[Rework Concept] Zyra, the Arboreal Rose

_ Dactylanthus Taylorii is a flower known as the Wood Rose, and Flower of the Underworld, and Flower of Hades, and Fingers of God, it is completely parasitic in nature and is does not have roots or conduct photosynthesis. Instead, it relies on it's host for survival, and when the host dies, so to does the flower. _

_ With the introduction of the Vastaya, the Kumungu Jungle has been relegated to an Easter Egg in Ivern's dialog. I believe Zyra's lore should be changed to be more directly linked with Ivern, the Vastaya, and the **God **Willow. And let's be honest, nearly every aspect of Zyra could use some TLC. _

_ Any criticism or suggestions would be welcome, just please have a reason for your hate. I don't want to hear insults or people whining about me messing with their main and how perfect and balanced they already are. Nothing is perfect, everything is subject to change, we can't live in the past, stop being delusional, and get over it ft. Bennett Foddy. _

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https://orig00.deviantart.net/7b15/f/2014/353/e/1/zyra_by_telthona-d8age17.png Zyra by: Telthona

Passive - Planting Roots: Zyra spawns as a simple rose. She can either choose to target an allied champion, and use their body as her host, or she can use any one of her abilities to begin a channel. After the channel she will generate a body for herself. Whenever Zyra dies or recalls she will once again become a rose at the fountain. Zyra dies if her host allied champion or her body dies. If Zyra's allied champion host has more health than her, once their health drops below Zyra's max health, she will be knocked off of them, becoming a vulnerable rose, who's only option is to recall.

• Vengeful Thorn: When Zyra is attached to an ally, she will retaliate against her host's attackers by attaching a Thorn Spitter or Vine Lasher to the back of her host, depending if they were damaged by a ranged or melee attack or ability. Once the plant decays this ability goes on cooldown for several seconds.

• Garden of Thorns: Enemy minions Zyra or her plants kills while she is not bound to a host allied champion cause them to be reanimated as an allied minion, but instead of being able to attack, they instead have a Thorn Spitter or Vine Lasher attached to them instead. Once the plant dies, the minion dies.

Q - Deadly Spines: Zyra sprouts thorny spines at the target location that appear after a brief delay, dealing magic damage to all enemies they hit. If Deadly Spines hits a Seed, it sprouts into a Thorn Spitter, which remains on the battlefield 8 seconds

• Goddess Willow: The thorny spines creates a pillar of thorns, which lasts for a few seconds and acts as terrain. Enemies can attack the pillars of thorns to destroy them.

W - Rampant Growth - Passive: Zyra's stores a Seed periodically, up to a maximum of 2 stored at once.

• Active: Zyra plants a Seed at the target location, which lasts for 60 seconds and briefly grants sight of the spot Zyra planted it in.

• Goddess Willow: Any unit that dies from Zyra's damage refreshes Rampant Growth's cooldown.

E - Grasping Roots: Zyra sends a surge of vines in the target direction, dealing magic damage to all enemies hit and Root icon rooting them for a short duration. If Grasping Roots hits a seed, it sprouts into a Vine Lasher, which remains on the battlefield for 8 seconds.

• Goddess Willow: Zyra's vines will instead pull all enemies hit to her.

R - Goddess Willow: Zyra launches from her host at a target location, and if not on a host, she will cast this at her current location, Zyra will burrow into the ground for 2 seconds, becoming untargetable. After, she bursts from the ground, dealing magic damage and knocking up all enemies around her. She becomes rooted and gains bonus size for several seconds as she reanimates the corpse of the God Willow in her image. All seeds and plants around her become enraged. Zyra's attacks and abilities gain bonus range and deal bonus magic damage. For the duration she is treated as terrain.

• Once this ability ends, Zyra becomes a rose. She will require an allied champion to walk over her to become her host, or she must survive the channel, uninterrupted, to regain her body.