Been playing Poppy jg because i cant play top to save my life. Hasn't been that bad the only problem is I don't know where here damage comes from. I know Poppy can do ridiculous damage after her stun but it doesn't seem as ridiculous from the ones I've seen before. My current build right now is blue knife+cinderhulk, boots of swiftness, deadman's plate, and maw. the last 2 are whatever feels right.
A lot of Poppy's early damage comes from her base stats and her kit. Try adding something like a Sheen into Iceborn Gauntlet for more damage. They actually work pretty well on her, especially when you land your combos.
Her Q does IIRC, % Max health damage, I think this is the burst you are referring to. So max Q first I guess? Also, both parts have to hit to do max damage of course.
Either you can go full tank, which is swap out the Maw for an SV or something, and then you can say goodbye to insane burst because that's not gonna happen, or you can go Iceborn into full tank which gives decent damage throughout the game, no oneshots but two good combo's should take down most of a squishies health. Or you can go Warrior + Lethality/Cleaver/Triforce for lots of burst, although with the R AD ratio nerf you won't be oneshotting unless fed. Bruiser Poppy with Triforce/Cleaver into tank is a thing too although I'm not sure how well it works.
