Some may see it as a "waste", but I love using Ultimate Shield with Poppi alpha. With a 93% block rate, you’re essentially immune to 93% of the damage coming your way, and the remaining damage is cut in half with her high defense values. Unless you’re facing someone with pierce and guard-annul, your enemies practically have their DPS reduced to 3-4% from normal.
Wow, friend Enel post guide on Poppi. Now Poppi can strive to be the bestest and strongest Blade, Masterpon dreams of! (Yes this is Poppi. Using Masterpon's account!)
"Alpha by name, alpha by nature." "Poppi not born yesterday, but not born much more than yesterday, so Poppi not know." "POPPI SPINNING SLASH!" Yes, I love Poppi (I highkey prefer her Japanese names to her English names though) Thanks for doing this. I personally go Luck(Poppi) Strike(Qt) Strike(QtPi) + Beta/master scope, Overclocking bangle, World tree drop + overdrive Driver Combo Lock + DoT kind of strategy
I still find it hilariously ironic that the robot has one of the best (if not the best) voices in the game alongside some of the most heart-wrenching lines in the story. “T-that below belt...” “Without Rex, we not know which way to go. So please... Rex cannot give up and stop here!” *”W E T H E B E S T!”*
I really wish each Poppi form got a role-specific art based on the CPU chip you had equipped to them. IE, Poppi a as a Tank would get Rigid Shield, while Poppi a as a Healer would get a party heal or heal-on-attack art.
Poppi is the MVP of the story(spoilers) She saved the aegis , she busted them out of jail, Got them on the ship to save nia she beat her sister and Giant mecha sister. God she saved the story so many times. She is my favorite character btw.
I never even really used Poppi until new game + because I never like grinding tiger tiger, but when I finally did I realized just how good Poppi could be.
I main Alpha. On my first run i was missing like 2 manuals. But still liked poppi the most. Then got the one in Morytha and WT and suddenly everything was amazing
Would've been nice to see her tanking some of the strongest attacks in the game, like Ultra Annhilation Flare, Falak Buster or even Prometheus lol. Nice video nonetheless! Keep up the good work Enel
Thanks for your hard work, just got a switch recently and this game in particular and your guides have been a great help in giving me ideas on what to use and not to use in given situations
Poppi is amazing. Sure, it took until New Game+ for me to really use her seriously, but it was great when I did. When the Poppi QTπ guide drops, you'll have single handedly turned everyone's "No Simp September" into "Super Simp Simptember".
Alpha by name, alpha by nature! I decided one day to go all in on her tanking ability, Dilation chip, damage heal, everything. I was very impressed at her ability to eat a massive hot and shrug it off like it was nothing. I do prefer killing my opponents dead, but being an immortal track had a certain appeal on its own.
You can use ultimate shield to further boost the god-like defense that she has. Though like you said, she not gonna be destroying any enemies anytime soon.
Ehhh, go for QTPi. End of the guide 😂. Jokes aside, Alpha is the best tank in the game, I think she reaches close to 100% block rare which is insane if you are struggling vs certain enemies.
How to use Poppi Alpha: 1. Give her a Master Luck Mod to support QTpi's amazing break art 2. Use Poppi QTpi How to use Poppi QT: 1. Give her a Master Strike Mod or a Master Muscle Mod to support QTpi's level 1 special damage or accuracy 2. Use Poppi QTpi
Who needs tanking when QT Pi makes short work of everything and can take a hit? Poppi never dies but it has the attacking prowess of a Caterpie using tackle.
I'd like a mode that lets you create your own challenges, with a certain cap for lvls and stats of opponents and your team. Imagine fighting a lvl 150 malos in elysium beneath the tree with only rex and blades 🤔
I like how Poppi looks so similar to Momo from Xenosaga (XS2 specifically) Both are artificial girls whom should be protected at all costs. So the similarities fit
Poppi alpha is just there for level 1 chain special it serves no other purpose the rapid hit does weirdly high team attack damage but its useless outside that use
I feel like poppi's first form should have been called Poppi QT, her second form Popi QT pie, and her third form Poppi Alpha. Idk why, I just makes more sense to me in that order. Especially since her third form is her strongest form.
I would like it if for the Lv. 1, Lv. 2, and Lv. 3 Specials you would put the little more detailed stat box like you do for the Lv. 4 Specials, it would help with following along as a visual aid lol
They can be obtained at random via Challenge Mode and I think some merc missions or quests if I recall correctly. Mostly Challenge Mode missions like Chickenheart Challenge.
A little late to comment but great vid! I knew that alpha was a good tank but I didn’t think she could reach the status of “completely unkillable so stop trying”
Are you going to do an updated video going over how to set up all 3 of Alpha, QT and QTPi to support QTPi as well as possible? Or would that take too long, because its fine if it is!
@@EnelXC your impressions about It could be interesting, started Xenosaga myself after seeing you praise it so much. There's people interested in that! Anyway, no pressure, keep on doing what you like!
I know its all preference but is there a better element for each form? I'm going through the game again and was just looking how I should work towards optimizing the poppis and you change the element twice in this video alone! Just wondering cause they're obviously given 1 element but I doubt those are the best for even the in game content besides alpha's earth pairing with pyra early-pre mythra game
Aggro needs to be tweaked a bit. I could have all the aggro boost in the world and they all target rex cause the numbers this game gets to are ridiculous. I'd try using poppi QT as a hitter to gain aggro then switch to poppi, but what's the point of all that damage then? That'd be me discarding poppi QT.
once you are done with the blade guides, are you going to make an optimal team consisting of what 3 blades should each driver have for optimal results, what accessories are necessary, which aux cores are needed, and core chips?
So, I'm not Poppiswap master by any means, but isn't a 93% block rate before applying Emergency Mode kind of excessive? Like, it's certainly not a bad thing to have, but I'd think that a 78% block rate (swapping out the Block Rate Up V for something else) which caps out when below 30% health, with some other benefit like higher damage, greater aggro generation, or a 50% chance for blocks to nullify damage entirely (with Ultimate Shield) would be more effective in the long run, or at the very least make better use of her skills. Alternatively, a Tachyon Chip on the same setup would still have a respectable 69% block rate (possibly 70% depending on how the game handles rounding) with a moderately higher auto-attack and crit rate, plus the special effect of extra aggro generation from Specials and Driver Arts. If there's some reason the above-30%-health block rate should be the highest priority the by all means correct me, I'm just going on observation, logic, and a bit of research here.
hmm ... why use Skill RAM Vendetta V that gives 50% dmg increase instead of Special Enhancing RAM AB Vendetta V which gives 100% dmg increase ? Is it because AB Vital Charge V gives 150% ... interesting. it really looks like AB Vital Charge V is best in slot for Special Enhancing RAM ...
Is it that there's just not a lot of other ways to add damage to her, or that there's no point compared to her defensive utility? I just wonder if this is overkill on her defenses, and more couldn't be spared to boost her damage (and by extension aggro).
Not the most fun Blade to use in combat (QT pi is a completely different story of course), but as a character she's easily my favorite in all of Xenoblade.
Poppi Alpha the most chad blade in the game that she literally has Alpha in her name
Alpha by name, alpha by nature
‘Flaw detected in final step of logic’
So does anyone else notice that after her ether furnace is activated, Poppi a's in-game voice clips get less robotic?
Yeah
I love Poppi's dances. It stays through all forms and it is always so cute.
and all those dances were developed by old Nopon dudes customizing their dream waifu 🙃
I found poppi’s greatest hits came from the ones she was capable of delivering to the feels.
“Masterpon should get out more”
Tora is on big adventure with Rex-Rex right now!
Some may see it as a "waste", but I love using Ultimate Shield with Poppi alpha. With a 93% block rate, you’re essentially immune to 93% of the damage coming your way, and the remaining damage is cut in half with her high defense values. Unless you’re facing someone with pierce and guard-annul, your enemies practically have their DPS reduced to 3-4% from normal.
Kind of funny how the smallest Poppi is also the swolest
Poppi alpha is like that one kid at school who gets into a fight then doesn't even attack, but just block lmao
Are you kidding me? Poppi’s level four crit modifier gives her an extra one percent critical rate. That’s pretty good. It goes from five to six
1:14 A Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann reference? In your Enel Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Blade Guides? It's more likely than you'd think
MY DRILL WILL BE THE DRILL THAT WILL DRILL THE DRILL DRILL
genuinely criminal how far i had to scroll to find this comment
Wow, friend Enel post guide on Poppi. Now Poppi can strive to be the bestest and strongest Blade, Masterpon dreams of! (Yes this is Poppi. Using Masterpon's account!)
"Alpha by name, alpha by nature."
"Poppi not born yesterday, but not born much more than yesterday, so Poppi not know."
"POPPI SPINNING SLASH!"
Yes, I love Poppi (I highkey prefer her Japanese names to her English names though)
Thanks for doing this. I personally go Luck(Poppi) Strike(Qt) Strike(QtPi) + Beta/master scope, Overclocking bangle, World tree drop + overdrive
Driver Combo Lock + DoT kind of strategy
Poppi Alpha is so unkillable that I beat Tyrrannotitan afk. Took about an hour and a half but he died first
Poppi alpha is one of the best characters in the game. At least top 3.
@Jardani Law I just blatently don't agree that Zeke is annoying I love the names he gives attacks
@Jardani Law Zeke best boy 🥱
@Jardani Law Zeke is the GOAT
Can't lie. You right.
But Morag is awesome too you guys😭
I still find it hilariously ironic that the robot has one of the best (if not the best) voices in the game alongside some of the most heart-wrenching lines in the story.
“T-that below belt...”
“Without Rex, we not know which way to go. So please... Rex cannot give up and stop here!”
*”W E T H E B E S T!”*
I really wish each Poppi form got a role-specific art based on the CPU chip you had equipped to them. IE, Poppi a as a Tank would get Rigid Shield, while Poppi a as a Healer would get a party heal or heal-on-attack art.
That would've been so cool
Poppi is the MVP of the story(spoilers)
She saved the aegis , she busted them out of jail, Got them on the ship to save nia she beat her sister and Giant mecha sister. God she saved the story so many times. She is my favorite character btw.
Not just that- even now, she helped power the giant… computer(?) that Nia was using in the Endless Now millennia (for lack of a better term) later.
Just give her a dilation chip and ultimate shield skill drive and you can never die
Wait, so Tora can still benefit from having an enlightened loincloth equipped even though Poppi is a robot?
Poppi counts as a girl so yes lol
"Poppi shaped like girl"
I think that's the quote.
I never even really used Poppi until new game + because I never like grinding tiger tiger, but when I finally did I realized just how good Poppi could be.
Poppi Alpha is my favorite Poppi form, and she can become basically unkillable. I can’t wait to see how Enel customizes her.
I don't ever touch qt it's only qtpi for me
I main Alpha. On my first run i was missing like 2 manuals. But still liked poppi the most. Then got the one in Morytha and WT and suddenly everything was amazing
How to use poppi alpha: Reach Chapter 8 and unlock QTpie
Would've been nice to see her tanking some of the strongest attacks in the game, like Ultra Annhilation Flare, Falak Buster or even Prometheus lol.
Nice video nonetheless!
Keep up the good work Enel
Poppi is cutest Cinnapon Roll. When robot waifu cries, everybody fucking cries!
If this video was just "how to use poppi" it'd basically be "how to use Tora"
Thanks for your hard work, just got a switch recently and this game in particular and your guides have been a great help in giving me ideas on what to use and not to use in given situations
When the AI is being particularly stupid, I like to just slap a demon orb on Tora and have him solo the battle in a very slow but certain victory.
Poppi is amazing. Sure, it took until New Game+ for me to really use her seriously, but it was great when I did. When the Poppi QTπ guide drops, you'll have single handedly turned everyone's "No Simp September" into "Super Simp Simptember".
Agreed
"Alpha by name, Alpha by nature"
Alpha by name, alpha by nature!
I decided one day to go all in on her tanking ability, Dilation chip, damage heal, everything. I was very impressed at her ability to eat a massive hot and shrug it off like it was nothing. I do prefer killing my opponents dead, but being an immortal track had a certain appeal on its own.
On my first playthrough, I fell in love with Poppi as a character. I would add to Emergency Mode a 5% hp restored when an art is used when under 30%.
Wait, couldn’t you use a dark reflect aux core to totally cheese the Elma fight, then? Geez, now I want to see someone do that
yeah probably lol
I loved Poppi in the story but I didn't fully understood Poppiswap so I never had her to her full potential. Love the guide!
I'm a simple man, I see robot waifu, I click.
You can use ultimate shield to further boost the god-like defense that she has. Though like you said, she not gonna be destroying any enemies anytime soon.
Only 3 more unique blades left, you're on a role Enel.
Ehhh, go for QTPi. End of the guide 😂. Jokes aside, Alpha is the best tank in the game, I think she reaches close to 100% block rare which is insane if you are struggling vs certain enemies.
Insane defense values, too. It's almost impossible for Tora to die if he's got Alpha up
How to use Poppi Alpha:
1. Give her a Master Luck Mod to support QTpi's amazing break art
2. Use Poppi QTpi
How to use Poppi QT:
1. Give her a Master Strike Mod or a Master Muscle Mod to support QTpi's level 1 special damage or accuracy
2. Use Poppi QTpi
I'm guessing you'll eventually do a cumulative guide on how all three Poppis/Hanas mesh (I.e. how to use Alpha and Qt as stat sticks for QtPi)
One of the best characters in the game, partnered with a Nopon of culture. Robot girls best girls.
Who needs tanking when QT Pi makes short work of everything and can take a hit? Poppi never dies but it has the attacking prowess of a Caterpie using tackle.
The funny thing is that I just got the QTpi form for Poppi in my game on the same day this video released.
Her drill actually does pierce the heavens though. One of Tora's driver arts launches him skyward.
Ohhhh *Tiger Tiger Flashbacks*
Poppi is very fun, an easy 50% guard rate with Tora's already chunky healtu pool gets pretty crazy, and thats only just in chapter 4.
I'd like a mode that lets you create your own challenges, with a certain cap for lvls and stats of opponents and your team. Imagine fighting a lvl 150 malos in elysium beneath the tree with only rex and blades 🤔
Enjoying all of your guides Enel. They have been useful.
When Poppi cries we all cry.
I love your Blade Guides Enel! Keep up the good work!
Closed Captions at 1:16 are really cursed, and not in a funny way
I will name my father Masterpon
I like how Poppi looks so similar to Momo from Xenosaga (XS2 specifically)
Both are artificial girls whom should be protected at all costs. So the similarities fit
Poppi with a bow would be equal parts terrifying and cute. I'd be wary if I was Tora.
Best form, best character.
"Not even piercing the heavens"
Heh, I respect that
Poppi alpha is just there for level 1 chain special it serves no other purpose the rapid hit does weirdly high team attack damage but its useless outside that use
"Ha, ha, Poppi drill~"
Alpha by name, Alpha by nature
93% BLOCK RATE W/ ULTIMATE SHIELD GOES BRRRRRRRR
Comment for algorithm. Thanks Enel.
I can't forget to leave my algorithm boosting comment for everyone's favorite artificial blade!
Poppi! Can't wait to see all that Poppi Power you build her with ;)
I feel like poppi's first form should have been called Poppi QT, her second form Popi QT pie, and her third form Poppi Alpha. Idk why, I just makes more sense to me in that order. Especially since her third form is her strongest form.
I would like it if for the Lv. 1, Lv. 2, and Lv. 3 Specials you would put the little more detailed stat box like you do for the Lv. 4 Specials, it would help with following along as a visual aid lol
that's really difficult to do for all of them :(
@@EnelXC Aww, ok then, the guides are already pretty helpful by themselves
Poppis dance moves are the most op part of her 👀
Sorry if this is unrelated, but how do you get Lv 6 Aux Cores? I haven’t found any videos talking about them.
They can be obtained at random via Challenge Mode and I think some merc missions or quests if I recall correctly. Mostly Challenge Mode missions like Chickenheart Challenge.
Ty
A little late to comment but great vid! I knew that alpha was a good tank but I didn’t think she could reach the status of “completely unkillable so stop trying”
How to use Poppi Alpha: give her a bunch of passives to help buff Poppi QT Pi
Are you going to explain how to customize her to support QTPI?
In the qtpi video??
very briefly but I'll show the poppiswaps
Are you going to do an updated video going over how to set up all 3 of Alpha, QT and QTPi to support QTPi as well as possible? Or would that take too long, because its fine if it is!
I have a QTpi guide, can't remember if I showed it there but it isn't too hard.
@@EnelXC ohhh OK, thanks!
obligatory algorithm comment, always love ya
I’m just gonna let it be known. I called the Poppi video 2 days ago
Guess I could see the Future
Hey Enel, do you pretend to make any trails of coverage here? I've been thinking about starting the series and wanted to know your opinion
not on my agenda currently. i literally just started the series myself yesterday.
@@EnelXC your impressions about It could be interesting, started Xenosaga myself after seeing you praise it so much. There's people interested in that!
Anyway, no pressure, keep on doing what you like!
Wish I had this 2 years ago... I never used her right because that mini game you had to play was so boring
Great video, surprised to not see ultimate shield, guess it’s over kill (over guard? Since she can’t die) can’t wait for future guides
ultimate shield isn't as good as everyone thinks when the damage mitigation is already so high.
I know its all preference but is there a better element for each form? I'm going through the game again and was just looking how I should work towards optimizing the poppis and you change the element twice in this video alone! Just wondering cause they're obviously given 1 element but I doubt those are the best for even the in game content besides alpha's earth pairing with pyra early-pre mythra game
It entirely depends on enemies being fight or party blade combo synergy
Yeah i needed this
are you thinking of making a guide on the technical manuals?
probably not, there's plenty of videos showing where to get those.
Wait a minute did I see a fucking RED ZERO?! Brother 😭
I know shes op and tora has the best blades in the game, however i just dont like tora 😂
hey enel, this may sound impatient, but are you making guides on every blade, or just story/100% chance blades?
I’d upgrade poppi but I’m too lazy to play tiger-tiger
besides the accessory, how do you get Tora's agility so high?
master evasion mods on qt/qtpi
Aggro needs to be tweaked a bit.
I could have all the aggro boost in the world and they all target rex cause the numbers this game gets to are ridiculous.
I'd try using poppi QT as a hitter to gain aggro then switch to poppi, but what's the point of all that damage then? That'd be me discarding poppi QT.
are you thinking about making guides about grinding for ap/sp/trust?
So the best way to use poppi is to click right on the d-pad?
After how to vid, can we get individual blade lores pls pls pls?
What does the luck stat do other than affect chances to pull rare blades, or does it not do that?
effects your reaction chance and resistance
once you are done with the blade guides, are you going to make an optimal team consisting of what 3 blades should each driver have for optimal results, what accessories are necessary, which aux cores are needed, and core chips?
Yeah I may do a best party setup video again
Is there a formula or equation for how aggro works?
Yes but I don't know it off hand. Damage is a large factor though
So, I'm not Poppiswap master by any means, but isn't a 93% block rate before applying Emergency Mode kind of excessive? Like, it's certainly not a bad thing to have, but I'd think that a 78% block rate (swapping out the Block Rate Up V for something else) which caps out when below 30% health, with some other benefit like higher damage, greater aggro generation, or a 50% chance for blocks to nullify damage entirely (with Ultimate Shield) would be more effective in the long run, or at the very least make better use of her skills. Alternatively, a Tachyon Chip on the same setup would still have a respectable 69% block rate (possibly 70% depending on how the game handles rounding) with a moderately higher auto-attack and crit rate, plus the special effect of extra aggro generation from Specials and Driver Arts. If there's some reason the above-30%-health block rate should be the highest priority the by all means correct me, I'm just going on observation, logic, and a bit of research here.
What about ultimate shield for alpha? Isn't it a good option for her?
not necessary because mitigation is already so high
Enel gotcha thanks.
hmm ... why use Skill RAM Vendetta V that gives 50% dmg increase instead of Special Enhancing RAM AB Vendetta V which gives 100% dmg increase ? Is it because AB Vital Charge V gives 150% ... interesting. it really looks like AB Vital Charge V is best in slot for Special Enhancing RAM ...
Is it that there's just not a lot of other ways to add damage to her, or that there's no point compared to her defensive utility? I just wonder if this is overkill on her defenses, and more couldn't be spared to boost her damage (and by extension aggro).
Not a ton of other options and her damage is awful even when maxed out. I'd just stick to other blades for that and focus on what alpha does best
@@EnelXC Fair enough. Just the thought I had watching this. Thanks for the reply!
tl;dr
run this if you’re not very good at the game but want to clear later game content
,,,QTpi as an Evasion!!!,,, Uh the blade as shown in Nn Li's breakdowns is great for bringer of chaos, and dealing with Super bosses
what
Can't you use dark reflect against elma and take 0 damage
Yeah
@@EnelXC 60:00 challenge
Not the most fun Blade to use in combat (QT pi is a completely different story of course), but as a character she's easily my favorite in all of Xenoblade.
Yes beat robot maid that’s used my a perv
no shade but you might wanna reupload tmrw since my subs page is covered in ps5 updates
it's not a big deal I'm sure this video will be fine lol