User:Emptylord/Patch/Aatrox4

Valanx is the first of the new champions: created to be the host of live kit. In keeping with the live kit's new existential personality, I felt like one of the Shuriman Baccai would be a perfect candidate. Baccai are those who were rejected by the ritual of Ascension - they are malformed and incomplete. There is not an expansive amount of lore surrounding the Baccai other than the fact they exist - so there's nothing inhibiting the introduction of this champion.

Valanx retains most of the design choices of Aatrox's VGU - including his model, posture and personality. He is angry and hateful, self-depracating and suicidal. Appearance wise, however, Valanx would receive a new Valanx classic skin where he resembles a malformed Ascended - most similar or }, except the transformation isn't complete. Valanx's animal motif was set to be the scarab beetle - making him look like a half-formed Khepri. One of the biggest departures from Aatrox's VGU is that Valanx is unarmed - he attacks enemies with his mutated claws and utilizes Sand Magic (Bending) for his abilities.
 * Personality and themes

I gave him the title, The Deathless Prince, because I felt it might be interesting if Valanx was a former prince to the Shuriman Empire who shamed his name when the Sun Disc rejected him. While other Baccai might have died as a result of their deformation, or perhaps Baccai in general only have short life spans, Valanx was cursed to suffer his shame indefinitely.


 * Abilities
 * Deathbringer Stance.png Enfeeble (I)
 * Valanx periodically empowers his next attack to gain bonus range and deal bonus damage based on the target's maximum health.
 * The Darkin Blade.png Dispatch (Q)
 * Valanx performs an acrobatic attack that cycles between 3 areas of effect.
 * Infernal Chains.png Entomb (W)
 * Valanx unleashes a gust of magic that creates an area of quick sand beneath the first enemy hit. If they do not escape in a short time, a sinkhole opens up that drags them into its center and deals additional damage.
 * Umbral Dash.png Shift (E)
 * Valanx dashes a fixed distance in the target direction. Additionally, Valanx passively heals for a percentage of the non-periodic damage he deals against champions.
 * World Ender.png World Ender (R)
 * Valanx reveals the remnants of his beetle-wings and takes flight, gaining movement speed and fearing nearby enemies. While transformed, Aatrox gains bonus AD and increases healing.


 * Cosmetics
 * Valanx would be released with, and.
 * Upon logging in after The Champion Blender, players would receive the option to refund or keep any of their currently owned cosmetics.