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Fiddlesticks vs Zed
YOU · MID
ENEMY · MIDVS
How to play it
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Don't Q predictably
If you Q on cooldown he'll R the moment you cast: he dodges the fear and your Q is wasted.
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Punish his W
His W has a very long cooldown: the moment it's down, walk him down or ult; he can't escape.
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Perma-bully for prio
Never let him walk up for free CS: you hold priority all lane and can zone him hard with W.
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Never let him walk up for free: you always have prio, so make every wave a fight he loses.
Runes
SORCERY
DOMINATION
SHARDS
Spells
FLASH
IGNITEItems
Start
Core
Standard AP drain core: Liandry's Torment + Rylai's Crystal Scepter milk his channeled W for max damage while the slow keeps targets in range, and Zhonya's lets him ult from fog and stasis mid-channel. Flex the third slot to Banshee's Veil, Mercury's Treads, or a Null-Magic Mantle rush into heavy burst.
Skill order
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
 | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
 | R | R | R |
MAXW→Q→E
W→Q→EFiddlesticks · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026
Fiddlesticks vs Zed in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: the one thing to respect: he can R the instant you cast Q, dodging your fear and burning its cooldown.
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