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Achlus - The Mist

Dan Schneider NA·7/3/2018, 7:40:22 PM·1 votes·1,371 views

"It's not just the things in the mist. It's the mist itself. It knows. It surrounds." -Unknown

On the shadow Isle there are many manner of dangerous creature lurking in the mist. Those who stick around too long find out it's not just the creatures one needs to hide from, it's the mist itself.

Champion Concept Achlus is a slippery fighter that operates within the mist of the Shadow Isles. It can attack from all sides while enveloped by the mist. Nobody can escape from this featureless creature once it has set in. The only way you're leaving this mist is on the end of it's sharp claws.

Champion Abilities Passive - Mist-born: While in the mist, Achlus gains increased attack speed and invisibility when not attacking enemies. Q - Lunge: Achlus lunges forward with both sets of claws. Deals more damage and can lunge further while in the mist. W - Suffocation: Achlus summons forth a toxic mist in a stationary area around itself. Enemies in this mist take DoT. E - Mist-walker: Achlus blinks forward a set distance. Upon landing a small circular area of mist forms. R - Chosen: A dense mist surrounds a targeted enemy champion for a moderate duration, limiting the enemies view.

Champion Thoughts Achlus can be played as a fighter. There is no burst damage present in the kit. Achlus is a melee sustained damage-dealer that needs to play around the mist in order to be impactful. It is designed to be a skillful champion to play around the mist.

3 Comments

Rathar Dashing7/3/2018, 11:01:00 PM2 votes

Seems incredibly underwhelming. As a fighter with no real CC or any sort of survival tool, it seems the best way to outplay him is to just out of his mist where he becomes a melee ADC, or to burst him down before he gets anywhere near you. if he ults you, which admittedly is a near Malzahar-level shutdown, you can just walk away from him until it wears off, or if you're also a fighter you can just fight him right back when he comes into close range (his only range).

He also seems to share far too many similarities with Nocturne, the only difference being of course that Noc has range, his ultimate nearsights the ENTIRE enemy team from GLOBAL range, and his kit has both hard CC and a survival tool.

If I had to make changes to his kit, I would suggest changing his E and R into: E: Mist-Walker Achlus dissolves into a thick mist, becoming untargetable for a second while he becomes ghosted and gains increased movement speed. While in this form, he may not use non-Q abilities, basic attacks, or item actives. After returning to his normal form, a cloud of mist settles on his final location, lasting for a few seconds. Using Q ends this ability prematurely, leaving the cloud of mist at his the end of his dash.

R: Harrowing Mist Achlus blinks to any location inside a nearby cloud of mist (1000 or so range). He then gains attack damage for several seconds, refreshing if he gets a takedown.