Nora by Vitali

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Nora, Huntress of the Frozen Wilds, is an infamous Snowtreader from the realm of Yutonheim. This realm, being one of the many on the edge of the Nexus Storm, is constantly plagued by dangerous beasts spawned from other worlds and the chaos beyond through tears in reality and time. As a Snowtreader - highly-trained hunters who are magically enhanced to withstand the biting cold by use of Chaos energy - it is Nora's responsibility to hunt down these dangerous beasts and ensure the safety and stability of Yutonheim and its inhabitants.

Now, something has changed. With the opening of the Dark Nexus by the Raven Lord, something has been causing the rifts to open more frequently and the beasts they birth more dangerous. Sensing the growing instability, Nora embarks on a journey across the many realms of the Nexus to seek answers that could perhaps restore the balance of the Nexus and its realms.

Nora is a sustained Ranged Assassin who excels against Slowed opponents and can Slow them with her Frost attacks.

Vitals
Health: 1520
Resource: None
Attack Damage: 95
Attack Speed: 1.30
Attack Range: 6.0

Change Logs
25/4/2022
- Changed Tribsl Medicine into Knockdown Blast
- Changed E talents accordingly

17/10/2021
- Changed Arrow of Yuton to be like a Taunt but for abilities
- Changed Snowtreader (Z) to require max Brave to mount

In case it isn't obvious yet, this is very much inspired by Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn. I thought she was pretty cool so why not a Nexus character based on her. I think we need more sustained rather than bursty assassins.

Combat Trait

Brave Wilderness

Each time Nora Basic Attacks an enemy Hero gains a stack of Brave for 6 seconds up to 10 maximum stacks. Each stack increases Nora’s Attack Speed by 2%.

Nora's trait is pretty straight forward. The more she AAs, the more DPS she'll have because of the stacking Attack Speed increase. Think of it as Hatred on Valla but for Attack Speed instead.

Primary Abilities

Q - Freeze Bomb

Cooldown: 8 seconds
Throws a bomb towards a targeted area, exploding to deal 135 damage and Slowing enemies hit by 30% decaying over 1.25 seconds.

This ability has the same radius as Zarya's Grenades and a projectile speed similar to Nazeebo's spider jar. The range is around 7.

W - Frost Arrows

Cooldown: 12 seconds
Activate to make Nora's next Basic Attacks within 8 seconds to Slow enemies by 20% for 1 second.
Passive: Nora's Basic Attacks deal 15% more damage against Slowed enemies.

This ability is an instant-cast ability and empowers Nora's AAs within its duration to have a slowing effect. This synergizes well with this ability's passive in that Nora's AAs deals bonus damage against Slowed enemies. The cooldown starts AFTER the ability effect is over.

E - Knockdown Blast

Cooldown: 10 seconds
Shoot out an arrow in a line after 0.25 seconds, hitting the first enemy Hero hit for 135 damage, Knocking them back and Slowing them by 20% for 1.25 seconds. If Nora is near the target, she also jumps backward.

This ability has a range of 6.0 and the knockdown range is 2.5. If Nora is within at least 3.0 range of the enemy knocked back, she jumps backward by 5.0 range. During this jump, she is Unstoppable and her jump can pass through Terrains.

Heroic Abilities

R1 - Hailstorm

Cooldown: 50 seconds
Shoot 5 volleys of arrows over 1.5 seconds in a large cone in front of Nora, dealing 243 damage and Slowing all enemies hit by 5% for 1.5 seconds stacking up to 5 times. While, channeling, Brave's duration is paused.

This ability is similar to D.va's Pew Pew Pew (or Miss Fortune's Ultimate from League) where this is a stationary channeled ability. The volleys' length is around 8 and the width is at a 45-degree angle. The volley will hit everything in its path and has a 0.0625 travel time until it reaches its max range.

R2 - Arrow of Yuton

Cooldown: 40 seconds
Shoot an arrow that hits the first enemy Hero hit, dealing 155 damage. For the next 2.5 seconds, enemy Heroes are forced to randomly cast their Basic Abilities towards Nora. Affected enemy Heroes have their Spell Power reduced by 50% and their Basic Abilities recharge 100% faster.

This is a unique CC ability and has the same width as Sylvanas's Mind Control. Its range is around 7 and the projectile speed is the same as Sylvanas's Wailing Arrow. Think of this as a Taunt but for Basic Abilities. This effect is considered a Silence so it can be cleansed by an Unstoppable or Silence removers.

Special Mount

Z - Snowtreader

Cooldown: 4 seconds
Nora mounts like any other hero, however, when she is in a bush and at maximum Brave, she can mount instantly.

Level 1

Trait - Seeker in the Snow
Increase the bonus Attack Speed per stack of Brave to 2.5% and its duration by 2 seconds.

Q - Icebone Sling
Increase the range and radius of Freeze Bomb by 10% and grant 2 stack of Brave per enemy Hero hit.

Q - Easy Kill
Freeze Bomb deals 125% more damage against Minions and Mercenaries.

AA - The Huntress
?Quest: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes increase Nora's Attack Damage by 0.1. Takedowns grant 1 bonus Attack Damage

Level 4

Z - Snow Stalker
Reduce the cooldown of Mount by 2 seconds. The first Basic Attack while Mounted deals 20% more damage and grant 3 stacks of Brave.

Q - Ammo Hoarder
Decrease the cooldown of Freeze Bomb by 1 second per enemy Hero hit, up to a maximum of 5 seconds.

W - Frostburn
Basic Attacks against Slowed enemies deal 96 damage over 4 seconds. Increase this amount by 10% per stack of Brave.

E - True Ice
Knockdown Blast hits all enemies in its path, Knocking all of them back. Additionally, the Slow is increased to 40% that decays rapidly over its duration.

Level 7

Q - Freezing Rimewater
Freeze Bomb reduces enemy Heroes' damage by 30% for 4 seconds.

W - Snowtreader's Aim
Increase Frost Arrows' duration by 1 second. While it's active, gain 1 additional Attack Range

E - Snowfall Blast
Increase the distance of the Knockback against enemy Heroes and the jump distance of Nora by 50%.

Level 13

Q - Brittle as Ice
Freeze Bomb reduces enemy Heroes' Armor by 15 for 4 seconds. Basic Attacks refresh this duration.

Trait - Brave Traveler
Gain 10% bonus Movement Speed. While at maximum stacks of Brave, increased to 25%.

AA - Shards of Frost
Every 20 seconds, Nora's next Basic Attack deals bounce to nearby enemy Heroes. The primary target takes 25% more damage.

Level 16

Active - Dodge and Fire
Cooldown: 40 seconds
Activate to dash a short distance and fire a Basic Attack to 3 nearby enemy Heroes. Basic Attacks reduces this cooldown by 0.5 seconds.

W - Yutonslayer
Basic Attacks while Frost Arrows is active deal an additional 2.5% of enemy Heroes' maximum Health as damage.

Q - Biting Cold
Freeze Bomb's Slow no longer decays. If at least 2 enemy Heroes are hit, deals 60% more damage.

Level 20

R1 - Endless Hail
Each enemy Hero hit by Hailstorm reduces its cooldown by 2 seconds. Increase the Slow amount to 8% per volley.

R2 - Maddening Chill
Increase the amount of Spell Power reduction to 80%. Every time affected hero casts an ability, they take 345 damage.

W - Harsh Winter
Increase Nora's passive bonus damage against Slowed targets to 30%. Reduce the cooldown of Frost Arrows by 4 seconds.

Trait - Frost Bolt Torrent
While at maximum Brave, Nora's Basic Attack hit 2 times every 4 Basic Attacks.

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nice and very straight forward concept, I like it!

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Nora by Vitali

Nora

Nora

Huntress of the Frozen Wilds

Combat Trait

Primary Abilities

Heroic Abilities

Special Mount

Level 1

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Level 13

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