
League of Legends: Complete Fiddlesticks Champion History & Evolution
Fiddlesticks' Evolution in League of Legends
Fiddlesticks has undergone several significant ability changes throughout League of Legends' history. Here's a comprehensive overview of his key abilities and their evolution:
Passive Ability - Dread
- Current: Gains 25-40% bonus movement speed after standing still or channeling for 1.5 seconds
- Previous (V6.9): Reduced enemy magic resistance by 10 when dealing magic damage
- Original (Pre-V4.21): Reduced nearby enemies' magic resistance by 10 within 800 range
Core Abilities:
Terrify (Q)
- Causes target enemy to flee while applying a 90% slow
- Primary crowd control ability
Drain (W)
- Tethers to target enemy for up to 5 seconds
- Deals magic damage per second
- Heals Fiddlesticks based on damage dealt
- Cooldown reduces if target dies during channel
Dark Wind (E)
- Sends crow bouncing between enemies up to 5 times
- Deals magic damage and silences targets for 1.25 seconds
- Prioritizes new targets and Drain-affected units
- Deals double damage to monsters
Crowstorm (Ultimate)
- 1.5 second channel before blinking to target location
- Creates crow storm dealing magic damage for 5 seconds
- Damage ticks every 0.5 seconds

Sinister scarecrow with scythe, glowing eyes
Notable Skin Evolution:
- Classic (Multiple iterations)
- Spectral
- Union Jack
- Bandito
- Pumpkinhead
- Fiddle Me Timbers
- Surprise Party
- Dark Candy
- Risen
- Praetorian
Each iteration has maintained Fiddlesticks' core identity as a terrifying crowd control mage while refining his gameplay mechanics and visual presentation.