Fiora

Fiora is a 5-cost Divine Duelist, Anima and Marauder champion that usually plays as a frontline sustain unit. Its sustain or shielding makes it valuable when it survives long enough to buy time for the rest of the board. Fiora appears in NOVA YI and Capped & Loaded lines, so keep copies when those boards are open.

Consider playing around Fiora when your health and economy let you reach late levels and the board needs a high-cost capstone. For items, Sterak's Gage and Hand Of Justice are strong signals that Fiora can stay on the board. For team direction, it fits naturally when you are already moving toward NOVA YI and Capped & Loaded. If it stays one-star, the traits do not activate, or the items point elsewhere, treat it as a transition unit instead of forcing the line.

Sterak's Gage, Hand Of Justice and Edge of Night are recommended. Sterak's Gage gives a health spike so the unit survives the first focus window, Hand Of Justice gives flexible damage and healing and Edge of Night drops aggro once to protect a fragile melee carry. The point of the setup is to keep it alive long enough to cast and hold the frontline.

When the perfect setup is not available, use Warmog's Armor, Titan's Resolve, Steadfast Heart and Bloodthirster as substitutes. For frontline substitutes, prioritize durability, sustain, and opening damage reduction without stealing every carry item. If Fiora is only a trait slot, one useful item is enough and the premium items should go to your real carry or main tank.

Early: preserve health and economy instead of waiting for an expensive unit. Mid game: keep items flexible while leveling. Late game: Fiora is a capstone piece, so once upgraded, build the final board around Divine Duelist, Anima and Marauder and support its cast pattern.

Place Fiora in the first row on a side, or in the second row when it needs protection. It should enter combat quickly without eating every enemy attack at once. It needs time to start casting, so avoid letting it get deleted immediately.