Fiddlesticks Top - Drain for Sustain
StandardFiddlesticks Top by decipher — updated Aug 1, 2026
Ruin Teemo's day
Item Build
Starting Items
you start with 475g
You are a mana-hungry champion but have quite good auto attacks. Doran's Ring is a good option. Pick up some Mana Potion too. You'll be staying in lane a while, sustaining with your Drain (W). The extra mana helps you do that.
Second Back
This helps with your sustain and combines with the 
Lucky Pick to make 
Will of the Ancients. Don't buy that yet until you're ready to stop making free money with Lucky Pick, as upgrading the item removes that passive. The longer you keep Lucky Pick, the more cost effective it is.
First Power Spike
Work towards building Deathfire Grasp. When you're ready to, build Will of the Ancients.
If you're playing against an AD champion like 
Tryndamere, consider building 
Seeker's Armguard and 
Zhonya's Hourglass instead of Deathfire Grasp.
Boots
Buy these once you're starting to roam around the map, but after your power spike. Most of the time in lane you're going to be stood still during combat channelling Drain (W) . You don't need these until you're moving around the map more or have taken Tier 1 Turret.
Full Build - Tanky
This is the sort of build you'll want if you're looking to be tanky. Warmog's Armor is better the earlier it's built, but Classic League games go on long. There's still time to get value even if you don't rush it.
Full Build - Damage
Build this if you need lots of damage.
Optionally you can buy 
Rylai's Crystal Scepter to slow people.
Summoner Spells
Ignite often seals the deal versus 
Teemo in lane, but Teleport is good if you're playing for macro.
Skill Order
(W)›(E)›(Q)| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| R | R |
Max W Drain (W) for sustain. Teemo cannot interupt it.
Get Q Terrify (Q) early for its utility, but we care more about spamming E Dark Wind (E) . Max Q Terrify (Q) last.
Runes
9× Mark of Magic Penetrationmark
9× Seal of Mana Regenerationseal
9× Glyph of Ability Powerglyph
3× Quintessence of Ability Powerquint
Masteries
4/4
4/4
3/3
1/1
3/3
1/1
4/4
1/1
4/4
2/3
3/3
Introduction
This build is for giving Teemo the worst game of their life. Teemo is unable to interupt any of Fiddlesticks 's abilities. His only means of escape is to increase his movement speed, which can work in our favour when he has been feared via Terrify (Q) as Teemo is likely to run towards the Drain (W) instead of away.
Pros & Cons
Early Game
Sit in lane, Drain (W) and sustain. Make sure you've bought Lucky Pick early so that you're making money while sitting in top lane.
Mid Game
Once you've bullied Teemo enough, look for plays in other lanes. Crowstorm (R) is very strong, and in team fights your opponents may not have enough CC options to CC the carry & interupt your Drain (W) .
Teamfights
Crowstorm (R) over wall, spam Terrify (Q) and Dark Wind (E), use Zhonya's Hourglass to take no damage. The classic combo.
Matchups
Easy:
This is the easiest matchup.
Medium:
He can run you down level 1 if you're not careful. Your
Drain (W) cannot compete with his autos. Take Terrify (Q) or Dark Wind (E) first in this lane.His ultimate
Undying Rage (R) can be a bit annoying for you to deal with, but it has a long cooldown. If he uses it in lane, you can usually Crowstorm (R) when you're back and get a free kill.
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