[Champion Concept][Crossbow ADC] Ballisto, the "Greatest Marksman Alive!"

I wanted to create a true "Crossbow-Wielder". Sorry Twitch!

Also, I've found the recent "Ammunition" features to be very fun, so I've used my own take on ammunition in this concept. Please note that i'm not trying to copy Graves, or the new champion Jhin.

Lore: As a boy, Ballisto had a knack for marksmanship. His father even being a considerable marksman for the Demacian Army. Ballisto made many crude slingshots, bows, and eventually, crossbows. He practiced day in and day out, honing his accuracy until there was no error in his shot. However, one day, Ballisto would receive news of his father's death in a Noxian raid. The news would send Ballisto into a deep depression. He had nothing but his skill left. To combat this tragic loss, Ballisto practiced his marksmanship and showcased it in many Demacian streets. He gained a fierce reputation as the best shot in Demacia, eventually attracting the attention of a local circus group called "Gilligan's Circus". They reached out to Ballisto, who was happy to accept their invitation. When he joined, he donned the name "Ballisto, the Greatest Marksman Alive".

Ballisto is now a trick shooter who works for the "Gilligan's Circus" group. He has lethal accuracy with his crossbow and can perform amazing tricks, ranging from mid-air shots, to pin-point accurate trick shots. He has a joy in appeasing his crowd, often putting himself in extreme danger to pull off amazing stunts. Over his many years of performance, Ballisto has kept his stage title as the "Greatest Marksman Alive!" due to his awe-inspiring stunts. Ballisto's skill has also attracted many marksman who wish to to take the title of "Greatest Marksman Alive!", but all have failed to out-mark this crazy marksman. Ballisto now participates in the League to prove that he is truly, the "Greatest Marksman Alive!".

Keep in mind that Ballisto is a young, handsome, and charming young man. He is often also referred to as the "Handsomest Man Alive!".

Joke: Performs 1 of 3 stunts "The Blind Shot": A target spawns across from Ballisto, he then puts on a blindfold and shoots a bullseye. "The High-Wire Shot": A target spawns across from Ballisto, as well as a high-wire. Ballisto jumps up onto the high-wire and shoots the target while balancing. "The Apple": Helmet Bro spawns across from Ballisto with an apple on his head. Ballisto shoots the apple off of Helmet Bro's head.

Taunts and Special Interactions: When Ballisto taunts, he puts his crossbow down and leans on it while twirling a bolt in his hand.

Draven: "League of Draven? More like League of Ballisto!" "Hah, you call that crowd pleasing? I'll show you how its done!" "How do you aim with such clunky axes?" "Lookin' to take my title? Come and take it!"

Darius: "Let's see, can the "Hand of Noxus" catch my bolt?" "We'll see how thick that armor is!" "Hmm, you don't look so tough to me."

Swain: "Your treachery knows no boundaries, neither does my aim." "My bolt will be the end of you." "This bolt carries the hopes of Demacia, I'll see to it that it pierces your heart!"

Ballisto, the "Greatest Marksman Alive"!

Strengths: High Burst, high armor penetration, hits multiple targets, straight line damage. Weakness: low sustained damage, vulnerable during reload, no movement buff, low utility, squishy.

Passive: "True Aim"

Ballisto's Crossbow: Ballisto's basic attacks, and certain basic abilities, utilize ammunition. His attack speed cannot be raised. Ballisto can only load 1 bolt at a time, expending the bolt causes Ballisto to reload for a static 2/1.5/1 seconds.

Piercing Bolts: Ballisto's basic attacks pierces targets in a straight 550 ranged line and deals bonus physical damage (+5% additional damage per level) Additionally, since he cannot utilize attack speed to increase his damage output (considering he only has 1 bolt to expend before reloading), attack speed increases his armor penetration (1% armor pen per .25% attack speed)

Q Ability: _"Ricochet" _ Cost: 50/65/70/75/80 mana + 1 Bolt Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10 seconds Ballisto fires a bolt dealing physical damage in a straight line, if it hits any terrain, it ricochets (seeking the nearest target and prioritizing enemy champions), gaining additional range, as if it were cast from the point where it hit terrain, and dealing bonus physical damage.

_Damage _(initial cast): 30/60/90/120/150 (+50% of bonus AD) _Damage _(ricochet): 30/80/130/180/230 (+50% of bonus AD) Maximum Damage: 60/140/220/300/380 (+100% of bonus AD)

Additional information: Ricochet bolts will not move beyond the first instance of hitting terrain, for instance, a champion can dodge the bolt after it hits terrain.

W Ability: "Bag O' Tricks" Cost: 50 Mana (does not require a bolt) Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12 seconds When activated, the next bolt expended has bonus effects.

Basic Attack: Gains bonus range and deals bonus physical damage based on their missing health. Bonus Range: 50/60/70/80/90 units Maximum Range: (not including RFC): 600/610/620/630/640 units Bonus Damage: 5/10/15/20/25% of missing health

Ricochet: Fires 3 bolts in a cone rather than just 1 in a straight line. If a target is hit by more than 1 ricochet bolt, any bolt after the first deals 25% damage.

Tuck and Roll: Slows all targets hit for 2 seconds Slow: 30/35/40/45/50%

E Ability: "Tuck and Roll" Cost: 30/40/50/60/70 mana + 1 Bolt Cooldown: 8/7/6/5/4 seconds Ballisto performs an action shot, firing a bolt, dealing physical damage in a straight line to the nearest enemy champion before tumbling away and notching his next bolt for use. The damage is equal to a basic attack. (Can apply on-hit effects and can crit)

R Ability: "Part the Crowd" Cost: 100 mana Cooldown: 120/100/80 seconds Ballisto fires a massive bolt from his crossbow, dealing massive physical damage in a straight line and knocking enemies aside.

Damage: 200/300/400 (+100% of total AD)

Overview: Ballisto is a very opportunistic marksman, he needs to take advantage of enemy positioning in order to get off the maximum amount of damage potential. Being near terrain is also an advantage for Ballisto as his "Ricochet" bolts will be easier to land. With the ammunition system, Ballisto has to choose which of his tools to utilize at a specific moment.

Ballisto's Q is his main source of damage, besides his basic attacks. They have a huge potential to deal large amounts of damage, only if you can get the ricochet to land. It deals little to no damage without the ricochet proc. Make use of enemy positioning and your own to get the maximum damage out of this skill before reloading.

Ballisto's W makes him a largely unpredictable champion, which is great! It also widens your array of tools to use in a high-heat situation. If you need to snipe a low-health target, use a basic attack. If you need to spread more damage in an area, use your Q. If you need a quick escape tool, use your E.

Ballisto's E makes him a fairly mobile champion, allowing him to get in position to land effective "Ricochet" bolts. This also doubles as an escape tool as well as a kiting tool.

Ballisto's R is a great way to split an enemy team during a team fight, or to single out a target. Use it to great effectiveness by pushing enemies into a "Ricochet" bolt, or line enemies up for a few basic attacks. This ability can also be used to snipe out of range targets.

Keep in mind that Ballisto has many periods of vulnerability. After performing an E, he has no other escape tool. After firing a bolt, he is left to reload, leaving Ballisto open to many assassins. Being spread out prevents him from dealing massive amounts of damage in a straight line. There are many weaknesses to be said here, but they mostly line up with ADC weaknesses, so I think you get the picture.