League of Legends: Complete Guide to Fiddlesticks The Ancient Fear [Updated]

League of Legends: Complete Guide to Fiddlesticks The Ancient Fear [Updated]

By Marcus Chen

February 9, 2025 at 03:43 PM

Fiddlesticks is an ancient demon that terrorizes Runeterra in the form of a scarecrow, using fear and deception as his primary weapons. He is a jungle-focused champion in League of Legends who excels at ambushing enemies.

Key Abilities:

  • Passive (A Harmless Scarecrow): Can place scarecrow effigies and pretend to be one by standing still
  • Q (Terrify): Fears target enemy and deals magic damage
  • W (Bountiful Harvest): Drains health from nearby enemies while dealing damage
  • E (Reap): Slashes in an area to deal damage and slow enemies
  • R (Crowstorm): Channels then blinks to location, dealing AoE damage with crows

Core Gameplay:

  • Excels at ambushing enemies from fog of war or by pretending to be an effigy
  • Uses fear mechanics to disable and isolate targets
  • Strong objective control with drain ability on monsters
  • Ultimate provides powerful teamfight presence and engage potential

Key Stats:

  • Resource: Mana
  • Range Type: Ranged
  • Damage Type: Magic
  • Role: Jungle/Support
  • Difficulty: Medium

Best used by:

  • Players who enjoy mind games and deception
  • Those who prefer objective-focused jungling
  • Teams needing AP damage and crowd control

The champion was reworked in 2020 to enhance his horror theme and deceptive gameplay patterns while maintaining his core identity as a terrifying ambush predator.

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