Poppy is a fantastic tank in the new LoL Arena mode. Her crowd control, survivability, and general damage make her a force to be reckoned with.
From building her properly, understanding which augments to take, and knowing which champions she doesn’t play well against, Poppy takes a strong understanding to master in the new League of Legends Arena mode.
[Related: LoL Arena Mode patch notes]
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Yorick is a hard counter for Poppy since she can’t move past his walls, and loses health too fast to his minions. Of course, she can E past but a good Yorick can easily zone Poppy, which also leaves her allies vulnerable as well.
Swain’s healing is a problem. If he manages to out sustain Poppy’s teammate, Poppy struggles in the 1v1 against Swain. This rings especially true if Swain is the only AP on the enemy teams, since Poppy can only build so many specific resistances.
Heimerdinger is almost always a perma ban, but his turrets are simply a problem. The Poppy pick struggles from lack of area of effect damage, making the turret damage from Heimerdinger an issue.
The hands down best champion Poppy synergizes with is Alistar. This combo is straight up broken. Simply stall out the time, then knock the enemy out of the circle over and over again.
Ex: Alistar, Master Yi, Annie
Poppy plays well with hyper carries as well, like Annie and Master Yi. The Annie pick may seem weird, but Tibbers alongside the burst damage she provides is incredible with Poppy. Just dive in on the champion Annie chooses to stun, and burst them down thereafter.
Arena Poppy should rush Guardian’s Horn and Divine Sunderer thereafter. Divine Sunderer works wonders on Poppy because she has innate shield from her passive, and the healing from Divine Sunderer helps keep her alive even longer.
After building Divine Sunderer, build Poppy full tank. She plays best when she simply survives longer than the opponent. Therefore, items like Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart serve wonders on her. The key winning is to immobilize the enemy as much as possible, while keeping your teammate alive.
Spirit Link is the best Prismatic Tier for Poppy — she has so much innate survivability, so it helps to share it with her ally. Courage of the Colossus is great on her as well.
A secondary priority would be Goliath alongside Omnisoul.
These Gold Tier augments are all focused around making Poppy incredibly tanky. Restless Restoration is surprisingly value on Poppy, since she has to walk around all the time anyway.
If not able to secure more tank stats, go for Extendo-Arm to annoy the enemy.
Ocean Soul is great on Poppy. She regains so much health, making her an unkillable behemoth. It’s arguably one of the best augments for her in the game, so prioritize it whenever possible.
Guilty Pleasure isn’t bad, since Poppy relies on crowd control so much. But it’s not nearly as value as Ocean Soul.
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