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

Poppy with Volibear

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How to Synergize Poppy and Volibear

based on 717 Poppy with Volibear pairs
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Poppy has been on the same team as Volibear in 717 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Poppy synergize with Volibear. It is very rare for Poppy to play alongside Volibear on the same side. This pairing has only happened in about 1.2% of games with Poppy.

Poppy Volibear Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a terrible job of synergizing with Volibear. Usually, she wins a poor 46.2% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Poppy when playing with Volibear by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's PlateForce of NatureSundered 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
>
Last skill for Poppy to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
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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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Volibear

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Volibear

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.

Poppy Volibear Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Volibear Image
4.8
< Kills >
4.9
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
8.4
< Assists >
8.6
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
51
< Minions Killed >
82
0.9
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.42
11,905
< Physical Damage >
13,113
2,751
< Magic Damage >
3,593
1,006
< True Damage >
907
15,663
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
28,800
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,107
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.26
< Towers >
1.63
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
8,314
< Total Healing >
7,914
12,270
< Experience >
13,394
27
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
9
603
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Volibear as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Volibear synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Volibear, 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 Volibear. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Volibear helps Poppy perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Poppy is paired with Volibear, she gets a noticable drop in her total damage output. This could indicate that Volibear doesn't help cover for her to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played alongside Volibear on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Volibear.

Moreover, when Poppy plays with Volibear on the same team, she often receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Volibear does a decent job of covering Poppy in teamfights.

Synergies between Poppy and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Volibear

Is Poppy better when played alongside Volibear?

There is no ideal ally for Poppy that will no matter what be her top synergy. However, overall, Volibear is a terrible ally for Poppy. By being on the same team as Poppy, he drops their win rate by -3.5% to 46.2%. This proves that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Poppy and Volibear that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Volibear has a much lower diffuclty than Poppy. That means Poppy players don't need to be cautious when lining up Volibear teammates to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, Poppy players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these two will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by bringing Poppy and Volibear together, you will not be providing your other allies enough AP. Plan to pick other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Volibear ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Volibear Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Volibear, we analyzed 717 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 Volibear 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 pair well with Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to have in your Poppy and Volibear synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy used at least these three great items in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Volibear than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 46.2% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Volibear with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of beating your oponents, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Poppy and Volibear pairings, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.2% win rate overall.

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