Alexa, the Forsaken Priestess
Health: 530-2230 Health Regen: 5-19.5 Mana: 280-950 Mana Regen: 7-21 Armor: 27-91 Magic Resist: 32.1-53.4 Attack: 61-117 Attack Speed: 0.65-0.98 Melee: 125 Movement Speed: 350 Primary Role: Fighter/Tank Secondary Role: Support
Background: They say that there was once a powerful monastary on the border of Shurima and the Fyrone Flats. That a grand, but small kingdome lay nestled upon its borders. A powerful ground of priestesses trained from birth ruled the kingdom and with it they were prosperous and safe.
The legend goes that one Priestess stood alone. Something that had never been done for centuries. Treaties made with Shurima had been put into place should either need help. When the priestess rose to power there was a great threat upon her lands.
This threat swept her kingdom and ground it into dust. Though, that is the legend. The truth? The Priestess requested aid in battle, and it was given. Her armies raised and that of Shurimas by her side she fought at her capital. The Shurma garrison stationed on the cliffs and dunes around her city. As the signal was given for the Shuriman soldiers to fight....they instead retreated. Letting the city fall.
When the dust settled on a handful of her people were alive. She grew angry, but cautioned herself against violence. She saw to her people and sent message to Shurima. No reply was given. She sent messages three times and on the third there was a reply.
"To the esteemed High Priestess Alexa. It has come to my attention of what has happened. There had been a recall in forces not authorized. We humbly request your forgiveness and will help in any way we can to rebuild your kingdom," signed by an annonymous source.
She ventured forth to Shurima, but too late. The fall of Shurima happened soon after and so she retreated back to her city and with immense power sealed itself away for centuries and she herself meditated and trained until the day she would reawaken. Her and her people.
After Shurima was brought back from the brink and found by everyone. Her spell began to waver and with it her city re-emerged. She sent scouts forth into the world and was astounded to hear the discoveries. She knew it was time to enter the world. Within the spell she cast her city had been rebuit and her people replenished. A new High Priestess was chosen and she ventured forth into the world to discover for herself from the remnants of Shumira what had happened.
All images used are not mine and credit goes to whoever made the images. I am only using them as a reference and source material for my concept. Thank you!
Appearance: http://i2.imageban.ru/out/2012/06/16/da291bd33522b9c44609d5befb437fe3.jpg This is a pretty accurate description of what she looks like. The only difference is within her dark hair she has red streaks (Much like the color of Miss Fortune and Katarina).
Age: ??? When she was at her prime she was 23 years of age. Centuries have passed but she hasn't aged at all. The spell she used was very powerful and drained a lot of her power. This caused her to age very slowly. Much like Wolverine does. Her power slightly restored after all this time she doesn't wish to reverse it. Height: 5' 8" Weight: 140lbs mostly muscle. Very slim much like an elf.
Movemet: She moves much like Zed and Shen do. One arm out in front of her and the other on her weapon.
Weapon: Alexa uses an eastern Katana. The sheath of which you see in the picture. The blade is perfectly straight without the slight curve most katana have.
Passive: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource_images/18/icons_17898_btn.jpg Priestess's Training- Alexa was trained as both a Priestess and a Warrior. Combining the two in an effective way.
For every 200 Mana Alexa gains 10 bonus AD. For every 300 Health she gains 5 Magic Resist and AP bonus.
Q http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource_images/4/icons_3666_btn.jpg Healing Graces: Within a 500 unit radius around Alexa she summons a healing circling. Her and any allied champions within this circle are healed for 50/75/100/125/150 (+30% AP)(+2% her Maximum Health). Each allied champion within the field increases the Maximum Health heal bonus by 2%. This heal is applied over 1.5s.
Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 Cooldown: 30s Range/Radius: This is centered upon Alexa. 500 unit radius around her. Channeling: 1.5s. When casting she stabs her sword into the ground and creates the circle. Healing herself and allies within it. The heal starts the moment she stabs the ground and stops after the 1.5s.
About the Healing: The healing is applied over a 1.5s channeling. However, it is not a large amount of health at one time. Instead it comes in increments. Much like how Master Yi's works. He gains about maybe 20-30 health very fast over his 4s at max rank. This is much like that. She heals herself and her allies, but it is small increments albeit fast. So a champion of the enemy should they be fast enough can interrupt this heal. Making it so maybe only 100 health was healed instead of 600 or something like that. The heal is not large amounts over the 1.5s but small tiny increments. Just repeating myself now so yeah, that's how it works.
When she goes to use this ability her sword will grown green right before she stabs the ground. This indicates what she is about to do for the enemy to react or not.
Note: This can be interrupted with silence and other CC effects. This can also be interrupted by using other of her abilities or attacking an enemy or moving. The circle is also a giant green intricate circle much like you see on Full Metal Alchemist and in Dark Souls 2.
http://i.imgur.com/HmobKAs.gif Much like this, but the radius is slightly bigger and the light is green. Inside the circle is an intricate design like an alchemist circle. The chime is instead her sword going into the ground. Speed of cast varies from this gif as well.
W http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource_images/13/icons_12749_btn.jpg Dune Storm: Selecting a path Alexa cleaves her sword in that direction summoning the very dunes to her aid. Along a path that is 700 units long and 150 units wide a sand dune rolls along it damaging enemies for 20/30/40/50/60 (+20% AD)(+30% AP) physical damage. Knocking them up into the air for 0.5s.
Upon landing they are infected with Sand's Tomb. Their armor and magic resist is reduced by 10/15/20/25/30 for 5s. This is shown by sand whirling around them.
Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 Cooldown: 25/23/21/19/17s
http://im.ezgif.com/tmp/ezgif-3691243217.gif This is the basis of what the Dune Storm looks like. However, it is less lumpy looking and more like a wave much like Nami's Ult except the width of it is MUCH smaller than Nami's Ult. Also, instead of the whole hand signs she summons the sands with her sword and slices from her bottom right up to the top left as if through something underhanded sending the Dune Storm forward.
Note: I also made that gif. Sorry for the shaky camera. My hands aren't the sturdiest holding something still with one hand while doing the combo with the other. I just couldn't believe that there wasn't a gif of this on the internet. I mean, how hard is it to search "Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Gaara Sand Tsunami Gif" and it not appearing? Got plenty of anime gifs of other naruto characters and a whole bunch of youtube tutorials on the movesets, but nooooo gif anywhere. Like, wtf? Anyways, end rant. Sorry XD
E http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource_images/10/icons_9617_btn.jpg Sand Blade: Alexa summons sand around her blade increasing her effective attack range by 125 and dashes to target dealing an initial 20% of her AD as true damage. Afterwords her attack speed is increased by 5/10/15/20/25%. Her attacks deal a bonus of 20/30/40/50/60 (+50% AD) physical damage and 20% AP bonus magic damage. This lasts for 10s.
Enemies effected by Sand's Tomb take an additional 10% of her AD as True Damage upon initial impact and the sand is absorbed into her blade increasing its duration by 3s and bonus damage added to each attack by 10. She has 15% movement speed increase while moving towards enemies effected by Sand's Tomb
Within the next 3s of Sand Blades duration she may activate this once again to dash to another target.
Cost: 70/75/80/85/90 Cooldown: 23/21/19/17/15s Range: Enemies within a 600 unit radius.
No gif for this one. I would if I had a proper reference. It is pretty much a small dashing jump to target and attacks them absorbing the sand if they have Sand's Tomb on them.
R http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource_images/16/icons_15798_btn.jpg Guardian of the Sands: Her name and title is revealed upon activation. She summons her Guardian, the female spirit living inside of her. The Guardian of the sands. Sand is summoned like a storm around her and allies within 700 units of her. Sand swirls around in the area granting those within it bonuses.
Granting herself a shield for 100/150/200 (+5% of Her Maximum Health). Allies near her gain 50/60/70% of this effect. This shield lasts until it is destroyed. This shield looks much like the shield Bloodthirster gives, but instead of it being red and blood it is tan and sand.
Alexa and her allies also have increased Armor and Magic resist for 10s. Armor and Magic Resist increase by 20/35/50. This effect is shown like an Aura around their feet in the form of swirling sand much like the Sunfire Cape except....well, sand.
Enemies within 200 units of allies with this aura are damaged 10/15/20 (+20% Bonus AP) magic damage every second for the 10s the aura is active. This damage ignores MR.
Enemies near Alexa with Sand's Tomb have their sand absorbed by Alexa increasing her shield by 50 for each one absorbed and damages them for 50/70/90 (+30% AP).
Cost: 100/120/140 Cooldown: 130/110/90s Range: 700 unit radius around Alexa. 200 units around champions with aura for the damage. Casting Time: The sandstorm within the area takes 0.5s before being activated. It starts building up with her at the center and once it reaches max area is when the shields and bonuses are granted.
Note: This works in conjuction with Sand Blade. The Sand absorbed both enhance the Sand Blade and increases the shield.
No gif for this one either. This one would be hard. >.> XD Anyways, imagine it this way if you didn't get it from before. Starting at her sands begin to whirl outwards enveloping the area. After it reaches max the sands wrap themselves around the allies and shield them. That is hard to find a gif of XD
Alexa is a Support Tanky Fighter. She runs high with dependence upon Mana and Health items which allow her passive to be more useful. Her abilities allow her to harrass her enemies while keeping her allies safe.
In top lane she wants to lead with W and follow it up with her E. This allows extra damage done due to the sundering of her opponents Armor and MR. Allies within range can use this to help gank the enemy. Able to heal is a good addition, but the 1.5s can lead to her being punished by hard CC and silences. Allowing the enemy to close in for the kill.
Mid lane she is a force to be reckoned with. Mages and other ranged champions can easily out range her, but with her bonus MR and W->E combo she can close the gap. Be careful of Veigar's prison and his ultimate as they can easily shred through even her MR. Champions such as Fiddlestick and Twisted Fate can be used to combat her. Fiddles Silences and Fears help control her when she gets too close as well as his health drain. She does not have enough DPS to outlast that without using her W->E combo and while silenced and feared she is outmatched.
With Twisted fate there his cards can be used to stun her and keep her from moving while gaining the stacks for a hard hit. Twisted Fates DPS with his stacked deck help him win match ups agains Alexa. While this could turn around in eithers favor dependent upon the player Twisted Fate and Fiddle have the advantages here.
In bot lane all but the support tanks outrange Alexa even with her 700 unit poke. Most ranged champions stay well out of melee range putting her at a disadvantage even with her W->E combo. Diving into the deep end in Bottom lane can have her stranded should things turn south making her retreat easy pickings for the better ranged champions.
Synergy: Alexa works best with mages. Her ability to decrease the MR of the opponents can help with damaging the enemy. Mages can keep their distance while she tanks and sunders the enemy team.
Typical setups would be as followed. I will use Karma as I know her slightly well. Karma and Alexa are in a lane together (Let's say Mid for the sake of it) and on the other team they send in a tank. Let's say Malphite. With Malphite is Ryze. Leading the fight Ryze and Alexa both cast off. Alexa uses her W while Ryze stuns her. Malphite uses his Q to attack and slow Alexa. As Alexa uses her W both Ryze and Malphite are hit. Karma leads in with her R->Q combo. Along with the reduction in MR this attack does severe damage to both Ryze and Malphite should both be hit.
At this point Karma goes to use her Snare ability to hold Malphite down. After the prison by Ryze is unlocked Alexa dashes to Malphite with her E and severely damages him. Karma sends up her shield on Alexa as she dashes to Ryze attacking him. Ryze Activates his ultimate and Alexa does at the same time granting both Karma and herself a Shield and bonus magic reduction helping to undermine Ryze. At the end of this combo Malphite should be next to dead if not dead and Ryze left high and dry as they finish him.
Though things don't always go as planned. There are some champions who can counter play Alexa. As explained above Fiddle and Twisted are two that can help to shut her down. I am only explaining the synergy and what use she can be in team fights and fights in general.
Master Yi is one such counter to Alexa. Let's say Master Yi and Alexa are fighting. Alexa leads off with W->E. As She goes to E he goes into his Q. Effectively nulling her after hits while he counters. Activating his E just after gives him enough time to attack. With bonus attack speed on both ends and the faster Q Master Yi with critical strikes and speed with double attack can outdamage and win in the matchup. While both have a heal and Master Yi has a slightly longer one it also decreases damage. Allowing for him to soak up the damage dealt by Alexa. Add in Highlander and even with her shield up he can tear through it and take the damage. Though, of course it is how people build the champions, but this is one example of how she can be countered. Either one of them can be victorious, but overall Yi has the advantage.
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There you have Alexa, the Forsaken Priestess! Please let me know what you think of her. Vote +/- of what you think she deserves and whether or not you like her! Don't just down vote because you don't play the champion or won't! Let me know down below what your reasonings are and feedback about her kit! I would appreciate honest and constructive criticism. Not downright hate! It is ok if you don't like her as a champion, but please don't hate because of it!
I don't mind conversing and editing and bettering my champions with the help of feedback and conversations I have with everyone! Sometimes I do get busy or forget about things so bear with me as I respond or just edit as I see fit ^_^ Thank you!
's ultimate when you get enough AP, but it lasts for 10 seconds and it makes you tankier, so it's an ENGAGE ability and ALSO and ANTI engage ability.
rework maybe?) but Alexa just is currently a jack-of-all trades who just does everything really well. She can push with tornado, she can sustain with Q, She can go in with E and kill people, She can survive with ultimate and she can peel with ultimate and tornado. She can gank because she has cc and she can just delete the enemies efforts and poke by just healing health back up. She needs tweaks, a lot of tweaks, but please keep working on this idea. it is very nice and you seem like the kind of person who is very dedicated to it.
or old 
, or freaking 
who is only weak from a lack of wards) Make her kit either more about being a priestess and add just a pinch of warrior or make it about being a warrior(It's been centuries right? Surely she must have been doing more fighting by now than... erm... priesting?) than being a healer.
