Fiddlesticks: The Bringer of Death

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Intro to Fiddlesticks: The Bringer of Death

Well, this is my first guide and I decided to cover my favorite champion Fiddlesticks. He is an easy to build and easy to use champion who can be an amazing 1v1 fighter and extremely effective in larger team fights. I do not have much experience jungling with Fiddle, so unfortunately that topic and build will not be discussed in this guide. However, I am working on brining a jungling build to the page as soon as possible. Please feel free to leave suggestions or questions about the page in the comments, I always appreciate some constructive criticism. Thanks!

Pros and Cons

Pros Great 1v1 champion Can stay in lane for a long time (thanks to Drain) Fairly easy to build Can deal massive magic damage and win team fights

SPACE

Cons Little mana Long cooldown on ultimate Not a good farmer Not much defense

Fiddle's Abilities And Why To Level In This Order

Fiddlesticks possesses am amazing array of abilities to crush enemies. Skill sequence is CRITICAL to Fiddle's early game success. While many have disagreed with my sequence, I have had great success with it and its a great way to get the early edge and crush other champions.

PASSIVE: A free 10 magic penetration right off the bat?! I'll Take it! This ability is amazing to start with. Because Fiddle's abilities are only able to use 45% of his AP, magic penetration is a main focus for him. This is extremely helpful early game.

Starting with the ability Dark Wind is MUST for Fiddlesticks. With it, you can harass enemies and keep them at a distance. In an early engagement scenario, the silence effect and damage will cripple your enemies, and while they run away will be their demise as it rebounds off other minions and champions in the area. You want to level this ability as fast as possible to continue harassing enemies and killing them as they flee from your wrath.

Following Dark Wind, Drain is essential to Fiddle's survival and is the secret to his success. As your AP (Ability Power) increases to does the amount of life you drain and the damage the enemy receives. This is the skill which wins 1v1 fights. This is the second skill you will want to level up as quickly as possible. Some people believe that this should be your fist priority and choice of skill, however, in early game because you possess low AP, it is not as effective or devastating as it is in mid and late game.

Terrify is an amazing piece of Fiddle's arsenal. It can be used to interrupt enemy champion casts as well as a way to keep an enemy from fleeing. I do not find it very important to level up early, however, because its use is mainly as an interrupt to the enemy's spell's and their attack sequence. Using this effectively can sometimes win fights.

Crowstorm is the big gun in Fiddle's arsenal. Though it has a short cast time, it deals massive AOE (Area of Effect) damage to any nearby champions and minions. This will turn the tide in team fights and catch a fleeing enemy with its ability to "jump" forward. The most effective way to use Crowstorm when not in a team fight scenario is to hide among the bushes and jump an enemy, taking them by suprise and dealing massive amounts of damage. Crowstorm should be used to kill weakened champions or kill fleeing champions. Sometimes, initiating with Crowstorm in a team fight will push the enemy champions back and allow your allies to take the offensive. Even while Crowstorm is active, you can cast other abilities. This is a huge plus which should be taken advantage of.

Effective Ability Sequences In Combat Situations

Now familiar with his abilities and knowing which order to level them, the focus turns to how we must use these abilities in effective combinations to demolish our enemies! Of course, the sequence of ability use is situational, however, it is always good to have a plan and then deviate from it accordingly.

When engaging in a 1v1 against a melee champion in the open such as , my approach is:

Dark Wind ---> Drain ---> Terrify ---> Drain

Dark Wind will not only damage, but silence whatever ability the enemy champion was going to use to initiate the fight which gives you control of the first few seconds. Following with Drain will deal great damage while they recover from silence and launch their first attacks, you are already sucking their health away, replacing that which you have initially lost. Now, when using Terrify, you want to use it either to interrupt an enemy ability as I mentioned earlier, or simply to get the champion off your back while you resume using Drain and recovering health. This is an extremely effective combat sequence which takes command of the fight, forcing the enemy to be controlled by you instead of the other way around. It is an aggressive and dictative sequence rather than a responsive one.

When suprising an enemy champion from the bushes or entering a large team fight my approach is:

Crowstorm ---> Terrify ---> Drain ---> Dark Wind

While initiating fights with Crowstorm is not always a effective method, sometimes it can be a great way to initiate and end a fight quickly, earning you some quick cash and experience. Crowstorm should NEVER be used in the middle of a fight because it can be easily interrupted, in which case you have just wasted your ultimate and allowed the enemy champion to begin controlling the fight.

It is always a good idea to experiment and come up with a version which you feel confident and comfortable with. The above are merely suggestions to get started with which I use and have found to be effective.

Summoner Spells

My Summoner Spells

Exhaust is a must have for Fiddle. It reduces the target's (auto/basic) attack by 70%, (ability/item) damage by 35%, and slows movement speed by 40%! It can be used to weaken an enemy champion in the middle of a fight, keep them in range of your Crowstorm, and also to slow a fleeing champion so you may finish them off. Best.Summoner.Spell.Ever.

or Now, Ghost can be interchanged with Flash, however, I prefer Ghost because it lasts longer and can be used to run from a fight, or chase down a fleeing enemy. While Flash can be used to surprise enemies it does not cover the distance which one using the Ghost summoner spell is able to, therefore, I prefer Ghost. Its a matter of preference.

Other Good Choices

These are other summoner spells I think work well with Fiddlesticks.

Teleport allows for quicker movement around the map when it is up. It can be used to turn a 2v2 into a 3v2 victory and grabbing kills.

Surge increases ability power by 10-78 and attack speed by 35%. The ability power increase is not all that impressive and the attack speed is of no use to Fiddle, however, it is not a bad choice.

Ignite deals 420 + (lvl x 25) damage to enemy champions. This can be a great help fighting enemy tanks or simply getting that killing blow. This is my second choice summoner spell.

Replenishes 160 + (lvl x 30) mana, allowing for longer laning and you'll be ready for a fight with enemy champions. A great choice for Fiddle.

Stay Away From!!!

Fiddle already has the means to heal himself, why waste a summoner spell?!?!

Masteries

With my masteries I have carefully deliberated and decided on the mastery selection below. I believe those chosen best benefit Fiddle in his quest to satiate his bloodlust.

From the offensive mastery tree the ability power from Mental Force, cooldown reduction from Sorcery, and magic penetration from Arcane Knowledge are obvious choices for Fiddle. Continuing down the tree, i placed 3 points in Havoc, 4 points in Blast, followed by 4 points in Archmage and my final offensive mastery point in Executioner. Skipping over the defensive mastery tree, in the utility mastery tree, I went for the max increased mana from Expanded Mind and put 1 point in Good Hands (who likes being dead??) to advance down the tree to Meditation for the mana regeneration which is critical for Fiddle because he has so little mana and uses it quite rapidly in combat, especially in the earlier portions of the game. By placing 1 points in Swiftness I increased Fiddle's movement speed and proceeded to place my last mastery point in Transmutation for the spell vamp.

All together this is an offensively stressed build, however, I think the best one to completely destroy your opponents.

Runes and Statistics

Runes are meant to stress a champions strong points and give them the edge in combat. This means realize which stats need to be focused upon to allow Fiddle to dish out maximum damage against other champions. As far as specific stats are concerned, the order of importance is thus:

• Magic Penetration
• Ability Power
• Cooldown Reduction
• Mana Regeneration
• Mana
• Health

Items

While the crystal grants Fiddle more mana and builds into Catalyst the Protector, I prefer the multitude of stats given by Doran's Ring. The crystal grants less early game survivability to Fiddle than does the ring.

SPACE

Whereas Sapphire Crystal grants straight mana, Meki Pendant grants straight mana regeneration. While it is most certainly needed, again, Doran's Ring provides more early game survivability. The pendant does build into any of the items I am seeking to buy either, making it somewhat of a waste.