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How to Win Poppy vs Kha'Zix Counter MatchupPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Poppy

based on 1,808 Poppy vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our dataset, Poppy engaged Kha'Zix 1808 times. Having so many matchups for Poppy vs Kha'Zix provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to counter your enemy. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Poppy is forced to battle against Kha'Zix in only 2.9% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Poppy does a ok job of countering Kha'Zix. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Poppy vs Kha'Zix games, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Kha'Zix.

Best Poppy vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateIceborn GauntletSundered SkyTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
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
2
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Poppy vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Kha'Zix Image
5
< Kills >
7.9
5.4
< Deaths >
6.5
8.4
< Assists >
6.3
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
86
< Minions Killed >
27
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
1.65
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.31
13,387
< Physical Damage >
17,518
3,620
< Magic Damage >
1,093
862
< True Damage >
1,014
17,870
< Damage Dealt >
19,626
30,182
< Damage Taken >
33,769
10,688
< Gold Earned >
12,705
1.73
< Towers >
0.95
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
7,908
< Total Healing >
16,470
13,523
< Experience >
13,894
25
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
6
649
< Time Dealing CC >
230

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Poppy versus Kha'Zix matchup stats that may help you understand the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kha'Zix..

Poppy typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Kha'Zix. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Poppy or Kha'Zix?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when playing against Kha'Zix, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes an ok counter for Kha'Zix.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate than Kha'Zix, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Kha'Zix.

Additionally, Poppy has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Kha'Zix matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Poppy is a decent counter to Kha'Zix. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Kha'Zix.

Other Champion Matchups Against Poppy

Poppy Loses Against

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Poppy Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Poppy, we analyzed 1,808 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 Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Kha'Zix during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average picks up much more CS as Kha'Zix. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Poppy versus Kha'Zix build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Kha'Zix than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 50.9% battling Kha'Zix with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Kha'Zix as Poppy, Poppy players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Time Warp Tonic runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Poppy vs Kha'Zix battles, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kha'Zix as Poppy are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.