Hello guys,
I played her before her rework and with nearly 300 games in season 4, I sat around 69 percent win rate but with this new rework, j ust dont get how she plays.
Can anyone explain to me how you are suppose to play her?
I have the right runes and skill orders and masteries, hell I even get tiamat first but she don't do much damage.
Niyumi1 votesWell, most of her damage comes from her passive now. Otherwise her damage is relatively low, especially on tanks.
So, when you start out in lane, most of your harass is using Q to pop vitals (the mark from her passive). Your Q will auto-target in this order: Champion with Vital>Champion>Minion that Q will kill>Closest target. So, if your vital is in an easy spot to hit (the front of the enemy. NEVER try for a back vital unless you know you can kill them or get out without taking too much damage), Q in, pop it, and run out -- be careful though, 'cause your Q is coded as a basic attack, and will draw minion agro.
Once you have some items and damage, you can try more advanced combos to try and kill your opponent:
Combo 1: Q in, auto, E, auto, auto, Q. The basic Fiora combo. Your Q is a soft AA reset, so you'll auto as soon as you land and the animation stops. Then, your E actually is an AA reset -- so as soon as your first auto lands, pop E and you'll auto again plus slow them. Then just stick to them and you'll auto-crit them, and your Q should be off CD by now, so use it again. -- The entire time of this combo, try to pop vitals.
Combo 2 (Against a predictable CC opponent): Q in, auto, W (block their CC), auto, E, auto, auto, Q. This combo only works if you're against an opponent you KNOW will CC you after you dive in, and has predictable CC. Block it, and then beat the hell out of them.
Combo 3 (All-in): Q in, auto, E, auto, auto, Q, R, auto, E, auto, auto, Q, W(if necessary), auto, E, auto, auto, Q... Pop every vital you can, and you'll kill just about anyone, granted you attack fast enough and don't die first.
Special note: When you get Tiamat, use it after your second swing from E.
General tips:
Remember that Fiora is squishy, and isn't invincible, so you can't just dive in on people and win every duel. She has a pretty high skillcap now, unlike the old Fiora.
As for skill order, I can't actually check it, but make sure to max E>Q>W (getting ult whenever you can). Your Q is just a dash, and doesn't do a lot of damage; it's mostly used for popping vitals and chasing / moving. Your E does a TON of damage, so max it first, and watch as you chunk people away with your free crit.
Triforce is VERY good on Fiora, so I'd highly recommend it if you don't build it.
Remember that your W blocks literally everything except turrets, even ignite and other summs. So if you can predict what the enemy is doing, it will save your life. If you can block a CC, you'll stun them instead of slowing, so try to hit them with the projectile.
So, that basically outlines how to play the new Fiora, and I hope it helped. ^^ If you have any other questions, feel free to ask; I'd be happy to help!
TenshouSNK1 votesWell, most of her damage comes from her passive now. Otherwise her damage is relatively low, especially on tanks.
- A neat trick with her passive: If the mark is in a bad spot that you can't really hit, just walk back to your tower, and let them get off your screen. When they do, the passive will reset, and you can get a better spot. This also works when playing against Fiora, so you can use it to make her passive harder / riskier to trigger.
So, when you start out in lane, most of your harass is using Q to pop vitals (the mark from her passive). Your Q will auto-target in this order: Champion with Vital>Champion>Minion that Q will kill>Closest target. So, if your vital is in an easy spot to hit (the front of the enemy. NEVER try for a back vital unless you know you can kill them or get out without taking too much damage), Q in, pop it, and run out -- be careful though, 'cause your Q is coded as a basic attack, and will draw minion agro.
Once you have some items and damage, you can try more advanced combos to try and kill your opponent:
Combo 1: Q in, auto, E, auto, auto, Q. The basic Fiora combo. Your Q is a soft AA reset, so you'll auto as soon as you land and the animation stops. Then, your E actually is an AA reset -- so as soon as your first auto lands, pop E and you'll auto again plus slow them. Then just stick to them and you'll auto-crit them, and your Q should be off CD by now, so use it again. -- The entire time of this combo, try to pop vitals.
Combo 2 (Against a predictable CC opponent): Q in, auto, W (block their CC), auto, E, auto, auto, Q. This combo only works if you're against an opponent you KNOW will CC you after you dive in, and has predictable CC. Block it, and then beat the hell out of them.
Combo 3 (All-in): Q in, auto, E, auto, auto, Q, R, auto, E, auto, auto, Q, W(if necessary), auto, E, auto, auto, Q... Pop every vital you can, and you'll kill just about anyone, granted you attack fast enough and don't die first.
Special note: When you get Tiamat, use it after your second swing from E.
General tips:
Remember that Fiora is squishy, and isn't invincible, so you can't just dive in on people and win every duel. She has a pretty high skillcap now, unlike the old Fiora.
As for skill order, I can't actually check it, but make sure to max E>Q>W (getting ult whenever you can). Your Q is just a dash, and doesn't do a lot of damage; it's mostly used for popping vitals and chasing / moving. Your E does a TON of damage, so max it first, and watch as you chunk people away with your free crit.
Triforce is VERY good on Fiora, so I'd highly recommend it if you don't build it.
Remember that your W blocks literally everything except turrets, even ignite and other summs. So if you can predict what the enemy is doing, it will save your life. If you can block a CC, you'll stun them instead of slowing, so try to hit them with the projectile.
So, that basically outlines how to play the new Fiora, and I hope it helped. ^^ If you have any other questions, feel free to ask; I'd be happy to help!
Hi.
I don't understand what vitals are and what I should do when I see them appear. What are they? How do they look like? And do I have to jump in everytime I see it pop up? Also when using ultimate, do I just attack from front or I have to go around in circles?
magic pole1 votesthe little doodad which periodically appears at a nearby champions feet. it will appear top/right/bottom/ or left side randomly.
thats your passive and you get a small heal and speed boost after you hit one, so that when you go in and pop it...you have some means to escape, you may also want to use W when running away, but that is situational
best thing is to pop a vital right before using ultimate. then you already deal some damage, get a small speed boost and then immediately the 4 vitals are up. yes you will have to run in circles around them and use Q/flash to hit all the vitals. the small speed boost helps. ghost blade could help if you wanna try that.
no you don't have to jump in every time you see the vital. that's the biggest challenge (besides using W in a skillmatchup) to fiora. you want to pop it and get out quickly unless you are that much stronger and can win a sustained fight. lots of times you will lose trades due to minions and their retaliation if you go for a vital (especially if you miss it). so no you have to judge whether it's a good idea to try and pop it or not. if its behind them...yeah typically you won't wanna go for that