Praetor Fenix by hawkray

Tier 1:

| Reactive Energy - Every third basic attack Fenix lands an enemy hero grants him one stack of Block. 2 stacks maximum that wear off 3 seconds after leaving combat.

| Protector of Home - If Fenix is near allied structures, he regains 10% of his maximum Plasma Shield every second, deals 10% additional damage to enemy heroes and moves 15% faster.

| Bound by the Khala - Fenix converts shield 5% faster and receives 1% less damage from basic attacks for each nearby ally.

| Charged Striker - Each basic attack increases Fenix's attack damage by 5%, up to 25%. After 5 seconds of not attacking an enemy hero Fenix loses the stacks.

| Augmented Charge - Increases Zealous Charge's distance by 33% and increases the first attack's damage by 20%.

| Focused Charge - Increases Zealous Charge's first attack's damage by 80% and gains 10% attack speed for 2 seconds.

| Swift Charge - Zealous Charge becomes a blink and after striking Fenix gains 20% movement speed for 1.5 seconds.

| Feedback Charge - Increases Zealous Charge's distance by 10% and gain 10% of Fenix's maximum health as a shield that lasts up to 3 seconds.

| Cleaving Blade - Fenix's attacks towards enemy heroes deal 50% of said damage to all nearby enemy heroes.

| Stellar Barrier - Burst of Plasma blinds enemy heroes that are in melee range for 1 second.

| Unbridled Charger - Zealous Charge gains an extra stack.

| Last Stand - Fenix unleashes his full power by sacrificing his defensive reactions, gaining 100% attack speed and 10% movement speed when moving towards enemy heroes for 4 seconds; and Unstoppable for the first 2 seconds. While this buff is active, Fenix does not regenerate health passively and cannot regenerate new shielding.

| Recharge System Overwhelm - Fenix activates his stored shields, gaining a large amount of shielding (2000 at level 20) that lasts up to 3 seconds. However, this shield is unstable, and has to be stabilized by using Fenix's psi-blades. Each basic attack towards enemy heroes increases its duration by 2 seconds until the shield reaches 14 seconds of life--then it automatically disappears. For each 1% of maximum shield that Fenix burned to cast this ability, he gains 1% additional movement speed for 4 seconds.

| Sunder Will - Whenever Fenix casts an ability, nearby enemy heroes attack 10% slower for 1 second. Does not stack, but the duration increases.

| Force of Unity - Nearby allied basic attacks towards enemy heroes grant Fenix 1% damage reduction for 1.5 seconds, up to 10% for 1.5 seconds.

| Relentless - Removes blinds and silences from Fenix upon cast.

| Chrono Battery - Activate to increase movement speed by 20% for 5 seconds and remove all slowing and rooting effects. 30 seconds cooldown.

| Disrupting Barrier - Burst of Plasma leaves a small field the moment it's cast that blocks enemy movement for 2 seconds.

| Enchanced Efficency Booster - Reduces Feedback Boost's cost by 5% and while the ability is active Fenix halves the duration of all disabling effects.

| Calibrated Sharpshooter - Dragoon Mode has 30% increased range, moves 5% faster and halves the duration of disabling effects.

| My Life For Aiur - If Fenix perishes during Last Stand, he will enter stasis for 0.5 seconds and return to life in his zealot form with 10% of his maximum health but 100% of his maximum shielding. However, if he exits combat within 7 seconds, he will perish automatically. After the 7 seconds have passed Fenix can leave combat normally.

| We Shall Prevail - Also shields all nearby allied heroes for half the amount, but for double the duration. Increases the rate at which Fenix generates Plasma Shields by 33%.

| Exoskeleton Recall - Activate this ability to immediately turn into Dragoon form and gain 10% damage reduction, 35% attack speed, 10% increased damage and 20% increased basic attack range for the rest of the duration.. If Dragoon form was activated through Exoskeleton Recall, when Fenix perishes in combat he returns to his zealot form, which then turns into the standard Dragoon if he dies. 60 seconds cooldown, resets if Fenix dies in standard Dragoon form.

| True Advantage - If the target is blinded, silenced or stunned, they receive 50% increased damage from Fenix.

This Fenix is relentless, never stops, and should never stop. He is squishy, does not have a lot of health, and deals a decent amount of damage which is greatly amplified through the many buffs he gets from his slightly overloaded kit. He is completely centered around basic attacks, like a true brawler. He would shine the most from mid game onwards when his talents augment his kit even more.

I personally really liked Artanis since the recent buffs, for the reason that in order to stay alive you have to be smashing enemies with your psiblades. This take on Fenix takes that to the next level where if you don't deal damage to enemy heroes, you are heavily vulnerable. Of course the difference is that Fenix is faster and not as easily kited, which lets him play the assassin role better than Artanis.

His trait is pretty much "LET ME FIGHT". He continues to contribute to the team through bodyblocking and long ranged basic attacks that retain all buffs he had before dying. The Dragoon would very probably end up in the middle of the enemy team, and that's exactly why long ranged attacks would help if the enemy team moved around--you would still be able to snipe down the key squishies AND bodyblock with the dragoon's huge, four legged mechanical body. After he dies in Dragoon form or blows up, he will return to the death timer. This means that Fenix "borrows" time he would spend after the fight and uses it to stay alive longer. He can choose though if we wants to become a Dragoon to contribute more damage and to place another solid body after death, or if he wants to quickly start counting down the death timer in case the fight will last long enough for him to return (for example in Battlefield of Eternity, usually you can respawn and return to the objective contest).

Alright, that's my take on Fenix. Took me more hours than I would have liked, but everything for Aiur and the Khala's champion! I really hope you find it worthy of his name, and more importantly I hope you liked the idea and that this quenched a little bit your urge to see Fenix in action. Maybe a little bit, I know that's something we are still REALLY thirsty for :P

Good luck and most importantly, have fun in the Nexus!