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Fiddlesticks vs Lucian

How to Beat Lucian as Fiddlesticks in LoLFiddlesticks is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lucian as Fiddlesticks

based on 3,780 Fiddlesticks vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Lucian as Fiddlesticks came out of an analysis of 3780 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Fiddlesticks encounters Lucian in only 5.9% of his games.

Fiddlesticks vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Fiddlesticks has done a average job of countering Lucian. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Fiddlesticks vs Lucian rounds, Fiddlesticks’s side is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealSorcerer's Shoes

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's TormentHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Fiddlesticks to level upw
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Second ability for Fiddlesticks to level upq
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Last skill for Fiddlesticks to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeTriple TonicFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Fiddlesticks's passive ability p
Fiddlesticks's q ability q
Fiddlesticks's w ability w
Fiddlesticks's e ability e
Fiddlesticks's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Fiddlesticks

Advice to Win Against Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Fiddlesticks vs Lucian Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Lucian Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
9.1
< Assists >
6.7
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
39
< Minions Killed >
187
1.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.5
293
< Physical Damage >
18,525
17,856
< Magic Damage >
2,670
1,181
< True Damage >
511
19,331
< Damage Dealt >
21,707
33,503
< Damage Taken >
21,621
11,380
< Gold Earned >
12,593
1.14
< Towers >
2.31
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
17,416
< Total Healing >
5,018
13,076
< Experience >
12,964
47
< Vision Score >
19
4
< Wards Placed >
9
746
< Time Dealing CC >
41

How to Counter Lucian with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some critical Fiddlesticks versus Lucian counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between these two champs. Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lucian..

Fiddlesticks often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Lucian. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Lucian

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Fiddlesticks usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lucian, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Fiddlesticks makes an ok counter to Lucian.

While Fiddlesticks does have a higher win rate than Lucian, when they face off with one another, Fiddlesticks also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Fiddlesticks into Lucianas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Fiddlesticks has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lucian. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Fiddlesticks vs Lucian matchups, Fiddlesticks is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Fiddlesticks is a decent counter to Lucian. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Fiddlesticks against Lucian.

Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 3,780 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Lucian as Fiddlesticks comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Fiddlesticks in order to counter Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks usually picks up a lot less CS as Lucian. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Fiddlesticks versus Lucian build include Cryptbloom, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Fiddlesticks combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Lucian than with many other common item sets. In fact, Fiddlesticks had an average winrate of 50.6% battling Lucian with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Lucian as Fiddlesticks, you should take the First Strike, Triple Tonic, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Fiddlesticks vs Lucian counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lucian as Fiddlesticks are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.