Fiddlesticks
The mechanic
Fiddlesticks' ultimate channels for 1.5 seconds, then blinks him 800 units into the fight with a storm of crows around him. It only works if nobody sees him coming: his team has to wait, not engage early, and not draw the enemy out of the landing spot.
Why it needs saying
The only ultimate in the game that depends on its allies keeping quiet. Without the call, the team engages during the channel, the targets scatter, and Fiddlesticks lands in an empty fight.
When you play them
- team chat
in full english
Wait, I'm channeling my ultimate from the fog.
the context
"fog" is short for fog of war, the part of the map the enemy cannot see. The ultimate takes 1.5 seconds to go off, and it only surprises if Fiddlesticks is out of enemy vision. A teammate who engages first chases the targets out of the landing zone.
- team chat
what you type
dont fight yet let them come to me
in full english
Don't fight yet, let them come to me.
the context
A hidden Fiddlesticks is a trap, and a trap only works if the prey walks forward. The call asks the team to back off, look weak, and wait for the enemy to walk up to the bush where he is waiting.
When an ally plays them
- team chat
what you type
fiddle ult first then we go
in full english
Fiddlesticks ults first, then we go.
the context
"fiddle" is the usual short form. The order of actions decides the fight: ultimate first, when the fear hits everyone, engage second. The other way round only gives you a jungler arriving in a fight that is already lost.
When an enemy plays them
- team chat
in full english
Ward the bushes, Fiddlesticks has his ultimate.
the context
Fiddlesticks' ultimate only surprises from the fog. A ward in the nearby bush reveals him during his 1.5 second channel, and a team that sees him coming has time to step away. Vision is the only counter.