How to beat Fizz

Common role: Mid

A slippery AP assassin who dodges targeted spells with his pole-vault.

What makes Fizz dangerous

Fizz dashes through units with his Q, becomes untargetable during his E pole-vault (dodging turret shots, ults and targeted CC), and sticks a shark-summoning fish on you with his ultimate for burst and a knock-up. He deletes squishies and is very hard to pin down.

How to play against Fizz

• 1Save your key targeted ability — he will pole-vault (E) to dodge it. Wait for E to be on cooldown before you commit your combo or ult.
• 2Dodge his ultimate fish — it's a slow-moving skillshot. If it doesn't stick, his whole burst combo fizzles.
• 3He's melee and squishy. Poke him down before level 6 and zone him from farm; a ranged mid can bully his lane phase hard.
• 4Group with your team — he thrives on isolating a lone carry. With peel and vision he can't get on the target he wants.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Squishy melee — dies to burst and dives.
• ✓Cooldown-reliant: once E is down he has no escape.
• ✓Ultimate is a dodgeable skillshot.
• ✓Weak lane sustain — loses extended ranged trades.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Fizz's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Luchador ágil

  Fizz se puede mover a través de unidades y reduce una cantidad fija el daño proveniente de cualquier fuente.

• Q
  Golpe de erizo de mar

  Fizz atraviesa a su objetivo, inflige daño mágico y aplica efectos de impacto.

• W
  Tridente piedramar

  Los ataques de Fizz hacen que sus enemigos se desangren y sufran daño mágico durante varios segundos. Fizz puede potenciar su siguiente ataque para infligir daño adicional y potenciar sus siguientes ataques durante un breve periodo de tiempo.

• E
  Juguetón/Gamberro

  Fizz salta al aire y aterriza grácilmente sobre su lanza, siendo imposible atacarlo. Desde esta posición, Fizz puede dejarse caer para aplastar el suelo u optar por saltar de nuevo antes de hacerlo.

  Strong: pole-vault makes him untargetable, dodging targeted spells, ults and turret shots. Weak: on cooldown he has no escape — commit your combo after E is down.

• R
  Carnaza para tiburones

  Fizz lanza hacia una dirección un pez que se adhiere al primer campeón que toca y lo ralentiza. Tras un momento, sale un tiburón de la tierra que lanza al objetivo por los aires y empuja a un lado a los enemigos cercanos. Todos los enemigos alcanzados sufren daño mágico y son ralentizados.

  Strong: sticks a fish that summons a shark for burst and a knock-up. Weak: it's a slow skillshot — dodge it and his whole combo fizzles.

Itemization

Fizz is AP burst, so magic resist wins: Mercury's Treads plus an MR item (Spirit Visage, Kaenic Rookern), and a Zhonya's Hourglass or QSS to survive his ult stick. Hexdrinker/Maw is great on AD mids into him.

This guide covers Fizz's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.