Either I'm maxing the wrong spell [W] or something, because this legitimately can not be possible that she is so bad.
It seems that no matter how many vitals I hit, I always will die in the end. 1v1's specifically in laning phase. I have no clue what to even do with her, especially since I mained old Fiora >.> I personally like the old much better.
NemeBro2 votesI'd max Q. At max rank and with 40% CDR, if you hit someone with it it has a cooldown of 2.4 seconds. Then max E. With max CDR, it has a cooldown of 4.2, and the Q combined with the E's slow makes her basically the stickiest champion in the entire game (if there is a stickier champion I can't name them). The Q is best-used for repositioning in a fight to let you reach a harder to hit vital, I think. W should be maxed last IMO, since it no longer gives free AD.
I'm not sure how to build her though. I tried out a build of Blade of the Ruined King (got it based on the same logic Vayne does), Ionian boots, Black Cleaver (these last two gave me 40% CDR when combined with Sorcery), Ravenous Hydra, Last Whisper, and Infinity Edge (the tooltip on her E after purchasing it clarifies that your free crit does indeed do 250% damage). On your E, this build gives you a guaranteed crit with 1,100+ damage, more if you hit a vital, and you can basically four shot a heavy bruiser while using your ult. BotRK also increases your sticking power even more. Ravenous Hydra was mostly necessary for the waveclear.
I haven't used her in a normal game yet, and I fear this particular build's biggest drawback will be that she's frankly sort of frail. Fiora doesn't have the survivability in her kit that Tryndamere does.
SIayton2 votesI personally don't feel like she's very strong vs anyone but tanks either. Her team fight is horrible now. Just straight up horrible. Her 1v1 isn't particularly good either, she loses most straight up fights and is forced to poke them down with vitals, but even then a lot of characters outtrade her.
What does she excel at exactly? I see an average fighter that doesn't really have any particular strength.
Lugg2 votesI've been seeing Fioras hard carry so far.
afgd7RL7UD1 votesA lot better than the cheese Fiora we used to have. I prefer the new Fiora rather than the old one simply because it wasn't a 50/50 based on how the Fiora would do in the game. Either she would cheese your top lane at level 2 somehow and just win the whole game. Or you get the 0-6-0 Fiora who had no clue what to do.
Also, she just got revamped, give it some time.
7ha7guy7771 votesI heard you were supposed to max E first
Icestar11861 votesIs W Riposte? If so, NEVER max that first. I would go with E first.
Catastrop1 votesYou are maxing the wrong spell first. E is supposed to be maxed then Q then W.
J Eevo1 votesShe has a 55% winrate which is "oh-shit-needs-a-nerf" kind of high while being very recently release (new and reworked champions typically have a 4 to 8 percent lower than they'd normally have due to people adjusting to the new champion, learning new mechanics and figuring out builds)
And yes W is a TERRIBLE skill to max first both Q and E are better choices with Q being a good mobility boost when maxed and E having better DPS
I'm a bit suprised how you got the thought of maxing W first considering it's a mainly defensive skill with an AP ratio which completely doesn't scale with AD
As far as I can tell she's supposed to E-Q into her opponent when the vital spot is up and in a good position then depending on the champion they are you either continue wailing on them (Q applies E slow, which sets you up for further basic attacks) and W as they're walking into their turret range or just immediately W if they have a stun as they'll likely panic when jumped allowing you to harras and likely kill them easily
Vistha Kai1 votesSimple: Max W last and don't play glass cannon.
Although aim on Q seems wonky and not hitting Vitals occasionally.
MLDzXnRRR1 votesShe can 1shot with Q - I don't know whether it's big (critting ?) or just getting shitload of dmg is the only viable way to play her. She feels like she needs to snowball hard, if you don't, you have to go tanky...
OxBaker1 votesYeah she's currently kind of weak but they can always tweak her numbers. I personally prefer the mechanics of her new kit over her old one.
BakedLotion1 votesShes fucking trash. Her ratios sucks. Her numbers suck. She can't even duel.
