Iron Fist Rework Idea

Ercarret

I've been wanting to do this buff for ages. When I first set out, it started as a fairly vanilla mystic champ. I tried to spice it up by adding an element of both skill and utility to him. I tried to design a champion that bobs and weaves more than he takes hits into his block, giving him more precision buffs the more he avoids getting hit.

If he does end up blocking a hit, he consumes precision buffs to enhance his blocking proficiency. This boost won't hang around for long, but taking a quick series of blows into his block grants him a substantial boost to his block proficiency. This should mitigate the damage taken from hard-to-dodge bullet-hell attacks, like Cable's SP1 or Blade's SP2.

However, if he manages to hang on to his Precision buffs, he can use them to fuel his new Chi State mechanic. Each buff he nullifies in this state fuels his damage even further as long as he can keep his opponent armor-broken.

Signature Ability - Heart of the Dragon

If Iron Fist Nullifies a Power Gain or Regeneration Buff while he has an active Cruelty Buff, he gains a corresponding Buff with the same potency as his Cruelty Buff. Max potency is 100% of the Nullified Buff's.

Basic Attacks

Light Attacks
If the opponent is suffering from an Armor Break, the fourth Light attack in a combo refreshes its duration

Medium Attacks
The second Medium attack in a combo deals a burst of 40% Basic Attack Damage per Precision Buff.

Heavy Attacks
If the opponent is suffering from at least 4 Armor Breaks, detonate them. This removes the Armor Breaks, deals instant Physical damage, and Fateseals the opponent for 8 seconds. If the opponent is a Robot, Armor Shatter them for 8 seconds instead.

Critical Hits

100% chance to place an Armor Break on the opponent for 7 seconds.

Armor Breaks

If an opponent would gain a Buff while suffering from an Armor Break, the Buff is immediately Nullified and the Armor Break is removed.

If the Nullified Buff is an Armor Up, no Armor Break is removed.

Precision Buffs

When Dodging a basic attack, gain a Precision Buff increasing Critical Rating by 325. These last indefinitely and can stack up to 5 times. Precision Buffs gained from the Dexterity mastery does not count toward this stack.

When Dodging a Special Attack, Iron Fist refreshes the duration of any Armor Breaks on the opponent and Purifies any Armor Breaks on himself.

Blocking Attacks

Iron Fist can Block Projectile Attacks by consuming a Precision Buff.

If Blocking immediately after Dodging an attack, each Blocked hit consumes one Precision Buff and grants Iron Fist 20% additional Block Proficiency for 0,5 seconds.

Chi State

When entering Chi State, Iron Fist gains a 0% Cruelty Buff lasting for its entire duration.

While in Chi State, Critical Hits reduce the duration of the opponent's Buffs by 33%, and any Buff that expires increases the potency of Iron Fist's Cruelty Buff by 15%.

If the opponent is suffering from an Armor Break when Iron Fist’s Chi State ends, the Cruelty Buff lingers on Iron Fist at 50% potency until the opponent is no longer Armor Broken.

Special Attacks

Special Attack 1
Each strike has a 75% chance to place an Armor Break on the opponent, with the last strike having a 100% chance if there are no Armor Breaks present on the opponent.

Special Attack 2
* Enter Chi State for 2 seconds per Precision passive.
* Additionally, gain a 20% Fury Buff lasting for the duration of the Chi State.

Special Attack 3
* Purify one Armor Break from the opponent to gain an Aptitude Buff, increasing the potency of each Precision Buff by 30% for 25 seconds.
* Place an indefinite Armor Break on the opponent that refreshes after 8 seconds each time it is consumed. Max 3 indefinite Armor Breaks.

Shadowstrike

Nice work

Ercarret

Thanks, mate!