Vi vs Poppy Counter Pick

Steadfast Presence is a passive that gives Poppy more armor and magic resist the lower her health falls, and its active cancels dashes within its area. Vi begins with Vault Breaker, a charged forward dash, so the enemy’s answer is built into their own kit, yet across 278 games on patch 16.13.1 she still wins 54.7% of the time.

• Cease and Desist isn’t a dash. It chases the target down and launches it into the air, so the ability that matters most gets past grounding.
• Denting Blows strips armor with repeated hits, the right answer to 35 base armor that climbs to 120 by level 18.
• Both champions deal physical damage, so they build toward the same defensive stat and neither holds a damage-type edge.
• Both use mana, and a base attack damage of 63 against 60 gives the Enforcer a slight lead in a straight trade of basic attacks.

The danger lies in Heroic Charge shoving the Enforcer into terrain for a stun, and in Keeper’s Verdict removing her from a fight altogether. That makes a brawl fought near walls favor Poppy and her 345 movement speed over 340. On the other side, she has 655 base health against 610, plus Blast Shield, a charge that activates on any ability hit. Iron Ambassador gives her a buckler to grab between exchanges for a temporary shield. Difficulty ratings of 4 against 6 help explain why the record tilts the way it does.