[Champion Concept} Ignatius, the Crusader

Ignatius, the Crusader Meztli, the _________ Primary: Fighter Secondary: Assassin

Description I thought of Ignatius as one of Kayle's followers from the world she's from. He has wings like her and wears armor with ~~~~gold and red ~~~~coloring. He carries a two-handed sword and has a paladin-feel to him. I would add lore later ~~~~on~~~~ if I get ~~~~many views.

I planned Ignatius to be a paladin-like angel but a comment from Captain Tucan (NA) pointed out that he would have too much in common with Kayle and wouldn't make him unique. Later on, a comment and link made by StormLogic (NA) provided with the idea of creating a champion based on an Aztec warrior. I did research on Aztec civilization and found out there were two high ranking Aztec warriors: Jaguar and Eagle Warriors. Both warrior types wore head masks and uniforms of their respective animals. The Eagle Warriors chose the eagle because of the belief it symbolized the sun and were followers of the sun god, Nanahuatzin. On the other hand, the Jaguar Warriors chose the Jaguar to symbolize the god of the night sky Tezcatlipoca but also worship the moon god Tecciztecatl. After finding this information, I chose the Jaguar Warrior as my new champion as I found him more interesting. And since Jaguar warriors have a connection with the moon, I could somehow link him to Diana. But for now, I won't be messing around with the Lore. I chose his name to be Meztli because it means moon in Nahuatl (Aztec language). I put in an image from creative-horizon's deviant art page to show what he would look like. He wields a weapon called Mācuahuitl and a shield called Chīmalli. He wears light armor and the mask of a jaguar. http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/035/6/7/aztec_jaguar_by_creative_horizon-d38sfoi.jpg

I have yet to update his abilities to match Meztli. Abilities Passive: Lead the Charge After Ignatius damages an enemy champion with a spell, he and allied champions gain 15/20/25% of his bonus movement speed for 2 seconds. Increases every 6 levels. Range: 1000 Detail: Aura

Q: Glorious Charge/ Cleave First cast: Ignatius fills his sword with holy energy and charges towards a direction dealing 65/95/125/155/185 (+100% bonus AD) physical damage to all enemies in his path. While his sword is still ignited, his basic attacks deal an additional 10/20/40/80/120 (+30% AP) magic damage for up to 4 seconds. Range: 650 Width: 185 Detail: Linear Dash Second cast: Ignatius unleashes the energy in his sword to all enemies he is facing in a 90° cone dealing 60/90/120/150/180 (+80% bonus AD) (+100% AP) magic damage. Can be cast while moving. Range: 475 Detail: 90° angle AoE ability Cooldown: 15/15/15/15/15 after second cast Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 mana

W: Righteousness Active: Ignatius surrounds himself with holy energy reducing all damage he takes by 20/60/100/140/200 (+30% AP) damage for 3 seconds. The duration of this shield increases by 1 second up to a cap of 5 sec for each basic attack he makes. Cooldown: 20/19/18/17/16 seconds Cost: 55/55/55/55/55 mana Range: Self Detail: Self-buff

E: Overpower Active: Ignatius slams a targeted enemy dealing 80/120/160/200/240 (+120% bonus AD) physical damage and knocks it back 50 units. Cooldown: 9/8/7/6/5 seconds Cost: 40/45/50/55/60 mana Range: 200 Detail: Single-targeted ability

R: Archangel Active: Ignatius takes flight and descends upon an area shining a bright light which deals 100/200/300 (+100% AD) (+80%AP) magic damage to all enemies within a 200-range and stuns them for 1 second. Ignatius can store up to 2 Archangel Charges, which is affected by cooldown reduction. Cooldown: 10/7.5/5 seconds (not affected by cooldown reduction) Charge reload time: 140/110/70 seconds Cost: 60/60/60 mana Range: 800 Width: 200 Missile Speed: 1500 Detail: Ground-targeted dash and circular area of effect damage

Gameplay Top

1. Ignatius makes a good top lane AD bruiser with good early game damage and defensive abilities. He can max his Q when facing ranged opponents or his E when facing melee. A combo of his abilities would be: use W>First cast Q to enemy>Auto attack>E>Second cast Q. Once he hits level 6, he gains a stun and long range initiation. With this, he can attempt to kill his lane opponent or gank other lanes. He also has a good wave clear so he can be played as a pusher.
2. Ignatius can also be played as an AP bruiser due to his good AP ratios on his Q, W and R. After the first cast on his Q, his basic attacks deal moderate magic damage. The second cast on his Q also does magical damage with a 1:1 AP ratio. This can be used as a form of ranged harass. Since his W scales on AP too, he can be tankier by reducing the amount of damage he takes. Lastly, his ultimate deals magic damage that scales from AP that can deals tons of damage in team fights.
3. For those who dare, Ignatius can be built as an AP or AD assassin. With his high burst damage and good mobility, he can pick off fragile enemy carries. During team fights, after the tank has initiated, he can follow up with his ultimate for further crowd control and pick off enemies with his Q and E combo. With CDR, he can also clean up since his Q would be on a low cooldown and he can use the second charge on his ultimate. He could pick off isolated enemies by ulting in a, using E and Q and ulting back.

Jungle Ignatius can clear camps easily with his Q due to its high damage output. His W reduces damage he’s taking from monsters. His Q should be maxed out first to lower the cooldown so he can clear faster and gank more effectively. After hitting level 6, his ganking potential increases since he can close distances from a long range, have a stun and can use his Q after his ultimate to ensure his target doesn’t escape.

Mid Due to the high AP ratios on the second cast on his Q and his ultimate, Ignatius can be built as a full AP burst mage. He can use his Q to poke his opponent and farm from range. Once he has his ultimate, he can all-in his enemies and burst them down quickly. His W also scales from AP so he can use it to trade effectively.

Items AD Bruiser: AP Bruiser: AD Assassin: AP Assassin: