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

Poppy vs Mordekaiser

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

based on 4,213 Poppy vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our dataset, Poppy faced off against Mordekaiser in 4213 matches. Using so many matchups for Poppy versus Mordekaiser gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a solid build to suppress your opponent. This particular champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Poppy is forced to battle against Mordekaiser in only 6.8% of her games.

Poppy vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a below average job of countering Mordekaiser. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champions fight each other in. In Poppy vs Mordekaiser rounds, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Poppy vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Poppy vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Mordekaiser Image
4.7
< Kills >
7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
8.6
< Assists >
4.9
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
75
< Minions Killed >
157
0.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.44
13,201
< Physical Damage >
2,770
3,165
< Magic Damage >
21,528
895
< True Damage >
619
17,262
< Damage Dealt >
24,918
30,846
< Damage Taken >
32,443
10,387
< Gold Earned >
11,819
1.46
< Towers >
2.06
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,058
< Total Healing >
9,744
13,162
< Experience >
15,058
25
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
608
< Time Dealing CC >
252

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Poppy versus Mordekaiser counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Mordekaiser..

Poppy often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Mordekaiser. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Poppy or Mordekaiser?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when facing off against Mordekaiser, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.

While Poppy does have a lower winrate compared to Mordekaiser, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Poppy into Mordekaiser.

Additionally, Poppy also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Poppy is a garbage counter for Mordekaiser. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Mordekaiser.

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 Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Poppy, we analyzed 4,213 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically accumulates less CS as Mordekaiser. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Poppy versus Mordekaiser build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Mordekaiser than with many other common builds. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Mordekaiser with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Mordekaiser 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for Poppy vs Mordekaiser battles, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.5% win rate overall.

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