this guide has taken me to levels of fedness unseen by other fiddlesticks

First of all, I want to correct a minor mistake, what Fiddlesticks does with his Bountiful Harvest(as well as Vladimir, Morgana and any champion that uses Will of the Ancients is called "spell-vamp", not "life-steal", you might say that's just a technicality, but I say it's important to not make confusions, as life-steal is something else entirely(it's what Nasus and Warwick do with their basic attacks, as well as anyone using Bloodthirster or Zeke's Harbinger).

That being said, I have to express my own opinion on your build too. Bountiful Harvest is your main skill, and it has a fairly low cooldown, that's why I wouldn't use Morello's Evil Tome on Fiddlesticks, I would much rather consider getting Rylai's Cristal Scepter. I know, I know, you'll say he has enough CC already and he doesn't need the slow(main reason for most people to get it), but since Fiddle is so squishy, this item improves his survivability quite a lot. Also, the slow might not be mandatory(like in others like Annie), but think about it, will anyone ever be able to run outside of your Crowstorm before he dies? I think not.

Next, Spirit Visage and Will of the Ancients are items suited for Vladimir and Morgana, as they have natural spell-vamp on all their spells, not just one. Will of the Ancients is also good for spellcasters that have high damaging quick combos(like Brand and Ryze), which Fiddlesticks is not. I don't know if you're aware of this, but AoE spells only proc 1/3 of the spell-vamp, so that means that your ulti won't be that effective in the healing department. Sure, givesn the high amount of damage it does, and the fact that it hits 3 or 4 champions at once, it will givs a respectable amount of HP, but I still don't think it's worth it. Instead of it I would get Rod of Ages(makes you quite resilient in conjunction with Rylai's). It also gives mana and you NEED mana.

Instead of Spirit Visage I would take another survivability item, but again, one that also gives AP. You already have HP from RoA and Rylai's, you have MR and some Magic Pen from Abyssal Mask, all you need to become strong in defense is a little armor, so you take Zhonya's Hourglass. This way you build 4 defensive items without sacrificing damage one bit. Given you have a Rabaddon's Deathcap too, the AP you'll reach will be immense, without you being a glass-cannon.

This build rocks. please update it..I use it all the time when playing fiddle.

I will not down vote this guide since I strongly respect the time / effort our friend put.

BUT I would not recommend this guide at all. Reasons are quite simple :

1) Runes do not give the true potential power of Fiddle. Mana Runes are a waste in my opinion. I'd suggest AP ones.

2) The items you suggest (mostly at the sequence you propose) will make you a good self healer yes, but will not get you to the point of survivability you need nor the damage output you definitely need to get the 2-3 kills in the start of the game. Rushing for RoA + Hextech after sorc boots, got me at that point, later completed WoA and fast to deathcap.

3) Reaching mid/end game get you to the point that life drain clock turns before your spell completes, waste of cdr. On the other hand I found myself useless even when ultiing in the enemy grp having mediocre damage.

4) I don't find the skill leveling sequence helpful. I can agree that fear is important part of fiddle but stronger life drain / dark wind get you faster dps leaving longer cc at a later stage of the game.

I am playing Fiddle a lot (over 150 games) but I am not even close to a pro fiddle player considering other fellas in this forums.

I am not writing these comments to flame, I support the guy who wrote this alt (in my eyes is alt) guide on playing fiddle but I tried it and could not get to the point I wanted.
Always well intended

For the record I usually carry my team when on fiddle (i.e. 15/2/8 scores or more)

best guide around for fiddle. but im playing with a different talent build :D

I can solo Baron with this build. Unbelievable.

Disagree Strongly

Runes are Terrible:
Instead of mana runes which might as well be empty slots for all the good they do you could be getting scaled cooldown reduction which would move you from 70% cd to 60% cd.


Items do not maximize survivabily.
A rod of ages would be a great replacement for the spirit visage, giving you mana, health, and 80AP. The Deathcap is also questionable, since in many games a banshee's veil or Zonya's is way more important for living through fights.

same thanks for sharing :)

Personally, I feel that a ROA is necessary. While it doesn't promote lifesteal and MPen, its a huge boost in survivability as well as mana and AP. That way you can have something useful as blues instead of mana. Also, I see taking dark wind first, but after that it just becomes a usefull silence, not reallya dmg thing. I take more points in fear so I can get the full effect of my drain. All in all, interesting idea. Gives me something new to try. Kudos.

lol at weakspartan thought the same thing but didnt want to say anything because i still got the +1 hehehe

When it's necessary to be a bit more aggressive or/and you don't feel threatened in early game i buy Hextech revolver early because with the AP boost you will get more last hits and spell vamp will make you last longer =)

What makes morello's a waste? I'd say its a very decent item especially for the cost, gives decent AP, a little bit of mp5 but most importantly 20% cdr, that's what lets you fire off another drain after that squishy Vayne condemns you out of your first one. I would like to hear your specific thoughts on the tome if you don't mind.