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Fizz Top: The Obnoxious Bruiser (Patch 10.24)(Preseason WIP)

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Runes: Standard

1 2

Resolve

Grasp of the Undying

Demolish

Bone Plating

Overgrowth

Domination

Sudden Impact

Ravenous Hunter

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

Standard

Flash

Teleport

Items

Starting items

Early items

Standard mythic/optional mythic

second/third item

Standard full build

Viable defensive items

Ability Order W max

Fizz Passive Ability

Champion Build Guide

INTRODUCTION

PROS/CONS

ABILITIES

RUNES

ITEMS

THANKS!

CHANGELOG

Hi! I'm ifound1dollar, a Diamond main in North America (spoiler: this isn't a guide). I enjoy playing 's bruiser top build, so here's an unnecessary guide for it!

This is my in-depth guide to bruiser top. I hope you learn a thing or two!

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Pros:

+Very safe
+Incredibly slippery
+Heavy CC
+High DPS/burst
+Good gank setup

Bruiser top isn't something you see often, but it's quite strong in my opinion. He has surprisingly high DPS against both tanks and squishies, which is why this build works. Most importantly, though, is how incredibly slippery he is. is an ungodly overpowered ability, plus his passive ignores unit collision and grants even more mobility. Finally, once level 6, gets really strong gank potential thanks to his ult's CC. His ult is basically a death sentence for enemy laners, thanks to it's high base damage and hard CC.

Cons:

-Weak early laning phase
-Low base Health early
-Little wave clear early
-Weak to ranged toplaners
-Somewhat team reliant

is weak very early on because a large portion of his damage comes from and items, and he lacks the ability to wave clear. As he's primarily a midlane mage/assassin, doesn't have much base Health either, so you have to wait until you get Health items before becoming tanky. As is the case with most other melee toplaners, is weak to ranged poke. While he can flee to safety pretty effectively using , he can still get poked down easily.

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Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

This is the standard ability sequence for bruiser . You'll want to start off with a point in , as it's your most versatile ability. Level 2 you should get a point in , because it's your primary form of DPS. should be taken at level 3. should always be maxed first, because the base damage increases and cooldown decreases by quite a bit. You should always max second, as it's cooldown decreases and damage increases per rank. should be maxed last. A point in should be taken at levels 6, 11, and 16.

Passive: Nimble Fighter

Cost: None
Cooldown: None
Range: Self

Fizz's dexterity allows him to ignore unit collision and take 3 (+1% of Ability Power) less damage from all sources of damage, up to a maximum of 50% reduction.

's passive compliments his ability to be so slippery. It completely eliminates the threat of being body blocked by minions or champions, which is incredibly useful for a melee bruiser. On top of that, the innate damage reduction, while little, can mean the difference between life and death.

Q: Urchin Strike

Cost: 50 Mana
Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6s
Range: 550

Fizz dashes a fixed distance in the direction of his target, dealing his total Attack Damage as physical damage plus additional 10/25/40/55/70 (+55% of Ability Power) magic damage to it. The ability will also apply on-hit effects.

is a vital ability to bruiser fizz. It has decent damage and a relatively low cooldown, but more importantly, it applies on-hit effects. Because of this, it procs both and , greatly increasing DPS.

W: Seastone Trident

Cost: 30/40/50/60/70 Mana
Cooldown: 7/6.5/6/5.5/5s
Range: Self

Passive: Fizz's basic attacks rend enemies, dealing 20/30/40/50/60 (+35% of Ability Power) Magic Damage over 3 seconds. Multiple basic attacks will refresh the duration. The damage caps at 270 against minions and monsters.

Active: Resets Fizz's basic attack timer and empowers his next attack, dealing 50/70/90/110/130 (+50% of Ability Power) bonus Magic Damage.

If Seastone Trident's active kills a unit, 20/28/36/44/52 Mana is refunded and its cooldown is set to 1 second. If Seastone Trident's active does not kill a unit, Fizz's basic attacks deal 10/15/20/25/30 (+40% of Ability Power) bonus Magic Damage on-hit for 5 seconds.

is what allows bruiser to work. It has very high base damage and deals % missing Health damage, allowing him to effectively DPS both squishy and tanky enemies. Plus, thanks to this ability, 's damage becomes hybrid because you'll be building items that deal Physical Damage (, , etc) while this ability deals Magic Damage. Lastly, a large portion of Mana is refunded if you kill an enemy with the active, so this is a very effective farming tool.

Tip: resets your auto attack timer. This makes farming under tower quite easy, as you can cancel your attack animation to get an attack off before the tower does. It's also an effective trading tool, because you can attack > W > attack again to deal more damage in a shorter period of time.

E: Playful/Trickster

Cost: 90/95/100/105/110 Mana
Cooldown: 16/14.5/12/11.5/10s
Range: 400

Playful: Fizz hops onto his trident in a nearby location, becoming untargetable for 0.75 seconds and gaining the ability to use Trickster before the effect ends.

If Fizz does not use Trickster, he will slam the ground below him, dealing 70/120/170/220/270 (+75% of Ability Power) Magic Damage and slowing nearby enemies by 40/45/50/55/60% for 2 seconds.

Trickster: Fizz hops off from his trident to a nearby location, dealing 70/120/170/220/270 (+75% of Ability Power) Magic Damage nearby enemies in a smaller area than Playful. This ability will not slow enemies.

is an incredibly powerful and versatile ability. It provides mobility, damage, CC, and untargetability all in one ability. It allows him to both hard engage an enemy, or escape to safety thanks to it's decently long range and ability to jump over walls.

Tip: You'll usually want to use this ability to dodge important enemy abilities like 's or 's . will typically be all you need to close in on your enemy, so should be held as long as possible and used for it's utility. Remember - you aren't stacking Ability Power with this build, so most of your damage will come from other sources, meaning this ability's damage is mostly negligible.

R: Chum the Waters

Cost: 100 Mana
Cooldown: 100/85/70s
Range: 1300

Chum the Waters: Fizz throws down a lure in the target direction that attracts a shark, causing it to emerge after 2 seconds, dealing Magic Damage, knocking aside surrounding enemies and slowing them for 2 seconds. The further the lure travels in its initial flight, the larger the shark that is attracted, increasing its slow, eruption radius and knockback distance.

If Chum the Waters travels less than 455 units, it will summon a Guppy Shark, dealing 150/250/350 (+80% of Ability Power) Magic Damage in a 200 area of effect, knocking back enemies 150 units and slowing them by 40%.

If Chum the Waters travels between 455 and 910 units, it will summon a normal shark, dealing 225/325/425 (+100% of Ability Power) Magic Damage in a 325 area of effect, knocking back enemies 250 units and slowing them by 60%.

If Chum the Waters travels at least 910 units, it will summon a massive Gigalodon Shark, dealing 300/400/500 (+120% of Ability Power) Magic Damage in a 450 area of effect, knocking back enemies 350 units and slowing them by 80%.

If an enemy champion intercepts the lure as it flies, it binds to them and causes the shark to emerge at their position. The lure's holder is slowed for the duration and knocked up for 1 second instead of away.

is 's hard engage tool. You'll want to try to use it at max range to apply the most damage and CC, but you can still use it point blank if necessary. While this ability has a very high AP ratio (especially at max range), it's still effective with little to no Ability Power because of it's high base damage.

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RUNE STATS

OFFENSE
+10% Attack Speed

FLEX
+9 Adaptive Force (5.4 AD)

DEFENSE
+6 Armor or +8 Magic Resist

PRIMARY TREE

RESOLVE

Grasp of the Undying

is an important keystone for any bruiser/tank. The damage, healing, and permanent maximum Health are important for both the laning phase and mid/late game, as they help with survivability. isn't a very good option for , as his only form of hard CC is , and is much more consistent. is a rune designed for supports in duo lanes, and therefore isn't viable.

Demolish

is a very useful rune for both the laning phase and mid/late game. It's damage is useful early while tower plates are active, and later on, when stacking Health, does immense damage. is a rune that's most effective in duo lanes, and isn't a great option for . will be completely useless in most cases, as doesn't have a shield.

Bone Plating

is a very strong, consistent rune, as it negates quite a lot of burst damage in the early/mid game. However, can also be quite useful when facing ranged toplaners like or . While can help with tankiness, it's most effective on full tanks, so it's not a great option for .

Overgrowth

is a great rune for any Health stacking champion, as it really helps with tankiness later in the game. However, can be useful, because the tenacity can really help when facing CC-heavy team comps. is pretty useless as fizz has little to no direct healing/shielding.

SECONDARY TREE

DOMINATION

Sudden Impact

is very useful for . He deals hybrid damage, so getting both Lethality and Magic Penetration for free is very useful. can be near impossible to proc in losing lanes or when facing ranged enemies, so it's not really a good option. , like , can be hard to proc, so it's not a great option either.

Eyeball Collection

is really the only viable option in the second Domination tree. It's really snowball-y, and is pretty useless when behind, so it's almost always better to take runes in the first and third tree. Both and are most effective for junglers and supports, so they shouldn't be taken.

Ravenous Hunter

is important for sustain, as it synergizes well with . While the healing is little early, it's quite a lot later on once fully stacked. can also be viable, but is much safer and more consistent. is a really niche option, and doesn't really work for . is basically useless on anyone who doesn't stack items with actives, and shouldn't be taken.

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