Asaya, the Lamplighter

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(Work in progress, just wanted some feedback) (Also, first time posting a champion concept!)

EDIT: Second draft is up!

#Asaya, the Lamplighter Away from bountiful and developed Southern Ionia, Northern Ionia is home to wild creatures and ancient temples, untouched by the outside world. Many of these temples are lost to time, but some are still guarded by small groups of unwavering followers. One such temple guardian is Asaya, a Cinder Guard, carrying a cinder of the Heartfire and enchanted stone javelins to protect the Wanhuo Temple and the Heartfire within it.

Wanhuo temple is built deep inside a cave, where the Heartfire, an artifact that grants its wielder power over all aspects of fire, far beyond its simple destructive powers. The gentle warmth of fire can heal even the gravest of injuries, and the radiance can cleanse others of illness or curses. On the other hand, the unquenchable hunger of the very same fire can destroy anything in its all-consuming path. To protect the world from anyone releasing the full fury of fire, Cinder Guards use the power of Heartfire to protect it from the outside world. Every Cinder Guard carries a cinder, an enchanted piece of stone that carries the flame of the Heartfire. The cinder shares the power of the Heartfire, but not many can use the power fully, including most Cinder Guards, who can only use one aspect of the power. Asaya could use the Heartfire's power completely, although her powers are still weak.

The leader of the Cinder Guard noticed her talent, and named her the next leader of the Cinder Guard, should he become unfit to lead the Cinder Guards. Asaya now prepares herself to become the next leader of the Cinder Guard, as the Lamplighter.

(lore still WIP, but most likely no major changes will happen, just some additions)


Passive: Lamplighter When one of her basic abilities hit a lamp, all lamps Erupt after a short delay (~200 radius), casting an empowered version of her spells in an area of effect around them. After the lamps Erupt, the lamps stay Alight for 2 seconds, leaving a persistent area of effect (~400 radius). While a lamp is alight, Asaya's other abilities cannot affect the lamps (can't be lit up by her flames, or be picked up). The effect from multiple lamps do not stack.

Q: Scorching Flames Asaya burns an area with hot fire in front of her in a cone, dealing damage to enemies and slowing them. If Scorching Flames hit a lamp, all lamps erupt, knocking back enemies while dealing damage. The lamps then stay **alight ** and scorches the ground, dealing persistent damage and slowing enemy caught in the area of effect.

W: Rallying Flames Asaya conjures up emboldening wave of fire in front of her in a cone, granting a decaying movement speed. If Rallying Flames hit a lamp, all lamps erupt, cleansing all slows from allies in the area of effect. The lamps then stay **alight ** and grants movement speed to allies that starts to decay upon leaving the area of effect or until the lamps are no longer **alight ** with Rallying Flames.

E: Protecting Flames Asaya manipulates fire to surround allies in front of her in a cone, granting a small shield. If Protecting Flames hit a lamp, all lamps erupt, healing allies. The lamps then stay alight and grant a small shield every second, which decays upon leaving the area of effect or until the lamps are no longer **alight ** with Protecting Flames.

R: Light the Path Asaya throws her enchanted javelin to a target location, which becomes a Lamp and becomes alight with Light the Path, granting vision near the Lamp.

Passive: Asaya starts with 1 point in Light the Path. When Asaya walks over a lamp, she picks it up, gaining a charge of Light the Path and 20% bonus movement speed for 1 second. She can have up to 2/3/4/5 lamps out at the same time. When a Lamp is too far away, it will disappear. Asaya cannot regenerate a charge when maximum amount of Lamps are already out. Asaya gains a charge of Light the Path every time she gains a rank in Light the Path.

Active: Throws a javelin towards a target location, granting vision around the target area and placing a Lamp.


In game, Asaya is a enchanter/controller hybrid who can place and move Lamps to empower and extend her abilities. By carefully placing the lamps, Asaya can create multiple zones that allies can be safe around, and enemies must be careful. This allows Asaya to add her teammates even when she is dangerously low in health by staying back near a lamp and casting abilities from afar. However, because her basic spells are very weak without her Lamps. This means she cannot be very effective in a moving teamfight, where she must pick up and place lamps again. Furthermore, her spells does not affect Asaya unless she is near a lamp, making her very vulnerable if caught out of position away from her lamps or allies.

Because her lamps remain alight after Asaya casts her spells, using all her abilities at once make her utility very low. However, by placing lamps to cover a large area of the map and using the correct ability at the right timing, Asaya can control the entire battlefields.

17 Comments

breakordoom4441 votes

so heres a story:

THE LIGHT "what is this sea?"hollared the captain. "sir ahhhh its an unknown sea" replied the crewmate "then the treasure must all be fresh am i right laddys?" "yeah!" lets head for the nearest island! (side note: i put the lamplighter as a she tell me that she isn't) (as the crew search for land, they found them selfs on a tropical forest, as they set camp near the waters the man were send off the find treasure) "hey captain! cap!" "we found a temple!" "sweet laddys,lets go in, take the valuable and out we go, got it?" yes captain! (inside of the temple, there was gold and ancient artifacts, but what standed out of them, was a light) that light... its shiny. "its a lamp captain! cant be worth much" "oh well, i want everything" (as they touched the lamp, it erupted out flames, as the eruption was happening, a lady appeared.) greetings, i'am the lamplighter, who gives you permission to enter my land? (part 1 end)

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That's an interesting take from the kit! I was thinking of her as some sort of Ionian temple guardian as a theme, but just from what I wrote I can understand it's very vague.

breakordoom4441 votes

part 2: a moth to the flame (as the lady introduced her self, she took the lantern and throw a long silver pole at the crew, as the stick landed, it became a light) the flames lit up the lights in the room, the lady wore a (please add discription of clothing) "none have dared to enter my land, you are the first, but NOT THE LAST" (as the lady finished her words, she threw another silver stick at the captain, but it was no stick, it was a javelin, the captain dodges it with skill, while tripping over a lantern) "ala'si'oku!" screamed the lady. (the ancient ionian language set the lantern to burst into flames) "ah!!! im melting!" yelled the captain, with burning pain(get it? im **** funny) NOW LEAVE,OR YOU WILL A MOTH, TO THE FLAME i am asaya, leave my land and never return! (spooky fire sound effect) now a lore: asaya was once a little child with a paper lantern, and she loved adventuring to dark places with her lamp. one day, she wondered into the twisted forest, after exploring for a while, she found a silver and gold lamp the spirits from the lamp became a claw, dragging asaya to the lamp,asaya resisted, she threw her lamp at the silver tamp and she escaped.

16 years later, she went into the same forest again this time, she took the lamp with no hesitance she could her body change when she picked it up, her blood was enlightened and her spirit bonded with other spirits of hatred the lamp led her to a temple where she will train.

9 years later, asaya became the lamplighter, but returning to see her village nothing but a flat land, learning the danger of the world,asaya sailed to noxus, there she was captured and tortured. she was broken free with the help of xin zhao and jarven fourth. she thank them, telling them she will get behind the destruction of her village, jarven told asaya about the noxian invasion.

now asaya hunts those who are afraid to be in the light and noxians, the general behind her villages murder WILL SUFFER.

50000000000000001 votes

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/FErU6Hps-asaya-the-lamplighter-draft-2 I've made some updates, with basic lore this time! I'm sorry she's very different from what you imagined, but I hope you still like her!

breakordoom4441 votes

btw, i want to writ a lore for her

Chembaron Yamada1 votes

I already see the Asaya x Thresh fanfics.

About the character: Unfortunately you don't give any information about the character design you have in mind. I see great potential in this champion suggestion and so I hope you will come up with some great ideas for her character, lore and appearance.

About the kit: The lamp mechanic is unique and really interesting. gives the feeling it is kinda similar like Sona, but with the advantage of not having to stand next to the champions you want to buff/damage.

But I want to give a bit of constructive feedback: I wouldn't make every skill in her kit have a cone shape. Maybe you could mix some other mechanics in.

For example: Q - linear skillshot, damages the first enemy champion hit and then searches for a nearby lamp. If there is a lamp nearby it will bounce to it and then search for another enemy, bouncing to that enemy. You can shoot the skillshot directly at a lamp and it will search an enemy target automatically. So basically it bounces between lamps and enemies all the time but each enemy can just be hit a single time per cast.

breakordoom4441 votes

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I already see the Asaya x Thresh fanfics. ** everything you said about the kit, this is the most important thing

breakordoom4441 votes

so how you make quotes again?

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You can press the quotation mark button, or use ">"

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I was thinking more Jax XD or maybe that'll be rivalry?

You're definitely right on making all abilities conic would be pretty boring. I wanted to make sure it's not too difficult to hit a champion and the lamp at the same time. Some sort of bounce mechanic sounds interesting, and I'll see if I can apply similar mechanics to other spells too.

50000000000000001 votes

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/FErU6Hps-asaya-the-lamplighter-draft-2 I've made some updates, and changed most of her abilities to not be a cone! Q is a line skillshot, and W is a ground target AoE. E is still conic though.

Friendly Ram1 votes

Well i'll try my best. what lane are you thinking of for her? Passive is fun. but what is the vision radius of her lamps? might reccomend that the lamps have a vision ward health bar so that they can be removed. permanent vision control would be very overbearing. Q: I like how this works. W: E: all good here but could change either/or to a straight line. R: Simple and sweet.

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I was designing with support in mind. I think it will be pretty hard to waveclear when minions get knocked away. In earlier versions her ultimate also dealt damage to help waveclear, but it felt too similar to Olaf's Undertow.

I will definitely be considering other targeting mechanic. All conic is definitely boring.

I wasn't planning on giving lamps vision, but it only sounds fitting! I'll consider it, but for now, it only gives vision when you first throw the lamp. I want to balance the lamp placement around being difficult to set up quickly, and being difficult to move around, but otherwise impossible to remove. Now that I say it, it almost sounds like Caitlyn. Maybe I should at least give a time limit.

Friendly Ram1 votes

ah in the ult when it stated it gave vision i assumed that was permanent.

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I added that partly to prevent new lamps from being activated by her spells immediately after placing it.

LunaGalaxy141 votes

I really like the meaningful zoning effects her lamps can give while having strong, temporary effects when her abilities are cast.

Like someone said before, you'll need to branch out on how her abilities apply, because right now, every one of them is a cone ability, and also, she needs a lore and some explanation on who she thematically is.

Hopefully, you can differentiate how her abilities apply. Otherwise, she's a good champion with a good kit I would enjoy playing.

A zoning champion that has semi-permanent tools to use in a battle is a nice niche to do, for I'm also doing a take on it, and I think this champion fulfills it well.

50000000000000001 votes

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/FErU6Hps-asaya-the-lamplighter-draft-2 I've made some updates! The cone has changed, and added some basic lore too.

I'd like to see your take on semi-permanent zoning champion, too, if it's done.

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