Talk:Fiddlesticks/@comment-87.172.192.79-20120524022705/@comment-2.122.237.101-20120528141226

I actually find the above works nicely, if you play him with a similar playstyle to Karthus; In other words, make no attempt to hang around the fringes of a teamfight to avoid being CCed.

Instead, when the initiate comes, faceplant into it and get as much CC and damage out as you possibly can. Meanwhile, you build RoA, Rylai's, Abyssal and Zhonya's (for the armour with AP, not for the active), so you survive for a little.

Against less coordinated teams, I frequently see all their CC blown on me in the first three seconds of the fight, leaving my team a man down but with the enemy's toolbox severely lacking.

Note : I'm not really suggesting that as an idea for ranked 5v5. A good team will set aside a couple of short-cooldown CCs for fiddle and leave it at that. But in solo queue and normals, it's a strong playstyle.