Dredger, The Terror from Below
Honest to god Rek'Sai has such an awesome kit!! I really do believe this idea of mine gave inspiration to him, and I think that is fucking awesome! So excited for the new champion, they made my concept 50 times cooler! more than I could ever hope for in a new champion! So excited to use him in game its like a dream come true!! Not asking for anything from RIOT Its just awesome that I may have had a helping hand in the new champion!
**Lore: **
Everyone has heard the noises at night that seem to come from under the earth, most ignore the sounds, most should not… The stories have been passed down for generations by the families of Valoran: in a time before the first humans sailed across the sea, there was a race of creatures living above the ground, called the Desmians. They lived in peace on Valoran as one with the earth around them…then the others came. At first the two races accepted the others’ existence and left each other alone, but as the human race began to grow so did their cities, and with the cities came the destruction of the earth. The Desmians pleaded with the humans to stop destroying their home. Annoyed, the humans decided to get rid of the problem…They came with their armor and weapons and drove the creatures to extinction, or so they thought. The few who survived the slaughter made their way underground and began to build, in hopes that one day their kind would rise up and take back what once was theirs.
After years the creatures began to change, losing their sense of sight but gaining the ability to see what others could not, they could feel the living presence of the earth, they became masters of the earth. Living beneath the hard rock and metal of the earth has calloused these creatures, while living so far from the rest of Valoran turned the once civilized race into savages. For nearly a millenia the Desmians lived under the earth, out of sight and mind of the humans who had all but destroyed their race. Though the humans grew to forget, the Desmians would hold their grudge, and it grew into hatred over the years. In the city of Mecabur, where creatures live blindly, listening to the echoes of the humans and their battles above the ground, lives Dredger the leader of his race. For years his hatred has grown, he has been listening, learning and honing his skills, waiting for his chance to emerge and strike down the filth polluting the world above. Now is his time…
We had to apease him and let him join the league, he told us his armies would rise from the earth and bury us while we slept.- Magi of the League
*Warning playing as this champion will be entirely too much fun and may result in loss of friendships IRL and in game proceed with caution.
**Champion: Dredger, The Earth Mover **
This champion is a mole with the ability to dig underground. There are champions that disappear into thin air, but what about digging underground to cross under terrain to set up an ambush, or make an easy escape? This champion is tough and is meant to chase and take down enemy champions he can also be used in the support role by stunning and watching out for enemy champions. I see him more as a jungler with great ganking potential.
Base Stats (first time give constructive criticism)
Stats-------------------------Level 1 -----------------------Level 18 Health: (+89)--------------------420 -----------------------1943 Mana: (+40)---------------------200 ------------------------880 Attack Damage: (+3.8)--------54------------------------- 118.6 Attack Speed: (+.028)--------.625 -------------------------1.10 Armor: (+3.3)---------------------18--------------------------74.1 Magic Resist: (+0)--------------30 --------------------------30 Movement Speed: (+0)------305---------------------------305 Range: (+0)-----------------------125 --------------------------125
*Like I said this is my first time even attempting stats thank you to DarkPercy for the post. My thought for the stats is that Dredger will be a relatively slow champion on top of the earth but his speed will increase when going below ground. Also I think of him being able to take a hit from living beneath the earth for so long, and also because of this he has a strong attack.
Abilities (all abilities can be cast underground)
Super Snooper, "Don't go into the long grass!"
All enemy champions give off a certain aroma which would be color coated. When Dredger hits a enemy champion with an ability, a trail of scent would be given off allowing for Dredger or his team to hunt the enemy down who was hit and finish them off. This trail starts to dissipate from where it started after 2 seconds and unlike Nocturnes ability does not harm the enemy just follows their movement. While on the trail Dredger gains a 15% speed boost.
The second aspect of this passive is that when a champion uses an ability a bigger cloud of aroma is tossed into the air and can be seen from outside a bush. This serves as an early warning system for Dredger and his team. Basically if an enemy team is baiting and hiding in a bush and using abilities that will get your team destroyed like nunu or galio ult you will have a warning system in place, whether you adhere to the warning is your decision.
*The aroma trail will not come into play unless Dredger hits with an ability and then the trail will only follow that champion. Also the cloud of dust coming from an enemy using an ability can only be seen if Dredger is within normal sight range of where the ability is used.
**Churning Earth, **
A skill shot that takes .5 seconds to get to the target location and once there if an enemy falls into the hole they become rooted for up to 1.5 seconds. Also they are damaged over 2 seconds and are slowed for 2 second. This ability can be reactivated to cause the hole to open up sooner choosing when to root someone, or will make the hole at the end of the path.
Like the other abilities Dregder will shoot the pocket beneath the earth displacing the dirt along its course and slowing the enemies in its path before opening up the hole at the end of the path. Both the trail and falling into the hole will do slight damage to enemy champions, while minions are unaffected.
Mana: 55/60/65/70/75 Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10 seconds Damage: 50/75/85/100/115 (+.35 ap) Root Duration: .5/.75/1/1.25/1.5 Range: 1100 (ezreal mysic shot) Projectile Speed: 1400 After effect: enemy is slowed by 10% and takes 15/25/35/45/55 damage (for 2 seconds)
**Undermine, **
This allows Dredger to burrow into the ground able to pass under terrain, becoming untargetable for the time he is underground (which is 2 seconds at first level and can increase up to 4 seconds) or when W is pressed again. This ability is a point and click ability, if coming up underneath a wall it will make you come out on the side you came from before using the ability.
During this ability there will be a trail of displaced earth that is visible to other champions who are in the vicinity and will show where you go. During the time underground your speed is increased moderately, and you gain a defense boost upon emergence also you can't be seen only the trail will be visible. At the end of this ability Dredger pops out of the earth at an angle. Used for an escape from the enemy or to chase down another champion and finish him off.
*Mana: 70/75/80/85/90 Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12 Damage: (none, but slows by 10% to any enemy the trail goes through) Duration (underground): 2/2.5/3/3.5/4 Movement Speed Bonus: 15/20/25/30/35 After Effects: 25% increased armor and 15% magic resist for 5 seconds after emerging *
Resonating Pulse/Mole Patrol
*Resonating Pulse, * This ability will act as a sonar system when E is hit a pulse will be sent through the ground every 6 seconds, that will detect enemy champions within the 625 range stealthed or in the bush revealing nothing past that distance. [/B]Any enemy seen within range of resonating pulse will only be seen by Dredger, and they will then disappear until the ping goes off again. Only if the enemy is hit with another ability will they be seen by the whole team.
*Mole Patrol, * If Resonating Pulse is activated and the ping goes out Dredger can cast the second half of this ability for 60 mana cost. Dredger sends out a mole minion that goes to a target area (increasing with level) and grants sight at a target location to you and your allies. At the target location a mole would keep popping his head in and out of the earth in the immediate area, doing slight damage to anyone walking through. It will look like a sentry constantly ducking and appearing else where in the target area (700, sight distance of mole 350 area mole pops head in and out of ground) This ability will not grant sight until the mole is popping his head above the ground.
Mana:15/20/25/30/35 (per ping of resonating pulse), 60 (upon reactivating to send out mole patrol) Cooldown: 5 seconds (to reactivate resonating pulse), 30 (seconds to send out mole patrol again) Range: 625 (Resonating Pulse), 1600/2150/2700/3250/3800 (Mole Patrol) Damage: 20/30/40/50/60 +.4 ap (Mole Patrol if in the 350 range) Sight: 700 (sight distance for mole minion), 350 (range of cast area pops head in and out of) Use: Resonating pulse can just be used if you think there is an enemy champion waiting to ambush in a bush,or can be used with mole patrol like an ashe hawkshot
Fractured Assualt,
Dredger burrows underground, then using a skill shot, gains a speed boost to the specified location. The first enemy that Dredger comes across during this ult is then pulled below ground. Then using the point and click system taking them underground to a new location (two second limit on where they emerge).
When an enemy is taken underground in the process they lose teamsight for the duration they are underground, they are taking damage the whole time until they pop out of the ground along with you. Like the undermine ability this allows Dredger to pass beneath walls taking his target out of the fight, after emerging from the ground he will gain a big attack boost. Also a 20% slow will be put onto the enemy after emergence.
Mana: 150/200/250 Cooldown: 150/120/90 Range: 1650/1850/2050 (skill shot the reach of nocturnes ult) Damage: 175/225/275 (+.55 ad) Speed Boost: 40/50/60 After Effects: 20% slow applied to enemy upon emergence from the earth
Use: This ability can be used to single out a weak enemy or to take the enemy tank out of the fight. Another strategy would be to use this ability to take the enemy champion away and then just as soon use the undermine ability to get right back into the team fight. One way to use this ability is to go straight into the fight and pull out an enemy from battle. then using undermine go right back in to help the team. Another way is to use undermine to position yourself to get the enemy you want out of the battle.
*I thought about this ult as a support tool as well as giving it the ability to strand an enemy away from battle. As a support tool Dredger would be able to grab a friendly champion and take them to a safer or target location, for this to work the ability would have to be targetable not a skill shot, but I am still thinking on this idea.
Death from Below
Edit: Another suggestion I got was Dredgers' ult being a giant sink hole that sucks all enemies into the center and throws rocks around doing more damage to enemies closer to the center of the mayhem. I imagine this would look like Mordekaisers ability where he surrounds himself, but this will be with large rocks and boulders. I like both of the ideas, again let me know which ability you prefer out of the two ults. Thank you to "WindGuy101" for the suggestions and help
Mana: 150/200/250 Cooldown: 160/130/100 Range: 850 (circle around in the area) Damage: 100/175/250 (damage per second inside the sink hole, more damage done closer to middle) After Effects: anyone in the sink hole is slowed by sinking earth and flying rocks by up to 30% Visual: Dredger dives into the middle of a team fight going beneath the earth and causes a giant sink hole to appear, sucking everyone within the range down into the pit, rocks flying around the outside of the circle
*Warning playing as this champion will be entirely too much fun and may result in loss of friendships IRL and in game proceed with caution.
**> Skins: **
Overall the theme of this character is based upon the real life mole, this champion should be dark and battle scarred with sharp talon like claws and should give the appearance of small closed eyes. He could have rock growing from him not all around just to give him a rough hard look to him. For the concept art I can imagine him sticking out of the ground with a rock beside him with a hand sticking out to give the appearance that he crushed someone with his ability to manipulate the earth. One hand would be on the ground around his hole while the other hand would be held up with two rocks spinning in the air above his hand. Some Alternate skins could include:
Battle Chief Dredger: who would have on armor for his head and chest while also making his claws more intimidating scratches on the armor as well. Construction Worker Dredger: with a yellow hard hat and blue overalls. Ballerina Dredger: in a pink tu tu doing a spin for the skin art. Dredger from the void: like the new cinematic!
> Quotes
Upon selection: I can dig it! Taunt: No one will hear your cries beneath the earth Joke: You know what you find between a rock and a hard place? Me (laugh)
**> Recommended Items **
(tanky build) • Doran’s Shield • Mercury Treds • Phage-Frozen Mallet • Randuins Omen • Sunfire Cape • Frozen Heart
*Give suggestions and most of all get the word out about this champion! I think it's a great addition to league of legends and would love to see it made into a new champion. Thank you to Wisting and Animadar
100 views! work it girl friend 1500 views! datz gud 2500 views nearly 100 comments! lets keep this going thumb up for Dredger in game twee tousand! pretty good for less than a month 4007 views the 4000 is cool but its the little 7's that go into making it up that are really the most important. Thanks! lets keep it up!! 5002 Views! heyy OO Thank you every body 17 likes may not seem like a lot but thank you to everyone keep up the views and likes, I am working on getting some more concept art dont give up yet! 5555 views! 19 likes i will keep working to improve and get some more artwork stay with this idea and help me keep it bumped! 7000 views, well now how about that, 25 likes and well idk what more we need riot give the 25 ppl what they want! 8000 views getting a bit slow without my constant bumping, maybe riot wants to post on this idea and help it along? Over 9000! anyway Thanks for all the support with the views, comments, and thumbs I really appreciate it continue to show the love, and who knows. Maybe sometime in the future we can be playing as Dredger emerging from the earth to get rid of that pesky teemo. 14585 views as of the time the old forum died!
Edit: 9/3/12- added pictures of what I wanted the scent trail to look like, also added what the destruction if I choose the second option for Dredgers' ult Also Prairie Dog, because I'm sorry about the google images.Also Tried adding stats for Dredger, I will work on ability stats at a later date
9/4/12- Ok just thought of a new ability but I am not sure if I should get rid of one to replace with this one let me know. Resonating Pulse, Since Dredger has lived beneath the earth for so many years he has been able to gain the skill of feeling the pulse of movement and can actually see where an enemy is hiding within a distance. With this ability Dredger would pound on the ground revealing enemies a bit beyond the sight radius that are in bushes or stealthed. I really like this ability so I was thinking of getting rid of Mole patrol and putting this ability in its place. Let me know what you think in the comments!
9/6/12- Added my recently aquired ability icons! Thank you to MarcinOn
9/7/12- Rewrote SuperSnooper ability along with churning earth taking the stun reduction down. I also made his movement speed faster and his range a bit longer and increased his MR but took away the per level.
9/8/12- Added to the E ability, it will now incorporate a passive and active mode, the passive will be resonating pulse while the active will be mole patrol. The passive will be used every 45 seconds and only reveals enemies within sight of Dredger who are stealthed or hiding in bushes, but again only within range of his sight. Not sure if ill change this passive or not but I did change some stats around movement speed decreased, range increased slightly, health increased, and attack speed lowered
9/9/12- Changed stats around again decreased movement speed and range while increasing damage output. Also reworded the passive, Q, W, and E, abilities adding a sprained ankle aspect to the Q that slows and does slight damage over time also changed the E passive to a sonar system as the mole is sent out. Thank you to ploki122for the advice and help
9/10/12- Ok guys really tried adding the numbers to my abilities took me awhile and they may not work but it is a start. If anyone knows more about this than I do I'd appreciate the help. Thank you again for all the reviews and help I have recieved hope I continues to get the same support.
9/14/12- Changed some of the wording to my lore (thank you Chamenas). I changed churning earth ability to only make a champion fall in at the end of its range, but the trail of displaced dirt will slow and knock aside enemy champions. Undermine -I just included that the dirt trail slows any enemy directly in the path that is above ground. Fractured Assualt- didnt change much just gave some tips on its use at the end. Added a couple quotes
9/21/12 Did a lot of revamp today Lore: added more to explain a little bit about who Dredger is in the last parargraph. Base Stats: Put down per level increases. no math involved! Passive: added 15% increasedmovement speed while on the trail Q: Added root instead of stun took away the knock aside aspect, also made the ability like Anivias where you can reactivate the ability to root before it is at the end of its range, otherwise it will root at the end of its range. Took away making the hole disappear. Made the numbers prettier! W: Took away the slow upon emergence made the slow to anyone the trail hits, also took away the chance for attacks and abilities to hit just like the vlad pool. Made numbers easier to understand, reduced cooldown and amount of time underground went down from 5 to 4 seconds made it easier to understand. E: Reworked this ability by changing the ping to the main ability and the secondary will be mole patrol. After each ping of resonating pulse you will have 5 seconds to send out mole patrol before the ping goes off again. reworded the ability hopefully making sense, and made the numbers look pretty good R: reworded this ability made the slow upon emergence from 10 to 20%increased damage, decreased range. Numbers easier to understand. Adittional: added recommended items thank you to Walker21. I took awhile for this edit and took suggestions where I thought it would make sense, overall this is my vision and any suggestion given are taken into consideration for improving this concept. Thank you to everyone who chose to review and help!
[I]10/19 couple small changes for this post today. #1 wanted to thank everyone for their support of this idea it means a lot #2 Gave a disclaimer at the begining and end of the post #3 Noted that all abilities can be cast while underground (let me know if this is a good idea or if there should be a bonus included on the casts of these stats when Dredger is underground)
11/11/12 Will today be my lucky day to bring Dredger into the league? also added Sketch from Error Screen
1/1/13 A lot of people have been saying ult OP but I don't know if they realize the ult does not target someone you pretty much run the chance of luck while it is skill based you need to position and time the ult as a skill shot and whoever is hit first will be taken underground you may grab the wrong person you may miss everyone and land in the middle of the enemy base with no escape. Anyway just an update to thank everyone for their views and reviews
2/16/13 Last bump from me for this thread. Thank you to all who gave their support comments and thumbs alike. Here is to hoping we see Dredger in the league at some point in the future!
11/24/14 Well, it looks like this is teaser trailer for the new champion is the closest we are going to get to my Dredger concept! I'm sure it had no influence, but makes me feel special that this might have had slight influence on the new champion, minus the void concept!
Below are some pictures from the original post
