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Poppy feels really weak?

TheEternalSilver·5/11/2017, 12:37:18 AM·4 votes·1,239 views

I main poppy, i like her kit and the sweet combos that i can do and the dmg that comes with it. The problem is that she seems to fall off mid late game, not enough dmg to kill a single squishy target sometimes, and not tanky enough for long engages.

Everytime i go something like 7/0 or 12/2, it feels very underwhelming. nothing really changes for being ahead.

granted its not like the enemy team is fed or anything, just in general.

And while i can build a mostly ad build for the begining, she will just fall off again (and maybe even worst).

It feels like i dont know where i belong in terms of gameplay. Yes i can dive squishys (and maybe kill one if i hit a wall) yes i can peel, off tanks and others, but it feels underwhelming, or rather " i should be able to do more with this lead i have".

yes i can goto other lanes, but i cant pretend that the top lane riven is gonna not touch my tower.

If i go the same score with someone like garen, i know i am confident to take on 1v3s, split, whatever. Its just not the same for poppy.

Getting fed feels useless compare to other champs.

Anyone with some ideas or insight to this?

In an unrelated note who misses top lane taric?

13 Comments

KoKoboto5/11/2017, 1:13:33 AM2 votes

Yeah it's weird, her primary is a tank but she feels more like a fighter because of her rather short CDs and how she plays in general. Getting fed with Poppy is like getting fed as a tank. You do the same damage a fed tank would do, not that much damage, but I feel you often tank less.

Regarding top lane Taric, he needs a bit more fighter and a bit less support if you ask me. Sure he can become a raid boss mid-late game but it's so much harder to catch stuff now. He needs to maybe gain some bonus movement speed when using his passive or something.

koshkyra5/11/2017, 12:59:31 AM1 votes

Tbh she feels balanced but she's indeed weak in the sense that she doesnt do as good as someone else would when shes ahead.

Ex: a 6/1 riven would be able to 1v2 the enemy botlane (adc and support), but a 6/1 poppy could maybe kill ONE IF they hit a wall then would probably get shutdown by the other.

Qzply765/11/2017, 1:16:20 AM1 votes

Good, fuck that cancer champ. "Sweet combos" LOL

MunchCrunchLunch5/11/2017, 2:25:48 AM1 votes

as someone who played a lot of poppy. you dont want to get to late game in solo q on tanks. in general. because you cant solo kill adcs. or dive them. they will lifesteal your damage without kiting. thats why she feels bad. anyway. she felt bad since her E has less range than marskmen now. take 3 caitlyn headhshots before being able to engage is awful

Greyrick5/11/2017, 5:35:26 AM1 votes

I had fun playing her in her "old" jg role building stalkers and trinity force. She works really well against dash based opponents. However, I find her hard to play top so I don't think I can add much to this discussion.