Talk:VPBE/@comment-5877442-20131020123545/@comment-3974211-20131021115031

Fizz was strong last season. There's little they can do to AP itemization that would indirectly nerf Fizz specifically and not just all mages in general - short of creating more melee/ranged only items, of course, since almost all assassins are melee. LeBlanc is the only ranged-assassin, isn't she? If they do make melee and ranged only items, I foresee her being a problem. It's only AD Assassins that would be tricky to balance before Season 4 because AD Assassins were only viable in Season 3 - which is probably why Zed is only receiving a mechanical nerf, rather than a number nerf.

Also, plenty of guides recommend at least half maxing W before other skills. Fizz is only feast or famine based on champion select and very little to do with skill match-up between players. That is the nature of a champion whose main mechanic is becoming untargetable.