Riot Games have officially released full information about Fiddlesticks’ new rework. Everything from what the classic champion looks like, moves, and plays like has all been revealed, and to most, it’s quite overbearingly scary in an epic way. Are you ready to be jump scared while playing League of Legends?
Fiddlesticks has been designed to look more of what he should resemble as the Harbinger of Doom. The champion is covered in black, gray, and scarlet hues - all of which compliment the champion’s fright factor. The old model was purely designed to look like the champion was made out of wood. But this rework angles him towards a different approach of having various textures like a light gray fabric cloak, a metal frame build, darkness, and wooden built limbs and horrific rows of spikes and sharp teeth. One thing that hasn’t changed with the model is that Fiddlesticks still has his scythe.
Fiddlesticks Skill Set And How You SHOULD Be Playing The Champion
The Fiddlesticks rework has brought multiple changes but doesn’t steer too far away from the original champion design. There are a few new aspects when it comes to his skill set, but overall, he’s still a significant initiator that can flexibly take on a Jungler, Mid, Top, or a Support role if needed.
Passive - A Harmless Scarecrow
Q - Terrify
W - Bountiful Harvest
E - Reap
Fiddlesticks damages and slows enemies in a crescent-shaped area in front of itself. Enemies in the center of the crescent are also silenced.
R - Crowstorm
Fiddlesticks channels before blinking to the target location and continuously damaging nearby enemies for several seconds.
Despite Fiddlesticks having a significant rework, the champion is similar to its previous design. The champion is still heavily reliant on ability power, zoning, and initiating. Although the champion is a little scary to play, the surprise aspect of Fiddlesticks’ passive poses to be the perfect bait to start a fight. Once an enemy has fallen for your passive trap, follow up with your R and E ability to inflict continuous damage and silence your enemy. Secure the kill and sustain by following the combo with your Q and W to terrify and drain the life from enemies.
Defensive playing with Fiddlesticks is viable too. Terrify is a crowd control ability that can help you in any situation. Bountiful Harvest is excellent for sustaining in lane. Fiddlesticks passive is great for securing and dewarding an area. Use Fiddlesticks passive to give your lane more security by placing it in chokepoints and bushes to give you more survivability in lane. Lastly, the ultimate get-out-card is Fiddlesticks R ability. Crowstorm lets you blink to any location, and you don’t need an enemy for it to work, which means if you’re in a hunch, it’s your escape plan. However, timing is essential for this champion to work in your favor. Cast time is present in almost all skills. But besides that, the champion is above average when it comes to predicted success rate in winning games. Plus, who wouldn’t want to give their enemies a good jump scare in the Rift.
Riot Games haven’t released any official dates about the new update coming to League of Legends, but fans suggest it will come after Patch 10.6.
