Zheng by ImZheng

Zheng, the Shade, is a melee agility hero whose role revolves around dueling, assassinating and escaping under extreme pressure if properly managed. Ideally, he is played alongside a strong lane support in the safelane to ensure a profitable early game. Although his mid-game influence is far from disappointing, in order to unlock his maximum effectiveness so he can keep up with other carries who shine during this stage and outscale them later, he needs a combination of fast farm patterns and successful skirmish fights. Zheng’s true power lies within his capability to quickly slay enemy heroes despite their allies trying to help. His abilities synergize well with each other and the timing is all that matters. The risk of playing Zheng is as high as the reward, even though he should not be regarded as a situational pick. As long as he is not shut down early enough while he is vulnerable, he eventually scales into a terrific hard carry, overwhelming almost any foe thanks to his elusive nature and deadly skillset.

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ROLE

Melee Faction: The Dire Complexity: ◆◆◇ Carry: ◆◆◆ Escape: ◆◆◇ Disabler: ◆◆◇ Durable: ◆◇◇

ATTRIBUTES

STR: 22 + 2.8 AGI : 22 + 3.5 INT: 16 + 1.6

BASE STATS

Health: 180 Health Regen: 2.2 Mana: 280 Mana Regen: 1

Attack Damage: 52-56 Attacks per Second: 0.6 Attack Animation: 0.43 + 0.74 Attack Range: 150

Armor: 3 Magic Resistance: 25%

Movement Speed: 300 Turn Rate: 0.5 Collision Size: 24 Vision Range: 1800/1200

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LORE

Long before the world was shaped, while there was still only chaos, the Shades were formed. Their lone sovereign ruled over endless darkness for aeons, known as the Dark Ages. But then, it was the Beginning that brought the mighty Titans. For the first time, contrast made its appearance on this wicked universe. The Titans had the world's prosperity as their sole purpose of existence as they gained the first energies by the Shaper, the god that showed them the way of creation. They wanted to innovate, to ensure balance. Their believes were considered menacing by the Shades who were sworn to eliminate them once and forever. Because they were strangely outnumbered by the newcomers, they created an army of lesser demons. Leading their servants into the fray, they forced the first battle to ever happen in which, unfortunately, their enemies emerged victorious despite thousand of casualties. Legends say that after this epic ancient battle, the Seven Planes were forged by the Worldsmiths and one served as an infernal prison for those who did not accept to pledge themselves neutral to their campaign: the infamous Foulfell. Foulfell was ruled by new Demon Lords who essentially betrayed their purpose. A former Shade general whose malice caused shiver even among the most fearless demons in the Seven Hells was finally released under the Fallen One's command because he thought the first could act as a worthy pawn in his evil plans. But the Shade refused and escaped from Foulfell after disappearing into the shadows. He would serve noone and nothing else, but his own motive of vengeance and redemption.