Ignore the people telling you go double BT. Fiora is foremost an auto-attack champion with aspects of an AD caster. Crit-less AD builds are a bad idea that is reliant on Fiora's long cooldown ult. On-hit builds are number-wise viable but impractical due to their high gold combo costs from mediocre parts.

Going Berserker's isn't a good choice top lane considering the damage reduction of Ninja Tabi's and utility of Mercury Treads. If you are going Youmuu's, its best to go BC afterwards for additional armor shred.

Not that most of this matters since S3 is revamping the entire melee carry itemization tree with Blade of the Ruined King, Tiamat and its upgrade, revamped BC and probably revamped Youmuu's. Anyways, its good to see a Fiora guide on mobafire with Youmuu's finally.

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This guide belongs at a rating higher than 50% so i'll upvote, but i'm a little skeptical about the build. While the whole 'glass cannon' approach that my friends have to some champions like Fiora and Master Yi and Pantheon sometimes work, it isn't always reliable. I find that if opposing top lane champions stack armor ( Malphite e.g.), it can mess up this build a little. Additionally, the lack of tenacity on fiora can make it difficult to escape jungle ganks. The lack of early game armor/MR doesn't help either.

Just throwing it out there, why don't you nab a Mercury's Treads & a second Bloodthirster? You already get plenty of AS from Fiora's Burst of Speed and your Youmuu's Ghostblade (it seems like you really want to keep that in the build)?

The lifesteal you get from just her auto attacks would be insane, and her Blade Waltz could restore her to 10% life to full, if you time it right

Anyways, a solid guide +1
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You know Madred's Bloodrazor is getting taken out of the game right? Also Youmuu's Ghostblade is not a good fit for Fiora. Fiora is an AD Caster not a crit reliant champion. Early Brutalizer is good though and with the new item changes it will build into Black Cleaver.

Wit's End along with any other "on-hit" items are a worthless buy. Yes the stats look good but you need to stay from items like Wit's End and Tiamat. Riposte is a must top lane. Maxing it first it a lot better than maxing Burst of Speed first. All you need to get full stacks on Duelist is to hit 2 Lunges and 2 auto attacks. Activating the movement speed bonus of Burst of Speed can be done by hitting Lunge on an enemy minion or champion.

In no way shape or form should Youmuu's Ghostblade be a staple item on Fiora AT ALL. The item is not that good nor does Fiora rely on crit chance. Also your reasoning for buying Madred's Bloodrazor is flawed. Madred's Bloodrazor is not good for taking out tanks. Tanks are built around resistances not health. It order for the magic damage that this item does to be efficient you need like 80% Magic Pen.

AtMogs is bad for Fiora. Frozen Mallet is one the best defensive items for Fiora and you do not need Atma's Impaler for it to be worthwhile. I do not trust your knowledge about Fiora in saying that Wriggle's Lantern and Doran's Blade are bad on Fiora and should never be built. Doran's Blade increases damage, health and lifesteal on an AD caster and you are saying it should not be built????????

+1 for making some changes :) And I agree with you too, I do believe Youmuu's may benefit Fiora. Good luck with your guide.

Hi Sneak :) I'm just randomly reviewing guides and came across yours. I really appreciate your comments about me <3 (Turn on comment to vote!)

Now on to the review.

RUNES
I think your runes are fine, but could be improved. Could ArPen be replaced with AD? And the Alacrity with some survivability? It's unlikely you'll be facing heavy AP top lane, but it's possible - you're not really making full use of AttkSpeed as you shouldn't be auto'ing in lane, thus what's the point of a faster hit rate early game? ... especially as you level Burst of Speed first.

ITEMS
Your items are really odd. Some of them make sense, such as Bloodthirster and Guardian Angel. Others make little to no sense, such as Madred's Bloodrazor. I can see Black Cleaver being useful, as it is applied during your ultimate. I'm not sure about the Youmuu's upgrade. I can completely agree that an early Brutalizer can make your opponent cry, but the upgrade is generally a waste of money. I don't play Fiora much, so I haven't tried it on her, but that's my intitial thoughts about it.

SKILL ORDER
Generally speaking, you'll be up against some heavy AD top lane. Champions like Jayce, Renekton, Riven. To ensure you can trade in skirmishes, Riposte is often taken for the increase in AD and the damage return. Of course Riposte increases Lunge's damage too. While an attack speed boost may seem more beneficial (more hits per second, right?), it is often better to do more damage per hit. I realise that attack speed benefits Duelist - I guess it's just up to personal preference.

MASTERIES
It is rarely, if ever, necessary to go more than 21 points into any tree. That said, I guarentee that Demolitionist is terrible. As Fiora, you don't have an escape abilities and thus shouldn't be pushed to the enemy tower and attacking it anyway. As such, it's a useless mastery to have - one level of Riposte gives you that damage - no need to waste a mastery point. I think you'll also find that Tough Skin and Indomitable will work better to your advantage than Lethality (you don't spec specifically for crit in your build) or Butcher . Summoner's Insight is also pretty useless. You already have Lunge, on a 16 sec cooldown, don't need to reduce Flash by 15 seconds.

INTRODUCTION
I'd be wary about this. At first I thought the advertised build was your REAL recommended build for Fiora - you may get downvoted for it by people who don't read.

ITEMS, ITEMS AND MORE ITEMS
The item icons are a little too big, in my opinion - they look pixelated. I personally believe that Bloodthirster should be a first purchase on Fiora instead of Youmuu's. But again, personal preference.

Wriggle's Lantern: Actually, it's not a bad item top lane against AD bruisers. Armour, extra ward, life steal. It's a good pick.

Wit's End: I'd buy Wit's over Youmuu's any day, especially on Fiora. Your build is lacking survivability as it is. Yes, Fiora's an assassin, yes, she has Riposte, yes you grab GA. But Wit's gives you what Youmuu's gives you with a better survivability rate. Wit's' magic damage is also applied with Fiora's ult, so that's something to consider.

RUNES, MASTERIES AND ALL THAT TWODDLE
This stuff should probably be at the top, as the cheat sheet is what a person reads first and wants to know about. I would take the extra time to explain your choices - what may be fairly obvious to you, could completely fly over someone else's head.

SO NOW WHAT?
What about Nasus? Anyone who lower's Fiora's attack speed is a threat top lane/in-game.

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I like you, and I like some aspects of your guide, but I do believe you need to do a little more theory-crafting with your build and rune/mastery choices. Believe me, I had to do the same with my own guides before I rounded them up to what was "better".

Feel free to write a rebuttal - if you can use any of the information to write as a reply to further your guide, that's great. Personally, I find writing replies helps me see what others may see when they read my guide, so it makes me add a more in-depth explanation to a previously lacking section.

Good luck with your guide! A reply and some edits will most likely get my upvote :)

- jhoi