Zilean Rework Idea!!
http://i.imgur.com/RfgBxxs.jpg?1 Nobody really likes Zilean, and he's old and crusty, so Riot should really rework him. Here's my idea for a Zilean rework!
Zilean should be changed from Ghetto Time Wizard to. . . Space Time Wizard! Like, he controls aspects of space/time rather than just time, which is really limiting to what skills he can have. How imagine this reworked Zilean is as some really cocky immortal wizard that always has his arms crossed and hovers where ever he goes 'cause he's just bored of being so badass. My reimagining still has him as an ap mage, but with a way cooler kit. I've even thought up a couple skills for the rework. I'm no game designer so the names may sound silly.
Passive: Time Withered (Time Wizard xD) Enemies that are slowed near him age at an accelerated rate. They take percent health based magic damage while slowed by any source. Zilean's cooldowns are decreased by 1 second for each enemy he slows with his abilities, and 1 second for each ally he gives increased movement speed. (I think this passive would fit well into league because its situational and its also team oriented. The cooldown reduction also increases his potential power, rewarding good play. This is kind of necessary considering he's a mage with only 1 real damaging abilities, hard to hit. The majority of his ult and Q damage come from this passive.)
Q: Temporal Bubble Zilean sends forward a slow moving skillshot that increases in speed over time. The bubble moves until it reaches its target location or until it hits a champion and latches around them for 3-4 seconds. Inside the bubble, time accelerates independent of space. Enemy units within the bubble are slowed significantly, and age faster taking increased damage from Zilean's passive. Allies within the bubble have increased movement speed and cdr (Maybe attack speed too?). Enemies in multiple temporal bubbles increase the damage of Zilean's passive, but slow them for less. (My idea for this was to keep sort of the idea of old Zilean's time bomb. Enemies want to stay away from whoever's afflicted, whether it be an enemy or ally, because the field affects all those around who its attached to. This ability also moves toward the goal Riot wants for league of legends, creating counter play and obvious rewards. This acts as a powerzone like new Sona's auras, and a way to zone enemies. Zilean could still hit himself with this Q because it starts out slow. It's probably his own form of mobility.)
W: Redirect (I couldn't think of a better name, okay!) Zilean summons a portal that faces in target direction. The first enemy ability projectile that hits the portal teleports away and closes the portal. For the next six seconds, Zilean can cast the ability that the portal absorbed. If Zilean fires his Temporal Bubble into his W portal while his E portal is open, the Temporal Bubble comes out of the E portal's top portal. (This may be seen as op, but I think its balanced and requires high skill to use properly. It only blocks one ability, so it isn't too overpowered for the defensive aspect, plus the player could mess it up and aim the portal in the wrong direction and get neither benefits of the ability. So it's sort of high risk, high reward. He could block a Ryze Q and basically get no ability, but he could also get a veigar ult. Still, its only for six seconds and the opponent can play around it and predict it.)
E: Portal 2 (Couldn't think of a name again, so i used the Valve game lol) Zilean opens a portal in the air, then after a delay, opens another portal on the ground. The top portal emits a slow while the bottom portal opens. Enemies can fall into the portal on the ground and exit the top portal and fall back to the ground taking damage. Enemies afflicted by Zilean's Q are suspended in air for 1 second before falling to the ground. (This isn't really that comlicated, its just Zilean's interupt and makes enemies airborne, which is important to have for his ultimate.)
R: Zilean's Swag Zone (I gave up with the names obviously) Zilean creates a huge domain around him that alters space, time, and gravity. Enemy units and their projectiles are slowed while ally units are given increased movement speed. Enemy units cannot jump away or be knocked up. If an enemy is airborne, including by their own jump, when this ability is activated, they are slammed back to the ground, taking damage and becoming stunned for .75 second. Enemies can still become airborne by Zilean's Portal 2, and take increased damage and are stunned for.75 second upon hitting the ground. Champions who are knocked up at the start of Zileans ult that are slammed into Zilean's E Portal take signifcantly increased damage and are stunned for 1.75 seconds upon landing. (Really strong in team fights, but also has a downside. Zilean's allies can't even knock up enemy units. It's also sorta like Yasuo in that it's good for comboing with team members' knock ups)
I think this kit for a reworked zilean would be really fun and healthy for the game. It's not too op like some champions that can insta 100 to 0 people with one ability. Alot of the power of this kit is situational and hidden. The ult doesn't instant do 2000 damage like other mages, it makes his other 2 damaging abilities stronger. He has alot of potential for CC Chaining in team fights, but that's obviously easier said than done, just look at new Sion. Plus this new zilean is not very mobile. Honestly I don't know if this kit would be really strong, because it requires alot of tricks to get every thing just right. Also because of the passive, in a team fight be basically gets -10 seconds on his cds if he hits everybody at the start, silimar to the old Zilean xD.
Tell me what you guys think about this champion concept, I honestly think it'd be really really fun because all the abilities are simple and he could be used by someone new to the game, but they have alot of extra hidden cool mechanics that make the champion high skill cap.
