Champion Concept: Pisto, the Baron of the Black Market
Art drawn by me. My artstation: https://www.artstation.com/ezylryb
#PISTO ##THE BARON OF THE BLACK MARKET
The outlaws and smugglers in Bilgewater tell of Gangplank’s rule over Bilgewater. The ones who know what truly happens in the underground tell a different story, the story of a yordle who climbed Bilgewater’s black market on the corpses of the barons leading their own markets. Now -- with the black market so big it influences almost every trading business on Valoran -- Pisto knows that Bilgewater is a leader short, and is on his way to achieve his goal of taking control of Bilgewater and lead it to a new age of trade and prosperity.
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#Abilities
Ranged: 500
Role: Support, Secondary role: Mage
Class: Catcher
##Passive: Black Market Baron
Travelling Merchant
Innate: While out of combat, allies within 500 range can interact with Pisto to enter the Black Market, becoming able to buy items in their normal price. Pisto claims gold equal to 18% of the item's cost. The Black Market doesn't contain Legendary Items, Consumables and Control Wards.
Monster Henchmen
Innate: Pisto gains 1 Golden Kraken for every 100 gold he gains. He can spend 35 Golden Krakens to invest an upgrade for his whole team.
######Suggested by Echoing
Upgrades:
Howler’s Fangs: “Grants up to 15% lifesteal and spell vamp based on missing health, 33% healing versus minions and area of effect.” Movement Shrines: “Wards create small zones that grants allies walking over them 60% increased movement speed, decaying over 2 seconds (unique champion cooldown: 30 seconds).” Runic Guard: “Allies gain a semi-permanent 25% max health shield which refreshes every time they recall into their base.”
##Q: River of Gold Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 Mana Cooldown: 9 / 8.5 / 8 / 7.5 / 7 seconds Range: 700 (not fixed)
Active: Pisto sends gold through the earth that erupts in a row at target location. Enemies struck by the projectile or the erupted coins take 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 (+ 65% AP) magic damage and are slowed by 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% for 2 seconds. Additionally, enemies struck by the erupted coins are knocked up for .75 seconds.
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##W: Forced Accord Cost: 70 Cooldown: 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 seconds Range: 700 Pull radius: 400
Active: Pisto grants target ally 20 / 22.5 / 25 / 27.5 / 30% movement speed for 1.75 seconds. After 1.75 seconds all enemies in an area around the ally will be pulled towards it and take 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 (+ 40% AP) magic damage.
##E: Payment Cost: 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 Mana Cooldown: 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 seconds Range: 600
Active: Pisto blinks to a location, granting himself and an ally within 350 range a 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 55% AP) health shield for 3.5 seconds.
##R: Smuggler’s Path Cost: 100 Mana Cooldown: 180 / 160 / 140 seconds Range: 2500 / 4500 / 6500
Active: Pisto starts channeling for up to 8 seconds, allowing an ally within 2500 / 4500 / 6500 units teleport to Pisto's location by interacting with him. Teleporting takes a 1.5 second channel. If Pisto takes damage, the channel is broken.
#Playing as Pisto
Pisto is a Catcher, a support who brings a lot of playmaking potential to his team without being the primary damage threat himself. Being a literal walking shop that his allies can visit, he makes the early game menacing by allowing his carries buy items without recalling to their base to heal. If that didn’t sound crazy enough, he also grants his allies global buffs by investing Golden Krakens in the shop, giving his team global utility.
In lane, Pisto can start early fights by disrupting the enemy ADC with his Q and casting W on either himself or his carry to pull them and deny their escape. But games in the bottom lane start to get real serious when Pisto hits level 6, allowing him to basically give his jungler a path straight into bottom lane and allowing them to crush their foes if they don’t notice.
#Quotes
Selection
”Bilgewater’s finest.”
Movement
”Ambitious.” ”Bargains ahoy!” ”Call me cruel but never call me fluffy.” ”Did I visit this place with Jugo back then?” ”Greed, in the end, fails even the greedy.” ”Hold on, I dropped an item.” ”Humans are the easiest to trick.” ”I am patient. I can wait.” ”King’s dead, the crown is mine.” ”Let’s move.” ”Life is cheap.” ”Loyalty can be bought.” ”Moving.” ”Never trust a bilgerat.” ”No quarter!” ”On the road.” ”Out of my way.” ”Pirates, I hate those filthy pirates.” ”Rumors are just rumors. I am way worse.”
Attacking
”A new slave for the market!” ”Behave yourself!” ”Cheap!” ”Do you know who you’re stealing from?!” ”Everyone pays!” ”Filth!” ”I could be reasoned with!” ”It’s just good business.” ”Let’s be reasonable. Touch my stuff and you’re dead.” ”Know your place!” ”No-one steals from me!” ”One slash, ear to ear.” ”Paint the gold in their blood!” ”Remember my warnings at your own peril.” ”Scum!” ”Thief!” ”You are utterly unemployable!” ”You’re not worth my time.”
An ally opens the Black Market
”Ah, a customer!” ”Ah, yes. Catch anything interesting?” ”Artifacts and weapons for privateers and warriors.” ”Buy some of these potions before they go bad.” ”Good morning.” ”I’ve got some things for sale, today only.” ”Greetings!” ”I add saltwater to my potions for that extra spice.” ”In the market for some fighting supplies?” ”Looking to protect yourself or deal some damage?” ”Salutations!” ”Take your time but uh, I think there is a war going on over there.” ”What do you need?” ”Welcome to the Black Market.”
An ally buys an item from the Black Market
”Ahh, perfect.” ”A wise choice, mate!” ”Bilgewater’s finest.” ”Couldn't have picked better myself!” ”Excellent choice!” ”Forged by the Mountainsmith of old… I think.” ”I have more if you need them!” ”I thought I’d never sell that.” ”Nice choice!” ”That’ll do the trick.” ”That… might be cursed.” ”That wasn’t for sale… nevermind!” ”Trust me, you need this!” ”Strike with it like the Reaver King!”
An ally leaves the Black Market
”Black market welcomes everyone.” ”Come back anytime you want.” ”Huh, that’s it?” ”Keep them safe!” ”Look out for thieves!” ”Lovely, lovely money.” ”Return any time you need arms and armor.” ”Tell that cheap shopkeeper to stop interfering my business.” ”You’ll find my market everywhere.”
Buying an item from the shop
”Fine, take your gold.” ”I have one of these but bigger and better.” ”I knew I’d regret this.” ”It’s mine now.” ”Dirty.” ”This is just sloppy craftsmanship.” ”Too cheap.” ”Would you just stop interfering my business?”
Upon placing a Ward
”Eyes open.” ”I do not like surprises.” ”You can trust nobody.”
Killing/assisting an enemy kill
”Hm. Snitches have no value.” ”I hope you learned your lesson, filth.” ”I’m running out of patience. You’re running out of men. Let’s see what runs out first.” ”Miserable. They’re all miserable.” ”Nobody steals from me and walks away. Nobody.” ”Oh?” ”The blood price has been paid.” ”You’re getting exactly what you deserve.” ”You steal from my market and you pay with blood.”
An ally dies
”I’m starting to think I’ll fire the whole lot of you!” ”I don’t pay you lot to dance. I pay you to fight. So, fight!” ”Look. There’s three of you. So I don’t care how you do it. Just kill them.” ”Lovely show, sir! Lovely show!” ”Taking on my weak links. Apparently there’s a lot of weak links around here.” ”This is why I have trust issues.” ”Wonderful display, sir. Wonderful.” ”You haven't beaten me yet!”
The quality of this concept was made possible by the C&C Discord where a lot of really creative and awesome people gave me feedback on his art, his abilities, his lore and pretty much everything else I didn’t mention. If you’re new and want to be a part of the community, you’re free to join the discord server!
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be worth it for those passives? Even more so if you are looking to snag multiple global passives.
