League Classic matchup
Fiddlesticks vs Karthus
The lane, from both sides
Fiddlesticks’s side
- Strong against Karthusfrom the AP Burst Mage build (Jungle)
Karthus fights standing still inside
Defile
DefileEPassive: Karthus restores mana whenever he kills an enemy. This passive is disabled when Defile is toggled on. Toggle: Karthus surrounds himself in a necrotic aura that deals magic damage every second to all nearby enemies. Toggling Defile off triggers a final tick of damage. Defile is toggled off automatically if Karthus becomes unable to pay its mana cost., which is the shape
Crowstorm
CrowstormRActive: After channeling for 1.5 seconds, Fiddlesticks blinks to the target location with a murder of crows flying wildly around him for 5 seconds, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies each second. is drawn for.
Terrify
TerrifyQActive: Fiddlesticks causes the target enemy to flee as well as slowing them by 90%. holds him where the channel lands and
Requiem
RequiemRActive: Karthus channels for 3 seconds, then deals magic damage to all targetable enemy champions upon completion. does not answer it.
Karthus’s side
No note from Karthus’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.
The kits at a glance
Fiddlesticks
Full abilities- Dread
- Terrify
- Drain
- Dark Wind
- Crowstorm
Karthus
Full abilities- Death Defied
- Lay Waste
- Wall of Pain
- Defile
- Requiem
Base stats, side by side
| Stat | Fiddlesticks | Karthus |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 470 (+80) | 465 (+75) |
| HP regen | 1.04 (+0.12) | 1.21 (+0.11) |
| Mana | 310 (+59) | 331 (+61) |
| Attack damage | 48.575 (+2.625) | 45.45 (+3.25) |
| Armor | 18.5 (+3.5) | 18.5 (+3.5) |
| Magic resist | 30 | 30 |
| Attack speed | 0.625 (+2.11) | 0.625 (+2.11) |
| Move speed | 335 | 335 |
| Attack range | 480 | 450 |
Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.
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