
Guardian's Orb
950 goldAdds ability power, health and mana regeneration for repeated spell use in Swiftplay; manaless champions receive health regeneration instead.
Mid · SwiftplayMatchup guidePatch 16.20.1
Build, runes, abilities and practical pre-game checks in one queue-aware reference.
Role fit
Fizz has an established central-lane plan with access to waves, both sides of the river and meaningful pressure between objectives.
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Swiftplay · Mid
Follow the completed-item order as a pre-game reference. Components and owned items do not create extra inventory slots.

Adds ability power, health and mana regeneration for repeated spell use in Swiftplay; manaless champions receive health regeneration instead.

Completes the six-item inventory with movement speed and ability haste for repeated late-game spell rotations.

Adds flat magic penetration against targets without meaningful magic resistance.

Adds a strong Spellblade hit after casting for ability-power champions who can safely weave a basic attack.

Adds armour and stasis when committing a spell rotation would otherwise leave no safe way through retaliation.

Multiplies ability power after the functional spell core is complete; move defence or penetration ahead when those problems matter first.

Adds movement speed and ability haste for repeated late-game spell rotations after the core is established.
Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.
Complete build choices
Recommendation review pending
Best when: Morellonomicon applies anti-heal. Buy it earlier only when healing is already deciding fights.
Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.
Best when: Banshee's spell shield can protect the first important cast against you.
Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.
Best when: Void Staff becomes valuable when the target has bought meaningful magic resistance.
Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.
Runes and summoner spells
Create one clean burst window after managing the Mid wave instead of forcing every cooldown into the lane.
Ignite supports a short kill window; Teleport supports recall and map timing; Barrier protects against immediate burst.
A more aggressive spell pair does not replace safe wave timing, river vision or an escape route.
Matchup notes
Untargetability and burst create pressure against a mage relying on predictable skill windows.
Mid gameThe clearest window is around first completed items, roams and isolated targets before every fight becomes fully grouped.
Treat Vex as one part of the map state. Their Jungler, nearby waves and which teammates can move determine whether the same trade or rotation is safe.
Static alternatives
These choices are not selected from live scores. Use one only after you identify the stated match problem yourself.

Oblivion Orb supplies healing reduction without committing to a completed Morellonomicon. Skip both when healing is not the problem or an ally already covers your target reliably. Healing reduction does not reduce shields.
Conditional component, not a core item. Complete Morellonomicon only when its stats and slot efficiency justify delaying another purchase.
Banshee's spell shield can protect the first important cast against you.

Void Staff becomes valuable when the target has bought meaningful magic resistance.
Ability reference
Ability reference Data Dragon 16.20.1
Cooldown (s) / Cost / Listed range (units) Data Dragon 16.20.1
Fizz can move through units and takes a flat amount of reduced damage from all sources
Fizz dashes through his target, dealing magic damage and applying on hit effects.
Cooldown (s) 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 · Cost 50 · Listed range (units) 550Fizz's attacks bleed his enemies, dealing magic damage over several seconds. Fizz can empower his next attack to deal bonus damage and empower his further attacks for a short time.
Cooldown (s) 7/6/5/4/3 · Cost 30/40/50/60/70 · Listed range (units) 600Fizz hops into the air, landing gracefully upon his spear and becoming untargetable. From this position, Fizz can either slam the ground or choose to jump again before smashing back down.
Cooldown (s) 16/14/12/10/8 · Cost 75/80/85/90/95 · Listed range (units) 400Fizz tosses a fish in a direction that attaches to any champion that touches it, slowing the target. After a short delay, a shark erupts from the ground, knocking up the target and knocking any nearby enemies aside. All enemies hit are dealt magic damage and slowed.
Cooldown (s) 120/100/80 · Cost 100 · Listed range (units) 1300Aurelion Sol's damaging Abilities break down enemies into stacks of Stardust, which permanently improves each of his abilities.
Aurelion Sol channels his dragon breath for a few seconds, damaging the first enemy hit and splashing reduced damage onto nearby enemies. Each second the breath is channeled directly at an enemy will deal bonus damage, which is improved by the amount of Stardust that's been collected. This ability collects Stardust if the target is a champion.
Cooldown (s) 3 · Cost 30/35/40/45/50 · Listed range (units) 750Aurelion Sol flies over terrain in a targeted direction. While in this state, he can cast other abilities. Breath of Light no longer has a cooldown or maximum channel duration and deals increased damage while flying. Astral Flight's remaining cooldown is reduced whenever an enemy champion dies after being recently damaged by Aurelion Sol. Stardust increases Astral Flight's maximum range.
Cooldown (s) 22/20/18/16/14 · Cost 50/55/60/65/70 · Listed range (units) 1500Aurelion Sol summons a black hole, damaging enemies and slowly pulling them toward its center. This ability grants Stardust each time an enemy dies within the black hole and for each second an enemy champion is caught inside it. The center of the black hole executes enemies who are below a certain percentage of their maximum health. Stardust increases Singularity's area as well as the execution threshold.
Cooldown (s) 12 · Cost 90 · Listed range (units) 750Falling Star: Aurelion Sol crashes a star into the earth. This impact deals magic damage and stuns enemies while also granting Stardust for each enemy champion it hits. Gathering enough Stardust transforms Aurelion Sol's next Falling Star into The Skies Descend. The Skies Descend: Aurelion Sol drags a giant star down from the heavens with an increased impact zone and increased damage, knocking up enemies rather than stunning them. A shockwave then spreads from the edge of the impact zone, which damages and slows the enemies it hits. Stardust increases the impact area of both Falling Star and The Skies Descend.
Cooldown (s) 120/110/100 · Cost 100 · Listed range (units) 1250Adapt the plan
Judge the whole lane or map state, not only personal kills. Choose the situation closest to the current game.
Push safely, then threaten vision, a side lane or the enemy jungle without abandoning free farm.
Reach river first with your Jungler and preserve the cooldown needed if the opponent contests.
Pressure a valuable target while respecting the control that can end your lead.
Trade when your key ability and minion position favour you; an even lane does not require a forced solo kill.
Move on a completed wave and return before several waves are lost to the tower.
Position for the champion's reliable damage or control instead of beginning with the lowest-percentage spell.
Use range, tower space and vision. Do not contest every last hit if it opens another kill.
Ping missing early and take the safe route; blindly matching a stronger roam can lose two positions.
Group around your most dependable control and damage rather than searching alone for a comeback.
Pings, movement and objectives
Mid can reach either side, but the wave pays for every move. Communicate the opponent first, then move only when the route and destination are credible.
Pings create a shared plan; they do not replace checking waves, vision and who can move.
Push, catch or communicate the wave before leaving so the opponent does not gain a free move and free income.
Use On My Way for the route you are actually taking and Danger where an unseen opponent may arrive.
Move through controlled vision with the Jungler or another ally instead of face-checking the objective alone.
Decide whether you are engaging, front-lining, flanking or protecting a carry before the fight begins.
Later objectives: Repeat the same process around later major objectives: handle nearby income, communicate the route, enter through vision and agree on the fight before committing.
Keep preparing
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