Zyra Gameplay Update; a Look at Improving Her "Quality of Life"

Mr Mochí·2/8/2016, 2:24:19 AM·2 votes·518 views

Zyra's interactions with her plants are enough to be envious. Her abilites are unique and feel impactful throughout the entirety of the match. Her passive on the other hand is the least useful and impactful passive in the game. The channel time between her human form and plant form is so long that only unobservant or new players fall victim to the 150 true dmg at early lvs. Not only is her passive, "Rise of Thorns", a salty attempt to avenge your death, it does not fit with her lore. Zyra LEFT her previous form behind when she entered into what is now her current state. "If this body died, there would be no network of vines to retreat through, no roots to regrow her"(Zyra lore page). My idea about a possible update of her abilities focus on her plants and passive since her current Q and E are currently in a good spot.

New Passive: Vengeful Weeds Whenever Zyra drops below 40% health, her plants to deal 2x damage and she marks her attacker causing her plants to prioritize them. The mark lasts 3 minutes or deselects once Zyra or her teammates kills her marked target: 5 minute cooldown. (This adds depth to her plants giving her opportunities to remain in the black-line of teamfights as her plants wreak havoc as she was intended to do)

Updated "Rampant Growth" Cooldown Passive: (Unchanged) Seed Storage: (Unchanged) Plant Damage and Duration: (Unchanged) New Passive: Seeds last FOREVER when planted, however they have 1 health. After a seed has remained planted for 15 seconds, it spreads its roots deep into the ground becoming Strengthened. Strengthened seeds cause Zyra's plants to double in size and health, gain .25x increased damage, and remain until Zyra leaves the area. Only one Strengthened plant at a time. (This forces Zyra to plan ahead and protect her seeds creating a dimensional gameplay and differentiates between good Zyra gameplay and bad Zyra gameplay)

Let me know what you think in the comments below.

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