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

Poppy vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Veigar as Poppy

based on 2,014 Poppy vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our database, Poppy fought Veigar 2014 times. Having so many games with Poppy versus Veigar gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable data and a recommended build to defeat your opponent. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Poppy is forced to battle against Veigar in only 3.3% of her matches.

Poppy vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a below average job of beating Veigar. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Poppy vs Veigar rounds, Poppy’s team is 0.2% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Veigar.

Best Poppy vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Spirit VisageForce of NatureIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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
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 Veigar as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Poppy vs Veigar Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Veigar Image
4.8
< Kills >
7.1
5.4
< Deaths >
6.2
8.1
< Assists >
6.4
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
77
< Minions Killed >
167
0.84
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,258
< Physical Damage >
692
3,373
< Magic Damage >
22,742
910
< True Damage >
596
16,542
< Damage Dealt >
24,031
30,903
< Damage Taken >
19,056
10,562
< Gold Earned >
12,144
1.63
< Towers >
2.1
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,165
< Total Healing >
1,933
13,414
< Experience >
14,333
24
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
11
633
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Veigar with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several significant Poppy versus Veigar counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences between this set of champions. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Veigar..

Poppy typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Veigar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Veigar

Who is Better, Poppy or Veigar?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Veigar, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes an ok counter for Veigar.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate compared to Veigar, when facing one another, Poppy also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Veigar.

Moreover, Poppy has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This 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 in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter to Veigar. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Veigar.

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 Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Poppy, we analyzed 2,014 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 Veigar 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 Veigar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Poppy often picks up less CS as Veigar. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Poppy versus Veigar build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Veigar than with many other typical builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Veigar with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Veigar as Poppy, you should use 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 sets we have analyed for Poppy vs Veigar counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.4% winrate overall.

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