Hey everyone! My name is BloodRaine and I bring you a Poppy guide! Poppy is a strong solo top champion that can crush most lane opponents she is up against. She is very mobile and can easily lock down a target and kill them. She excels at initiating and can score multikills with ease. She is a great champion to choose for solo top, but requires skill to master. Her kit allows her to snipe out the enemy carry and get out safely. She deals tons of damage while being able to soak up some herself. This is my first guide here on MobaFire, so please be easy on me ;) Here is some good music to listen to while reading the guide! :D

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Positives ✔ Very mobile ✔ Gap closer ✔ Great 1v1er ✔ Amazing burst ✔ Kewl ultimate ✔ Fun to play :)

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Negatives ✘ Unreliable stun ✘ Bad at farming ✘ Easily shut down ✘ Susceptible to ganks ✘ Requires skill to master ✘ Current skins 975 :(

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Summoner's Wrath : Increased AD / AP while Ignite is on CD. Brute Force : Bonus AD. Sorcery: CDR. Arcane Knowledge : Magic penetration.

Hardiness : Armour. Tough Skin : Reduced damage from minions. Durability : Health / level. Veteran's Scars : Extra health. Indomitable : Reduces damage from enemies. Initiator : Increased movement speed while about 70%. Enlightenment : CDR / level. Honor Guard : 1% reduced incoming damage from enemies. Juggernaut : Increased max health; reduced disables by 10%.

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Greater Mark of Desolation: These marks allow Poppy to penetrate the armor of enemies. I get this since I do not get Last Whisper, it also makes you hit harder early game. Greater Mark of Magic Penetration: These are the marks that you take if you are running AP Poppy. This will make Devastating Blow hit hard early game, so these are options for AP Poppy.

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S e a l s

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Greater Seal of Armor: The only marks you take on Poppy. We are going to be solo top, meaning most enemies run on AD. This reduces their damage by A LOT, so there is no other option for your seals.

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G l y p h s

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Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist: MR / level glyphs. These outscale Greater Glyph of Magic Resist, so I take these. Considering the fact that there will be AP top laners, this reduces their damage by a lot. Since we cannot set our runes in champion select, this makes us prepared for any situation. Greater Glyph of Attack Speed: Poppy has low base attack speed. Even with Trinity Force, we won't be hitting fast. These are options, but I prefer Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist since glyphs are supposed to be defensive.

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Q u i n t s

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Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed: Poppy is a slow *** champion. I mean, even with Paragon of Demacia, YOU WILL BE SLOW. So these are the quintessences I take on Poppy. Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage: These are possible quintessences that you should consider on Poppy. These are flat AD quints, which means you will deal more damage. This will allow you to trade with enemies more effectively. Greater Quintessence of Health: Lets face the facts, Poppy is squishy. These quintessences give you a health advantage over your enemies, and it makes you beefier - these are options.

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Q u i n t s

This is our rune page that we run on Poppy. This allows you to dish out tons of damage, while being able to soak up damage and move swiftly. Poppy relies on mobility to catch up to opponents so she can crush them, and this rune page allows her to do that.

Novice: Heal + Flash
Intermediate: Ignite / Exhaust + Flash
Experienced: Ignite + Ghost



There is no summoner spell more fitting for Poppy than Ignite. Dealing additional damage and providing healing reduction, often deals the finishing blow to injured enemies. This allows you to ensure a kill on the champion you decide to lock down. This is the perfect utility spell for Poppy. This allows you to get back in lane quickly, and it also allows you to chase down the enemy you locked down. In combination with Paragon of Demacia, you will catch your enemies. Also, this allows you to get in range for E + Q combo. This is a fairly decent spell on Poppy. Exhaust ensures that your enemy won't get away, as the only CC you have is unreliable. This also reduces the damage your enemies do, so it makes it easier to 1v1. Also, exhausting the enemy carry in teamfights mitigates the damage they deal out.



A viable option for Poppy. Heal provides many things that benefit Poppy. It is fairly easy for an enemy to overlook Heal, and try to 1v1 you. This also allows you to "heal bait" your enemies. A great spell, but there are more viable options. Another utility spell that performs well with Poppy. In addition to providing a second gap closer, it also allows you to escape ganks easier. Although, Ghost is better for Poppy. Considering this is a one time chance, Ghost allows you to chase enemies for longer periods. ONLY if you are jungling Poppy. This allows you to clear camps faster, so this is for jungle Poppy. The best spell for jungle Poppy, but you do better in solo top. In addition, this grants you the ability to steal / secure Baron or Dragon.

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Valiant Fighter: A really "OP" passive. This innate ability is what makes Poppy an exceptional duelist. Also, at low health, people will fail dive you so many times that you just learn to laugh at it ^^ Thanks to Berzerk for the following note.

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NOTE: Lets clear up a common misconception of this passive right now, this does not 1/2 the 10% of the hp damage you take, it halves any amount after the 10%. (IE: Annie tibbers you, it would do 40% of your HP BUT with your passive 40%-10%= 30%/2 it reduces 15% of the damage meaning you will still take 25%. In essence, subtract out 10% before making the reduction calculation because the first 10% will always hit and wont be reduced.)

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Devastating Blow: Poppy's signature ability. Due to the fact that it gives her hammer a glow, it deals a ton of damage. By late game, you will be taking out half of an enemies HP. Also, this makes beefy enemies QQ so hard. You will be shredding through your enemies with this ability.

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• This resets your AA timer. AA then use this for maximum damage.
• Use Devastating Blow when trading with enemies.
• Devastating Blow works with Sheen. Use that to your advantage.

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Paragon of Demacia: One of the greatest W abilities ever created. Paragon of Demacia allows you to trade effectively, because it gives you bonus AD / armor. This is one of her abilities that allows her to excel at 1v1ing. Paragon of Demacia also provides a speed boost, making you difficult to gank.

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• Take an early point in Paragon of Demacia because it provides bonus AD / armor.
• Activate Paragon of Demacia when ganking enemies.
• Use Paragon of Demacia when being ganked.
• Paragon of Demacia stacks with Ghost. Use that to your advantage.

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Heroic Charge: A really effective ability, but difficult to use. This ability is what makes Poppy require skill to master. Although, when you land it properly, you can kill your enemies quite quickly. Heroic Charge is mostly used for the stun / gap closer, so it's going to be maxed last.

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• Watch your enemy's movements. If they are near a wall, use this and wreak their face.
• Heroic Charge also targets minions. Use it when running from an enemy.
• Heroic Charge to an enemy attempting to Flash away.
• Lock down the enemy carry with Heroic Charge.

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Diplomatic Immunity: This will make your enemies QQ so hard. This allows you to do extraordinary things to your enemies, making you one of the most valuable members on your team. By using Diplomatic Immunity on a squishy, it almost guarantees a kill for you. Very strong ultimate, no downsides to it.

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• Activate Diplomatic Immunity when diving an enemy.
• If your team lacks a strong initiation, drop this on the support and then wreck faces.
• When running away, drop Diplomatic Immunity on the support then run away to safety.
• When 1v2ing, use Diplomatic Immunity on the squishiest target of the 2.

Put a point in Diplomatic Immunity whenever you can. Max out Devastating Blow first, then move onto Paragon of Demacia. Max Heroic Charge last since you mostly use it for the gap closer / stun.

Every build has a core build. A core build consists of items you always get in every single match without fail. The items listed above are our core items. This little core build is providing everything you need in early game: Movement Speed, Health, Health Regeneration, Mana Regeneration, Attack Damage, Attack Speed, Bonus CC, AND bonus gold income. This will help you to stay in lane pretty long and earn quite a bit of gold.





So you have come across the ultimate sustain starting items. Regrowth Pendant provides so much health regen that you will basically stay in lane forever. Also, since this builds into our early Philosopher's Stone, it fits right into our build. Poppy needs that extra sustain, and this provides just that. Only other starting items I will start with because Boots provides much more that benefits Poppy.



So these are the items I mainly start with. It provides the mobility you need to harass and quickly get between minions to last hit. This also makes you less susceptible to ganks because you will have a movement advantage over your enemies. You will start with 398 movement speed in total when combining your boots, runes, and masteries. The perfect pair of starting items for Poppy.



Other pair of starting items that I like to run on Poppy. I grab these when I know I will lose trades with my enemy. For example, Riven is an exceptional level 1 duelist. So I grab these because I will need the extra armor and pots. 5 pots does wonders for you in lane, so don't take it for granted.

• Mercury's Treads: There are no other better boots for Poppy other than Mercury's Treads. These provides tenacity, magic resistance, and movement speed. Not only do I get this for the defensive stats it provide, I mainly get this because of the tenacity. Tenacity reduces the duration of CC applied to you, so these are perfect for Poppy. Poppy's weakest point is early game, and having these will make it a bit easier because you won't get wreaked by CC. The PERFECT boots for Poppy, but of course, there are other boots that fit certain situations.
  
  
• Trinity Force: The best item to get on Poppy. Everything it provides benefits you. It gives you bonus movement speed / attack speed, health / attack damage / slow, mana / damage proc. Okay, the best thing about this item is the slow and the Sheen proc. This will make your trades more effective, allowing you to dominate your lane. The movement speed it gives makes you a lot more mobile and durable. Trinity Force is the perfect item for Poppy.
  
  
• Hextech Gunblade: Another great item to get on Poppy. It provides you with the sustain you need and another amazing thing, A SLOW! Since Heroic Charge is not the most reliable stun, this is a "backup CC". It gives you a slow to go along with the Phage proc from Trinity Force. It synergizes so well with your abilities. This is your next major purchase after Trinity Force.
  
  
• Maw of Malmortius: "A low health Poppy is a dangerous Poppy." So this is another great item that synergizes well with Poppy. It gives you 1 AD the more health you are missing, so people will underestimate you low health. Also, when below 30% health, you obtain a shield that absorbs 400 magic damage. This is a great item when you are 1v1ing / initiating. People won't expect the shield and they will panic, blowing their abilities everywhere! Also, this provides magic resist. So it not only gives offensive stats, it gives defensive stats as well!
  
  
• Guardian Angel: By far one of the strongest items available in League. This by far allows you to completely wreak faces on the enemy team. By giving you a revive, you are able to initiate into the enemy team without worrying too much. Poppy excels at multikilling, and by buying this item, it's basically "insurance". An overall great purchase for Poppy.
  
  
• Bloodthirster: Apparently, you have stumbled upon this lovely little item called Bloodthirster. I cannot tell you how much I love this item. It gives you everything Poppy needs. The Lifesteal you get from this item is so lovely! Also, the bonus damage will allow you to wreak! This also gives you a motivator to cs more ^^ This is more of a luxury item, as you hardly ever get this far in a game.

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Infinity Edge: Crits crits everywhere! A really good purchase if you are going glasscannon Poppy, but make sure you are running 21/9/0 so you can take advantage of Lethality . Phantom Dancer: MOAR MOVEMENT & ATTACK SPEED!?!?! Youmuu's Ghostblade: *engage* *enemy runs* *activate* "___ has slain ____!" Wriggle's Lantern: One of the best items to buy for offense and defense. Provides a ward, lifesteal, damage, and armor. Perfect.

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Quicksilver Sash: NO MORE CC!! Banshee's Veil: Good purchase against enemies with a strong initiation. ( Rocket Grab, Bandage Toss, etc.) Force of Nature: MOAR MAGIC RESIST!! Frozen Heart: Awesome item. A lot of armor, cdr, and an attack speed debuff. Grab if enemy is heavy on AD / fast attack speed.

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H e a l t h

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Warmog's Armor: MOAR HEALTH! Makes you beefy, good purchase if needed. Sunfire Aegis: Good purchase for armor and health. Frozen Mallet: ES PERMA-SLOW!

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H e a l t h

No explanation needed really, just 2 shot them ^^

While Poppy excels at top laning, she can be a very powerful jungler. She isn't the best jungler, but she can wreak faces while being a jungler. With her kit, she is able to counterjungle with ease. Being able to counterjungle is an important strength every jungler requires, and Poppy demonstrates that with flying colours. She can completely dominate a game while jungling, and she has decent clear times. She is an overall good jungler, and can completely snowball out of control. She is a highly underestimated jungler, which is what makes her a great pick.

• Get a leash for wolves . Heroic Charge the big wolf and AA the tiny ones.
• Run to Blue Buff and have your top / mid lane leash. Heroic Charge it and Smite it when executable.
• Choose between mid or top lane to gank. If none are susceptible to ganks, move on to your next camp.
• After your gank (s), head over to wraiths. Heroic Charge > AA > Devastating Blow on the big wraith, then AA the tiny ones.
• Run over to Red Buff. Heroic Charge > AA > Devastating Blow > AA > Paragon of Demacia. AA it to where you can Smite it. AA the tiny ones.
• After Red Buff, go to small golems. Do your usual combo while focusing the big golem.
• Recall, then rinse and repeat.

• Get a leash for wraiths . Heroic Charge the big wraith and AA the tiny ones.
• Head to red buff - make sure to get a good leash. Smite when it can "1 shot" it.
• Gank top/mid; depends on which lane is easier to gank.
• Clear wolves.
• Head to blue buff. Smite when it can "1 shot" it.
• Clear wraiths.
• Go to double golems. Focus the big one, Smite the tiny one.
• Recall - Rinse & Repeat.

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I hope you enjoyed reading my guide! Have fun playing Poppy. Make sure to wreak faces! All feedback is appreciated, remember to vote and comment. If you feel like I deserve it, hit dat +Rep button ;)