Fizz has no innate armor penetration, a non-AD scaling autoattack enhancer, mediocre AD/AS scaling, and only a single AD scaling ability. Yet I'm seeing all of these jungle Fizz players who go with strange AD builds and what's even stranger is that I'm hearing people complaining about AD fizz being too strong.
What exactly is making AD Fizz so attractive?
Lost In Time4 votesMobiity Invulnerability % Max HP damage % damage amp and CC.
Basically a less damage but more durable and mobile Master Yi
AD Fizz has been decent alternative but before his nerfs, AP bursted harder with no retaliation after 1-2 items.
Sona Ping3 votesNew Fizz, same as the old Fizz.
The joke is they did NOT even change anything! AD Fizz was always like this. His kit is just such that he can wreck other champions even when building items that he doesn't even have ratios for. Who would think that a champion who can choose to ignore all damage every 8 seconds might be a little too strong.
AMYS GRAVE1 votesNew Fizz, same as the old Fizz.
Then I'll get on my knees and pray. We don't get fooled again! No no!
Mortekaiser2 votes8 % max hp damage per auto with 1 item huge dueling potential with ult get out of jail free card with e frozen heart/trinity force/bork are the common items i see
BeatzBoyFTW2 votesFizz W that deals bonus damage based on 8% of enemy's missing health
vs
that deals bonus damage based on 8% of enemy's current heath
: To Cs, or not to cs? That is the question.
Tis a nice day1 votes8% of missing health + 8% of current health = ... 8% of total health.
Guess that does make some sense.
Leti the Yeti1 votespath 1, build tri force and a shit ton of AD... get no CDR Q into the other guy for 300+600 more cuz triforce, use that sea stone trident thing to proc triforce again... stabby stabby the other guy for another 900 damage, trickster to proc triforce again, stabby stabby the other guy for 900 damage 20% more damage if u landed a fish before hand, oh wait stabby stabby after fish too for 900 damage also inbetween triforce stabby stabbys, you also auto attack for a buttload of damage too lazy to make ammends to the above, but all of which will proc percent health damage does that answer your question?
path2, get tanky as fuq with abuncha CDR you are now fast as fuq, mobile as fuq, tanky as fuq, annoying as fuq but that's okay cuz you have bork plus more percent health damage from your sea stone does that answer your question?
DrCyanide1 votesEducated guess: AP Fizz just fell off that hard.
Mechanically you use all your spells as utility. One gap closer, one get in or get out ability (that also has untargetability), and two ways to slow enemies isn't a bad kit. You're still going to be trying to get the sheen process and auto attaching, this just makes the autos in between the procs hurt more.
People complain because it's still Fizz. It's probably just different people complaining. Mid laners (who got more practice going against him) don't see him in their lane any more, while top laners and junglers now have to deal with this slippery fish.
youngjake931 votesYa his mobility, invulnerability, %hp dmg, 20% extra dmg R applying to autos too, synergy with tri force and bork, doran shield and phantom dancer passives built in all contribute.
Doogmi1 votesThey completely gutted his ap ratios, they changed his passive missing health into his active w And gave him the 20% damage amp. So basically once he has blade of the ruined king he's dealing two types of percentage health. And with the amp he can pretty much 1v1 anybody.
Wînter Fox1 votesThis new Fizz is way more toxic. With 
and straight tank afterward you can't kill him, you can't build against his damage, and you can't run from him due to his kit. It's retarded and takes no skill from the Fizz player besides right clicking.
Fefnil1 votesI would personally also build nashor's tooth together with botrk and tf. I don't know why it doesn't get built, though.