Shaco vs Fiddlesticks

Shaco
vs
51.9%

over 208 games

Fiddlesticks

Skill matchup

Heavy CCStrong engageHeavy AP damageHigh burst

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Fiddlesticks

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Shaco: Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector, Infinity Edge, Berserker's Greaves, Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Imperial Mandate, Lord Dominik's Regards.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Voltaic Cyclosword
1
The Collector
2
Infinity Edge
3

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Blackfire Torch
5

Summoner spells

SmiteDot96%
FlashSmite4%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Blackfire Torch
Liandry's Torment
Imperial Mandate
Lord Dominik's Regards
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Umbral Glaive
Cryptbloom
Dark Seal
Rabadon's Deathcap
Oblivion Orb
Shadowflame
Mortal Reminder
B. F. Sword
Serrated Dirk
Edge of Night
Profane Hydra
Serpent's Fang
Bastionbreaker
Hubris
Zhonya's Hourglass
Mejai's Soulstealer
Bloodletter's Curse
Essence Reaver
Guardian Angel
Morellonomicon
Malignance
Seeker's Armguard
Phantom Dancer
52.9% WR17 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Fiddlesticks's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

A Harmless Scarecrow (P)

Fiddlesticks' trinket is replaced by scarecrow effigies.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
315s10s10s–
614s10s10s2m20
913s9.5s10s2m20
1113s9s10s1m50
1613s8s8s1m20
1813s8s6s1m20

Playing as Shaco

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Gank from behind

    Gank with Deceive (Q) and come in behind your target: Backstab (passive) empowers hits from behind, and your first invisible auto becomes a critical strike.

  2. Finish with Two-Shiv Poison

    Save Two-Shiv Poison (E) to finish: the shiv deals much more damage to a target below 30% health.

  3. Trick them with your clone

    Cast Hallucinate (R) to bait their spells: you briefly disappear and reappear with a clone, which explodes on death into three boxes that fear.

  4. Trap their escape routes

    Place Jack In The Box (W) on their escape routes or at a camp entrance: invisible after a delay, it fears champions who come near, then shoots them.

Playing against Fiddlesticks

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay out of his fear range

    Stay out of range of Terrify (Q), a targeted spell that reaches 575: if your range is longer, hit him from there without risking the fear.

  2. Cut his harvest short

    If you have CC, interrupt Bountiful Harvest (W): he heals during the channel, and if he finishes it, the remaining cooldown drops by 60%.

  3. Spread out from your allies

    Spread out from your allies when he arrives: Crowstorm (R) hits every enemy around him, and Bountiful Harvest (W) drains them all.

  4. Ward around objectives

    Ward the brushes and flanks around objectives: spotted in time, he loses the surprise of Crowstorm (R) and the passive fear of Terrify (Q).

Patch 16.21.1