A data-driven breakdown of Fiddlesticks Top for patch 16.11: the most-played and highest-win-rate builds and runes, the matchups that beat Fiddlesticks, synergy partners, and how Fiddlesticks closes games — all from ranked Emerald+ data.
Fiddlesticks is an AP mage in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 53.2% win rate, 0.3% pick rate, 3,634 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Fiddlesticks is a scaling champion: comparatively weak early, but one of the strongest picks on the map once core items come online — so the plan is to survive the laning phase and take the game over late.
How Fiddlesticks wins: grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Fiddlesticks tips the fight, and landing engage and starting fights on Fiddlesticks's terms. The kit grades 10/10 teamfighting, 9/10 engage, 7/10 siege. Play around where Fiddlesticks is thin, split-push and disengage (2/10, 2/10), and the enemy loses their angle.
The most-played core build is Frozen Heart, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, which holds a 46.3% win rate across 54 games this patch. The build above re-optimizes once you lock in the enemy composition.
The matchup to respect is Jhin, where Fiddlesticks sits at just 47.5%, the lane swings the other way into Caitlyn (56.7%), and on the team side, Fiddlesticks gains the most from a Lulu (+9.9% pair win rate).
Fiddlesticks's highest-volume core items and rune page this patch. Select the enemy composition above and the build re-optimizes for that exact matchup.
Champions that beat Fiddlesticks Top the most this patch, anywhere on the enemy team. Top ban targets.
The teammates that make Fiddlesticks Top stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Fiddlesticks going solo.
Fiddlesticks is also played in these other roles this patch.
Take Fiddlesticks into the Team Builder to plan around every pick, or check the Tier List to see exactly where Fiddlesticks ranks this patch.