LoL Wild Rift Fiddlesticks Build & Guide (Patch 5.0) - Runes, Counters, Items, Ability Analysis

S Tier

Class: Mage

Recommended Lane: Jungle

Best Fiddlesticks Wild Rift build guide for Season 11 Patch 5.0 of WR. With our Fiddlesticks guide you will learn which items to build, runes to select, skill order, who counters Fiddlesticks, and how to use abilities properly.

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Fiddlesticks Wild Rift Build Recommendation

Here are Item Build Recommendations that works on this champion and which are the best build for Fiddlesticks Wild Rift in this patch.

The Ancient Fear

Void Staff [This item has been removed from WR]

Banshee’s Veil [This item has been removed from WR]

This item build for Fiddlesticks Wild Rift consists of high AP items, all essential for Fiddlesticks. Riftmaker provides an extra omnivamp, while the Void Staff grants Magic Penetration aside from AP damage. Rabadon’s Deathcap further boosts Fiddlesticks’ AP, while the Infinity Orb enables Fiddlesticks’ magic damage to crit, which adds to his overall damage. On the other hand, Banshee’s Veil grants a spell shield that blocks damage, especially the crowd-controlling ones. Stasis Enchant for boots adds more survivability to his build; enabling this can save Fiddlesticks from any hard-hitting ability.

The Agile Demon

This alternative build for Fiddlesticks Wild Rift is great for providing mobility for him, enabling him to efficiently and effectively gank. Rylai’s Crystal Scepter is great for slowing enemies down with Fiddlesticks’ attacks. Void Staff and Rabadon’s Deathcap are also here to provide more firepower to his build. Moreover, Protobelt Enchant and Cosmic Drive will grant Fiddlesticks the mobility he needs when ganking and positioning himself to advantageous positions.

Runes for Fiddlesticks in Wild Rift

First Strike helps Fiddlesticks deal true damage while acquiring gold in the process, which can be devastating as Fiddlesticks is also an Assassin champion and can snowball out of control throughout the game.

Electrocute is the alternative Keystone for him, as it can provide additional firepower for Fiddlesticks.

Cheap Shot provides additional bonus damage when enemies’ movement is impaired, and Fiddlesticks can easily achieve it easily by fearing them.

Sudden Impact also benefits him as he can easily activate it using his ultimate, making Crowstorm more lethal to the enemies.

Eyeball Collector for more additional Ability Power per kill.

Future’s Market helps Fiddlesticks to snowball out of control, enabling him to acquire items faster than his jungle counterpart.

Spells

In our Fiddlesticks Wild Rift Guide, here are his best champion spells that you can equip on him.

Having Flash for Fiddlesticks is essential, especially for ganks and team fight initiation. However, you must plan to effectively use Flash and not just initiate without a plan.

As a jungle champion, having Smite is mandatory for Fiddlesticks as it can help clear jungle camps and formidable monsters like Dragon and Baron quickly.

Skill Order

Fiddlesticks in Wild Rift should take Bountiful Harvest at level 1, as it is the ability that helps him to sustain and damage jungle camps quickly. This is also useful when ganking lanes, so prioritize leveling this ability first. Then, take Terrify as the second ability because its crowd control is essential, especially when ganking and clearing jungle camps. The third ability to take is the Reap, which is also essential when team fighting and ganking, leaving enemies vulnerable to attacks when this ability silences them. Last but certainly not least, Crowstorm. This ability is his trump card when team fighting; his ultimate can surprise enemies around dark areas of the map. Fiddlesticks should also prioritize leveling their ultimate up as much as possible.

Abilities

A Harmless Scarecrow

Passive

Scarecrow effigies replace fiddlesticks’ trinkets.

Terrify

Active

Fiddlesticks damaging enemies with spells while unseen or targeting an enemy with Terrify’s activation strikes a target unit with fear, causing it to flee in terror for a duration.

Bountiful Harvest

Active

Fiddlesticks drains health from nearby enemies, dealing bonus execute damage at the end of the duration.

Reap

Active

Fiddlesticks slashes an area with its scythe, slowing all enemies hit and silencing enemies in the slash’s center.

Crowstorm

Active

A murder of crows flock wildly around Fiddlesticks, dealing damage per second to all enemy units in the area.

Abilities Analysis

Innate Passive | A Harmless Scarecrow

Fiddlesticks’ passive is a great way to catch enemies off guard. It is a very powerful ability that gives him a lot of utility and versatility, as it allows him to disguise himself as an effigy, which can be used for various purposes. Additionally, Fiddlesticks can use A Harmless Scarecrow for ganking, team fighting, warding, and objective control.

Q | Terrify

Terrify is also incredibly useful for ganking and team fighting, as it can disable enemies and make them vulnerable from being in fear. It is also a great way to initiate team fights, as Fiddlesticks can simply fear the enemy team, and then his team can follow up with damage, leading to a significant advantage.

W | Bountiful Harvest

Bountiful Harvest is Fiddlesticks’ bread and butter as a jungler, because it allows him to deal damage, heal himself, and sustain himself in the jungle while also being a great way to clear jungle camps quickly. It is an AoE damage field around Fiddlesticks, sucking the life force out of everyone in the circular range. Moreover, Fiddlesticks can combine Terrify and Bountiful Harvest for maximum damage when doing a gank.

E | Reap

Fiddlesticks uses his scythe to slash forward, damaging and silencing enemies that are hit. This ability enables Fiddlesticks to gank even easier, as he can silence any escape or stun ability an enemy might cast. It can ultimately lead to Fiddlesticks finishing off enemies swiftly.

R | Crowstorm

Fiddlesticks unleashes a murder of crows to deal devastating damage per second around Fiddlesticks. Pair Crowstorm with Terrify and Bountiful Harvest for maximum effectiveness, as enemies cannot react or escape after being terrified, exposing them to Fiddlesticks’ ultimate ability. This combo is very essential for Fiddlesticks, and this very combo is what makes Fiddlesticks strong in the jungle.

Fiddlesticks Early Game Guide

With Fiddlesticks, you can either focus on clearing your jungle camps first or try to invade with his Bountiful Harvest, as it can deal a lot of damage while sustaining himself from damage. Then, try to look for ganks with his Terrify and Reap as soon as possible. Also, you should gank more when you acquire his ultimate, as it is very effective to use when ganking.

Fiddlesticks Late Game Guide

In the late game, proper positioning is key when playing Fiddlesticks, as he is one of the best flankers in the game as a jungler. The reason behind this is his Crowstorm; he can blink through walls that can devastate any positioning in team fights, so position yourself accordingly with Fiddlesticks.

Synergies

For our Fiddlesticks Wild Rift Guide, we highly recommend using him with the following champions as they synergize well with him.

The taunt of Galio is essential to Fiddlesticks; he can set him up for ganks, leaving enemies with no room for escape, especially when Fiddlesticks reaches level 5 to acquire his ultimate, Crowstorm.

Nautilus is a great support champion overall; his hook is beneficial for initiating fights before Fiddlesticks’ gank. His ultimate is also great, initiating a fight in a distance and potentially chasing enemies with it.

All Fiddlesticks Wild Rift Counter Champions

In this section, we’ll specifically show champions that can easily counter Fiddlesticks in Wild Rift.

Kayn is very annoying to fight against if you’re playing Fiddlesticks; he has great mobility like him. Also, not to mention the amount of damage he can inflict, which can be difficult, especially when he counter jungles.

Gragas is also one of the champions who are difficult to play against as Fiddlesticks. His ultimate greatly counters Fiddlesticks, knocking him back further from its team. Also, his overall Crowd Control is what makes him difficult to play against.

Pros & Cons About Fiddlesticks

Here are some pros and cons if you are playing with Fiddlesticks in Wild Rift.

Pros

Fast jungle clear time
Great sustainability with his Bountiful Harvest
Great engage with his Crowstorm
Lots of Crowd Control and Utilities
Grants lots of vision through his passive

Cons

Has low max HP, which makes him squishy
Weak damage in the early game
Heavily relies on his ultimate, Crowstorm

FAQ's About Fiddlesticks in Wild Rift

How good is Fiddlesticks in Wild Rift?

Fiddlesticks is an S-tier champion in Wild Rift. Fiddlesticks’ great team fight-engaging capabilities are essential, especially for teams who heavily rely on team fighting to win. He can inflict chaos on the sideline, leading to a broken position of the enemy team and advantageous team fights.

What role or lane should I play with Fiddlesticks in Wild Rift?

Players should play Fiddlesticks in Jungle Lane, as it is the lane where he is most good at using. He clears jungle camps really fast, while also having the sustainability that always makes him capable of ganking.

What are the best runes for Fiddlesticks in Wild Rift?

The best runes for Fiddlesticks are First Strike and Electrocute, for the firepower that it provide. However, this makes Fiddlesticks a glass cannon, as he is a squishy champion.

What is the best build for Fiddlesticks in the Wild Rift?

According to our Fiddlesticks guide, Riftmaker is a must-build for him, significantly for its omnivamp, because Fiddlesticks needs survivability since he is a squishy champion. Void Staff and Rabadon’s Deathcap is also great for adding more firepower to his build. Lastly, you can build Infinity Orb or Rylai’s Crystal Scepter for him, depending on your need.