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Playing Against Fizz
MidPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Fizz is an AP assassin who excels at diving in, burst-killing a carry, and using his untargetability to escape. He relies on for both his primary damage and his only reliable escape tool. He is weak early but becomes a massive threat once he hits level 6.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| He walks through minions smoothly | lets him ignore unit collision and reduces flat damage from autos. Don't expect minions to block his pathing when he tries to you. | |
| A targeted dash through an enemy | is a fixed-distance dash that applies on-hits from . He can use this on minions to gap-close or on you to start his combo. | |
| Trident glows blue/purple | adds a bleed to his autos and provides an auto-attack reset. If his trident is glowing, his next hit will hurt significantly more. | |
| He hops onto his trident and becomes untargetable | is his most important spell. It makes him immune to all incoming projectiles and spells. It has a high mana cost and a long cooldown early (16s+). If he uses this to waveclear, he is vulnerable. | |
| He throws a fish skillshot | attaches to the first champion hit. The further it travels, the bigger the shark and the higher the damage/slow. If it attaches to you, you are about to be knocked up and bursted. |
Respect
- !Level 3 All-in→Once he has , , and , he can trade with zero counterplay by dashing in and jumping away untargetably.
- !Long-range →The damage scales with distance. A max-range shark can one-shot most mid lane mages even if they are at full health.
- !Tower Diving→ allows him to drop tower aggro. He can kill you under turret and jump out without taking a single shot.
- !Roaming→He is a snowball assassin. If he disappears from lane, ping your bot lane immediately; his setup makes for easy double kills.
Punish
- +is on cooldown→This is your only real window. It has a 16-10s cooldown. When he uses it to farm or trade, you have roughly 12 seconds to harass him for free.
- +Levels 1 and 2→He is a melee champion with no sustain. Auto-attack him every time he tries to last hit. Deny him as much HP as possible before he hits level 3.
- +Missed →A huge portion of his burst and CC is tied to his ultimate. If he misses the shark, he usually cannot kill you from full health and you can turn the fight.
- +Low Mana→ costs a massive amount of mana (90-110). If his mana bar is below 1/4th, he can't cast his full combo and you should play aggressively.
Laning Tips
- •Keep the wave on your side of the map. Fizz wants you pushed up so he has room to chase you down with and .
- •Don't stand near your low-health minions. He can through them to instantly close the gap and ignite you.
- •If you have a CC spell, NEVER throw it while his is up. Wait for him to land first, then hit him.
- •Buy a Zhonya's Hourglass or Banshee's Veil. Using Zhonya's right as the shark is about to erupt from completely negates the damage.
- •Bone Plating is extremely effective against his + trade pattern.
- •If he hits you with , don't flash immediately. Wait for the shark to pop, then flash away to avoid his follow-up or .
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠He will look for flanks. Keep side brushes warded or he will delete your ADC before the fight starts.
- ⚠Don't clump up if someone gets hit by . The shark's knockup and damage are AOE and will hit everyone nearby.
- ⚠Save Exhaust for the moment he lands from . This is when his highest burst damage occurs.
- ⚠In jungle chokepoints, his is nearly impossible to dodge. Try to fight in open lanes.
- ⚠If he builds Lich Bane, his and auto-attack can half-health squishies even without his ultimate.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached