Poppy mid? Is it actually good?

[quote=GrandmasterD]I hardly ever see it but I know it has potential. I've seen Khazem insta-burst a 4.8k hp [[Jarvan]] with it... so well. However she has a troubling laning-phase and her burst comes late-game.[/quote]

[quote=DemonSovereign]Poppy's early game is bad, but if you can get by it you will be a complete monster late game. Assuming you get some some kills or assists and decent farm.[/quote]

[quote=Kakia][quote=DemonSovereign] Poppy's early game is bad, but if you can get by it you will be a complete monster late game. Assuming you get some some kills or assists and decent farm. [/quote] I actually did fairly well against an Orianna in mid, largely thanks to my great jungler Elise <3 Late, I did some nice damage to the squishies, a lot more than I expected.[/quote]

[quote=A Chubby Baby]no. you have no range.[/quote]

[quote=Khazem][quote=A Chubby Baby] no. you have no range. [/quote] another well thought out reply on topic, it has potential. If you can figure out a way to deal with her early game farming/mana issues and get some items going I can see it going places[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD][quote=A Chubby Baby] no. you have no range. [/quote] Same applies to [[Fizz]] and [[Talon]] and no one plays those mid either... oh wait.[/quote]

[quote=Kakia][quote=Khazem] [quote=A Chubby Baby] no. you have no range. [/quote] another well thought out reply on topic, it has potential. If you can figure out a way to deal with her early game farming/mana issues and get some items going I can see it going places [/quote] What'd you suggest for a level 16 player? Like mastery-wise and items? I have a rune page with tier 2 runes featuring an ap quint, some mana regen seals, some magic resist glyphs and magic penetration marks.[/quote]

[quote=Khazem]For masteries I'd put 9 into offense for the magic penetration and put the rest into defense, runes aren't really an issue at that level. As far as your item build goes, I'd probably build something like [[Haunting Guise]], [[Sorcerer's Shoes]], [[sheen]], [[deathfire grasp]], [[lich bane]], [[rabadon's deathcap]], [[void staff]] and [[guardian angel]]/[[zhonya's hourglass]].[/quote]

[quote=Kakia][quote=Khazem] For masteries I'd put 9 into offense for the magic penetration and put the rest into defense, runes aren't really an issue at that level. As far as your item build goes, I'd probably build something like [[Haunting Guise]], [[Sorcerer's Shoes]], [[sheen]], [[deathfire grasp]], [[lich bane]], [[rabadon's deathcap]], [[void staff]] and [[guardian angel]]/[[zhonya's hourglass]]. [/quote] Thanks a lot for the advice ^^ I tend to have some issues farming though. Is there a way to solve that?[/quote]

[quote=FalseoGod]Doesn't Poppy have retarded mana issues? Meaning, shouldn't her build get some sort of mana regen? @farming: Poppy is a terrible farmer, it's her weakest aspect. If you farm with spells, you run out of mana in no time. You have to get used to hitting with that hammer at the last second :/ I guess [[butcher]] could help.[/quote]