Champion Concept: Scopeiros, the Being From Beyond.

TheNerdTrashKing·4/4/2017, 11:40:20 PM·2 votes·512 views

Since the beginning of the universe, a large, unending black hole has existed at the very edge of the galaxy, absorbing all that comes too close, and obtaining new information about the galaxy. At some point in its eternity, the black hole caught an unlucky celestial who wandered to close to its orbit, and dragged it inside. The black hole then obtained new information, information about the galaxy and of sentience. Now, the Black Hole then creates a being with this new information about Sentience.

The galaxy shook at that moment when the Black Hole bent time and space in an effort to create its own sentient being. And from the black holes efforts, emerged a being that's mere existence ripped space around it. It knew not what it was, why it was made, or what its purpose was, it only knew that it was alive, and sought something to do with its new life. From the edge of the galaxy it saw the light of the cosmos and became intrigued with it, departing from its creator to obtain a better view.

The being explored the galaxy and it learned many things about the planets, the different lifeforms and of a strange yet wondrous things that burned and glowed. Unbeknownst to the being, its presence was tearing apart reality, something celestials could not stand to ignore. They sought to put an end to the creature and be done with it, seeking out the creation and attempting to wipe it off the face of existence. But, the efforts of the celestials were in vain, the being displayed power they were incapable of fighting against, it seemed like the creature would defeat them all effortlessly. However, the arrival of a star dragon shifted the battle in their favor. Wielding the power of the stars, the star dragon fought off the being for over a hundred solar cycles, until the being was finally defeated. The winner of the fight, Aurelion Sol, placed the being into a star that would seal its power by burning it continuously. For an eternity, the being remained trapped in the very thing it once thought beautiful.

Through Targpn's efforts, the power of Aurelion Sol was chained, and the greater expanse of his reach was shortened. The star that imprisoned the being, now named Scopeiros by his captors, was weak enough for it to break free. Seeking vengeance and a rematch, the being sought out Aurelion Sol, and its search has brought it to Runeterra.

Passive: Tearing Field

Every few seconds, a tear in reality opens in the area around Scopeiros. Tears disappear once out of Scopeiros's vicinity or after 30 seconds has passed but other wise cause no damage and cannot be destroyed. There can be a max of only 5 tears at once around Scopeiros.

Q: Ethereal Spear. Cost: 60 mana. Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 seconds.

Scopeiros fires a spear(skill shot) that pierces minions and stops upon hitting an enemy champion, dealing 80/100/120/140/160(+60%AP) magic damage and opening a tear wherever the spear ends, including on enemy champions.

W: Rift Traveler. Cost: 40 mana. Cooldown: 60 seconds

Passive: After traveling through a tear, Scopeiros's next basic attack against an enemy champion deals 50/60/70/80/90(+50%AP) Magic Damage and refunds 90% of Rift Traveler's Cooldown.

Active: Scopeiros warps to a selected tear.

E: Accretion Disk. 80 Mana. Cooldown: 12 seconds.

Scopeiros creates a particle field around itself, granting a shield that absorbs (10% Health)+(20% AP) for 5 seconds and deals 10/25/40/55/70(+5%AP) magic damage per second to enemies within 200 units.

R: Endless Darkness. 125 mana. Cooldown: 100 seconds.

Scopeiros stops and creates a black hole around itself which slows enemies by 50% within a 600/700/800 unit radius for 5 seconds. As the ability progresses, the event horizon expands outward and roots enemy champions caught within it. If, at the end of those 5 seconds, there is at least one enemy champion within the abilties' range, Scopeiros detonates the black hole, dealing 150/300/450+(60%AP)+(10% Current Health per enemy champion) magic damage.

Special Interactions:

AurelionSol : "Time for a rematch, Sol"

AurelionSol : "On my way here, I ripped up a few Star Dragons that got in my way, want to join them?"

AurelionSol : "I will destroy every last one of your stars, and then, when the cosmos is consumed by darkness, then you have my permission to die."

Chogath(Void Champion): "Looks like the celestials didn't bother with bug spray"

Ryze : "You are the being on this world closest to our realm, but Sol won't tell you that"

Soraka : "Star child? Well, I'm afraid you'll be an orphan soon enough"

Taric : "If your protection is from the stars, then you have no protection from me"

Taric : "If you can speak with stars, tell them they should be scared"

Leona : "I was imprisoned in a star that burned hotter than yours ever could, your power is useless"

Diana : "The deity you worship is just a chunk of rock that seeks companionship"

Bard : "You better run as fast as you can, because otherwise, i will catch you"

item 3001 : "Reminds me of home"

item 3100 : "I don't know what a lich is, but it's bane will serve me well"

item 3089 : "The fashion of this world certainly prides power over looks"

item 3027 : "This looks new"

item 3157 : "Space is no impediment, now Time isn't either"

item 3151 : "I know plenty of torment"

item 3116 : "I'm told that creatures of this world find this thing cold"

Please let me know what needs to be worked on in a constructive manner.

3 Comments

THE RlVER KlNG4/5/2017, 9:05:27 PM2 votes

This is actually a really solid concept. It's simple and the thematic is a common one, but a fresh take, and I like it. You got the numbers all right and it seems fairly balanced. I'm sorry you didn't get more exposure.

Be sure to enter this or any other concepts you have in the upcoming April CCOS!

Billcurme5/26/2017, 7:11:41 PM1 votes

Hello, fellow CCOS participator! Billcurme here!

I know I'm a little late to the reviewing party for this CCOS, but I thought I'd give you a review anyway! I hope this will help express my opinions and thoughts on the concept, and will allow you to expand the champion into something truly spectacular! If it doesn't: Ignore my comment entirely!

Lets break this down into easily digested chunks, shall we?

Lore: I will start my little rant here by saying that I do enjoy this lore. I love the premise (I've used it so often myself), and enjoy your spin on it. I think honestly, the only thing this story needs is more love. You have the bare-bones of a lore concept, but you could flush it out into something extraordinary. Add detail, little blurbs, keep the story in a more cohesive form. If you don't mind, I've re-written your first paragraph into two separate blurbs to try and demonstrate to you what I mean. (I'll preface this by saying I am NOT an expert writer. I just dapple)

Since the dawn of existence as we know it, there has existed an entity beyond comprehension. An endless, swirling mass of continuous nothingness that devours all that approach it. This strange entity, known as the Edge of Existence, lies beyond time and space, beyond all life as we know it. Though many consider it nothing more than a natural phenomenon, many of Galaxy's more advanced lifeforms know that this boundary of the universe lives in its own way. It grows and learns, devouring all that comes to close to it's swirling dark mass.

At one point many eons ago, the Edge of Existence feasted upon a meal unlike any other: an unfortunate Celestial who had wandered too close to its orbit. Unravelling the beings existence, the Edge of Existence gained knowledge of something it had never had before: life and sentience. Intrigued, not only by this new information, but by it's own awareness of this intrigue, the Edge of Existence shuddered with a tremendous surge of power. For the first time since the dawn of the universe, the Edge of Existence had a purpose: to create a Sentience of its own.

This is just an example of what you can do with your lore to give it more flavor and impact. Stretch out your information, give us more details and little snippets here and there, and we will gobble it up like you wouldn't believe. Still, I stand by my previous statement that the lore is good.

Now, you don't have stats, so I can't go over that. In which case, I'll move directly into your kit.

Kit: Tearing Field (innate): I like it. This appears at first glance to be very similar to an idea that I had myself, only you are doing it RIGHT. This is just what a champion needs if he wants to interact with rips in space/time. The fact that enemies have no way of removing them should be fine, especially since you are hard-capped at five. Looks solid.

Ethereal Spear (q): Alright, now your q. In a champion, the q is often one of the more signature features of their kit. It may not necessarily be the BIG selling point, but a solid q can make or break a champion (I have been reminded of that time and again myself.)

Your q here is a standard damaging skill shot. It has a moderate cooldown and mana cost, deals lower damage with good scaling, and most importantly: it interacts with your passive. All in all, this is a solid q for a mid-lane mage. I don't know the range, so I can't give it a full critical analysis, but I'm imagining something like 600-725. Nice touch with the minion-piercing.

Rift Traveller (w): Ooh boy. This one is pretty strong. It has a lower mana cost, but a really high cooldown, and is (from what I can tell) an instant movement ability. That is quite strong as it is, but adding in the fact that using it buffs up your next aa and gives you a whopping 90% cooldown refund is crazy. The fact that he is (from what I can tell) a midlane mage and thus won't be focusing on his auto's helps a little, but it's still very strong. Again, no range, so I can't imagine its real power, and it's limited to your existing portals, so your enemies will know where you're going, but still seems strong. Personally, I'd have the cooldown refund scale with rank (50/60/70/80/90?), and also make it so that your next auto-attack has a time limit (6 seconds?) so that if you are using the ability strictly defensively, you are slapped with a powerful cooldown. Gives your enemies more counter-play, and keeps the ability healthy.

Accretion Disk (e): High mana cost, medium cooldown shield, which actively hurts nearby enemies. I really, really like this ability. It's probably my favourite part of this champion. Honestly, I think it's fine as is, though I have to ask: is the health scaling current health or max health. Might want to clear that up. Also: A+ for thematic :D

Endless Darkness (r): Alright, this is a pretty common-place idea for an ability. The black hole phenomenon is a popular one for an ability. As it is, this one seems like a neat take on it. When Scopeiros starts this ability, a slowing zone erupts from him, expanding into a root, followed by a devastating explosion which hurts more based on how healthy your opponents are. My only worry is that it seems like you're asking people to take you out. Scopeiros is forced to stand there for 5 seconds, channelling this ability to try and get that big explosion. I made this mistake for a champion of my own design once. You aren't nearly as bad, as you have a shield in your kit, but you are forcing yourself to chain the two together in most scenarios, highly telegraphing your intents. That combined with how long it takes to get the damaging pay-off, it makes the ability very situational.

All in all, I like the kit, but it could use a little more polish in certain places: namely the W and Ult.

In summary, I really like this champion. The lore and kit seems fairly interesting, and blend together nicely. Keep giving him love, and he could shape out into a truly magnificent idea.

Cheers, and best of luck in the CCOS!

-Billcurme-