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Poppy with Naafiri

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How to Synergize Poppy and Naafiri

based on 634 Poppy with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Poppy has gone into battle with Naafiri in 634 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much relevant data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Poppy play with Naafiri. It is very rare for Poppy to play with Naafiri on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.0% of matches with Poppy.

Poppy Naafiri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Naafiri. Usually, she wins a poor 47.2% of matches the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Poppy when playing alongside Naafiri by learning how to better synergize your strategy with them, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateHollow RadianceUnending DespairSundered 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
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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 Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Naafiri

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 Naafiri Will Play

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Poppy Naafiri Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Naafiri Image
4.7
< Kills >
4.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
9
< Assists >
8.6
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
78
< Minions Killed >
82
0.72
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,069
< Physical Damage >
13,113
3,535
< Magic Damage >
3,593
911
< True Damage >
907
17,516
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
30,858
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,568
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.64
< Towers >
1.63
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
7,897
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,445
< Experience >
13,394
24
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
9
669
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Naafiri as Poppy in LoL

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

When Poppy is paired with Naafiri, she gets a small decrease in her total damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Naafiri does not provide cover for her to dish out more damage or that their support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played with Naafiri on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Naafiri. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Naafiri.

Additionally, when Poppy plays with Naafiri on the same side, she on average receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Naafiri does a poor job of protecting Poppy in team fights.

Synergies between Poppy and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Naafiri

Is Poppy better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no ideal companion for Poppy that will 100% of the time be her top teammate. Yet, overall, Naafiri is a below average teammate for Poppy. By being on the same team as Poppy, they lowers their win rate by -2.5% to 47.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative bond between Poppy and Naafiri that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Naafiri has a much lower diffuclty than Poppy. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Naafiri allies to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by grouping Poppy and Naafiri together, you may not be providing your team enough AP. Plan to pick other champions on your team that offsets this hole in their kit.

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

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Naafiri, we analyzed 634 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 Naafiri 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 synergize with Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to have in your Poppy and Naafiri synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Naafiri than with most other common item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 47.2% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Naafiri with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should equip 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 players used for Poppy and Naafiri pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you need to get Poppy and Naafiri synergy tips and stats for a an individual rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using every match played with both champions.