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[Champion Concept] Yuna, the Dragoness

Seoshi·4/5/2018, 4:40:56 AM·3 votes·985 views

=-- Biography --=

Power is not always born in the crucible of creation, sometimes people ascend by tragic happenstance. Such is the fate of Yuna, a young daughter of Ionia so beautiful one look could inspire the deepest infatuation. Yet beneath her fair exterior lies a heart burdened with insecurity and a longing for something greater. While her peers explored the torrent of emotions that came with adolescence Yuna would instead be found offering a helping hand to those in need. For Yuna, the great joy of serving others gave her simple life a greater purpose and the smiles she put on others faces would make her feel like she was more than just her looks, at-least for a time. She lived a mostly tranquil life alongside her parents and brother Silas in the small Navori province along the Ionian border. Yuna did not live extravagantly, despite her many suitors offering her a better life, her most prized possessions are two exquisite fans gifted to her by a woman in the village after a long day of sowing the fields.

As the Noxian army began their invasion of southern Ionia, her village would be the first to fall and her family among those executed. But Yuna’s beauty would grab the attention of many. Be it the fairness of her features or the golden of her hair, she became the object of their desire. One thing is known to all about noxians, and its that they get what they desire. Forced to flee Yuna found herself running deep into the lush magical forests of Ionia, and so to did her hunters, beginning a game of cat and mouse. There is a saying that many know, “Ionia protects its children.” and as Yuna ran from the Noxian soldiers she prayed, hoping someone would hear her, hoping someone would save her. As she neared a clearing in the forest noxian soldiers caught sight of their trophy, but with fans in hand, rage filling her heart, Yuna stood her ground. No longer would she run in fear. Determination radiated off her like light from the sun, and as the first soldier charged toward her the whispers of Ionia would fill her ears, for Ionia does protect her children.

The sky blackened above them as screeching filled the air, but the noxian soldiers showed no sign of retreat. Yuna raised her fans, ready to fight, but the soldier did not make it ten feet to her for the wind would push him away. Yuna glided around the field held up by the currents of the wind, for she knew what would be coming. Tired of her games the soldiers began to surround her but they wouldn’t get the chance as Yuna had bought herself enough time. As they seized upon her Alexstra, Dragon of the Wind, descended upon them.

Yuna ran, eventually finding herself standing before a giant cave littered with glimmering teal scales, this is where she would wait. Fate can be cruel, however, and as she slipped inside so to would a Noxian assassin who escaped Alexstra’s jaws. Hearing the footsteps behind her Yuna broke out into a sprint, running deeper into the cave, luminous eggs lighting the dark stone walls. Pressing forward she eventually came into a large cavern, a faint breeze surrounding an altar in the center. The Noxian soldier not far behind would slide his blade into her back, Yuna’s scream echoing off the stone. The breeze grew into a gale, and as Yuna’s body fall onto the altar Wyrms of blues and teals would hatch from their eggs, chasing the Noxian soldier that would be their first meal.

But as Yuna’s soul stay clinging to her dead body Alexstra could feel the kindness of her spirit and the insecurities in her heart. She placed the body in a spirit egg where from Yuna’s wounds would grow glimmering scales that cover most of her pale skin, horns of teal shimmered from her golden hair, and her azure eyes sharpened to those of a serpent. When Yuna awakened Alexstra was no longer with her but a part of her, memories of the dragon’s life rushing to her mind. As she walked forward from the cavern the wyrms would follow and with them so to the wind.

When Yuna was born, she was a human. Tragedy would turn her into a goddess. But a journey to avenge those she loved her would make her a savior. Wielding her fans Yuna found she had far more control over the wind than just simple breezes, wiping out any Noxian soldier who dared to cross her path as she returned home. The Noxian army may have been driven back, but the war was far from over. Unable to find Silas’ body among the departed Yuna had a purpose. She would find her brother, if its the last thing she did, and no noxian would stand in her way. Fate had turned a kind-hearted girl into a goddess of rage, one Noxians would refer to as “the Dragoness” a nickname she embraced, and one which they would come to dread.

=-- Abilities --=

Passive - Slipstream Wyrm

  • After successfully damaging and enemy champion with 3 abilities Yuna's connection to the dragon calls a wind wyrm to aid her in combat. Upon hitting an enemy champion with Dragon's Gale, the wyrm flutters the air within the area causing all enemy champions struck to take additional magic damage equal to 20% of Yuna's maximum Ability Power. Additionally, the wyrm restores 20% of Yuna's missing mana over 5 seconds before dispersing into the wind.

Q Ability - Dragon’s Gale

  • Yuna waves forward a gale of wind to a target location, dealing 75/115/155/195/235 (+65% AP) magic damage after traveling through the air to all enemies within the area and slowing them by 25%, decaying quickly over 2 seconds.

  • Type: Ground Target AoE

  • Mana Cost: 50/55/60/65/70

  • Cooldown: 4 seconds

  • Range: 1175

  • Radius: 150

  • Projectile Speed: 3000

W Ability - Storm Surge

  • Yuna twirls, surging the wind around herself and expanding it into a roaring storm for up to 6 seconds, gaining 30% (+5% per 100 AP) bonus movement speed as well as losing all casting-time. Yuna can cast this ability again after 2 seconds to concentrate the surge, sacrificing her movement speed bonus and blasting forward a narrow cross-wind after a .25 second delay, dealing 10/60/110/160/210 (+140% AP) magic damage to the first enemy champion hit and stunning them for 1 second.

  • Type: Self-Target Buff / Single-Target Skillshot

  • Mana Cost: 50/60/70/80/90

  • Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 seconds

  • Skillshot Range: 1050

  • Skillshot Speed: 2300

  • Skillshot Width: 40.25

E Ability - Heavenly Tempest

  • Yuna converges the wind at a target ground location for 3 seconds, conjuring a tempest after a .25 second delay. While in the tempest enemies take 15/25/35/45/55 (+15%) magic damage every .5 seconds and are slowly pulled toward the center.

  • Max Damage: 90/150/210/270/330 (+90% AP)

  • Type: Ground Target AoE

  • Mana Cost: 70/80/90/100/110

  • Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10 seconds

  • Range: 1100

  • Radius: 200

Ultimate - Spirit of the Wind

  • Passive: Dragon’s Gale gains 5%/15%/25% (+2% per 100 AP) increased damage.

  • Active: Yuna unleashes from within the full power of Alexstra for 12 seconds. Dragon’s Gale gains an increased range (1400) and radius (200). Heavenly Tempest gains an increased radius (275) and Storm Surge gains an increased width (72.5) while piercing enemy champions instead of being destoryed.

  • Type: Self Targeted Buff

  • Mana Cost: 100

  • Cooldown: 120/105/90

=-- Tips --=

Blessed with the powers of a goddess the Dragoness excels at sieging the enemy team, harassing enemy champions from afar and zoning them into positions of disadvantage. As an artillery mage, Yuna can harass opponents from a great distance with considerable damage, bypassing the heavily protected front line to eliminate her squishy targets. In lane she has great mana sustain thanks to Slipstream Wyrm but very limited mobility and defense. A good Yuna player can strike with no fear of retaliation, but knowing when to fight and when to stand down will be key to mastering this Dragon of the Wind!

Full Combo: W (wind up) > R > Q > W (stun) > E > Q > Q... Teamfight: W (wind up) > R > E > W (stun) > Q > Q...

Playing as Yuna

  • Storm Surge allows Yuna to chase down enemy champions with increased movement speed while removing her casting-time for a flaw-less transition.

  • Yuna excels at zoning enemy champions away from their minions and should be casting Dragon's Gale almost every time its off cool-down. Building a lot of mana really extends the zoning pressure by giving Yuna access to a larger pool

Playing against Yuna

  • What Yuna has in power and range she lacks in mobility and defense, champions with strong gap-closers have an advantage over this goddess.

  • Getting early Boots when playing against Yuna will help you avoid many of her spells as all of them have some type of delay.

=-- Updates --=

4/8/2018 Lore Re-writting Passive - Reworked W - Removed Knockback, grants movement-speed E - Removed Ground (cannot use movement abilities) R - Reworked

=-- CCOS Reviews --= https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/jEnq9hAV-champion-concept-cierra-the-everburning

2 Comments

Void Kaiju4/7/2018, 3:33:28 AM1 votes

Alright, a dragon not-quite vastaya person. I like the description of how she looks. With regards to the bio, I don't hear very much about the character herself! She is defined in terms of relationships to other champions rather than as her own person. She is a nice girl, meets ahri for some reason, by sheer luck gets dragon powers, her family is killed by katarina, then she goes to meet Janna. It's all over the place and doesn't tell me what she wants. Does she follow in Irelia's footsteps, looking to defend Ionia against invaders? Or Karma who wants peace and tranquility? Or is she something else entirely? I want to know about Yuna, not all the random champions who have had an impact on her life!

And on we go to the kit! I'll begin by saying it's cool you're trying to add a new thing to the game with the mana drain passive. But there is a good reason that those don't exist. Due to the nature of certain champions and how mana pools are balanced, that passive will absolutely cripple some champions and be completely useless against others. It's also the only tie-in these little wyrms have to her kit! I feel there should be something more done with them than just being a mana drain effect. There must be something cool they can do that makes them feel impactful and synergizes with the rest of her kit more.

Her kit overall seems really devoted to preventing enemies from using theirs. She has an aoe knockback to stop divers, an aoe grounding effect to prevent escapes, mana drain to prevent the use of spells. Her zone control is enormous and seems like it would be a nightmare to play against. If you'd like her to be a big teamfight threat mage with lots of aoe, I'd recommend reducing the huge amount of safety she gets with her W. Her combo seems almost like... an infallible version of Orianna's combo. With a targetted version of shockwave, and a similarly low CD aoe burst/slow.

I see that what you're shooting for is an artillery mage. I find the idea of an artillery mage with a ground-targetted bread and butter spell super cool (I used to play a lot of AP kogmaw just because of how much I liked the casting paradigm!) I feel like you should solidify her concept around her Q more rather than packing in tons of utility for her. Consider comparing her to other artillery mages, like Xerath, Velkoz, and Ziggs. How does her safety against divers compare? (Quite favorably), how about her ability to hard lock down targets? (It's extremely good and reliable, unlike the previous three examples). How about skillshot reliance and enemy ability to dodge her poke? (Her entire kit is devoted to preventing the enemy from being able to use their abilities to evade her attacks! She fits more in with a cc/control mage than an artillery mage as her kit stands!)

I think you've got the beginnings of something super cool here, but it definitely needs some trimming and reformatting to really meet the concept's potential.