Hi Everyone!

My name on the NA server is the "Best Fizz JA". I have well over 600 Fizz games and 444.8 k Fizz mastery so I think I'm qualified to make this guide. I'll be using the same set up I had in my Lee Sin guide for in depth easy to read info. I have an average of 9.6 kills/6.9 deaths/6.8 assists over 253 rank fizz games.

Fizz is a high burst damage assassin that excels in picking off the vulnerable and epic troll-like escapes. His early game is defined by high mana cost which limits his all in potential. His mid/late game is defined by snowballing and assassinating the enemy carries. This build gives Fizz 35% cdr in the mid game, more tp plays, burst, nice defense, 2 stasis and a 4.2 second Playful / Trickster.

Fizz is a AP melee burst assassin normally played mid and sometimes top or jungle. The Tidal Trickster has:

• Slight minion and champion auto attack mitigation from Nimble Fighter
• An escape, gapcloser and sheen procer from Urchin Strike
• Overtime damage that scales off of missing Health from Seastone Trident
• An escape, gapcloser, slow and high damage AoE, AP nuke from Playful / Trickster
• A slow, high damage AoE, AP nuke that increases Fizz damage from Chum the Waters
• Lots of outplay/escape/chase potential from his 4.2 sec Playful / Trickster

Pros + Insane AoE AP burst + Highly mobile + Easy to pick up + Outplay potential

His Playful / Trickster and Chum the Waters gives crazy amount of AoE AP burst. 4.2 second Playful / Trickster. Easy to get use to. Can make amazing clutch assassinations, escapes and build gives him 2 stasis ^.^

Cons + High Mana cost + Mostly all in's + Weak early game + Countered by hard CC

Crazy high mana cost so invest in early mana items. Does have harass combo but most of the time you have to all in. Mana cost limits early game strength. If affected by hard CC can be burst down =/

I have 2 masteries set up. Feel free to use either of them or a custom one of your liking.

Roaming and Mobility?

Burst is all that Matters

I use 3 different runes set up that vary depending on situation. I highly recommend one of these setup but they are up to your personal preferences.

Unsure if vs an AP or AD champ in lane

Default set up if unsure who i'm versus

Vs an AP champ in lane

Good mix of damage and defense vs an AP midlaner

Vs an AD champ in lane

Dont build Ionian Boots of Lucidity build Ninja Tabi or Sorcerer's Shoes if you go with this rune setup

Get out of jail free card. Increases chase, escape and playmaking potential.

Make cross map play, get hugh cs waves or get to lane faster with this.

Increases damage output and kill potential. I only use this to counter heavy healers tbh.

Bring this to counter high AD burst champs such as Zed, Yasuo and Riven

Take if Jungling increases survivability, gold income and objective control

The above item set up is my preferred build. It gives max cdr, 400+ AP, godlike magic pen, beast spell blade passive and two stasis. This build is the definition of toxicity. 4.2 second Playful / Trickster, 217 sec Teleport and Flash, 2 stasis and beast burst.

Core

AP, CDR and enemy healing reduction for early game

Ability and spell cdr and movement

AP, armor and 2.5 seconds of invulnerablity on a 90 sec cd. Can be rushed vs AD champ

Increase burst damage, AP, Movement speed and cdr

Situational

Counters heavy MR stacking

Second life means second chance to faceroll the enemy

Get if your team and the enemy team are heavy AP. Can be rushed vs ap champ

Counters health stackers

If enemy team is squishy

If you want more pushing power and burst

Fizz's match ups can be put into 3 categories: Easy, Medium and Hard. Check teh Vs. Champion section of the guide for how to play these matchups

Easy

These champs you have high kill pressure on them and they have little to non on you. Don't get conceited when versus these champs though.

Medium

In this lane it's killed or be killed. The kill pressure is split right down the middle and you have to burst them down before they get the chance to burst you down. Whoever gets the first kill is the alpha dog and they will begin to snowball.

Hard

These champs you have little kill potential on because of their harass, healing/shielding kits.

Early Game Vs Ranged

• For now the enemy lane doesnt exist
• Focus on farming only
• Ward whenever possible and stick to warded side of lane
• Heal up with Health Potion
• When you have enough for Sheen and Health Potion recall and Teleport to lane
• Go for all ins and try to get kill
• Dodge spells with Playful / Trickster
• Hit Chum the Waters
• Your passive play style might have given enemy a false sense of security
• After getting the kill push lane if enemy jungler isn't close to deny cs

Early Game Vs Melee

• Do the above levels 1 to 2
• At level 3 continue play passively or harass by
• Use Seastone Trident
• Auto Attack
• Urchin Strike quickly to cancel auto attack animation
• Auto Attack
• Playful / Trickster quickly to cancel auto attack animation and slow
• Auto Attack
• Walk away or keep auto attacking

Mid Game

• If you are fed keep trying to get kills on enemy mid laner
• Help team with objectives
• Look for a Teleport play on the side lanes
• Gank side lanes
• Ward, Ward, Ward
• Try to get Blue Buff
• In teamfights burst down a squishy carry then use Zhonya's Hourglass then try to burst down someone else or Playful / Trickster out

Late Game

• Group as a team
• Don't get caught
• Don't facecheck brushes
• Look for picks
• Jump on most fed carry without Zhonya's Hourglass (likely to be the adc)
• Ult when they clump up

How to Teamfight

• Wait for the teamfight to begin and the enemy to use their CC
• Burst someone down with your abilities (likely to be the adc)
• Use Zhonya's Hourglass when they are about to focus you
• Playful / Trickster onto another squishy champ and Urchin Strike them
• Your Guardian Angel should proc
• Playful / Trickster onto another squishy champ and Urchin Strike them
• If this is done right you should do a total of 6000 damage in a teamfight

How to Splitpush

• Only split push if you brought Teleport
• Split pushing is different from going gates
• You split push with the aim of drawing someone to you so you can Teleport to a teamfight making a 4v4 a 5v4 kappa
• Ideal lane to split push is bot since we'll be able to Teleport to baron
• Kill the person contesting your split push if possible
• Go gates (Push with the aim of getting an inhibitor) if you won't be contested and your team is not being neglected

These vidoes should give you the rundown on Fizz's tricks, how to Teleport effectively and inspire you. Play Video

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I hope i have shed some light on how to play the Tidal Trickster and I hope to see more Fizz players because of it :)

I'd like to thank:

Redmercy
The Carry
Jeremy