Zac vs Poppy Counter Pick

Forced movement settles this matchup. Heroic Charge drives its target backward and pins it against a wall, and Keeper’s Verdict launches enemies a great distance, so a Zac who slingshots at a bad angle can be taken out of the fight before Let’s Bounce! finishes. On patch 16.13.1, his win rate still sits at 55.8% across 199 games, rated Easy.

That edge rests on Zac’s durability scaling combined with percentage-based damage. He begins with 685 health to Poppy‘s 610 and ends at 2,538 against her 2,480. Unstable Matter turns a portion of an enemy’s maximum health into magic damage, and that damage isn’t reduced by the armour Steadfast Presence builds. Poppy’s defensive passive strengthens as her health drops, and Iron Ambassador drops a buckler she can pick up for a temporary shield, so fights that start near her buckler pickup are the ones to avoid.

Two smaller numbers also count. Poppy’s movement speed is 345 compared with Zac’s 340, which lets her decide when to commit, and chasing her down relies on Stretching Strikes instead of sheer speed. Her damage is physical, so it runs into Zac‘s armour, which grows from 33 to 112.9. His damage is magic, which meets her 32 magic resist. Difficulty ratings of 8 and 6 mean neither champion is straightforward, yet Zac faces the steeper price for mistakes, since Elastic Slingshot is both his main engage tool and his only reliable escape from a losing fight.