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Xerath skin concept- Preritual Xerath

Madara602·2/15/2015, 7:53:51 PM·5 votes·966 views

I am no artist but I know that this would be a killer skin to the lore lovers of league and it would offer plenty of opportunity for hidden taunts and the like. In Xerath's lore it is stated that he was once human and studied in arcane magic to unlock unlimited power and the secrets of the universe. The current Xerath appearance is due to a ritual he went through the discard his human body. Therefor a human Xerath would be an interesting concept.

With a human Xerath the arcane power could change on a couple levels, depending on what stage before the ritual the skin is set to. Right before the ritual Xerath had gained so much power that it was destroying his body, which could lead to some interesting design concepts such as singed skin, a sickly appearance, and possibly red abilities to show the arcane power corrupting Xerath. Before that it seems that Xerath had a hold on the power which could give him a healthy, strong appearance with yellow abilities to resemble something like the Arc skins.

Both versions of the human skin could lead to various responses to other champions in League. Xerath already has previous history with Syndra, however the new skin could lead to some interesting taunts depending on the skins, such as Syndra saying something like "Your powers make you weak, when I am strong" in response to a sickly human Xerath. The healthy Xerath could respond a couple different ways to Syndra with something along the lines of "I will shine through your darkness", or (if Syndra is using her Justicar skin) "You shine bright but I shine brighter"

Of course there are various other champions that Xerath could react with, like Varus with his Arc skin, Ryze, Nasus, and Zylean (father time, unlimited power).

If anyone has a similar idea and can actually draw I think this would be a great addition to league and could give Xerath a little more time in the spotlight again.

3 Comments

Chaotic Reks2/15/2015, 7:55:25 PM1 votes

me gusta

NSpearz982/15/2015, 11:31:21 PM1 votes

It totally could work as a Legendary skin with the changed movement animations, recall, and ability animations. I think it's be really cool to see. :)

Volt Cruelerz2/16/2015, 2:34:53 AM1 votes

This could totally work for an ultimate skin. Every time you upgrade your ult, your model changes. At first, you're a mere human mage. At the first rank, your skin starts to crack and shine. Spells become more brilliantly colored. Second rank, your body begins to glow and the cracks become more prolific. Third rank could be when you shed your body altogether and are simply unbound Xerath, presumably with far splashier spells than he currently has since your magic isn't being inhibited by the sarcophagus.