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Slippery Fizz. Without a doubt, the single most gratifying thing about him is Playful/Trickster and its ability to anger people and get you out of crazy situations. The second most gratifying thing about him is the bleed that kills people who think they might get away.

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Fizz was enjoyable but I felt his farm in a lane was very weak and made him very, very easy to harass. It gets better as the game goes on, but he can really be locked down in farm against good players or a good comp. Jungling, on the other hand, was fantastic with him -- I didn't get many clips of jungling games because they were also the first games I played (i.e. the games I don't use on new champions b/c there's not much good footage). Aside from AP, which is most of what this movie shows, I dabbled in AD, hybrid, and tanky DPS -- Fizz functions very well with all of them.

Build Recommendations
NOTE: As always, this section is opinion, and is not included in the movie because it won't always be true, nor is it likely to be the best way to play this champion in many situations. Check out solomid.net, mobafire, and leaguecraft for guides and information when picking up a champion!

I will specifically cover AP Fizz in a solo lane. As stated, he works fantastically in a variety of roles.

Runes: Magic pen reds, Armor yellows, AP blues, AP quints. I tended to go for that early burst simply because I could so easily get away from most incoming damage.

Masteries: I went 21/9/0 with an emphasis on AP and Magic Pen in Offense. I also got 2/3 Armor and 2/3 MR, as well as the +30 health and prereq in Defense. The defensive points gave me a little more lasting time in the lane and help offset the lack of MR from runes.

Skills: Either Playful/Trickster at level 1 if you're laning against an opponent who can easily zone/harass you, or Seastone Trident under any other circumstance. Beyond this, get 1 point in Urchin Strike, then always prioritize Seastone Trident, then Playful/Trickster, and save more ranks in Urchin Strike until last. Ultimate always a priority.

Summoner Skills: Whatever you want. Flash/Ghost both have strong uses on Fizz, as does Ignite (to really just piss people off when combined with Seastone Trident). Haven't used Surge much to know if it's good at the expense of another ability. Cleanse is probably a good bet as it gets rid of his only real weakness in heavy team fights. I personally tended to use Ghost or Flash in combination with Ignite.

Gear: Boots/Health Pots or Doran's first, Rod of Ages after tier 1 boots, Deathcap after this. Once you're done with these, build whatever you feel is best against the team you're fighting (more AP, more survivability, etc.). It was the single most effective build I found for AP Fizz. I tried lots of other things, including my Gragas go-to of 3 Doran's Rings and Deathcap, but Fizz really benefits from the Rod of Ages benefit due to his need to stay in range and last long enough to get back out.

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