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How to Win Poppy vs Brand Counter MatchupPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy vs Brand

How to Beat Brand as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Brand as Poppy

based on 3,546 Poppy vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League matches every week. Within our data, Poppy battled Brand in 3546 games. Having so many matchups for Poppy versus Brand gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable stats and a pro build to crush Brand. This matchup is relatively uncommon. Poppy is forced to battle against Brand in only 5.8% of her matches.

Poppy vs Brand Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a poor job of beating Brand. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champs battle one another in. In Poppy against Brand games, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Brand.

Best Poppy vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSolstice SleighSpirit VisageKaenic Rookern

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
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Last skill for Poppy to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Brand as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Brand

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 Win Against Brand

Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.

Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.

Poppy vs Brand Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Brand Image
5
< Kills >
5.9
5.7
< Deaths >
6.9
8.2
< Assists >
9.1
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
81
< Minions Killed >
64
0.76
< Dragons Killed >
0.65
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.43
13,117
< Physical Damage >
878
3,421
< Magic Damage >
23,075
898
< True Damage >
1,460
17,436
< Damage Dealt >
25,414
31,645
< Damage Taken >
25,680
10,672
< Gold Earned >
11,156
1.52
< Towers >
1.53
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
8,196
< Total Healing >
6,334
13,594
< Experience >
12,991
24
< Vision Score >
37
9
< Wards Placed >
14
644
< Time Dealing CC >
258

How to Counter Brand with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several significant Poppy against Brand matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Brand’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Brand..

Poppy usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Brand. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Brand

Who is Better, Poppy or Brand?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when playing against Brand, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a bad counter to Brand.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate compared to Brand, when facing one another, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Poppy into Brand.

Furthermore, Poppy also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Brand. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Poppy is a garbage counter to Brand. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Brand.

Other Champion Matchups Against Poppy

Poppy Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateAnnieAnnie44.1% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench44.9% winrateViktorViktor45.3% winrate

Poppy Wins Against

KennenKennen57.1% winrateYuumiYuumi57.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc56.6% winrateAlistarAlistar56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 54.6% 2180 GamesTaricTaric+ 54.7% 494 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.2% 2186 GamesOlafOlaf+ 57.3% 321 Games

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Brand Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Brand as Poppy, we analyzed 3,546 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 Brand as Poppy 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Brand during both the lane 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 tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Brand. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Poppy versus Brand build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Brand than with most other typical builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Brand with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Brand as Poppy, Poppy players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Poppy vs Brand fights, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Brand as Poppy are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.