Talk:Poppy/@comment-10813891-20140514032224/@comment-3358335-20140605202111

You max Q first for the cooldown, heavily increasing her overall dps.

You max W second for three reasons. 1) It increases survivability by giving free armor. 2) It increases damage, which stacks with your Q that you now have on low CD, and 3) It moves you faster giving you the ability to kite out and/or get in position to get the stun on her E.

You max E last because the stun duration doesn't change. Although, you get it first or second (depending on where you are) in order to get the stuns, W, E, Q kite out.

This situationally changes, if your opponent starts stacking early MR then put a lot more in W before Q and make sure that you use Q after you Auto attack following an E. .. .So W, E, Auto, Q. (Which is generally what you shoudl do anyway, unless they stacked Armor, then skip the Auto and stack that sheen hit with your Q.)