Greetings, Summoners!
A few people have been asking when we’ll be adding another support
champion to League of Legends. I’m happy to answer that with a
resounding “now!” Join me in welcoming Lulu, the Fae Sorceress, as our
newest support champion.
As a yordle (or “suppordle,” in this case), Lulu brings a sense of
twisted mischief to the League. With the help of her fairy companion
Pix, she is equally adept at disabling foes as she is assisting and
supporting allies.
Is the enemy Nocturne being a big jerk and killing your friends? Is
that Alistar just not squirrelly enough for you? That’s an easy fix with
a quick cast of Whimsy, which will make an enemy champion 100% more
adorable and 100% more harmless by turning them into a fuzzy critter
that can run around, but can’t attack or use abilities.
Let’s not forget the support aspects, either. Lulu features
high-impact, short-duration buffs and enhancements that can save a
teammate’s bacon or help to secure a kill. Making an ally move more
swiftly can pull their feet out of the fire at a moment’s notice, while
Pix can lend his own aid by flying next to a friendly champion,
attacking in concert and providing protection. Her ultimate, however, is
the final word in allied buffs -- granting a size increase along with a
health bonus to match. The rapid increase in size briefly stuns nearby
enemies, as well as granting the affected champion an aura that slows
enemies in a nearby area. This buff can be just what the doctor ordered
if a fully grown Cho’Gath simply isn’t big enough!
Finally, Lulu’s bag of tricks encompasses the ability to use some of
her spells on either allies or enemies. While Lulu’s fairy companion
Pix can support a friend, he can also harass an enemy by flying around
them and acting as a major hindrance.
We’ve worked hard to not only create an impactful and satisfying
support champion, but also one that fits well within League of Legends .
We’re confident that there are still a lot of support styles that are
yet to be explored in League of Legends, and that one of them combines
buffs and disables together in one package to help your team turn the
tide of battle. Lulu will provide you with exciting new options as a
support player on the Fields of Justice.
Abilities:
- Pix, Faerie Companion (Passive) - Pix fires magical
bolts of energy whenever his owner attacks another enemy unit. These
bolts are homing, but can be intercepted by other units.
- Glitterlance - Pix and Lulu each fire a bolt of
magical energy that heavily slows all enemies it hits. An enemy can only
be damaged by one bolt.
- Whimsy - If cast on an ally, grants them movement
speed and ability power for a short time. If cast on an enemy, turns
them into an adorable critter that can't attack or cast spells.
- Help, Pix! - If cast on an ally, commands Pix to
jump to an ally and shield them. He then follows them and aids their
attacks. If cast on an enemy, commands Pix to jump to an enemy and
damage them. He then follows them and grants you vision of that enemy.
- Wild Growth (Ultimate) - Lulu enlarges an ally,
knocking enemies away from them and granting them a large amount of
bonus health. For the next few seconds, that ally gains an aura that
slows nearby enemies.
Lore:
Perhaps more than any other champion in the League, Lulu marches to
the beat of her own drum. During her youth in Bandle City, she spent
most of her time wandering alone in the forest or lost in a daydream. It
wasn’t that she was antisocial; the day-to-day bustle of Bandle City
just couldn’t compete with the vibrant world of her imagination. She saw
wonder in places most people overlooked. This was how she found Pix, a
fae spirit, pretending to be stuck in a birdhouse. Lulu’s imagination
distinguished her to Pix, and he seized the opportunity to lure her into
his life. He brought her to the Glade, the enchanted home of the fae,
which lay nestled in a clearing in the woods. There the rigid properties
of the outside world - things like size and color - changed as
frequently and whimsically as the direction of the wind. Lulu felt at
home in the Glade and she lingered there with Pix, fascinated by this
secret place.
She quickly lost track of time. Her life in the Glade was
comfortable, natural. She and Pix played fae games together, the sorts
of games that she had been told were “only pretend,” and she got
exceedingly good at them. It caught her by surprise when she suddenly
remembered that she had left a life behind in Bandle City. The Glade had
a way of making everything outside seem distant and surreal. Lulu
decided to revisit her former home, to share some of the lovely things
she’d learned, but when she and Pix returned the world had changed.
Time, she discovered, was another property that behaved differently in
the Glade, and centuries had passed while she was away. Lulu sought to
reconnect to the residents of the outside world, but her attempt had
unfortunate results. She led all the children off to play hide and seek,
temporarily changing them into flowers and animals to spice up the
game, but their parents didn’t appreciate her efforts. When the yordles
insisted that she leave their land, she turned to a vibrant, magic place
where those with unusual gifts were not just accepted but adored: the
League of Legends.
"The best path between two points is upside-down, between, then inside-out and round again." - Lulu
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