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MATCHUPFiddlesticks · Mid · Patch 26.16 · Ranked Solo · Updated Aug 24, 2026

Fiddlesticks vs Naafiri in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: The second part of her Q is her main damage source — sidestep it and she does almost nothing. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

FiddlesticksYOU · MIDFIDDLESTICKSthe Ancient Fear
NaafiriENEMY · MIDNAAFIRIthe Hound of a Hundred Bites
VS
Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite
How to play it
DO
Sidestep her Q2
The second part of her Q is her main damage source — sidestep it and she deals almost nothing.
Oneshot at 6
At 6 you always oneshot her with a good R — watch for her E dash away.
Fear her all-in
If she ever engages on you, just fear her and get a full drain off.
DON'T
Never let her farm for free — she has no early damage, so bully her hard and deny CS.
Runes
SORCERYSORCERY
Summon Aery
Arcane Comet
Stormraider's Surge
Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
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Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
Standard AP drain core: Liandry's Torment + Rylai's Crystal Scepter milk his channeled W for max damage while the slow keeps targets in range, and Zhonya's lets him ult from fog and stasis mid-channel. Flex the third slot to Banshee's Veil, Mercury's Treads, or a Null-Magic Mantle rush into heavy burst.
Skill order
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Fiddlesticks mid matchup data compiled from karthusslesticks' OTP sheetLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).