User blog comment:Willbachbakal/(Champion Concept) Shu'Nak, Eye of the Void/@comment-1601181-20130704235136/@comment-1330314-20130705152657

A) That is true, which is why I made the damage amplification and and perma-Curse conditional on the target being within Shu'Nak's vision. As the fear itself is conditional upon killing a champion, adding another positioning restriction would make it too situational, even though in the end it wouldn't change too much in a teamfight.

B) Actually, to apply the AoE fear the targeted champion has to die first. This implies putting himself at risk, as he is naturally slow and squishy, and doesn't have any escapes. There's already a lot of counterplay to this: the enemy team could spread out to avoid the AoE, they could focus Shu'Nak to end the effect prematurely, they can protect the victim by absorbing damage or the victim themselves can try running away.