Talk:Irelia/@comment-98.27.195.196-20110520224643/@comment-3486816-20110523032911

she's anticarry-ish and they have to be built pretty difficult to counter. Then again they tend to have a fairly weak early game and tend to not be great junglers, so taking care of them in lane as best you can early is the key. That's basically what I've learned from playing poppy. Once she gets trinity force (or lich bane if she's playing AP), she's darn near unstoppable, but before then she's nigh useless. Keep her from last-hitting and get last-hits yourself; take advantage of your better laning phase to deny them experience and gold and get plenty for yourself. It can be tricky, but it's effective.