Friday, July 5, 2013

So you've got a Fiddlesticks on your team in ARAM...

It may happen that, in queuing for an ARAM game in League of Legends, you get a Fiddlesticks on your team. Perhaps this prospect is confusing or overwhelming for you, but here are a few pointers to help you out...

  • If Fiddlesticks does not have a full health bar and is not being attacked by enemy champions, he may use Drain on nearby enemy minions. This is normal. Do not panic. Do not frantically attack each minion as soon as he targets it with Drain. You might get a little gold if you are the one that kills those minions, but your Fiddlesticks will be at lower health than he otherwise would be, which is disadvantageous for your team.
  • If you and/or your teammates are retreating from the enemy team and Fiddlesticks is present, he may use his Dark Wind on minions or champions. This ability can silence multiple enemies, preventing them from using gap-closers, thereby facilitating your escape. Do not mistake this situation for one in which Fiddlesticks is initiating a fight. Do not turn around and attack the silenced, yet superior, enemy force. If you do that, you will die. Calmly continue with the planned retreat.
  • Fiddlesticks may hide in brush while the enemy team is nearby. If the green light on Fiddlesticks' portrait is illuminated, this is likely to be a possible setup for Crowstorm, Fiddlesticks' ultimate ability. Crowstorm has a brief channel, visible to enemies if they have vision of Fiddlesticks. At the conclusion of the channeling period, Fiddlesticks will instantly transport himself a short distance and kill all enemies in proximity. Do not allow the possibility of a Crowstorm by an allied Fiddlesticks to intimidate you. Do not attempt to flee toward the enemy nexus. Do not lure enemy champions into the brush containing Fiddlesticks. Take a deep breath and, if possible, continue the teamfight as normal. If the enemy champions have you overwhelmed, backing off is an option.
  • If Fiddlesticks uses Crowstorm, transporting himself into the midst of the enemy team, he is killing them. Feel free to attack. Help out if you can. The Crowstorm may look dangerous, but if Fiddlesticks is on your team, it will not harm you. You can step into the area of effect and possibly earn extra gold by scoring a kill or assist on an enemy champion.
  • Fiddlesticks is a squishy champion and has low mobility. If your team's Fiddlesticks is at low health, an enemy champion may attempt to dive him. In this situation, Fiddlesticks may use Terrify to stall the attacks against him, Dark Wind to damage and silence his attacker, and Drain to further damage his attacker and to keep himself alive. It may seem like a lot is going on at once, but if you do manage to spot this situation, you can probably get away with attacking the enemy champion that has targeted Fiddlesticks. Doing so might save your ally and perhaps even garner you an assist or even a kill!
  • Do not mistake an enemy Fiddlesticks for an allied one. If Fiddlesticks, instead of being on your team, is on the enemy team, he will not help you and will almost certainly kill you and your entire team. Don't worry: eventually the game will end, probably in your defeat, and you will no longer be in a game in which Fiddlesticks can kill you.

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