[Champ Concept] Vex: The Shadow Thief

Vex: The Shadow Thief ** Stats** Energy Pool: 200 Energy Regeneration: 10 Health: 445(+80) Movement Speed: 355 Armor: 15(+3) Magic Resist: 30 Attack Damage: 55(+3.5) Attack Speed: 0.7(+3%) Range: 125(melee)

Roles Primary: Assassin Secondary: Fighter

Lane Jungler Midlaner

**Abilities: ** Basic Attack: Slashes the target with his dagger. Crit Basic attack: Stabs target with dagger.

Passive: Wall sneak when Vex is next to a wall (450 range) after 2.5 seconds he will disappear into the shadows and become stealthed as long as he doesn't attack, use spells, or move away from the wall. He can be seen by true sight or enemy champion within 500 range of him. While stealthed Vex's energy regen is increased by 3

Q: Shadow Strike: (Active) Vex's next auto attack does 50/80/110/140/170 bonus damage and silences the enemy for 0.5 seconds (this isn't long enough to completely remove counterplay, but it is long enough to cancel channels and allow Vex to escape). (the silence cannot not be reapplied to the same target again for 6 seconds.) Killing a unit with shadow strike decreases its cooldown by 25%. applies on-hit basic attack effects. can crit as if a normal basic attack (say you have 100 Ad at level 1 your basic attack does 150 AD and would crit for 300 AD)(80 Energy, 4.5 second cooldown)

W: Thievery: (PASSIVE) Gains 2/3/4/5/6% Bonus gold from killed enemy minions or neutral monsters. (6/9/12/15/18% from killing champions) Each time Vex kills an enemy unit he gains a stack of thievery (2 for killing an enemy champion) Maximum 10 stacks (ACTIVE) Consuming his thievery stacks Vex gains a buff that lasts 1 second for each stack of thievery he has, this buff grants him 15 bonus attack damage, +15% movement speed, and 2 gold per basic attack on enemy champions. (Cooldown 15 seconds, No energy Cost)

E: Blink: (Active) Vex teleports 450 units and launches a dagger to the nearest enemy unit within 700 range (prioritizes champions) which deals 50/90/130/170/210(+75% AP) in physical damage, if Vex kills or assists in killing an enemy champion within 3/3.5/4/4.5/5 seconds of casting Blink, Blinks cooldown is reset and 50% energy is refunded (80 energy cost, 1&2=15/3&4=13/5=11 second cooldown)

R: Blade of Darkness: Target is slowed 60% for a period of 1.5 seconds. if the target stays within range (475 edge of target to edge of Vex) for the full duration 200/275/350 (+40% AD) physical damage plus 20/25/30% of their missing health is done in physical damage [while ulting Vex can still move freely] (no cost, 60 second cooldown)

Build His Kit looks to benefit from crit chance and flat out AD with a fair bit of attack speed.

Play Style Vex is a stealthy assassin, designed for sneaking into lane, and doing lots of damage. As such he is relatively squishy. When playing as Vex in lane you want to stick to the walls as best you can, this is to ensure you get the most out of your passive so you can get the jump on your opponents. However where Vex really thrives would be in the jungle, because there he can truly get the most out of his passive. As Vex you want to constantly be moving, He is a very gank heavy Jungler and should be played as such. His Cooldowns are pretty average so be sure to keep track of those so you don't initiate a fight without your abilities. In terms of Maxing abilities I'd max the Q first then his E and finish up with his W, obviously puttting a point into his ult whenever possible

When playing against Vex vision is the name of the game, the more you have the better you'll do. While Vex does have mobility and damage he is still a squishy guy so your best bet is to get a Stun or Snare on him and then burst him down. Also once he is in the fight he can no longer exploit his passive so that's the perfect time to engage on him.

A good combo may look a little like this E>Q>R and inbetween abilities you would autoattack. You could also throw in a W if you feel like you need the extra damage

also be sure to activate your W before entering fights so you can earn the bonus gold

History: Lore:

Vex was born in the piltover slums, and abandoned by his mother and father when he was still 5 years old, He stole to live, simple as that. Even at a young age Vex showed a particular affinity to using shadows to elude detection, it ensured that he was good at what he did. As he grew older his exploits grew grander and soon the lines between stealing for survival, and stealing for the thrill began to blur. Vex continued to rob and thieve until one day he was caught by Caitlyn. While he was in prison he learned a few things here and there. One particular rumor about a certain temple that contained a very special and ornate item. This intrigued Vex to a degree where he became obsessed over it, and when the City of piltover was thrown into chaos due to Jinx, He escaped prison and set out to find this temple.

Upon arriving at the temple he immediately began, eluding all of the students of the shadows he came across the room in which the box he was looking for rested. However just as he was about to take the box Zed appeared from the shadows, Zed sensing Vex's potential in the art of the shadow gave him an ultimatum: Train under Zed until he had mastered the shadows, or be killed then and there. Vex chose the former. After training under zed for many years he began to doubt Zed's ways and his teachings. When Vex finally gathered the Courage to confront his Master the result was a long and bloody battle. After a while it became clear that Zed would win, and just as Vex was about to finished by Zed, He focused his mind and teleported out of Zed's range. Knowing he was still in danger Vex fled as fast as he could, though his injuries slowed him down extensively, he was still able to outrun Zed's forces.

Vex wandered Valoran aimlessly, pick-pocketing, and stealing from everyone he met. Eventually he was caught by the summoners of the league who gave him yet another ultimatum; Join the league, or be sent back to prison in Piltover. He opted to join the league, for his thieving ways had not changed, and he wanted to engrave his name into history books. Vex had the greatest heist Runeterra would ever see in mind... He was going to steal a nexus crystal.

"There are many who know of the self proclaimed city of progress that is Piltover. And there are many who say that crime is nonexistent there. That's because they've never met the shadow thief..." ~Graves

Personality: Lighthearted. quick-witted, and intelligent Friends: None Neutrals: Jinx, Graves, Twisted Fate Enemies: Zed, Caitlyn, Vi Race: Human Place of birth: Piltover Faction: not affiliated. Age: 20-22

Skins: Classic Vex: would look like a darker more tattered Zed uniform without a helmet or Hood, mid-length messy black hair and grey eyes. Master Thief Vex: Would be black with highlights of dark grey, has a hood covering the majority of the head, leaving nothing but the face open to see. Blink would make him disappear and reappear in a puff of dark smoke, and Shadow strike would cover his blade with shadows Blizzard Vex: Looks very similar to Arctic Ops Kennen in terms of color pallet and design however his blink instead of turning into a puff of dark smoke, he vanishes and reappears as a snowstorm. all around Snow and ice motif

Taunts/Quotes:

Champion Select: Stealing is much faster than earning.

Normal Taunts: Hey, might wanna double check your pockets... you forgot to lock your door, now your Broke and sore I wonder... did you leave your window open? Are you even trying to hide your gold.

Special Caitlyn taunt: Please Catch me again, I love a challenge what's with the big hat? is that where you keep the fuzzy cuffs?

Special Zed Taunt: Thief, or assassin, the real question which one makes more money... You merely adopted the shadows, I've lived with them.

Special Jinx taunt: Chaos? I can do that in half the time, with half the noise.

Special Vi Taunt: Your hands are covered in dust from the holes you punch in walls... yet you say that my hands are dirty...

Jokes: Its not stealing... its just borrowing without asking. These hands aren't just for stealing (long pause) they can cook too. My dexterity stat is in the thousands Think I'm fast now you should me in my red sneakers. I don't need to compensate... look at me I've got daggers. Entertainment dream team? I thought that was what Draven was for. If only friendly thieving was a thing. I came to steal a nexus, not be bound to one. While you were busy laughing, did you notice that your pockets happened to become lighter?

Changelog 1: NERF, NERF, ANOTHER NERF, AND A BUFF?! Passive NERF: Changed the stealth to a more evelynn like mechanic where if an enemy is within 475 units he can be seen Q NERF: Increased energy costs to 85, applies on hit effects like a basic attack. E NERF: Increased cooldown. Cooldown decreases every 2 levels, and amped up energy cost to 85 W BUFF: Added passive percentage bonus gold from minions and neutral monsters killed by Vex.

Changelog 2: Hurray we nerfed him to the ground, now we buff to a decent level. Decreased time need to stay inside of vex ult range before it activates 3 seconds > 1.5 seconds. also made it so Vex's target is slowed by 60% for the duration of the ult Q has a lower cooldown 7.5>4.5. and if an enemy is killed it cooldown is reduced by 25%. the silence can no longer be reapplied to the same target for another 7 seconds W passive is now a triple effect from killing champions, and the active makes sense.

W Passive: whenever Vex kills an enemy he gains a stack (2 for champions) of thievery. W Active: Consumes thievery stacks to grant 10/20/30/40/50 bonus AD, 15% bonus move speed, and 2 gold per basic attack on an enemy champion. this active lasts 1 second for every stack of thievery you have. E now slows 40% and deals 50/90/130/170/210 base damage.

Changelog 3: Assassins are waaaay to strong right now. Changed the silence on his Q: Shadow Strike to be more like Kassadin's wherein it can only interrupt channels and such Removed the slow on his E: Blink Got rid of the energy cost on his Ult: Blade of Darkness, and increased the cooldown from 45 seconds to 60 seconds. Also rewrote the play-style section to reflect the new W ** Additional Notes** Constructive feedback is appreciated. Created by Lev3ls and Kram124.