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

Poppy with Neeko

How to Win With Poppy and Neeko Paired TogetherPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Poppy and Neeko

based on 1,638 Poppy with Neeko pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has been on the same team as Neeko in 1638 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much complete data directly from the developers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Poppy synergize with Neeko. It is relatively rare for Poppy to play with Neeko on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 2.7% of matches with Poppy.

Poppy Neeko Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a dismal job of playing alongside Neeko. Usually, she wins an acceptable 49.2% of rounds the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Poppy when playing with Neeko by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Neeko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSundered SkyHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Neeko

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Neeko

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 Neeko Will Play

You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5

Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.

Poppy Neeko Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Neeko Image
5
< Kills >
4.9
5.4
< Deaths >
5.5
8.5
< Assists >
8.6
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
86
< Minions Killed >
82
0.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,253
< Physical Damage >
13,113
3,810
< Magic Damage >
3,593
887
< True Damage >
907
17,951
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
30,915
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,757
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.63
< Towers >
1.63
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
8,163
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,702
< Experience >
13,394
23
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
9
684
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Neeko as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Neeko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Neeko, 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 Neeko. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Neeko helps Poppy perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Poppy tries to synergize with Neeko, she gets a small increase in her complete damage output. This could demonstrate that Neeko provides protection for her to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played with Neeko 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 with Neeko.

Moreover, when Poppy plays with Neeko on the same team, she typically receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Neeko does a poor job of protecting Poppy in team fights.

Synergies between Poppy and Neeko

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Neeko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Neeko

Is Poppy better when played alongside Neeko?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Poppy that will 100% of the time be her ideal synergy. However, Neeko is a very typical ally for Poppy. By playing on the same side as Poppy, she lowers their win rate by -0.5% to 49.2%. This signals that there is a weak strategic relationship between Poppy and Neeko that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Neeko has a lower difficulty than Poppy. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Neeko comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working on the same side, Poppy players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to buff allies and debuff enemies. Together, these two may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Poppy and Neeko together, you may not be granting your side enough AD. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their potential.

Regardless of your Neeko ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Neeko Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Neeko, we analyzed 1,638 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 Neeko 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 learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to work well with Neeko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to get in your Poppy and Neeko synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy used at least these three great items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Neeko than with many other common item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 49.2% helping carry Neeko with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, Poppy players should take 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 players used for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

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