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

Poppy vs Taliyah

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

based on 701 Poppy vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Poppy came out of an examination of 701 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy has to counter Taliyah in only 1.1% of her games.

Poppy vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Poppy does a average job of countering Taliyah. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Poppy vs Taliyah games, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Poppy vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceThornmailDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

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
>
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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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 Taliyah as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Poppy vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Taliyah Image
4.8
< Kills >
6.3
5.5
< Deaths >
6.5
8.2
< Assists >
8.6
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
84
< Minions Killed >
125
0.72
< Dragons Killed >
0.5
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.41
12,714
< Physical Damage >
778
3,286
< Magic Damage >
21,740
844
< True Damage >
1,133
16,845
< Damage Dealt >
23,652
30,307
< Damage Taken >
21,274
10,563
< Gold Earned >
12,146
1.65
< Towers >
1.68
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
8,085
< Total Healing >
4,180
13,393
< Experience >
14,136
24
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
9
658
< Time Dealing CC >
547

How to Counter Taliyah with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Poppy against Taliyah matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Taliyah..

Poppy normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Taliyah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Taliyah

Who is Better, Poppy or Taliyah?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Taliyah, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes an ok counter to Taliyah.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate than Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Taliyah.

Additionally, Poppy has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Poppy is a decent counter for Taliyah. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Taliyah.

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 Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Poppy, we analyzed 701 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Poppy to counter Taliyah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Taliyah. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Poppy versus Taliyah build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Taliyah than with many other common builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Taliyah as Poppy, Poppy players should take 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 players chose for Poppy vs Taliyah battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.

If you need to see Poppy x Taliyah tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game run with both champions.