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

Poppy with Nasus

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How to Synergize Poppy and Nasus

based on 1,057 Poppy with Nasus pairs
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has gone into battle with Nasus in 1057 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Poppy synergize with Nasus. It is relatively rare for Poppy to play alongside Nasus on the same team. This has only occurred in about 1.7% of matches with Poppy.

Poppy Nasus Synergy Summary

Poppy does a average job of teaming up with Nasus. Typically, she wins an acceptable 50.3% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to play better as Poppy when fighting on the same team as Nasus by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Force of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanHeartsteelHollow Radiance

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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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Nasus

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Nasus

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 Nasus Will Play

Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.

If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.

If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.

Poppy Nasus Synergy Stats

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Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
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4.9
< Kills >
4.9
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
8.9
< Assists >
8.6
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
40
< Minions Killed >
82
1.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.42
11,773
< Physical Damage >
13,113
2,576
< Magic Damage >
3,593
1,035
< True Damage >
907
15,386
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
30,019
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,363
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.26
< Towers >
1.63
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
9,400
< Total Healing >
7,914
12,488
< Experience >
13,394
27
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
9
621
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Nasus as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Nasus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nasus, 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 Nasus. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Nasus helps Poppy perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Poppy plays on the same team as Nasus, she sees a moderate decrease in her total damage output. This difference could indicate that Nasus does not provide cover for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played together with Nasus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Nasus.

Additionally, when Poppy plays with Nasus on the same team, she often receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Nasus does a decent job of protecting Poppy during team fights.

Synergies between Poppy and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Nasus

Is Poppy better when played alongside Nasus?

There is no top ally for Poppy that will no matter what be her ideal ally. However, overall, Nasus is a very typical ally for Poppy. By playing on the same side as Poppy, he improves their win rate by 0.6% to 50.3%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small strategic relationship between Poppy and Nasus that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Nasus has a lower difficulty than Poppy. That means Poppy players don't need to be careful when finding Nasus allies to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Poppy and Nasus together, you will not be giving your side much AP. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that fills this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Nasus teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, 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 Nasus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Nasus, we analyzed 1,057 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 Nasus 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 in order to pair well with Nasus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to focus on in your Poppy and Nasus synergy build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy included at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better when fighting alongside Nasus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 50.3% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Nasus with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you 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 combinations players used for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Poppy with Nasus collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using all rounds run with both champions.