Riot Games has released the first details about the new champion Rell in League of Legends. She is a rider who will be used as a tank support. We at MeinMMO will reveal to you what she can do and when she is expected to enter the game.
What kind of champion is she? Riot Games has unexpectedly announced one of the 3 new planned champions. Rell, the Iron Maiden, is the first character who can mount a steed and charge into battle with it.
Her abilities are also very interesting, as they aim to reduce the opponent’s defenses. Rell can remove armor and magic resistance from enemies.
She will likely be played as a support, where Rell takes on the role of a tank and will deal little damage to enemies.
When does Rell appear? Rell is expected to hit the test servers with the update this week. Thus, a release two weeks later, for patch 10.25, is highly likely.
The abilities of Rell
What can Rell do? Rell can mount a horse with her ability “W” and gain increased movement speed. Afterwards, her “W” transforms into a new ability, turning her horse into a massive shield and launching opponents into the air when dismounting.
- Passive – Tradition Break: Rell attacks very slowly but temporarily steals a portion of armor and magic resistance from her target, dealing additional damage based on the stolen amount. Moreover, Rell can strip resistances from multiple different enemies to become extremely resilient herself.
- Q – Shatter Strike: Rell thrusts her spear forward, breaking all shields and dealing damage to all enemies hit (the damage decreases after the first target). If Rell has bonded with an ally using her E – Pull and Push, both she and that ally gain health for every champion hit by this ability.
- W – Ferromancy: Mount Up (can only be cast in armored form): Rell charges forward and transforms her armor into a steed, significantly increasing her movement speed. On her next attack, she charges her target, dealing additional damage and throwing it over her shoulder. Rell’s movement speed is increased while mounted on her steed. After transformation, this ability changes to Ferromancy: Crash Down.
- W – Ferromancy: Crash Down (can only be cast on the steed): Rell leaps into the air and transforms her steed into heavy armor, gaining a massive shield that lasts until destroyed or Rell remounts. Upon landing, she launches all nearby enemies into the air. Rell can use her E – Pull and Push – and her R – Magnet Storm – during the transformation. While in her armored form, her endurance is increased, her movement speed is reduced, and she gains a cap on her movement speed. After transformation, this ability changes to Ferromancy: Mount Up.
- E – Pull and Push: Rell uses magnetism to bind part of her armor to an allied champion, granting them additional armor and magic resistance when they are nearby. Rell can reactivate this ability to end the bond and stun all nearby enemies in the line between her and her ally.
- R – Magnet Storm: Rell unleashes a magnet storm, violently pulling nearby enemies towards her. After that, she creates a gravitational field that pulls nearby enemies in for a few seconds. The field does not interrupt their other actions.
If you want to check out the abilities already, you can do so in the official blog post or in short videos on Twitter. Just click on the embedded tweet and check out the further replies from League of Legends DE:
Rell appears directly with a new “Battle Queen” skin
What else is new on the PBE? In addition to Rell, there will be new skins with the next update on the test servers. This includes the “Battle Queen” series, which comes directly for multiple champions.
Rell, Janna, Diana, Qiyana, and Katarina will receive a skin:
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