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That being said, I have to express my own opinion on your build too. Bountiful Harvest is your main skill, and it has a fairly low cooldown, that's why I wouldn't use Morello's Evil Tome on Fiddlesticks, I would much rather consider getting Rylai's Cristal Scepter. I know, I know, you'll say he has enough CC already and he doesn't need the slow(main reason for most people to get it), but since Fiddle is so squishy, this item improves his survivability quite a lot. Also, the slow might not be mandatory(like in others like Annie), but think about it, will anyone ever be able to run outside of your Crowstorm before he dies? I think not.
Next, Spirit Visage and Will of the Ancients are items suited for Vladimir and Morgana, as they have natural spell-vamp on all their spells, not just one. Will of the Ancients is also good for spellcasters that have high damaging quick combos(like Brand and Ryze), which Fiddlesticks is not. I don't know if you're aware of this, but AoE spells only proc 1/3 of the spell-vamp, so that means that your ulti won't be that effective in the healing department. Sure, givesn the high amount of damage it does, and the fact that it hits 3 or 4 champions at once, it will givs a respectable amount of HP, but I still don't think it's worth it. Instead of it I would get Rod of Ages(makes you quite resilient in conjunction with Rylai's). It also gives mana and you NEED mana.
Instead of Spirit Visage I would take another survivability item, but again, one that also gives AP. You already have HP from RoA and Rylai's, you have MR and some Magic Pen from Abyssal Mask, all you need to become strong in defense is a little armor, so you take Zhonya's Hourglass. This way you build 4 defensive items without sacrificing damage one bit. Given you have a Rabaddon's Deathcap too, the AP you'll reach will be immense, without you being a glass-cannon.
BUT I would not recommend this guide at all. Reasons are quite simple :
1) Runes do not give the true potential power of Fiddle. Mana Runes are a waste in my opinion. I'd suggest AP ones.
2) The items you suggest (mostly at the sequence you propose) will make you a good self healer yes, but will not get you to the point of survivability you need nor the damage output you definitely need to get the 2-3 kills in the start of the game. Rushing for RoA + Hextech after sorc boots, got me at that point, later completed WoA and fast to deathcap.
3) Reaching mid/end game get you to the point that life drain clock turns before your spell completes, waste of cdr. On the other hand I found myself useless even when ultiing in the enemy grp having mediocre damage.
4) I don't find the skill leveling sequence helpful. I can agree that fear is important part of fiddle but stronger life drain / dark wind get you faster dps leaving longer cc at a later stage of the game.
I am playing Fiddle a lot (over 150 games) but I am not even close to a pro fiddle player considering other fellas in this forums.
I am not writing these comments to flame, I support the guy who wrote this alt (in my eyes is alt) guide on playing fiddle but I tried it and could not get to the point I wanted.
Always well intended
For the record I usually carry my team when on fiddle (i.e. 15/2/8 scores or more)
Runes are Terrible:
Instead of mana runes which might as well be empty slots for all the good they do you could be getting scaled cooldown reduction which would move you from 70% cd to 60% cd.
Items do not maximize survivabily.
A rod of ages would be a great replacement for the spirit visage, giving you mana, health, and 80AP. The Deathcap is also questionable, since in many games a banshee's veil or Zonya's is way more important for living through fights.
Been using this build for some time, beats the top build on moba and man. made an account purely so i could give this guide a thumbs up.
Thanks so much!
same thanks for sharing :)
What makes morello's a waste? I'd say its a very decent item especially for the cost, gives decent AP, a little bit of mp5 but most importantly 20% cdr, that's what lets you fire off another drain after that squishy Vayne condemns you out of your first one. I would like to hear your specific thoughts on the tome if you don't mind.
lol at weakspartan thought the same thing but didnt want to say anything because i still got the +1 hehehe
Morello's is a waste. Other than that, nice one. +1
What makes morello's a waste? I'd say its a very decent item especially for the cost, gives decent AP, a little bit of mp5 but most importantly 20% cdr, that's what lets you fire off another drain after that squishy Vayne condemns you out of your first one. I would like to hear your specific thoughts on the tome if you don't mind.