Zilean Kit rework Idea
Just brainstorming ideas to make Zilean feel more like a time mage instead of a bomb spam. I was playing him a few days ago and his kit almost seems one dimensional, so ive been spit balling concepts to make him feel impactful and fun to play. The core issue is how he's pretty much just a Q bot, with an ability solely used for more bombs, and that doesn't really grasp the concept of time manipulation. Along with a passive that feels like an after thought with no purpose late game. So lets just get to it
◎** PASSIVE: A Moment in Time** --_ [new]_ Zilean gains an increasing stat buff across all of his stats over the course of 12 seconds. These bonus's reset every 12 seconds and begin the cycle again. The bonus's scale with level. (New indicator on screen showing what time it is)
The Golden Hour: Every cycle, any of Zilean's auto attacks or abilities gain a unique effect if casted in the last second of the cycle. [between the 11th and 12th second.]
- Basic attacks during **Golden Hour **launch a larger than normal auto attack that phases through all enemies hit and damaging them
◎ Q: Time Capsule [Remodeled] | Low cool down | Medium damage | Trap After a brief cast time Zilean spawns a time capsule that lies and waits at target location. These bombs last at location for a decent amount of time. If an enemy walks near the trap the bomb will spring up and detonate after a 1.25 second delay and deal medium amounts of damage.
- Golden Hour: Bombs that are planted during golden hour have no cast time or charge time and leave a large static field in its wake when the explode. Dealing a little extra more damage and Speeding allies up while slowing down enemies who walk through the field.
◎ W: Space-Time Continuum [new] | Medium Cool down | Self Displacement **3 golden apparitions of Zilean will always be floating within a general distance to Zilean. The apparitions move randomly and will disappear and reappear in a different location after 12 seconds or leaving the cast area. Zilean can activate _Alternate Reality **_ by casting on one of the apparitions, immediately switching places with it. The apparitions will always remain but you can not switch places until your ability is ready. [Enemies will see faint gold dust where his apparitions are]
- Golden Hour: Casting during** golden hour** will reduce the cooldown of the ability. Enemies near your teleportation will be feared for a short duration.
◎ E: Simulation Feed [New] |_ Medium Cooldown | AoE | Disability_ Zilean creates a large zone at target location breaking the linear flow of time for 5 seconds. When and enemy remains in the zone for more than 2 seconds they will be relocated back to their position they were 2 seconds ago
- Golden Hour: When casted during golden hour the feed lasts and extra 2 seconds. All projectiles and ranged basic attacks that are used inside of the field will have a chance to miss.
◎ R: Alternate Reality [Redesigned] | Long cooldown | Revival Zilean bends the fabric of time and reality while mergeing time lines. Zilean summons a small golden zone. After a 3 second cast time all Deceased allies that are within the zone who have died within the last** 12** seconds are revived and gain 35% HP and Mana
- ** Golden Hour:** Reduces the cast time to 2 seconds and Zilean and his revived allies gain a brief immunity to damage
That's it. And to clarify this was just a fun idea i had. I think zilean has the potential to be a really cool character and i was just messing around with some ideas
{edit: I changed the way the ult works, there is now a time window on when you can revive your allies.}
