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Fiddlesticks vs Taliyah

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How to Beat Taliyah as Fiddlesticks

based on 697 Fiddlesticks vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches every week. In our dataset, Fiddlesticks fought Taliyah 697 times. With so many matchups for Fiddlesticks vs Taliyah provides us faith in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Fiddlesticks has to counter Taliyah in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Fiddlesticks vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Fiddlesticks has done a average job of beating Taliyah. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of games the champions face one another in. In Fiddlesticks vs Taliyah games, Fiddlesticks’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceShadowflame

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 ForceArmor
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 Taliyah as Fiddlesticks

Advice to Win Against Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Fiddlesticks vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Taliyah Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
8.9
< Assists >
8.4
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
38
< Minions Killed >
121
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.6
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.45
256
< Physical Damage >
765
17,124
< Magic Damage >
21,207
1,147
< True Damage >
1,141
18,528
< Damage Dealt >
23,114
33,190
< Damage Taken >
21,695
11,370
< Gold Earned >
12,488
1.03
< Towers >
1.7
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
17,158
< Total Healing >
4,699
13,131
< Experience >
14,587
47
< Vision Score >
23
4
< Wards Placed >
9
750
< Time Dealing CC >
570

How to Counter Taliyah with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Fiddlesticks against Taliyah matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Taliyah..

Fiddlesticks typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Taliyah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Taliyah

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Taliyah?

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 trying to fight Taliyah, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Fiddlesticks makes an ok counter for Taliyah.

While Fiddlesticks does have a lower winrate than Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Fiddlesticks also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Fiddlesticks into Taliyahas 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 Taliyah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Fiddlesticks is a somewhat poor counter for Taliyah. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Fiddlesticks against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 697 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 Taliyah 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Fiddlesticks to counter Taliyah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks often picks up a lot less CS as Taliyah. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Fiddlesticks versus Taliyah build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Fiddlesticks bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Taliyah than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Fiddlesticks had an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Taliyah with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of beating Taliyah 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. Of all the rune builds players picked for Fiddlesticks vs Taliyah counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Taliyah as Fiddlesticks are displayed for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.