FiddleSticks & Zed Synergy

FiddleSticks Jungle and Zed Mid win 54.1% of 2,113 Low Elo games together, +2.6 points vs expected, 2-patch window 26.19-26.20.

Researched on LoL patch 26.20. Tips are written to hold at any rank; stats come from Low Elo ranked games up to patch 26.20.

Why this duo works

Fiddlesticks benefits when a teammate draws attention before he channels Crowstorm(R). Zed can dive a priority target with Death Mark(R), creating a window for Fiddlesticks to follow with area damage and fear.

Playing the duo

Fiddlesticks mains recommend having someone engage first so he can land Crowstorm(R) without being focused immediately; Zed's Death Mark(R) can dive a priority target and create that opening. (Unverified: no source confirms this note.)

Crowstorm(R) threatens several nearby enemies, while Death Mark(R) concentrates burst on one target, so the duo can pressure both a backline carry and nearby teammates.

How to play as FiddleSticks

Let Zed or another teammate draw the first response, then channel Crowstorm(R) from fog of war so the enemy cannot focus you before the area damage lands. (Unverified: no source confirms this note.)

How to play as Zed

If Fiddlesticks is positioned out of vision and ready to channel Crowstorm(R), dive or pressure a priority target first so opponents have to react to you. (Unverified: no source confirms this note.)

Sources

These notes come from r/FiddlesticksMains, checked against the champions' abilities.