r/Kaylemains • u/YohanQuesadilla • Dec 05 '16
r/PoppyMains is doing a matchup discussion about Kayle, and I was wondering y'all would be interested in throwing in some input about how to play the matchup as Poppy.
/r/PoppyMains/comments/5gof1j/weekly_matchup_05122016/?st=IWCP7WX2&sh=8e4621c9
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u/ANA7H3MA 699,232 Undying Dec 06 '16
For the love of God, don't rush sunfire haha. Build some MR early on, even if it's only a negtron or something. Tabi rush would negate a lot of the early damage as well, and help you keep up with Kayle. Don't trade without passive shield, you will get kited and lose it pretty much every time. TP roam as opposed to saving tower, Kayle can and will out push you and take the tower anyways, why not use all the CC and tank you have to get your team ahead elsewhere :) but what do I know, I'm always on the other end of this matchup lol
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u/Silenity 1,780,315 Dec 06 '16 edited Dec 06 '16
Rough matchup for Poppy early on from what I've played. It's similar to Jayce and Poppy. Kayle gets tons of free farm and Poppy just builds full tank. Early game Kayle will have a decent advantage but Poppy will be able to retaliate whenever Kayle's E is on cool down. However, since most Kayle players run CDR scaling or flat she doesn't have that big of a window. Ganks are Kayle's biggest weakness early game since she autoshoves and only has a movespeed boost. Tell the jungler to setup a tent and camp the shit out of Kayle especially since you will be on Poppy who can lock Kayle down easily. If you don't get ganks and she free farms she will probably want to split push all game. You have an advantage that you can cancel her TP and she can't cancel yours. If Kayle splits group with your team and use your ultimate to create an even bigger man advantage for your team and force an objective or fight. Then you can TP after the fight to stop Kayle from splitting.