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

Poppy vs Sylas

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

based on 2,151 Poppy vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sylas as Poppy resulted from an analysis of 2151 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy fights Sylas in only 3.5% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Poppy does a good job of countering Sylas. On average, she wins a whopping 53.0% of the time the champions face one another in. In Poppy against Sylas matches, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Poppy vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Spirit VisageHollow RadianceForce of NatureHeartsteel

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
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
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Poppy vs Sylas Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Sylas Image
5
< Kills >
7.7
5.5
< Deaths >
7.4
9.2
< Assists >
6.6
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
83
< Minions Killed >
126
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.36
13,856
< Physical Damage >
659
3,910
< Magic Damage >
20,791
952
< True Damage >
769
18,719
< Damage Dealt >
22,220
30,012
< Damage Taken >
31,109
10,658
< Gold Earned >
11,382
1.7
< Towers >
1.51
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,800
< Total Healing >
7,957
13,447
< Experience >
13,555
25
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
658
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Sylas with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several valuable Poppy against Sylas matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas..

Poppy often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Sylas

Who is Better, Poppy or Sylas?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when facing off against Sylas, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes a good counter for Sylas.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when facing one another, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Poppy into Sylas.

Additionally, Poppy also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Sylas matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Poppy is an above average counter to Sylas. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Poppy, we analyzed 2,151 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 Sylas 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 to counter Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average racks up less CS compared to Sylas. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Poppy versus Sylas build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Sylas than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 53.0% when countering Sylas with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Sylas as Poppy, you should take 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 players chose for Poppy vs Sylas counters, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Poppy are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located above.