Aurelion Sol vs Fizz Counter Pick

Fizz’s attack range of 175 looks like a disadvantage against a 550-range mage, but Playful/Trickster closes that gap instantly — he hops onto his spear, becomes untargetable, and chooses between slamming down or leaping again, all while Nimble Fighter shaves a flat amount off whatever Aurelion Sol lands on him in the meantime. Urchin Strike dashes through his target for extra magic damage before Seastone Trident’s bleed even starts ticking.

Chum the Waters, Fizz’s ultimate, attaches a fish that erupts into a shark after a short delay, enough time for Aurelion Sol to try to fly off with Astral Flight, though the slow on landing often prevents it. On patch 16.13.1, across 419 games, Aurelion Sol wins 42.2% against Fizz, rated Hard. The two are rated difficulty 7 and 6 respectively, close enough that the result comes down to Fizz’s untargetable window neutralizing exactly the kind of extended-range punishment Breath of Light is meant to deal. Their base attack damage is identical at 58, and Fizz also carries more raw health throughout, 640 to 600 at level one and 2,442 to 2,130 by level 18, so even a clean burst doesn’t always finish him outright.