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Fizz: The Tidal Trickster

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Ability Order

Fizz Passive Ability

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Hey everyone,

Well I would like to start out saying that this guide focuses on the build of and the aspects behind the choices I've made. I will be adding sections on gameplay very soon so be patient and dont downvote just because I havnt discussed gameplay issues. Im a nice guy so any constructive criticism will get a +rep. :) I hope you all enjoy the guide and I hope you all learn and have fun reading along the way!

My Story with Fizz

When fizz first came out I didnt take much notice to him. I didnt think he would be that great. So when he came free to play I tried him out. I was TERRIBLE. I cant stress that enough.

But! That did motivate me to get better with him! Too bad I didnt..

Well a year or so later, Riot had the song competition. A song placed 3rd. So, I listened to it. It was amazing, So I did research on him and started playing him again. Well what do you know? Im good with him. But I didnt just decide to make a guide about him with only a couple games of expearience with him.

I played more and more and think Ive finally come up with the perfect set of items and masteries for that LoL has to offer. ITs been a long journey but it has paid off.

Here the song, I HIGHLY recommend listening to it

Intorduction

Hey eveyone, this is my 3rd build on mobafire. I currently have an build which you can see here and a guide which you can see here. Fizz is a very good champion if you know how to build him. His burst damage can match the power of even . You probably dont believe me right about now. But hopefully this guide will convince you otherwise.

Lore

Centuries ago, an ancient water-dwelling race built a hidden city beneath a mountain in the sea. Though these creatures had their enemies, the city was an impenetrable fortress, and, in the safety it provided, they grew complacent. , however, harbored a curious spirit that could not be satisfied living so cushioned a life. Unable to resist the allure of danger, had a habit of sneaking out of the city to look for trouble. In his many adventures he grew to be a powerful fighter with a sharp cleverness that let him skirt danger with ease. One day returned to find the city abandoned: his people had vanished, leaving without a clue to explain their disappearance. With nothing left in the city to keep him, salvaged an enchanted seastone trident from the ruins and set out alone.

wandered the ocean in search of his people for years, using the skills he’d learned during his adventures as young boy to survive. Finally, discovered the port of Bilgewater. He was fascinated with the existence of life above the water and could not resist exploring the island. In his endless curiosity, inadvertently meddled in the affairs of the humans who lived there, and his presence did not go unnoticed. His mischief angered many residents who eventually sought to capture or kill him. found himself cornered, and he prepared to return to the sea despite the fondness he’d come to hold for Bilgewater. As he stood at the docks, a massive dragon-shark attacked the port. defeated the beast, using his resourcefulness and knowledge of the creature’s weaknesses to his advantage. Having earned the gratitude and respect of the humans, decided to stay in Bilgewater. To further serve his new home, he joined the League of Legends.

“Fizz makes even the saltiest sailors of Bilgewater look like drunken landlubbers in a fight. Good thing he’s on our side.” – , the Bounty Hunter

Champion Spotlight

I hope this introduction has given you an insight to who is as a character and his play style. Now on to the guide so you can learn how to play him! :D

Pros / Cons

Here Ill tell you some basic goods and bads about . Yes, even the best champions have cons. The only thing you can do about them is make a good build that counters all of their cons and makes there pros more useful.

Pros

+ High Burst Damage
+ Great Mobility
+ CC with
+ Great Chaser
+ Can Dodge Enemy Harass
+ Hard to Target

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Cons

- Squishy
- Item Dependant
- Hard to Master

Masteries

Offense

: The 4 extra AP will give you some, not really noticable, extra damage.

: The CD will help you activate your abilities as fast as possible.

: The extra attack speed is good on even though hes an AP Champion. If you get your basic attacks out faster they do more damage

: Since we have magic penetration runes this mastery will help us do some extra damage

: Will help you get better as the game goes on with the scalinf AP

: This isnt a very noticible mastery although it come in handy late game when you have larger amounts of AP

: You dont go all the way down the offence mastery tree and not get this. Silly.(:

Defese

: Its not that much MR but it helps against AP Carry champions like: ,,or

: This is one mastery that I can actually notice the diference. You take less damage from minions in the laning phase and it helps out a little against AD Carries like: ,,or

: The extra health wil help you mid to late game but isnt very noticable at the beginning lane phases.

: I cant tell you how many times Ive gotten first blood and have gotten out with 30 or less health. It has been a lifesaver

Runes

Marks

: Extra damage beginning to mid game

: If you prefer ability power over magic pen you can get these

: Not my first choice for Marks but they do work

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Seals

: For some extra sustain in lane

: If you feel you are too squishy early game you can get these

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Glyphs

These help out a lot when you go mid and can end up saving your life mid game

: The CD with these help out a lot through out the game

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Quintessences

: I get these for the extra damage early game. But you could get any quint you see fit

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Summoner Spells

The Good

:Flash is always a good choice for any champion. If you find yourself in a sticky situation you can just use flash over a wall and you dont find yourself dead. It can also be used for the offensive. I dont reccomend it but it can be done.

:There are a couple of different uses for this spell; you can use it to catch up to a fleeing enemy, you can shut down the enemy AD carry, or you can use it escape out of another champions reach. Its a really viable spell for and goes well with him and his moves

: Its up for debate on which is better, or . Ever since got in my opinion a much needed nerf it hasnt been the same for League players. SO everyone turned to as its replacement. Ive used it on and I have to agree that is another option that shouldnt be left out when choosing your spells for . It offers a great amount of mobility aand for a longer duration than what can give you.

: This is a summoner speel that everybody uses. I can see why as well. can secure the first blood at the beginning of the game and by lvl18 it does around 500 true damage.

The Bad

: It can be a good spell at time but you dont know how viable its going to be through out the game. You may only use it once or twice. The rest of the time its just a waste of a spell that could be filled with something better and more useful.

: I would only recommened this spell for tanks or supports. You already have a move that makes you un-targetable for 2 seconds. You shouldnt need this any during the game.
But if you seem to find yourself getting killed by getting caught with tons of CC you can pick this up

: If youre new to the game then you will almost need heal. takes some getting used to and cant be mastered within a day. You dont want to get under-leveled so you can get heal for some sustain in lane longer.

: is an assassin. You should have enough burst damage to get the kill and get out without getting hurt. Surge helps you in 1v1's where you need a little extra something to get you through it. Otherwise I've never really seen another use for this

The Ugly

: isnat a support champion. He's an assassin/AP fighter therefore this spell wont get you anywhere but laughs from your teammates and enemies.

: Ive never seen this spell to be that good in the first place. I only find it good on a support champion who needs to push a lane but go mid for a teamfight. Thats the only situation Ive ever found it useful. And even then that one scenario doesnt come often.

: This spell is only good when you are dead. Thats not something you should be aiming for.

: Some people say is mana hungry. I think they're crazy. Fizz has a good amount of mana to start with and in the beginning laning phase all you should be doing is last hit. But if you find your self using a lot of mana you can change your defensize masteries to utility for mana.

Ability Explanation/ Ability Sequence

Fizz's dexterity allows him to ignore unit collision and take less physical damage from basic attacks

Fizz strikes his target and runs them through, dealing magic damage and applting on hit effects.
(50,55,60,65,70 mana 10,9,8,7,6 CD 10,40,70,100,130 Damage .7 AP Ratio)

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Fizz unleashes a magical fish that latches onto enemies or hovers over terrain, slowing champions if it is latched on to them. After a brief delay, a shark erupts from beneath the earth, dealing damage to enemies around the fish and knocking them aside.
(150 mana, 100,85,70 second CD, +1 per AP, 50,60,70% Slow)

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Fizz's Trident causes rending wounds in his opponent, dealing magic damage to the target based on their missing health.
(40 mana, 10 second CD, 30/40/50/60/70 damage (+0.35 AP) (4/5/6/7/8 % missing health) DoT, 10/20/30/40/50 +(.35% AP) extra active damage)

Fizz hops into the air, landing gracefully on his spear becoming untargetable. From this position, Fizz can either slam the ground or choose to jump again before smashing back down

(90/100/110/120/130 mana, 16/14/12/10/8 second CD, 40/45/50/55/60 % slow, 70/120/170/220/270 +(.7 AP) damage)

Ability Sequence

R>W>Q>E

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Abilities (In-Depth)

Okay, So now you hopefully know what all his abilities do. If you dont, go read that chapter over and over agin until you do.

Is 's passive. This is almost like a permanent ghost except for the movement speed boost. You can use this to your advantage, when youre being chased (face it everyone gets a little greedy at some point in their LoL career) you can go right through minions while all the other champions have to walk around them. You also taked reduced damage from physical attacks. Now this doesnt mean you can take on an AD carry at lvl 1. You cant. This part of the passive isnt very noticible until late game when you stack armor and the minions cant do any damage to you. His passive is short,sweet, and to the point.

This move has an endless amount of possibilites. It does an amazing amount of damage even at low level. But you should always level it up when you can. If you tower dive you can use this on an enemy minion to get out. You can catch up to an enemy champion as they run away. Or poke from a long distance. Just make sure you have as to be able to get out with no damage done to you. The mana cost is decent and you are able to use it a good amount of times before you run out of mana. But, you cant spam this ability constantly. Thats not what its intended to do.

This move has 2 sides to it, it has a passive and an active. Its passive is pretty much a poison in simpler terms. It makes your enemies bleed. This can be a good last hitting tool for minions. But, this move also scales off of % of health missing. This means the more you injur a champion the more damage your bleed will do. On to the active, The active just doubles the passives effect. You can use it right before to do a lot of extra damage to an enemy champion. With that in mind youre going to want to time the active right as to do as much damage as possible before the enemy champion decides to run.

This move is what makes ; The Tidal Trickster. Theres endless opportunities to make this move worth while. This is 's bread and butter. It doesnt do a whole lot of damage but its a great escaping or chasing tool. He also becomes "untargetable" which means nothing will hit you, not even turrets! You can turret dive without a single worry with fizz. You can do it over some, but not all walls. Expearience is what matters with this move, you will have to play a lot of games with to master this move. But dont worry, it will be worth it I can promise you that.

This move has plenty of uses but you have to know who to target it with and when to do it. Most of the time with you will be going mid or top, that also means you will have a jungler, after you reach lvl 6 you have this move. This move slows the champion down and after a short time stuns them there for about 1 second. Which means if your jungler is good that guarentees a kill for your team. During late game when everyone goes mid, what will probably happen is you all just take turns killing means until someone becomes a man and initiates. I want YOU to be that man. I want you to ping to let your team know that youre going to become a man and throw your shark in there. (preferably at the AD or AP Carry) After that hopefully your tank will charge right in there and your team will follow. Boom tower down. Boom teamfight won. Easy as that.

I hope this section he helped you learn what and his moves are capable of doing.

Items-Damage

Rabadon's Deathcap: This is your main damage dealer, once you get this item your burst damage will be insane. Ive seen AP CAsters stack this item. DONT DO IT. Its passive does not stack, and there are way better item combinations out there than 6 Rabadon's.
Nashor's Tooth: This item synergizes very well with Fizz, the attack speed boost help his basic attacks do more damage since they scale off of % of health missing. It also gives you a decent amount of ability power with some mana regan on the side, but its not over yet! It ALSO comes with 25% CDR. Which works perfectly with Fizz.
Lich Bane: This item come with some offence,defence, and utility. It also comes with an insane passive that will make your burst damage outragous. I recommend getting this item 2nd in your build order. Once you get Sheen you can go on the offensive, but once you get Lich Bane, you can kill almost anyone in the game.

Other Damage Items
Abyssal Mask: So this item could go in durability but I decided to put it in offence because of its AP and its passive. If they have a tank whos is building tons of magic resist you can get this to help you do a little bit more damage to him.
Deathfire Grasp: Fizz is an assassin as Ive stated in the past. This item gives him what he needs to be that perfect assassin. It gives him ability power for his overall damage from his abilities. But, it comes with an active that allows him to do a lot of damage in a little amount of time.
Hextech Gunblade: This is usually a hybird's weapon of choice, but I think it synergizes with Fizz very well. It comes with damage which doesnt hurt his damage output, along with some ability power. But, it comes with an active similar to Deathfire Grasp It does a good amount of damage along with a 25% speed reduction

Items-Survivability

Okay so now that we've gone through the damage part of we need to focus on staying alive long enough to get the kill and get out.

Rod of Ages: Rod of ages gives us most of our health with some ability power. We want this to be our first core item because of its passive. It gets better as time goes on, and even though its not much if you start slacking off this item can help stop that
Guardian Angel: Everyone knows of this infamous item. The armor and MR is very nice but everyone knows the real reason people get this item. Its passive allows you to cheat death itself. Just when the enemy team thinks theyve killed you, you get right back up

Other Reliable Defesive Items
Rylai's Crystal Scepter: If you feel as if you need more health than any armor or MR you can get this. It isnt really an assassins weapon of choice but it gets the job of health done along with magic resist
Zhonya's Hourglass: This isnt my personal choice for a defensive item. But in certain situations this item can save your life just as well as Guardian Angel. If you find yourself getting targeted than this can solve all your problems and a won teamfight.

Change Log/To Do List

9-1-12: Guide was started! :D
9-4-12: Guide was published! :D

To Do List
Add Gameplay section by 9-15-12
Add Jungling section by 9-30-12
Add more optimal items to bothe Items sections

Summary

Well to those few who made it down here I thank you for reading my guide(: Lots of changes will be made as I go along playing . I definately would appreciate any reccomended ideas for the guide, Im always looking to improve. Thanks to jhoijhoi for the line dividers! :D