Tennon, The Ripper of Shadows (Champion Concept) [WARNING! TONS OF READING BELOW]

I designed a champion for all of you. My idea originated with Trundle: A champion based around stealing your stats. However, what if we took that a step further? A champion that steals your opponent’s mechanics, in a way. This got me thinking.

Originally, Tennon was an assassin, diving onto squishy targets and not able to do a lick of damage against any target with armor. This didn’t make any sense to me looking back on it, so I instead repurposed him into a skirmishing and dueling mage. It makes much more sense, in my book.

The lore is the most flexible thing about this champion to me. At first he was a villain, attempting to absorb all the power of the world. Then he was a dark soul that had been trapped inside Garen’s mind, and was finally released. Eventually, I came to his current lore, which can be read below. I originally thought of this character before the Institute of War became non-canon, so it may seem as though it reads like the old lore. That would be why.

Also, his base attack range is 325. It is considered ranged, but it is shorter than any other ranged champion. His base attack range is actually the same as Aatrox while his ultimate is active. Anyway, let’s get into it.

Tennon, the Ripper of Shadows [Mage]

Passive – Shadow Copy Whenever Tennon gets a kill on an enemy champion he permanently gains a buff depending on the champion he killed. Each champion has a special buff for Tennon that interact with his abilities and auto attacks.

Additionally, for every 5 takedowns Tennon gets, he gets a random buff of a champion that is NOT in the game he is currently in. This includes champions on the same team as Tennon.

Q – Shadow Siphon (AoE) Tennon launches an orb at the target location. After a short delay, all enemies in the area take damage and are slowed. For each enemy champion Tennon hits with this ability, he gains a movement speed bonus for a time. Tennon also heals based on the number of targets he hits.

Cast Range: 700 Damage Radius: 225 Damage: 60/105/150/195/240 (+0.7 AP) Slow: 35% Slow Duration: 2 Seconds Move Speed Bonus: 15/20/25/30/35% Move Speed Duration: 4 seconds Heal per enemy: 4/7/10/13/16 (max 24/42/60/78/96) Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 seconds Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 Mana

Edit: Missile Speed: 900 (Slightly faster than Lissandra E) Damage Delay after Travel: 0.675 seconds

W – Shadow Sting (Auto Attack Modifier) Passive: Tennon’s auto attacks deal extra magic damage on hit. Active: The damage from the passive of this ability is doubled for the next 4 auto attacks. Also, for these attacks, Tennon has increased attack speed and attack range, but the base damage from his auto attacks are reduced.

Passive Damage: 20/30/40/50/60 (+0.15 AP) Active Damage: 40/60/80/100/120 (+0.3 AP) Attack Speed: 30/40/50/60/70% Attack Range: 150/175/200/225/250 Reduced Base Damage: 75% damage from Base Auto Damage Max Duration: 5 seconds **Cooldown:**10/9/8/7/6 Seconds after buff ends Cost: 30/35/40/45/50

E: Shade Rip (Enemy Target) Tennon rips the Shadow from an enemy, dealing either flat or percent max health magic damage, whichever would deal more damage. An enemy who is the target of Shade Rip will temporarily not have their Shadow. This takes time to regenerate. While an enemy’s Shadow is regenerating, they take half damage from Shade Rip, but this ability will restore half of its mana cost to Tennon.

Cast Range: 550 Flat Damage: 70/120/170/220/270 (+0.75 AP) Percent Damage: 7/7.75/8.5/9.25/10% (+0.75 AP) Shadow Regen Time: 14/13/12/11/10 Cooldown: 9/8/7/6/5 Seconds Cost: 60 Mana

Edit: AP Ratios: 0.6 AP Ratio on both Flat and Percent damage.

Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia (Enemy Target) Tennon engulfs an enemy champion in shadow, dealing magic damage. For a time afterward, Tennon steals AD, AP, Health Regen, Attack Speed, and Movement Speed from the target and deals damage to them. If the target dies while affected by this ability, the cooldown is cut in half.

Edit: AP Ratio on both damage paths: 0.6 AP Ratio Cast Range: 650 Initial Damage: 100/165/230 (+0.4 AP) Damage per second: 20/40/60 (+0.1 AP) AD and AP Steal: 30/40/50 (Steals Bonus AD before Base AD) Attack Speed Steal: 30/35/40% Move Speed Steal: 20/30/40% Health Regen Steal: Steals all of the opponents health regen. Cooldown: 120/100/80 Seconds Cost: 80/95/110 Mana

Edit: AD and AP Steal: No longer steals AD or AP Move Speed Steal: 25% movement speed at all ranks Cost: 80/90/100 Mana

Stats (Base) {Growth per level} Health--------------------------------------(450) {87} Health Regen/5--------------------------(7.7) {0.55} Mana---------------------------------------(290) {44} Mana Regen/5---------------------------(5.3) {0.4} Attack Speed-----------------------------(0.592) {3.25%} Movement Speed-----------------------(340) Range--------------------------------------(325) Armor---------------------------------------(15.6) {3.2} Magic Resistance------------------------(30) {0}

Lore There is an evil hiding that hadn’t been seen before. That is, until the sudden appearance of one man.

Tennon was born without any warning. He awoke one day in a dark cave with a large robe with no memory of who he was or what he was doing there. Upon leaving the cave, his uncovered skin began to burn violently. He covered himself with the robe as best he could and traveled out, hoping to find something he recognized.

He arrived in the paragon city of Demacia. There, he was found by Luxanna Crownguard, better known as Lux. The daughter of the model Demacian family brought Tennon to the Crownguard estate. There, he told her of his plights, his lack of memory. She listened and offered advice, but couldn’t help him much. He thanked her for listening to him, and left the estate. Hours later, however, a dark cloud covered the sky over Demacia. It sucked everything into the sky, people, buildings, everything. Lux, desperate to help the people of the city, fired abilities and spells at the sky. However, they seemed to have been absorbed by the cloud, and these spells were thrown back at Lux.

Tennon wasn’t pulled into the sky, but instead pulled towards the center of the dark storm. Upon reaching the eye, the storm stopped and closed in around Tennon. All people and things that had been absorbed were returned back where they were. However, the orb stayed in the middle of Demacia for days, unmoving.

After exactly 11 days, the orb deteriorated to reveal Tennon, alive and well, but different at the same time. He rushed to the Crownguard Estate and demanded to be Lux’s personal bodyguard. He revealed to her secrets only the two of them know. When asked about what happened for those 11 days, he refuses to answer and turns pale. However, upon awakening, he had acquired powers of darkness, the same as the cloud over Demacia.

Whatever the purpose of the cloud and Tennon may be, he knows it has something to do with Lux, and he will fight to make sure whatever evil that almost consumed Demacia shall never succeed again.

The Passive List Aatrox Every third auto attack heals Tennon for 20 health. Ahri Enemies who Shadows are still regenerating take true damage from E – Shade Rip. Akali Enemies hit by E – Shade Rip have the Shadow Kama debuff for 2.5 seconds. If Tennon auto attacks an enemy who has this debuff, they take 30/45/60/75/90 (+0.3 AP) extra magic damage. Based on rank of E – Shade Rip. Alistar Tennon takes 6% less damage from non-tower sources. Amumu Tennon takes 2/3/4/5/6 less physical damage from all sources. Based on rank of Q – Shadow Siphon. Anivia The slow from Q – Shadow Siphon is increased by 15%. Annie After 6 spellcasts, Tennon next cast of Q – Shadow Siphon or E – Shade Rip will stun for 1 second. Ashe Tennon’s auto attack slow for 10% for 1.5 seconds. Aurelion Sol Moving in the same direction consistently gives Tennon out-of-combat movement speed. If Tennon changes direction sharply, he loses this movement speed. Azir Tennon passively gains 20/25/30/35/40% movement speed. Based on rank of W – Shadow Sting. Bard Every 8 seconds, Tennon gains a Shadow Meep. His next auto attack deals 40/65/90/115/140 (+0.25 AP) bonus magic damage and will slow by 25% for 1.5 seconds. Based on rank of Q – Shadow Siphon. Blitzcrank Upon dropping below 25% max health, Tennon gains a shield equal to 30% of his current mana, lasting up to 6 seconds. Static cooldown: 75 seconds. Brand E – Shade Rip also burns the target for 2% of their max health over the next 3 seconds. Braum If all four buffed auto attacks of W – Shadow Sting are on the same target, they are stunned for 1.5 seconds. Caitlyn Tennon’s auto attack range is increased by 125. Cassiopeia While an enemy is slowed by Q – Shadow Siphon, they take 25/45/65/85/105 (+0.2 AP) magic damage per second. Based on rank of Q – Shadow Siphon. Cho’Gath Killing an enemy restores 12 health and 3.5 mana to Tennon. Corki Tennon auto attacks deal 10% more damage. Also, half of the damage from Tennon’s base auto attacks is converted to magic damage. Darius The initial damage of Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia is converted completely to true damage. Diana Every third auto attack deals 50/75/100/125/150 (+0.4 AP) damage to the target and nearby enemies. Dr. Mundo Tennon restores 1% of his max health every 5 seconds. Draven Kills give Tennon 50 extra gold. Ekko If an enemy is at or below 25% max health, Tennon’s auto attacks deal 2.5% (+1% per 50 AP) of the targets max health as magic damage. Elise Q – Shadow Siphon also deals 4% of the targets missing health as magic damage. Evelynn After not being in combat for 6 seconds, Tennon restores 2% of his missing mana each second. Ezreal After hitting an enemy with an ability, Tennon’s attack speed is increased by 20% for 2 seconds. Fiddlesticks After standing still for 2.5 seconds, Tennon gains a 20% movement speed bonus for 1.5 seconds. Fiora Tennon gains 20 Base AD. Fizz Enemies affected by Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia take 10% increased magic damage from Tennon. Galio 25% of Tennon’s Magic Resistance is converted into AP. Gangplank Killing an enemy with Q – Shadow Siphon gives Tennon 3 extra gold. Garen After taking non-minion damage for 9 seconds, Tennon will restore 1.5% of his max health every 5 seconds. Gnar Tennon gains 3 attack range and 1% attack speed per level. Gragas Casting an ability will restore 4% of Tennon’s max health. Static Cooldown: 9 seconds. Graves Tennon also gains 20 Armor and 20 Magic Resistance while W – Shadow Sting is active. Hecarim Tennon gains 10 bonus movement speed. Also, 15% of Tennon’s bonus movement speed is converted into AP. Heimerdinger Tennon and nearby allied champions gain 7 health regen/5. Illaoi The healing from Q – Shadow Siphon is doubled. Irelia Every auto attack heals Tennon for 7/9/11/13/15 health. Based on rank of W – Shadow Sting. Janna Tennon and nearby allies gain 5% (+1% per 100 AP) bonus movement speed. Jarvan IV Enemies hit by Q – Shadow Siphon have 10% reduced Magic Resistance for 3 seconds. Jax Every third auto attack deals 70/100/130 (+0.35 AP) extra magic damage. Based on rank of Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia. Jayce While W – Shadow Sting is active, Tennon gains an extra 20% attack speed at all ranks. Jhin The fourth auto attack of W – Shadow Sting deals 50% extra damage, which also applies to on-hit effects, and gives Tennon a 15% movement speed buff for 2 seconds. Jinx After getting a kill or killing a tower, Tennon gets a 75% movement speed buff that diminishes over 2.5 seconds. Kalista While near an allied champion, Tennon gains 15% attack speed. Karma Hitting an enemy with an ability reduces the cooldown of Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia by 1 second. Karthus Killing an enemy restores 10/14/18/22/26 mana. Based on rank of E – Shade Rip. Kassadin Tennon takes 15% reduced magic damage. Katarina If an enemy dies within 2 seconds of taking damage from Tennon, all of Tennon’s cooldowns are reduced by 7 seconds. Kayle The auto attack range Tennon gets from W – Shadow Sting is increased by 100. Kennen While W – Shadow Sting is active, Tennon gains 10 Armor and Magic Resistance and 10% movement speed. Kha’Zix After leaving the vision of the enemy team, Tennon’s next auto attack deals 40 (+0.3 AP) extra magic damage. Kindred Tennon’s auto attacks deal 2.5% of the targets current health as physical damage. Kog’Maw Q – Shadow Siphon deals 25% increased damage to enemies below 50% max health. LeBlanc Dropping below 20% max health, Tennon goes invisible for .5 seconds and spawns a clone for up to 5 seconds. This clone will automatically run away from enemies and can be controlled by holding ALT and right clicking. Lee Sin Tennon gains 5% Lifesteal and Spell Vamp while W – Shadow Sting is active. Leona The target of Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia is stunned for 1 second. Lissandra Every 18 seconds, Tennon’s next spellcast will not cost mana. Lucian After casting an ability, Tennon’s next auto attack will double hit. The second hit applies on-hit effects and deals 30% base auto damage to enemies. Lulu Casting E – Shade Rip on an enemy with a Shadow will give Tennon a shield. Shield health 50/80/110/140/170 (+0.3 AP). Lux Enemies hit by one of Tennon’s abilities have the Dark Luminescence debuff for 3 seconds. Auto attacks against enemies with the Dark Luminescence debuff will take 60/95/130 (+0.25 AP) bonus magic damage and consume the debuff. Based on rank of Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia. Malphite Q – Shadow Siphon now has a 20% Armor ratio on its damage. Malzahar Killing an enemy while W – Shadow Sting is active will restore 2% of Tennon’s max mana. Maokai After 7 spellcasts from Tennon and his allies, Tennon’s next auto attack will restore 5% of his max health. Master Yi While an enemy is affected by Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia, Tennon cannot be slowed. Miss Fortune E – Shade Rip deals 30/60/90/120/150 (+0.3 AP) extra magic damage if the target of it is different from the previous target. Based on rank of E – Shade Rip. Mordekaiser Hitting an enemy champion with Q – Shadow Siphon gives Tennon a shield equal to 7.5% of his max health Morgana Tennon gains 10% Spell Vamp. Nami Each buffed auto attack from W – Shadow Sting will slow by 15% for 1.5 seconds. Nasus The slow duration of Q – Shadow Siphon is increased by 1.5 seconds. Also, the targets attack speed is reduced by 15% for the same duration as the slow. Nautilus Tennon’s auto attacks root his target for .5 seconds and deal 10/15/20/25/30 (+0.1 AP) bonus magic damage. On-Target Cooldown: 9 seconds. Based on rank of W – Shadow Sting. Nidalee The last buffed auto attack from W – Shadow Sting will increase in damage by 1% for every 2% of health the target is missing. Nocturne Enemies hit by Q – Shadow Siphon leave a Shadow Trail for 3 seconds. While on this shadow trail, Tennon gains 25 AP and 15 flat bonus movement speed. Nunu After 10 auto attacks, Tennon’s next spellcast will not cost mana. Olaf For every 2% of health Tennon is missing, he gains 1% attack speed. Orianna While E – Shadow Sting is OFF cooldown, Tennon has 15 extra Armor and Magic Resistance. Pantheon after 9 auto attacks, Tennon blocks the next champion, large minion, or monster auto attack. Poppy When below 25% health, Tennon gains 15% bonus Armor and Magic Resistance. Quinn While out of combat, Tennon gains 15% movement speed. Rammus 15% of Tennon’s Armor is converted into AP. Rek’Sai Q – Shadow Siphon will knock up enemies hit for .5 seconds. Renekton The healing from Q – Shadow Siphon is doubled. Rengar If the target has a Shadow, E – Shade Rip will root them for 1 second. Riven After casting an ability, Tennon’s next auto attack will deal 30 (+0.4 AP) extra physical damage Rumble While below 50% mana, E – Shade Rip will deal 25% increased damage. Ryze Tennon’s auto attacks will deal extra magic damage equal to 1% of his max mana. Sejuani E – Shade Rip will slow the target by 30% for 1.5 seconds. Slow effectiveness halved if the target has no Shadow. Shaco Auto attacks to the back of a champion deal 10% increased damage. Includes on-hit effects. Shen Casting an ability gives Tennon a shield equal to 50 (+10% of total health) for 2 seconds. Static cooldown: 10 seconds. Shyvana Tennon gains 10/20/30 Armor and Magic Resistance. Based on rank of Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia. SingedFor every 6 mana Tennon has, he gains 1 bonus health. Sion From this point on, killing an enemy permanently gives Tennon 0.5 bonus health. If the target is a large minion, large monster, or champion, Tennon instead gains 2 bonus health. SivirHitting an enemy champion will give Tennon 15 movement speed for 1 second. Skarner Hitting an enemy champion or large monster with an auto attack will reduce the cooldown of all of his abilities by .5 seconds. Sona Upon casting W – Shadow Sting, Tennon and one nearby allied champion restore 30/45/60/75/90 (+0.2 AP) health. Based on rank of W – Shadow Sting. Soraka If an enemy champion has their Shadow, then E – Shade Rip will silence for 0.75 seconds. Swain Killing an enemy unit will restore 7 (+1 x level) mana. Syndra When E – Shade Rip is max rank, both its range and Tennon’s auto attack range are increased by 50. Tahm Kench Tennon’s auto attacks deal 2/2.5/3% of Tennon’s max health as magic damage. Based on rank of Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia. Taliyah While near a wall, Tennon gains 20% out of combat movement speed. Talon If the target has their Shadow, E – Shade Rip will slow for 99% for .5 seconds. Taric After casting an ability, Tennon’s next 2 auto attacks have 30% attack speed, deal 20 (+0.1 AP) extra magic damage, and reduce all of Tennon’s cooldowns by .75 seconds. Teemo The buffed auto attacks from W – Shadow Sting also apply a poison that deals 6/8/10/12/14 (+0.05 AP) magic damage per second for 3 seconds. Tennon Tennon will gain 1 random buff of a champion NOT in the current game. Can happen an unlimited number of times. Thresh When Tennon kills a unit, there is a chance they drop a Dark Soul. This Soul stays on the ground for up to 6 seconds, and will disappear afterward. Tennon must move near the Soul to collect it. For each Soul Tennon has collected, he gains 0.75 AP and 0.5 Bonus Armor. Tristana Tennon gains 5 auto attack range per level. Trundle Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia also steals 15 Armor and Magic Resistance. Tryndamere Tennon gains 1 AP for each 1% health he is missing. Twisted Fate Killing an enemy will give Tennon anywhere from 1 to 4 extra gold. Favored towards 4 and 3. Twitch Auto attacks apply Dark Poison. Enemies afflicted by Dark Poison take 2/3/4/5/6 True damage per second for 4 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times. Q – Shadow Siphon deals 10% extra damage for each stack of Dark Poison on the target. Based on rank of Q – Shadow Siphon. Udyr After casting an ability, Tennon gains 8% attack speed and 5 movement speed for 2 seconds. Max 2 stacks. Urgot Auto attacks reduce the targets damage by 10% for 1 second. Varus If an enemy has their Shadow, E – Shade Rip applies Grievous Wounds for 2.5 seconds. Vayne If all 4 buffed auto attacks from W – Shadow Sting are on the same target, the target takes 30 + 6% of the targets max health as true damage. Veigar From this point onward, getting a takedown will permanently give Tennon 3 AP. Vel’Koz Killing an enemy with Q – Shadow Siphon will restore the same amount of mana as it does health. Vi Every third auto attack on an enemy champion will reduce their Magic Resistance by 15% for 3 seconds and gives Tennon 20% attack speed for 2 seconds. Viktor Casting W – Shadow Sting will give Tennon a shield equal to 30 (+0.25 AP). Vladimir If the target has their Shadow, E – Shade Rip will heal Tennon for 20 (+0.15 AP) health. Volibear The damage of E – Shade Rip is increased by 1% for every 2% max health the target is missing. Warwick Auto attacks deal 7 extra magic damage and heal Tennon for the same amount. Wukong Tennon gains 3 Armor and Magic Resistance for each nearby enemy champion. Xerath After 10 seconds, Tennon’s next auto attack will restore 5 (+1 x level) mana. Doubled against champions. Xin Zhao Every third auto attack deals 25% increased damage (Includes on-hit effects) and heals for 10 health.
Yasuo The Shadow regen time is reduced by 0/0.5/1/1.5/2 second(s). Based on rank of E – Shade Rip. Yorick While an enemy is affected by Ultimate – The Shadow of Demacia, Tennon takes 5% reduced damage and deals 5% increased damage. Zac Hitting an enemy with Q – Shadow Siphon and E – Shade Rip will drop a Shadow Bloblet somewhere near Tennon. If Tennon picks it up, he will restore 3% of his max health. Enemies can destroy Bloblets by stepping on them. Lasts up to 5 seconds. Ziggs Tennon’s on-hit effects deal damage to towers at half effectiveness. Zilean Hitting an enemy champion with Q – Shadow Siphon reduces all of Tennon’s cooldowns by 2 seconds. Zyra Enemies hit by Q – Shadow Siphon are rooted for 1 second.

Fun Fact: This is the second time I've written this post. My computer crashed the first time and I lost all this text. I was halfway through the passives. This post, in the end, took about 6 hours to rewrite.

Fun Fact 2 - Fun Fact Harder: Minus these Fun Facts, the word count for this post was 3,490 words. Yikes!