Does Petricite Affect the Void, Chemtech, and Hextech. If so in what way?

Altronza·Jan 6, 2019·10 votes·9,144 views

The reason I'm asking is for a multipart story that I want to make and I'm looking to see the degree that the Demacian stone affects magic. Reason being that while I've seen that it affects magic, there aren't many instances of Demacians fighting against the listed attributes and their respective lore regions.

I'd expect Hextech to be nullified or completely extinguished, but Hextech from what I've seen is more along the lines of Chemical and liquid-based meaning that I could only see it maybe dampening any energy based effects it has.
The void, on the other hand, I haven't seen many influences of this conflicting with the material in the lore if any at all and if I had to guess conclusions that I can make would have the Demacian stone act like a poison to the creatures. Or not affect them at all, but as the void energy is like a living thing I believe that it can be affected by it. However I have no evidence and as such, this is why I'm asking as to find an accurate foothold.
My reason for looking into it so much is not really much, but there is an important aspect that my story will conflict with the various magical attributes on Runeterra due to its nature and I want to accurately describe it.

Thank you for reading, really the question is in the Title. But I wanted to give my own perspective and reasoning for asking as well.

17 Comments

SpideraxeJan 7, 20196 votes

I don’t think it’d work on Chemtech since like you said it appears more chemical based, I think Hextech might, depending on its effective against the Brackern and I don’t think it works on the void since its like an other worldly power

AltronzaJan 7, 20191 votes

Hm true, but doesn't Kassadin have as its described Void magic from the stone. And that the sword he has actually frightens the creatures when he delves into the void.

-Thinking now the biological aspect mixed with magic has more evidence with Kai' sa due to her merging and then with Kassadins void stone. But since it is another world much like the targonians I think that its effects would probably be halved or completely noneffective. But as no void creatures threaten Demacia or even reside in its territory where Petricite is common I feel there is an effect of sorts.

The Chemtech though.. Yeah by this point I think that its unaffected by Petricite even if they both originate as ores of a sort.

SpideraxeJan 7, 20192 votes

I definitely think that Petricite would have more effectiveness against the void creatures then it would have against completely non magical wolf, so agreed on it being potentially halved effect vs them, tho i think it might need further worldbuilding on what exactly “magic” is in Runeterra, in similar vain to the recent thread on hard and soft magic limits it’s still a bit uncertain since League has a wide variety of mages

AltronzaJan 7, 20192 votes

Agreed.

MogarlJan 7, 20192 votes

Pretty sure an unattended void attack is what got Taric banished.

Also Chemtech could be relying on magic produced by a chemical reactions

Edit "As morning lit up the temple’s overgrown cloisters, Taric finally decided to head back and check on his men. He was greeted by a scene of carnage. His troops had been butchered in their sleep, their corpses bearing the jagged hallmarks of the Void’s monstrous predators." So not only was there a Void attack in Demacia it would seem that it was identifiable as a Void attack in Demacia.

AltronzaJan 8, 20191 votes

Huh I'll have to look into Taric's story... (Go figure my most third most played champ and I don't know)...

Thanks for quoting it.... (I read the quote you put then had the lights scarred out of me cause I thought I saw a light on the wall). (I really shouldn't be reading these so late at night...
Although I'll have to read it to see if the area had Petricite. Possibly the map of Runeterra will show where the event took place because I doubt all of Demacia has Petricite right below the surface in large quantities. (I'm still trying to see if it does affect the void after all).

I'm starting to think after most of this that there's a possibility that the Chemtech ore that's mined for the process of making it is radioactive which would explain its killing nature a lot better than if it was just pollution or extremely condensed particles for Zaun's grey smog.

JeosterJan 6, 20194 votes

Petricite has it's limits, If I recall in the most recent story/short story "Demacian" heart a piece of Petricite was used to nulify magic and afterwards was destroyed. Aside from that there was a story long ago about Mordekaiser killing a demacian and If I recall in it mordes magic couldn't initially affect the soldier much because of his armor but on the other hand the soldier couldn't strike down Morde either and eventually died and I believe did turn into a spectre afterwards.

As far as void is concerned I would assume because of it's the void it's either uneffected or you need too much petricite for it to work. As for hextech, would probably interfere with it in some fashion, but it's an assumption and there are no sources.

AltronzaJan 7, 20191 votes

I agree with you on all your points and the story of Morde and the Demacian knight I didn't know.

-From the most recent story I think I'm getting that Petricite can absorb magic, but it's like a battery. In large amounts it spreads the magic it absorbs out and dissipates it probably into the environment, but if a small piece like from the story attempts it can't because its capacity is small. (Although Garren seems to suck up more damage than any piece of petricite ever could so).

I'm guessing Chemtech isn't a type of magic and thus wouldn't be affected, but I feel that it should be in some way as it is from a type of ore that its possible to make it.

WAZZZUP500Jan 7, 20192 votes

Ayo this theory agrees with mine on the way that magic resist works. Magic resistant armors absorb and dissipate magical energy before it can reach the target.

PlacentasJan 6, 20192 votes

This kinda raises the question as to whether the void is a realm of magic, or if it's more "'science" based, or an interesting mix of the two.

AltronzaJan 7, 20192 votes

True, My theory that Petricite would act as a biological poison to void is a stretch, but if it is a mixture of biological and magic it would make some sense. Although the fact that Demacia doesn't seem to have issues with the Void makes me think that it can't form a connection in the region.

-CONSIDERING the closest point on the map is far to the north away from the region -The next deep under the sea approximately the same distance away. -And the final being from Icathia which contained from the stories a large quantity of magic.

Hm, in any case, I hope to find an answer for writing the story, due to the ending having relations to its effects even if in a small way. If it does have a poison effect, then I believe the ending with most likely be much more mysterious. (But that's a long way away as its a multipart story).

The IcebornJan 7, 20192 votes

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This kinda raises the question as to whether the void is a realm of magic, or if it's more "'science" based, or an interesting mix of the two.

My thought exactly seems to be kind of a mix of science and magic for the realm

Jerry SeinfeIdJan 7, 20192 votes

Hextech

I agree on this one. The only loophole i could see is guns. i can remember a riot ask explaining infinite ammo as hextech. I didn't find it the last timei brought this up so i won't claim this to be correct. But. if only the process of making it is magical the bullet itself would just be a regular buller. Same goes for if in lore reloading is needed.

Chemtech The problem here is that it's never really defined as science or magic. Singed was originally a head alchemist of zaun. But even if we base it on a form of alchemy which some games use (potion crafting most of the time) then it's still questionable if it's magical as it would be made of natural components. Is nature magical? or do they just happen to have plants that have other effects on people than we do? I see chemtech as a more science driven form of alchemy in fantasy games and thus in the end comes down to how magic actually works in runeterra.

Void if the void is just all consuming it would probably be affective against it. Either way the creatures seem organic so it again comes down to what exactly magic is in runeterra.

AltronzaJan 7, 20191 votes

True Worldbuilding is in definite need of expansion. Either way, though I feel the story that I'm doing this research and theorizing for will somewhat expand upon this if done right.

-Although I think I might need to go read Ryse's story again cause the Runes and the Runewar seem to be a major focal point for what magic is in Runeterra.

Warlord RhinarkJan 7, 20192 votes

I like to think of Petricite as magical sponges.

If it gets hit by anything, anything magical in nature, it should absorb it.

Therefore, Petricite should, in theory, absorb both Hextech and Void magic.

However, since Chemtech isn't magical in nature, it will presumably not do anything to nullify that.

The IcebornJan 7, 20191 votes

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I like to think of Petricite as magical sponges.

If it gets hit by anything, anything magical in nature, it should absorb it.

Therefore, Petricite should, in theory, absorb both Hextech and Void magic.

However, since Chemtech isn't magical in nature, it will presumably not do anything to nullify that.

Good thought its like a sponge that can absorb massa mount of water/magic but it an also get saturated after a certain point becoming useless

RyzeTheSmurfMageJan 7, 20191 votes

Hextech: Probably hextech doesn't work around petricite since it uses magical crystals as energy source Chemtech: It uses chemicals so it shouldn't be affected by petricite Void: Srsly I think it depends on the Voidborn. Most of them are organic and use plasma tho so Petricite shouldn't be bothering those.