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How to Synergize Poppy with Lux on the Same TeamPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy with Lux

How to Win With Poppy and Lux Paired TogetherPoppy is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Poppy and Lux

based on 5,870 Poppy with Lux pairs
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
9.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Poppy has fought alongside Lux in 5870 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much relevant data directly from the creators of LoL, we are sure that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Poppy play with Lux. It is common for Poppy to play alongside Lux as teammates. This has happened in about 9.5% of matches with Poppy.

Poppy Lux Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a dismal job of synergizing with Lux. Typically, she wins an acceptable 49.4% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Poppy when playing with Lux by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Sterak's GageFimbulwinterSpirit VisageTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Lux

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Lux

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 Understand How Lux Will Play

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

Poppy Lux Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Lux Image
4.9
< Kills >
4.9
5.4
< Deaths >
5.5
8.4
< Assists >
8.6
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
80
< Minions Killed >
82
0.84
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,158
< Physical Damage >
13,113
3,639
< Magic Damage >
3,593
923
< True Damage >
907
17,720
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
30,858
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,697
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.6
< Towers >
1.63
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
8,631
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,665
< Experience >
13,394
22
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
9
684
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Lux as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Lux synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lux, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Poppy sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Lux. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Lux helps Poppy perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Poppy plays on the same team as Lux, she gets a little increase in her total damage output. This difference could signal that Lux supports by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played with Lux on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Lux.

Moreover, when Poppy plays with Lux on the same team, she often receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Lux does a poor job of protecting Poppy in teamfights.

Synergies between Poppy and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Lux

Is Poppy better when played alongside Lux?

There is no perfect ally for Poppy that will no matter what be her best teammate. Yet, overall, Lux is a very typical ally for Poppy. By locking into the same side as Poppy, she drops their win rate by -0.3% to 49.4%. This signals that there is not really a strong bond between Poppy and Lux that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Lux has a lower difficulty than Poppy. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Lux allies to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing alongside, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide a lot of utility for your team. Together, these champions may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

Conversely, by grouping Poppy and Lux together, you will not be providing your team much attack damage. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Lux ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Lux Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Lux, we analyzed 5,870 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Poppy with Lux comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to work well with Lux during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to focus on in your Poppy and Lux synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Poppy incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Lux than with most other common builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 49.4% when playing alongside Lux with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, 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. Of all the rune builds players used for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.

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