User blog comment:QuadPistolatCOP357/Champion Concept: Angus, the Freedom Fighter/@comment-198.246.171.254-20120427184216

Ok the idea is interesting but it's a little odd.

Crossbows were known for their power and armor penetration, not attack speed (like 3 bolts shot in 2 minutes). Bows were known for their attack speed (like 9 arrows shot in 2 minutes), but there are enough of them in the game (Ezreal makes a bow, Ashe has a bow, Varus makes/has a bow).

I would either say change the passive around so the crossbow gets the damage and the axe gets the attack speed (axes are known as "brawler" weapons so they were swung around like mad, swords required more discipline and order thus not a "brawler" weapon).

Leave the other aspects like the health, armor and magic reduction they make sense (archers were always weaker then the melee).