"HYDRA" - [New Champion Concept]

DEXTROYDER·Oct 30, 2014·24 votes·10,505 views

->> ABILITIES ARE WORK IN PROGRESS <<-

Hi guys, i was working on this new champ idea i had, and finally i can share it with you :D Comments and ideas would be appreciated! If you like it, share and support please! Thank you! :)

http://m5tr.deviantart.com/art/ALL-FULL-Abilities-491612020

UPDATE november/01/14: I will remake abilities later putting together and developing your ideas :D

1st change: will improve the range of "Team Attack" 2nd change: will make "W" ability an attack with the same range of "Team Attack" but with "X" directional attacks, where "X" is the number of Hydra's heads obviously :)

54 Comments

WyrmbladeOct 30, 201411 votes

Just sayin', the hydra heads in the sketches look pretty uhh... penisy

MarhsallLee67Oct 31, 20147 votes

It's ok because the skin this champ comes out with will be Dickhead Hydra.

FlintfallOct 30, 20143 votes

I think a hydra would be an amazing addition to League (thinking about doing a concept about one myself), I love how the images tell the kit!

DEXTROYDEROct 30, 20142 votes

If you want, i would like to collaborate! More people will like the idea, and more chances we will have to see this champ (or something like this) in game! :) Thanks for appreciating :)

FlintfallOct 31, 20142 votes

No problem!

Collab will be a bit tricky, the hydra would be my top laner, but I want to release my support out first (which will take a while). I think this would work out better if we went in our separate directions (I want a fire hydra, you seem to like the poison based one).

Plus, then we could get two awesome pitches of a hydra for Riot to compare, because like they say, two heads are better than one!

######hue

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20142 votes

Ok man! Will be waiting for your version then :)

HoffmiscOct 31, 20141 votes

This isn't exactly what you originally wrote but its pretty close: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y9riIA4HQdEVAPF2PAA2c9VWM1oTKhf4-dgLPnobPaA/edit?usp=sharing

Just my thoughts on Hydra :P

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20141 votes

I will absolutely consider it! Thanks a lot! :) And I will put the names of who helped me when I will update ;)

HoffmiscNov 1, 20142 votes

You're welcome. It really is a cool idea for a champion. Oh and all numbers are changeable so keep that in mind. :3

DEXTROYDERNov 1, 20141 votes

Yeah of sure! Let's try to make it reality xD

PsykovaOct 31, 20143 votes

Wonderful concept, the drawings really help you actually envision the champion.

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20141 votes

Thank you :)

Toa of DeathOct 31, 20143 votes

I would buy this champ in a heart beat.

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20142 votes

I hope that one day we can do that together XD

FroggoDGAFOct 30, 20142 votes

Abilities are a bit OP considering that people would just abuse the lack of health and purposely nearly kill themselves for more heads in order to get easy enemy kills. Besides that, the champion itself looks really nice.

DEXTROYDEROct 30, 20142 votes

Thanks dude! I think it would be an interesting idea trying to kill yourself in order to become stronger ahahah :D Maybe not! ;)

SecretAgentHulkOct 30, 20142 votes

Exactly. This would be the Sophie's Choice champion: do you want life or damage?

Duke AnaxOct 30, 20142 votes

Actually there are already several champs like that, Aatrox for example.

Yes low health makes them stronger, but it also makes them easier to finish off.

SecretAgentHulkOct 30, 20142 votes

If I might make a couple of suggestions based on what I perceive as the identity... (this is awesome dude. I would play the crap outta this guy.)

Passive: I would probably make one head deal 75% AD, and all other heads deal 12.5% AD per head so you're still going for that choice of extra damage (up to 150%) or being safe.

W: It seems like this is the bruiser version of Kog'Maw's W. What if it was a toggle between attacking different targets with each head (default) and attacking one target with all? (I'd make the Q then a super attack, with a kickass animation and a lot more damage. Also Runaan's wouldn't work for all heads, just the main--that'd be OP.)

This is an awesome champion design, and I normally ignore a lot of concepts. Well done.

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20142 votes

I'm very happy you liked my work :) your ideas are good, it would be cool to have 3 or more different attacks each for a different direction and with a longer range, yeah! Cool! :)

For the passive, sorry but i work only on the design of the attacks, the gameplay, and the creative things, never liked numbers XD I like graphics xD We need to collaborate all together to create a perfect champ ;) maybe then Riot will be interested xD Thanks again!

VoidzillaOct 30, 20142 votes

Yes, I would love a hydra Champion in League. Perhaps it can come from Mount Targon, seeing how that area has a Greco-Roman influence going on there.

The model you made looks really cool and definitely has a unique take on the hydra. I can't help but find the skeletal body to be more insect-like, which makes me think of the Void in this game. Or maybe it takes inspiration from the Lernaean Hydra when a crab was summoned to help it fight Hercules...?

I'll be honest though when I say I feel a bit indifferent about the abilities. The passive definitely captures the feel of a hydra and the ult seems pretty cool, but the other ones feel a bit underwhelming (at least compared to most Champions released nowadays). They're not necessarily bad, but they don't seem like they're that fun or interactive to play with. I think there can be more of a push to make this guy's basic abilities truly remarkable.

And what would you intend for this guy's role to be? Ranged-fighter? AD-caster? Mid-ranged marksman?

I love the effort you put into this, and the only real problem I have with this Champion is that it's not in the game. XD League's long-overdue for a hydra, and your concept is just too awesome to ignore.

DEXTROYDERJan 5, 20161 votes

Thanks for the appreciation, but rito gives 0 shit to the champs we propose, so i abandoned this work, sadly :'C

TwistedtooOct 31, 20142 votes

Cool concept! I love it, League needs more champs that are different!

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20141 votes

That's why i was creating this:) totally agree.. Thank you! :)

hobomann2Oct 31, 20142 votes

the passive seems really wonky but i love the concept of a hydra(NOT VOID RELATED!)so here's my suggestion

hydran immortality-hydra starts the game with 7 heads but whenever he takes 15% of his max health worth of damage within 8 second's a head gets decapitated but will regrow after (X amount of time i dunno what would be fair) regaining 5% of his max health back

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20141 votes

This is interesting dude! I like

hobomann2Oct 31, 20141 votes

thanks this suggestion IMO seems more akin to a hydra being there amazing ability to not get with the picture of death

example the hydra from disney's Hercules

7ha7guy777Oct 31, 20141 votes

there'd definitely need to be a cap on the number of heads. otherwise you'd see a blob of heads walking towards you if the hydra keeps getting poked down 15% at a time and waiting X seconds

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20141 votes

What do you mean dude? The max number of heads is 7 :)

7ha7guy777Oct 31, 20141 votes

i must have misread it. i was thinking it'd grow 2 back

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20141 votes

Np :) maybe my english is not good enough and no one understood that really ahahah xD

Chaotic ReksOct 31, 20142 votes

I've seen enough hentai to know where this is going...

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20141 votes

Hahahahha!!! XD

StephenizgodOct 31, 20142 votes

Nice! I also have a hyrda like concept stored away in my archive, i never liked the kit i came up with so i have yet to release it. It is for sure an interesting idea for a champion so maybe ill come back to it one day.

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20141 votes

Thanks! I would like to see that! If you want, of course ;) We can work at this together ;)

WaylonJenningsNov 1, 20142 votes

Why not have the hydra 4 legged and have the three heads in a cone in front and have it spread like ashes arrows? It looks like a crab that's rotting at the moment.

DEXTROYDERNov 1, 20141 votes

'Cause i like rotting crabs ahahah xD

RustfireNov 1, 20142 votes

Sounds good.

reallifejediNov 2, 20142 votes

Wow good idea I have a champion called rasalam

ZirzonNov 21, 20142 votes

The real question is, would item 3074 be it's core item?

DEXTROYDERNov 26, 20141 votes

Yeah, and it will be RAVENOUS! :D

Watch9Oct 31, 20141 votes

Could he have health costs instead of mana costs to his abilities. It seems pretty weird when a Hydra is running away while dying and keeps growing heads.

DEXTROYDEROct 31, 20141 votes

Hahaha no, we need a connection with the real Hydra, which regrows 2 heads when cutted off one :)

Watch9Nov 1, 20143 votes

Other than that, its a good champion to be in top lane.

Good job man

DEXTROYDERNov 1, 20141 votes

Thank you!