User blog:SamuelKeller64/Burton the Copycat Magician

Burton, the Copycat Magician is a custom template champion in League of Legends.

Lore
In Runeterra, wandering entertainers can make a fair living on small towns and villages, at least the ones that do not attempt on their lives. The most famous entertainer of these drifting groups is Burton, the Copycat Magician, a mysterious man with as much flourish as his skill in magic. His namesake comes from his ability to copy any spell used against him perfectly, though not always with the same power or speed as the original. Burton tells numerous stories about how he obtained his skills, though only a few are to be believed. What is certain is that Burton could take on any mage against him, with few opponents able to match his magical prowess.

""My secret? Magician's secret, I'm afraid.""

- Burton

Comments
My first major inspiration for Burton was Rubick from Dota 2, mainly his ultimate where he copies the last spell used by the target champion. I kept it, but actually nerfed it a bit by adding more cooldown time and mana cost due to the massive effect it could have. This one ability makes him extremely versatile, able to copy game-changing moves like Amumu or Trydamere's ults as long as he isn't murdered by either before using his ult.

After that, I designed him as a hybrid AD/AP build like Jax, unlike TF, whose more of a hybrid AS/on-hit build. This fits into his ultimate as well as his regular abilities, as building straight AD or AP would make stealing something like a Malzahar ult or Darius ult ineffective if the opposing stat is invested in.

Obviously, certain abilities simply cannot be stolen due to their interactions with their champions. All of Orianna's abilities cannot be stolen, nor can Kalista's ultimate. In general, Burton's ultimate does not steal passives or toggle abilities. Objectively, there are obvioulsy abilities that are more worth stealing than others (Poppy's ult is significantly more useful than her Q), so caution needs to be taken.

Quotes
Upon Selection "Let's have a magic show." Attacking "Alakazam!" "I make you disappear!" "Loud gibberish!" "Voila!" "Abracadabra!" Movement "Shame I can't teleport...yet" "Always wandering..." "You know, walking seems less romantic here." Joke *Burton extracts a variety of objects from his hat* "Pigeon, pigeon, rabbit, dead rabbit, pigeon rabbit, boot, electric bill, wallet..." Taunt "I need a volunteer for my next trick. It involves a lot of saw blades." Stealing an Ahri's E "Well the ladies always said I was charming." Stealing an Alistar's ultimate "Stealing Alistar's ultimate fills you with WILLPOWER." Stealing an Amumu's ultimate "This is...not going to go well for them." Stealing an Annie's ultimate "Hey Annie, I found him!" Stealing an Ashe's ultimate "I believe this belongs to you ma'am." Stealing an Azir's ultimate "Oh such lovely assistants!" Stealing a Bard's ultimate "Fate calls." Stealing a Blitzcrank's Q "No, I grab YOU." Stealing a Brand's abilities "I do so love fire magic." Stealing a Braum's ultimate "So you just punch the ground really hard? Interesting." Stealing a Caitlyn's ultimate "Impressive marksmanship, sheriff." Stealing a Cassiopeia's ultimate "So it isn't the face that causes the stun...I have a lot of jokes I need to take back." Stealing a Cho'gath's ultimate "Well I'm not too picky about my food..." Stealing a Darius's ultimate "No, I dunk YOU." Stealing a Dr. Mundo's ultimate "Holy cow, do you ever get injured?" Stealing a Draven's abilities "So it's just a couple really big axes...not that impressive really." Stealing an Ekko's ultimate "Now this is real interesting magic, young man. Bravo to you." Stealing an Ezreal's ultimate "A really big disc of doom...why haven't I made that?" Stealing a Fiddlestick's ultimate "CAW! Oh no, it's affecting m-CAW!" Stealing a Fizz's ultimate "Now I pull sharks out of hats. And they saw you can't teach an old dog new tricks." Stealing a Galio's ultimate "Oh yes, because I love when people beat me into a stain." Stealing a Gangplank's ultimate "Yo ho, I don't know the rest." Stealing a Garen's ultimate "I feel an intense need to shout my country of origin." Stealing a Gragas's ultimate "I'm pretty sure this drink would remove paint off buildings." Stealing a Graves's ultimate "You have an amazing shotgun, my handsome assistant." Stealing a Hecarim's ultimate "You really are scary, you know?" Stealing an Illaoi's ultimate "Never was much for tentacles..." Stealing a Janna's ultimate "Wind magic is...interesting." Stealing a Jarvan's ultimate "I will use this to aid my team, I promise." Stealing a Jinx's ultimate "No, goodbye to you!" Stealing a Karthus's ultimate "Oh boy, you all are going to die." Stealing a Katarina's ultimate "Well I already have the knives..." Stealing a Kayle's ultimate "Now this is a great spell." Stealing a Kindred's ultimate "Mastery of life and death...what are you two?" Stealing a Lee Sin's ultimate "Well my knees aren't so great, but I can try..." Stealing a Leona's ultimate "The sun has such power? Good to know." Stealing a Lissandra's ultimate "Time to give the...cold shoulder. Get it?" Stealing a Lucian's ultimate "Where did you buy your guns, because I'd love a pair." Stealing a Lulu's ultimate "Up we go, indeed." Stealing a Lux's ultimate "Time for me to be the one laughing." Stealing a Malphite's ultimate "Okay, so I just run at them, right?" Stealing a Malzahar's ultimate "This is not going to be fun for you." Stealing a Miss Fortune's ultimate "A shame I can't copy your...other assets." Stealing a Mordekaiser's ultimate "Never one for slavery, but to each their own..." Stealing a Morgana's ultimate "I got these chains on me..." Stealing a Nami's ultimate "Water...who knew it held such power?" Stealing a Nautilus's ultimate "Torpedo away!" Stealing a Nocturne's ultimate "Darkness, eh?" Stealing a Nunu's ultimate "Just painting a big sign over my head..." Stealing an Olaf's ultimate "Okay, I need this permanently." Stealing a Pantheon's ultimate "Jump really, really hard, right?" Stealing a Poppy's ultimate "Good think I don't actually HOLD the hammer, right?" Stealing a Rengar's ultimate "Let's see how you like surprise murder." Stealing a Riven's ultimate "Nice sword." Stealing a Rumble's ultimate "Here comes the Equalizer!" Stealing a Sejuani's ultimate "Time to throw these large...chain...thingies..." Stealing a Shaco's ultimate "And now I saw myself in half!" Stealing a Shen's ultimate "I will probably be there in time to save you, teammates!" Stealing a Singed's ultimate "This stuff tastes...disgusting." Stealing a Sion's ultimate "So how do I stop, exactly?" Stealing a Skarner's ultimate "Good thing I can conjure a tail, or this would be really awkward." Stealing a Sona's ultimate "This is going to be fun." Stealing a Soraka's ultimate "Is yelling "live" necessary?" Stealing a Caitlyn's ultimate "The bird is the...I won't say it!" Stealing a Tahm Kench's ultimate "Now just hop into my hat and it'll work...probably..." Stealing a Talon's ultimate "Thank you for your poor decision." Stealing a Thresh's ultimate "Why does this box not have a lid?" Stealing a Tryndamere's ultimate "Time to get really, really, angry." Stealing a Twisted Fate's ultimate "Think I can borrow the magic cards some time, TF? I got a killer card trick." Stealing an Urgot's ultimate "The old switcheroo, huh? Nice trick." Stealing a Veigar's ultimate "Oh boy, oh boy! This is the best day ever!" Stealing a Vel'Koz's ultimate "Do two eyes make it stronger?" Stealing a Vi's ultimate "Well my fists are not metal-clad, but I shall try my best." Stealing a Wukong's ultimate "Does this stick have a size limit?" Stealing a Xerath's ultimate "How exactly did I get this close to you anyway?" Stealing a Yasuo's ultimate "A real shame I don't have a knock-up..." Stealing a Zed's ultimate "Only a fool fears shadows." Stealing a Zigg's ultimate "So the secret is gunpowder, right?" Stealing a Zilean's ultimate "Wow, my team is going to love me." Stealing a Zyra's ultimate "Rise, my...plants! Sounded more dramatic in my head."