Home Gaming Poppy gets her own League of Legends Champion Spotlight

Poppy gets her own League of Legends Champion Spotlight

1 min read
11

Poppy

Last week, I told you all about Poppy, the Keeper of the Hammer, getting a rework for League of Legends. This week, I’m sharing a spotlight video from Riot, which details all her various abilities, and exactly how they should be used to make this teeny champion a force to be reckoned with.

But first, why did Poppy get a rework? I didn’t even know she existed, at least not until I saw that she was getting rejiggered to fit the MOBA better. That to me is reason enough to give her an overhaul, because she clearly wasn’t being picked often. That, or I’ve been utterly blind and ignoring her completely.

That’s just my own experience and thoughts on the matter though. What’s the actual reason for Riot giving her a spit and polish? Here’s a brief summary:

We started exploring Poppy more than a year ago. With her outdated visuals and awkward, imbalanced kit, she’s long been a candidate for a champion update, but getting it right meant expanding on the limited things we knew about her (she had fewer than twenty lines in game) while finding a new gameplay design that would fit with her character and satisfy fans of the little-yordle-that-could.

And Riot seem to have found the right balance. She has been reworked, and now plays in the following way…

I’m incredibly fond of that ultimate ability – Keeper’s Verdict . It reminds me strongly of the Dragon Knight ability in Heroes of the Storm, where the beast is capable of disrupting a 5-player team entirely by sending one of their members skyward and away from the battle. That same ability in League of Legends is incredibly devastating in comparison, as team fights can be over in a matter of seconds.

What do you think of Poppy’s new skill-set? Are you happy with the changes Riot have given her?

Last Updated: December 8, 2015

11 Comments

  1. Lol, that ulti looks like the biggest troll skill ever.

    Reply

  2. The Grand Admiral Chief

    December 8, 2015 at 15:41

    I HATE ALL THE CHANGES

    Reply

  3. oVg

    December 8, 2015 at 15:44

    Anybody notice all the xmas trees in Fallout 4 when returning to Diamond city?

    Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      December 8, 2015 at 15:45

      No, I didn’t see them.

      Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      December 8, 2015 at 15:46

      Not yet no.

      Reply

      • The Grand Admiral Chief

        December 8, 2015 at 15:49

        Cannot see them from next to the pool

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          December 8, 2015 at 15:57

          XD

          Reply

      • oVg

        December 8, 2015 at 15:56

        Its not a mod, I noticed them last night. One dude walks past and goes yah its XMAS ho ho bloody ho.

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          December 8, 2015 at 15:58

          O_o will need to check then

          Reply

    • GooseZA

      December 8, 2015 at 15:58

      Will def check this out tonight! Didn’t get to play on the weekend so going to try make up for lost time!

      Reply

    • VampyreSquirrel

      December 8, 2015 at 16:00

      Haven’t gotten to Diamond City yet

      Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Check Also

Valorant’s next character is KAY/O, a silencing robot

Usually one suppresses the enemy with a gun rather than a blade but clearly Valorant knows…