Fiddlesticks

> "*Don't be scared. It can't hurt you.*"
> ― Fiddlesticks, using the stolen voice of a victim
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**Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear**, is a sentient scarecrow and a playable champion in League of Legends.

## Background

Something has awoken in Runeterra. Something ancient. Something terrible. The ageless horror known as Fiddlesticks stalks the edges of mortal society, drawn to areas thick with paranoia where it feeds upon terrorized victims. Wielding a jagged scythe, the haggard, makeshift creature reaps fear itself, shattering the minds of those unlucky enough to survive in its wake. Beware the sounding of the crow, or the whispering of the shape that appears almost human... Fiddlesticks has returned.

## Stats

**Attack Potency:** **Street Level** (Can overpower bandits. His crows can easily kill men with their talons and beaks.)

**Speed:** **Peak Human Level** movement speed (Can catch up to bandits and sweep their legs using his scythe.) with **Superhuman Level** attack speed (Crows can reach speeds from 60 up to 70 mph.)

**Durability:** **Street Level**

**Hax:** **Empathetic Manipulation** (W/ Terrify. Can cause enemies to flee in fear.), **Soul Absorption** (W/ A Bountiful Harvest. Heals itself by absorbing his enemies' souls.) and **Ability Negation** (W/ Reap. Causes enemies to become unable to use their abilities for a short time.)

**Intelligence:** Average. Uses traps and the voices of its victims to lure others.

**Stamina:** Likely unlimited due to being a scarecrow.

## Powers, Techniques, and Equipment

### Powers

* **Fear Manipulation:** Can make brave men turn away and run from it. Made a village slowly go insane, and causes men to make irrational decisions.
* **Crow Manipulation:** Possesses the ability to manipulate flocks and murders of crows, sending them as weapons or projectiles. Can make groups of hundreds of crows attack his targets, pecking at them and killing them slowly.

### Techniques

* **A Harmless Scarecrow:** Innate Ability. Fiddlesticks can place down Scarecrow Effigies that look exactly like Fiddlesticks while idle. Fiddlesticks can pretend to be an effigy by standing still for 2 seconds, extending its arms outward in a scarecrow position. Placing an Effigy summons a demonic eyeball that grants vision of nearby enemies while revealing and disabling enemy wards.
* **Terrify:** While Fiddlesticks has been out of combat for 2.5 seconds and is out of enemy vision, or is pretending to be an Effigy, its next attack will cause enemies to flee. Fiddlesticks can release a screech in a target location, dealing magic damage and forcing victims to flee.
* **A Bountiful Harvest:** Fiddlesticks tethers itself to an enemy for up to 2 seconds and begins channeling, dealing magic damage each second and healing for a portion of the damage done. Can be ended prematurely if the target moves out of range or dies.
* **Reap:** Fiddlesticks slashes all enemies in a target area, dealing magic damage and slowing them for 1.25 seconds. Enemies in the center of the swing are also Silenced for 1.25 seconds.
* **Crowstorm:** Ultimate ability. After channeling for 1.5 seconds, Fiddlesticks teleports to the target location with a murder of crows surrounding it for 5 seconds, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies every 0.25 seconds.

### Equipment

* **Scythe:** A large scythe Fiddlesticks wields. Possibly because of his own size, it appears more like a sickle.

## Minor Feats

### Attack Potency/Strength

* His crows are easily capable of killing men and clawing out their eyes.

## Skill/Intelligence

* Tends to lead his victims into a false sense of security as a harmless scarecrow.
* Wiped out many rural protectorates of Demacia in days.