Talk:Poppy/@comment-5889036-20130919112546/@comment-8267817-20130924145653

Poppy really doesn't need a rework, Riot just needs to stop making champions that are no risk-high reward, and actually make the fun champions viable again *cough cough Heimerdinger cough* Poppy is really strong in situations, and abyssmal in others, learn to pick your fights, and learn to take a little risk, as Poppy I have destroyed most typical top laners at one point or another, including Darius, Nasus, Garen, Zed, Talon, etc, etc.

You have one of the scariest zoning tools in the game, a gap closing stun, use it to your advantage, make them have to move around and miss CS to avoid getting pinned to a wall and trashed, before you walk away when they have to hope of retaliation, that is why Poppy is a threat early game, grab some mana regen somehow, bully your lane opponent until his jungler is being begged to come and save him from the armored death smurf.