New Champ Idea - Zhay: The Weapon Master

TheUltimateLife·9/20/2016, 8:54:21 AM·1 votes·433 views

Hey all,

First post here, but I think this is the place for this. I was thinking there are a few champs like Jayce, Nid that have access to different abilities when you toggle R, but I believe Udyr is the only champ so far that has 'persistent effects' based on his last used move. So, I propose another champion with a similar mechanic: Zhay (name pending, but I like the 'z' sound) - The Weapon Master. (Numbers and stuff are more or less placeholders as I have not heavily researched such matters like others have.)

Melee Fighter

Passive: Zhay gains bonus effects depending on which weapon he has equipped - Sword, Axe, or Bow. Zhay's basic abilities have a 10/7/5 sec cool down, which is unaffected by cool down reduction. (This is so that he doesn't spam change weapons or their actives and commits to a certain weapon for fight. What do you all think of that idea?)

Piercing Slash (Q): Equips and stabs his sword in a target direction (similar to a Yasuo Q, but only hits first target), then slashes nearby foes in a circle around him. The stab deals 10/20/30/40/50(+1.0 AD) true damage to the first target hit, stuns for .5 sec, and applies on-hit effects. The circle strike deals .5 total AD to all targets around him. Zhay's swordsmanship is swift and precise. While he has his sword equipped, he gains 10/20/30/40/50% Attack Speed and Critical Strike Damage.

Jump Strike (W): Equips his Axe and jumps a short distance to a targeted enemy, slowing them by 20/35/50/65/80% for 1 second. Zhay's Axe is quite large and unwieldy, cutting his attack range (not entirely sure what the average melee range is so can't specify how it'd be cut exactly). However, the Axe also blocks 5/10/15/20/25/30% of the damage Zhay receives.

Long-shot (E): Charges up his bow for a long ranged targeted shot. Deals 50 + .8/.9/1.0/1.1/1.2 AD physical damage. Zhay's basic attacks retain the increased range, but become skillshots that deal 30/35/40/45/50% AD while the Bow is equipped.

Truly Masterful (R): Zhay unleashes his full might onto the battlefield for 5 seconds, using the currently equipped weapon. During this time, Zhay gains 10/20/30% movespeed and attack speed, as well as 30/40/50% Critical Strike Chance (so if he ults with the sword (Q) last used, he essentially gains a free IE). In addition, his attacks can't be dodged and ignore % Damage Reduction (ex: Annie shield, Ali ult, etc). Flat resistances still work.

The idea here is for his sword to be the big damage dealer, bow for sniping, and axe for tank/peel.

Perhaps this is the wrong kit for such a champ, but that's my first crack at the idea. What do you guys think? Thanks for reading!

3 Comments

TheHappyReaperz9/21/2016, 12:07:42 PM1 votes

Not a bad idea, lots of cool options rolled up into a champ. How does his E work though? You said he had a skill-shot replace its basic attacks, so does it work kind of like jhin's ult, where you press r to fire bullets? Or is it just your autos are replaced with a skill-shot indicator, that you left-click to fire?

CobaltTheMadMage9/21/2016, 3:47:28 PM1 votes

So, basically an Udyr ADC.

...I like it.