Poppy

Hardly any weapon looks as out of place in its owner’s hands as Orlon’s hammer does in Poppy’s. It is twice her height and plainly legendary, and it would overshadow nearly any other yordle. For years she has searched for the real “Hero of Demacia,” convinced that Runeterra’s rightful bearer is still out there and will one day take it from her.

Until then, Poppy won’t leave the hammer gathering dust. She rushes into whatever battle Demacia is fighting, a proud realm ruled by law and obligation and suspicious enough of magic to track it down. Her wide, spinning swings clear a path before anyone has a chance to wonder whether a small yordle with an enormous hammer should be at the front. Skepticism has never stopped her, and being written off tends to work in her favor.

She is a tank-fighter hybrid who spends most of her time in the top lane, and like the other knights of Demacia she relies on mana. Her abilities match that bold attitude. Iron Ambassador sends a buckler flying, which ricochets off its target, and retrieving it gives her a brief shield. Hammer Shock strikes enemies with her weapon and leaves a slowing field behind that detonates after a short wait. Steadfast Presence passively boosts her Armor and Magic Resist, with the bonus growing as her health falls, and can be activated for extra Move Speed while interrupting enemy dashes nearby. Heroic Charge launches her at a foe and knocks it back, stunning it if it slams into a wall. Keeper’s Verdict, her ultimate, channels a hammer blow that hurls enemies an enormous distance. Nearly everything in her kit is about cutting off escape, which suits someone who has spent her life showing that size was never what mattered. She fights alongside Demacian veterans such as Garen and Jarvan IV, though none of them wields a hammer with anything like her history.