Algalon is a unique Melee Specialist that alters the battlefield and manipulates opposing projectiles.
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Active; Auto Attacks by anyone are countered Algalon channels for 0.2 seconds, before launching three small stars at his cursor's position over 0.6 seconds. These stars apply a stack of 'Phased' to their target, and deal 80 damage each.
Phased Effects - The debuff slows enemies by 10% per stack on them. Upon reaching 3 stacks, all stacks are consumed and the target is turned Ethereal for 1.5 seconds. Stacks fade after 6 seconds with no additional applications.
Star Radius - 0.8. Range - 6.5. Stars travel full distance over 0.6 seconds. Cooldown - 4 seconds. Cost - 25 Mana.
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[W] - Shooting Star
Active; This is literal but also not Call a miniature star to fall on the targeted location. After a 0.75 second delay, the Star strikes, dealing 150 damage in a small area, before releasing a small explosion that travels over 0.75 seconds, which deals 100 damage to enemies hit.
Active; It gets cooler Algalon throws a Collapsing Star in a targeted direction, which deals 50 damage per second to nearby enemies. Upon the ability hitting maximum range(takes approximately 2 seconds), or reactivation, the Collapsing Star fully collapses.
Range - 6. Radius - 1.5. Cooldown - 12 second cooldown. Cost - 50 Mana.
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[E] - Black Hole
Active; RIP Skillshots Collapse the Star into a Black Hole. Skillshots that pass nearby the Black Hole are curved around the Black Hole, their curve increasing the closer they pass it, and skillshots that hit the Black Hole are consumed by it. The Black Hole lasts for 3 seconds, before vanishing. Additionally, all nearby enemies are also affected by its gravitational pull. The Black Hole gives off a pulling effect equal to about 1/3rd of a Conveyor Belt from Volskaya that increases in strength the closer you are to its center, up to 2/3rds as strong at its center. Being within range 2 of the center deals 25 damage per second to all enemies, increased by up to 100% the closer you get to the center. Minions take 100% increased damage from Black Holes.
Casting a Collapsing Star into a Black Hole increases its duration by 3 seconds.
Replaces 'Collapsing Star' while the Star is in travel.
Affected Radius - 4.
(Note; PhD in physics recommended for calculating skillshot trajectories around Black Holes.)
Secondary Abilities
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[16] - [1] - Quantum Enhancement
Level 16 Talent; Active; Science! Increase your attack speed by 50% for 6 seconds. During this time, your basic attacks count as abilities for determining ability to target Ethereal targets, and your basic attacks apply stacks of Phased.
Cooldown - 45 seconds.
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[20] - [2] - Tools of Creation
Level 20 Talent; Active; lul normal rewind Reset all of your cooldowns besides Tools of Creation. This includes Heroics and Active Talents.
Active; This general idea is pretty overdone Begin channeling the power of a Supernova for up to 5 seconds. When detonated, either early or after the full 5 seconds, it does 400 damage in a medium radius. Every 0.25 seconds spent channeling the ability increases damage by 10% and the radius by 5%, up to 200% and 100% increased damage and radius respectively. Being interrupted by Crowd Control causes Big Bang to detonate early, for 50% of the damage it would normally do.
Active; Optional detonation times! Detonate the Big Bang early.
Replaces 'Big Bang' while the ability is being channeled.
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[R] - Visions of the Cosmos
Active; Occasionally gets cast on you while you're high Touch target enemy hero, turning them Ethereal and rooting them for 2.5 seconds. During this time, the enemy hero's screen is covered with a vision of the Cosmos itself, covering their screen with stars. Requires a 0.75 second cast time to trigger.
Ethereal - The target is unable to target basic attacks or be targeted by basic attacks while Ethereal. Additionally, it lowers their Spell Armor by 25.
Talents
Level 1|Tier 1 (!)Phased Out - Quest: Turn targets Ethereal to empower Stellar Burst. Quest: Applying a 3rd stack of 'Phased' on enemy heroes grants one stack of Phased Out. Phased Out stacks increase the duration of Stellar Burst's Ethereal debuff by 0.05 seconds, capping at 0.5 additional seconds. Reward: Upon reaching 0.5 additional seconds of Ethereal status, Stellar Burst's cooldown is reduced by 1 second.
Purging Star - Shooting Star deals extra damage to minions.
Shooting Star's explosion deals an additional 150% damage to minions.
High Pressure Environment - Collapsing Star does additional damage over time.
Collapsing Star deals an additional 50% damage while in flight.
Level 4|Tier 2 Phased Movement - Turning people Ethereal reduces their movement speed.
Turning people Ethereal through 3 stacks of Phased reduces their movement speed by 30% for 1.5 seconds.
Launching Star - Shooting Star gains additional range.
Shooting Star can be cast 20% farther.
Explosive Detonation - Collapsing the Collapsing Star deals damage in an area.
Collapsing a Collapsing Star deals 160 damage to enemies within a radius of 2.5.
Level 7|Tier 3 Cosmic Momentum - Basic Attacks lower the cooldowns of Collapsing Star and Shooting Star.
Basic Attacks lower the cooldowns of Collapsing Star and Shooting Star by 0.5 seconds.
Star Shards - Shooting Stars leave a field of Star Shards.
Shooting Stars leave 10 Star Shards around the radius of their explosion. If an enemy steps on a Star Shard, they take 15 damage and are slowed by 2.5% for 1 second. The slow stacks, up to 25%.
Super-Collapse - Collapsing Stars now stun enemies when collapsed.
Collapsing a Collapsing Star now stuns enemies within a radius of 2 for 1 second.
Level 10|Tier 4 Big Bang - Charge the force of a Supernova before detonating.
See 'Big Bang' under Heroic Abilities above.
Visions of the Cosmos - Lock down and distract a foe.
See 'Visions of the Cosmos' under Heroic Abilities above.
Level 13|Tier 5 Distant Observer - Observer applies globally.
Algalon can see the cooldowns of all enemy heroes no matter how far away he is.
Phasing Burst - Stellar Burst now applies Phased Stacks to enemies nearby the target.
Enemies within range 2.5 of targets of Stellar Burst gain a stack of Phased.
Implosion - Black Holes that run out of time detonate for damage.
When a Black Hole runs out of time, it explodes, dealing 200 damage to everyone in its area of effect, reduced by up to 75% based on distance from the target. The damage is increased by 50% of all damage absorbed into the Black Hole.
Projectile Well - Enemy projectiles nearby a Black Hole are turned into Skillshots.
Whenever an enemy projectile(including Basic Attacks) passes by a Black Hole, it is turned into a skillshot with infinite range, but following the rules of the Black Hole's field.
Level 16|Tier 6 Cosmic Blast - Applying a 3rd stack of Phased with Stellar Burst deals massively increased damage.
Applying a 3rd Phased stack with Stellar Burst causes it to strike for 200% additional damage.
Starburst - Shooting Stars create immense explosions when cast into Black Holes.
Casting a Shooting Star into a Black Hole will cause no impact damage, but will instead cause an explosion over the entire field the Black Hole effects, which deals 300 damage.
Repossession - Skillshots passing nearby Black Holes can hit anyone.
Skillshots that pass nearby a Black Hole are assigned to the same factions as uncaptured Mercenaries; They may now damage anyone they hit.
Quantum Enhancement - Algalon's attack speed is massively enhanced temporarily.
See 'Quantum Enhancement' under Secondary Abilities above.
Level 20|Tier 7 Ascend to the Heavens - Algalon may move while channeling Big Bang
Algalon may move at 80% speed while channeling Big Bang.
Lasting Visions - Visions of the Cosmos distracts enemies for longer.
The Ethereal and Cosmos-Vision effects of Visions of the Cosmos last an additional 1.5 seconds(total of 4.). In addition, the cooldown of Witness the Cosmos is reduced by 20 seconds.
Expanding Horizons - Black Hole's area of effect increases over time.
Black Hole's radius is increased by 30% per second it's up, multiplicatively. In addition, whenever a Black Hole absorbs a projectile, its duration is increased by 0.5 seconds.
Wormhole - Translocation leaves behind a portal.
Translocation leaves behind a portal to the location Algalon teleported to, allowing Allies to follow him, for 3 seconds.
Tools of Creation - Algalon regains access to all cooldowns.
See 'Tools of Creation' under Secondary Abilities above.
Skin Concepts
Base Algalon Base Algalon as in the picture. Secondary tints; Purple, Gold.
9/14/2016
Tuned 'Re-Origination's damage down to 6000(from 8000).
9/15/2016
Added missing talents.
4/12/2016
Rework.
Phase Punch has been renamed Phasing Strike, with minor tweaks.
Cosmic Smash has been remade into Shooting Star.
Collapsing Star has received minor updates.
Big Bang has received updated functionality:
Big Bang now has a channel time, and deals more damage farther away the longer you charge.
'See Your World Through My Eyes' has been renamed Visions of the Cosmos, and it now requires a 0.75 second casting time(from 0.5).
Talent Tree entirely redone. Certain talents have returned with updated functionality.
PhD in Physics recommended for Black Hole skillshot trajectories.
2/25/2018
Black Holes now apply an effect similar to the Conveyor Belts on Volskaya, pulling enemies towards its center. It additionally now deals damage to enemies near the center of its effect, doubled versus minions.
3/1/2018
Corrected previous changelog date from 2017 to 2018.
Phasing Strike reworked, courtesy of a suggestion on the Blizzard Forums by Azihayya. From:
"Algalon strikes target enemy hero with immense force. This strike applies a stack of 'Phased' to them, and deals 120 damage."
to its current form as a quick burst of projectiles. Algalon finally has interaction with his own Black Holes.
Cooldown increased by 1 second to keep it low while accounting for possible instant-Ethereal statuses.
Phasing Sweep and Cosmic Smash have been renamed Phasing Burst and Cosmic Blast, respectively.
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