Talk:Poppy/@comment-3148699-20130714054244

She was one of the first champions I ever bought 2 years ago when I started playing the game, she was the first one I did well and I still love her. It's a curse/blessing she has no place in any ranked games, but she's sleeper OP if the game reaches 30 minutes, people don't know how to counter her since her ult has almost 0 counterplay anyway and she's fun all around. She'll be reworked (unfortunately) soon enough so might as well enjoy her some more now.

Poppy has probably the hardest laning phase from almost all champions I've ever played with. Her mana costs are terrible, her kit early is horrible (W being the only exception), she'll get shut down from many top laners. Jungle Poppy is even worse, she can't work on mid due to the absence of walls, I'm not even gonna talk about support. So top lane it is. You need to survive the laning phase by any means necessary, even if it means acquiring a philo stone which I believe is a pretty bad item on her anyway.

So how to buld poppy. I usually go for my balls deep assassin 30/0/0 build, occasionally will go for 27/0/3 for the mana regen depending on the situation. Magic penetration reds, armor yellows, blues can be anything (from magic resistance/lvl, mana regen, CDR, they'll all valid) and I usually go for magic pen quints. Ap/lvl or flat AP quints can work fine.

I used to play Poppy with a semi carry build, I switched to hybrid for a while but I've found pure AP to actually be the best build for her. You R the enemy carry and you dive with no fear, killing him. I sometime go philo stone into Eleisas Miracle (the permanent bonuses will compensate some of her mana issues) but that depends on the state of the lane. If I'm behind I will go philo, if I'm ahead I might skip it for something better. Core build should include: Sorcs or Mercs depending on the cc, Gunblade, Lich Bane, Rabadons, Void Staff and any of the following for last items (Abyssal, DFG, GA, Morellonomicon). This will ensure some crazy dmg on your E+Q combo especially with DFG since you will absolutely delete most APC/ADC from the map. You only need to survive her early laning problematic phase, which is not that hard if you know your opponent matchups. Flash + Ignite is awesome although sometime I will go for my ultra aggressive exhaust+ignite.

Poppy is really fun, she has a brilliant and almost OP late game however I highly recommend practicing with her in normals extensively before you venture into SoloQ. Once you get a grasp of her mechanics, matchup and playstyle, try her out and you'll be amazed.