#Season Suggestion: "Fast & Furious" with 1 Deekin, 4 Ishi, 5 Xander, 10 Ellywick, 12 Melf

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finite cedar Oct 28, 2023, 11:59 PM

This is a suggestion of an Unaffiliated season with all speed champions.
All of them could get fancy Fast & Furius skins.
This Season includes 1 deekin 4 ishi 5 xander 10 ellywick and 12 melf .
Disclaimer: I waive any rights arising from the proposal and any possible future compensation for its use.

1 Slot: Deekin

Building Suspense – Base Ranged Attack (unchanged)

Story of Doom – Ability

Adjacent Champions do 50% more damage per Story of Doom stack, stacking multiplicatively. Story of Doom gains a stack every 1.5 seconds to a max of 20. Every enemy killed reduces stacks by 20%.

Confidence in the Boss – Ability (unchanged)

Troubadour Troupe (swapped place with Specialization Choice)

Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% for every Bard in the formation, stacking multiplicatively, with buffs applying to the pre-stack value.
Note: Now that upgrades are pre-stack, a lot of the upgrades of this ability must be removed from here to prevent too much stacking, instead, those upgrades would be moved to a Global bonus similar to many Support champions (it is weird that is a support with 0 Global bonus, he is not the only one, but it is very uncommon).

Specialization Choice (swapped place with Troubadour Troupe)

1) DOOM DOOM DOOM

Deekin's Story of Doom now affects all Champions in the formation, and its effect is increased by 400%.

2) Epic Tale of Little Kobold

Deekin's Story of Doom pre-stack effect increases to 75%.

3) Boss Wants Speed

Speed Champions now count for Troubadour Troupe ability.

DOOOOOOOM – Ultimate Attack (unchanged)

New Items

Slot 2: Increases the effect of Confidence in the Boss ability by 25% -> 87.5% -> 150% -> 275%.

Slot 3: Increases the pre-stack effect of Troubadour Troupe ability by 25% -> 87.5% -> 150% -> 275%.

New Feats

(Modified) Minstrel: Increases the pre-stack effect of Deekin's Troubadour Troupe ability by 20%.

(Modified) All Together Now: Increases the pre-stack effect of Deekin's Troubadour Troupe ability by 80%.

(Rare, Free Battle Pass): Increases the pre-stack effect of Deekin's Troubadour Troupe ability by 40%.

(Epic, Premium Battle Pass): Increases Deekin's maximum Story of Doom stacks by 5.

(Epic, Gem): Increases the effect of Deekin's Confidence in the Boss ability by 80%.

(Epic, Gem): Increases the Dexterity score of Deekin by 2.

(Rare, Gold Chest): Increases the effect of Deekin's Story of Doom by 40%.

(Epic, Gem): Increases the effect of Deekin's Story of Doom by 80%.

Comments

Story of Doom

5% additive per stack feels very bad. 50% multiplicative per stack is far more interesting.
Troubadour Troupe
The ability swap position with the specialization so that the specialization can affect it.
Now it is pre-stack!!!
DOOM DOOM DOOM
The effect is increased to keep up with the others options.
Specialization: Boss Wants Speed
This fits with this Season's champions.
No longer increases speed. With every rework, CNE is removing speed specialization as they were the only one people were always taking.
Items
Now the speed mechanic has an item as .
The description of the 3rd item was updated to reflect the pre-stacking nature.
Feats
Updated Minstrel and All Together Now to reflect the pre-stacking nature.
The Dex +2 feat is for the 6th season dexterity score requirement (such as Githzerai Agility).

4th Slot: Ishi

Added the speed tag.

Quick Strike – Base Attack (unchanged)

Monsters are People Too! – Ability (unchanged)

Confidence Boost – Ultimate Attack

For 15 seconds, Ishi's damage is increased by 200% for each non-human in the formation (including herself), stacking multiplicatively. Also, every time a non-human attack, that attack deals an additional 5 seconds BUD-based damage.

Let's Find Some Treasure – Ability

Increases all Gold found by 50% for every non-human Champion adjacent to Ishi, stacking multiplicatively.

Treasure Hunter – Ability

Increases the effect of Let's Find Some Treasure by 100% for 15 seconds whenever Ishi gets a kill. This ability can stack multiple times, stacking multiplicatively, with buffs applying to the pre-stack value. Each stack has its own duration.

You Can’t Catch Me! – Ability (new feature)

For every 0.25 seconds below 6 seconds attack cooldown, Ishi increase the game speed by 5%, stacking additively.

Specialization Choice

1) Friend to Shorties

Increases Ishi's Damage by 25% for each Dwarf, Gnome, Goblin, Halfling, Kobold, NERDS, or Saurial Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively, with buffs applying to the pre-stack value.

2) Friend to Tall Monsters

Increases Ishi's Damage by 25% for each Aarakocra, Bullywug, Doppelganger, Dragonborn, Genasi, Githzerai, Harengon. Lizardfolk, Minotaur, Tabaxi, Tiefling, Tortle, or Yuan-ti Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively, with buffs applying to the pre-stack value.

3) Friend to Tall Folk

Increases Ishi's Damage by 25% for each Aasimar, Elf, Firbolg, Half-Elf, Half-Orc, Triton, or Warforged Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively, with buffs applying to the pre-stack value.

4) Friend to Marginated (new feature)

Increases Ishi’s Damage by 25% for each Unaffiliated Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively, with buffs applying to the pre-stack value. Additionally, Unaffiliated Champions count as non-human for Monsters are People Too!, Confidence Boost and Let’s Find Some Treasure features.

New Items

Slot 2: Increases the pre-stack effect of Ishi's Specializations by 25% -> 87.5% -> 150% -> 275%.
Slot 5: Increases the damage of Ishi while her Ultimate is active by 25% -> 87.5% -> 150% -> 275%.

New Feats

(Epic, Gem): Increases the damage of Ishi by 120%.
(Rare, Gold Chest): Increases the effect of Ishi's Let's Find Some Treasure ability by 40%.
(Epic, Gem): Increases the effect of Ishi's Let's Find Some Treasure ability by 80%.
(Rare, Gem): Increases the pre-stack effect of Ishi's Treasure Hunter ability by 40%.
(Epic, Gem): Increases the pre-stack effect of Ishi's Treasure Hunter ability by 80%.
(Rare, Free Battle Pass): Increases the effect of Ishi's **You Can’t Catch Me! **by 50%.
(Rare, Gold Chest): Increases the pre-stack effect of Ishi's Specializations by 40%.
(Epic, Epic Battle Pass): Increases the pre-stack effect of Ishi's Specializations by 80%.

Comments

Confidence Boost

When comparing with 's ultimate, this ultimate seemed very weak, that is why I improved it.
Let's Find some Treasure
It seems very similar, but originally it stacked additively which is very underwhelming.
Treasure Hunter
Originally, it couldn't stack, being quite underwhelming.
Now it is pre-stack!!!
Specialization Choice
Now it is pre-stack!!!
The pre-stack idea comes from new champions like or that get the same treatment for their specializations. This actually encourages getting multiple stacks.
Specicalization: Friend to Marginated
This fits with this Season's champions.
Items
The new Slot 5 item is based on .

5th Slot: Xander

Added the tanking tag.

Acrobatic Backstab — Basic Attack (unchanged)

Lucky Shot – Ability

Whenever Xander misses an attack, there is a 25% chance that the area is instantaneously completed, providing that your BUD is higher than the Area Base Monster Health. This ability doesn’t work on boss areas.

Distraction – Ability

Whenever Xander is about to be killed and this ability is available, he stays at 1 HP and becomes invulnerable for 10 seconds. He can use this ability a number of times equal to the number of Champions in formation with a Dexterity score of 14 or higher. Xander regains all expended charges when changing areas.

Streetwise – Ability

Xander increases the damage of Champions behind him by 400% for each Champion in formation who is Unaffiliated, stacking multiplicatively.

Childlike Wonder – Ability

Increase the effect of Streetwise by 100% for each sorcerer, warlock, or wizard champion adjacent to Xander, stacking multiplicatively, with buffs applying to the pre-stack value.

Specialization Choice

1) Trying Extra Hard

Increase the duration of Distraction’s invulnerability by 5 seconds and when using it, Xander regains all its hit points.

2) Follow Closely

Increase the effect of Streetwise by 100% for every use of Distraction in the current area, stacking multiplicatively.

3) Show me Again!

Increase the pre-stack effect of Childlike Wonder by 50%.

Power of the Family – Ultimate Attack

Xander uses his miniature statue to summon one of Waterdeep’s giant walking statues for 30 seconds. The statue taunts all enemies, preventing them from attacking anyone other than the statue. Xander has a 25% chance of regaining one Distration stack for every Speed Champion in the formation when using this ability.
Note: Chance above 100% means a chance of an extra stack.

New Items

Slot 2: Increases the pre-stack effect of Xander's Childlike Wonder by 25% -> 87.5% -> 150% -> 275%.

Slot 3: Increases the health of Xander by 10% -> 30% -> 50% -> 100%.

New Feats

(Rare, Free Battle Pass): Increases the chance to miss an attack to 50%.

(Epic, Thayan Enclave): Increases the effect of Xander's Lucky Shoot ability by 100%.

(Epic, Gem): Increases the effect of Xander's Streetwise ability by 80%.

(Rare, Gold Chest): Increases the duration of Xander's Distraction ability by 40%.

(Rare, Gem): Increases the effect of Xander's Childlike Wonder ability by 40%.

(Epic, Epic Battle Pass): Increases the effect of Xander's Childlike Wonder ability by 80%.

Comments

Lucky Shot

I was originally very bad. The new mechanic is intended to be used in areas with armored or hit based enemies, or areas like fire pits or barricades, similar to .
In a normal speed formation, he might not be useful as familiars kills the enemies before he gets a chance to attack. I think it is nice to have a good but niche speed ability.
Be aware that he normally has a 33% chance to miss.
Distraction
This is necessarily to give him the tank role, similar to .
It fits with this Season's champions, as all of them have 14 Dexterity or higher.
Streetwise
It fits with this Season's champions.
Childlike Wonder
Now it is pre-stack!!!
It seems very similar, but it has also been increased from 50% to 100%.
Specialization: Trying Extra Hard
Useful for solo tanking.
Specialization: Follow Closely
Useful as a second tank.
Specialization: Show me Again!
Useful as a support if you don't want to use him as a tank.
Power of the Family
It fits with this Season's champions.
Items
Replaced speed item with HP item, and added an item for Childlike Wonder.

10th Slot: Ellywick

Added the speed tag

Quick Strum — Basic Attack (unchanged)

The Deck of Many Things – Ability

Ellywick draws a random card from the Deck of Many Things, gaining the effect as listed below for the rest of the adventure. She draws a new random card from the Deck of Many Things after completing 5 areas in the formation. She can draw the same card multiple times during an adventure. Possible cards include:

Flames (20% chance): Increases enemies spawn speed by 10%, stacking additively.

Gem (20% chance): Increases all gold found by 25%, stacking multiplicatively.

Knight (20% chance): Increases the damage of Champions in the column behind her by 45%, stacking multiplicatively.

Moon (20% chance): Increases Champion’s max Health by 30%, stacking additively.

Ruin (20% chance): Decreases the max health of enemies by 25%, stacking multiplicatively.
Notes The way in which Ruin stacks multiplicatively is 1 - (1 – 30%) ^ stacks. For example, at 5 stacks the effect is 83.193%.

Powerful Following – Ability

While Knight is the active card, Ellywick reduces the attack cooldown of all champions in the column behind her by 1 second.

Greatest Song in the Multiverse – Ability

While Ruin is the active card, Ellywick makes enemies take 100% additional damage.

Call of the Feywild – Ultimate Attack

Ellywick draws six feywild creatures to her; they appear on the right side of the screen and dash towards her across the enemies, dealing damage as they pass by. Once they are gathered, all champions take 50% less damage and all Champions adjacent to Ellywick are healed for 1% of their max health every 0.1 seconds for 15 seconds. After 15 seconds they dash off again to the right, dealing damage to any remaining or newly spawned enemies. The duration increases by 0.1s for every card drawn.

Fortunate Soul – Ability

While Gem is the active card, Ellywick makes enemy bosses have a 50% chance of dropping 1 additional gem.

For the Fans – Ability (new feature)

While Moon is the active card, Ellywick increases all healing effects by 100%.

Faster Tempo – Ability (new feature)

While Flames is the active card, Ellywick increases the chance to spawn an additional enemy with each wave by 100%.

Specialization Choice

Comment: All specializations are the same but with a different card, so here is the generic specialization:

[Ability] now applies all the time and while [Card] is active the effect of [Ability] increases by 100%. In addition, the chance to draw the [Card] Card is increased by 8%, while the chance to draw the others cards is decreased by 2% each.

1) Favored Card: Knight (replaces the old For the Fans feature)

Ability: Powerful Following.
Card: Knight.

2) Favored Card: Ruin (replaces the old Faster Tempo feature)

Ability: Greatest Song in the Multiverse.
Card: Ruin.

3) Favored Card: Gem (replaces the old All That Sparkles feature)

Ability: Fortunate Soul.
Card: Gem.

4) Favored Card: Moon (new feature)

Ability: For the Fans.
Card: Moon.

5) Favored Card: Flames (new feature)

Ability: Faster Tempo.
Card: Knight.

New Items

Slot 3: Increases the effect of Ellywick’s Knight Card ability by 25% -> 87.5% -> 150% -> 275%.
Slot 4: Increases the effect of Ellywick’s Gem Card ability by 25% -> 87.5% -> 150% -> 275%.

New Feats

(Modified) Knights of the Feywild: Increases the effect of Ellywick's Knight Card ability by 40%.
(Modified) Transmute Gems: Increases the effect of Ellywick's Gem Card ability by 40%.
(Modified) Lucky Draw: Increases the effect of Ellywick's Gem Card ability by 80%.

(Modified) Lucky Draw: Increases the effect of Ellywick's Gem Card ability by 80%.
(Modified) Witchlight Knights: Increases the effect of Ellywick's Knight Card ability by 80%.
(Rare, Gold Chest): Increases the effect of Ellywick's Flames Card ability by 40%.
(Epic, Gem): Increases the effect of Ellywick's Flames Card ability by 80%.
(Rare, Gem): Increases the effect of Ellywick's Moon Card ability by 40%.
(Epic, Premium Battle Pass): Increases the effect of Ellywick's Moon Card ability by 80%.
(Rare, Free Battle Pass): Increases the effect of Ellywick's Ruin Card ability by 40%.
(Epic, Gem): Increases the effect of Ellywick's Ruin Card ability by 80%.
(Epic, Thayan Enclave): Increases the effect of Ellywick's Powerful Following, Greatest Song in the Multiverse, Fortunate Soul, For the Fans and Faster Tempo ability by 100%.
Note: Feats for Ruin are applied as 1 - 1 / [1 / Ruin post-stack * (1 + feat)]. For example, with 5 Ruin stacks, the hp reduction would normally be 83.19% (5.94 times), with 40% feat would be 88% (83.32 times), with 80% feat would be 90.66% (10.7 times) and with both feats would be 93.33% (14.99 times).

Comments

The Deck of Many Things

100 areas with a bad card is a torture, now it is only 5 areas.
If you want to make enemies more dangerous, a speed mechanic that increase enemy spawn speed is better approach than buffing their damage and speed, specially at high zones.
Getting a Fate card at high zones could mean you unable to progress as you lose a lot of power for too many zones. That is why that card has been removed.
Call of the Feywild
The healing over time and the scaling duration makes it a better defensive ability.
Fortunate Soul
We have no champion that can do this. This will give a niche role for her in gem farming!
Items
Updated the description to match the new names of the abilities.

12th Slot: Melf

Zagyg's Needle – Base Attack (unchanged)

Melf's Adaptive Support – Ability

Melf creates a new spell to assist the formation. He customizes it based on Champions in the formation. It increases the damage of all Champions by 100% and that value is augmented based on some other parameters, each of which stacks and applies multiplicatively, with buffs applying to the post-stack value of each parameter.

Increases the effect by 25% for each unique Race in the formation.

Increases the effect by 25% for each unique Class in the formation.

Increases the effect by 25% for each unique Alignment in the formation.
Notes:

"[...] with buffs applying to the post-stack value of each parameter." means that the buffs apply 3 times.
As now it is pre-stack, some of this ability’s upgrades are removed and added to Melf’s Augmented Support Spell instead.

Melf's Righteous Determination – Ability

Melf knows exactly what evil is. Whenever an enemy spawns it has a 50% chance of being deemed "evil" by Melf. Enemies that are deemed are evil and becomes Melf’s Favored Foes, taking 400% more damage from all Ultimate attacks.

Melf's Speedy Supplement – Ability

Melf provides the following bonuses based on his position in the formation:

If Melf is in the top of the formation, increase chance to spawn an additional enemy with each wave by 25%.

If Melf is in the bottom of the formation, increase enemy spawn speed by 25%.

If Melf isn’t at the top or bottom of the formation, increase the transition speed when changing areas by 25%.

Melf's Minute Meteors – Ultimate Attack (unchanged)

Specialization Choice

1) Bonus Adaption

Unaffiliated Champions count as unique for each of the three parameters of Melf’s Adaptative Support. Also, when you unlock Melf's Augmented Support Spell, they always qualify for all their buffs.

2) Extra Supplements

Increase the damage of all Champions by 50% for each Speed Champion in formation, stacking multiplicatively.

3) Absolute Righteousness

Increase the effect of Melf's Righteous Determination by 0.1% for each "evil" enemy spawned in the current adventure. Also, now the damage bonus applies to click damage and any BUD-based attack or ability.

Melf's Augmented Support Spell – Ability

Melf augments his Adaptive Support Spell for each Champion it affects. The augments stack multiplicatively, with buffs applying to each separated augment.

Increases the effect by 100% on the non-dominant Gender in the formation (applies to non-binary champions all the time).

Increases the effect by 100% on the dominant Damage Type in the formation.

Increases the effects by 100% on Champions with at least one Attribute that is the highest in the formation.
Notes:

"[...] with buffs applying to each separated augment" means that the buffs apply 3 times.
This ability gains the upgrades removed from Melf’s Adaptative Support ability.

New Items

Slot 2: Increases the effect of each augment of Melf's Melf’s Augmented Support Spell by 25% -> 87.5% -> 150% -> 275%.

Slot 3: Increases the effect of each parameter of Melf's Melf's Adaptative Support Spell by 25% -> 87.5% -> 150% -> 275%.

New Feats

(Modified) Supportive Ally: Increases the effect of each parameter of Melf's Melf's Adaptative Support Spell ability by 20%.

(Modified) Encouraging Ally: Increases the effect of each parameter of Melf's Melf's Adaptative Support Spell ability by 40%.

(Modified) Veteran Sailor: Increases the effect of each parameter of Melf's Melf's Adaptative Support Spell ability by 80%.

(Rare, Free Battle Pass): Increases the effect of each augment of Melf's Melf's Augmented Support Spell by 40%.

(Epic, Premium Battle Pass): Increases the effect of each augment of Melf's Melf's Augmented Support Spell by 80%.

(Rare, Gem): Increases the Dexterity score of Melf by 1.

(Epic, Gem): Increases the effect of Melf's Melf's Speedy Supplement ability by 80%.

Comments

Melf's Adaptative Support

The positional aspect was removed for simplicity.
Now it is kind of pre-stack.
Melf's Righteous Determination
Added the Favored Foe mechanic as many other champions.
Melf's Speedy Supplement
No longer random!!!
Replaced the drop increase with a new speed mechanic as it was the only champion which such mechanic with no item cap.
Specialization: Bonus Adaption
It fits with this Season's Champions.
This could be considered the "lazy" specialization.
It is the best choice if your DPS is missing one of the three Melf's Augmented Support Spell bonuses.
Specialization: Extra Supplements
It fits with this Season's Champions.
It can give much higher damage than Bonus Adaptation if you can already get and maximize all those abilities.
No longer increases speed. With every rework, CNE is removing speed specialization as they were the only one people were always taking.
It is similar to one of 's specialization.
Absolute Righteousness
A powerful specialization for longer runs. Requires 56K kills to surpass 10 speed champions with Extra Supplements specialization.
Useful for click formations or champions that can deal BUD-based damage.
Melf's Augmented Support Spell
Now it is kind of pre-stack.
Items
Added an item for Melf's Augmented Support Spell.
Updated the description of 3rd item to reflect its pre-stacking nature.
Feats
Updated Supportive Ally, Encouraging Ally and Veteran Sailor to reflect the pre-stacking nature.
The Dex +1 feat is to match the 6th season dexterity score requirement.

Summary

Everyone got a bunch of cool new feats.

Deekin

Confidence in the Boos speed mechanic now has an item so that it can keep up with 's power-level.
Story of Doom stacks higher and multiplicatively, having better returns and buffing indirectly his ultimate ability.
Troubadour Trouple is now pre-stacks (better item), being more rewarding when getting multiple champions.
His Specializations are now stronger and more impactful.

Ishi

Her Ultimate is now more useful and powerful, and has a better item.
Her item scaling is better thanks to her now pre-stack Specializations.
She gets more gold as now Let's Find Some Treasures stacks multiplicatively and Treasure Hunter can apply multiple times, making her a much better option.
She got a speed mechanic, You Can't Catch Me!, being the second champion with a game speed increase mechanic. Be aware that attacks fast, and that can reduce the attack cooldown, helping you to use this ability.

Xander

His speed mechanic Lucky Shot is far more useful but niche.
Distraction is now his new tanking ability, more interesting that normal tanks.
Streetwise now scales with multiple champions.
Childlike Wonder scales higher and is now pre-stack (better item).
His Ultimate got a rework, making it actually useful.
His Specialization are now much more impactful, and he got a new one Show me Again!.

Ellywick

Now it is much easier to understand Deck of the Many Things, and is healthier, specially at high zones with an awful The Fates before your gold farming or before a powerful boss.
Her Ultimate is stronger.

Melf

The randomness Melf's Speedy Supplement was removed.
The double drop item was replaced with a new interesting speed mechanic to increase the transition speed.
It is much more rewarding the carefully planned formation composition due to his Melf's Adaptative Support and Melf's Augmented Support Spell modifications.
His items scales better.
All his Specializations were modified. Now they have better roles.

I need many messages, I will start to replace them

finite cedar Oct 29, 2023, 12:40 AM

@dense thistle what?

finite cedar Oct 29, 2023, 1:01 AM

xander ultimate has been replaced with a new one

pliant dove Oct 30, 2023, 10:40 AM

Great name for the season hahaha 🙌 😁

finite cedar Oct 30, 2023, 4:02 PM

Added comments on all abilities modified.
Added a new specialization of xander : Show me Again!, useful when you don't want him to tank.
Modified all three specializations of melf and his Melf's Adaptative Support ability.

finite cedar Dec 2, 2023, 6:06 PM

Specified that feats apply to the pre-stack value of deekin Troubadour Troupe
Added 6 feats for deekin .

finite cedar Dec 2, 2023, 6:22 PM

Specified that feats apply to the pre-stack value of ishi 's Treasure Hunter.
Added 8 feats for ishi .

Specified that feats apply to the pre-stack value of xander 's Childlike Wonder.
Added 6 feats for xander .

finite cedar Dec 2, 2023, 8:54 PM

Added 6 feats for ellywick .

Added 2 feat for melf .

finite cedar Dec 5, 2023, 2:12 PM

Modified all descriptions to make the champion more readable.

Added an item for xander 's Childlike Wonder.