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* [[Eoin Colgan]]
* [[Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino]]
* [http://hecm.deviantart.com/gallery/48607235/League-of-Legends Hector Moran]
* [http://raymondgriego.deviantart.com/art/Raymond-Griego-Fiora-548024945 Raymond Griego]
* [[Kristina Ness]]
* [[Paul 'Zeronis' Kwon]]
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==Champion Sneak Peek - Fiora, the Grand Duelist==
By '''NeeksNaman''' <ref>[http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=1854849 Champion Sneak Peek - Fiora, the Grand Duelist]</ref>
Wherever your travels might take you here in Valoran, it's important to learn a little bit about the local color. Take Demacia, for instance. While it might be picturesque, you might find it useful to learn they're famous for their dueling culture before you pencil any indignant remarks or uncouth villainy onto your vacation itinerary.
{{ci|Fiora}}, the Grand Duelist, has even made quite the name for herself by dealing with any scamp, scoundrel, miscreant, rogue, scalawag or rapscallion she runs across according to this time-honored Demacian tradition. If you happen to run into each other, it's probably best you keep your temper level if you don't want to find yourself staring down her sword point!
==Fiora, The Grand Duelist, Revealed==
By '''NeeksNaman''' <ref>[http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=1857434 Fiora, The Grand Duelist, Revealed]</ref>
It's been quite a while since we've had the opportunity to explore the design space of a true melee carry in League of Legends. {{ci|Fiora}}, the Grand Duelist, is our first all-out take on this type of champion since our initial launch, and our new addition to this role has let us really focus on a particular aspect: speed.
Not content to leave melee to the guys with oversized weapons, Fiora makes up for it in [[File:Lunge old.png|20px|link=]] raw agility and {{ai|Burst of Speed|Fiora|lightning speed}}, using a fencer's grace to {{ai|Blade Waltz|Fiora|shred opponents apart}} and {{ai|Duelist|Fiora|keep herself in the fight}}. One way she utilizes this is by [[File:Riposte old.png|20px|link=]] parrying her enemy's attacks if she times it right. [[File:Riposte old.png|20px|link=]] Parrying returns damages in the same swipe, making enemies think twice before directing attacks at her.
A melee carry must consider how to engage a fight, such as when to attack and how to stay on important targets with stuns, slows and snares flying around the battlefield. Fiora doesn't deal with these by being immune to crowd control, or being too stubborn to lose that last bit of health - that would be uncouth. Instead, her {{ai|Blade Waltz|Fiora}} moves her from target to target at light speed, making her so fast that no spell or weapon can lay a hand on her during its duration. Popping {{ai|Blade Waltz|Fiora}} early will give Fiora some additional up-front burst, but will leave her vulnerable to burst damage and counter attacks. This 'de-aggro' timing is an important choice that can result in either a swift death or a Pentakill.
While all carries have a boost to help their auto attacks get the job done, {{ai|Burst of Speed|Fiora}} has a high effect, very short duration, and a moderate cooldown. To compensate this higher opportunity cost, it refreshes when Fiora runs an enemy through. This not only makes Fiora players consider their timing as when to use this powerful buff, but her enemies can also deny her the opportunity by saving their escapes and disables for when this is up, suppressing her massive damage increase.
Being a melee carry is no longer a boy's club - Fiora adds grace, class and a rapier wit to the group. While she may not be as large or overbearing as her contemporaries, underestimating her is an often fatal mistake.
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Fiora {{as|regenerates health over 6 seconds}} each time she deals damage. Striking champions will cause this effect to stack up to 4 times.
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Fiora dashes forward to strike her target, dealing {{as|physical damage}}. Fiora can perform the dash a second time within a couple seconds {{as|at no mana cost}}.
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[[File:Riposte old.png|left]]
Fiora's {{as|Attack Damage}} is increased. When activated, Fiora parries the next basic attack and reflects {{as|magic damage}} back to the attacker. Works against champions, monsters, and large minions.
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[[File:Burst of Speed.png|left]]
Fiora temporarily gains additional {{as|Attack Speed}}. Each basic attack or {{ai|Lunge|Fiora}} she lands during this time increases her Movement Speed. Killing a champion refreshes the cooldown on Burst of Speed.
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Fiora dashes around the battlefield to deal {{as|physical damage}} to enemy champions. Successive strikes against the same target deal less damage.
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==Champion Update: Fiora==
By '''fizzNchips''' <ref>[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/champion-update/champion-update-fiora Champion Update: Fiora]</ref>
[[File:Fiora VU concept 1.jpg|center|600px]]
Compared to a few of our '''{{ci|Miss Fortune|recent}}''' '''{{ci|Gangplank|updates}}''', we launched {{ci|Fiora}} ''pretty darn recently''. Still, she's one of them tricksy melee marksmen/fighter types who was ''supposed'' to be a fleet-footed fencing duelist, but who, once she had a few items, could just [[File:Lunge old.png|20px|link=]] lunge up to the other team's squishies and {{ai|Blade Waltz|Fiora|smack 'em}} for a quick and easy - and unstoppable - kill. That was her single gear, really, and because Fiora was only good at killing, when she ''didn't'' have the damage to do her single job, she couldn't do much of anything.
Changes were needed, so we added in {{ai|Riposte|Fiora|non-damaging}} tools to help Fiora and her team, then balanced that out by reducing some of the {{ai|Blade Waltz|Fiora|undodgeable}} [[File:Riposte old.png|20px|link=]] killing {{ai|Burst of Speed|Fiora|power}} in her kit. She's still all about outplaying her opponents, but now has the tools she needs to play from behind or help her team out in ways that don't involve straight up slaughter. Voila, or whatever. Here's her new kit:
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Fiora identifies the weak spots - or vitals - in the defenses of all enemy champions she comes close to. If she manages to attack her enemy's weak spot, Fiora deals {{as|extra true damage}} for that attack while gaining a small heal and short boost of speed. Fiora reveals a new weak spot whenever she attacks one, or when a moderate period of time passes without it being attacked.
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[[File:Lunge.png|left]]
Fiora lunges in a target direction before striking a nearby enemy, dealing damage and applying on-hit effects. Lunge prioritizes enemy champions, and tries to {{ai|Duelist's Dance|Fiora|hit enemy weak spots}}. Finally, some of Lunge’s cooldown is refreshed when the ability strikes an enemy.
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[[File:Riposte.png|left]]
Fiora enters a defensive stance, parrying all damage and hard crowd control abilities for a fraction of a second. After she's done parrying, Fiora attacks in a target direction, damaging and briefly {{cctip|slow|slowing}} the first enemy champion she strikes. If she parries any hard crowd control abilities, Riposte {{cctip|stun|stuns}} instead of {{cctip|slow|slows}}.
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[[File:Bladework.png|left]]
Fiora gains increased {{as|attack speed}} on her next two basic attacks. The first cannot {{cctip|critical strike|crit}} but {{cctip|slow|slows}} her target, while the second is guaranteed to {{cctip|critical strike|crit}}.
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;Grand Challenge
[[File:Grand Challenge.png|left]]
Fiora targets an enemy champion, gaining speed and full knowledge of their {{ai|Duelist's Dance|Fiora|vitals}}. Each time she destroys a {{ai|Duelist's Dance|Fiora|weak spot}}, she deals {{as|percent max health}} {{as|true damage}}. If she's able to destroy all four {{ai|Duelist's Dance|Fiora|weak spots}}, or if she destroys at least one before her target dies, Fiora creates a large and long-lasting zone under her enemy that heals Fiora and her allied champions.
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With the update, Fiora's trading {{ai|Blade Waltz|Fiora|raw}} [[File:Riposte old.png|20px|link=]] damage for extra {{ai|Grand Challenge|Fiora|survivability}} and {{ai|Riposte|Fiora|utility}}, making her more of a skirmishing duelist and less of an assassin. We switched her {{ai|Duelist|Fiora|passive}} entirely, bringing her a new {{ai|Duelist's Dance|Fiora|'attack the weak spot'}} minigame that requires smart planning, position, and execution. But hitting an enemy where they don't want to be hit is ''hard'', so we gave [[File:Lunge old.png|20px|link=]] Lunge the free aiming Fiora needs to dart around without just getting to her enemy. Now she can {{ai|Lunge|Fiora|lunge ''through''}} targets (or to the side of one) all so she can then attack the enemy's {{ai|Duelist's Dance|Fiora|weak spot}}, deal a chunk of extra damage, and retreat safely with her small speed boost.
[[File:Fiora VU concept 0.jpg|center|600px]]
Next up is her {{ai|Riposte|Fiora|W}}. The old [[File:Riposte old.png|20px|link=]] Riposte was exceptionally binary - if your opponent has a basic attack, hit [[File:Riposte old.png|20px|link=]] W, if not, don't - and featured a ton of invisible passively gained pain. New Fiora loses the passive entirely, and gains a whole load of extra defensive options. Even though it doesn't last long, {{ai|Riposte|Fiora}} negates ''all'' incoming damage, meaning Fiora players with catlike reflexes can nullify huge amounts of burst from approaching assassins, or executes from other fighters like {{ci|Darius}} and {{ci|Garen}}. {{ai|Riposte|Fiora}}'s attack makes for a smart follow up, giving Fiora the chance to close range and attack more {{ai|Duelist's Dance|Fiora|weak spots}}, particularly if she parried enemy crowd control. {{ai|Bladework|Fiora}} mirrors Fiora's old {{ai|Burst of Speed|Fiora|E}}, but again helps the Grand Duelist maneuver into positions where she can attack her enemy's {{ai|Duelist's Dance|Fiora|weaknesses}}.
Last but not least, let's talk about her ultimate! {{ai|Blade Waltz|Fiora}} was a hugely impactful ability that dealt a crap load of damage, and while it showcased Fiora's fantasy of a nimble-footed sword-wielding killer, all you had to do to pull the move off was headbutt your {{ai|Blade Waltz|Fiora|R}} key. In other words, the mechanics didn't match the fantasy of a skill-based and nimble duelist. {{ai|Grand Challenge|Fiora}} is obviously totally different, and is designed to give Fiora players - and her target - this genuine sense of a real time duel, with Fiora moving around looking to destroy the four {{ai|Duelist's Dance|Fiora|weak spots}}, and her opponent looking to defend them. The rewards, if she pulls them off, are impressive. Aside from the increasing amounts of true damage she deals, the heal will often give Fiora and her team the sustain they need to overpower their enemies and win the fight.
The {{sbc|tl;dr}} of the changes is that we wanted to better execute on the ''fantasy'' of a duelist, someone who wins through smarts and mechanical ability rather than brute numbers. Old Fiora had ''some'' aspects of that, but ultimately her best play pattern involved double [[File:Lunge old.png|20px|link=]] lunging until she was face-to-face with a horrified enemy squishy, then hitting the {{ai|Blade Waltz|Fiora|R}} key. [[File:Riposte old.png|20px|link=]] Riposte and {{ai|Burst of Speed|Fiora}} both had some elements of dueling that we liked, but again... we just wanted to do it ''better''. That's why we've echoed - rather than replaced - most {{ai|Duelist|Fiora|of}} [[File:Lunge old.png|20px|link=]] her [[File:Riposte old.png|20px|link=]] old {{ai|Burst of Speed|Fiora|abilities}} {{ai|Grand Challenge|Fiora|with}} {{ai|Lunge|Fiora|her}} {{ai|Riposte|Fiora|new}} {{ai|Bladework|Fiora|moves}}.
[[File:Fiora VU model.png|center|750px]]
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PROJECT Alpha Strike|
KNKL SHOW 262 Nightraven Fiora VU!|
Fiora Art Spotlight|
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Fiora Concept.jpg|Fiora Concept 1 (by Riot Artist Eoin Colgan)
Fiora concept 2.jpg|Fiora Concept 2 (by Riot Artist [http://riotironstylus.imgur.com/ Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino])
Fiora ClassicSkin Render.jpg|Fiora Model
Fiora Royal Guard concept.jpg|Royal Guard Fiora Concept
Fiora ZorroSkin Render.jpg|Royal Guard Fiora Model
Fiora MusketeerSkin Render.jpg|Nightraven Fiora Model
Fiora Headmistress Sculpture.jpg|Headmistress Fiora Model 1 (by Riot Artist [http://hecm.deviantart.com/gallery/48607235/League-of-Legends Hector Moran])
Fiora Headmistress Model 1.jpg|Headmistress Fiora Model 2 (by Riot Artist [http://hecm.deviantart.com/gallery/48607235/League-of-Legends Hector Moran])
Fiora Headmistress Model 2.jpg|Headmistress Fiora Model 3 (by Riot Artist [http://hecm.deviantart.com/gallery/48607235/League-of-Legends Hector Moran])
Fiora VU concept 4.jpg|Fiora Update Concept 1 (by Riot Artist Kristina Ness)
Fiora VU concept 5.jpg|Fiora Update Concept 2 (by Riot Artist Kristina Ness)
Fiora VU concept 6.jpg|Fiora Update Concept 3 (by Riot Artist Kristina Ness)
Fiora VU concept 7.jpg|Fiora Update Concept 4 (by Riot Artist Kristina Ness)
Fiora VU concept 3.jpg|Fiora Update Concept 5 (by Riot Artist Kristina Ness)
Fiora VU concept 2.jpg|Fiora Update Concept 6 (by Riot Artist [http://raymondgriego.deviantart.com/art/Raymond-Griego-Fiora-548024945 Raymond Griego])
Fiora VU concept 8.jpg|Fiora Update Concept 7 (by Riot Artist Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino)
Fiora VU model 2.jpg|Fiora Update Model 1 (by Riot Artist Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino)
Fiora VU model 3.jpg|Fiora Update Model 2 (by Riot Artist Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino)
Fiora VU model 4.jpg|Fiora Update Model 3 (by Riot Artist Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino)
Fiora VU model 1.jpg|Fiora Update Model 4 (by Riot Artist Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino)
Fiora VU Royal Guard concept 2.jpg|Royal Guard Fiora Update Concept 1 (by Riot Artist Kristina Ness)
Fiora VU Royal Guard concept 3.jpg|Royal Guard Fiora Update Concept 2 (by Riot Artist Kristina Ness)
Fiora VU Royal Guard concept 1.jpg|Royal Guard Fiora Update Concept 3 (by Riot Artist Kristina Ness)
Fiora PROJECT concept.jpg|PROJECT: Fiora Concept (by Riot Artist Paul 'Zeronis' Kwon)
Master Yi Leona Fiora Lucian Zed PROJECT concept.jpg|PROJECT: Fiora Weapon Concept
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