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[Rework Concept] Fiddlesticks, the Harbinger of Doom

Dicerson··2 votes·442 views

Apparently concept (synonym: idea) I had for a champion (read: fiddlesticks) doesn't belong in t he Champion Concepts forum section. Either way, I just copy/pasted to the section the warning thingy said it belonged in, despite it making little sense. Either way, here it is!

Just a fun little idea.

Like, a what if they were this way type thing.

So what if Fiddlesticks was different?

First I want to let it be known that I am trying to retain what makes him him (The master of jumpscares, basically). I will also never use specific numbers. I am not going to turn this into a balancing act. Its just an idea!

Passive- The Crows: Every time Fiddlestick's damages an enemy, he will apply stacks of "The Crows". If an enemy reaches a certain number of stacks, the stacks are consumed and the target feared.

Q- Terror: Fiddlesticks fills a target's mind with terror for a few seconds, causing them to hallucinate images of fiddlesticks appearing out of nowhere and using abilities and/or autoattacks. His main body disappears just before the first image appears, he will be among the images. The images do not deal damage. (TO make it less weird and easy to see through, the images will only appear within a short distance of fiddlesticks) If you think this is OP, think about it. If he uses his abilities and deals damage, the person will know which one it is. So he has to be careful when he uses an ability to ensure the target doesn't notice.

W- Soul Drain: Fiddlesticks targets an enemy unit and channels for a short period. If the channel succeeds before the target gets out of range, Fiddlesticks will establish a link into their mind. He uses this to torment them and drain their sanity. Dealing a moderate amount of damage per second (dealt split-second ticks) for a long duration. When the tether breaks, Fiddlesticks consumes their fear and heals himself for the damage dealt.

E- Dark Messengers: Fiddlesticks sends out a wave of crows. These crows will fly back and forth between the selected endpoint and Fiddlesticks for a few, dealing damage to anything they hit.

R- A Murder of Crows: Fiddlesticks channels for a short period. After the channel, he teleports to a target location a short distance away, surrounded by a huge murder of crows. These Crows will deal damage per second to every enemy in the radius (also dealt in split-second ticks).

So uh. Probably OP, maybe too boring? How would I know! Why, you, of course!

Let me know in the comments below!

_ Changelog-

10/25/2015- Changed the Q to be less random and gamebreaking.

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5 Comments

La Bello2 votes

the Q change is really cool but I think it would work better on Shaco since it thematically matches Hallucinate not Terror.

The passive is also cool but Fiddles almost never attacks so it work alot better on Nocturne .

Personally I would move that 1.5 second fear to his Ult so the initial first second of his Ult fears anyone caught in it.

Dark messengers sounds rad but also sounds like it would be way to Linear and easy to dodge. You could have the Birds circle Fiddlesticks instead.

Overall pretty neat Idea I really like the Q.

Dicerson1 votes

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the Q change is really cool but I think it would work better on Shaco since it thematically matches Hallucinate not Terror.

The passive is also cool but Fiddles almost never attacks so it work alot better on Nocturne .

Personally I would move that 1.5 second fear to his Ult so the initial first second of his Ult fears anyone caught in it.

Dark messengers sounds rad but also sounds like it would be way to Linear and easy to dodge. You could have the Birds circle Fiddlesticks instead.

Overall pretty neat Idea I really like the Q.

I can see why it would work better on shaco! I was really trying to think of something, cuz every aspect currently in his kit aside from the short silence had been accounted for in some form. If you have any ideas let me know!

His passive counts for his abilities as well, and since each instance of damage on his abilities happens rapidly (Currently his w is a .25 second tick, that would be 4 stacks per second! Add in his other abilities and thats a near instant fear!)

If his birds circled around him it would be too much like his ult, his bird flock moves with him so he if positions right he can actually keep the opponent in it for the full duration!

Betoldia Prime1 votes

E- Dark Messengers: Fiddlesticks sends out a wave of crows. These crows will fly back and forth between the selected endpoint and Fiddlesticks for a few, dealing damage to anything they hit.

Does the flock follow him on movement? or is it set?, also,does the flock widen or shorten based on how he moves? or does it maintain its initial range and moves with you?

Dicerson1 votes

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Does the flock follow him on movement? or is it set?, also,does the flock widen or shorten based on how he moves? or does it maintain its initial range and moves with you?

The Flock's end point is set (he targets a position, basically). And It would lengthen and shorten based on how close you are too it. However, the amount of instances of damage is NOT set. So if he gets really close the flock will start moving between the points really fast for tons of damage!

Maybe instead he could target two points, and make the crows flies between those? Could be a little cooler and less movement focused (as he is a rather immobile champion).

Shadowkirby141 votes

I like the concept, though the Q needs to be changed for his scythe to be more relevant. His old ability, Terrify, could work as part of his Passive.

Passive: Fear the Crows - Every time Fiddlesticks attacks an enemy, a crow will hover above the enemy champion, stacking up to three Crows. Each crow will slow the target's movement speed by 5 and each debuff last for 15 seconds. Once the stack maxes, it will clash upon the enemy champion, dealing extra AD.

Q: Malevolent Reaping - Fiddlesticks lashes out an ethereal attack by swinging his scythe at his opponent (like in Twist of Fate). However, if the attack lands on the enemy with max stacks of Crows, it will Fear the enemy for 3 seconds while dealing extra damage.

W: Soul Drain - Passive: Every time Fiddlesticks uses a ward, it increases the ward vision radius.

Active: Fiddlesticks uses his lantern to drain the life energy of the enemy champion for 6 seconds and replenish Fiddlesticks' health. If the champion doesn't move out of range in 2 seconds, it will stun for 2.5 seconds.

E: Messengers of Doom - It's the same ability while it applies the Fear the Crows debuff on anything it hits.

R: A Murder of Crows - Same ult but anyone with the Fear of Crows debuff will be dealt twice the damage depending on how many stacks the enemy has.

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