Champion Concept - Avera, the Valiant

Avera, the Valiant

Who is Avera?

I picture Avera as a righteous and powerful warrior, unafraid of the challenges of the road ahead, and well equipped to face the dangers of the night. A fearsome warrior, she carries a sword and shield imbued with powerful magic that boosts the size and strength of her shield in one stance, and the size and power of her sword in the other. Her kit pushes her to strive in the top lane, but I see her as a potential support as well, if players are up to the challenge.

“Close your eyes, take up the shield, and let the sword guide you.”

Passive - Plan of Attack: Avera learns her ultimate, Change Stance, at level 1. As Avera takes damage, she gains stacks of Righteous Fury, based on the damage taken. At max stacks (100), her next ability will consume all of it to deal extra damage. Stacks fall off when out of combat.

Q -** FIssure:** Sword & Shield - Avera slams her shield into the ground, creating a fissure in a direction that damages and slows enemies hit. Greatsword - Avera swings her blade in a direction towards the ground, creating a fissure at the end of the range. All enemies in her path are damaged, while enemies hit at the tip are also briefly rooted.

W - Counter: _Sword & Shield _- Avera raises her shield defensively and blocks the next incoming spell, then strikes her shield with her sword, dealing a bit of magic damage and blinding all nearby enemies in a cone in front of her. Greatsword - Avera brings her sword to a defensive stance that deflects the next incoming basic attack, and then counters with a cleaving attack that damages all nearby enemies.

E - Bash: Sword & Shield - Avera charges in a direction, damaging and pushing aside all minions and monsters. She stops at the first enemy champion hit, damaging them and briefly stunning them. Greatsword - Avera uses her greatsword to bluntly strike all enemies in front of her and unbalance them, interrupting any channels, abilities, or attacks, and follows up with a stronger hit to push them back a short distance.

R - Change Stance: Sword & Shield - Avera changes from her Sword & Shield to her Greatsword, increasing her damage output and attack range in exchange for defense. Her next attack will deal armor-piercing damage. Greatsword - Avera changes from her Greatsword to her Sword & Shield, increasing her armor and tenacity. Her next attack will grant her a small damage-absorbing shield, based on the amount of damage dealt on her attack.

“The blood on our hands shows what we’ve done, the dents in our shields show how far we’ve come.”