Champion Concept: Melantha, Oracle of Targon

Oleandervine··2 votes·549 views

So I hatched a concept for a vision based support. I haven't really tackled her lore yet, only that she is blind, an Oracle of the highest esteem on Mt. Targon, and prone to a darker, more aggressive augury. Without further ado, I present Melantha, Oracle of Targon.

Passive: Mark of Targon - Whenever Melantha deals magic damage to an enemy with her spells or attacks, that unit receives a Mark of Targon. For 3 seconds, the next time that unit takes damage, the mark is consumed and they are dealt magic damage.

Q: Blood Scry - Melantha hurls her shiv at target enemy. A hit unit takes magic damage, and then bleeds for 3 seconds for a percentage of their remaining HP (Bleeding does not trigger the Mark). While bleeding, the unit is revealed.

W: Omen of Targon -Melantha summons a ward that last for 45 seconds. Whenever an enemy comes within close proximity to the ward, the ward detonates, dealing magic damage to all in a small radius.

E: Visions of Despair - Melantha projects visions of a bleak future to a target foe. For 2.5 seconds, whenever the foe attacks, the cool downs of their spells on cool down is increased by 1 second.

R: Omniscience - Passive: Whenever Melantha casts a spell, she gains true sight for 1.5 seconds. Active: Melantha reveals the entire map for 1.5 seconds. Enemy champions receive a Mark of Targon.

Please tell me what you think!

2 Comments

DrugsForRobots1 votes

Necro!

Personally, I think the theme of an Oracle champ is a strong one (a Google search reveals that there are many, many 'oracle' champion concepts being put forth), but I think your execution is a bit simplistic (not that simple is a bad thing).

But since you are one of the concept creators for such a champion, I was wondering if you could give me your opinion on my take of the Oracle archetype. You're under no obligation to reply, I was just curious what you'd think.

Oleandervine1 votes

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Necro!

Personally, I think the theme of an Oracle champ is a strong one (a Google search reveals that there are many, many 'oracle' champion concepts being put forth), but I think your execution is a bit simplistic (not that simple is a bad thing).

But since you are one of the concept creators for such a champion, I was wondering if you could give me your opinion on my take of the Oracle archetype. You're under no obligation to reply, I was just curious what you'd think.

She sounds fun, but incredibly powerful. That detached field of sight effect on your Oracle can significantly change games and make her an auto-include on most teams. Her Sanctuary power is also incredibly powerful and can seriously turn the tide on a team fight or screw over opponents you catch at the dragon pit or Nashor's pit. I think her ultimate would have to change to make her even remotely balanced, because simply removing people from the map is enough to end games if you catch an entire team. Additionally, depending on the size her of Field of Sight, that would need balancing too. If it was small, like say the size of Miss Fortune's W, I could see it being just fine, but it would definitely need a cooldown so you're not constantly sweeping the map and stopping ganks all the time.

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