Fiddlesticks in the new jungle has become extremely weak, but Riot's denying it

Their excuse? "He was fine in playtests". I don't think you can really make that excuse, Riot.

For one, Fiddle against buff monsters is MUCH worse since his Dark Wind can't bounce to anything. Huge loss of damage output. Fighting Krugs? He might use his E at the start, but that'll mean he won't have it available for when they split, making the job MUCH harder. And as for the Raptors? One too many for the number of bounces his E gets.

There's also the loss of the Raptor buff for him, which Fiddle used a LOT to get the element of surprise for his ganks. Now he has to rely on teammates clearing the wards out first, which is wishful thinking outside high-tier. The new Vision plant can also really screw over his gank attempts if he gets hit by it, and the Blast Pods are a huge obstacle to him because he can't use Drain near them or he'll get interrupted.

To make a comparison, Nocturne has a FULL MINUTE faster clear than Fiddlesticks right now. That's just WRONG.

Check the above Reddit thread for more info, but the bottom line is that Fiddlesticks is currently unviable in jungle.