[Champion Concept] Lu Zho, the Memory of a Shattered World

Lu Zho, the Memory of a Shattered World

Background: Once a noble fighter during Runeterra's ancient times, Lu Zho was slain during the Rune Wars long ago. Now, with the Black Mist spreading to Valoran once more, his spirit was corrupted and forced to obey, even in death. Hunting the living in an endless rampage, Lu Zho spreads the message of the Shadow Isles to those who try to resist - neverending torment, both through twisted black magic and expertise in the art of fighting.

Lore: I can see it. A glorious battle. I remember the footmen charging through the horseriders, trying to secure the breach. Whether they got trampled, or they managed to kill their enemy, it didn't matter. Not to them. For them, victory can cost everything, including their lives. And it still wouldn't matter to them. Our World Rune was safe, that was all that mattered.

I remember the sleepless nights after every battle. How we drank, sitting round a table. Everything was so simple. The memories of countless songs echo in my mind. I remember scribbling up a letter to send to my family. I could say a thousand words, yet could only write as much as one sheet of paper could let me write.

We protected the World Rune which was kept in the center of our kingdom. That's all that mattered. Keeping the powerful artifact at bay. But one day, something big happened. The scouts alarmed us of intruders breaching the gates. They were all alone, only two of them. I thought to myself, these fools dare to try to attack us all by themselves? I pity them. But boy I was so wrong...

Once I heard a powerful blast of energy exploding in the distance, I knew they were up to no good. We were dispatched immediately to defend against the invaders. They told us they claimed to want the World Rune. After we attacked them, their arcane powers started pummeling through the soldiers.

After I had seen the invaders, I shouted at them. They demanded we let go of the rune. But whether I got killed or I managed to kill them, it wouldn't matter. Not to me. For us, victory costs everything, including our lives. As a commander of the legion, I had to take up to our enemy. All that it mattered at this very moment was that what was ours was safe.

Charging at them, I felt my legs were unable to move. I was incapacitated, watching my legion getting vanquished one by one. I felt hopeless. But then it hit me, I had to do something. With the power of my will, I managed to resist the arcane prison. Once I was free, I continued my attack, striking them with my spear. That left a mark on one of them, but it wasn't enough. It certainly wasn't enough.

Then I saw it. A bright arc of arcane energy, coming closer, and closer. I don't remember what happened next. After a very long period of silence, I heard a song again. I could see again. A mist. Corpses rising from the ground. Souls twisted and corrupted. I see a darkness beneath me... It's all clear now. Now, I know the true purpose of this world. The songs, the nights, it is all gone. The memories of the past must be forgotten, for the true fate of Lu Zho lies ahead.

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Gameplay: Lu Zho is a specialist focused on keeping enemies clumped together, both through deadly bursts of damage and menacing crowd control. With his large amount of AoE damage and high survivability, Lu Zho excels at getting in and out of battles effortlessly, and thrives in punishing his enemies in large fights. His Mist's Reach can be used to spread enemies apart from each other in an effort to divide and conquer them one by one. If they do manage to clump together, Lu Zho's basic abilities will punish them severely for that mistake.

Statistics: Health: 590 (+90 per level) Health Regen: 6 (+0.8 per level) Attack Damage: 68 (+3.5 per level) Attack Speed: 0.665 (+3.2% per level) Armor: 32 (+4 per level) Magic Resist: 30 (+1.5 per level) Movement Speed: 345 Range: 150 Resource: None

Abilities:

P: Mist's Reach Damaging enemies inflicts them with Mist's Reach for 4 seconds. If two or more enemies inflicted with Mist's Reach are within 350 range of each other they form a tether that damages all enemies linked to it every second for 20-190 (+15% Bonus AD) (+10% AP) physical damage. For each tethered enemy, Mist's Reach's range is increased by 10, stacking up to 5 times. Minions take 35% damage from Mist's Reach.

If an enemy champion or monster dies while Mist's Reach is active, it spreads to all nearby enemies.

Q: Cataclysmic Blow (Cooldown: 9/8.5/8/7.5/7) Lu Zho's next basic attack gains 200 range, leaps to the target, and deals 20/40/60/80/100 (+30% AD) bonus physical damage, increased by 1% for every 2.5% health the enemy is missing and stuns for 0.5 seconds if the target's health is lower than 50%.

All nearby enemies, and enemies linked with Mist's Reach to the target are dealt 50% of the damage from the attack.

W: Fury of the Forgotten (Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10) (Range: 600) Lu Zho sends a wave of dark energy forward, pushing back slightly all enemies hit, dealing 50/90/130/170/210 (+40% AD) physical damage. The wave detonates at max range or after recasting, dealing the initial damage to all nearby enemies and slowing them by 30% for 1.5 seconds. Enemies hit by the wave take 50% reduced damage from the detonation.

E: Death's Grasp (Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12) (Range: 400) (Radius: 250) Lu Zho dashes to a location. Upon arrival, he deals 35/50/65/80/95 (+40% AP) magic damage to all nearby enemies. Enemies hit that are affected by Mist's Reach take double damage and are rooted for 1 second. Lu Zho gains a shield equal to 3/3.5/4/4.5/5% of his maximum health per enemy rooted for 4 seconds.

R: The Reckoning (Cooldown: 150/125/100) (Range: 300) (Zone Radius: 400) Lu Zho corrupts target area nearby for 4 seconds. Enemies standing on the corrupted ground are inflicted with Mist's Reach. and for the duration of the ability are linked to every corrupted enemy within the zone, regardless of range.

At the end of the duration, or when recasted after at least 1.5 seconds have passed, Lu Zho deals damage to all enemies in the zone equal to 30/40/50% of the damage they took from Mist's Reach over the duration.

Changelist: 28/02 -Renamed Touch of Corruption to Mist's Reach. -The Reckoning % Mist's Reach damage reduced from 35/50/65% to 20/30/40%. -Added Lu Zho's lore.

01/03 -Cataclysmic Blow range bonus increased from 25 to 200. -Cataclysmic Blow now makes Lu Zho leap to the target. -Nearby enemies (non-linked) also take 50% of the damage from Cataclysmic Blow. -Stun duration on Cataclysmic Blow lowered from 0.75 to 0.5 seconds. -Fury of the Forgotten no longer restores maximum health on enemy kill. -Fury of the Forgotten damage reduced from 60/100/140/180/220 to 50/90/130/170/210. -Ethereal Stance no longer parries an attack, grants movement speed, and is able to be recasted. -Ethereal Stance renamed to Death's Grasp. -Death's Grasp now deals damage to all nearby enemies on arrival, doubled for enemies affected by Mist's Reach, and roots all enemies affected by Mist's Reach. Grants a shield equal to a % of Lu Zho's maximum health for each rooted enemy. -The Reckoning % Mist's Reach damage increased from 20/30/40% to 30/40/50%. -The Reckoning cooldown increased from 125/100/75 to 150/125/100 seconds. -The Reckoning radius range reduced from 500 to 400 units. -Lu Zho no longer is untargetable during The Reckoning.

02/03 -Ranges reduced on Fury of the Forgotten, Cataclysmic Blow and Death's Grasp. -Damage reduced on Cataclysmic Blow. -Mist's Reach's range now increases by 10 for every enemy tethered, up to 5 times.

Detailed concept review link: https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/7HBRcgOF-zeel-ambitious-trickster?comment=0000