Talk:Fizz/@comment-108.4.66.217-20120610183503/@comment-62.150.49.29-20120612154007

Building him bruiser is not a waste. It's a different build. These things are not set in stone. Olaf can be built health tank, tanky dps, cdr, and many others I can't think of off the top of my head. Kennen can be built AP, Ad, or even tank. You build your champion based off the role you are playing them and what is required of you at that moment in time. AP Gragas used to be a troll build; now AD Gragas is the troll build. This is what is great about LoL; you can do whatever you want and still find success.

Back on-topic:

Jungle bruiser fizz works. He's not top-teir, but he's viable. Build a Wriggle's Lantern and your clear time is no longer horribly slow and you can finally sustain in the jungle. He is really vulnerable to invades, but his ganks make up for it. His ganks are strong both before and after lvl 6 (crazy strong after).

I have had most success rushing Wriggles then Tri-Force and building tank after that (Frozen Heart, Abyssal, GA). His base damage is pretty high so you don't need to build AP. I don't like prioritizing attack speed on Fizz due to the fact that it only affects the active part of his W (the passive refreshes on every hit) and find that Tri-Force gives him all the damage he needs. Abyssal works as a hybrid item; it gives him extra damage and survivability, but it can be replaced with another pure offensive or defensive item.

Give it a shot before shooting it down. You might actually like it.

P.S. You can pick jungle Fizz early in draft/ranked to bait out a mid lane that you can counter easily with another pick.