*BIG DISCLAIMER* - I have no game design experience and no intention of creating a balanced character. I merely dabbled on ideas that made me think "He would be a lot more fun" and focused on making him a little less feast or famine.
I would like to share some ideas I've had to rework The Butcher. I think he's a fine character overall, but I find him frustrating to play since you have very little room for error for most of the match. I wanted to make a Butcher who is less dependent on good circumstances and a bit more self-sufficient.
I would love some feedback, especially from experienced Butcher players and math lords who can see if the numbers I chose are ridiculous or not. Here's the boy:
🍖THE BUTCHER🍖
Q - Hamstring
40 Mana / 4s Cooldown
Slam the ground to deal 110 Damage and Slow enemies in a line for 50% decaying over 2s. The Butcher’s next Attack will strike immediately.
W - Butcher's Brand
60 Mana / 16s Cooldown
Cast a brand on a target for 6s, dealing 40 Damage and granting The Butcher 15% Move Speed when moving towards the Branded enemy. Basic Attacks against the target heal him for 50% of the damage dealt. If the target is a Hero, the healing is doubled and each Attack grants 1 Meat.
E - Ruthless Onslaught
50 Mana / 15s Cooldown
Marks an enemy to pursue non-stop for up to 4s, gaining up to 200% Move Speed over 2s. Deals 125 Damage and Stuns the target for 1s upon reaching them.
D - Blood Pact / Fresh Meat
40s Cooldown
Activate to become Unstoppable for 1s and gain 15 Armor for 3s. Can be cast during Ruthless Onslaught. While this Ability is on Cooldown, The Butcher can consume 5 Meat to cast it again once.
! Quest: Upon dying, nearby enemy minions drop 1 Meat and enemy Heroes drop 20 Meat. Collecting Meat heals The Butcher for 1% of his maximum Health and grants him 0.4 Attack Damage per piece. Upon dying, lose 15 stacks, but cannot lose already obtained Rewards.
! Reward: Upon collecting 100 Meat, The Butcher gains 20 Attack Damage and Hamstring’s Range is increased by 35%.
! Reward: Upon collecting 250 Meat, The Butcher gains 40 Attack Damage and 25% Attack Speed, and he no longer loses stacks upon dying.
! Mythic Reward: Upon collecting 400 Meat, The Butcher gains an additional 60 Attack Damage and his Basic Attacks now cleave for 50% damage in an area around the target.
R1 - Lamb to the Slaughter
75 Mana / 90s Cooldown
Throws a hitching post that attaches to the nearest enemy Hero after a 1s delay, dealing 190 Damage. They become chained up and Silenced for 3s, and are pulled back to the post every 1.25s.
R2 - Furnace Blast
60 Mana / 60s Cooldown
After a 3s delay, fire explodes in an area around The Butcher dealing 400 Damage and Stunning enemies hit for 1.5s.
Talents
Level 1
Victuals - When nearby enemies die, the healing The Butcher receives is increased by 1% for 4s, up to a maximum 10%. The healing from collecting Meat is increased by 20% per piece.
Steely Bloodlust - Every 5s, gain 75 Physical Armor against heroes, stacking up to 2 times. Casting Ruthless Onslaught immediately grants 2 stacks.
Dispelling Feast - Blood Pact grants an additional 35 Spell Armor for the duration, and has it's Cooldown reduced by 10s.
Level 4
Chop Meat - Hamstring deals an additional 100% Damage to Minions, Monsters and Mercenaries.
Unrelenting Pursuit - Reduce the Cooldown of Ruthless Onslaught by 33% upon impact.
Insatiable Blade - Attacks against branded Heroes increase the mark’s duration by 0.5s and heal for an additional 25%.
Level 7
Invigoration - Hitting a Hero with Hamstring refunds 20 Mana and reduces it's Cooldown by 1s.
Shoulder Tackle - Ruthless Onslaught’s impact damages and Stuns all enemies around the main target.
Order Up - The Butcher gains an additional 10% Move Speed when moving towards Branded targets. When a Branded Hero dies, the Brand is moved to the closest enemy Hero and it's duration is refreshed.
Level 13
Crippling Slam - Hamstring’s deals an additional 100% damage to Heroes affected by Slows, Stuns and Silences. Additionally, it's Slow no longer decays and lasts an additional 0.75s.
Enraged - (Active - 30s Cooldown) Activate to become enraged for 10s, gaining 20% Attack Speed and 10 Armor for the duration. These bonuses are increased by 50% when The Butcher is below 50% Health and when in combat with Heroes, stacking up to 2 times.
Blood Frenzy - Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes grant The Butcher 5% Attack and Move Speed, stacking up to 6 times.
Level 16
Brutal Strike - Casting Hamstring causes The Butcher’s next 3 Attacks to gain 15% Attack Speed and deal 15% increased damage.
Branding Iron - Butcher's Brand now damages and applies the mark to all enemies near the main target. Additionally, Branded enemies have their Physical Armor reduced by 20 for 4s.
Savage Charge - Ruthless Onslaught deals additional damage to Heroes equal to 10% of their Maximum Health and it's Range is increased by 50%.
Level 20
Slaughterhouse - Lamb to the Slaughter now chains all enemy Heroes in range.
Fires of Hell - Increase the area of Furnace Blast by 50% and remove it's Mana Cost. Minions and Mercenaries hit are instantly killed and enemy Heroes hit have their Armor lowered by 25 for 4s.
Rip and Tear - Basic Attacks bleed enemies for 105 damage over 4s, refreshing with every Attack, and Slow them by 20% for 1s. The Butcher heals for 100% of the bleed damage dealt to Heroes, increased by 200% against a Branded target.
Meat Shield - Blood Pact now teleports The Butcher in the target direction and grants him a Shield equal to 150% of his Meat stacks, but it's Meat cost and Cooldown are increased by 100%.
Thank you for reading everything! If you think I'm out of my mind, please comment.