Talk:Poppy/@comment-173.242.247.69-20111108093246/@comment-3358335-20111112024043

In the current meta:

She is "best" at solo top or bottom with a tankey support someone that can chain CC with her. Taric, and Alistar are good lane partners for bottom lane. Regrowth pendent is a good start on her since it helps mitigate the harass. I roll with heal as well, it allows you to ride her passive a bit harder, and keeps you in the lane longer, basically picking a summoner spell to help cover up her biggest weakness.

Solo top she is going to have trouble against rapid fire CC's, or champs that have way way more sustain then she does. Udyr and WW will probably give her problems. Nasus can give her problems, although she can also give Nasus fits. (Her Q beats his Q until he farms up.) I got beat to hell by a Renekton solo top with Poppy. (So I started playing Renekton to learn him, now I don't lose it with Poppy.)

In All cases, Poppy has to lane very conservatively, you need to be really good at dodging skill shots to avoid any extra damage, but at the same time, you can't fear taking 1 or 3 auto attacks to get a last hit on a minion. You have to know your character and their characters to win lanes with Poppy. If they just wasted an ability it might be beneficial to E, then Q to them (E just to get to them Q for the damage.) Then fade off into the bushes. I spend most of my time last hitting under my tower, but you can't let them free harass you, at times you need to make sure they pay the piper. Being under your tower, and having them at half health makes ganking incredibly attractive for your jungler.

Also, I get trolled EVERYTIME I pick her. Usually until my KDR is at least 5:1 And/or the first "f*** you Poppy, I should have had you" comment comes from the other team.