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(43) |

Hi!

Well done on the guide! I don't play nor top lane often myself, but I have played both before and I was curious about when to go ? I know you mention as a cheater recall but I was wondering when you take over and in what situation you upgrade to in?

(14) |

Thanks for the reply!

To answer, you should go if you and your lane opponent have no-kill pressure against each other. That allows you to freely scale. on the other hand is good for getting item spikes faster while having some combat stats to help in trades. should be upgraded third item or later, as if you do it before then you'll delay your omnivamp for too long, making it harder to split if you can't kill your opponent. Hope that answered your questions!

(101) |

Hey there,

You made an application in the guide review thread, so here it is!

A note before I start: I do not play myself so my knowledge on builds/runes is limited.

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Cheatsheet

The cheatsheet looks very good, a few nitpicks:

There are no notes saying when to go one starting item over another.
Damage and magic resist block notes contain a bit too many stats/what the items do rather than blatantly saying when they should be build.
Patch 10.16 has landed today, so perhaps it is time to remove references to patch 10.5 in your notes.

Runes

Preseason was a long, long time ago, perhaps it is time to remove the reference at Conqueror and change the description.
The minor runes are a bit of jumble. Are there specific scenario’s where you take Presence of Mind over Triumph? Is it based on preference? Same for Legend: Alacrity vs Legend: Bloodline.
I think Last Stand is the superior choice over Coup de Grace. In close fights you’ll benefit more from the former and if you are already ahead you won’t need the damage from the latter.
Both Sorcery and Inspiration secondary feel more like a showcase of what possible secondary runes you can take on Fiora rather than an explanation on when to take what runes. Anyone can imagine which runes are useful, but not everyone (including me) can imagine when to take those runes.
You do not mention the rune shards at all.

Items

Wasn’t Manamune supposed to be combined with a specific rune page? Or is that rune page optional? If the rune page isn’t optional it wouldn’t make sense as you don’t know you’ll be ahead when choosing your runes.
It is worth making a separate subsection about component items. Think of Quicksilver Sash and Ravenous Hydra/ Trinity Force components. I can imagine that you do want to build certain components in certain matchups. If this is not the case then this won't be necessary.

Abilities

Show the combo in the fast fiora ult proc video above the clip, like you did at the fast combo fiora video.

Gameplay

Early game; freezing: ‘The amount of minions that the enemy laner should have is 2-3.’ This is a rather strange statement as the enemy laner needs to have 2-3 minions MORE than you do, which is definitely more than 2-3.

Presentation

The presentation is clean & beautiful, I do not really have anything to add here… Some stuff that Psi said is still relevant here, such as the grammar in the ability sequence section, ability tooltips and the tips & tricks header spacing.

This is a very good guide in terms of basics, aside from a few details it’s perfect. But beyond that, it kind of nibbles the surface of gameplay information. To elevate your guide from good to top-tier you could look to upgrade it with in-depth sections about stuff like warding (beyond laning phase), wave control, how to teamfight, target selection, how to properly utilize , walljumping, how to splitpush and whatnot. This can be a lot of work, so it is ultimately up to you to decide whether it is worth it or not! (I definitely think it is worth it :D)

This concludes the review. I hope you can do something with the feedback, feel free to reply if you have any questions/remarks.
Anyways, good luck with updating & upgrading your guide and have a nice day!

(1) |

Hey! This is a great guide!! One question though, would you ever build BOTRK? If so, when would you build it in terms of matchups and what item should you buy it after?
Thanks for the guide!!

(14) |

To answer your question, yes, you can build . It's good rush item against health stackers like , ranged champions like , or other BOTRK users like or . I would personally build it either first item or after . If you're planning to go BOTRK, then go and attack speed, adaptive, and armor/mr for runes. Hope that answered your questions!

(1) |

Sounds good to me!! I'll definitely test out the build on Fiora!! Thanks for the fast reply too!

(7) |

Realy nice guide, but do you really use or like PTA or fleet footwork?..i Feel like it is useless on her, maybe fleetfootwork isnt too bad, but conq is still better

(14) |

and are both viable against ranged champions where it's harder to engage on them. is more for killing them in lane with - auto - to proc it fast while is for sustaining against poke and utility. can be used in ranged matchups but it will be harder to lane early. Hope that answered some of your questions

(7) |

Yeah, I undestand it now, thank you for responding, but if you dont take you lose a lot of potentional in late game, which is important too.

(1495) |

Hey chrisorion, here's the Scout review you requested. Sorry for the long wait on this one, I didn't realize you were still waiting on a review until recently.

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Build

Great descriptive notes for the rune pages in the cheatsheet. I'd love to see similar notes for the Summoner Spells to give people a quick idea of when to run TP vs Ignite.
Your situational items in both sections are pretty well explained, but unfortunately it's difficult to parse what's going on in the build from a glance. There will be some readers who either don't notice the Notes or don't have time to read all the details since they're in game or something. For these people, breaking up your situational items into smaller chunks could be useful. For example, you could group your CDR options since you want people to build at least one. Alternatively, if you always build either Sterak's or Maw, you could group those in their own category. Another way of doing it would be arranging them by priority, with a group of "standard" items like Death's Dance and Sterak's separate from a group of more situational picks like Mercurial. Sorta up to you how you want to do it, but I think this is the best place to improve your cheatsheet readability.
Gotta say, the Muramana build seems really strange to me. I'll be interested to see your explanation of the build in the guide proper.
Threats section seems quite good, though not every matchup has the same level of information. Filling this out a bit more in the future would definitely be a good goal.
Adding some synergies wouldn't hurt, even if it's only a few. Are there any champions that you really like playing with as Fiora. Maybe junglers that can help you out early or champions with waveclear that can ensure you can split safely?

Presentation

Don't have too much to say here, the visuals look great. Props to Jovy for the great looking graphics, as usual. :)
In your Itemization section, some of your items are a little too close together. The first 5 items are spaced well, then the rest are packed. They should be spaced similarly.
The descriptions for each of the items seem fine, but this section feels a little disorganized. Breaking the chapter up into something like "Core" "Standard" and "Situational" or maybe even more specific categories like "MR Options" would make it feel like it has more flow from topic to topic.
Your grammar in the Ability Sequence section took a bit of a dive it seems. Use the imperative rather than future tense since you're telling your readers what to do. For example, instead of saying "you will level Lunge first", just tell them to "level Lunge first". This paragraph also contains two run-on sentences. You should break them up into smaller sentences if you're going to jump topics. It might be easiest to simply scrap this paragraph and rewrite it from scratch. It's pretty weird, since this is the first time I've noticed any grammar issues in the guide.
I'm personally not a huge fan of copying over the ability tooltips (even though a couple of my guides still might have those), but if you're going to do it, you'll need to distinguish it from your own commentary by formatting it differently. Using color, size, italics or whatever else seems appropriate would be helpful for readers to realize where the tooltip stops and your content begins.
You need a bit more space around the Tips and Tricks subheaders for a bunch of these abilities. Try to match the spacing of the one for Lunge since that one looks good.
The presentation of the Early/Mid/Late Game chapters is pretty basic. It doesn't look awful but it's still mostly just a wall of text. I'll talk more about what you can do here in the Content section of the review, but keep in mind that any new content you add for these areas will need some visuals to go with the information.

Content

Your runes section as it is now is a good breakdown of the viable options for Fiora, and you have some matchup info sprinkled in there, but after seeing the cheatsheet what I'm really craving is a recreation of the actual rune pages you use for various matchups along with a list of champions that you'd use that page against. For example, you could show the Conqueror + Resolve page you usually run, then have the icons of all relevant matchups to use that page against just below it. If you have any minor adjustments (like Legend: Alacrity vs Legend: Bloodline) for individual matchups, or if any choices are preference-based, you could list the exceptions briefly below.
Not a fan of the summoner spell breakdown tbh. It seems like you don't recommend Ignite at all, but you still list it in both the cheatsheet and guide. You're well within your rights to just list Flash and Teleport. You can explain why TP is better than Ignite in the TP explanation. If I misread somehow and you DO think Ignite is viable, tell your readers when they should be taking it.
Your Manamune explanation is decent, but I think you're underselling how much of an innovation this build is. To my knowledge, Manamune is extremely rarely built by Fiora players, so you're essentially pioneering or popularizing it by pitching it as a potential early buy. I'd like a more comprehensive breakdown of Manamune as it compares to the standard build, along with maybe a stronger argument about why it's worth going for. You mentioned it gives more AD than other options once it's fully stacked, but what is your counterargument to the obvious "earlier power spikes means more pressure / carry potential" argument? Solo queue games are volatile, so if you want people to build Manamune before Fiora's core items, you need to do some more convincing.
Seems like you're missing some of the items in the Muramana build from the cheatsheet. Maybe a small subsection about Manamune and related items (like Black Cleaver and Frozen Heart) would be in order.
I think the biggest issue content-wise is the last few chapters of the guide. The information you have there is good, but there's a lot that can still be added. I'll give you some credit for having good matchups in your cheatsheet, but even assuming you won't be adding a matchups chapter outside the Threat meter, there are still other subjects that warrant a more thorough explanation (along with some gifs/clips/graphics that help demonstrate). For a new Fiora player, one of the most important things to learn is how to apply pressure through split-pushing without getting caught, which is only briefly touched upon. You mention wave manipulation and link a useful resource on it, but that's all the content for early game. You have some laning tips sprinkled throughout other parts of the guide, but this is a good opportunity to really demonstrate how to master the early game by trading, manipulating the wave and tracking the enemy jungler effectively. I'm not going to pretend these subjects are easy to tackle effectively, but this is the type of content that will turn your guide from "good" to "amazing". If you put the work in, I think it'll really pay off.

Overall, despite some misgivings about , this guide feels well-made and the builds & matchups look well-researched. My main gripe is that while it covers all the core subjects that a guide must cover, you don't have much meat to the guide beyond the build. Adding more gameplay content to teach readers how to play Fiora beyond the basic mechanics and build knowledge will bring your guide the rest of the way to becoming a really in-depth resource. This guide has a lot of potential so I hope you continue working on it and trying to make it the best it can be! :)

I hope you find this review helpful in fixing up a few things and having some goals to work towards. Good luck with your guide!

dont you think yorick is one of the most dangerous champions against fiora cuz i havent seen you put it on your guide.

(326) |

Hello there chrisorion, here is the review you wanted, sorry for being a bit late with it.

review

Where you stand as of right now, you've got a solid guide. I'm going to let you digest my input, and maybe make some changes. If you want me to revisit your guide at some later point in time, then it'd be my pleasure. Just reply to this comment if you feel like it or you can decide to post a new review on My Review Service.

(8) |

Very nice guide! What makes better than other skirmishers or bruisers like or ? How hard would you consider her to play, and how rewarding is she when played correctly? Also, what do you think about right now? It's really strong right now and seems to be a really good champion that can use it.

(14) |

Hi FlyingWailord.

What makes better than other bruisers and skirmishers is her true damage passive and . After got reworked into more ad and healing and no true damage, bruisers like and suffer against tanks because they have no true damage. on the other hand passive does true damage and therefore does better in fighting tanks. is one of the best outplaying abilities in the game that makes her 1v1 potential better than most bruisers. I would consider a hard champion to master as split-pushing effectivity and the use of in fights takes time to master. I think is very rewarding when played correctly because in every matchup there's always something to to be able to outplay. My opinion on is that it is worse than triforce because lethality is and was never good on and it has no cdr and utilizes cdr well.

(326) |

Hello Chrisorion,

I really like your guide here on it gives some new players the basics and fundamentals on how to play the champ and it's pretty concise as well which is good. I love your little banners although they could look even better, but as of right now they're really cute. I have a question though, Do you think there is a possibility of one more keystone being a thing on or is Conq / Grasp the only ones & if so, why not mention it & why would it be good?

Otherwise, like your guide. :)

(14) |

Thanks for the reply Fruxo!

To answer your question, conqueror and grasp are the keystones that I personally use, but kleptomancy is an option against tanks that you can't kill in the early game like and . I haven't tested it yet so I don't have any data on how good it is, but kleptomancy is good for getting your item spikes faster but doesn't provide any damage late game. I have a question for you. What could I do to improve the banners? This is my first time making a guide so I would appreciate any feedback to make my guide better.

(326) |

No worries! This is a banner that was made for me, for one of my guides. Maybe you can use some of that inspiration for your banners! :)

(10) |

Wow, amazing Fiora guide. I learn that Fiora is hard high risk high reward. This is a beautifully crafted guide with every intent to help others. Hashinshin must see this. Slap vote before you go. Or else your account will be deleted.