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Zyra Rework Concept ~ idea v1.1

Ezking15·6/1/2018, 8:33:53 PM·13 votes·6,097 views
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Very old idea/concept of mine revamped...

"The way Zyra would look here is that she would be in/on a flower/rose which has 4 major vines as legs."

Probably become the size of Urgot and have a hitbox like his...

##(P) Garden of Thorns https://imgur.com/gcAa8h4.jpg[/img]

  • Zyra plants a Seed (occasionally 2) every 8 seconds at all levels in her vicinity, and briefly grants sight of the spot Zyra planted them in.
  • Enemy champions can destroy Seeds planted by Garden of Thorns by stepping on them after 1 second of them having been planted.
  • Zyra can only have a total of 8 Seeds planted at any given time, and planting an additional Seed destroys the oldest one.

##(Q) Deadly Bloom / Rise of the Thorns https://imgur.com/HOXWwLP.jpg[/img] https://imgur.com/JI6iNOg.jpg[/img]

Deadly Bloom (Bramble)

  • Active: Zyra sprouts a seed into a Thorn Spitter
  • Passive: Increases plants health and attack speed. (Per ability point)
  • Plants beyond the first attacking the same target deal only 50% damage (Both Thorn Spitters and Vine Lashers)

Rise of the Thorns (Blossom)

  • Zyra radiates a forest of spikes around her traveling outwards (similar to Nautilus E, travels faster), dealing damage and reducing enemy's magic resist for a few seconds. The Inner/first wave/closest thorns to Zyra are greater in size causing enemies hit by these to be knocked up for 1 second.

##(W) Mulch / Rampant Growth https://imgur.com/RXpeLoi.jpg[/img] https://imgur.com/5w8cNtM.jpg[/img]

Mulch (Bramble)

  • Zyra sacrifices an allied plant, detonating the body in a shower of thorns dealing damage to nearby enemies, as well as restoring some of her health.

Rampant Growth (Blossom)

  • PASSIVE: Zyra stores a Seed periodically, up to a maximum of 2 stored at once.

Killing an enemy grants 20% charge toward a Seed. This is increased to 100% for enemy champion takedowns, large monster and large minion kills.

  • ACTIVE: Zyra plants a Seed at the target location, which briefly grants sight of the spot Zyra planted it in.

Enemy champions can destroy Seeds planted by Rampant Growth by stepping on them after 1.5 seconds of them having been planted, but doing so grants true sight of them for 2 seconds.

##(E) Stranglethorn Shield / Grasping Roots https://imgur.com/aArGftO.jpg[/img] https://imgur.com/p0lfBtg.jpg[/img]

Stranglethorn Shield (Bramble)

  • Zyra encases herself or an ally or a plant in a thicket of thorny vines granting a shield. If enemies attack the shield vines would spring from and latch onto the attacker constricting them. This effect ends after 10 seconds where the vines then wither or if the enemy retreats to a certain distance causing the vines to break. If shielded target is nearby other plants, the vines would latch onto the nearby plants as well, granting them a weaker shield and also has the same effect against enemy champions. (Enemy champions who attack plants with the shield have vines attach onto them etc...)
  • **Constriction: ** Slows enemy basic attacks and damages them whenever they attack.

Grasping Roots (Blossom)

  • ACTIVE: Zyra sends a surge of vines in the target direction, dealing magic damage to all enemies hit and rooting them for a short duration.
  • If Grasping Roots hits a Seed, it sprouts into a Vine Lasher.

##(R) Bramble / Blossom https://imgur.com/PGsM6nL.jpg[/img] https://imgur.com/fGO3rGr.jpg[/img]

Bramble

  • Zyra sinks into her flower, granting her increased defenses, Mana regeneration, Health regeneration, as well as adding splash damage to her basic attack. It also grants her access to an array of defensive abilities.
  • Significantly reduced basic attack range and movement speed in this form
  • Imagine her flower using giant vines to cleave through minions/monsters as a basic attack.

Blossom

  • Zyra's brambles unwind as her flower opens revealing her and granting her a new set of devastating abilities.
  • Zyra has increased basic attack range and movement speed in this form.
  • Has access to this form at level 6, so obviously is in her Bramble form at the start of the game.

"Closer to the flower, closer to the thorns." Zyra

https://gilisd.deviantart.com/art/Zyra-fanart-570682857.jpg[/img] ######Credit: Hamzilla15

Recently made a Discussion Thread on the boards regarding potential changes and ideas for this concept.

20 Comments

5050BS8/1/2018, 9:47:19 PM4 votes

I really like this idea. Full Rework and it gives play for Support and Play for mid lane.

SetInMotion6/5/2018, 1:41:52 PM3 votes

As a zyra main, i love, love, love this idea! i also love the way she looks in that picture. Riot needs to take a look at this.

MrShunpo6/5/2018, 12:45:49 PM3 votes

So...

##Q

  • In Blossom is like her current ulti in a way where it's an AoE damage but only knocks up nearby enemies. I can see that working since it will require her to get close to enemies to apply damage or even closer for cc and damage, due to it being like that it could also be her primary damage dealing spell and have great numbers, also peel herself and allow her plants to continue attacking enemies if set up correctly.

In Bramble, the Q also has a few aspects of her ulti and her old W:

  • Attack speed for plants, but scaling into the game.
  • Base health increase
  • And it looks weird that it summons plants only as an active, but I like it cause it makes her kit look much more plant-focused.

I Like A Lot.

##W

  • Blossom has the same W as the current Zyra and I can see how this forum would be switching back into Bramble to set up Thorn Spitters without relying on the rng passive early on in the game.
  • Bramble completely new seems interesting to see how this pet sacrifice, heal and damage dealing mechanic works. I can see this being helpful to clear waves or destroy a plant that a melee enemy is about to kill and deal damage to them, that seems strong...

A combo I can think of is: Blossom W x2 into E - Vine Lashers x2, R, Bramble W the vine lashers or in Blossom form, Flash Q for knock up into W x2 seeds into E - Vine lashers x2, R, Bramble W the vine lashers would seem like immense damage.

Yet again I Like, seems like a much more interactive combo than the current Zyra's combos.

##E

  • ** Blossom** same old E, I can see it being used to help get in range to land Q or even closer to hit the knock up?
  • ** Bramble**All new and a shield!? Shields plants and spreads to others?? Interesting... the shield also attacks whoever attacks it and reducing their attack speed, pretty neat concept and an actual strong supportive ability for herself/ team/ plants, very nice. I can also see this being good into champions that out range Zyra and have crazy AoE. I also see this as the replacement to the instant heal mechanic that Zyra's current ulti provides. Overall a unique and neat ability.

##R

  • My Favourite part of this concept. Just the thought of seeing her riding on a flower like a** queen**. 10/10

So she would obviously have low base stats/scales due to the stat gains from Bramble which is a nice compromise.

Question: Would her plants still have a lifespan or no?

BTW I love how it's all so different yet so similar to the current Zyra we have! She still looks like a mid-range, control mage! Pweaaazzzz Rito Analyse dissssss!

[sg-lux]

RAINBOW GUMDROPS6/4/2018, 1:21:19 PM3 votes

{quoted}

Very old idea/concept of mine revamped...

"The way Zyra would look here is that she would be in/on a flower/rose which has 4 major vines as legs."

Probably become the size of Urgot and have a hitbox like his...

##(P) Garden of Thorns https://imgur.com/gcAa8h4.jpg[/img]

##(Q) Deadly Bloom / Rise of the Thorns https://imgur.com/HOXWwLP.jpg[/img] https://imgur.com/JI6iNOg.jpg[/img]

Deadly Bloom

  • Passive: Increases plants health and attack speed. (Per ability point)
  • Plants beyond the first attacking the same target deal only 50% damage (Both Thorn Spitters and Vine Lashers)

Rise of the Thorns

##(W) Mulch / Rampant Growth https://imgur.com/RXpeLoi.jpg[/img] https://imgur.com/5w8cNtM.jpg[/img]

Mulch

Rampant Growth

##(E) Stranglethorn Shield / Grasping Roots https://imgur.com/aArGftO.jpg[/img] https://imgur.com/p0lfBtg.jpg[/img]

Stranglethorn Shield (Enemy champions who attack plants with the shield have vines attach onto them etc...)

  • **Constriction: ** Slows enemy basic attacks and damages them whenever they attack.

Grasping Roots

  • If Grasping Roots hits a Seed, it sprouts into a Vine Lasher.

##(R) Bramble / Blossom https://imgur.com/PGsM6nL.jpg[/img] https://imgur.com/fGO3rGr.jpg[/img]

Bramble

  • Significantly reduced basic attack range and movement speed in this form
  • Imagine her flower using giant vines to cleave through minions as a basic attack.

Blossom

  • Zyra has increased basic attack range and movement speed in this form.
  • Has access to this form at level 6

"Closer to the flower, closer to the thorns." Zyra

LOVE this!

GankLord4/30/2019, 8:28:30 AM2 votes

I really wish they would just revert the rework and return her to S4 Zyra. Her passive wasn't as good but at least she was a viable mid. I miss being a Zyra main.

meteorbreaker6/5/2018, 3:30:11 PM2 votes

Hi! How are you? your work has a good look and a fairly large scale, it is almost a full-fledged rework, perhaps something in the style of Arotrox's rework. I will continue to follow your ideas.

there are a couple of questions:

  1. This skillset in my opinion fits more under the support, because it looks like the style of the old Swain, a little Vladimir, and if you go like a solo lane, it sounds too strong, do not you think so?

  2. Have you come up with a new death animation and her lore? :)

ps. Ah, I still think Zyra is an unloved child of Rito, they decided too quickly and quickly to drop to her bot lane and always respond very poorly who ask abot her.

Chrysi76/7/2018, 7:16:55 AM2 votes

I really like this. This would make Zyra sooo much more fun.

Zyranium8/2/2018, 6:25:26 AM2 votes

Yes, she will slide instead of akwardly walk like she had something stuck in her butts !

And I hope Riot will look for that, it's very interesting and it would bring back our girl on Mid-Lane !