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Spells:
Ghost
Ignite
Ability Order
Iron Ambassador (PASSIVE)
Poppy Passive Ability
Preface
READ FIRST!
// Read through it a bit, and see my reasoning behind my build and skill sequence.
// Play a custom game first! You know how annoying it is to have a first time champ on your team.
// Get a feel for the abilities, and when to use them.
// Have patience, you will not be MLG right away. Just give it some time.
// Last hit your creeps in lane, this will give you the edge on who wins and who doesn't (Unless your Support or Jungle!).
My Thoughts on

Poppy is a tanky, high armor, melee champ that brings massive utility, and hard CC. She usually plays solo top and will pwn the bruisers like



About

// Poppy does max health damage.
// Poppy has a skill shot stun.
// Poppy is extremely underrated, probably the most underrated in the game in my opinion.
// Poppy can be tank, or carry.
// Poppy is the best towerdiver in the game.
// Poppy's hammer is called Whomper.
Lore ::
While other young yordle girls played skip-step and braided wreathes out of posies, Poppy spent her youth earning calluses and grease stains in her father's armor shop. Blomgrun, her father, was Bandle City's finest smith. The only thing he loved as much as his work was his young daughter, Poppy - named for the sprightly sounds of the sparks that leapt from his ever-burning forge. He swelled with pride the day she was first able to lift his trusty hammer, Whomper. Poppy immediately took to his art, demonstrating a natural gift for smithing, which Blomgrun honed with devoted instruction.
One day, a Demacian general named Florin Berell commissioned Blomgrun to craft a helm, glorious beyond comparison. Blomgrun toiled away on this project, determined to present Florin with his finest work. He let Poppy set the center jewel, entrusting her with the most important piece. When the pair finished, they departed for Demacia to deliver it in person. Word of the general's order, however, was leaked to the Noxian High Command, and two Noxian assassins were dispatched to intercept the delivery. Blomgrun was able to occupy the assassins long enough for Poppy to escape with the prized helm. She watched helplessly from the brush as her father was slain. Instead of fleeing home, she carried the helm the rest of the way to Demacia alone. She refused payment for it, saying that no amount would compensate for her father's life. Instead, she offered it as a gift, honoring her father's final intentions. Florin saw the grim determination behind the tears in her eyes, and requested that the leadership of Bandle City appoint Poppy as the yordle ambassador to Demacia. Soon after, seeking to crush Noxus with her father's hammer, Poppy volunteered for the League of Legends.
"Poppy may be small, but Whomper - or her will - is not."
Terms Used ::
AA = Auto-attack [Basic Attacks]
AD = Attack Damage
AP = Ability Power
CC = Crowd Control [Stun, Fear, Slow, etc.]
Creeps = Team Spawned Minions
Fed = Having more kills than others.
MS = Movement Speed
MR = Magic Resistance
APent = Armor Penetration
MPent = Magic Penetration
CDR = Cooldown Reduction
OOM = Out of Mana
HP = Health
MP5 = Mana Regeneration per 5 seconds
HP5 = Health Regeneration per 5 seconds



First, lets take a look at the Pros and Cons..
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Pros
+ > High Armor. + > Armor and AD semi-steroid. + > Ultimate counter to AD's top. + > Has cheap core items. + > Extremely Underrated. + > Has a damage immunity ability. |
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Cons
- > Susceptible to CC. - > Hard to lane against some AP's. - > Has skill curve. - > Requires some game knowledge to play effectively. - > She sounds like a dude. - > Takes awhile to get going in lane. |
Runes




Greater Quintessence of Health: // This'll give you that little edge in lane, and make you a huge threat early game, which is where
Poppy really shines.
Greater Mark of Attack Damage: // Again.. it's about the early game. This'll make your
Devastating Blows and AA's hurt like crazy, giving you the upperhand.
Greater Glyph of Armor: // This one is a tough choice, although
Poppy already has enormous base armor, and armor steroid. But, since your job is to wreck the carry, you need the extra armor to overcome their damage.
Greater Seal of Scaling Magic Resist: // This is a must for all solo-tops not running AP. There is alternatives but this is the best one in my opinion.
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Valiant Fighter: //
Awesome Passive, makes you extremely hard to kill at low health. Saves my life constantly.
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Devastating Blow (Q): //
This is your main source of damage early game, since it scales by the max health of the enemy it translates well into late game. I max this first because it's consistent, easy to use, and hurts.
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Paragon of Demacia (W): //
This is what makes you so effective against AD in lane, your armor is so high! This allows you to get to places quickly, and be extremely tanky at the same time.
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Heroic Charge (E): //
This is where your mobility and CC come from. When using this you want to hit people into structures / walls for the stun and extra damage.
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Diplomatic Immunity (R): //
This is why you are the best towerdiver in the game, it's like aTryndamere Ultimate + a
Kayle Ultimate + Steroids. Oh, and it also makes you do more damage. Use this to initiate, tower dive, or pick of a carry.


Your Goals :
//Establish early dominance of your lane and enemy jungle.
//Outfarm your opponent.
//Kill / force your opponent out of lane.
//Don't die.
//Call MIA's / have map awareness.
//Help your jungler gank mid. (Only if summoner's are down /



Your Goals :
//Farm when you can, otherwise stick with your team.
//Give buff's to your carries, and if your sure they will get the kill, give it to them.
//Ward up! (You should have your core items by now)
//Have patience, don't force teamfights (unless your the initiator).

Your Goals :
//Establish Baron dominance, and map control. (2 sight ward's everytime you

//Forcing teamfights.
//Destroying the enemy carries.
//Stealing enemy buffs. (Better in your hand then their's.)

//If your trying to shut someone down you should ult them and just go balls out.
//If your taking to much damage, ult the support, or the champion who does the least damage.
//You should focus the carry first, then peel for your team.

Difficulty : E-Z Mode
Tips :
//Let him

//If he tries to trade keep him between your tower and your creeps, he will tank the damage of not only the creeps, but it will be harder for him to get away once he realizes he's losing the trade.
//Watch out for that

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Difficulty : Medium
Tips :
//Force her out of lane early, her real harass starts at around level 3, your


//Wait until she uses her

//Out-farm her.
//Try to let her push the lane a bit. Putting you somewhere between tower, and river.

Difficulty : Easy / Medium (4/10)
Tips :
//If he's good he'll deny you farm with his shield (very annoying) just try to burst him when he does this as he's left without a reliable means of escaping.
//Try to get behind him when he's using


//Spam your

//Have your jungler gank early / often.

Difficulty : Challenging



Tips :
//Don't trade when her

//Trade as soon of her

//Don't get stunned under her tower.
//Try to deny her AA's on creeps, as it will heal her.
//Have your jungler gank early (before level 3)
MORE COMING SOON!
1.) Insta-Lock

2.) QQ until your solo-top.
3.) Spam your Q on your enemy, farm creeps.
4.) Kill your enemy with Ult.
5.) Rush a

6.) Kill your enemy again, this time with a risky tower dive.
7.) Repeat step 6 until mid game.
8.) Force teamfights.
9.) Win teamfights.
10.) Repeat step 10.
11.) Win Game.
12.) Profit?
You should be able to pwn with

I will be making constant improvements and tweaks to this guide so be on the look out.
Please tell me how I did, as this is my first guide.
Tell me if you feel there is a different, better core build.
Shout out to JhoiJhoi for the awesome guides, and formatting.
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