Why does no one play poppy?

DemonPvP·Jan 31, 2015·1 votes·2,076 views

I bought poppy a couple weeks ago, and I love her. I never see her in game any more because no one ever plays her. She's a great champion with amazing damage and possibily one of the best passives in the game (well, azir has the best passive lol). So if you haven't given her a try I reommend you do. For 450ip it's worth it.

12 Comments

Only Play DariusJan 31, 20152 votes

It's because Poppy was originally created as a laner, back in the day when champion kits weren't overloaded with range and mobility. Try laning with Poppy today , you will get kited and zoned to infinity and be unable to do anything. However, Poppy is quite good as a jungler, it's just that her ganks are difficult to pull off because her CC is situational and her early game damage is not all it should be.

However, her passive makes her insanely tanky, especially against high damage mages and assassins, who will rarely if ever be able to kill you in their full burst. Her passive also synergizes well with resistances, making her unbelievably tanky with just a couple of defense items.

I play Poppy jungle quite a bit, and to be honest she is broken. It's just that she takes time to learn how to play properly, and considering how old she is and how all these new, more appealing champions are being released, most league players don't give her a chance. I do get worried though when I see a Poppy on the other team, a good poppy is a menace mid game, and because of her insane tankiness and invincibility ult, she is one of the few assassins in League who does not fall off late game, which can make her a nightmare to fight against.

Also, few things are as satisfying as targeting a squishy with your ult, walking through the entire enemy team as they all spam their full ability set on you, killing the squishy in two hits, and walking away.

LeShadowMistressJan 31, 20151 votes

Yep

Leti the YetiJan 31, 20152 votes

no one likes her morbidly painfully sub nasus early game cuz mana so i heard

Only Play DariusJan 31, 20151 votes

Her early game makes Nasus look like lane bully. That's why I use her in the jungle.

Because late game Poppy is a different story.....

HandheldBrandonJan 31, 20151 votes

I would believe its because her early game is incredibly awful probably one of the worst ones out there. That said all her items are expensive and any smart player would zone the hell out of her making it that much more difficult. Push shes a one trick pony.

When she does get ahead though she is downright the most terrifying champion in this game hands down. Her passive coupled with her burst makes her incredibly scary.