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Poppy isn't off meta. It's just that nobody plays her right.

TheZacStreetBoys·5/30/2018, 2:40:05 AM·1 votes·973 views

Grasp of the Undying and item 3071. Poppy is a bruiser, dammit. Here are my gripes with the way I see others play her: Poppy's passive is not an offensive tool for aery procs. It's arguably one of the best trading tools in the game, especially with Grasp, but people just use it for free poke. Poppy's ultimate, even pre-8.10 HAD DUELING POTENTIAL. Her snapcast ult was always labeled as a "make or break" "0 vs 200 IQ" sort of deal that's only in the game to screw up your team's combos. The hitbox is absolutely disgusting, and you can use it to catch up to people who think they're out of your range. Also, the fact that the ability as a whole was labeled as pure utility for knocking away carries sort of pisses me off--being able to remove an unstoppable front line to get to the carries is sometimes a better use for a Poppy ult. Poppy is set apart, as a tank, from others due to her lack of AOE cc, so she can't do much in teamfights outside of her ult. However, as a bruiser, her single target damage and cc are amazing, yet she still has good survivability.

By all means, prove me wrong. I'm just a Bronze Poppy main who had a few good games and hates the meta. I just really don't see downsides to this playstyle, even at higher level.

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Ifneth5/30/2018, 4:09:49 AM1 votes

Poppy is a very aggressive tank. Rather than scale into a late game monster like Maokai or Cho’Gath, she wants to fight in lane, assist ganks, invade the jungle, split-push, and flank. Go ham-mer.

Here’s my laning play pattern:

  1. Stack Grasp on minions and wait for your shield.
  2. Throw the shield and then all-in. E them into a wall, basic attack, Q under them, and then basic attack again.
  3. Press W and run.

Don’t be scared. Poppy is very tanky, very bursty, and snowballs like crazy. Base and buy a Sheen as your first item and watch the big, juicy procs. Build it into Iceborn Gauntlet. If they hug their turret while low, then don’t be afraid to flash-E-W them into it and kill them under it.

Ask for a gank when you’re Level 3. E-W onto your opponent, forcing them to fight or flash. Then Flash-E-W onto them during another gank for the kill. Go ahead and bash down the turret. Their jungler can’t dash onto you because of W, so just leave a ward and walk off.

If they follow you to the edge of your turret range, then do the unexpected. Walk backward and E them under it, then drop Q to keep them there and go all-in or flash away. If you have ult, then drop it under them just before you Flash or to guarantee the kill.

If you’re not up agaisnt significant poke, then also take Demolish. You will smash turrets with all the health you’ll build. Also, build Spirit Visage after Gauntlet, followed by Gargoyle Stoneplate to make big dives and deep flanks.

People underestimate Poppy. Show them why they shouldn’t.