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UPDATE 4.9: NEW FRIENDS AND FALL FUN

  • Vainglory
  • |
  • Nov 15, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GOING ROGUE
SKINS
SUPER SEASONAL SALES
BUG FIXES
BALANCE & META


 

 


Fall season brings many changes with it, and change is in the air for Vainglory as well! Autumn is traditionally a time to give thanks and celebrate friends; and that’s just what we’re doing as Vainglory goes Rogue! We’re super excited for this incredible new direction for Vainglory and are working hard to keep bringing you all the things you love. Not sure what all this means? Check out the article here for more info. We are giving special thanks to the teams at Rogue Games  and nCORE Games; and especially to all of you, our players for joining us on this amazing journey . You are why we do what we do! Read on for all the details on whats coming in Update 4.9!


 

SKINS

 


‘JEWEL THIEF’ KOSHKA (EPIC)

Oooooh, SHINY! Hide your valuables, Jewel Thief Koshka is sneaking up on you to snag your precious gems with a little feline five-finger discount. Tiptoe into the market and get your claws on this epic skin when the update drops!

 


‘WU XING METAL’ LEO (EPIC)

With persistence, strength, gilded armor and the tempered steel of his massive blade, Wu Xing Metal Leo will strike fear into the heart of your enemies. He is judge, he is jury, he is yours in Update 4.9. Keep your eyes open for all the ways to score this epic elemental skin!

 


‘WU XING WATER’ MAGNUS (LEGENDARY)

Water,  at once both peaceful and powerful. Swirling on to the Rise, Wu Xing Water Magnus is bringing the storm! You’ll drown your enemies and turn the tides as you surge into the fight. Sail on into the shop and check out the deals on this legendary liquid skin coming to you in update 4.9!

 


 

SUPER SEASONAL SALES!


FABULOUS FALL SEASON DEALS!

Fall continues rolling along and winter will be here before you know it! To sweeten your season,  we have a whole new set of stellar sales headed your way!  Drop in to the market in update 4.9 and check out all the special sales on skins, talents, keys and more to make your autumn even more awesome. Be sure to check the market often for new deals and great savings!

 

SPECIAL HOLIDAY SAVINGS!

The Holiday Season is just getting started and we’ve got you covered! Be on the lookout for super special holiday deals headed your way for Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday and get the celebration started!

 


BUG FIXES

  • Fixed a bug where Viola’s Sleep wasn’t being properly resisted by Phinn’s perk.
  • Viola’s abilities will now appropriately auto-aim when quick casting in Joystick mode.
  • Ishtar’s minions now correctly show Magnus’ mark when struck by his abilities.

Stay tuned for more bug fixes coming to you next update!


BALANCE CHANGES AND META

 

  • Want to know the latest tweaks to your favorite heroes?  Hop over to the Balance Notes now to check out all the changes coming in Update 4.9!

UPDATE 4.9 Hero & Item Balance Changes

  • Vainglory
  • |
  • Nov 14, 2019

 

 Vainglory Update 4.9 is coming in hot with some fine tuning to some of your favorite heroes. We’ve included some special notes with most of the changes to help you understand our reasoning and the impact of the changes. Check out the balance changes coming for Update 4.9 below!

 


HEROES


 

Since most Anka players generally max Dance of Blades first, her engage distance was a little lackluster, especially at early levels. These changes should help her be more consistent with when and where she can pick fights with the enemy.

ANKA

SHIMMER BLADE (A)

  • Range Adjusted
    • 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 → 10 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 12

DANCE OF BLADES (B)

  • Damage Increased
    • 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 175 → 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 200

Catherine has been a nearly un-killable force on the battlefield. This change is intended to make her windows of vulnerability just a tad bit bigger, so players can more easily capitalize when her Stormguard is down and make her a bit less unstoppable.

CATHERINE

STORMGUARD (B)

  • Cooldown Increased
    • 10s / 9.5s / 9.0s / 8.5s / 8.0s → 13s / 12.5s / 12s / 11.5s / 11s

Ishtar is still proving to be the queen of both Halcyon Fold and Sovereign’s Rise. We felt her base shield was unusually high for a carry, so we reduced that to bring it more in line with other carries.

ISHTAR

STATS

  • Decreased Base Shield and Shield Per Level
    • 25 – 74 (levels 1-12) → 20 – 55

DEMONIC DECREE (PERK)

  • Basic Attack Crystal Power Ratio Decreased
    • 35% → 30%

BLADE WHIRL (B)

  • Cooldown Increased
    • 10s / 9.5s / 9.0s / 8.5s / 7.0 → 12s / 11.5s / 11s / 10.5s / 9s 

Joule is a hero that can dish out the damage AND take it. We wanted her to retain her identity as a tanky bruiser so we’re making changes to her primary damage tools so she can’t have the best of both worlds.

JOULE

THUNDER STRIKE (B)

  • Weapon Ratio Decreased
    • 200% → 170%

Miho players have been slicing and dicing the opposition, especially after landing an impactful Tsukuyomi across the whole team. We want the downtime of her ultimate to be greater so that she has to pick and choose her moments a little more carefully.

MIHO

REIZAN (A)

  • Damage Decreased
    • 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 180 → 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 130

TSUKUYOMI (C)

  • Cooldown Increased
    • 80s / 70s / 60s → 90s / 80s / 70s

We’re giving a little bit of love to Taka’s weapon and crystal paths as well as making it easier for him to engage on his enemies with X-Retsu.

TAKA

HOUSE KAMUHA (PERK)

  • Mortal Strike Weapon Power Ratio Increased
    • 30% → 40%

X-RETSU (C)

  • Range Increased
    • 7 → 8
  • Bleed Crystal Power Ratio Increased
    • 75% → 85%

We heard you and we’re making several changes to help make Viola a little easier to play as well as opening up a path for her to become more of a hybrid Carry/Captain. We did redistribute some of her power around her kit since she has a new damaging perk.

VIOLA

MELODIOUS TUNE (PERK)

  • Basic attacks now deal crystal damage and scale with crystal power
    • Damage: 70 + 5.5 per level
    • Crystal Power Ratio: 50%
    • Weapon Power Reduced to 0

HARMONY (A)

  • Projectile Speed & Hitbox Increased
  • Barrier Increased
    • 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 180 → 50 / 85 / 120 / 155 / 225
  • Bonus Health Ratio
    • 5% → 7%

DISCORD (B)

  • Projectile Speed & Hitbox Increased
  • Crystal Power Damage Ratio Decreased
    • 150% → 120%

POWER BALLAD (C)

  • Lowered Cooldown
    • 20 / 14.5 / 9 → 15 / 12 / 9

DISSONANCE (C3)

  • Fixed a bug where the damage dealt was weapon. Now correctly deals crystal damage.
  • Burst Damage Crystal Power Ratio Decreased
    • 100% → 80%
  • Damage Over Time Crystal Power Ratio Decreased
    • 30% → 15%

LULLABY (C4)

  • Duration Of Sleep Immunity Increased
    • 30s → 45s

Weapon Vox hasn’t seen a lot of success in recent patches so we’re making his primary damage tool, Sonic Zoom, hit a bit harder. Additionally,  his resonance bounce should now deal a respectable amount of damage even while going WP since it now will scale with level.

VOX

JULIA’S SONG (PERK)

  • Resonance bounce damage now scales with hero level
    • 20 at all levels → 20 – 75 (Level 1-12)

SONIC ZOOM (A)

  • Basic Attack Damage Increase
    • 50% / 50% / 50% / 50% / 70% → 75% / 75% / 75% / 75% / 100%

More Ults, more often!

YATES

IRON MANDATE (C)

  • Lowered Cooldown
    • 120s / 105s / 90s → 100 / 90 / 80

Thats all the changes coming in 4.9 ! Be on the lookout for the 4.9 Update Notes coming soon!

Vainglory is going Rogue

  • Vainglory
  • |
  • Nov 04, 2019

Heads up, players: Rogue Games is taking over Vainglory! 

Okay, hang on now, s’all good—you shouldn’t notice any difference at all. We’re not just industry vets with loads of publishing experience. We’re huge Vainglory fans. We’ve been playing the game from the day it first hit mobile. And we think it’s still the best MOBA experience on the market. Put simply, we’re not gonna mess with the winning formula, yet we’re thrilled to bring you more of the awesome gameplay and content you love.

Our co-founder and chief strategy officer, Matt Casamassina, offers a few more words on the subject. “We couldn’t be more excited to be partnering with Super Evil Megacorp to take Vainglory into the future,” he says. “Fact is, we’ve always loved the game and have nothing but respect for the fanbase, which is why we’re all about protecting the experience and keeping players happy.”

This means you’ll see the same cadence of updates. The same familiar faces, including most of the community managers you know and love. And all the while we’ll be working diligently behind the scenes to make your favorite MOBA even better. Yeah, we might have a few tricks up our collective sleeves. 

Until then, we’ll see you on the rise!

one more thing! Between now and when 4.9 arrives, hop into the game and grab a Vainglory ‘going Rogue’ gift (3 rare keys & an epic mystery key) from us!

UPDATE 4.8: VIOLA THE MUSICIAN MAGICIAN

  • Vainglory
  • |
  • Oct 19, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VIOLA
SKINS
FUN FUN FALL DEALS
BALANCE & META


VIOLA: THE MAGICAL MUSICIAN

Follow the sweet sound of sacred strings through the forest and you will find new hero Viola; here to save you with her magical songs.  Enemies beware when this magical musical support plays one of her Power Ballads! Whether boosting her allies or stopping the enemy in their tracks, she’s got the song to save your soul. Let the music play when update 4.8 hits!

 


HERO ABILITIES


 

 

MELODIOUS TUNE (PERK)

Every time Viola casts an ability, she gains a stack of Melodious Tune granting her cooldown reduction.


 HARMONY (A)

Viola sends out a music note that grants a barrier to herself as well as any allies that it passes through (up to 2 stacks).


DISCORD (B)

Viola sends out a music note that deals damage to the first enemy it hits.


 

POWER BALLAD (Ultimate)

Viola plays one of 4 songs based on her active Harmony and Discord notes that apply various effects when allies or enemies are touched by the aura.

 

Fleeting Song (A-A-A)

Cleanses movement impairing effects and grants movement speed to tagged allies.

 

Tempo (A-A-B)

Applies an attack speed boost and cooldown reduction to tagged allies for 5 seconds.

 

Dissonance (A-B-B)

Applies damage over time and mortal wounds to tagged enemies.

 

Lullaby (B-B-B)

Applies the Drowsy debuff to tagged enemy heroes that inflicts a ramping slow. After a short period of time, they will be put to sleep.

 


TALENTS


FORTISSIMO (Rare)

Viola’s Harmony(A) can now stack two additional times and the amount of barrier it grants is increased. 

 


TOCCATA (Epic)

Enemy heroes that are within Viola’s Power Ballad (C) take additional damage while allies take reduced damage. 

 


RUBATO (Legendary)

Harmony(A) and Discord (B) have three charges and are refreshed after Viola casts her Power Ballad.


 

SKINS

 


‘OCCULTIST’ LYRA (SPECIAL EDITION)

The witching hour is nigh and Occultist Lyra steps into the sacred circle to cast her spell on you! Work a little dark magic of your own with this mystical Special Edition skin coming in update 4.8!

 


‘MEDIEVAL’ SILVERNAIL (EPIC)

With the power of dragon fire on his side, Medieval Silvernail has put down his grog and turkey leg, polished his armor and taken up his mighty crossbow to join the fight against evil. Keep thine eyes open for special deals in Ye’ Olde Market Shoppe!

 


‘ENCORE’ VIOLA (RARE)

What’s a magical musical concert without an encore? Rounding out her amazing premiere performance, Encore Viola is coming at you with another Power Ballad! Be on the look out for rockin’ deals on this sweet string strumming skin in update 4.8!

 


 

FUN FUN FALL DEALS!


AWESOME AUTUMN CONTINUES!

Autumn Season is in full swing with a new set of dulcet deals coming to you in update 4.8. Stop by the market and check out special sales and promotions on skins, talents, keys and more. There’s a little something for everyone throughout the update so check the market often for new ways to get the content you want and great savings!

 

LEGENDARY DEALS!

Didn’t have time to get the incredible new Legendary skins in Update 4.7? Fear not! School Days Celeste, Wu Xing Earth Phinn and Kirin Fortress will be available for direct purchase in the market when Update 4.8  drops!

 


BALANCE CHANGES AND META

 

  • Like to get ahead of the competition each update and stay in the know?  Head right over to the Balance Notes now to check out all the changes coming in Update 4.8 to your favorite Heroes!

UPDATE 4.8 Hero & Item Balance Changes

  • Vainglory
  • |
  • Oct 18, 2019

 

 Vainglory Update 4.8 is coming to with a fresh round of tweaks to some of your favorite heroes. While some of the changes are small, they should all be impactful and help to up your game! We’ve included notes with some of the changes to help you understand our reasoning. Check out the balance changes coming for Update 4.8 below!

 


HEROES


 

ADAGIO

GIFT OF FIRE (A)

  • Burst Heal Health Ratio
    • 9% → 10%

ARDAN

VANGUARD (A)

  • Barrier Health Ratio
    • 30% → 35%

GAUNTLET (C)

  • Cooldown
    • 120 / 110 / 100 → 120 / 105 / 90

CAINE

TRIPLE TAP (A)

  • Slow Strength
    • 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 50% → 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 60%

CHURNWALKER

STATS

  • Base Movement Speed
    • 3.5 → 3.7

Celeste is having difficulty finding her footing after the last nerfs. We still want to solidify her role as a zoning mage, so we are going to bump up the damage on her primary tools.

CELESTE

HELIOGENESIS (A)

  • Impact Damage
    • 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 → 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260
  • Supernova Damage
    • 80 / 140 / 200 / 260 / 320 → 80 / 145 / 210 / 275 / 340

SOLAR STORM (A)

  • Lead Star Crystal Ratio
    • 80% → 90%
  • Trailing Star Crystal Ratio
    • 15% → 20%

Flicker has not seen much play in the past few patches. We’re hoping that these changes bring him more in line with the other Captains and allows him to sneak around the map more easily.

FLICKER

WILLOW WHISPER (PERK)

  • Movement Speed Bonus
    • 1.5 → 2.0

FAIRY DUST (B)

  • Slow Strength
    • 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 60% → 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 65%

MOONCLOAK (C)

  • Cooldown
    • 120 / 100 / 80 → 110 / 90 / 70

Ishtar is still proving to be a powerful force to be reckoned with. We are adjusting the cooldown on her Shadow Razor since it is her primary ability but also giving a greater incentive to overdrive her Blade Whirl by decreasing the damage at early levels.

ISHTAR

SHADOW RAZOR (A)

  • Cooldown
    • 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 7 → 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 9

BLADE WHIRL (B)

  • Damage
    • 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 → 45 / 90 / 135 / 180 / 270 

LANCE

GYTHIAN WALL (B)

  • Stun Duration
    • 0.6s / 0.7s / 0.8s / 0.9s / 1.2s
  • Max Stun Duration
    • 1.4s → 1.6s

LYRA

PRINCIPLE ARCANUM (PERK)

  • Heavy Attack Slow Health Ratio
    • 0.04% → 0.05%

IMPERIAL SIGIL (A)

  • Heal Over Time Health Ratio
    • 11% → 13%

PHINN

QUIBBLE (A)

  • Slow / Stun Duration
    • 0.9s → 1.1s

YLVA

CHARGE SHOT (A)

  • Bonus Damage Adjusted
    • 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 → 60 / 120 / 180 / 240 / 360

 


Thats all the changes coming in 4.8 ! Keep your eyes peeled for the 4.8 Update notes coming soon!

UPDATE 4.7: LEGENDARY TIMES

  • Vainglory
  • |
  • Sep 20, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTUMN
SKINS
FEATURE UPDATES
AWESOME AUTUMN SALES
BALANCE & META


UPDATE 4.7: LEGENDARY TIMES

The lazy days of the sweltering summer are over and the season comes to a close. Now it’s time to make way for Fall and an awesome Autumn Season! We are kicking things off with not one, not two, but THREE Legendary Skins for you! We’ve got end of season rewards, changes to Blitz Reloaded and more for you in Update 4.7. Read on for details and let’s get this party started!

 


 

SKINS

 


‘SCHOOL DAYS’ CELESTE (LEGENDARY)

Class is back in session and there’s a new student ruling school! School Days Celeste is the star of the show as she joins her fellow classmates. Go to the head of the class and check out the awesome deals for this smart skin!

 


‘KIRIN’ FORTRESS (LEGENDARY)

Mythical creatures and fantastical beasts abound, but none compare to the mighty Kirin Fortress; protector of the pure, and punisher of the wicked. Unleash the dogs of war upon the enemy with this legendary skin! Be on the look out for special discounts on chest pulls during 4.7!

 


‘WU XING EARTH’ PHINN (LEGENDARY)

Strong, stable and solid as a rock,  WuXing Earth Phinn is coming for you! The legendary effects on this amazing new skin will pull you in and before you know it you’ll be hooked! Look for special deals on this ground pounding bad boy in 4.7!

 


 

FEATURE UPDATES


BLITZ: RELOADED, BUT BETTER!

We’ve taken your feedback and made some changes to our newest mode Blitz: Reloaded (beta)  We want all our Brawl lovers to have a chance to shine in this short fun mode,  so we have taken Talents out of the mode allowing for a true head to head, fast and frenzied skill match up. We also added a bit to the timer to give you more opportunities to take out the enemy without going the full 5 minutes of our regular Blitz Mode. Fire up your favorite heroes for even more turbo takedowns with Blitz: Reloaded in update 4.7!

 

END OF SEASON REWARDS

End of Season Rank Rewards for Summer Season are on their way to you in Update 4.7.  All players who reached Tier 6 (Credible Threat) or higher will receive a Summer Season reward of 150 Opals! Save up for a super special skin you’ve been wanting or go hog wild in the shop today, its totally your choice! To collect your reward once the update is live, open Vainglory and your Season Rewards Chest will be waiting for you!

 


 

AWESOME AUTUMN SALES


Blueprints and Talents and Skins,  Oh My!

Fall Season gets rolling with a whole new set of sales coming your way in update 4.7. Head over to the market and check out all the special deals and promotions on skins, talents, keys and more. There’s a little something for everyone throughout the update so check the market often for new ways to get your favorite content and great savings!

 


BALANCE CHANGES AND META

 

  • For everyone who like to stay ahead of the game and be ready for action when the update drops, head over to the Balance Notes now to check out all the changes coming in Update 4.7 to your favorite Heroes, Items and Talents!

UPDATE 4.7 Hero & Item Balance Changes

  • Vainglory
  • |
  • Sep 19, 2019

 

 Vainglory Update 4.7 brings some special tweaks by way of hero, item and talents changes for you. We’ve  also included some notes to explain the idea behind some of the changes. Check out the balance changes coming for Update 4.7 below and get ready for battle!

 


HEROES


 

BAPTISTE

BAD MOJO (A)

  • Projectile Speed
    • 14.0 → 17.0
  • Range is now increased from 7 → 8 on Overdrive

Even with the hotfix, the Demon Queen is still proving to be too powerful for other heroes to handle. We’re hitting some of her solo damage as well as decreasing the power spike that she gains when she has four Living Blades out.

ISHTAR

DEMONIC DECREE (PERK)

  • Basic Attack Crystal Power Ratio
    • 40% → 35%
  • NEW: Crystal Power Ratio on Living Blade’s Basic Attack
    • 40% → 30%
  • NEW: Same Target Damage Scaling
    • 50% → 25%

SHADOW RAZOR (A)

  • NEW: Same Target Damage Scaling
    • 50% → 25%

BLADE WHIRL (B)

  • NEW: Same Target Damage Scaling
    • 50% → 25%

ASCENSION (C)

  • NEW: Cooldown Increased
    • 70s / 60s / 50s → 85s / 75s / 65s
  • Basic Attack Crystal Power Ratio
    • 25% (x2) → 20% (x2)
  • Basic Attack Weapon Power Ratio
    • 60% (x2) → 55% (x2)
  • Bonus Vampirism
    • 10% / 15% / 20% → 5% / 10% / 15%

 


JOULE

HEAVY PLATING (PERK)

  • Frontal Damage Reduction
    • 35% → 30%

KINETIC

TRACER SHOTS (PERK)

  • Tracer Shot Stack Duration
    • 7.0s → 8.0s
  • Weapon Power Damage Ratio
    • 6.25% → 7.0%

PLASMA DRIVER (A)

  • Energy Cost
    • 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 → 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 35

These changes focus on improving Koshka’s skirmish hit-and-run playstyle and make it easier for her to jump into a group of enemies without taking too much damage.

KOSHKA

BLOODRUSH (PERK)

  • Speed Boost Duration
    • 2s → 2.5s

TWIRLY DEATH (B)

  • Barrier Duration
    • 1s → 2s
  • Barrier Generated Per Hero Hit
    • 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 95 → 25 / 45 / 65 / 85 / 125

LANCE

PARTISAN’S TECHNIQUE (PERK)

  • Stamina regen per second
    • 20 → 25

Leo’s still proving to be a menace. We’re reverting his base stats back to bruiser territory while also lowering the damage on his Lion’s Might – Jet Cyclone so now he has to choose between high crowd control or damage.

LEO

STATS

  • Armor Base and Scaling
    • 35 -100 → 30 – 85
  • Shield Base and Scaling
    • 25 – 75 → 20 – 60 

LION’S MIGHT – JET CYCLONE (C)

  • Weapon Power Damage Ratio
    • 350% → 150%

LION’S MIGHT – CRUSHING STRIKE (C)

  • Damage Amplification
    • 15% / 15% / 15% → 10% / 15% / 20%

A big limiting factor for Phinn is running out of energy in team fights. We’re lowering the cost of his abilities as well as boosting his base energy so that he won’t feel as pressured to build energy items early on.

PHINN

STATS

  • Base Maximum Energy
    • 220 → 270
  • Maximum Energy Per Level
    • 20 → 25

QUIBBLE (A)

  • Energy Cost
    • 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 → 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60

FORCED ACCORD (C)

  • Energy Cost
    • 100 / 100 / 100 → 60 / 60 / 60

The movement speed increase to heroes has not been kind to Reim. We’re speeding up the travel time of his Winter Spire as well as a few small buffs to make him a more competitive pick.

REIM

FROSTGUARD (PERK)

  • Fortified Life Duration
    • 2s → 2.5s
  • Fortified Life Generation vs Heroes
    • 10% → 15%

WINTER SPIRE (A)

  • Travel Time Reduced
    • 0.8s → 0.5s

VALKYRIE (C)

  • Center Crystal Power Ratio
    • 160% → 180%
  • Edge Crystal Power Ratio
    • 80% → 90%

REZA

SCORCHER (A)

  • Crystal Power Damage Ratio
    • 40% → 50%

NETHERFORM DETONATOR (C)

  • Fortified Life Gain
    • 0 / 0 / 0 → 50 / 100 / 150

Warhawk’s long range basic attack and relative safety has made him incredibly powerful in the laning phase. We’re lowering his unavoidable damage as well as making his abilities be less available to trigger his perk. 

WARHAWK

MK-II ANNABELLE (PERK)

  • Base Damage
    • 10 + 10 per hero level → 5 + 5 per hero level
  • Crystal Power Damage Ratio
    • 100% → 70%

ROCKET RIDE (A)

  • Cooldown 
    • 10s / 9.5s / 9.0s / 8.5s / 7.0s → 12s / 11.5s / 11s / 10.5s / 9s

VACUUM GRENADE (B)

  • Cooldown 
    • 16s / 15s / 14s / 13s / 11s → 20s / 19s / 18s / 17s / 15s

ITEMS


Spellfire has become too integral to any end game mage build since it offers so much damage, and the mortal wounds become an afterthought. We’re trying to push it back towards being a situational pick if you need to counter healing as opposed to a ‘must-buy’.

SPELLFIRE

  • DoT Crystal Power Ratio
    • 90% → 50%
  • Total Cost
    • 3000 → 2700

TALENTS


Miho’s Shunpo talent offers far too much mobility for the amount of damage that it deals. We’re decreasing the damage even when the talent is maxed as the trade off.

MIHO

SHUNPO (LEGENDARY)

  • Damage Modifier
    • 100% + 10% per level → 50% + 10% per level

 


Thats all the changes coming in 4.7 ! Be on the lookout  for the 4.7 Update Notes coming soon!

UPDATE 4.6: ISHTAR THE ANCIENT EVIL

  • Vainglory
  • |
  • Aug 19, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ISHTAR
SKINS
FEATURE UPDATES
SUMMER SALES FOR SAAVY SHOPPERS
4.6 EVENT MODES
BALANCE & META


ISHTAR: THE ANCIENT EVIL

After thousands of years locked away, Ishtar emerges, an ancient evil here to destroy the enemy…much to her delight. Ishtar summons her Blades at will,  and manipulates them to do her bidding.  This blade wielding battle mage uses her basic attacks, and those of her Blades to dominate the battlefield, leaving only destruction in her wake. Unleash the ancient power within when the update drops!

 


HERO ABILITIES


 

 

DEMONIC DECREE (PERK)

Ishtar’s basic attacks deal crystal damage and scale with her overall crystal power.

If Ishtar performs a basic attack in the presence of a Blade, it will also perform a basic attack dealing bonus CP damage.


 SHADOW RAZOR (A)

Ishtar fires a Blade in a straight line that travels toward the target location, dealing damage to all enemies that it passes through. All existing nearby Blades are commanded to dash towards the target location.


 

BLADE WHIRL (B)

Passive: Gains attack speed per level.

Active: Ishtar and all of her Blades perform a spinning slash, dealing damage in an area around them and slowing enemies hit. Landing Blade Whirl gives Ishtar a movement speed boost.


 

ASCENSION (Ultimate)

Ishtar destroys all existing Blades before creating four new ones near her. Afterwards she becomes empowered, gaining a new basic attack as well as additional lifesteal and movement speed.

 


TALENTS


INDOMITABLE (Rare)

Ishtar gains a stack of Indomitable on each hero kill or assist and loses one on death. Each stack grants bonus armor, shield and vampirism. (up to 10 stacks.)

 


PINNED AND NEEDLES (Epic)

Ishtar’s Blade Whirl (B) now will root targets and deal increased damage.

 


RELENTLESS (Legendary)

Every time a Blade is summoned, Ishtar gains additional attack speed for 10 seconds (up to 20 stacks).

 


 

SKINS

 


‘ONI’ KENSEI (LEGENDARY)

Stepping out of your nightmares and onto the Rise, Oni Kensei joins the fight. Whether this fearsome ogre god is here to protect or destroy, he can be all yours for purchase at launch!

 


‘GENIE’ FLICKER (EPIC)

Your wish is his command! Our favorite Bleeko’s has a magical new look with this fun and colorful skin. Just a rub of the lantern and, poof!  Genie Flicker  will be available for purchase in the local souq when the update drops!

 


‘ORCHID’ ISHTAR (RARE)

There cannot be dark without a little light, even for the demon blade herself. Both beautiful and terrifying all at once, Orchid Ishtar is in full bloom in 4.6 and yours for direct purchase at launch. Don’t miss it!

 


 

FEATURE UPDATES


NEW BLITZ MINI MODE – BLITZ: RELOADED!

 

The fast paced and frenzied havoc of Vainglory’s Blitz Mode has been a long time favorite, and while our Brawl modes are a shorter format than standard matches, we’re kicking it up a notch. Introducing Blitz: Reloaded (beta)!

Blitz: Reloaded still holds the main objective of being the first team to reach 15 points, but in this revamped version, you’ll have faster out-of-combat regen, shorter cooldowns, higher starting levels and more. There’s even an extra shop by each team’s second turret to save a little time. Why, you ask? Because time is of the essence in new mini mode Blitz: Reloaded, which ends in two minutes instead of five! That’s right, two minutes of all out fun is headed your way! This new fun mode will be in beta during update 4.6 while we gather your feedback and polish it up. So brush up on your Brawl skills and get ready for the ultimate turbo takedowns with Blitz: Reloaded in update 4.6!

 


 

 SUMMER SALES FOR SAAVY SHOPPERS


SUMMER SKINS ROUNDUP!

Last Call! The season is winding down, but the Summer Party is still going! Update 4.6 is your last chance this year to get that Summer Party Skin of your dreams. These Special Edition skins are not usually available for purchase, so make sure to get yours before they’re gone with our best Summer Skin Chests ever!

 

NEW DEALS & MORE …

Everybody loves amazing ways to get the content they  want at great savings. We’ve got you covered with a whole new set of sales coming your way in update 4.6. Check the market for special deals and promotions on skins, talents, keys and more!

 


 

4.6 EVENT MODES

 

WEEKLY FUN MODES!

Weekly rotating event modes abound in update 4.6 and we’re keeping One for All in the group this round! Event Modes run for a full week to give you time to play all your favorites! Check out the schedule below for 4.6’s event mode start dates and get ready gamers!

    • RUMBLE (8/22)
    • ARAM (8/29)
    • 3V3 CASUAL (9/5)
    • ONE FOR ALL  (9/12)


BALANCE CHANGES AND META

 

  • For all of you players who like to stay in the know and crunch the numbers, head right on over to the Balance Notes now to check out all the changes coming in Update 4.6 to your favorite Heroes, Items and Talents!

UPDATE 4.6 Hero & Item Balance Changes

  • Vainglory
  • |
  • Aug 16, 2019

 

 Vainglory Update 4.6 is coming to you with a little something for everyone in changes to  heroes, items and talents. We’ve included notes with some of the changes to help you understand the logic behind the changes. Check out the balance changes coming for Update 4.6 below!

 


5V5 META


The Vain Crystal defenses were meant to discourage  backdooring the enemy base, but were so powerful that they sometimes dissuaded meaningful pushes unless the team had blackclaw or all team members present. We’re lowering the damage a bit so that it becomes a bit easier to close out games.

 

VAIN CRYSTAL

HALCYON MISSILES

  • Max Health Damage 
    • 7.5% → 4% per shot
  • Slow Strength
    • 75% → 60%

HEROES


 

We’re giving a helping hand to captain Adagio and a small boost to his carry path as well with this little change.

ADAGIO

AGENT OF WRATH (B)

  • Empowered Attacks Granted
    • 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 6 → 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 8

The last round of changes heavily nerfed Anka’s killing potential to the point where she couldn’t really assassinate her targets. We’re restoring some of the damage to her Dance of Blades so she can still strike fear into the hearts of carries.

ANKA

SHIMMER BLADES (A)

  • The ability icon after landing Shimmer Blade on a target is now green for easier visibility.

DANCE OF BLADES (B)

  • Multi-hit Damage Reduction
    • 33% → 50%
  • Crystal Power Damage Ratio
    • 50% → 45%

A small change to make Baron less energy starved at early levels and make it easier for players to go towards his CP path.

BARON

GENERAL

  • Base Energy
    • 270 → 320

PORCUPINE MORTAR

  • Energy Cost Decreased
    • 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 → 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 

BLACKFEATHER

ROSE OFFENSIVE (C)

  • Focus Cost
    • 60 / 40 / 20 → 45 / 30 / 15

Late game Catherine with cooldown items became an unkillable front line for the team. This should make her shield a little more manageable to take down while giving a different incentive to overdrive it.

CATHERINE

STORMGUARD (B)

  • Shield Duration 
    • 4s / 4s / 4s / 4s / 5s → 4s / 4s / 4s / 4s / 4s
  • Damage Reflection Amplification
    • 0% / 5% / 10% / 15% / 25% → 0% / 5% / 10% / 15% / 30%

We’re highlighting Celeste’s role as an awesome zoning mage so we’re upping the reward for landing her supernovas. 

CELESTE

HELIOGENESIS (A)

  • Nova Damage Crystal Power Ratio
    • 160% → 175%

FORTRESS

Truth of the Tooth (A)

  • Allied Speed Boost Range
    • 12.0 → 14.0

GRUMPJAW

LIVING ARMOR (PERK)

  • Damage Reduction Per Stack
    • 7% → 8%

A small quality of life change to help Idris keep up with the global movement speed changes.

IDRIS

CHAKRAM (B)

  • Projectile Speed
    • 17.0 → 19.0

Joule proved to be a bit too strong after the recent batch of changes so we’re reverting the damage buff from before. We still want her to maintain her identity as an incredibly durable fighter but we’re toning her damage back down.

JOULE

Thunder Strike (B)

  • Weapon Power Damage Ratio
    • 220% → 200%

Leo is still proving to be too strong so we went ahead and lowered the damage on Crushing Strike even further.

LEO

CRUSHING STRIKE (A)

  • Weapon Power Damage Ratio
    • 300% → 280%
  • Base Damage
    • 90 / 180 / 270 / 360 / 540 → 80 / 160 / 240 / 320 / 480

Miho’s damage against Unguarded targets made her monstrously powerful in the late game. These changes should curb that slightly while also giving her more incentive to use her Shingetsu outside of just applying stacks of Keen Eye.

MIHO

KEEN EYE (PERK)

  • Damage amplification against Unguarded targets
    • 20% → 15%

SHINGETSU (B)

  • Weapon Power Damage Ratio
    • 30% → 45%
  • Crystal Power Damage Ratio
    • 70% → 90%

TSUKUYOMI (C)

  • Cooldown Increased
    • 60 / 50 / 40 → 80 / 70 / 60

OZO

CARNIE LUCK (PERK)

  • Healing Amplification
    • 10% – 25% → 15% – 30% (Levels 1-12)

Petal has been out of the meta for a while, so we’re giving her some time in the sun. This change is geared towards making her a more utility oriented carry and making it easier to keep her munions alive at all times.

PETAL

GENERAL

  • Petal’s Munions can no longer be marked with Miho’s Keen Eye

BRAMBLEBOOM SEEDS (A)

  • Pet Health Crystal Power Ratio
    • 65% → 70%
  • Pet Defense Crystal Power Ratio
    • 5% → 10%
  • Energy Cost
    • 60 → 40 

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION (C)

  • Heal Crystal Power Ratio
    • 60% → 75%

We’re leaning into Phinn’s role as the captain you want to huddle around for safety by increasing the amount of fortified life that he provides.

PHINN

POLITE COMPANY (B)

  • Fortified Health Scaling
    • 4% → 5% of Phinn’s bonus health
    • 15% → 18% of Phinn’s bonus armor and shield

Rona is a berserker that has a hard time… well, berserking. We’re making it so that Red Mist now is unstoppable and making it so that the correct play is to run away when you see her angry.

RONA

RED MIST (C)

  • Cooldown Increased
    • 6s → 10s at all ranks 
  • Rona is now immune from movement impairing effects while spinning
  • Self Slow Increased
    • 10% → 15%
  • Fortified Life Per Second Decreased
    • 100 / 200 / 300 → 50 / 100 / 150

Tiger’s Bridge into Divine Fist combo was nearly guaranteed, making his laning phase very powerful. This should make his combo more unreliable at lower levels as well as make players choose which overdrive they want to take first.

SAN FENG

TIGER’S BRIDGE (A)

  • Stun Duration
    • 1.2s / 1.2s / 1.2s / 1.2s / 1.2s → 0.8s / 0.9s / 1.0s / 1.1s / 1.2s

SAW is receiving some small quality of life changes that should make playing him feel smoother overall.

SAW

SPIN UP (PERK)

  • Movement speed reduction per stack
    • 0.12 → 0.10

SUPPRESSING FIRE (B)

  • Ability can now be canceled by pressing the (B) button again

MAD CANNON (C)

  • Crystal Power Damage Ratio
    • 140% → 150%

SILVERNAIL

CAUSTIC BLESSING (B)

  • No longer deals reduced damage to minions

This change fixes a bug that was being abused that stopped heroes from walking towards Tony if they hit recall. 

TONY

TRASH TALK (B)

  • Bug fix – Players can no longer use recall while taunted

 


ITEMS


BOOTS

 

Boots have become an item that too frequently saves people from bad positioning, both during team fights and in the laning phase. We’re hitting the sprint active on the following boots.

 

SPRINT BOOTS

  • Sprint Speed Boost
    • 3.0 → 2.0
  • Sprint Duration
    • 3s → 2s

 

TRAVEL BOOTS

  • Sprint Speed Boost
    • 3.0 → 2.0
  • Sprint Duration
    • 3s → 2s

 

JOURNEY BOOTS

  • Sprint Speed Boost
    • 3.0 → 2.0
  • Sprint Duration
    • 3s → 2s
  • Cooldown Reset
    • 15s → 30s

 


PIERCING

 

Armor piercing has been too strong on weapon items and tension bow specifically, which makes building armor feel less rewarding. We’re decreasing the overall pierce that the weapon tree has while also making Bonesaw a much better option in longer engagements. 

 

TENSION BOW

  • Armor Pierce Decreased
    • 45% → 30%

 

BONESAW

  • Armor Pierce Decreased
    • 30% → 20%
  • Max Stacks Increased
    • 4 → 5

 


TALENTS

 


It was time to touch the talents, so we’ve made some tweaks with our brawl players in mind. These changes are mostly targeted towards buffing talents that were rarely used as well as adjusting some of the more oppressive ones. 

 

ADAGIO

HEALING VERSE (LEGENDARY)

  • Cooldown Modifier
    • 55% – 7.5% per level → 80% – 10% per level

 

ARDAN

HEAVY HITTER (EPIC)

  • Range Reduction
    • 5.0 → 2.0

 

CELESTE

YOUNG STAR (RARE)

  • Removed additional duration of stars
  • Impact Damage Modifier
    • 30% + 1% per level → 60% + 1% per level
  • Burn Damage Per Second
    • 70% + 2.5% per level → 70% + 5% per level

GALAXY COLLAPSE (LEGENDARY)

  • New Bonus Added: Stars now remain on the field for an additional 6.0 seconds.

 

FORTRESS

FLANK ATTACK (LEGENDARY)

  • Cooldown Modifier
    • 190% – 10% per level → 120% – 10% per level

 

GLAIVE

VIOLENT AFTERBURN (RARE)

  • Stun Duration on Collision
    • 0.5s → 1.0s
  • Cooldown Modifier
    • 95% – 1.5% per level → 95% – 2.0% per level

 

IDRIS

PATH OF THE SEEKER (RARE)

  • Passive Weapon Power  
    • – 45% + 1% per level → – 10% + 1% per level
  • Passive Crystal Power  
    • – 45% + 1% per level → – 10% + 1% per level

 

KENSEI

ENLIGHTENED KENSHO (EPIC)

  • Cooldown Reduction 
    • 60% – 2.5% per level → 120% – 3.0% per level

 

KESTREL

PIERCING SHOT (LEGENDARY)

  • Damage Modifier
    • 120% + 30% per level → 120% + 20% per level
  • Cooldown Reduction 
    • 60% – 7.5% per level → 100% – 10.0% per level

 

LORELAI

CLAM UP (EPIC)

  • Bonus Stun Duration Decreased
    • 0.6s + 0.2s per level → 0.4s + 0.15s per level

WONDER WALL (LEGENDARY)

  • Invincibility Duration Decreased
    • 4s + 2s per level → 3s + 1 per level

 

MIHO

SHUNPO (LEGENDARY)

  • Damage Scaling Decreased
    • 150% + 50% per level → 100% + 10% per level

 

RINGO

SPIKED BREW (LEGENDARY)

  • Damage Modifier
    • 70% + 7.5% per level → 70% + 15% per level
  • Bounce Range
    • 6.0 → 8.0

 

SAN FENG

DIVINE FLURRY (EPIC)

  • Cooldown Modifier
    • 40% – 4% per level → 80% – 5% per level

 

SKAARF

FLAMING SLUDGE (LEGENDARY)

  • Spitfire Damage Modifier
    • 30% + 5% per level → 70% + 5% per level

 

SILVERNAIL

TRI-WIRE (LEGENDARY)

  • Damage Modifier
    • 80% + 10% per level → 70% + 10% per level
  • Duration Modifier
    • 40% + 5% per level → 30% + 5% per level
  • Bonus Range
    • 10.0 → 6.0

 

SKYE

ENHANCED THRUSTERS (RARE)

  • Now grants enhanced Weapon Power damage as well as Crystal Power.

 

TONY

DOESN’T EVEN HURT (LEGENDARY)

  • Bonus Taunt Duration
    • 1.0s + 0.3s per level → 1.0s + 0.2s per level

 

VOX

DEEP DASH (RARE)

  • Dash Cooldown
    • 125% – 2.5% per level → 100% – 2.5% per level

ECHO CHAMBER (LEGENDARY)

  • Bounce Damage Modifier
    • 60% + 10% per level → 80% + 15% per level

 


Thats all the changes coming in 4.6 ! Keep your eyes open for the 4.6 Update notes coming soon!

UPDATE 4.5: MIHO The Swift Sword

  • Vainglory
  • |
  • Jul 14, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MIHO
SKINS
FEATURE UPDATES
SUMMER SALES
4.5 EVENT MODES
BALANCE & META


MIHO: THE SWIFT SWORD

Meet Miho, a fleet footed hyper carry with a razor sharp sword! Miho is a master of duels who zips around the battlefield picking off enemies. With careful use of her Keen Eye perk, enemies are Unguarded and all of her damage is amplified for a short period of time enabling her to quickly take them out. Follow the way of the sword with Miho when the update drops!

 


HERO ABILITIES


 

 

KEEN EYE (PERK)

Instead of energy, Miho uses Focus for her abilities. Miho’s abilities apply Keen Eye stacks to enemy heroes. Once her stacks are applied, Miho’s next basic attack or Reizan causes them to become Unguarded, stunning and damaging enemies and granting Miho a barrier.


 

REIZAN (A)

Miho teleports, dealing damage to all enemies that she passes through and around the area that she appears. 

Overdrive: This ability is refreshed whenever any enemy becomes Unguarded.


 

SHINGETSU (B)

Miho performs a quick, long range slash that deals damage to all enemies in a line. This ability can be recast immediately until she is out of Focus.

NOTE: To cancel Shingetsu , use the red C ability button (shown below).


 

TSUKUYOMI (Ultimate)

After a brief channel, Miho fires a crescent wave of energy from her blade that deals damage to every target that it passes through. Tsukuyomi will also destroy  enemy projectiles that it passes through and applies Keen Eye stacks to every enemy it hits.

 


TALENTS


DEATH BLOW (Rare)

Enemies can no longer become Unguarded but the burst of damage is much greater.


ECLIPSE (Epic)

Tsukuyomi heals allies it passes through and deals increased damage.


SHUNPO (Legendary)

Reizan now can store three charges and deals significantly more damage.


 

SKINS

 


‘POSEIDON’ LANCE (LEGENDARY)

Rising from the watery depths of the deep blue sea, Poseidon Lance makes his way on to The Rise in a tidal wave of glory. The King of the Sea will be at your service and available for purchase at launch!

 


‘WU XING FOREST’ KESTREL (EPIC)

From the quiet peace of the Greenwood, everyone’s favorite archer emerges with a lush new skin. Wu Xing Forest Kestrel  will be available for purchase when the update drops!

 


‘TWILIGHT’ MIHO (RARE)

She’s fast, fierce and flawless. As the day closes and gives way to night, Twilight Miho comes out to play.  Yours for direct purchase at launch,  don’t let the sun set on your chance to get this magical Miho skin!

 


 

FEATURE UPDATES


MOAR LEVELS!

 

Whats more fun than 200 Levels of Vainglorious goodness? FIVE HUNDRED Levels! That’s right, 200 just wasn’t enough, so we have expanded account levels all the way to 500! To sweeten the grind, we have added new ICE rewards to level chests for you. Summer fun awaits you on The Fold and The Rise, so get out there, get that XP and level up!

 


 

END OF SEASON REWARDS

We know it’s a little late, but the End of Season Rank Rewards for Spring Season are coming to you in Update 4.5. This time we’re doing something a little different, so all players who reached Tier 6 (Credible Threat) or higher will receive a Spring Season reward of 150 Opals! Rather than getting stuck with a skin we choose for you, you now have Opals to use on any available SE Skin! Spend ’em now or save up for that special Opals-only skin you’ve been wanting. To collect your reward once the update is live, open Vainglory and your Season Rewards Chest will be waiting for you!

 


 

SWEET SUMMER SALES!


SMOKIN’ SUMMER SKINS!

The Summer Party continues in Update 4.5 with super deals on Summer Party skins! These Special Edition skins are not usually available for purchase, so jump on this special opportunity to get them through some sizzling summer chest deals! To start things off with a bang, your first pull from any Summer Party Skin chest is free!

 

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE …

Want even more amazing deals? We’ve got a slew of sales coming your way this update. Check the market for special deals and promotions on skins, talents, keys and more! Be on the lookout for new ways to save and to earn! 

 


 

4.5 EVENT MODES

 

WEEKLY EVENTS FOR YOU!

We have rotating Event Modes aplenty for you in 4.5. Event Modes run for a full week to give you time to play all your favorites! Check out the schedule below for 4.6’s event rotation and get ready for some fun!

    • RUMBLE (7/18)
    • ARAM (7/25)
    • 3V3 CASUAL (8/1)
    • ONE FOR ALL  (8/8)

 

FRIENDS LIST RESET, TAKE TWO

Our 4.4 Friends List database migration hit a little snag along the way, so we’re rolling it out again in Update 4.5. In case you missed the original communication, your Friends List is getting an overhaul! To initiate the refresh process, just update and log in anytime during update 4.5. Any accounts that are not logged in to during this update will lose their Friends List so make sure to log in while 4.5 is active! All of the details on this Friend List refresh and database change can be found in our recent article HERE. Please note that all references to update 4.4 in the article now apply to update  4.5.


BALANCE CHANGES AND META

 

  • That’s not all for 4.5, there’s more! In case you missed the latest changes to all the things, head over to the Balance Notes now to check out all the Hero & Item changes coming in Update 4.5!