Ambrose, the Harvester

Role: AP Mage, AP Bruiser

Inspiration: I wanted to create a champion who could cultivate trees or plants in order to sustain himself.

General Design Philosophy: Ambrose is an aggressive, sustainable melee mage with constant AoE damage threats, and consistent healing. He also possesses an AoE pull of sorts, as well as another form of AoE displacement. He is designed to be a self-sustaining front line mage. His basic abilities allow him to plant trees in combat, which blossom and can then be cultivated by his AoE Reap ability, healing him in the process.

Overall, Ambrose is an immobile mage that relies on sustain to heal up after being bullied and beat up by his lane opponents. Instead, Ambrose leverages his ability to displace and pull his opponents, ensuring that when he does engage, it is on his terms, surrounded by his flora and on his side of the Rift.

Risk Analysis: Moderate. Ambrose has a relatively simple and easily communicated theme and kit. His theme may be slightly too similar to Zyra’s in some respects, and his Ultimate may prove too gimmicky or unwieldy in practice. However, neither of these things should deter or ultimately stop Ambrose from someday joining the League.

Appearance: An undead forest mage wielding a sickle.

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Lore: Ambrose was once a powerful and revered Mage of the forest, able to conjure nature herself to heal and rejuvenate war-ravaged lands. After expelling a large portion of his power to create a new forest to replace one that had been burnt down in a Noxian raid, Ambrose, in a weakened state, became corrupted by the dark magic enveloping the area and was eventually deceived and killed by those forces. After death, the Mage has retained his powers in a dark and abominable form, tied so closely to Mother Earth that she never required him to move on. Ambrose now walks endlessly among the forests, sapping them of the very bounty and essence he once imbued them with.

While unclear at this time, Ambrose and his misfortune are very much related to Maokai.

Strengths: two forms of displacement CC, two self heals, constant magic damage threat

Weaknesses: Skillshot dependent, no escapes, no defensive abilities, short range on damaging abilities and melee auto attacks

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Auto Attack: a moderately ranged melee strike with a sickle.

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/Lutzburg/icons_9609_pas_zpsf6a4b8e7.jpg Passive- Corporeal Resilience: As a spirit without a true physical form, Ambrose is immune to Grievous Wounds. In addition, Ambrose passively gains armor and MR when not in combat, up to a cap based on level. 1.5 seconds into combat, these bonus stats are lost. Max 30 armor and 50 MR at level 18. This is visualized by a ghostly fog that dissipates after the effect disperses. Design Philosophy: Ambrose relies heavily on healing to survive all-ins and trades to a lesser extent. It also makes sense thematically that an undead tree would not be able to bleed. The stat buff allows Ambrose to enter melee range to CS safely, softening the single target nukes he might receive from mages in mid lane.

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/Lutzburg/icons_10546_pas_zps2f09ca69.jpg Q- Reap (3 sec): Ambrose sweeps his sickle in a wide cone, dealing magic damage to all enemies in its path. In addition, Reap will sow any blossoming Spires it strikes, healing Ambrose but destroying the spire in the process. The amount of healing received depends on how close the Withering Spire is to being fully blossomed, and is equal to 4-8% (+1%/100 AP) of his maximum health. Rank-ups increase damage and lower cooldown. Design Philosophy: Ambrose is a melee mage with a spammable magic damage ability, similar to Evelynn. Ideally Ambrose will be continually healed through these engagements by way of sowing the blossoming Spires, detailed below.

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/Lutzburg/icons_4920_btn_zps09ff0c64.jpg W- Withering Spire (7 sec): Ambrose causes a withered tree trunk to burst from the ground at target location, dealing magic damage and displacing affected targets briefly. Over the next 3 seconds, the tree will begin to blossom. Once fully in bloom, the Spire lasts an additional 6 seconds before shriveling away. Rank-ups lower cooldown and increase damage. Design Philosophy: This displacement tool allows Ambrose the ability to continually shred an enemy’s health with Reap. The short cooldown allows this process to be repeated multiple times over the course of a single engagement, and the blossoming of the spire creates scenarios where Ambrose players may not want to Reap an enemy near the Spire before it can provide them with the full benefit of its healing effects.

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/Lutzburg/icons_15519_pas_zps05ec7a7e.jpg E- Cultivate (18 sec): Ambrose summons a wide, claw-like object at target location with incredible range. The claw then travels through the ground as impassible terrain and beelines for Ambrose, similar to Draven's ultimate. Its speed increases the longer it persists. Enemies caught by the claw as it emerges suffer magic damage, and all enemies caught in its path are pulled toward Ambrose, but can otherwise move freely. Cultivate can also pull Withering Spires. Rank-ups lower cooldown, increase damage and widen the claw similar to Anivia's wall. Design Philosophy: The wider this wall becomes, the harder it is for enemies to run parallel to it in order to escape its clutches. Being able to drag Spires allows Ambrose the ability to sustain from Spires that were cast at a distance for poking purposes.

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/Lutzburg/icons_17724_pas_zps38149f67.jpg R- Dark Harvest (120 sec): Ambrose summons a massive sentient plant at a target location that lasts 12 seconds or until killed, which uses thorny vines to lash at enemies near it (700 range), dealing magic damage. The plant grants vision. It has health and defenses comparable to Annie's Tibbers, but is immobile. The plant prioritizes enemy champions, as well as targets that its master is already attacking. Recasting the ability while the plant is active sacrifices it, causing it to wither into 1-5 blossoming spires, depending on its remaining health when sacrificed. Design Philosophy: Dark Harvest is a thematically iconic ability, as Ambrose can both summon and then sacrifice it for his own benefits. Players can strategically place the creature in a way that allows it to deal damage briefly, sacrificing it before enemies have a chance to focus it down. Other options include using it as a sheer offensive of strictly sustaining tool, based on the player’s current needs.

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