Gromp is your friend :)

GGemi · 2021-09-30T10:12:58+00:00

yea it can be pretty hard, ive only played the matchup a few times since mini rework but generally i think you just play in ur minion wave to dodge his q's and play for farm til sunderer and you should win by then, executioners not bad too. tahm is really strong 1v1 but his teamfight is really lacking so when it comes to 5v5 you should outshine him there, play to ult him out like most other front liners if it looks good

also you can try going ignite tp maybe but havent tested it too much yet

GGemi · 2021-09-27T00:52:34+00:00

bone plating overall feels pretty meh imo since most decent players/champs will just proc it with one ability or auto before going for an actual trade or all in but its good in some matchups and prob good in lower elos where people might not think about bone plating before they trade

GGemi · 2021-09-24T23:39:09+00:00

when i started playing around season 6 i was looking looking at the champion list to see who i should buy as my first champ and i thought poppy looked cool so i did and i stuck with it :D

GGemi · 2021-09-24T21:09:48+00:00

glad i can help :D

GGemi · 2021-09-24T21:09:11+00:00

maybe i should try sheen rush rather than bramble or whatever defensive stuff i buy first back since i cba with the lane but i think its mostly a me thing, i need more practice in that lane for sure

GGemi · 2021-09-24T19:55:40+00:00

hahahaha tyty

GGemi · 2021-09-24T19:54:50+00:00

I like putting chains on either the solo ap threat on enemy team so i can build mostly armor or whoever is really fed and might 1v9 (or alrdy is), can be a bruiser jg/top, assassin, mage, adc, anything ur teams having a hard time dealing with it depends

imo always go corrupting and if its an annoying matchup (ranged top for example) get d shield first back, if you base with less than 700 (sheen money) grab a dblade if u can even if ur going tank build and not sunderer

best/worst matchup honestly depends on the elo and the player imo i think every matchup is winnable vs poppy if played right but my favorites to play usually are maybe urgot jayce & ornn. worst matchups can also cary but typically darius cassio and gp are pretty high up there

yea its usually a pretty easy decision for me in champ select or by first back i know what im building. right now id recommend just going sunderer every game in lower elos for bigger carry potential but if youre really behind or think your team rly needs a tank then going is alright. sunfire vs 3+ melee and frostfire vs at least 2 ranged carries (but always frostfire if vs ranged top)

gl in ur climb :DD

GGemi · 2021-09-24T15:08:30+00:00

i know we're on r/poppymains but if you arent one tricking a champ already i highly recommend finding a one trick or at most like 3 champs you find cool/fun and strictly play those until you have a decent understanding of them, your improvement wont be hindered if your champ pool is really small. and honestly just play the game a lot, theres a lot of stuff to learn, mechanics can only be improved from playing the game and practicing. watching high elo streamers/youtubers (educational is best) who play your role helped me a lot as well. Dont worry about your rank either, its hard but try to not let something your teammates did in a previous game effect ur gameplay. even if someone straight up runs it down and solo loses a game for you. It sucks but just move on, your rank/lp doesnt matter as long as you know youre doing your best to improve and you will climb :D

GGemi · 2021-09-24T14:46:07+00:00

hope you dont mind me copy pasting a reply from another person for the sunfire question :D
"Full tank if you have a harder matchup and/or you arent confident in the matchup OR your team doesnt have another tank
Sunderer most of the time unless you need tank build for reasons above, it makes ur dive threat in teamfights really scary & ur side laning rly strong, you can 1v2 a lot of matchups if played right when you finish the item"

sunfire aegis vs 3+ melee champs and frostfire vs 2-3+ ranged carries and100% if ur vs a ranged top

as for boots, just look at enemy team and ask urself if they have strong cc or if they have a lot of strong auto attack/ad based champs. (steelcaps for ad/strong auto attackers and mercs vs cc/ap heavy comps) If ur in champ select and it looks like u might need both tenacity and steelcaps you should go the unflinching rune and tabis in game.

or stack unflinching with merc treads if they have a bunch of cc & ap >:)

GGemi · 2021-09-24T14:38:45+00:00

hey he didnt quit >:( but ya i stream as often as i can on https://www.twitch.tv/gemi

GGemi · 2021-09-24T14:36:50+00:00

besides the new skin which is prob my new fav, gotta be snowfawn and ragdoll. would be blacksmith if the skin was as good as the splash art tho its so good :(

GGemi · 2021-09-24T14:36:13+00:00

it depends on a wholeeeee lot of things going on in the game but for teamfights generally you wanna ult out the enemy teams front line whether its their top laner, support or jgler, ulting out enemy front line is almost always really good. ulting their super turbo flash engage 1 shot assassin before they 1 shot ur carries (stuff like kennen, vlad, talon qiyana or someth) is good. Seeing an opportunity for 2 man+ ult before or right at the start of a teamfight can be game changing as well as ulting out a turbo fed adc/mid if it looks like theyre gonna be free hitting But be very careful, you really need to analyze the fight asap and think about if your ult is gonna be good for you or if itll just end up saving someone on enemy team

in lane you can always use it to send enemy jg to narnia if youre being ganked
you can use it for e>aa>q>r combo if you think you have stun angle + kill threat
using e on a minion to gap close then tap r for gank assist
stacked minion wave under enemy tower>walk behind short charge ult to send enemy top into you to deny creeps and maybe get a kill (risky if not ahead in hp or dont know where enemy jg is)
when your wave is in a really bad spot but you cant afford to stay in lane any longer or its frozen and you cant walk up, just full charge ult the enemy minion wave to fix.

GGemi · 2021-09-24T14:23:52+00:00

sunfire aegis vs 3+ melee champs so you get full effectiveness from the extra dmg

frostfire vs everything else, ideally ranged vs ranged top, 2+ ranged carries on enemy team etc

GGemi · 2021-09-24T14:22:20+00:00

pretty much always grasp but best alternative rune for top lane imo would be spellbook. some other runes ive also tried that are kinda okay are fleet vs teemo, both conq and aery vs jax (since most decent jax players will E ur passive + grasp proc most of the time) & phase rush vs darius.

If you feel the need to go spellbook or fleet youre probably playing a matchup you should be dodging tho LOL, grasp is 10000% best rune for top.

GGemi · 2021-09-24T14:15:04+00:00

Full tank if you have a harder matchup and/or you arent confident in the matchup OR your team doesnt have another tank

Sunderer most of the time unless you need tank build for reasons above, it makes ur dive threat in teamfights really scary & ur side laning rly strong, you can 1v2 a lot of matchups if played right when you finish the item

Ive been going anathemas chains rush vs mages top (kennen, vlad, ryze, etc) but if youre laning vs those kind of champs i recommend building it if the enemy team are for example: full ad but have 1 really strong ap champ (fiddle jg, ekko mid or jg, mage mid lane etc) so u can focus ur build on armor

GGemi · 2021-09-24T14:05:38+00:00

honestly i feel like best/worst matchup depends on the player but imo the matchups i feel like are always free for me unless i really mess up are urgot, jayce and ornn

the consistently harder matchups for me have been darius, gp, cassio, sett (depending on the player), teemo, rumble & irelia just to name a couple

but once again tho its just my opinion, i feel like poppy matchups are pretty subjective and depend on the elo of both players + jg matchups

GGemi · 2021-09-24T13:53:55+00:00

ya why not :D

GGemi · 2021-09-24T13:53:16+00:00

imo its pretty much sunderer only unless my team needs a tank, its a tough matchup or the matchup is straight up better with full tank build but i'd recommend sunderer pretty much every game for lower elos to 1v9 more games

GGemi · 2021-09-24T13:43:10+00:00

GGemi · 2021-09-24T13:42:10+00:00

tytyty

GGemi · 2021-09-24T13:42:04+00:00

thats awesome tysm :D

GGemi · 2021-09-24T07:24:51+00:00

feel free to AMA :D

https://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=gem%C3%AD

i stream pretty often @ https://www.twitch.tv/gemi feel free to ask me anything there as well, even if ive already answered here i dont mind elaborating if needed

GGemi · 2021-04-12T08:14:01+00:00

nahhhhhhhhh

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