.

Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.

Poppy Wukong Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
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4.8
< Kills >
4.9
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
9.2
< Assists >
8.6
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
87
< Minions Killed >
82
0.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,807
< Physical Damage >
13,113
3,756
< Magic Damage >
3,593
1,020
< True Damage >
907
18,585
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
30,985
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,765
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.61
< Towers >
1.63
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
7,541
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,793
< Experience >
13,394
29
< Vision Score >
24
12
< Wards Placed >
9
667
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Wukong as Poppy in LoL

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

When Poppy is an ally to Wukong, she gets a marginal improvement in her total damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Wukong supports by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played alongside Wukong 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 with Wukong.

Moreover, when Poppy plays with Wukong on the same side, she on average takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Wukong does a poor job of covering Poppy in team fights.

Synergies between Poppy and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Wukong

Is Poppy better when played alongside Wukong?

There is no top synergy for Poppy that will 100% of the time be her top ally. However, overall, Wukong is a very typical ally for Poppy. By locking into the same team as Poppy, he drops their win rate by -0.7% to 49.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Poppy and Wukong that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Wukong has a much lower diffuclty than Poppy. That means Poppy players don't need to be careful when lining up Wukong comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting alongside, Poppy players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by pairing Poppy and Wukong together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates much magic damage. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Wukong ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Wukong Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Wukong, we analyzed 363 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 Wukong 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 to pair well with Wukong during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to get in your Poppy and Wukong synergy build include Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better as an ally of Wukong than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 49.0% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Wukong with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing 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. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.

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