[CCOS] Avalon, The Heart of Swords

ShatteredSkys·12/25/2015, 7:50:50 AM·6 votes·1,736 views

Avalon, The Heart Of Swords

“So here I stand against it all With a heart of ash, of dreams long gone On a hill of swords, of wishes I’ll never hold But from this hypocrisy something true stands tall A reforged dream, of pain and struggle A rusted desire, of battle and victory A distant dream and a farfetched desire But a real sword.

My heart is made of swords”

-Avalon, The Heart of Swords

Primary Role: Fighter

Secondary Role: Tank

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Resource: None

Short Lore WIP Of all the heroes in Demcia perhaps none other is stranger or more unsung than Avalon, The Broken Sword for one simple reason. He’s a Noxian.

Avalon was born from a family of Noxian refugee who in there desperation thought aid from their greatest enemy. Demacia amused by this granted the family a place to stay on the border of the kingdom, a wild and dangerous place but the family still happily accepted. And it was here in the shadow of the kingdom that Avalon was raised. Here he learned of the great stories of Demacia; stories of heroes in glowing armor vanquishing the tides of evil. But there was one story that Avalon always demanded the storyteller recite, a story of Orlon the founder of Demacia creating a place where anyone who wanted to good was welcome. Avalon always dreamed of being a hero like Orlon though he knew this dream was silly.

When war came and destroyed everything Avalon had known he followed the only thing he had left, the silly dream of his. So he joined the Demacian army and to his delight was handpicked for a special unit of Demacian soldier to learn how to forge swords from mana. Never suspecting it was all but a devious trick to create cheap weapons Avalon put his heart into learning how to forge swords believing it would be his path to becoming a hero. It was, but not had he had suspected.

On one ungodly night everything shattered, Avalon’s Noxian background was made clears and his peers turned against him. On the same night Noxians raided the camp and only Avalon survived the massacre. He may have lived but the dream he kept in his heart was in tatters. How could he become the hero he dreamed of now? Demacia wasn't the place he dreamt it to be, it wasn't a place where anyone could become a hero.

Then the strangest thing occurs, a yordle appears. A yordle with blonde pig tails and an oversized hammer, she consoled Avalon and from her words Avalon found meaning and his dream was once again revived.

Years later he still follows that broken dream, he wanders the lands of Demacia defending towns and fighting off wild creatures, anything to prove that this lowly Noxian can and will become a hero of Demacia.

Long Lore WIP WOuld love feedback though

It has been ten years since that ungodly night but I still remember it like it was yesterday…..

Dawn broke on what was left of the Demacian camp, the morning light shown down on the once proud barracks now splintered and burning. And with the morning the atrocities of the night were revealed. Corpses everywhere, corpses of my fellow soldiers, of nobles, of Noxians, of my teachers, of heroes all littered the ground dying it a dark sickly red. But you could still hear the clanging of swords echo through the ruins as the last two combatants fought for dear life.

Than the ringing stopped, I closed my eyes as tightly as I could and plunged my sword through the man’s heart, arcane steel cutting through the man’s iron armor like a hot knife through butter. I try and keep my eyes closed as the last visages of life fade to nothing. Bile form in my throat and I try to keep it in as the soldier passes on to the next world. Still I don’t want to open my eyes, the soldiers looked so similar to my late father. I couldn’t help but wonder that maybe he was a father as well and that back home he had a son waiting for him just like I was…..

I dismissed the thought and quickly turned around and surveyed what was left of the camp. There I stood on top of what once was a small green hill where we soldiers got together and dreamt of life after the war. Now it was nothing more but a hill of corpses and swords, my swords…. I was the only one who survived that massacre, I knew I should’ve been happy or at least grateful I made it out. But I couldn’t……I couldn’t bring myself to feel that way…… All I felt was despair as my dream came crashing down on me.

It was here my dream died…. It was here that I was branded a Noxian, it was here that everyone condemned me, ridiculed me, and even demanded I be hanged…..

It was that moment during the height of my despair the most explicable thing happened. A yordle appeared! As ridiculous as it sounds a little yordle with blonde pig tails and an oversized hammer came forth though the bodies and swords awkwardly apologizing for my losses. She asked me were there any heroes left.

“They’re all dead….” I responded as I gestured toward the corpses with my bloody sword.

“Oh…” the yordle look at the ground sadly only to quickly raise it again with a glimmer of hope in her eyes “What about you! Yeah! You look like you might be the hero! I think?”

“Me? No…..” “Why not! You look like a hero! I think? I’m not very good at this but you sure do look like a hero!”

I hesitated but I said the words that have condemned me for so long “Because I’m a Noxian…..”

I remember to my surprise she didn’t seem to phased by my confession “How does that matter?

And he …. I knew that story so well I could quote it word for word. It was the story that my dream originated from. But that Demacia is fake, the country that Orlon created doesn’t exist anymore even if it once did.

But did it matter it was fake? It had been fake all this time that Demacia that I dreamed of never existed, did it matter it was now broken? What was stopping me from following this shattered fake dream? It wasn’t much but slowly the despair edges away and hope starts to take its place, a fake hope but hope nonetheless.

The little yordle tried to hand me the hammer but I declined, I wasn’t a hero back then and besides I already had enough swords.

“Umm how many?” the little yordle asked?” She looked pretty confused.

I racked my mind and with a quirky smile that I had never thought I’d be able to make said “Only 2.735 thousand” it really was a stupid thing to say it didn’t even make sense, but it made me laugh like I never laughed before. The little yordle looked even more bewildered and I just couldn’t stop laughing, that silly thing made me happy for some reason and my sorrow vanished.

Ever since that night I’ve stood on top of a hill of sword following that dream. I’ve wandered the lands of Demacia defending towns from invaders and saving citizens from wild beasts. It hasn't been easy, many times I've had townspeople pelt rocks at me as i strolled through a town, I've had knights challenge me demanding my exile from Demacia, and I've even been barred from cities just because I look like a Noxian. But I have had my successes, yesterday as I passed as small farm a little boy ran up to me asking if I was Avalon. Perhaps my dream isn't as far as I thought.

But…. there was one last thing that I wondered on that hill of swords…. A thought that I had never really bothered with. As I stood on that forsaken hill and watched as the morning sun banished away the darkness I wondered why was I so fascinated with becoming a hero? Back then I had no noble desires of seeing a better Demacia nor was I particularly concerned with saving people back then. So why was I so focused on this fake dream? As I searched my heart for answers I found myself standing in a burnt out wasteland, there once was love, happiness, a future here but now it was devoid of anything but the ash of those dreams and swords as far as the eye could see. Brilliant swords of the heroes I had heard stories about, they promised me the victory that I so desired. But I knew they were all fake, that the victory they promised me was nothing but a fantasy. But that didn’t matter, so I reached out toward the nearest one and grabbed its hilt. But before my hand can grip the metal something catches my eye. On top of the hill stood one last sword, a pitiful thing, clearly reforged from shards and rusted from neglect. It promised me a life full of struggle, of being dogged by others, of battles, of happiness, of sadness, but it promised me the victory that I want. As I walked toward it I notice there’s something different about this sword, I couldn’t explain it but there was something….reassuring about this sword….. I reached the sword and grabbed its rusted hilt lifting it from the grip of soot and ash.

It is real.

-Avalon, The Heart of Swords

Base Stats Health: 558.48 (+86 per level) Attack Damage: 56.04 (+3 per level) Attack Speed: 0.625 (+3.5% per level) Movement Speed: 340 Health Regen: 5.34 (+0.5 per level) Armor: 24.376 (+3.2 per level) Magic Resist: 32.1 (+1.25 per level

Kit Passive: Arcane Steel Every time Avalon autoattack an opponent with a W empowered auotoattack applies a mark of Arcane Steel. When two marks are applied Avalon’s next W empowered auto will instead execute the target dealing 5%/10%/15%/20% (+ 3% for every 25 bonus AD) of missing hp as bonus true damage.

Q: Blade Run Cooldown: 16/15.5/14/12.5/11 Range: 650 Active: Avalon clicks on a fully formed sword and dashes to the sword. If an enemy is within 100 range of the sword he slows them for 60% for 2 seconds and deal 25/50/75/100/125 physical damage + .6 of bonus AD. If he has not yet equipped a sword he’ll equip the selected sword upon reaching it.

When dashing to a sword the selected sword cannot be destroyed.

Once Avalon has dashed to a sword he cannot dash to the same sword again for 15 seconds.

W: Hill of Swords Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12 Range: 800 Active: Avalon clicks within the range of the spell and spawns a sword. This sword forms for 1.5 seconds, if an enemy stands on the sword while it’s forming for .75 seconds it shatters. If the swords fully form Avalon can interact with it with his abilities as well as pick up to empower his auto. He can only wield one sword at a time. Avalon must be within 175 range of a sword to pick it up. Once he AAs with a sword the sword breaks.

For the next six seconds Avalon’s next auto will do an additional 3%/4.5%/6%/7.5%/9% +1% for every 25 bonus AD he builds of the targets total hp as bonus physical damage as well as applies a stack of Arcane Steel.

Avalon stores his swords similarly to how GPs barrels work, he can store up to 1/2/3/4/5 swords at a time however there is a two second cooldown before he can put another one down once the spell is cast.

Avalon can only have 7 swords on the field at a time. Each rank of his ult allows him to have one more.

Avalon's swords will break after three minutes.

An enemy can break his swords by standing within 100 range of it for 1.5 seconds. If Avalon leaves 700 range of a sword for five seconds the swords break instantly when stepped on.

Upon being picked up Avalon’s swords give him a 10% burst of move speed that decays over 1 second.

Every time Avalon autos an enemy champion the cooldown of Hill of Swords is reduced by 3.

Swords cannot be teleported too nor do they grant vision.

E: Flash of Grey Cooldown: 18/16.5/15/13.5/12/10.5 Avalon can only cast this spell when wielding a sword. When cast Avalon raises his sword for .5 seconds, after the delay he spins the sword around him(for those who’ve played smash think of Link’s spin) stunning everyone within a 350 range for 1.25 seconds and dealing 50/75/100/125/150+ 1. bonus AD ratio. All enemy champions hit gain a stack of Arcane Steel. Casting this spell consumes Avalon’s sword. Flash of Steel CAN proc the third mark of Arcane Steel.

Avalon can move while casting Flash of Steel but cannot cast any spells or summoners during the delay.

The cooldown of this ability is not affected by CDR and instead goes down based on how many swords are around Avalon. Each swords grants Avalon 10% CDR on Flash of Steel however is capped at 0/1/2/3/4/5 swords.

R: Ash and Swords Passive: For every sword Avalon is within 1000 range of Avalon gains 6.5 Armor and Magic Resist stacking up to 5/7/10 times.

Active: Avalon channels for 2.5 seconds and summon a ring of 5/6/7 fully formed swords. Range 700 Cooldown 120/100/80

After casting Avalon's swords cannot be broken for the next ten seconds.

General Overview: Unlike most bruisers Avalon is a defensive bruiser who specializes in holding objectives and dissuading dives. Avalon has everything in his kit, massive damage, mobility, survivabiltily, and CC. However his power is restricted by a stationary element, Avalon's forged swords.

Avalon's swords are the key to making him work, they are everything to him and must be maintained if he wants a presence battle. Proper positioning with them is key as placing them improperly cuts Avalon's power and gives the enemy gold. This is especially the case when trading, the cd on Avalon's swords is very high out of combat so he can't stall for eternity but in combat it becomes fairly spammable. But in order for Avalon to trade he must place it in a smart position because any sword he can easily access his opponent can easily access. This means that Avalon must place them in positions he can punish the opponent for or places they can't reach.

But at the same time they can counterplayed by walking on them to destroy them. With proper teamwork Avalon's swords can be completely negated by ccing Avalon and rushing to demolish his swords. But it's risky.

Because of the stationary aspect of Avalon's swords he struggles to go on the offensive and does his best against teams that come to him. On the offensive Avalon cannot use his ult to drop a circle of swords because of the 2.5 channel and any individual sword he drops can be easily focused and destroyed. However this changes when Avalon can set up his swords before hand, this makes him excellent at protecting objectives and creating massive fields of zone.

Quotes

Being Selected: “And so here I’ll stand….”

Being Summoned: “Beautiful battlefields are the worst.” “Sigh… “Steel your hearts, battle is upon us.”

Moving: Hums Demacia Rising “They’ll remember the name Avalon!....Maybe! Haha” “Sorry! Just remembering a silly dream” “Sorry! Let my mind slip!” “Sorry! Just dreaming of the day I meet someone that recognizes me haha!” “…..” “Ever heard of Avalon? Up and rising hero? Popular with the ladies?” Hums “Maybe one day….” “I wonder what pa would’ve thought of me now….”

Attacking: “Sorry….”

Being Attacked: “So be it….” “I didn’t want it to come to this…” “Try me!” “I was trying to not hack you to pieces!” “This’ll only take three swords!”

Casting Hill of Swords: “" So here I stand against it all....." "With a heart of ash...." "...Of dreams long gone..." "With a heart of swords....." "...Of dreams I'll never hold..." "But from the hypocrisy...." "Something true stands tall....." "A rusted desire....." "A broken dream....." "A distant dream a farfetched desire..." "My heart....is made of swords...."

Casting Flash of Grey “Duck.” “Don’t blink.” “ See this sword?” “ Watch your neck.” “Back off!” “See the grey?”

Casting Blade Run "Out of the way!" "Watch your neck." "Get away from that!"

Occasionally when casting Ash and Swords

Jokes:

Taunts: Raises his hand and creates a sword then brings it down to point it directly across from him. If he taunts specific enemies he’ll create a copy of their sword and occasionally critique it.

“You shall not pass!” “Walk away, don’t make me cut you down….” “Stand down, we both know how this ends.”

“Welcome to sword insurance! How may I be of service? There’s no shame in chasing a broken dream. As long as you chase it…… Think about it. “Hmm more of a club than a sword really. But how are you holding this thing?!” “Birds of this broken feather.....Don't flock together...”

“Amazing craftsmanship as always, only the finest blacksmiths in Valoran could forge such a master piece….or me of course…..”

"Fiora, one day I will put an end to this but until then try to umm be little less .....trigger happy....."

"Peasant to you but at least hero to some."

“Is a sword’s only purpose to shatter?.... Think about it. “Fast as the wind and sharper than bluesteel, but lacks any weight….a true specialists sword.

“Now if I had a sword like this…..” “…..This weapon……You said you’re fighting for peace aren’t you?”

“DEMACIA!!!” “How do you spin for so long?! I can hardly do it once!” “So any tips on becoming a legendary hero? Like do 100 sit-ups every day or shout Demacia at the top of your lungs before every battle?” “Huh. Lighter than it looks!”

Poppy: “Poppy as your friend please don’t aim don’t aim for the face!” “ Your hero is closer than you think Poppy….. And no it’s not me. Don’t give me that look!” “ Sigh Orlon you could’ve just said it.......”

Quin “Quinn just.....just don't get your hopes to high about Demacia....Trust me it hurts when it comes crashing down.” “It’s a bird! It’s gyropcopter! It’s…. actually it’s a bird…..” “ Squawk! Sorry just saying hi to Valor!” “So what’s this I hear about you Jarvan and Shyvana?”

Buying items: Doran’s Blade: “The more the merrier! Well that’s what I would normally say.” “A fairly basic weapon but I cannot deny the workmanship.” “This Doran must be a nice fellow.”

Doran's Shield "Simple yet effective." 'I would quite like to meet this Doran fellow. He seems to know know his trade."

“ Hydra: "Exotic." "What an interesting shape......totally practical for combat.......You know I'm being serious right?" "What a curious shape. "Huh. Never seen a sword like this.:

Bloodthirster: “Its hunger is…..Appalling…..” “A blade like this can never be sated…..” “Blood begets blood…” "A butcher's weapon..."

Lord Dominik’s Regard’s “Lord Domink, you have my regards! “Can we fall the giants?”

Mortal Reminder: “There are no immortals on the battlefield….”

Randuin's Omen "A proper warning!" 'Maybe they'll stop running at me like headless chickens now. ....Probably not...." "I won't be dying anytime soon with this!"

Banshee's Veil "Fighting magic with magic!" "So.....Where's this banshee?

Triforce "Strength, agility, and magic. The perfect trinity!" "A sword for every situation!" "You know I always wondered how use these. Where do you hold the third sword? Your mouth? "2736......, 2737......., 2738.........

Black Cleaver "Effective....But it leaves a bad taste....." "Never was one for brutality....." "Sigh......."

Yoummus's Ghostblade "Otherworldly as it's beautiful." "The craftmanship on this sword is....stunning....." "I really wish I can forge a sword like this one day!"

Jokes:

While preforming a joke Avalon will start fooling around, he'll start talking like a stereotypical comic book hero while forging a sword behind his back and whipping it out to finish the joke. However Avalon's magic is based around what he has in his heart and around other it tends to pull what's from their heart which creates some strange situations..... P.S. If you've ever played Fallout 4 imagine him talking like the Silver Shroud.

"It's I! Avalon! The Heart of... Reveals a malformed sword .......horribly crafted swords....."

For it's I, The Heart of..... Reveals a malformed sword .......Cut the tape!"

Joking near Pantheon "MY PROFESSION!? Reveals a loaf of bread "......a baker.....?"

Joking near Garen "Mighty Garen, I have long shadowed your deeds but today I reveal my self as! Reveals a figurine of Katarina "Whaaaa?! Sorry Garen I have no- Why are you turning red?

Garen, today you meet a hero s mighy as you! I am- Reveals a Katarina figurine "Eh? That's weird....HEY WOAH GAREN STO-

Joking near Katarina "VILE ASSASSIN! TODAY YOU MEET YOUR END! FOR I AM- Reveals a figurine of Garen ".........I don't even know so- Why are you turning red!?

"Today will be your last wicked vixen! For I am- Reveals a figurine of Garen (Sarcastically) "......A mighty hero of Demacia...... Stop laughing I am!!"

Joking near Rumble "Mechanized Mence! Feast your eyes on- Reveals a Tristana figurine "......Wait isn't this Poppy?"

Yordle who thinks he's a robot! Feast your eyes on- Reveals a Tristana figurine "......You can keep it if you want.......

Joking near Quinn "Quinn! Today a new force of justice takes flight! It is I- Reveals a Jarvan figurine ".........Errr....well that happened....Valor stop it! I know you're laughing at me!"

"Quinn, a new force of justice takes flight! It is I- Reveals a sword "Wow , I actually pulled it off...Wait... GOD DAMMIT!!!"

Joking near Teemo "Little fluffball do nor fear! For it is I- Reveals an abomination "WHATINTHEBLOODYHELLISTHAT!!!!??!"

Joking near Soraka "Magic goat, fear not for it is I the the Heart of- *Reveals a banana" "....Bananas.....

"Might banana thrower, it is I- *Reveals a banana" "....Yes that's a banana....No I'm not happy to see you..."

Joking near Graves "Outlaw....Today you face..... Reveals a cigar ........................

Animations: Autoattack: Avalon forges a silhouette of his swords in his hand and attacks with it. After every attack the silhouette fades and he makes a new one every time he attacks.

Passive" Every time Avalon applies a mark a small gray sword appears underneath the target.

For the first mark he strikes from the right and the mark appears on the right side.

For he second mark he strikes from the left and the mark appears on the left.

When popping the final mark outside his E he brings the sword overhead with both hands and brings it down on the enemy. The two marks then move toward each other then fade.

Q: Avalon dashes to a sword similar to Yasou's animation.

W: A blue silhouette of a sword forms where Avalon casts the spell. After the silhouette finishes charging it turns into a sword.

E: Avalon raises his current sword with both hands to the right and after a short delay swings it around him.

R: Avalon brings his hands together almost like he's praying and starts chanting. Most of the time it's practically a whisper but occasionally he says his chant out loud. While chanting blue silhouettes form around him and ash starts blowing around him. When the chant ends the swords fully form and the ash blows away from him.

Appearance: Avalon is a middle aged man in his late twenties with messy, jet black hair and dirty brown eyes. He’s rather average looking, he wears an old , battered light leather armor. He has a Demacian iron gauntlet and armguard for his right side but he lost the rest of his old Demacian armor years ago. Despite being a fairly decent swordsman he normally does not carry any weapons.

While alone Avalon tends to be rather silent and slip away into daydreams. With other people he tends to be rather silly and quirky. He always does everything with a quirky smile on his face and can't really be taken seriously. His experiences during the war gave him an appreciation of simple and silly things. He tries to be polite and friendly to other people even those he does'nt like, this why most of his taunts come off kind of like jokes. He'll only act violently against foes he truly hates. His demeanor shifts during battle where he takes a more serious and no nonsense approach. He also dislikes killing, he’ll try and go out of his way to not have to kill someone but he understands that in many cases it’s inevitable.

Relationships

Positive: Close Friends Ever since their meeting years ago Poppy and Avalon have remained close friends. They often run into each other on their respective quests, getting together to tell each other stories of their adventures or grouping to fight off invaders of Demacia. Avalon holds Poppy in high regards as a great hero while Poppy regards Avalon as a true hero of Demacia. Avalon believes that Poppy is the hero destined to wield Orlon’s hammer and has tried convincing Poppy directly but to no avail. He regards Poppy’s naivety almost as a mixed blessing. Poppy on the other hand thinks that Avalon might be the hero she’s looking for by the always denies being a hero yet and turns down the hammer.

Associates Quin and Avalon know and respect one anotherand occasionally work together but that is as far as their relationship goes. Quin grew up in the outskirts of Demacia and is familiar with Avalon’s reputation of repelling invaders and protecting farmers. Avalon is impressed and a little jealous of Quin being accepted as a knight of Demacia. He’s however a little worried that one day she’ll witness an event similar to the one which shattered his dream so he gives her warning but nothing more. Avalon does occasionally go to Quin for information on areas that need to be defended and the state of the Demacian court.

/ - Respect Garen and Xin Zhao are Demacian warriors who are less involved with politics and judge a man by his deeds. Both view Avalon as a hero of Demacia on merit alone. In turn Avalon regards them as Demacia’s greatest heroes though he thinks Garen is a little thick-headed.

Negative: Enmity Fiora and Avalon dislike one another; Fiora regards Avalon as something worse than peasants and disregards his existence. Avalon on the other hand hates how Fiora kills anyone who as much makes fun of her family. He believes it’s a silly and callous reason to kill someone. He wants to challenge Fiora to stop this but he doesn’t know how to duel and is aware without more than five swords he probably won’t win versus Fiora.

All Noxians: Avalon’s family are Noxian deserters and he is regarded as a traitor by all Noxians and their champions.

In turn Avalon despises the Noxians for what they did to his family and for their wars on Demacia. He does however respect their strength but there are just some of them he just can't stand.

Hatred Avalon finds Draven's execution shows distasteful.... He considers it a mockery of human life and thinks that Draven is a pathetic narcissist. Draven on the other hand doesn't even know Avalon exists.

Hatred Avalon has only heard the rumors of Sion, a weapon of Noxus that has crushed Demacian forts single handily and bloodily. He hates the sheer brutality of Sion's methods and wants to put a stop to him. However he understands that if he tries to help out on the battlefield both sides would most likely kill him. He also has no idea just what Sion is and his knowledge on his is vague at best.

Most Demacians: Avalon is not very popular with most Demacians, his Noxian origins cause a lot of fear and suspicion in many people and he often finds himself barred from towns. And even in those towns that let him in he’s barred from most shops and often finds himself tailed by suspicious town members. However in the outskirts of Demacia on the fringe towns and farming communities he’s more than welcome. In these areas he defends the towns from raiders and monsters and is often regarded as a hero.

Neutral

Riven Even though Avalon mostly wanders the lands of Demacia he sometimes leaves to just see the rest of Runeterra, during his journies he has run in to Riven on occasion. Unlike most Noxians he doesn't hate Riven, he feels that went through a very similar experience losing a belief they once held above all. But Avalon still chases that dream while Riven is more or less still looking for answers. Avalon tries to help Riven by trying to talk to her but even though Avalon won't attack Riven she does not treat him the same way........

Early Game: Avalon is at his weakest during the early game. His bases are pretty low and he's reliant on scaling in order to do damage. During this point in the game he wants to focus mostly on farming and only trade when opportune moments arise. Proper sword placement is key during this point in the game, they can zone out the enemy laner and create safespots where Avalon can farm, they also work as an escape with his Q. However he has to place them smartly, the cap on the swords is fairly low early on and the cooldown is massive when not in combat. Improper sword placement hurts Avalon's early presence and gives the enemy laners a bit of extra gold.

Mid Game This is when Avalon starts to spike, as he gets his AD items Avalon's damage starts to spike heavily with his high AD ratios. This is also the point where fights for dragon and tower start to occur which favor Avalon. He can easily secure objectives by dropping his ultimate and dissuading any dives an forcing the enemy team to slowly pick his swords apart. He's however a tad squishy at this point in the game so he has to play a bit safe.

Late Game This is where Avalon truly shines, at this point he'll have the damage and tankiness to survive and dish out tons of damage. This also where sieges start occurring and fights for Baron start both scenarios where Avalon shines in. At this point Avalon will have the items he needs to both be tanky and deal tons of damage. His W and his passive will allow him to duel virtually anyone, he can lay down the CC with his E, and he gets fair bit of tankiness from his ult passive.

Avalon Works Well With Avalon works best against engage comps and with siege comps. He can dissuade a dive from happening and zone for his siegers. Champions like Heimer and Karthus help him provide even more potent zones while provides support for hyper carries and siegers like Trist, Kog Maw, Xerath, and Ziggs who can fire away from the protection of his swords.

Avalon Struggles Against Mobile early game bullies like Riven and Renekton hard counter Avalon, they are strongest when Avalon is weakest and can easily use their spells to shatter Avalon's swords. He also does very poorly on engage teams as going on the offense is awkward for him. But probably the hardest counters to Avalon is displacement, Avalon wants to fight in his swords but a Ali W or Janna ult can separate him from his swords making him very vulnerable and substantially weaker.

Recommended Summoers

Flash is good on every single champion, teleport lets him return to lane easier and gives him global presence even though he's not the best champion at pressuring it's a nice thing to have, an ghost lets him stick something he can struggle with.

Starting Items: