Ambush-and-black-zone mage build: Fiddlesticks wins when the enemy realizes too late that their own setup is already lost. The build must therefore protect ultimate threat, drain duration, and enough margin for his entry to truly flip the state of the fight.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,100 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Magic penetration build targeting enemy resistances. Pick this if the enemy stacks magic resist.
15,200 total cost +100gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
14,800 total cost -300g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Fiddlesticks wins through engage impact, not duels. The build maximizes AoE burst and survival during ultimate.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
R Crowstorm from the bushes/ambush initiates First Strike for gold massive.
R Crowstorm is a dash/saut that triggers penetration magic on landing.
One good R scoops multiple kills at once — the stacked adaptive force makes every next ambush hit harder.
Your surprise ganks chain takedowns — the free AP feeds your drain and ultimate.
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer
