[Champion Concept] - Zelos, Lord of Ionia

Zelos, Lord of Ionia

Champion Details Primary Role – Fighter Secondary Role – Assassin Champion Kit Traits – Mobility, Utility, Burst, DPS, Physical Damage, True Damage

Champion Bio A seasoned warrior blessed with superior physical stature and a strong mental fortitude forged from experience in combat, he is revered highly by his peers in the Ionian military. The silver haired seargent proved exemplary leadership as he spearheaded several pivotal battles. Though unsuccessful in completely warding off the invasion of the overwhelming Noxian army, he managed to return home along with a few of his fellow warriors. His sister, Irelia, carried on the Ionian army's unfinished duty in a miraculous event at the Placidium, entirely repelling the Noxian invasion. Zelos was commended as a hero across the land for defending courageously against military forces that towered his own.

Zelos is adept in many combat forms, thanks to the rigorous training curriculum provided by his father, Grandmaster Lito. However, on the battlefield, he is most inclined to apply his combat skills with polearms, swords, and martial arts. Years of experience has allowed him to finely chisel his fighting style; the graceful and elegant flourishes of his martial arts techniques contrasts and complements his extremely aggressive nature with weapon in hand.

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Abilities

Innate Skill Hiten Stance After a set amount of time of being in combat with an enemy champion, Zelos begins to deal true damage on all attacks and abilities.

Required time to enter stance scales down based on level progression.

Arms Mode – Double-edged Glaive Higher Base AD, Lower Base AS. Autoattacks are singular and more powerful. Champion autoattack range is set at 175.

Q Roundslash Zelos dashes forward to the target location and prepares for a powerful 270° arced slash attack. Enemies struck are slightly slowed.

W Roundhouse Sweep (3 casts) 1st cast - Zelos performs a roundhouse kick, slightly knocking back enemies that are in distance. 2nd cast - He then uses the momentum in order to execute a swift forward sweeping attack with his weapon. 3rd cast – Zelos swiftly swings his weapon in the reverse motion relative to the previous cast.

_Entire skill is indirect and targets the cursored location. Damage scales based on how quick the casts are chained in succession. _

E Heavy Frontal Slam Zelos charges up for a devestating downward strike. Using his special powers, he manipulates gravity to bolster the impact of his attack. Enemies caught in the strike are knocked up depending on the length of Zelos' charge. While in the state of charging the attack, damage from all sources is mitigated.

Zelos can also cast this ability instantly to execute a less powerful slam that simply knocks back enemies. If done in this manner, he will follow up with a back handspring to move a short distance away from the target location.

R Arms Switch Zelos can alternate between two arms modes. The Glaive weapon grants Zelos bonus AD at the cost of having lower AS. With Dual Swords, Zelos is granted bonus AS at the cost of having lower AD.

Arms Mode – Dual Swords Lower Base AD, Higher Base AS. Autoattacks are doubled, but deal less damage. Champion autoattack range is set to 125.

Q Spirit of the Blades Zelos performs a deadly slicing attack with both blades. Damage is increased based on the amount of missing health the target has. Kills refresh this ability's cooldown and refunds half the mana.

Targets the cursored location.

W Spirit of the Challenger Zelos enters a heightened state of fighting prowess. Many of his stats are boosted by a modest amount (AD, Lifesteal, Spell Vamp, Armor, MR, Movement, Tenacity). While activated, Zelos' mana bar slowly depletes. Zelos remains stationary for a short period of time when powering up.

Animation cancelling is possible when activated in conjunction with Spirit of the Blades or Spirit of the Dancer. Spirit of the Challenger is deactivated when Zelos is hit by hard CC (stuns, taunts, displacements, etc.)

E Spirit of the Dancer Zelos quickly moves to a target location within a short radius. If Zelos autoattacks or lands Spirit of the Blades on any target after this ability is casted, the cooldown of this ability is reduced to half a second.

If target location is in front of him, he will dash or roll forward If target location is to the side, he will strafe or perform a cartwheel If target location is to the back, he will backstep or perform a back handspring Each specific move has different recovery times

R Arms Switch Zelos can alternate between two arms modes. The Glaive weapon grants Zelos bonus AD at the cost of having lower AS. With Dual Swords, Zelos is granted bonus AS at the cost of having lower AD.