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[Champion Concept] Lucinda - The Darkin Hybrid

The Neverworld·12/14/2014, 9:10:26 PM·6 votes·5,875 views

http://emalb.deviantart.com/art/segnale-88896227

This is a Champion that was never really released. It was always a WIP since more than a year. I always wanted to officially put Lucinda (Mortalis’ beloved) into my army of Concepts. If you’re interested, you can visit first Mortalis - The Twisted Darkin. Mortalis’ lore shares some more insight of his overall situation.

#Lore "Love. Might. Kill." - Lucinda, the Darkin Hybrid

"Some say that a woman’s fury can even best the strongest man; Combine her fury with an unearthly power source and you get Lucinda, the Darkin Hybrid. With every strike she performs, she aims for the same weak point that she had been exposed to men – the heart. Although she was a mortal girl, she became a fearsome warrior on the battlefield, even more after her transformation. Her family contributed to Demacia’s army with gold and with the service of the family. Lucinda was the only-child and thus became a warrior, and she took a liking to it. When she became a Hybrid Darkin, her father didn’t hesitate to take the opportunity and send her to the battlefield, where her powers would be of use – nonetheless of her feelings.

Before her transformation took place, she fell in love for many promising men, but in the end her heart was broken for that she was too naïve and unwary whom she was giving her love to. When she almost lost the belief of man, she met a young man named Mortalis. Like she always did, she didn’t care about where he came or what he did, but cared for him enough to forget these things. On top of that, Mortalis once was out of his mind and controlled by something else - he killed innocent people in front of her. According to him, it was an accident, and Lucinda believed him without hesitation. Sooner or later Lucinda found out that Mortalis is technically not human but originally a Darkin disguised in human appearance, but his personality split because of the feelings for her. Normally, this would be a happy ending, but that was not the case unfortunately.

Whenever Mortalis tried to touch Lucinda, the Darkin inside of him tried to break through and take control. The Darkin inside of him was against the relationship because she was a mortal, thus Mortalis and Lucinda tried to find a way. Over the course of months, their wish for a simple kiss was so great, that they couldn’t hold their feelings. Mortalis and Lucinda went to the tribe where Mortalis once was given a pendant to change his Darkin body to a human body, in hope to find a way. The only hope was for Lucinda to accept the gift of the Darkins – ritual where she had to eat a part of Mortalis’ flesh and to transform herself to a Darkin so that the Darkin in Mortalis accepts her as a breeding partner, even though she has been warned of the risks. Unfortunately it didn’t work as Lucinda was no Darkin, but neither human anymore – she was a hybrid. The Darkin inside of Mortalis rampaged more than ever, as Mortalis couldn’t even talk to her nor be near her.

Mortalis left Lucinda in hope she will find someone other who can give her what he failed to, but Lucinda never stopped thinking of him. For the first time in her life, she was eternally bound to a man whom she gave her heart. The emptiness she felt after Mortalis left her, was too great to bear, and thus fought on her father’s behalf on the battlefield for Demacia. Battle over battle, her fury raised and so her love changed to hatred. She is now known for the beast that pierces through the hearts of men, and the Fields of Justice is her next battlefield.“

#Appearance
Lucy pretty much looks like this down below (Made by r-chie). She has long white hair, characteristics of a Darkin but still keeps the human shape, face, hair and expression. She has two tails.

http://r-chie.deviantart.com/art/Demon-Queen-323074491

Example of the Snake Sword in normal and extended size.
http://fs1.directupload.net/images/141214/hf2req5u.jpg
http://img-cache.cdn.gaiaonline.com/eb28f53e41044f9dfe267cc757b94e42/http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/gelgoogman/19edit2.jpg

#Champion Explanation

  • Lucinda or also called Lucy (Elaboration of Lucia - Femine form of Lucius – Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse) is Imperative, hypocritical, rash, irrational, cold-hearted and full of anger. She is 28 years old and believed once in Love, but sunk in despair and hatred to overcome her feelings for the man she loves most.
  • *Lucinda hails from Demacia and is the only-child of an extremely rich contributor to war, who sent Lucinda to the battlefield before and after her transformation. He is depicted as arrogant, weak and has no human feelings whatsoever. There is also a rumour that when he had to go to the military of Demacia, he faked an injury in order to not be a warrior even though the family tradition required contributing to Demacia with weapon service and gold – for that he pays uncountable funds to Demacia and so no one questions him. *
  • Lucy was a great person who believed the most absurd things, because she was too naïve. However, now that her heart has been hurt so many times, she fell in a pit of despair. Maybe she acts like now due to the transformation, but the thing is – she tries to oust her feelings towards Mortalis by inflicting pain and death to other men. The feelings of her broken heart every time someone did hurt her, betray and left her, is stacking indefinitely and only destruction is left.
  • Mortalis is a (Custom) Champion within the League. He entered the League first because he wanted to restrain the Darkin in him and bound him to the battlefield. He didn’t want to cause any more trouble, because he (Like in the Lore stated) killed innocent peoples because he lost control over his body. After then, Lucinda came into the League too – mainly to fight for Demacia, but secondary she wants to inflict him all the pain that Mortalis caused to her.
  • *Lucinda uses a ‘Snake Blade” which is a longblade that consists of many pieces of metal that is attached to a long string. She can extend her longblade to use it as a whip and thus excels at melee and range attacks. *
  • *Lucy is a great fighter who can change her pattern from melee to range easily. She is best played on top lane or perhaps in jungle, as her ganks can be really great after level 6. *

#Stats
Health 435 (+81) Attack damage 56 (+3.1)
Health regen. 7 (+0.78) Attack speed 0.625 (+2.9%)
Energy 200 Armor 22 (+3.0)
Magic res. 28 (+0.40)
Range 125 (Melee) Mov. speed 335

#Abilities

#Innate Passive - 'Blind at Heart':
Lucinda’s endless rage grants her bonus movement speed equal to 35% of her Total AD.

#Q (Skillshot) – ‘Misery’s Crown‘:
*Lucinda sends forth one shadow bolt that becomes three fast shadow bolts for about 650 range. The Shadow Bolt split shortly after shooting (at 250 range), they become three projectiles in mid-air and at the end (at 550 range) it merges together. The Shadow Bolt per se deals to all enemies hit by 56/67/78/89/100(+60% AP)(+25% Current Movement Speed) magic damage and when it splits, each one of three deals only a third of the damage. In addition, enemies hit by ‘Misery’s Crown’ are marked for 7 seconds. Marked enemies receive +20% more damage from the next ‘Misery’s Crown’ and this can stack up to 10 times. *

  • Info: 0.3 Cast time which can be lowered by attack speed.
  • **Energy Cost: ** 80/75/70/65/60
  • **Cooldown: ** 6.5/6/5.5/5/4

http://fs1.directupload.net/images/141214/oznftghe.png

#W (Basic Attack Enhancer) - 'Whip it Good!'
Passive – Extended Blade: Every third basic ability or basic attack, Lucinda’s next basic attack has a +475 bonus range and grants 30/35/40/45/50 energy if successfully hit. Once the passive is active, Lucinda needs to target a enemy unit that is outside of her melee basic attack range; until then, the passive becomes stuck and Lucinda does only melee attacks until her target is out of basic melee attack range. Can’t stack.

Active: Lucinda’s next basic attack has a bonus +475 range and deals bonus 35/55/75/95/115(+55% Bonus AD) physical damage and slows the target by 50% for 0.7 seconds. This also triggers her passive (Ex.: Lucinda does one basic attack and then activates W – ability and basic attack count as two, thus passive becomes ready. Passive and Active work together, but bonus range doesn’t stack)

  • **Energy Cost: ** 75/70/65/60/55
  • **Cooldown: ** 8/7.7/7.4/7.1/6.8

#E (Dash) - 'Endtime Hearts':
Lucinda immediately dashes for about 550 range and aims for the hearts of men. If Lucinda collides with a enemy unit, she dashes another 250 range through it, deals to all enemies hit by 65/75/85/95/105(+50% Total AD) physical damage and if the enemies are marked by 'Misery's Crown', it will deal additionally 10% of the enemies max health as magic damage. In addition, Lucinda is healed by [% missing health]% of the damage done.

  • Info: Elaboration on the heal. If Lucinda has 50% health, she also has 50% missing health, thus 50% of the damage done will heal her so.
  • **Energy Cost: ** 100/95/90/85/80
  • **Cooldown: ** 13.5/13/12.5/12/11.5

#Ultimate - 'Iron Maiden’s Fury':
*Lucinda lashes with her whip-sword up to 950 range. If an enemy unit has been hit, it’ll be suppressed and thrown back in the air in the exact opposite direction behind Lucinda. Once the enemy unit lands, he’ll suffer 125/175/225(+80% AP) + 5%/10%/15% of the enemy’s missing health as magic damage. *

  • Info: Projectile Speed similar to Morgana’s Q
  • **Energy Cost: ** None
  • **Cooldown: ** 120/100/80

http://fs1.directupload.net/images/141214/tp8kiqs6.png

#Concept Explanation

Lucinda merges melee and range combat into one kit, although probably not for everyone’s taste. Lucinda greatly harasses enemies in the laning phase and can contribute very well to team fights and objectives.

  • Innate Passive rewards Lucinda for buying AD with bonus movement speed. It contributes very well to her over all performance.
  • Her Q allows Lucy to attack targets whether directly or on a wider area, which then boosts Q’s damage further on the targets or allows to deal bonus damage with E on the marked targets.
  • The W gives Lucy the opportunity to punish her targets from afar, whether passively or actively. A unexperienced player may have problems when casting W while passive is ready – because he wasted two ranged basic attacks for one.
  • E is best used on close enemy groups, when Lucy can hit everyone. Unfortunately, if it’s not the case, it’ll be either a good initiation tool or a single-burst ability which can grant her health.
  • Last, but not least - The Ultimate - which makes it possible to grab a enemy from far to position it right on the opposite side behind Lucy. It can lead to some pretty amazing plays, but can also give the enemy the opportunity to escape easier.

Lucy is strong against Champions with the lack of constant damage and restriction to melee attacks. On the other hand, Lucinda can be pretty vulnerable to burst Champions who can finish her off before she can do anything against.

How to fight against Lucy

  • Keep in mind that Lucy's Q is most effective when used in close combat or at max range of Q, while it deals the least damage in the middle of the path. Be also careful about her Q's damage increasing the more you get hit by Q.
  • Whenever you see that Lucy's W passive is ready, try to outsmart her and force her to continue to farm instead to use it on you.
  • Lucy's dash is only effective if it hits an enemy unit - otherwise she wasted a strong initiating tool and a healing source.
  • Lucy's Ultimate's projectile speed isn't fast, but combined with her W active slow, you could be hit if you're not careful.

#Possible Skins

Soul Reaver (Shadow Isles Theme)
http://tommasorenieri.deviantart.com/art/Succubus-2-0-361700470

Project Lucy
http://yuchenghong.deviantart.com/art/Project-D-Heavy-Armor-G-350381654
http://tommasorenieri.deviantart.com/art/Ghost-360214159

Bloodborn Lucy
http://robekka.deviantart.com/art/Lust-Devil-346866624

Frozen Lucy
http://zeronis.deviantart.com/art/Ice-Queen-495936947

Mosaic Lucy
http://nyamesiss.deviantart.com/art/Mezzaluna-433039020

(Please click on the picture if you want to be redirected to DeviantArt and its Creator)

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.
If you want to see more of my work, then feel free to visit my CCCC (Custom Champion Concept Compendium).

10 Comments

Reaper Review12/15/2014, 6:31:52 AM3 votes

It's just how this forum is, I think. Basically a coin toss whether or not a given champion concept gets attention or not, regardless of the amount of effort put into it.

I think part of it is that a lot of people see all the text and don't feel like reading all of it, so they don't bother. Plus, most people come to this forum just for the skin suggestions, so champion designs tend to be overlooked except by the small circle of people who actually dabble in it. (Probably doesn't help that, in the grand scheme of things, champ designs that aren't fan favorite concepts like Helmet Bro are largely irrelevant as opposed to skins, which Riot has made in the past when a fan skin got enough approval.)

Having said this, I like what I'm seeing here. I'm not too good at doing full evaluations, so I'll just make some notes.

  • Her passive, with just her base AD at level 1, puts her movement speed at 355. This is tied with Yi and Pantheon for highest base movement speed at level 1, and becomes higher from there with any initial AD built, like a Long Sword (which adds ~3 more MS). Did you have her base speed equal Pantheon and Yi's intentionally, or was it just a coincidence? Interesting stuff either way.

  • The Q damage scaling off of movement speed is probably a bit dangerous. At rank 1, with no AP investment, Misery's Crown will deal roughly 273 magic damage (before Magic Resist) if the full power connects. That's rather insane damage for a manaless champion's ranged spell at level 1. Even if only a third of the damage connects, that's still ~91 damage. For comparison, Akali's Q at rank 1 can do up to 80 magic damage before its AP scaling, and that's only if she gets into melee range to detonate the mark.

  • The W's mechanics are all fine by me.

  • I feel like the amount healed on her E might be set a bit high, especially since she's, again, manaless. Sustain on manaless champions has to be done very carefully. Energy is much quicker to recover than mana is, especially with the W passive.

  • Her R should probably say enemy champions specifically, not units. Having your skillshot ult blocked by a minion would be kinda silly.

I'm liking what you have here, though. Some of the mechanics, specifically the reliance on raw movement speed over mobility skills and the ability to gain range on a melee attacker, remind me of my own champion concept Tessik. Maybe you could give her a look if you can spare a moment.

Keep up the good work.

Honeybadger Ian12/15/2014, 4:50:13 PM3 votes

You've put so much thought into this that it deserves consideration.....thanks for your work on this....hope to play this champion soon :)

Silent Mind5812/15/2014, 2:14:21 AM2 votes

really nice, i like it. :)

stealthfox9412/27/2014, 2:28:23 AM2 votes

I love the artwork for this champ and her kit, good work. My only concern is her kit makes Jayce and LeeSin kits seem basic. It's so overloaded, She sound's like she'd have a high skill cap but I'm just a tad concerned about champions with insanely loaded kits like this. Would still love to see this champs design see the light of day. It's a really cool design.

Bresn12/27/2014, 2:02:31 AM1 votes

Lucinda and Lucian ?

The names are too similar. "Luc" are the same thing and "Inda" as well as "Ian" have three identical letters.