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How to Win Ezreal vs Poppy Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Ezreal

based on 3,517 Ezreal vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our database, Ezreal faced Poppy 3517 times. Including so many matchups for Ezreal versus Poppy gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable stats and a pro build to smash Poppy. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Ezreal is forced to battle against Poppy in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Ezreal vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a terrible job of beating Poppy. On average, he wins a lowly 45.9% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Ezreal vs Poppy matches, Ezreal’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Ezreal vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaSpear of ShojinEssence Reaver

Optional Items

ManamuneNavori QuickbladesFrozen HeartSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
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Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Poppy

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Advice to Win Against Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Ezreal vs Poppy Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Poppy Image
6.5
< Kills >
4.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.2
6.9
< Assists >
8.6
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
174
< Minions Killed >
84
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.75
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,284
< Physical Damage >
13,384
7,333
< Magic Damage >
3,679
636
< True Damage >
934
24,254
< Damage Dealt >
17,998
20,596
< Damage Taken >
30,452
11,838
< Gold Earned >
10,664
2.19
< Towers >
1.73
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
5,582
< Total Healing >
8,176
12,644
< Experience >
13,598
17
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
9
86
< Time Dealing CC >
673

How to Counter Poppy with Ezreal in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Ezreal versus Poppy counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy..

Ezreal often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Poppy. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Poppy

Who is Better, Ezreal or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when playing against Poppy, with a 45.9% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes a bad counter for Poppy.

While Ezreal does have a much lower win rate compared to Poppy, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Ezreal into Poppyas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ezreal has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ezreal is a bad counter for Poppy. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Poppy.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Ezreal, we analyzed 3,517 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Poppy as Ezreal comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal most often gets more CS compared to Poppy. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ezreal versus Poppy build include Muramana, Spear of Shojin, and Essence Reaver. When Ezreal combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Poppy than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 45.9% battling Poppy with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Poppy as Ezreal, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Ezreal vs Poppy LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Ezreal vs Poppy tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all matches played with both champions.