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How to Win Garen vs Poppy Counter MatchupGaren is in the b tier of champions

Garen vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Garen in LoLGaren is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Garen

based on 2,052 Garen vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Poppy as Garen came out of an evaluation of 2052 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Garen is forced to battle against Poppy in only 1.5% of his games.

Garen vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Garen has done a decent job of beating Poppy. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Garen versus Poppy games, Garen’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Poppy.

Best Garen vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Garen Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverDead Man's PlateStridebreaker

Optional Items

Phantom DancerHullbreakerTrinity ForceForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Garen's passive ability p
Garen's q ability q
Garen's w ability w
Garen's e ability e
Garen's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Garen

Tips for Playing as Garen against Poppy

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

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.

Garen vs Poppy Counter Stats

Garen Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Poppy Image
6.2
< Kills >
4.4
5
< Deaths >
5.4
4.1
< Assists >
8.2
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.04
178
< Minions Killed >
78
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.77
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.42
14,489
< Physical Damage >
12,515
194
< Magic Damage >
3,311
4,882
< True Damage >
916
19,566
< Damage Dealt >
16,743
32,208
< Damage Taken >
29,712
12,280
< Gold Earned >
10,455
2.87
< Towers >
1.56
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
3,441
< Total Healing >
8,024
15,335
< Experience >
13,298
17
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
9
147
< Time Dealing CC >
666

How to Counter Poppy with Garen in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Garen versus Poppy counter stats that can help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Garen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Garen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy..

Garen often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Garen and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Garen
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Garen
Poppy

Who is Better, Garen or Poppy?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Garen usually wins when taking on Poppy, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Garen makes a good counter to Poppy.

While Garen does have a higher win rate compared to Poppy, when they face off with one another, Garen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Garen into Poppy.

Moreover, Garen has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Garen vs Poppy matchups, Garen is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Garen is a decent counter for Poppy. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Garen against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Garen

Garen Loses Against

LilliaLillia43% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser43.5% winrateKayleKayle44.1% winrateTrundleTrundle44.7% winrate

Garen Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante53.3% winrateEzrealEzreal53.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 52.5% 8964 GamesNilahNilah+ 52.5% 1991 GamesKledKled+ 53.8% 262 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.9% 7886 Games

Additional Information for Garen Players

How We Calculated Our Garen vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Garen, we analyzed 2,052 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 Garen 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.

Other Useful Resources

Garen Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Garen to counter Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Garen usually racks up more CS relative to Poppy. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Garen versus Poppy build consist of Black Cleaver, Dead Man's Plate, and Stridebreaker. When Garen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Poppy than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Garen boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Poppy with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Poppy as Garen, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Garen vs Poppy face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.

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