Fiddlesticks’ rework is finally coming to League of Legends. The scarecrow that’s been haunting matches since the game’s launch over a decade ago has aged fairly poorly. While other champions have received updates to their models and abilities to bring them into the modern Summoner’s Rift, Fiddlesticks has remained the same. He’s still tied together with a few sticks and won’t stop making Wizard of Oz jokes. He’s been in dire need for a rework and visual update, and now he’s finally getting one.
League of Legends Fiddlesticks Rework
Right now on the PBE, there are files for the Fiddlestick rework featuring its brand-new model. The code makes references to some sort of “event” that will trigger before the champion’s release. Other champions have been teased this way, like Kindred marking champions or Sett granting players special cards for getting lots of kills. Data miners and League YouTubers are frantically trying to figure out how to turn on the event so fans can see what’s coming next.
The new Fiddlesticks is a monster that runs on all fours and looks patched together. He’s no longer a cutesy deity that happens to fear whoever walks in his path, because he’s now a beast of pure unimaginable torture. According to a blog post released in January, developers wanted to keep the charm of an “eldritch puppet” while actually making the monster scary. His crowstorm ultimate remains intact, but the rest of his kit will receive some form of an overhaul.
The Fiddlesticks rework still does not have a release date, but it looks to be coming sooner rather than later. According to Ryan “Reav3” Mireles, Riot Games’ lead champions producer on reddit, the Fiddlesticks VGU is “just around the corner” and fans “won’t be kept in the dark much longer.”
As the days get longer, we will likely see more information about this Fiddlesticks interpretation. Fans have been waiting patiently to see what Riot Games has been cooking up for one of the MOBA’s original champions, and the time for official reveals has almost come.
Look up your doors and close your windows, because there’s a monster coming to Summoner’s Rift.
