Talk:Fizz/@comment-5899362-20130623205242/@comment-7967732-20130629171917

Fizz is not weak. The burst is huge, and having that nasty E to get out of tricky situation. However I wouldn't call him ban - worthy at all. He is melee and has no good poke (unlike many other assassins), so most Fizz try to go all in at 6. If he gest 1 - 2 kills, he'll snow ball from there, if not, he will get behind further and further because he can't farm so well to keep up (unless max E 1st, and seriously who will max E 1st on him?). More than 1/3 of his burst come from that ulti, which has quite long cooldown and is a skill shot that can be dodged or avoided by many champions (Elise, Kayle, LeBlanc...).

About him ganking top & bot, if the lane is not warded, then there's no reason to be mad when you die. If he can still manage to gank in a warded lane (his E + Q combined for quite a long gap closer), he will have no escape, no gap closer after 1 W proc, and his burst is also significantly weaker.