Lissandra matchup: The ultimate assassin counter. Pokes you down, roots your engage, and self-ultimatums to completely negate your burst. Ditch lane and roam.

Tryndamere matchup: Endless resource-free sustain, unkillable in lane, and takes your turret in minutes if you leave. Use E to stall before your Zhonya's to kite out his 5-second R duration.

Renekton matchup: Complete stat-check. Wins every 1v1 trade, has massive sustain, and dashes out of your ultimate/ E . Shove and roam.

Garen matchup: Completely unkillable due to his W damage reduction and defensive item build. Wins by existing and silencing you. Ignore lane, clear safely, and roam.

Diana matchup: Naturally way tankier with just as much burst, plus her W shield absorbs your primary kit. Wins extended duels. Let her push and setup ganks.

Galio matchup: Hard anti-mage with a massive built-in magic shield. Later the game goes, the more unkillable he becomes. Focus heavily on roaming to get your AD carries fed.

Kled matchup: Impossible to solo kill. His Q bear trap completely tethers through your E , meaning he will literally pull you straight down out of your playful hop.

Rumble matchup: 1v1 you will almost never win. He shields your trades, pokes effortlessly with Q + E when you farm, and wins extended duels due to his Overheat passive. Stay healthy for ganks.

LeBlanc matchup: Heavily LeBlanc favored. Pokes you down from range, and her chains will connect through your E to root you anyway. Challenger Secret: Sit in a side brush; when she uses W on the wave, cast R from out of vision and delete her.

Akali matchup: Annoying early Q spam and shroud. Once you hit 6, you win the all-in. Never engage with Q or she will simply flip back with her E . Your R provides true vision, revealing her completely inside her smoke cloud.

Vex matchup: Punishes your dashes ( Q and E ) with her passive. Only engage when the red bar under her health bar is empty (meaning her Fear is down).

Nasus matchup: Mid lane tank/bruiser Nasus is impossible to solo kill. He out-sustains your mana bar and rushes MR. Shove the wave, ignore him completely, and roam with your jungler.

Sylas matchup: Favorable for Sylas due to his W burst healing. Only throw E or R after he uses his first dash so he can't dodge. If he tries to steal your ult, press E mid-animation to put his hijack on full cooldown for nothing. Rush Oblivion Orb.

Vladimir matchup: Purely non-interactive lane. He will permanently out-sustain you, and his pool functions exactly like your E , making it impossible to land a raw ultimate. Ditch lane, help your jungler, and rush Oblivion Orb.

Katarina matchup: Trade after Level 4-5+. Don't fight early if she has Conqueror. Use R when there is no minion wave so she can't Shunpo away. Save E to dodge her R damage if you can't burst her down instantly.

Zilean matchup: Killable early, but annoying post-6 due to his revive. Trade heavily early (use E to dodge double bombs). Tip: Ult Zilean directly in teamfights to force him to use the revive on himself instead of his carries.

Orianna matchup: Annoying pre-6 poke. Respect her range and stay healthy. Post-6, it's an easy kill if you land R . Never use E aggressively until you are 100% sure you kill her or use it to dodge her Shockwave.

Tristana matchup: Pre-6 is rough because she pushes fast and hits hard. Post-6 you can win the 1v1. Tip: Use E exactly during her Buster Shot ( R ) knockback animation to put her ult on full cooldown while completely negating the damage and CC.

Azir matchup: In High ELO (Challenger/GM), a good Azir is a nightmare with relentless range, DPS poke, and a dash to dodge your E + R . (In low ELO, treat him as Easy and just run him down).

Jayce matchup: Brutal early poke. Sacrifice CS to stay healthy. Post-6, freeze the wave and use Q on a minion to mask your R animation to catch him off guard.

Cassiopeia matchup: If her Q hits you, she runs you down with insane DPS. Never engage unless her W grounding miasma is down. Use your E to dodge her ultimate and burst her instantly.

Malzahar matchup: Annoying spell shield. Pop it first with a quick Q or auto, walk back, and you have a 30-second window to land your ultimate. If you hit your R first, he cannot suppress you.

Akshan matchup: Extremely annoying early poke and shields. Take it easy until Level 6—if you land your ultimate here, you can burst him. You can completely cancel his ultimate channel by pressing E .

Anivia matchup: On paper you counter her, but a good Anivia is annoying due to her egg passive. Rely heavily on your jungler to break her egg early.

Qiyana matchup: Pure skill matchup. Qiyana wins early, but you spike harder once you secure Zhonya's. Your ultimate provides True Vision , letting you see her inside her grass stealth shroud. Use E to dodge her ultimate.

Talon matchup: You lose the early levels hard. You completely win post-6 once you purchase a Stopwatch/Zhonya's. Use E to dodge his W or Q to prevent his passive bleed. Your R gives true vision to track his stealth ultimate.

Zed matchup: Favorable for Zed early, but completely swings your way post-6. Crucial Secret: You must press E exactly while he is mid-air inside his ultimate animation before the mark lands on you to completely negate the death mark.

Irelia matchup: Annoying because her W nullifies your burst. Only fight her when she has zero passive stacks in the wave. Use E to dodge her R post-6. Freeze and let your jungler farm her.

Yone matchup: Favorable for Fizz if played properly, but do not fight early due to Lethal Tempo. Pop his bone plating with a single auto before comboing. Save your E to dodge his ultimate. He has no windwall, so land those sharks.

Yasuo matchup: Pure skill lane. Do not fight inside a massive minion wave. Pop his passive shield before all-inning. You cannot throw long-range sharks due to Windwall—you must Q directly onto him and cast R point-blank instantly.

Ryze matchup: Can be annoying early, but he is free food once you have your ultimate and some AP. Easy to gank since he lacks mobility. Destroy him early before he gets tanky late game.

Zoé matchup: Her Q + E are completely dodgeable. Use your E to dodge her sleep bubble, and throw your R exactly where her portal snaps her back to for a free kill. Check her W drops first.

Gangplank matchup: Wins against you early, but becomes very easy once you get items. Land your R and use E to hop over his barrels. Crucial Tip: Ignite him before he eats his orange ( W ) to cut his burst healing in half.

Syndra matchup: She can poke you while moving early. Wait out the early levels until Level 6. Always save your E for her ultimate ( R ) because you can completely delete her damage.

Viktor matchup: Annoying early game poke, but the moment you hit Level 6 you can kill him with your full combo. You can use your E to entirely avoid his Chaos Storm ( R ) ticks.

Ekko matchup: The moment Ekko uses his Q on the minion wave, instantly jump on him and trade—you win every single time. The moment he drops his W shield, simply E out safely.

Karma matchup: Not a major issue outside of some poke and movement speed. Immobile and easy to gank. Stay out of her binding range before you burst, and use E to engage or to flex-dodge her Q .

Annie matchup: Press R and win. Engage when her shield ( E ) is down. Remember you can cancel her Q and completely dodge her W + R burst with a timed E .

Pyke matchup: Always out-trade if you dodge his Q . Don't fight the first few levels because of Hail of Blades. Deep ward or ping properly because Pyke mid players always roam.

Brand matchup: High burst but short range compared to other mages. You land R , he dies. You can dodge his entire passive explosion + Q + W + R with your E .

Lux matchup: Zero mobility makes landing your full combo easy. Just dodge her Q or she can burst you down. The moment her binding is on cooldown, go aggressive.

Karthus matchup: Incredibly easy to burst down. You can completely dodge the damage of his global ultimate ( R ) by timing your E correctly. Just focus on dodging his isolated Q bubbles in lane.

Twisted Fate matchup: Easy to burst, completely immobile. You can dodge his Q + W card with your E . Ward and ping properly against him because TF players love to ignore lane and roam with R .

Ziggs matchup: Very squishy. Every single one of his abilities is a dodgeable skillshot. Ult after he uses his explosive satchel charge ( W ) so he can't escape your shark.

Taliyah matchup: Every single ability is completely dodgeable and she has little in-combat mobility. Dodge her Seismic Shove ( W ) and you win the lane automatically.

Séraphine matchup: Dodge her slow skillshots and heavily out-trade her. She has zero mobility for free gank setups, and her range isn't long enough to keep you away.

Zeri matchup: Use your built-in passive (Ghosted) to stand directly inside the minion wave so her Q autos can't hit you, then take short trades. Once she is low enough, all-in.

Malphite matchup: Easy to react and dodge his R with your E . Just don't get poked down by Q . (If he builds full Tank, shift him to S+/Impossible tier and just roam).

Kog'Maw matchup: Permanently shoves the wave using his E , but has zero escape tools and is an incredibly free kill once you land your ultimate.

Cho'Gath matchup: You can dodge both his Q knockup and W silence. He gets very tanky later and out-sustains if you don't secure an early kill, but he is incredibly easy to abuse with your jungler early on.

Kayle matchup: Level 3-5 is a free win for you, just don't fall for her Level 1 bait when she has full passive stacks. Post-6 gets annoying because her R counters your burst, so get leads before she hits her 3-item spike.

Neeko matchup: Land your R and dodge her E or R with your E . Just be careful because she can use her clone ( W ) to block your ultimate fish.

Corki matchup: You win almost every trade if you dodge his Q and play around his E . He can dodge your ult with his Valkyrie ( W ) dash, so track his cooldowns and watch out for early Hexdrinker purchases.

Aurelion Sol matchup: Permanently shoves waves and roams. When your ult is up, freeze near your tower so you can land R and run him down the long lane. Use Q & E to dodge his Q and R .

Veigar matchup: "I will swallow your soul." (The shark's quote, not his). You can dodge every single ability —yes, even his ultimate! You can easily E right out of his cage, just never Q into the walls or it stuns you. Zero mobility = free ganks.

Xerath matchup: The moment you hit your ult, this guy is usually dead. You can dodge every single ability. When he hides far under turret to waveclear with Q , freeze the wave, then use Q on a minion to close distance into a max-range R to finish him.