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ADC that functions well without a support (like the opposite of Bard)

Thresh 2 Fresh·5/4/2015, 9:46:21 PM·1 votes·740 views

This Idea spawned when I thought about Bard's function as a roaming support. I thought "what if there were a marksman that had a kit that enabled him to function somewhat well on his own and allow their support to roam?" Thus I came up with Arran and Riley the Mercenary Duo.

Arran and Riley the Mercenary Duo

Arran is a hired gun ex tactical soldier (name inspired by Arran Danner from the Killzone games, and his trusty field dog Riley (inspired from the dog in call of duty ghosts.) The player functions as a normal adc but with a dog that functions with pet mechanics that can support you in different ways. Thus in specific situations you may be able to lane safely with your support away.

I will now explain the kit.

R - K9 command

I want to explain the ultimate first as it will make it easier to explain the other abilities afterwards. The ultimate would be available at level 1 as it is imperative to have for the other abilities to work. Arran is able to command Riley to a specific location nearby. The mechanics function much like using a shaco clone (press r then right mouse button to command the location of the pet.) once the ability is active there will be a limited amount of time for the ability to be used before it goes onto cooldown. This means that you will have a limited amount of time to command Riley before the ability is over and goes on cooldown. Once the ability is active Riley will have a small movement speed bonus for 2 seconds that scales with rank. Riley can be used for last hitting creeps for cs as he can be used to attack by simply pressing r and selecting a creep. When targeting a champion Riley will use his teeth for a snare that lasts one second (possible scaling in rank have not decided.) Afterwards riley can chase the target for small auto attacks for minimal dammage (Arron will be the main damage dealer of course.) Riley can only snare targets the first time he attacks and only one target at a time, but can snare one target after another. Riley is afraid of towers so won't go underneath them without Arron. Once the timer is over the ability will go on cooldown and Riley will return to Arron's side. Arran can cammand Riley a decent range but it is not global. Arran can command Riley to check bushes to scout out enemy junglers and roamers. Riley cannot be targeted or hit by spells, so he cannot act as a sheild for thresh hooks or Caitlyn ults. When Arron is slowed Riley is also slowed.

E - Bomb sniffing

Riley being a military trained dog has the ability to sniff out bombs! or in this case..traps, wards and invisible champs. When Riley is sent to a location he can use bomb sniffing to search out enemy champions. The ability has a cone range and will activite in the direction of the mouse pointer. Once used enemy champs are revealed for 5 secs (8 secs at max rank) Even invisible champs like Eve and shaco are marked and revealed if caught by the ability. Bomb sniffing can also be used to find invisible wards. If you use Bomb sniffing on a location with an invisible ward it will be revealed for a short time. This ability can also be used to find things like shaco boxes, caitlyn traps, an even Akali! This gives riley the ability to not only function as a supprot to help get kills, but also plays a role in scouting and vision control.

W - Grappling Leash

Arron uses a grappling hook to catch Rileys collar! This ability acts as a gap Closer and immediately brings Arron to Riley. The purpose of this move is to act as either a kiting tool, an escape, or an engage. The move has a limited range so it cannot be activated if Riley is too far away, but it can activate over walls.

Q - Red dot sight

Arran activates his red dot sight on his AR - 15! This ability when activated gives Arron increased range on his auto attacks. This range can be further increased if there is a marked target nearby. This ability also increases damage to targets marked by E - -bomb sniffing. (note the ability range is increased on any kind of marked target so.. Nidalee hunt, RekSai prey seeker, Crit from item 3185 , any champion abilities that reveal targets with a mark allow for increased range. But only targets marked by Bomb sniffing get the damage increase. Just like R this ability will have a timer and Arran will only have increased range for a limited time.

Passive Flash Bang/Blood hound

2 passives, one for Arran and one for Riley. Flash Bang activates for Riley when he is 15% or lower on health. He will drop Flash grenade at his feet that will activate within 1 second with limited range. If enemy champs are caught within that range they will be blinded and lose screen vision (like nocturne ult) for 1 second. This ability has a 300 second cooldown.

Blood hound gives Riley bonus movement speed based on Arrans bonus movement speed. So basically Riley gets the effects of Arrans boots/ phantom dancer etc.

The Function of Arrans kit works in tandem with using Riley to either initiate fights or use him to ready yourself for escape. An example of an fight engage would be as follows- Use R to command Riley to attack an enemy champion, be sure to use E to mark them and then attack with Riley to get the snare. Activate Q to have increased range and damage to the marked target and use R to continue attacking with Riley for added damage. If the target gets to far away use W to jump to Riley as a form of Gap Closer. Alternatively you can place Riley behind you to prepare for an escape.

Arran and Riley seem to have a lot of chase potential but it is a trade off. Most of Arran and Riley's abilities have a pretty fair cooldown duration so If you use your abilities to engage you will not have anything to escape. If you use Bomb sniffing to mark an enemy champ you won't be able to use it for a bush ward or to spot out the enemy Evelynn, The same thing applies if you use the ability to stomp a ward. Now you have taken away part of your engage potential. Arran and Riley's greatest weakness is that when R is on cooldown Riley will remain at your side. In this case you will not be able to Utilize your W and your E potential will be greatly limited. Although R has a fairly shorter cooldwon duration compared to other ultimates (with even less cooldown at later ranks) I believe its a great trade off for not having an execute (e.g. Jinx's mega death rocket).

A typical build I imagine for Arran and Riley could look like this. item 3031 item 3046 item 3072 item 3071 item 3185 item 3006

The reason I have lightbringer is because the passive is really good on Arrans Q since item 3185 marks targets that have been critically hit, this will allow greater chase potential especially if E is on cooldown.

Sorry for the long explanation guys! I really wanted to be detailed on this. Please let me know what you think, I would love to have a champ like this in-game!

5 Comments

Creamy Eevee5/4/2015, 9:51:55 PM2 votes

Lucian should have enough mobility to keep out of harms way like mayweather

It Hertz When IP5/4/2015, 10:43:54 PM1 votes

First off, don't copy CoD. It just looks bad. :P

That being said, Riot has stated before that they're interested in the concept of a champion with a semi-permanent pet, and this actually looks interesting. Without numbers I can't say if it's balanced or not, but at the same time there are plenty of levels and numbers that can be tweaked to bring this guy into balance. Few issues/questions:

Lose the "AR-15" (may be a copyright issue), and change E's name: the only real bombs in the game are Ziggs', and those are NOT something that need to be sniffed out.

Since there's no real plan in there for what happens if Riley dies, I'd suggest adding a feature to his ult that allows you to use it to resummon the dog, putting it on either full or half CD.

Since during the laning phase you normally wouldn't see many invisible traps, E will probably see the most use as a temporary ward setup, so focus on that.

Lastly, what will Riley do when he's parked at your side? One possibilty is he could enhance AAs on targets within melee range like a short-range Pix.