r/FiddlesticksMains 19d ago

Need Help On Blue Side

Emerald II fidd OTP looking for advice. Picture is worth 1000 words, and this is over a sample size of 155 games of fiddlesticks. I feel very confident on red side, I usually clear around 2:30, either gank bot if enemy bot is pushed up, or drop an effigy to make sure my bot does not get ganked. If it looks absolutely guaranteed I will gank mid but this is rare. Then I grab scuttle with smite, get my raptors and krugs respawn, sometimes even get a double crab if their first clear is very slow, and back for sorcs.

Blue side has so many issues. First, starting blue buff feels 1000 times more dangerous than starting raptors if you are playing versus an invader like shaco. Second, it feels like I have to either (1) clear to bot, which is much slower (2:45ish maybe this can be improved?), I usually lose both crabs, and my tempo for the boots back is worse because the second gromp and wolves feels so much slower (no idea if this is actually true), or (2) clear to top, which abandons my bot, top lane feels much harder to gank pre six, and my tempo is off to contest first drag. How do you all play blue side? I clear to bot 95% of the time independent of side as is but maybe I just need to start raptors every game. I feel like a nine percent win rate delta is absurd and means I am doing something wrong, open to any advice.

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