I started playing Poppy recently and i could use some pointers on her.
She is so good of a champion and her R ability can be so OP if used correctly.
Right now i'm playing a glass cannon build so i can kill anyone while i'm on my ultimate.
It seems to me Poppy is a extremely good champion. I wonder why no one uses her.
Maybe she is secretly OP, cant say for sure.
EDIT: Her Q can crit and proc's on-hit effects like
My final build will often look something like the following:
Trinity Force is pretty much her core item.
Ravenous Hydra is great for waveclear and sustain (though Statikk Shiv is another option if you want Bloodthirster).
Phantom Dancer helps your DPS and chasing (and ignoring unit collision). I have enough AD between Trinity Force and Hydra at this point to benefit from the attack speed and critical strike chance.
Randuin's Omen gives some bulk and a slow.
For your build in particular, I'd recommend rushing Ravenous Hydra instead of Infinity Edge. It's easier to build into (no BF Sword) and provides waveclear and sustain (to help you farm other items).
if you see statistics on sites such as champion.gg you will notice there are some dedicated players that wreak games with poppy. I really don't want to run into one lol
i used to play her quite a bit but i stopped cause idk it got boring i guess and no one plays cause her early is booty and shes ugly shes gonna get reworked soon for how stupid her late game is so enjoy your freelo for now
Against equally skilled opponents Poppy's early game can be terrifyingly bad. Learning how to deal with people who know how to deal with an early game Poppy is the greatest skill a Poppy player can know. Depending on the skill level of the person learning her this can create a very high barrier of entry.
I personally prefer bruiser Poppy, but full on damage can work too. All I would suggest is finding a way to add Trinity Force into your build. It's just too good to pass up on her.
ap poppy is the only way
I'm going to ignore the guys above me , but i'll be honest to say that I haven't played Poppy since 2015 March ect~ but how I used to build her is I'd focus Triforce first, and focus on Speed boots with aclarity, hydra is another great item it elminates poppy's push weakness. usually Speed boots Triforce and Hydra are my main items I aim for the other 3 slots are sorta a mystery I usually like to go full Damage
Poppy can do absolutely horrible in lane and still do amazing if she makes an appearence in another lane and picks up kills, actually her top lane opponent is 99/100 going to counter poppy.
sometimes you can also use your ult as a scare tactic say if you ulted Ezreal and killed him like 2-3 tmes already later on you ult him he'll run, and you can beat on his team invinsible.
I'm no pro i'm someone who just stalks her rework forum since she's one of the few champs i do well with.
