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[9.24] The Tidal Trickster: In-depth Fizz Guide

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Runes:

Domination

Electrocute

Sudden Impact

Ghost Poro

Ravenous Hunter

Precision

Triumph

Coup de Grace

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Items

[1] STARTING ITEMS

[2] STARTING ITEMS

[3] STARTING ITEMS

FIRST BACKS

CHOOSE AT LEVEL 9

BOOTS

CORE ITEMS

SITUATIONAL ITEMS

STANDARD FULL BUILD

Ability Order

Fizz Passive Ability

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Galio

Extreme

Yasuo

Ideal

You can make a combo with "Chum the Waters" (your ultimate) at max range and Yasuo's "Last Breath" (his ultimate), that will surely win any teamfight.

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Yasuo

Ideal

You can make a combo with "Chum the Waters" (your ultimate) at max range and Yasuo's "Last Breath" (his ultimate), that will surely win any teamfight.

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INTRODUCTION

About Fizz
PROS and CONS
Champion Skins

PRE-GAME

Runes
Summoner Spells
Items

CHAMPION INFO

Abilities
Ability Sequence
Combos

GAMEPLAY

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THE TIDAL TRICKSTER

BASE STATS
HEALTH: 570 (+98 per level)
ATTACK DAMAGE: 58.04 (+3 per level)
ATTACK SPEED: 0.66 (+3.1% per level)
MOVEMENT SPEED: 335
HEALTH REGEN: 8 (+0.7 per level)
ARMOR: 22.412 (+3.4 per level)
MAGIC RESIST: 32.1 (+1.25 per level)

UTILITY AND CC
SLOW: E and ultimate
KNOCK UP / DOWN: ultimate
TRUE SIGHT: ultimate

INFORMATIONS
ROLE: assassin
PLAYABLE ON: middle lane
DAMAGE: magic
MOBILITY: high
CASTING RESOURCE: mana
REGION: Bilgewater
NUMBER OF SKINS: 9

Fizz is known as one of the most annoying assassins in this game. His ability to one-shot every squishy champion and then escape unharmed makes him a nightmare in every match.
ULTIMATE: His ultimate is great for numerous reasons, like its enormous range of 1275 units and its huge radius at max range. It damages and knocks down all enemies that are inside its radius, making Fizz one of the best assassins in teamfights.

PROS

+ high mobility +
+ good splitpusher +
+ great ultimate +
+ tower dive potential +
+ great escape +
+ can jump over short walls +

is known as one of the most annoying assassins in this game. He can delete almost every squishy champion, without taking too much damage. Due to his high mobility, very high damage in late game and his ability to jump over walls, can excel in splitpushing.

CONS

- squishy -
- mana dependent -
- weak when behind -
- vulnerable to crowd-control -
- extremely hard against tanks -
- low utility and crowd-control -

, like the other assassins, is weak if falls behind, so he must get a lead in early / mid game. He is very squishy and vulnerable to crowd-controls because his only way to dodge them is and its cooldown is too high.

KEYSTONE
Electrocute: This is a must have for burst assassins like Fizz. Its damage is very good, especially in laning phase because you can proc it in every combo. Dark Harvest is still ok, but I prefer Electrocute.

DOMINATION TREE
Sudden Impact: This is the best choice for Fizz because you can proc it with Urchin Strike and even with Playful / Trickster, so you'll get a little more damage (+6 magic penetration) in every trade you'll do.

DOMINATION TREE
Ghost Poro: I think this is much better than Eyeball Collection because you can obtain 10 stacks much faster and easier and offers vision in brushes for 60 seconds or until the ghost spots an enemy champion. You can change it with Zombie Ward if you want.

DOMINATION TREE
Ravenous Hunter: Now it's just your choice. I prefer Ravenous Hunter for more sustain in fights, but you can choose Relentless Hunter for more movement speed, Ingenious Hunter to reduce items' cooldown or Ultimate Hunter to reduce ultimate's cooldown.

PRECISION TREE
Triumph: I really like this one because it helps you stay alive after winning close fights. It also grants you bonus gold.

PRECISION TREE
Coup de Grace: You deal more damage to champions who have less than 40% health, so it's a good choice for an assassin like Fizz. You can also change it with Cut Down if enemy team has a lot of tanks, to deal more damage in fights.

SORCERY TREE
Nullifying Orb: You will take Sorcery Tree as secondary runes only in special cases, like hard AP matchups. First rune in this tree is Nullifying Orb. Its shield is very good, so you have more chances to win fights against champions like Annie, Vladimir, Sylas etc. It's also very similar to Triumph.

SORCERY TREE
Absolute Focus: I think Absolute Focus is the best second choice in this tree because it's very similar to Coup de Grace. You can change it with Scorch, Absolute Focus or Gathering Storm, depending on your own playstyle.

RESOLVE TREE
Demolish: I'm not a fan of Resolve Tree on Fizz and I don't recommend using it, but it's still a viable option for him. If you have no hope that you can kill your enemies, you can play as a splitpusher, so Demolish is the best choice.

RESOLVE TREE
Unflinching: If you choose to be a splitpusher, the best second rune in this tree is Unflinching because it offers you a good amount of tenacity, making your escapes better. But, if you don't like this rune, you can change it with Bone Plating or Second Wind for more tankiness.

INSPIRATION TREE
Minion Dematerializer: If you are good at farming, I recommend you take Inspiration Tree as secondary runes for Minion Dematerializer. This rune will improve your CS because you will one-shot caster minions with Playful / Trickster after you put at least 4 points on it. I usually use dematerializers on one caster minion and two melee minions.

INSPIRATION TREE
Magical Footwear: Now it's just your choice. I recommend you take Magical Footwear because it gives you 10 bonus movement speed and you don't need to waste 300 gold on Boots. The only disadvantage is that you can buy Sorcerer's Shoes only after 12 minutes, if you don't get a kill. So, if you are ahead, you can't get the early power spike given by Sorcerer's Shoes. Therefore, you can take Cosmic Insight or Time Warp Tonic instead of Magical Footwear, or even Perfect Timing if you are against a champion like Zed. I usually take Cosmic Insight.

THE ONLY VIABLE SUMMONER SPELLS FOR FIZZ

ALWAYS TAKE THIS

Flash
RANGE: 425
COOLDOWN: 300

is a must have for because you can make a lot of plays and some combos with and and it can often save you in a match. is one of the best summoner spells, if not the best. Always take this.

YOUR CHOICE

Ignite
RANGE: 600
COOLDOWN: 180

I usually take every time. 's bonus damage is very nice, especially in early game, but the most important thing is that it applies Grievous Wounds to target enemy champion, reducing his healing effects. When you want to start a trade and you are SURE that you can kill your target, ignite him to reduce his healing. (e.g.: , etc.)

Teleport
RANGE: -
COOLDOWN: 360

I'm not a fan of , but you can take it instead of if you want to roam more or if enemy mid laner is someone like , , etc. to get back in lane faster if you got hit by a lot of poke and can't stay in lane.

STANDARD BUILD

STARTING ITEMS

Corrupting Potion
TOTAL PRICE: 500
RECIPE PRICE: 350

I think this is the best starting item for . It restores you a good amount of health and mana over few seconds, two stats very important for him. It also burns your enemies, giving you more chances to kill them. You can buy after your first back for faster healing from and more mana and ability power.

The Dark Seal
TOTAL PRICE: 350
RECIPE PRICE: 350

If your enemy laner is melee or is an easy target like , etc., could be better as a starting item. Also, because it costs only 350 gold, you can buy and then upgrade it to on your first back. With these two items you will have stronger trades.

FIRST BACKS

Hextech Revolver
TOTAL PRICE: 1050
RECIPE PRICE: 180

After you upgrade to or buy , you can start building . It's a big power spike and it's even better than . You can change with if enemy laner is building early magic resistance. Then finish .

Boots of Speed
TOTAL PRICE: 300
RECIPE PRICE: 300

If you have 300 gold and don't know how to use it, you can buy . This item gives you a good amount of movement speed, that allows you to keep up with the enemy laner and roam better.

BOOTS

Sorcerer's Shoes
TOTAL PRICE: 1100
RECIPE PRICE: 800

is a burst assassin that needs a lot of damage to eliminate the enemy carries as fast as possible, so I think that is the best choice, especially when enemy team hasn't too much magic resistance. I usually finish this item after only if I have enough gold (1100+), otherwise I buy something else.

Ninja Tabi
TOTAL PRICE: 1100
RECIPE PRICE: 500

You can take these boots only if enemy team is full AD and they really are a big problem for you. I don't recommend this item.

Mercury's Treads
TOTAL PRICE: 1100
RECIPE PRICE: 350

could be a better choice if enemy team has a lot of CC ( is vulnerable to crowd-control) or is heavy magic damage.

CORE ITEMS

Hextech Protobelt-01
TOTAL PRICE: 2500
RECIPE PRICE: 650

I think is much better than , even if it's a bigger power spike, because it improves 's wave clear, makes him harder to kill (due to +300 health), it's much cheaper and can help him to keep up with the enemies and to avoid ganks. is still a good choice, but I prefer to buy it first when enemy mid laner takes early magic resistance because 's passive deals physical damage. If enemies buy , you can use 's active to proc the spell shield.

Lich Bane
TOTAL PRICE: 3200
RECIPE PRICE: 450

There's not too much to say about this item. Once you take , you are ready to 1v1 almost every squishy enemy. Read for more informations.

Zhonya's Hourglass
TOTAL PRICE: 2900
RECIPE PRICE: 300

must always be bought third item (after and ). It's a core item for , even if enemy team hasn't AD threats, because of its active. I usually want to buy right after for more early ability power and armor, due to its passive (against AD mid laners). You'll want to finish always after and .

Rabadon's Deathcap
TOTAL PRICE: 3600
RECIPE PRICE: 1100

is a core item for every AP mid laner because it gives the biggest amount of ability power in late game. If you don't buy it, won't have the power to kill his enemies quickly. I usually start to build it right after , but if enemy team has too much magic resistance, you can skip it and buy first . If not, buy last item.

SITUATIONAL ITEMS

Void Staff
TOTAL PRICE: 2650
RECIPE PRICE: 1365

I usually build this item right after only if enemy carries have too much magic resistance. You can change it with the other situational items, if you need one of them.

Morellonomicon
TOTAL PRICE: 3000
RECIPE PRICE: 550

Due to its passive, is the best item against teams with large sources of healing, like , , etc. It also gives you 15 magic penetration and 300 health, making it a good choice instead of . You can buy this item even before finishing if enemy laner is , etc.

Banshee's Veil
TOTAL PRICE: 3000
RECIPE PRICE: 800

I usually build after if enemy laner is a big threat for (like , etc.). Even if you are winning laning phase, I recommend you to buy this item as early as possible to prevent an eventual comeback.

Mejai's Soulstealer
TOTAL PRICE: 1400
RECIPE PRICE: 1050

This item is the best when you are snowballing hard. If you are fed and have 7/8+ stacks on , feel free to upgrade it to . I recommend you to buy this item after you finish to survive in fights and to not lose stacks (10 per DEATH). Be careful not to be alone in jungle because you can easily die and lose all your stacks.