Verlaten, The keeper of the mist. (Ccos Entry)

Verlaten, The Keeper of the mist. General info: Role: Mid,Jungle. Class:Mage Subclass: Battle mage. (Hybrid burst mage) Secondary bar: Souls Attack power: 2/10 Health power: 4/10 Ability power: 10/10 Difficulty: 5/10

Base Stats: Health: 450-1840 Health regen: 3.4-20.3 Mana:N/A Range: 525 Attack damage: 53-114 Attack speed: 0.65-1.05 Armor: 24-82 Magic resistance-33 Move speed- 330

Lore: Verlaten was born in noxus into a wealthy family, he was their only son and they tried to pamper him and make him just like they were, careless snobs who didn't care about others, but this was to no avail, Verlaten felt called to a life as a monk. He left home earlier then most children in Noxus and set out for the blessed isles, a place of perfect harmony and peace, there he joined a religious order who tested him and were amazed with his calm and forgiving persona, he was the one who inducted Yorick into the order at a young age, he was very quickly raised to the position of the leader of the order. On the day he was supposed to become leader, it was the unfortunate day where the black mist and ruined king swarmed the island and destroyed all he knew, but this was only the start. He was driven mad by the calling of his killed friends and pull of the mist, Yorick was there to try and save him but it was to no avail, he was driving completely mad and turned into a spirit of the mist, however, Yorick used what he learned from Verlaten and snapped him out of his trance, but it was too late. His mind was saved but his physical being remained the spirit we see now, but that day, the ruined king made a dangerous enemy, Verlaten wishes to bring down the king with his own mist and take back the isles he once called home.

“He is restless, unforgiving, and ruthless, may the king see his error and hand over what is rightfully Verlaten’s.”-Yorick

Abilities: (P) Souls of the mist: Each spell casts summons one mist soul, displayed on his secondary bar, he gains one extra soul if the spell hits a champion (8/7/6/5 second cooldown at levels 1/6/11/16), and one extra soul if the spell kills a target. At 20 souls, Verlaten gains 10/20/30% damage reduction (levels 1/7/17) (+5% per 100 AP) and deals 30/40/50%(levels 1/7/17) of his spells damage as true damage for 6 seconds (1 Soul is lost every 3 seconds while out of combat but all are lost upon returning to fountain). (Q) Mist swarm: Range: 700, Cooldown:10/9/8/7/6 seconds (After burst). Active: Sends out an aura of black mist around Verlaten for 3 seconds, dealing 40/50/60/70/80(+50%AP) magic damage each second (can only gain three souls per hit on enemy champion each tick), after the 3 seconds are up, Verlaten causes the mist to explode, dealing 60/90/120/150/180(+80%AP) magic damage to nearby enemies, If a champion is killed by this spell, Verlaten heals for 4/5/6/7/8% of his missing health. (W) Soul sap: Range: 750, Cooldown:15/13/11/9/7 seconds, Cost: 1 soul. Passive: Auto attacks deal 10-50(increases per level)(+10% Ap) bonus magic damage and cause the target to lose 10-40(increases per target's level) attack damage. Active: Sends a soul to a target location, dealing 40/70/100/130/160(+75%AP) magic damage in a circle around it, the soul then expands and slows enemy units inside the radius by 40%, radius increases over the duration, after 2 seconds, the soul saps energy from targets still in the radius,Dealing 20/30/40/50/60% increased damage and giving Verlaten 10/15/20/25/30 AP for each champion hit, Can be recast but will not give any AP if it hasent charged for 1 second, Verlaten also gains 30/40/50/60/70 (+10%AP) Movement speed on cast for 1.5 seconds. (E) Haunting spikes: Range:700, Cooldown:7/6/5/4/3 seconds. Passive: Verlaten spells deal 5/10/15/20/25% bonus damage to monsters. Active: Verlaten launches mist spikes at a target enemy, dealing 20/30/40/50/60(+70%AP) Magic damage, the spikes then shatter, dealing 50% of the damage to nearby units, if the target is a monster, the cooldown is reduced by 10/15/20/25/30% and the shatter deals full damage. (R) The soul breaker : Range: 1000, Cooldown:200/150/100 Seconds Passive: While off cooldown, Verlaten’s spell casts on a champion under 40% of their max health stun the target for 1.25/1.5/1.75 seconds (5 Second cooldown per champion) Active: Verlaten flies up into the air for 2 seconds, becoming untargetable, but unable to take any action, he then slams down after the 2 seconds are up, creating mist spikes that impale any target still in the radius, dealing 200/300/400 (+75%AP) True damage and giving Verlaten 3/4/5 Souls per target hit, If at least two champions are KILLED by this spell, Verlaten charges himself with their soul, causing his next spell after two seconds to deal 40/50/60% of the damage as true damage. Recommended skill order, mid: R>E>W>Q Recommended skill order, jungle: R>E>Q>W Core items: Nashor’s tooth, Rabadon's deathcap, Zhonya's hourglass Optional items: Liandry's, Void staff (Into MR stacking teams) Abyssal scepter (Into Heavy AP Teams) Runic echos (If jungling) Ludens echo, Lich bane (For Burst) Hextech gunblade (Works well with w passive and nashor's tooth) Rylai's Crystal scepter (Works well with Q) Strategy: Mid early game: Sustain damage is great with E, however the low base damage of all his spells making him fairly underwhelming early on, it is recommended when you play him to play passive and farm until level 6. At level 6, he gains a massive power spike in damage with his ultimate, but use it wisely, it has one of the longest cooldowns in the game at level 6. He snowballs easy, giving him one kill early can create havoc in the rest of the lane phase and mid game. He is a great roamer, being able to help burst down opponents in other lanes, usually bot, which can lead to your bot lane snowballing. Mid mid game: If you're snowballing, there should be very few opponents on the enemy team that can fight you, you should be able to contest objectives fairly easily, and always be sure to join skirmishes, you should be able to fight almost anything. However, if you gave up kills or didn't get any in the lane phase as Verlaten, you can’t do that much, try to keep farming until you get a few items, try not to join disadvantageous fights or call for objectives if your jungler is also behind, you should be able to get a power spike if you farm enough. Mid late game: Your job in teamfights is to obliterate any squishy targets who get caught in your ult, your W’s burst damage is very very deceptive, your kit forces targets to spread, which can leave certain targets vulnerable, no squishy target should be able to survive your burst if they get hit by your ult, however, use caution, after your burned your ult and blew up your target, get behind your tanks before you get focused down, then just use your burst to get rid of any other targets who get too close. Jungle Early game: With few gap closers, he is very reliant on his fast clears to get to level 6 Before the enemy jungler, then rely on his stun on the passive of his ult to gank, but when he does get in a good gank, he can have a devastating snowball from one kill or a few assists, since his ultimate radius is invisible when in a bush, he can use this to his advantage by surprising opponents, he can also opt for early dragons with his e bonus damage to monsters applying to smite. Jungle mid game: Verlaten is great at contesting objectives such as dragons, rift heralds and barons, with his bonus damage on smite, but he can also contest towers pretty well, nashor's tooth gives him great split pushing with it's bonus attack speed, but he can also utilize his ultimate to survive tower dives or to even get off a successful dive, never be afraid to keep counter jungling, you should be ahead of the enemy jungler with your bonus damage to monsters so try to get them even further behind by stealing camps, then starting skirmishes around dragon or baron. Jungle late game: You still have a great ability to contest objectives, at level 18, your smite should be doing around 1250 damage, that's 250 points higher then the enemy jungler, thus making steals and secures on baron and dragons slightly easier, his job in teamfights is to get a good flank and ult, blowing up any squishy targets in the process, similar to mid, he has very short range for a mage that enemies can abuse, but if they get too close, burst them at the first chance you get. Pros: Fantastic burst damage. Excellent objective control. Somewhat tanky with passive. Good trading potential Stellar late game. High scalings. Cons: Short range. Bad early game. Low base damage. High cooldowns early on. Very vulnerable to CC Synergizes well with: Kha’zix: Since Verlatens kit forces targets to be spread out to avoid his burst, this gives the perfect opportunity for the voidreaver to jump on an burst any isolated squishies. Very few champions can survive the combined burst damage from Verlatens ult and Kha’s combo damage. Veigar: Veigar’s E forces anyone trapped inside to either burn a blink or flash to escape, or stay inside and try to dodge all the incoming spells, however, with Verlatens devastating area of effect damage, anyone caught inside the cage will take devastating damage if Verlaten throws all his spells inside it, forcing them to burn a blink or flash to survive. Galio: Since Verlaten has no trouble getting close to the targets he wishes to kill, Galio should have an even easier time, being able to cast his ult when Verlaten lands from his ult, not only giving Verlaten some nice damage reduction, but also giving Galio a devastating knock up on those who stay inside the radius. Struggles against: Veigar: Even though he synergizes well with the pint size evil mage, he also has a hard time against him. Veigar’s e forces his burst damage to be confined in a small area and making Verlaten burn his ult if he wants to get any successful damage off, until then, Veigar is able to throw whatever spells he wants at Verlaten, While keeping his devastating burst damage confined. Ivern: This jungle matchup is fairly challenging, Ivern is able to steal any buff he pleases from Verlatens jungle, and since Verlaten needs a two buff start(Red for the burn, Blue for the CDR) to get his lead on the opposing jungler, Ivern halts this in it's tracks, not only being able to mark camps in his own jungle and collect them all at once to get a huge lead over our mist mage. Xerath: Xerath is known for being a lane bully, his range gives Verlaten little chance to fight back since even if Verlaten somehow gets an early kill, Xerath can just safely poke and farm with his spells, causing Veralten to be forced to back and lose his lead. Quotes: Upon Selection: They always run…..but they never hide…...

Upon being banned: Only prolonging the inevitable….

First move: This mist will one day consume this place…...and all reality as well. I have their names….They should start running… Verlaten hums a tune Fear is a human emotion….they feel it….I do not….. A world where only the mist manifests should not be feared, why be afraid of the inevitable? I wonder who the mist will consume this battle….. The ruined king is a fool, the mist will turn on him, and then I will rule the shadow isles. Attacking: Run now…...or perish…… The mist consumes all. So naive….. Should have tried to hide…… You stand in the mist’s way…. Blood has spilled…. The mist thanks you for your sacrifice. Surrender yourself! Feel the despair of the isles. You do not want to know what torture awaits…. I feel your soul's pain….I shall free it from you. Feel, our, pain! Do not try and fight back. Drop your weapons, it will only make the inevitable easier. Do you feel it? The pull of the mist? I always have. Your burden will soon be over. Attacking Baron: Not even you will stand in my way! Even you will fall to the mist. Such a hideous creature….Your soul must be begging for freedom. Attacking Dragon: Time to clip your wings…. The mist holds creatures far more horrific then this. Should have flew away long ago…… Attacking Kalista: Who’s the real traitor? You’re a fool to have trusted him. Attacking Lucian: Join your wife…. Your wife awaits in the mist...let me send you to her. Attacking Yorick: I hate to do this brother….. I cannot let you survive brother…. You want to get to the beyond? Let me send you to it! Attacking Turret: A feeble structure. What was built must fall…. A material structure in a material world. Movement: The air here feels so….warm. The mist is restless. When all you can see is darkness, you can only follow the light….then allow it to be consumed by darkness. Verlaten hums Verlaten rings a ghastly bell Life and Death…...I can see no difference. Despair and pain created me, and it will one day end me. The rage of the isles swells within me. They should quit running, they only prolong the inevitable. I hear their heartbeats….and feel their fear….. The mist is the only thing I have, such a shame it will consume me one day…. Where are they…… I would give my soul to free the isles….. May the end of all thing be soon….. Closer….they keep coming closer….. I feed on fear and live from despair… I can hear the endless screaming of souls….. Upon Reaching 10 souls: I can feel their strength coursing through me…. Yes….. They better start to run…… Upon Reaching 20 souls: Mist! Lend me your power! The mist comes! It will end all! It's too late to seek shelter…. I come for you! Upon casting Q: Feel the power of the mist….. A ring of death….. Nowhere to go??? Feel your life being sipped away…. Tick, tick, tick….. Upon Q bursting: Surprise surprise! The mist acknowledges your pain, and will end it. Burst! Explode! Pop! Upon casting W: Go. Sap. Drain the life from them. Sap every bit of breath…. You served your purpose. Upon casting E: Spike! Shatter! Forgive me if I seem oppressive, i'm just trying to free your soul from you. Upon casting R: It's too late to start running. Come closer…… I...see...you….. Give in now…… No one can save you now…. Verlaten laughs For the isles! Upon being charged with champions souls: Now you're damned….. Damnation comes! Run..run...run….. See you in the beyond…. Upon recalling: While I may be gone…. The mist remains….. I will return...I always will….. I recommend running while you have the chance. Upon death: The mist…..consumes me…. This is how it must be…….. I shall…..return…… This...is only…..a delay…… Upon respawning: Whoever did that hasent ran yet...their mistake… The mist gives me yet another chance… Verlaten grumbles Not the end for me…...yet…. The isles still need freedom. I still remain. Upon killing a champion: Thank you, Your soul will help me save the isles. Another souls joins the ever growing pool. Should have ran. Why do they try and fight back? It never works…. They tried….and failed…. Their soul is liberated. Upon killing Annie/Brand: The mist snuffs out any flame….. Another flame burnt out…. Upon killing Aurelion sol: What was that about the stars? Your stars are next. Upon killing Camille: Not precise enough dear….. Upon killing Cho’gath: Such a big soul, where ever shall I put it? The bigger they are….the more stubborn they are… Upon killing Diana: Your moon couldn't save you anyways. Upon killing Elise: Should have stayed away from the isles. You had that coming for a long time….. Upon killing Evelynn: Should have stayed hidden. Upon killing Fiddlesticks: You should have been the one afraid… Didn’t scare me for a second…. Upon killing Galio: Your anti-magic didn't save you this time…. The mist’s magic can break through any resistance. Upon killing Gnar: Back to the stone age. Upon killing Hecarim: All those who ride with you seem to have forsaken you. You deserved that…. Upon killing Illoai: Say hi to your god for me... Your god seems to have given up on you….. Upon killing Ivern/Maokai: You came from the soil, and to it, you return. No hatchet required. Upon killing Kalista: So…...Many…..Souls….. The mist could have used you in it's legion….such a shame….. Upon killing Karthus: The king of death must die…. No soul to free with you. Upon killing Kindred: Conquering Death is something we all must do. That was the incarnation of death? How underwhelming. Upon killing Kled: His temper caused his death…. The mist will be even more frightening with his soul… Upon killing Lucian: Say hello to Senna for me. You should find your wife where you're going… Upon killing Lux: Light alone could never save you. All light is snuffed out by the mist. Upon killing Mordekaiser: Why are you leading the isles army if you cannot kill one spirit of the mist? That was satisfying…. Which revenant is next? Upon killing Nasus: Immortality eh? I thought you couldn't die…. Upon killing Nautilus: Back to the sea with you. Upon killing Nocturne: It seems like I should be your nightmare….. To darkness you return. Upon killing Ryze: If the world is relying on you to save it, it is surely damned. Upon killing Shaco: Now that was amusing. Now can I say I missed the punch line? Upon killing Sion: Stubborn little thing….. I have to kill him twice to free his soul? I’m not sure it's worth it. Upon killing Soraka: Should have stayed with the stars. The stars shame you. Upon killing Tahm Kench: Your lies shouldn't even trick a child. The mist would even save your soul…if you had one. Upon killing Teemo: I'm not sure if I want it's soul…. Upon killing Thresh: The souls you imprisoned are liberated, now your soul gets to spend eternity in that lanturn of yours. Upon killing Urgot: Your welcome. Your soul was begging for freedom more then anyone I have ever seen. Upon killing Vladimir: Your soul is stained in blood, it would take forever for the mist to cleanse it…. Upon killing any void champion: No soul, as I assumed I don't know what's worse, the isles or the void. Disgusting thing. Go back to the void, and never come back. Upon killing Yorick: Forgive me for this brother. I hope he will forgive me. It had to be done. You do not know yet how to fully control the mist brother. Killing spree: So many souls….. They all seem to just come to me…. Their mistake. I feel unstoppable. Upon killing the same champion twice in a row: Didn’t I just take your soul not too long ago? Should have just stayed away. How did you get another soul? Upon purchasing Dorans ring: A vital piece for the start of my journey. Even the mist must start somewhere. Upon purchasing Amplifying tome: It will be useful. The mist grows…. Vital. Upon purchasing Corrupting potion: Burn away at them slowly. This seems familiar. Upon purchasing Any item that gives mana: Do I…..really need this? Upon purchasing Abyssal scepter: This has taken many souls, I will use it to take more. Glorious. Fits me perfectly. Upon purchasing Rylai's crystal scepter: They will not escape the mist. Now running is even harder for them…. Upon purchasing Liandry's torment: Slowly but surely they die….. Upon purchasing Zhonya's hourglass: For if they try to fight back. Time is not limited for me, but this is still helpful. Upon purchasing Nashor's tooth: Using a tooth of a baron to fight? Barbaric. A barbaric item, but useful. An informal item, but vital. Upon purchasing Rabadon's deathcap: I feel it's power before I even put it on. Almost as powerful as all the mist, almost. Beautiful…. Upon placing a ward: For if they try and hide. The mist never relies on chance. Keep all eyes open. I will find them. They think they are sneaky, but in reality, they are just foolish. Joke: A joke? from me? Not a chance. Seriously? Stop trying. Alright fine…..A Noxian and A ghoul from the isles walk past me, I take their souls, the end. Taunt: Run, I’ll give you a head start, not that it will help. I recommend hiding, no? Alright, death it is then. Would you like to see any relatives of your? Come closer. You could take a look into the mist, but that would be I’d have to kill you first. Taunt Shadow isles champion: You are a disgrace! I will end you! You imprison the isles, I will free them by killing you. You deserve to die more then anything I know…. Taunt ally Yorick: If we stand together, the isles will never be able to stop us brother. It's good to see you again brother. I remember when we looked alive, do you? Taunt enemy Yorick: You have betrayed our cause brother. Your betrayal will not save the isles. My brother is lost, you just took his place. Joke response (Enemies): I hope your soul isn't this talkative….. Your soul can have much more time to come up with better jokes then that……..

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