For the love of god, stop rushing lich bane on Fizz

Wasabi Kitty·5/7/2017, 4:57:34 AM·2 votes·2,628 views

Now I'm sure a million people are gonna reply to this off the title alone "BUT YOU IDIOT LICH BANE IS AWESUM ON FIZZ I WENT xxx/0/xxxx ON FIZZ IN MY......"

Now, here's the thing, Lich Bane is a great item on Fizz, helps him do a ton of damage.

Lich Bane RUSH on the other hand, is complete garbage and neuters you as a threat for the next 10 minutes or however long it takes you to get another major AP item.

I have seen, ever since his release, people rush lich bane on Fizz as high up as mid gold, and it tilts the shit out of me whenever I see someone doing it. It has never been good and lich bane, as is, will never be good as a first item. Why? It's pretty self explanatory, for a (very large) cost, it just gives you another damage dealing effect, however doesn't offer much in the way of AP itself. In the past it didn't even retain the base damage modifier of sheen which could often result in you losing damage by upgrading to lich bane, though this has since changed. To put it simply, without some other sources of AP, the damage from lich bane is very low, and doesn't justify the cost.

For the same amount of gold spent on a lich bane, you can get something like sorc boots, hextech revolver, sheen, and have a much easier time beating people. Protobelt is extremely good on Fizz with the active, and the +300 health lets you tower dive or win duels you otherwise wouldn't win.

10 Comments

PhDs Nuts5/7/2017, 5:33:18 AM3 votes

item 3145 item 3057 is best rush for Fizz for early all-ins.

Succubús GF5/7/2017, 5:02:48 AM2 votes

You are unranked and dont look like a fizz main but okay

I have seen, ever since his release, people rush lich bane on Fizz as high up as mid gold, and it tilts the shit out of me whenever I see someone doing it.

Q applies on hit effects. Empowered w bleed with sheen is also good, gives good mana, it is cost efficient and not a bad rush. You can build both protobelt and lichbane so i dont see your point here? It stifles nothing

crzymdscntst5/7/2017, 4:59:43 AM1 votes

item 3113 is basically the big one I might get early, but you definitely need other stuff pre-Lich's. That movespeed helps any assassin. :|

SEKAI5/7/2017, 10:25:46 AM1 votes

Yeah I agree, Fizz players should all rush item 3057 item 3068.

RogueKnightOO3/17/2018, 12:33:55 PM1 votes

How is 80 ap nothing? Lich Bane has a ton of boosts and on some champs prolly worth the cost...