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How to Win Poppy vs Dr. Mundo Counter MatchupPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy vs Dr. Mundo

How to Beat Dr. Mundo as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Dr. Mundo as Poppy

based on 1,159 Poppy vs Dr. Mundo matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Dr. Mundo as Poppy came out of an evaluation of 1159 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy has to counter Dr. Mundo in only 1.9% of her matches.

Poppy vs Dr. Mundo Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a poor job of countering Dr. Mundo. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Poppy versus Dr. Mundo matches, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Dr. Mundo.

Best Poppy vs Dr. Mundo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHeartsteelDead Man's PlateKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Dr. Mundo as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Dr. Mundo

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 Dr. Mundo

Try to coordinate high-damage abilities with your allies right after Dr. Mundo uses his ultimate, but if you're unable to kill him quickly with burst he will heal through the damage.

Try casting Ignite when Dr. Mundo uses Sadism to negate a large portion of its healing.

Poppy vs Dr. Mundo Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Dr. Mundo Image
5
< Kills >
4.6
5.2
< Deaths >
5.5
8.6
< Assists >
6.5
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
78
< Minions Killed >
171
0.8
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.56
16,080
< Physical Damage >
9,467
4,016
< Magic Damage >
15,122
1,074
< True Damage >
536
21,171
< Damage Dealt >
25,125
31,939
< Damage Taken >
50,151
10,693
< Gold Earned >
11,770
1.56
< Towers >
2.83
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,992
< Total Healing >
16,365
13,499
< Experience >
15,073
24
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
639
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Dr. Mundo with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several critical Poppy against Dr. Mundo counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Dr. Mundo’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Dr. Mundo..

Poppy typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Dr. Mundo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Dr. Mundo

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Dr. Mundo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Dr. Mundo

Who is Better, Poppy or Dr. Mundo?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually loses when trying to fight Dr. Mundo, with a 47.4% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a bad counter to Dr. Mundo.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate compared to Dr. Mundo, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Poppy into Dr. Mundo.

Furthermore, Poppy has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Dr. Mundo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Dr. Mundo matchups, Dr. Mundo is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Poppy is a terribly counter to Dr. Mundo. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Dr. Mundo.

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 Dr. Mundo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Dr. Mundo as Poppy, we analyzed 1,159 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 Dr. Mundo 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

Poppy Build Dr. Mundo Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to counter Dr. Mundo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically accumulates less CS compared to Dr. Mundo. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Poppy versus Dr. Mundo build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Dr. Mundo than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 47.4% when playing against Dr. Mundo with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Dr. Mundo as Poppy, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Poppy vs Dr. Mundo matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.4% win rate overall.

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