I have an idea for a new AP assassin archetype.
Ekkis
The Hauntress
Ekkis was a soldier from the noxian military, contending for the top spot in her class. While coming up through the ranks, she studied with her twin brother Zeta. Though she outshined Zeta in her forms and battle technique drills, Zeta was much stronger than her in terms of sheer strength. When the day came that she and Zeta would graduate from their cadet training, the two were partnered up for the final round of their sparring drill, because they had already bested their classmates. In the first round, Zeta struck at Ekkis’ wrist out of malice and jealousy, and her injury forced her to resign from their match. Though Ekkis proceeded to graduate as the second in her class, she was filled with contempt for her brother, who immediately assumed her deserved place as the first lieutenant of the noxian royal guard. Unable to deny her feelings of resentment towards her once beloved brother, she plotted an assassination of the Hand of Noxus,
. Sure that a successful hit would have her brother stripped of his title, she set out to take the acclaimed warrior’s head.
Though Zeta had been relieved of duty the night that Ekkis had planned her mark, she did not hesitate to sneak out of their house, towards the Barracks where
was staying. As she approached the barracks, she gleamed with the thought of retaking her place as the best warrior of her generation. As she neared her mark she closed her eyes to imagine the look on Zeta’s face when she exacted her revenge as overtook him in rank. Just as she pictured his broken pride, she felt a warm liquid running down her neck. She reached up to the left side of her neck where she found a shuriken that felt distinctly like Zeta’s. As she fell to her knees from the blood loss, she heard only two steps approach her before she felt the penetration of her brother’s blade through her garments which sacrificed defenses for stealth. As she took her final breath, she cast an incantation on herself, swearing that she would return to haunt every noxian official who let blind ambition overtake them. She never saw that in her quest for vengeance, she became exactly that which she sought to destroy.
Now Ekkis’ spirit form haunts the fields of justice, seeking only to terrify the glorified warriors who fight to preserve Runeterra. Beware all members of the ranks of Noxus when you hear her terrifying shriek…
Passive: Startling Presence- Ekkis deals bonus damage if she attacks a target within the first 2 seconds that they gain vision of her. Q: Terror’s Grasp- Ekkis’ next basic attack or single target ability will deal bonus magic damage and slow the target. W: Specter’s Assault- Ekkis becomes stealthed for 3 seconds and dashes behind target enemy or neutral unit, dealing magic damage and applying on-hit effects. If the target is a champion, they are rooted briefly. E: Ghastly Wind- Ekkis creates a spine-chilling breeze dealing magic damage in a targeted cone from her location. If Ghastly Wind Strikes a target facing away from Ekkis, they are silenced. R: Passive- When Specter’s Assault applies Startling Presence to an enemy champion, the abilities cooldown is set to 1 second. This effect can only happen to the same champion once per 15 seconds. Active- Ekkis lets out a terrifying wale which deals area of effect magic damage around her location. Any enemy champion who is not within a certain range of an allied unit is feared.