Devlin - The Vagrant Scavenger

Basic Info

Location: Shurima Role: Fighter Primary Lane: Mid Secondary Lane: Top Allies: Rivals:

RATINGS Attack: 7 Defense: 4 Ability: 1 Difficulty: 8

APPEARANCE Devlin wears a dark grey trenchcoat with red lining, along with a hood and a cowl over his face. He also has several pieces of scrap and rusted metal strung along his clothes, making for a more rugged, armored appearance. He wields a straight sword, with a sharp edge and several pieces of metal strung along the blade. He also holds a Scrapyard-Made Rifle. It looks something like this except with rusted metal and sharp blades hanging along the side of the gun, along with a longer barrel.

What the gun should look like: http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100925141957/singularity/images/8/8d/Nvzbz9.jpg

BASIC STATISTICS Health: 360 (+60) Health Regen: 4 (+0.5) Mana: 250 (+30) Mana Regen: 4.5 (+0.4) Range: 125 (Melee) Attack Damage: 50 (+3) Attack Speed: 0.658 (+2.5%) Armor: 25 (+2) Magic Resistance: 25 (+0) Movement Speed: 345

ABILITIES Passive: Scrapyard Experience -Devlin can build incomplete items, except for potions, outside of the shop, at the expense of losing 75 health each time he builds an item outside of the shop and a minor cooldown in between each purchase. NOTE: If he doesn't have enough health, he can't buy these items. He needs at least 125 health to buy any items. outside of the shop. Static Cooldown: 20

Q: Hollow Point -Devlin fires a skillshot from his Scavenger Rifle, dealing damage to the first enemy it hits, and causes that enemy to bleed for 4 seconds. Mana Cost: 70/75/80/90/95 Damage: 60/80/95/120/150 ( +40% AD ) Cooldown: 14/11/10/9/8.5 Range: 700

W: Tesla Brace -Devlin creates a electric shield over himself, reducing damage and reducing the movement speed of any enemies who attack him. The shield persists for 5 seconds, or until attacked. Mana Cost: 80/85/90/95/100 Damage Reduction: 25% / 25% / 30% / 30% / 40% Movement Speed Reduction: 30% / 30% / 40% / 40% / 45% Cooldown: 22 / 21 / 19 / 17 / 18

E: Whiplash -Devlin unhinges his metal chain whip, leashing a skillshot at an enemy, pulling them to his location and dealing damage. Mana Cost: 80/95/110/125/135 Damage: 80/90/100/110/120 ( +65% AD ) Cooldown: 18/17.5/17/16.5/16 Range: 900

R: Shock Core -Devlin electrically infuses his chain whip before grabbing and launching an enemy in the air, dealing heavy damage and slowing his target. Mana Cost: 120/120/120 Damage: 300/400/500 ( +100% AP ) Cooldown: 120/105/90 Range: 1200

LORE In the deserts of Shurima, little can be found. Among smoldering ruins, and ancient temples, lies a vagrant, a wanderer,by the name of Devlin, that specialized in building and inventing. Among his travels, he encountered many denizens of the desert, one of which, including Xerath, a mage cast out from his home. After their encounter, Devlin took an interest in uncovering the source of Xerath's power. He scoured the lands, searching for magical artifacts, but to no avail.

After years of travelling, he encountered something he could neither salvage nor harvest for his own gain. The nexuses of Valoran, belonging to the Institute of War, the group that ran the so-called League of Legends. Word soon spread across Valoran about Devlin's resourcefulness, and he was invited to compete in the League against many other champions.

After reluctantly joining the League of Legends, and finding a place of residence, Devlin still had a knack for exploring. He wandered through the arena many times, meeting many, if not all of the champions residing in the Institute of War. He discovered other champions, much like him, that invented and created new designs using pre-fabricated technology, rather than starting from rejected and trashed parts. Devlin developed a distaste for these champions, claiming they were talentless. Devlin now enters the arena with confidence, fighting his way through the League of Legends, in order to study the nexuses, and recreate their power for his own personal gain.

QUOTES

UPON SELECTION "Time to start from scratch."

MOVEMENT "Across the sands." "For the glory of exploration." "Onward." "Unconditionally." "Once more, unto the breach." "For clarity." "Through the passing."

ATTACKING "I will salvage their power." "Decimation." "What you cast away, I absorb." "Iron and flesh." "The end is near." "Your vision is shrouded."

TAUNT "I almost thought you had power for a second." "Your weapons are worthless."

JOKE "You must be joking." "There's no need for that kind of behavior."

TAUNTING ENEMY HEIMERDINGER "You are no inventor." "I thought you'd be taller." "Building off of others is not invention."

TAUNTING ENEMY VIKTOR "More machine than man. Disgusting." "You are a disgrace to humanity." "You are beyond redemption."

UPON CONSTRUCTING AN ITEM OUTSIDE OF THE SHOP "This is only the brink of my experience." "Following these blueprints are simple, but effective." "Built on sweat and blood, artifacts reforged."

SUGGESTED BUILD Starting: Essential: Offensive: Defensive: Consumables:

MATCH-UPS

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STRATEGIES

Any champions with stuns and silences is a problem for Devlin. Heavily armored and high HP champions are doubly so. However, when paired with champions like this on the same team, Devlin does extremely well.

In certain engagements, it's best to go in with a lightly armoured opponent. Such is with Devlin. At early game, while Devlin can throw some heavy hitting attacks, he is crippled by his low mana bar and his fragile kit. Devlin has the ability to poke away at his opponents, and can hide under turret to get new items if the situation changes, however, Devlin's inability to fight ranged and high-health champions at early level definitely limit his potential in early game. Devlin is particularly strong against already slow champions, and can easily counterattack champions who attempt to pull him in, or push him away. In early game, it's easy for ganks to fail against Devlin, thanks to his E, which is very much similar to Thresh's and Blitzcrank's abilities. Defensively, it's easy for Devlin to camp turret, replenishing items when he needs to, and buying new items situationally. He definitely has more lane sustain than most champions. In early game, if playing aggressive, Devlin is very susceptible to ganks ( especially if he doesn't have his E leveled up. ) and is very weak against assassins, ranged champions, and long-rage mages, such as Xerath and Ziggs. Against mages, it's definitely beneficial to play Defensively, and if you're going up against Devlin, try to get him to engage as much as possible, then when he gets too close, go in for the kill.

MY PERSONAL VIEW OF THIS CHAMPION

People would too early dismiss the idea of a champion that could buy items outside of shop, incomplete or not. I feel Devlin's core is pretty well-balanced as a whole, but his abilities give him power to complete engagements and survive in teamfights. Mana and cooldowns keep him restricted, so that spamming abilities isn't an issue, which is why I recommended and the in the build, so that Devlin could follow up with attacks and still have something left over to rely on in a sticky situation. All in all, I don't feel Devlin is exactly overpowered at the start of the game, but with the right build, he could completely dominate the battlefield. But then again, so can any champion.

Feel free to give positive (or negative, I really couldn't care less) feedback in the comments below, or just voice your opinion. Any and all feedback (unless you're one of those people who can't speak English and just slurs obscenities) is appreciated. Game on! :3