Malphite vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Malphite
based on 2,260 Malphite vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Poppy
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Malphite against Poppy matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Poppy..
Malphite normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Poppy
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Who is Better, Malphite or Poppy?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Poppy, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes an ok counter to Poppy.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate compared to Poppy, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Poppy.
Additionally, Malphite has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Poppy matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Poppy.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite often picks up more CS compared to Poppy. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to use in your Malphite versus Poppy build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Malphite included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Poppy than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 50.4% when countering Poppy with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Poppy as Malphite, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Malphite vs Poppy fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Malphite are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.