COMPLETELY NEW CHAMP CONCEPT: Limbo, the Reaping Whisper
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Overview: Limbo is a strange marksman similar to Jhin who attacks by firing shadowy spikes at his targets. His main gimmick is that his basic attacks are extremely strong, yet on a no-reload charge system, revolutionizing the use of abilities conservatively.
So... without further ado, here's this dude's lore.
> Lore: Limbo's victims know he is coming. They simply don't know when. But everyone who has met their demise at his hands knows one thing. The whisper. Some say that the pain he inflicts is nothing compared to the whisper. The whisper is more than death. The whisper is a promise. A promise heard by the living, the dead, and everything in between. And when your time has come, you'll hear it too. ... Limbo is a mysterious creature, about which almost nothing is known. Supposedly, he chooses random victims from throughout Runeterra. His targets always know he is coming. It almost comes to them as a prophetic dream. The sole survivor of the beast heard, in the middle of the night, a quiet, monotonous voice in their head, saying "Limbo will take you." They ignored the warning, not believing in such things. However, in a week or so's time, weaving through some dark alleys in Zaun, the victim saw something in the far distance. It approached with unimaginable speed. Suddenly, it was a few yards in front of the victim. Time seemed to stop all around the two. Even the dim, burning glow of chemtech illuminating the alley slowly faded into darkness, surrounding the figure. Darkness upon darkness. First, a shard of darkness flew out of the creature, impaling itself in the victim, who let out a slight grunt. Then it paused a second, almost reveling in the glory of the moment. The victim looked at the creature not in fear, but in slight confusion. Then, the beast whispered. It expected the victim to scream and writhe in agony. Yet the victim simply stood there, dumbstruck. The victim was a child, with glassy white eyes. "Mundo not afraid of you," he said, and then he toddled off to who knows where. Puzzled, Limbo quickly glid off to find his next victim. This one was scared.
(AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm awful at balancing stats. If these stats don't seem fair, just imagine this champ's kit with better stats. No need to badger me for bad stats.)
BASE STATS: (Pretty similar to Jhin) Health: 600 Health Regen: 4 (No Mana Costs) Range: 600 Attack Damage: 80 Attack Speed: .6 Armor: 30 Magic Resist: 10 Movement Speed: 330
KIT:
> Passive: Fatal Whisper Limbo's attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 15% of his target's missing health. Limbo's basic attacks and some abilities work on a charge system. Each basic attack consumes one Whisper. Killing a unit grants him one Whisper, maximum of 10. Killing a champion grants 5 Whispers. Certain abilities will also grant Whispers. Limbo spawns with 4 Whispers.
>Q: Sharpened Shadow/Shredding Shadow Cost: 1/3 Whispers Type of ability: Linear Skillshot Range: 650 Cooldown: 13/13/12/10/9 Seconds
>For 1 Whisper, Limbo launches a large, black spear in a straight line, dealing 40/60/90/130/160 +50% bonus AD physical damage to the first enemy it hits, and half damage to all subsequent enemies. The first enemy struck is slowed by 30% for 1 second, and if that enemy is a champion, they are marked, and two black spikes begin circling them for 5 seconds. Also, if the first enemy struck is a champion, Limbo can reactivate this ability for 3 additional Whispers to launch an identical spear, and if it hits that same champion (even if they aren't the first hit this time) they take the full damage of the first unit hit, are slowed again by 30% for 1 second, and the two spikes circling them fire towards that champion, dealing 30/40/55/70/90 +20% bonus AD damage to all enemies they pass through.
>W: Death From Below No Cost Type of ability: Toggled Effect Cooldown: 5 Seconds
>Toggle to have Limbo root himself, gaining 100/125/150/175/200 attack range. During this time, he loses his % missing health damage on his basic attacks, but he gains the ability to attack without consuming whispers by thrusting spikes out of the ground under his targets. While activated, Limbo gains twice as many whispers for each killed unit. Upon deactivating, Limbo gains 50/50/60/70/70 decaying movement speed for 1.5 seconds.
>E: Siphon Darkness Cost: 1 Whisper Type of ability: Circular Skillshot Range: 600 Cooldown: 30/28/26/23/20 Seconds
>Passive: For each Whisper Limbo currently has, his basic attacks deal 2/2/3/4/5 +1% bonus AD bonus physical damage. (Halved while Death from Below is active.) Active: Limbo summons a large group of spikes in a target area, dealing 30/40/50/70/100 +10% bonus AD physical damage. He gains 1 Whisper for each enemy struck.
>R: Victimize/Final Whisper No Cost Type of ability: Targeted Ability Range: 2000 Cooldown: 160/130/100 Seconds
>Limbo marks an enemy champion, causing 3/4/5 spikes to circle around then as if they were struck by his Q. The mark lingers for 10 seconds. Limbo's basic attacks cost no mana when used against this marked target. Additionally, his Q automatically detonates the 3 spikes around the target upon first hitting them. His W gains 350/450/600 bonus range when attacking this target. His E also roots this marked target for 1/1/1.25 seconds. This ability can be recast once, any time the target is marked. When recast, Limbo destroys his target's will, dealing 30/40/50% of all damage he dealt to them during the mark.
THE VERDICT All in all, Limbo is a mechanically challenging champ that revolves around poking with his W to build up Whispers for your all-ins with your basic attacks and Q's. His ult is an amazing tool for locking down any target and making sure they can't escape their death, while he is highly susceptible to being attacked by multiple champions due to his complete lack of mobility.
Please tell me what you think! Thanks for reading!