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ByLill

3 700

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ByZyronl

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4 400

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consideringwritingchapterslikeweeklyarticles,butIjustcouldn'treallyfindanythingtotalkaboutthathadn't
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Go Be Gutsy Yourself, Pilot!
P0m3granat3's Lane CP Baron Guide

{Lastupdatedon17/09/16forUpdate1.22}

ByP0m3granat3

AddedBuildforBaron,adjustedRona'sEHP,andupdatedsomethingshereandthere.

Weapon Power Baron - Lane

ByZajarman

ThesearetheRecommendedBuildsforeachHerointhegame.

Nightmare Red Baron

ByKiRAiUM

TheitemsarealsointheRecommendedBuildorder,andthetotalcostforeachstageisindicated.
IfanyonehasanysuggestionsastoadditionalinformationIcouldputonhere,orhasnoticedany
mistakes/inconsistencies,pleasedosendmeaPM,orleaveacommentintheDiscussiontab.
~~~
ThisusedtobejusttheDefaultRecommendedBuilds,butnowithasbecomeacompilationofvariousthings.AndsoI
decidedthatIneededanindex.

Contents
1:VaingloryHeroes:ListedbyName
2:VaingloryHeroes:Durability
3:WeaponItemsDamageOutputCalculator
4:CelesteandKestrel:GlobalUltimates,KrakenSnipes!
5:VaingloryHeroesandItems:Miscellaneous

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0:IntroductionandAdditionalNotes

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Ifthere'sanynews,oranythinginprogress,I'llputithere!

Vainglory Heroes: Listed by Name

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Notes/Disclaimer
HereisalistofalltheexistingVaingloryHeroes,listedintheorderinwhichtheyarefoundontheVainglory
Website.
TheDifficulty,PositionandRolelistedaretakenfromtheinappMARKET.
ThedescriptionofeachHeroisquotedfromtheHeroSpotlights,narratedbyCiderhelmandZekent.
(Ifanyonenoticesanymistakes/inconsistencies,orhasanyfeedback/suggestions,pleasedoleaveacommentinthe
Discussiontab,orsendmeaPM.)
~~~
Vox
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:LANE|Role:SNIPER
"Voxisachildoftwoworlds,navigatingbetweentechnologyandthearcane,andbetweenthe
carefreeworldofmusicandtheseriousnessofcircumstance.SimultaneouslyaSniperandaMage,
hecanchoosetodevastateasingletargetorweardownmultipletargetsatonce."

Celeste
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:LANE|Role:MAGE
"Celestelightsthewayforherteam,callinguponherstarsforbothartilleryandlongranged
reconnaissance.Thoughfragile,sheiswellsuitedtofightingfromthefurthestedgesofbattle."

Catherine
Difficulty:LOW|Position:ROAM|Role:PROTECTOR
"Catherinerelentlesslypursuesherenemies,lockingthemdownforherteam.Withalifetimeof
trainingandexperience,sheisamongthemostreliableandconsistentHeroesintheFold."

Ringo
Difficulty:LOW|Position:LANE|Role:SNIPER
"PrimarilyaSniper,Ringoisabletoweavethroughthebattlefield,whileslingingoutbulletsor
settinghisenemiesalightfromafar."

Adagio
Difficulty:HIGH|Position:ROAM|Role:PROTECTOR
"Hecouldn'tcarelessabouttheHalcyonFold,butbattlestaysofftheboredomforashorttime.With
potentabilitiesathisdisposal,Adagioisquitepowerfulonhisown,butbecomesfarmoredangerous

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whenpairedupwithafewallies."

Koshka
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:JUNGLE|Role:ASSASSIN
"KoshkahaspickedupafewcathabitsfromheradoptiveGrangorparentsthekindsofhabitsthat
arefunnytoacat,butpainfultoeveryoneelseluckilyforyou,thesehabitsmakeheranexcellent
killer."

Glaive
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:JUNGLE|Role:WARRIOR
"Glaiveisadevastatingpowerhouse,instantlydashingintothefrayandknockingenemiesinto
danger.Thoughvulnerabletoslipperyopponents,hisdamageanddurabilityareincredible."

Petal
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:JUNGLE|Role:MAGE
"PetalattacksheropponentsfromadistancewhileswarmingthemwithherMunions.Thoughsmall
andadorable,opponentsshouldnotunderestimatethestrongdamageandhealingshebringsto
battle."

SAW
Difficulty:HIGH|Position:LANE|Role:SNIPER
"AbletoburnthroughhisenemieswithaflurryofbulletsordonthemaskofanAssassin,SAW's
versatilityonthebattlefieldmakeshimaconstantthreattothosewhoopposehim."

Krul
Difficulty:HIGH|Position:JUNGLE|Role:WARRIOR
"Krulseeksreleasefromhiseternalcursebutnothinghetouchesseemscapableofbringinghis
miserytoanend.Instead,mostofhisopponentshavelearnedthatthebestwaytodealwithhimis
tokeeptheirdistance."

Taka
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:JUNGLE|Role:ASSASSIN
"Takaweavesthroughthebattlefield,slaughteringhischosentargetswithhisswitchblades.Helives
ontheknife'sedge,compensatingforfragiledefenseswithagilityandstealth."

Skaarf
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:LANE|Role:MAGE
"SkaarfblazeshiswaythroughtheFold,incineratingeverythinginhispath.AsVainglory'sfirst
Mage,hespecializesinpowerfulrangedabilitiesthatcanbringenemiesdownfromadistance."

Ardan
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:ROAM|Role:PROTECTOR
"Likemovingpiecesonachessboard,Ardan'spowercomesfromhisabilitytoreshapethebattlefield,
allowinghisalliestoseekbetterpositioningwhilediscouragingenemiesfromdoingthesame."

Joule
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:LANE|Role:WARRIOR
"Jouleisameleefighterwhoexcelsinthefrontlinesofcombat.Builttotakedamageanddishit
out,shecanstandhergroundagainsteventhemightiestenemies."

Fortress
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:JUNGLE|Role:WARRIOR/INITIATOR
"Fortressleadshisteamintobattle,chasingdownandinitiatingfightsagainsteventhemostnimble
opponents.Healsoinspiresswiftnessinhisallies,understandingthatthepackisonlyasfastasits
slowestmembers."

Rona
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"Ronaisallaboutgettingintobattleandcrushingherenemies.Sheisabletodriveherenemies
fromher,usingherextremecloseupdamagetoforceteamstoscatter."

Skye
Difficulty:HIGH|Position:LANE|Role:SNIPER
"Skyeisamasteroftheaggressivepursuit,sacrificinghermech'sheavyarmourinfavorof
increasedmobility.Hercombinationoflethalityandvulnerabilitymeansshedependsonsplitsecond
tacticstoclaimvictory."

Phinn
Difficulty:LOW|Position:ROAM|Role:PROTECTOR
"Dependingonyourframeofreference,Phinniseitheranunstoppableforceoranimmovable
object.Thoughhismovementisslowanddeliberate,hehasincrediblecontroloverthebattlefield."

Blackfeather
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:LANE|Role:ASSASSIN
"BlackfeatherisaflexibleHero,abletobuildintoadeadlyWeaponAssassin,orintoaCrystalWarrior
whooffersstrongteamsupport.Thoughweakearlyon,hecanbecomeexceptionallypowerfulifhe
isabletogetaheadinitems."

Kestrel
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:JUNGLE|Role:SNIPER
"Eliteevenamongtheelite,KestrelwasthelethalheartoftheStormguard.ThoughherWeapon
andCrystalitempathscreateentirelydifferenceexperiences,bothallowhertoexcelasadeadly
longrangedpredator."

Reim
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:JUNGLE|Role:MAGE
"AlthoughReimlacksrange,hemakesupforitwithplentyofCrowdControls,durabilityand
damage.Combined,heisoneofthemostdangerousHeroesatcloserange,andcanholdhisown
againstnearlyanyonewhocomesnear."

Ozo
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:JUNGLE|Role:WARRIOR
"OzoisacapableWarriorwhobringsstronginitiationandsustaineddamagetothebattle.When
builtdefensively,hecanalternatebetweenbeingafrontlinepresenceforhisteam,andchasing
downenemiesastheyflee."

Alpha
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:JUNGLE|Role:WARRIOR
"Unabletodie,Alphaengagesfearlessly,pushingherhardwarewellbeyonditslimitstotakedown
hertargets.Althoughfragile,shebringsconsistentlyhighdamageandmaneuverabilitytoher
team."

Lance
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:ROAM|Role:PROTECTOR
"Withauniquepolearmandshieldcombatstyle,Lancebreaksenemylinesandcreates
opportunitiesforhisfriends.HecanpurchaseUtilityorCrystalitemstoexcelinhisRoleasa
Protector,orWeaponitemstodealmoredamageduringbattle."

Lyra
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:ROAM|Role:PROTECTOR
"Lyrauseshealingandprotectivemagictoturnenemypositionsintopowerfulzonesforherallies.
UtilityandDefenseitemsimproveherroleasahealer,whileCrystalitemsprovideadevastatingbut
fragileMagepath."

Samuel
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:LANE|Role:MAGE
"Samuelexcelsataggression,slingingpowerfulspellsashemovestobullyhisopponents.He
performswellinboththeLaneandtheJungle,drainingHealthandrestoringEnergyashefightsto
keepaheadofhisopponents."

Baron
Difficulty:MEDIUM|Position:LANE|Role:SNIPER

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"Baronbringsincrediblerangeandpowerfulburstdamagetohisteam.WhenbuildingCrystalitems,
hebecomesmobileartillery,shellingenemyteamsfromextremedistances.HisWeaponpath
enablesaggressivemaneuveringduringcombat,allowinghimtoquicklybringdownhighvalue
targets."

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{Lastupdatedon17/09/16numbersareuptodateasofUpdate1.22}
Notes/Disclaimer
HereisalistofalltheexistingVaingloryHeroes,listedbytheirdurability/tankiness.
Inordertodothat,wecompareeachHero'sbaseEHP.Insimpleterms,thiscombinestheHP,ArmourandShield
valuesintoasinglevalue,anditallowsustodirectlycomparethedurabilityofeveryHerointhegame.
(Thisideaisnotoriginalinanyway,althoughtheonlyothermentionofEHPinVainglorythatI'veseen,isareddit
postbyShinKaiganfromawhileback.Althoughtheconceptisthesame,thevaluesyou'llfindtherearealittle
outdated.)
TheHP,ArmourandShieldvaluesthatIhaveusedaretakenfromtheinappMARKET.
ForeachHero,theaverageoftheirArmourandShieldvalueswereusedforthecalculation.
SeefinalChapterforaDisclaimer.
~~~
HeroesinorderofDurabilityatLevel1
(AhigherEHPvaluemeansmoredurabilitylistisindescendingorder)
[#]

Hero

Lv1EHP

[1]

Phinn

1248

[2]

Lance

1175

[3]

Baron

1058

[4]

Glaive

1018

[5]

Ardan

1001*

[6]

Rona

978

[7]

Catherine

965(*)

[8]

Reim

961*

[9]

Koshka

950

[10]

Blackfeather

938

[11]

Ozo

936

[12]

Joule

924*

[13]

Lyra

904

[14]

Taka

900

[15]

Adagio

863

[16]

Alpha

845

[17]

Vox

834

[18]

Samuel

824

[19]

Fortress

823

[20]

Skye

780

[21]

Ringo

775

[22]

Krul

772

[23]

Skaarf

758

[24]

Celeste

758

[25]

Petal

744

[26]

Kestrel

738

[27]

SAW

726*
~~~

HeroesinorderofDurabilityatLevel12
(AhigherEHPvaluemeansmoredurabilitylistisindescendingorder)
[#]

Hero

Lv12EHP

[1]

Lance

4370

[2]

Phinn

3688

[3]

Alpha

3581

[4]

Rona

3521

[5]

Ozo

3395

[6]

Glaive

3355

[7]

Baron

3110

[8]

Ardan

3085*

[9]

Adagio

3076

[10]

Koshka

2967

[11]

Catherine

2965*

[12]

Skye

2907

[13]

Reim

2879*

[14]

Fortress

2808

[15]

Skaarf

2771

[16]

Samuel

2751

[17]

Joule

2728*

[18]

Vox

2725

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[19]

Blackfeather

2662

[20]

Krul

2627

[21]

Taka

2620

[22]

Kestrel

2617

[23]

Ringo

2613

[24]

SAW

2557*

[25]

Celeste

2505

[26]

Petal

2504

[27]

Lyra

2022
~~~

*TheaboveEHPvaluesonlytakeintoaccountthebasestatsoftheHero,ignoringanyHeroicPerks.Asaresult,
theseparticularHeroesmayactuallybemoredurablethantheirEHPvaluesuggests.ThefollowingHeroicPerks
directlyaffectthedurabilityoftheHero:

Ardan:Midfighthealthgainfrom

Catherine:BonusArmourandShieldfrom

Julia'sGift.

Joule:BonusArmourandShieldfrom

Reim:FortifiedHealthfrom

SAW:BonusArmourandShieldfrom

CaptainoftheGuard.

HeavyPlating.

Frostguard.
SpinUpstacks.

SomeabilitiesalsoincreaseaHero'sdurabilityinsomewayoranotherIhavedecidednottolistthem,firstlybecause
theyaretemporaryeffects(sincetheyareactiveabilities),butalsobecauseIwanttokeepthingsassimpleas
possible.

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{Lastupdatedon20/08/16for1.21's

SerpentMaskWP}

Description
HereisacalculatorthatcanworkouttheDPS(damagepersecond)ofanyWeaponPowerbuildconsistingofofthe
followingitems:
Sorrowblade
SerpentMask
TornadoTrigger
Tyrant'sMonocle
Thecalculatorallowsyoutoinputthequantityofanyoralloftheseitems,aswellastheArmourofanEnemyHero
whichisalsofactoredintotheoutputDPSvalue.
TherearealsofivepresetoptionsforHeroes(andtheirrespectiveAbilityPaths)whichareasfollows:
Ringo(nobuffs)
Ringo(Lv4

TwirlingSilverACTIVE)

Ringo(Lv5

TwirlingSilverACTIVE)

Glaive(Lv4

TwistedStrokePASSIVE)

Glaive(Lv5

TwistedStrokePASSIVE)

AllHeroesatatLevel12bydefault.Ichose

Ringoand

Glaivebecausetheirmainsourceofdamageisfrom

theirbasicattacks,andassuchtheyareprobablythemostsimpleRangedandMeleeWeaponPowerHeroes,
respectively.
Youmightnoticethatonthecalculator,whenCritChanceischanged,the"AverageTimeperAttack"alsochanges
thisisintentionalIhavefactoredinthedifferenceinlengthbetweentheNormalandCritanimationsinanattempt
tomakethecalculatoralittlemoreaccurate(thoughasIpointoutbelow,thereisanotherfactorthatdecreasesthe
validityoftheresultswhenTornadoTriggersareinvolved).
~~~
(HereisalinkbecauseIhaven'tworkedouthowtoembednonvideothingsonVGFireyet)

https://jscalc.io/calc/OsCiyvy6RmvdURcT
~~~
ImportantNote
Thecalculated"DamageperSecond"valuewhenmultiple

TornadoTriggersareusedishigherthanitshouldbe.

Thisisnotduetoanymistakesinequations,butbecauseinthecalculator,whencomparing200%AttackSpeed
against100%AttackSpeed:
AttackSpeedisdoubledlengthofAttackanimationishalvednumberofAttackspersecondisdoubled
Damagepersecondisdoubled
Infact,thisisn'tthecase,becauseBasicAttacksactuallyconsistofaBasicAttackAnimationandaCooldown.These
twothingsbothshortenwithAttackSpeed,butatdifferentratesandwithdifferentlimits.
Also,thenumberofAttacksperSecondiscappedatacertainvalue,afterwhichAttacksSpeednolongerincreases
thenumberofAttacksperSecond.
Acombinationoftheabovetworeasonsmeansthat,forexample,increasingAttackSpeedby400%wouldn't
increaseDamageperSecondby4times(theincreaseinDPSwouldbelessthan4times,thoughIdon'tknowhow
muchitwouldbe).
I'lltryandlookfurtherintothistopic,butasitisrightnow,youshouldbeawareofthiswhenusingthecalculator.

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{Lastupdatedon24/04/16}
Disclaimer
Inmycalculations,IhaveusedOwens'MapoftheHalcyonFoldwithDistances(image)asasourceforvarious
measurements.Ineitherownnorclaimtoownanypartofit.
Noneofthebelowvaluesareprecisefigures,althoughtheyhavebeentestedandarereasonablyaccurate.Ifyou
quotethefigureswithoutcreditingme(anditturnsoutthatthey'rewrong),Iamnotresponsibleinanywayfor
whatmighthappenasaresultofthat:/
~~~
Here'ssomethingalittledifferent...Ratherthanaccuratecalculationsordefinitetext,Idecidedtotakeabreathof
freshair,sotospeak,andcreatesomeinformationrequiringestimationsandapproximations.
First,Itookalookat

Kestrel's

OneShotOneKill...Otherthandiscoveringthatithadanactivationrangeof

roughly160,andalsocouldn'thitenemiesiftheywereoutsideofthatrange,therewasn'treallyalottoplayaround
with:
OneShotOneKill
ChannelTime:1.5seconds
ActivationRange:160(metres)
ProjectileRange:160(metres)
ProjectileSpeed:Instant
~~~
Afterthat,Itookalookat

Celeste's

SolarStorm.Ifoundthatitalsohadanactivationrange(of180).

However,"Theprojectilesareglobaleventhoughthetargetingringisn'tquiteglobal."(Kraken_SEMConareddit
post).
ThenIwantedtoworkout

SolarStorm'sprojectilespeed.Accordingtothe1.3PatchNotes,the"Projectilespeed

[was]slowedfrom22meters/secto16.",andhasn'tbeenchangedagainsince.
However,Iwantedtodomyowntesting,andsoIusedOwens'MapoftheHalcyonFoldwithDistances(image)as
mymainsourceofreferenceformeasurements.
Duringthefirstfewtests,inwhichIlaunched

SolarStormdirectlyfromtheBlueSanctuary(spawningplatform)

totheRedSanctuary,Iestimateditsspeedat"slightlymorethan16metrespersecond"(quote:me).
ThenIaimedfortheHealingMonsterinRed'sBackJungle,fromtheBlueSanctuary,andgotthevalues
121.7m/7.5s,whichgavearesultof16.2m/s.
Now,Iwasn'treallysurewhichvalueIshoulduse.Iftheprojectilespeedwasindeed16m/s,thenOwens'map
wouldbescaledslightlytoosmall,whichwasapossibility.However,sinceIhadusedOwens'mapforeveryother
measurement,andalsowiththe1.3PatchNotesbeingoverayearold(andsopotentiallywrong),Idecidedtouse
thefigure16.2m/s.
SolarStorm
ChannelTime:1.0seconds
ActivationRange:180metres
ProjectileRange:Global
ProjectileSpeed:16.2m/s
So,whatcanwedowiththisinformation?Well,Icouldmakeaprogramthatasksfortwolocationsandthen
outputsthetime...Butthat'stoocomplicated,andfrankly,notparticularlyusefulintheheatofbattle.
Umm...KrakenSnipesfromtheBlueSanctuary?...Whynot?(Yes,fairlysituational,butit'sthemostobviouswayto
applythedataabove.Justanumber"16.2"ismeaninglessbyitself,withoutanycontext.)
So,onceagain,usingmeasurementsfromOwens'map,andalsothefigurethatwehavefortheprojectilespeed,it
ispossibletocalculatehowmuchtimeyouwouldneedtoallowfora

SolarStormlaunchedfromtheBlue

Sanctuary,inordertostealorsecureaKraken.
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Forthosewhocannotviewtheimageforanyreason,hereiswhatIfound:
IpickedfourlocationswhereaKrakencaptureisusuallyattempted,andcalculatedthefollowing:
[1]TheKrakenPit,whereKrakenusuallystands
Distance:83.2(metres)
Time:5.1seconds
[2]InsidetheEnemyTribush
Distance:89.6(metres)
Time:5.5seconds
[3]ThecentreoftheJungleClearing
Distance:85.8(metres)
Time:5.3seconds
[4]InsidetheFriendlyTribush
Distance:75.6(metres)
Time:4.7seconds
~~~
ImportantNotes!
Firstly,the1secondrequiredtochannel

SolarStormisnotincludedintheabovefigures.

Also,learningthoseexactnumbersisquitearduousandnotnecessary!Inreality,thereareplentyofvariablesthat
createmarginsoferror(eg.whichofthe3positionsyouspawnin),soit'simpossibletotimeitperfectly.
Instead,fromtheabovedata,youcanseethataKrakenSnipeonaveragerequiresaround1+5seconds,sojust
rememberthatit's6secondstoKraken!Simple...
(Yes,Ihavetestedoutthosefigures,andIcansaythattheyarehonestlyasaccurateastheyneedtobe...)
However,IhavenottestedoutsnipingfromtheRedSanctuary,althoughfromthemap,itseemstobethesame
distancefromtheKrakenPit(orevenpossiblyslightlycloser).
SomeOtherUsefulTimings
FromtheBlueSanctuarytothe...
CentreoftheLane:4.9seconds
KrakenPit:5.1seconds
EnemyJungleShopBush:5.6seconds
SecondEnemyTurret:7.0seconds
EnemyVainCrystal:9.6seconds
(Don'tforgettoadd1extrasecondforchanneling!)
Again,learningthesenumbersisn'ttoouseful,buthopefullybylookingatthem,youcangetabetterfeelfortiming
longranged

SolarStorms.
~~~

Soyeah,goodluck,havefun...Nothinginthischapterhasbeenextremelyprecise,butnoneofthatmatters...etc
Hopeithelped!BecauseIdefinitelywon'tbemakinganotherchapterlikethisanytimesoon:P

Vainglory Heroes and Items: Miscellaneous

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Notes
Notmuchtosaythisisthemiscellaneoussection,whichI'llkeepaddingto.You'llfindinformationthatisn't
specifiedingame,butisinteresting/useful,thoughatthesametimenotcomplexenoughtodedicateanentire
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Ohyeah,andcoolVaingloryart!
Larnce'sHeroicPerk

Partisan'sTechnique

"[Lance's]attacksareslowtolandandattackspeedislesseffectiveonhim."Lancedoesnotgain
baseAttackSpeedfromlevelingup,andhisbasicattackstake1.7secondseach(whichis
approximately25%40%slowerthantheaverageHero'sbasicattackatLevels112,
respectively).Also,Lanceonlygains60%ofanitem's"AttackSpeed"stat,soforexample,he
wouldonlygain"45%AttackSpeed"froma

TornadoTriggerinsteadofthestated"75%Attack

Speed".
[EDIT:Thismaybenotbeentirelyaccurate,forreasonsmentionedintheWeaponItemsChapterabove]

NoxiiOfficialVaingloryArt
Michelle"Noxii"HardyisanArtistatSuperEvilMegacorp.HerearelinkstoherDeviantArtGallery
andblogpage,whereyou'llfindlotsofsplashartforHeroes/Skins/Items,andsomeartof(in
game)environments.

justInsaneOfficialVaingloryArt
Justin"justInsane"MurrayisaSr.ConceptArtistatSuperEvilMegacorp.Hereisalinktohis
DeviantArtGallery,whereyou'llfindsplashartforHeroes/Skins,andsomeartof(ingame)
objects/symbols(Ican'tthinkofabetterwaytodescribeit).

ChainsawOfficialVaingloryArt
Carlo"Chainsaw"ArellanoistheArtDirectoratSuperEvilMegacorp.HereisalinktohisDeviantArt
Gallery,whereyou'llfindsplashandconceptartforHeroes/Skins,someofwhichyouprobably
won'thaveseenbefore.

Introduction and Additional Notes

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(Thisamessychapter!(Ibasicallyjustdumpstuffhereinsteadofdeletingitfromabove)...Ihaven't
reallyformatteditoranything!...readitifyoumust...)
[06/06/16]Apologiesforupdatingwithalackofcontentandanexcessofwords.I'vesummariseditatthebottom,
alsoinpink.Inadvance,I'lljustsaythatIwon'tbeabletodoanyworkonanyofthisuntilatleast13/06/16,
becauseofexamsandvariousothercommitments.Butafterthat,expectchaptersinbundles(ifIcanthinkoforfind
somethingtoworkon,thatis).
So,I'vehadafewideasfornewchapters,buttheyhaveinsomeformalreadybeenmentionedandanalysedin
otherplaces:
Forexample,Ihavemanypagesoffairlysimplealgebraabout
asamorecomplexcomparisonbetween

Sorrowbladeand

Tyrant'sMonocleand

TornadoTrigger,aswell

BreakingPoint.Thelatterisinaformatsimilartoa

[veryoutdated]articleontheVainglorysiteBrokenMythcalledTyrantsMonoclev1.10:AComparativeAnalysis,
exceptminedoesn'thavesleekgraphs.I'llprobablyputabitmoreworkintoitwhenIgetsometime,andmaybe
uploadit(withsomeaddedgraphs!)
Iwasalsothinking(onlythismorning)aboutGoldBountiesandSpawnTimesintheJungle,althoughthat'scovered
inBlueBadger'sCompleteGuidetoVainglory'sHiddenStatsandCalculations(byanEngineer)..(Yes,theinformation
isoutdatedno,Idon'tseethatasvalidjustificationforusingsomeoneelse'sidea)
AndalthoughmyintentionsaresomewhatsimilartoBlueBadger'sinthatIwanttoextractinformationthat's
alreadyinthegamebutnoteasilyfound,andputitintoaneasytoaccessformatIdon'twanttoupdatesomeone
else'sworkandtreatitasminewithadisclaimerslappedontoit.
Theobvioussolutionistogettheinformation,thencontactBlueBadgerhimself,toseeifIcouldhaveitbeputonto
hisGuideIthinkthat'sprobablywhatI'lltrytodo.Andplease,myneutralintentionsareverymuchgenuineIjust
likediscoveringandsharing,there'snocatchinthereatall.
"Ihopethat[thisguide]peaksyourcuriosityabouttheinnerworkingsofVaingloryandinspiresyoutotestthings
foryourself!"(BlueBadger,09/04/2016)
(Asasidenote,itwouldbeinterestingtoworkoutthepostbuffJungleMonsterstats.Justsaying...)
Ohyeah,andnowthatIthinkaboutit,theformulaethatI'veusedinallofmyanalysesforWeaponPowerItems
(whichInowtakeforgrantedasknowledge)...Ioriginallylearnedallofthatfromsaidguideaswell.
tldr?Here:There'sstuffIwanttodoIhaven'tdoneanyofthatstuff.There'sworkownedbyotherpeoplethat
interestsmeandthatIwanttoworkonIwillcontactthemassoonasIcantoseeiftheytrusttheworkIproduce,
andwouldletmeworkontheirwork...(There,done...)
ThesearetheRecommendedBuildsforeachHerointhegame.[Theyareuptodate,asofUpdate1.16]

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TheitemsarealsointheRecommendedBuildorder,andthetotalcostforeachstageisindicated.
IfanyonehasanysuggestionsastoadditionalinformationIcouldputonhere,orhasnoticedany
mistakes/inconsistencies,pleasedosendmeaPM,orleaveacommentintheDiscussiontab.
Disclaimer
Thesebuildsarepurelyforreference,andIdonotclaimownershipofthem.IonlymadethiscompilationbecauseI
couldn'tfindtheRecommendedBuildsanywhereontheVaingloryForumsorWebsite.
Inadvance,Iapologisefortheamountoftext.Yes,IagreethatIprobablyoverdidit...abit...
Soanyways...Imadethis'Guide'pageonVaingloryFirequiteawhileago,anditstartedoffwithjustthe
RecommendedBuildsforeachHero.ThenIaddedalistofalltheHeroes,withabriefdescriptionforeachofthem(I
didthatmainlybecauseIwasboredoneday).
Sincethen,I'vebeenwonderingwhatotherinformationIcouldputonherewhichisnotonlyinteresting,butalso
usefulandunderstandable.
Iwouldjustliketopointout(again!)thatnoneoftheinformationonthispagehasbeendiscoveredorcreatedby
meIhavemerelyfoundinformationintheVaingloryapp,andtransferreditontothispage,inanaccessibleand
(hopefully)simpleformat.Ifindthisinformationveryinterestinganduseful,andIhopethatothersdoaswell.
Tobehonest,Ijustseethispageacompilationofvariousbitsofinformation,puthereinawaythatmakesiteasy
torefertopleasedon'tpostunnecessarycommentsaboutthelackoforiginalmaterialhere.Imean,
seriously,I'vegotahugeDisclaimerandeverything!
~~~
KeepaneyeoutformyTakaGuide!
IdecidedthatI'llbethoroughlyexperimentingwithaTakaBuildthatIfound,andthenwritingaGuideonthat.
AlthoughIdon'towntheBuild,Ihopetobeabletoprovidesomeuniqueinsightintoitfroma(hopefully)interesting
pointofview.
TheBuildI'mreferringtoistheTickTockaTakaBuild,byGadianton.
IthinkI'llbeplayingthisBuildwithmyTeam,onlyintheTrioQueue(IgaveupontheSoloQueuelastSeason,after
someratherunpleasantpostgameinteractions)...I'vesentamessagetomyTeamaskingfortheirhelp,so...We'll
see...

Ozo'sBAbility

Acrobounce

EachtimeOzobouncesoffatarget(tohopontoanother),heearns1Goldthisappliestoboth
alliedandenemyHeroes/creatures.Inotherwords,ifOzobouncesontwotargets,heearns1
Goldifhebouncesonthreetargets,heearns2Gold.Goldearnedinthiswayneithercontributes
towardsCreepScore,northeamountofGoldEarnedonthepostmatchscreen.

~~~
Workthat'sintheWorks
WeaponItemsAnalysis:HowtoMaximiseDPS(WPvsAttackSpeedvsCrit)
(IhaveaDPScalculatoronExcelasdoafewVainglorywebsitesandappsIthinkbutit'sabitredundantwithout
knowingHeroes'baseAttackSpeed.Thenumber1.3wasmentionedinarecentPatchNotesIbelieve,butIalso
seemtorememberthattherearemanyexceptionstothat.)
WeaponItemsAnalysis:HowGoodisBreakingPoint?
(I'vedonesomecalculationsforafriend,butrightnowit'smerelyafewpagesofscribblesaswellastheabove
calculator)
WorkonHiatus
(Iwillworkonthis/theseatsomepoint,sinceIknowthere'sareachableconclusiontobefoundforit/eachofthem.)
VaingloryHeroes:BaseAttackSpeed
(...watchingvariousHeroeshittingtheenemyVainCrystaldidn'tseemlikethemostproductivethingtobedoing
whileprocrastinatingrevisionforschoolexams)
Glory/EssenceAnalysis:Crafting/Destroying,WeavingSkins,OpeningGloryBoxes
(I'msoveryclosetocompletingthisoneAllthecalculationsandanalysisneededaredoneIjusthaven'tbeenable
tofindasatisfyingconclusion.Update:ThisisnowonhiatusbecauseitwasdiscussedinanarticleonBrokenMyth
literallythesameweekIwasgoingtoaddittomyGuide!)

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