The concept of Lagertha is based off the legendary shieldmaiden from Norway. Lot’s of people would have recently heard of Lagertha due to the Vikings TV series. So, here is the Merc concept.
SEX: Female
SPEED: Med
HP: 110
PRIMARY WEAPON: Pump Action Shotgun (6 Rounds)
SECONDARY WEAPON: Accurate Pistol (15-32 Rounds)
Q ABILITY: Sheild (when crouched covers chest and most of the head)
E ABILITY: Modern Throwing Axe (1 Shot Kill, 2 rounds) 20sec respawn each
ULTIMATE: Roar (small speed increase and health to all team members for limited time)
Modern Throwing Axe Image
Shield Image - (Would hope for something a little bigger, modern with glass to see though.)
Thought…
Great for scouting / leading a charge… Shield will block all incoming damage and should be invulnerable to allow slow crouched approaches. Throwing Axe should have decent range but a slow travel time to reward skilled players. Her strength would come from getting into a position that the enemy did not want her! The Throwing Axes and Shotgun would cause enemies to feel the need to fall back if she got to close. if you have it so that she gets additional xp (like spotting xp) if she is in between the enemy and her team with the shield up. “Distraction or Spotting points” basically.
Having her slower then the other female classes would balance out the durability and give enemies a little longer to react/aim before she reaches that critical point.
Melee attack would be one of the Throwing Axe model and do normal knife damage on a slightly extended range. She could also do Melee while the shield is up (shield bash) that would give a slight stun to the enemy but very little damage. The stun should be long enough to follow up with a slash and kill but would leave her open for a few seconds while doing so.
The accurate pistol is to make sure she still has a valid way of finishing fleeing enemies.
Her ultimate would heal all friendlies on the field by 10+ hp every second and boost movement by 20% for 10 15 seconds. Boosts her own hp by 20+ per second and movement speed by 30% for the first 7.5 seconds before dropping down to the 10+ and 20%
This would allow her to use her ultimate as either an escape or a attack.
What do you guys think?
I would love to hear back from you all!