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Fiddlesticks Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Fiddlesticks we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Fiddlesticks, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Fiddlesticks this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 12.9. However, if you are a new Fiddlesticks player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Fiddlesticks!

Patch 12.8: 513624 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 3395 Games

Domination

Inspiration

Third Best

69%

Win Rate 58 Games

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

54%

Win Rate 83 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 80 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 7713 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 3426 Games

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to Buy Wards

Passive Ability

Second Best

68%

Win Rate 782 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

70%

Win Rate 61 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 12.8: 513624 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 101 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

Third Best

Win Rate Games

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 306 Games

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 239 Games

Second Best

55%

Win Rate 105 Games

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to Buy Wards

! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Passive Ability

Second Best

67%

Win Rate 15 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

83%

Win Rate 6 Games

Passive Ability

Fiddlesticks Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Fiddlesticks guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Fiddlesticks Jungle in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Fiddlesticks. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Fiddlesticks Skins

Find Fiddlesticks's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Fiddlesticks skins and chromas on Fiddlesticks's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Praetorian Fiddlesticks

November 8, 2018

+ Wishlist

1350

Risen Fiddlesticks

April 29, 2015

Wishlist

1350

Dark Candy Fiddlesticks

Special Events

December 14, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Surprise Party Fiddlesticks

Legendary

October 27, 2011

Wishlist

975

Fiddle Me Timbers

Legacy

April 26, 2011

+ Wishlist

750

Pumpkinhead Fiddlesticks

Special Events

October 19, 2010

Wishlist

975

Bandito Fiddlesticks

August 10, 2010

+ Wishlist

520

Spectral Fiddlesticks

March 16, 2010

+ Wishlist

520

Union Jack Fiddlesticks

Legacy

February 12, 2010

+ Wishlist

520

Classic Fiddlesticks

Original

Wishlist

Fiddlesticks' Abilities

A Harmless Scarecrow Fiddlesticks's Passive

900

Fiddlesticks' trinket is replaced by Scarecrow Effigies. When discovered by enemies, effigies briefly impersonate Fiddlesticks. If Fiddlesticks does not move for 2 seconds, he will impersonate an Effigy. At level six effigies reveal nearby wards for 6 seconds.

Terrify Fiddlesticks's Q Ability

575

15 / 14.5 / 14 / 13.5 / 13

Passive: While unseen and out of combat or impersonating an Effigy, damaging an enemy with an ability fears them for 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 seconds.

Active: Fear an enemy for 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 seconds and deal 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10% (+2% per 100 ability power) of target's current health as magic damage. If the target has recently been feared by Fiddlesticks, instead deal 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20% (+4% per 100 ability power) of target's current health as magic damage.

Bountiful Harvest Fiddlesticks's W Ability

650

60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8

Fiddlesticks channels and drains the souls of nearby enemies, dealing 15 / 22.5 / 30 / 37.5 / 45 (+8.25% of ability power) magic damage per second for 2 seconds, plus 12 / 14.5 / 17 / 19.5 / 22% missing health as magic damage at the end.

Fiddlesticks restores 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% of damage as health. If Fiddlesticks ends the channel without interruption, the remaining cooldown is reduced by 60%.

Reap Fiddlesticks's E Ability

850

40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60

10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6

Fiddlesticks unleashes dark magic, dealing 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 (+50% of ability power) magic damage and slowing by 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% for 1.25 seconds. Enemies in the center are also silenced for the same duration.

Crowstorm Fiddlesticks's Ultimate (R) Ability

800

100

140 / 110 / 80 / 80 / 80

Fiddlesticks channels for 1.5 seconds, then teleports and unleashes a murder of crows, dealing 625 / 1125 / 1625 (+225% of ability power) magic damage over 5 seconds.

Questions About Fiddlesticks

Latest Questions

Fiddlesticks's passive trinket and Ingenious Hunter

Asked by Scarecrown91 on February 17, 2021

So i have played several games with fiddlesticks using Ingenious Hunter rune and i saw that the trinket's (scarecrow effigy) cooldown doesn't go below 30 seconds at level 18 (even with 5 stacks), same cooldown as when i use Ultimate Hunter rune. A...

Fiddlesticks Top

Asked on June 15, 2020

So I've seen this build emerging where you'd run [[Aftershock]] on [[Fiddlesticks]], play him top, and build him as a tank. It's actually been working decently great for me. For those who don't know, you'd go [[Frozen Heart]], boots (defensive),...

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Tesoro of Champions

Asked by Zazakaiser on March 14, 2020

If I buy a champ before his rework, when they made It I have to rebuy It or not ?

Is Fiddlesticks and Teemo fucked in Season 7?

Asked on November 5, 2016

Anyone know? Fiddlesticks seems screwed this season with the plants and jungle changes.

Hextech Protobelt On Fiddle?

Asked on June 4, 2016

I don't have the time to try it out, I was just wondering if it was worth the buy?

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Can I submit ideas and adjustments to Riot Games?

Asked on October 14, 2015

If you can, could you possibly tell me where to go? I was wondering because fiddlesticks' power has been reduced ever since the runeglaive came aboard. I was thinking maybe rework his E a little bit to add on-hit effects to it on the first...

Do you think Fiddlesticks will receive a rework anytime soon?

Asked by Hatted on September 30, 2015

So, Fiddlesticks is a monster and I'm pretty sure everyone knows it. While he and Warwick started off Season 5 as masters due to their sustain through the jungle, Fiddlesticks has become pretty useless. His main sources of damage require him, a...

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QoL improvement of Fiddlesticks' Dread

Asked by utopus on April 3, 2014

Fiddlesticks' [[dread]] passive recently got buffed so that it won't show as a debuff to enemy champions that are close to him, but don't have vision. Does this mean that his actual Magic resist debuff won't show either? I'm wondering if...