[Rework Concept] Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void

SSmotzer·3/10/2019, 11:05:40 PM·1 votes·916 views

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Passive - Null Rift: Malzahar receives a Null Rift if he hasn't taken damage nor been affected by crowd control for several seconds. Damage from minions does not interact with Null Rift. Null Rift phases out Malzahar, making him immune to crowd control and taking 90% reduced damage, lingering for 0.25 seconds after taking damage or blocking a crowd control effect.

  • Preaching the Void: Malzahar can taunt and he will begin to **Preach the Void. **This will cause all Void Spawn to gain bonus attack and movement speed. Malzahar can continue to use his abilities to command his Void Spawn while Preaching. Taking direct damage, that was not blocked by Null Rift will interrupt Malzahar's Preaching.

Q - Broodwalker - Passive: Malzahar summons a single Void Broodwalker, a Voidling hatching Void Spawn. Upon taking lethal damage it will escape into the Void and be placed on cooldown. Once off cooldown, activating this ability will summon the Broodwalker. The Broodwalker gains a stack of Gathering Swarm when Malzahar casts Void Shift, up to a maximum of 2.

  • Broodwalker - Active - Tap: Activating this ability will command the Broodwalker's movement and chose it's current attack target. The Broodwalker and it's** Voidlings **deal magic damage with their basic attacks.

  • Void Swarm - Active - Hold: The Broodwalker consumes all Gathering Swarm stacks and, after a 0.5-second delay, summons a Voidling behind her. Additional Voidlings are then summoned for each Gathering Swarm stack consumed. Commanding the Broodwalker will also command her Voidlings.

W - **Void Hound **- Passive: Malzahar summons a Void Hound, a beastly Void Spawn. Upon taking lethal damage it will escape into the Void and be placed on cooldown. Once off cooldown, activating this ability will summon the Void Hound. The Void Hound will gain a stack of Malefic Voices and Malefic Visions, a max of 1 each.

  • Void Hound - Active - Tap: Activating this ability will command the Void Hound's movement and chose it's current attack target. The Void Hound deals physical damage, based on Malzahar's ability power, with it's basic attacks. It also gains bonus attack speed from Malzahar's attack speed, and applies on hit effects.

  • Malefic Monstrosity - Active - Hold: Malzahar's basic abilities will be swapped for the **Void Hound's. **

  • Q will activate Malefic Voices, after a 0.25-second cast time, the Void Hound opens two portals that are each 200 units perpendicular from the target location. After a 0.4-seconds delay, all enemies between the portals take magic damage and are silenced.

  • W will swap back to Malzahar's basic abilities.

  • E will activate Malefic Visions, the Void Hound leaps into a target, becoming untargetable for .5 seconds before leaping back to it's original position. The target's mind is infected with visions, dealing them magic damage every half second over 4 seconds. If the target dies during this time, they pass Malefic Visions onto the closest enemy.

E - Void Shift: Malzahar blinks to a target enemy unit, dealing magic damage, and applying on hit effects with his Voidal Dagger. If the unit was below 5% health, Malzahar will instead execute them. Killing an enemy with Void Shift refreshes it's cooldown and heals all Void Spawn around Malzahar, including allied Voidborn champions. Void Spawn that are currently in the Void will have their cooldowns replenished by a few seconds.

R - Call of the Void - Active: Malzahar channels for 2.5 seconds, during which the target is suppressed, and dealt magic damage every 0.25 seconds. A Rift to the Void is opened beneath the target that lasts 5 seconds, dealing magic damage every half-second to all enemies within.

As Malzahar is channeling, a great Void Spawn called the Voidalwocky will arise from the rift beneath the suppressed enemy champion. It will lift the target into the air as it is summoned. At the end of the channel, the Voidalwocky will throw the enemy away from Malzahar. If the channel is interrupted the Void Rift closes, pulling the Voidalwocky back into the Void.

  • Voidalwocky - Active: For the next 30 seconds, activating this ability will command the Voidalwocky. Upon taking lethal damage it will escape into the Void and be placed on cooldown.

2 Comments

invisiblecat13/10/2019, 11:13:48 PM3 votes

I'm glad to see someone giving Malzahar some love, even though this rework isn't perfect

Here's some criticism: I like how you added the summon summoner-focused abilities to his kit, but I feel like you overloaded it

First, the passive and ult are similar, with the exception of the ult being buffed a lot. These two abilities are what makes Malzahar currently feel BS to play against, as a free banshee and a point and click suppression are unfair

Also, giving a BLINK on a champion with a point and click suppression and a banshees veil, and making it resetable is oppressive