NewChampion Time, Again

Welp, 4.8k and change in the ol' bank again,which means I'm in the market for another new member of my roster, and I turn to the Boards as always for info and feedback

I generally favor going Mid, and my preference tends to Mages, but I can manage any role besides Jungle.. tolerably. I really suck at jungling, and am merely serviceable as an ADC - though that said I really have enough ADCs already as it is.

: Played him this week on the free list. Had fun with him, and he has single-stat scaling (I don't like juggling AP/AD hybrids if it can be helped). Seems to need less twitch reflexes than (who I already own but am, bluntly, not too great with). I hear a lot of ill-will and murmurs about him tho, which makes me worry about his viability?

: Played him once or twice in a free rotation, but that's been long ago. I like beefy, sturdy mages ( 's my main squeeze and favorite AP midlaner outside , and she was the champion I learned to Mage with). I hear Swain's a sturdy cuss with good sustained DPS, and I won't lie, playing Viktor (well before he got his recent publicity) has taught me to appreciate the power of an uncommon pick once you get them down.

I also do not own , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or in that price-bracket; I hear a ton about and and little of it polite or kind; I've tried both on free weeks and Fizz was okay at best; Lee is mediocre to me but that might be lack of practice - I hear he has a high skill floor, and as I mentioned I tend to avoid jungling like the plague. That and the stigma on them is.. sorta off-putting.

I like beef and good waveclear in a champion, am fine with range or melee, and as said previously I'd rate my roles, best to worst, as Mid/Support/Top/ADC/Jungle

Any advice is most welcome and highly appreciated!