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

Poppy vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
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How to Beat Sona as Poppy

based on 1,384 Poppy vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Poppy faced Sona 1384 times. Having so many matchups for Poppy vs Sona gives us confidence in our ability to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to defeat your foe. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Poppy encounters Sona in only 2.2% of her matches.

Poppy vs Sona Matchup Summary

Poppy has done a average job of countering Sona. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Poppy versus Sona games, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Poppy vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyDead Man's PlateForce of Nature

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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sona as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Poppy vs Sona Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Sona Image
4.6
< Kills >
2.1
5.1
< Deaths >
5.3
8.1
< Assists >
14.4
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
80
< Minions Killed >
28
0.77
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.58
12,584
< Physical Damage >
1,706
3,273
< Magic Damage >
8,719
840
< True Damage >
545
16,697
< Damage Dealt >
10,971
29,175
< Damage Taken >
18,737
10,321
< Gold Earned >
8,572
1.64
< Towers >
2.4
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,940
< Total Healing >
13,056
13,091
< Experience >
10,556
23
< Vision Score >
55
9
< Wards Placed >
24
657
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Sona with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several strategic Poppy versus Sona counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sona..

Poppy typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes more damage than Sona. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Sona

Who is Better, Poppy or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sona, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes an ok counter to Sona.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate compared to Sona, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Sona.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Sona.

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 Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Poppy, we analyzed 1,384 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 Sona 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average gets more CS relative to Sona. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Poppy versus Sona build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better against Sona than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Sona with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Sona as Poppy, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Poppy vs Sona fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

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