User blog comment:ND999/Lore of LoL - Blast from the past: Doran/@comment-26815373-20151225002122/@comment-3110123-20151225110053

I'm glad you liked the idea of "the Doran rework" and my approach to his lore. If I make a dedicated post to Doran as a Champion I'll be sure to expand in this direction (if more people approve of it that is).

I was thinking of relating Doran's kit to his items, and it wouldn't be the first time a Champion had an item named after them. If you recall,  was used by and is clearly visible on  after her update.

As for his actual kit, I actually have an idea:

Passive - Artisan's Craft: By purchasing one of his starting items ( or, or , or ) Doran enhances his entire kit accordingly (purchasing a Ring makes him an AP Bruiser, purchasing a Blade makes him an AD Bruiser and purchasing a Shield makes him a Tank, similar to how  can upgrade his ult except Doran upgrades his whole kit). Once he purchases one of these items he cannot sell them, nor can he buy a different one (for example, once you buy Doran's Shield you cannot sell it or purchase Doran's Blade/Ring instead) for the duration of the match. However, he can give unique upgrades to his starter items (available only to him, like and his ). The upgrades would be:

-Doran's Gauntlet (upgrades from Ring)

-Doran's Greatsword (upgrades from Blade)

-Doran's Aspis (upgrades from Shield)

Q - Hard Knocks: Doran drags his hammer on the ground, channeling for up to X seconds while gaining movement speed for each second. While this ability is channeling Doran cannot use abilities. Doran's next basic attack is empowered, granting him additional damage depending on how long he was channeling.

W - Anvil Fall: After a brief delay, Doran hurls an anvil in the target direction, damaging and slowing enemies hit by its landing. The anvil stays where it was dropped for X seconds and can be interacted with by ally champions.

E - Blazing Furnace: Doran punches the ground and after a 1 second delay a pillar of fire erupts from the ground in the target area. All enemies hit by the flames suffer a burning DoT effect.

R - Blacksmith's Grip: With a pair of master-crafted tongs, Doran clutches an enemy Champion and suppresses them for X seconds (the ability has melee range) and Doran is unable to move or use basic attacks for the same duration. However, while the enemy is gripped, Doran can activate one of his other abilities for an additional effect:

-Q- Hit the enemy with the hammer and deal immense damage to them.

-W- Throw the enemy in the target direction, dealing damage to any enemies they land on.

-E- Inflict the target with a burning AoE, which not only burns them but also their allies.

-R- Release the grip early, placing the ability on a slightly shortened cooldown.

That's about it for Doran as far as I've thought of. As you can tell the above kit is the "basic kit" he will have without purchasing any items. With the Ring his abilities would deal magic damage, with the Blade they would deal physical damage and with the Shield more of them will have CC added. So, do you think this is a good approach?