ARENA OF VALOR

Brave challenger,

Arena of Valor will be updating its official servers on X/X. This new update will include changes to the hero balance as well as peripheral system, arena mechanics, and other game adjustments. We hope this update will make the matches more balanced and exciting, providing all players with a better experience overall.

 

I. New Gameplay Mode

 

Snow Festival Transformation Abyssal Clash Mode

Players can accumulate energy by battling in Clone Mode to unlock the transformation ability. Once unlocked, they can transform to the old versions of Dark Slayer and Wild Monkey in battle!

 

 

II. Peripheral System Adjustments

 

New Features

 

Added the legend power system: Players can accumulate a hero's legend power by winning in ranked matches (this is the only method) to get legend titles for heroes.

 

Added the Area Legends maps: Players can set their own area in Area Legends. Rank among the top in the Legend Power Rankings for each area to earn a legendary title that can be used for one week. In Arena Legends, players can also check the Legend Power Rankings and the Server Strongest Rankings for all heroes, to learn from the builds and Arcana combinations of the top ranking players.

 

Added heroes' dance moves: Players can equip dance moves outside of matches to show off inside matches.

 

Added Snow Festival maps: All 5v5 battle maps will be edited to become new Snow Festival maps as a backdrop to the atmosphere of the Snow Festival.

 

Feature Optimizations

 

Remade the hero display interface used outside of matches: We've reorganized the Hero Details interface. We hope that the cleaner interface will be able to support access for more features in the future.

 

Optimized the buttons for sending signals in matches: With the addition of more personalized expressions within matches, we've consolidated the communication panel. Now, tapping on the newly added Exclamation Mark button will open the panel for sending the Attack, Defend and Rally signals that we're familiar with.

 

Optimized the parameters for MVP rating: Made further adjustments to the parameters for each class in the MVP rating system.

 

 

III. Battlefield Changes

 

1、  Summoner skills

 

Stun

 

[Removed] Slow for 1 second.

 

[Added] Damage dealt by surrounding enemies is reduced by 40% for 2 seconds.

 

Sprint

 

Enable the instant cancellation of the slowdown effect, and obtain a constantly decaying 70% increase in movement speed (decreases to 30% within 1 second). This 30% movement speed bonus is maintained for

9 seconds.

 

 

2、  Minion Waves

 

Base Gold for minion wave: Melee 42 → 40; Ranged 28 → 25; Siege 72 → 68

 

Base EXP for minion wave: Melee 45 → 42; Ranged 35 → 32

 

Interval between minion wave respawns: 33 sec → 30 sec

 

Gold growth of minion wave increased from 2.75% to 4% every 30 seconds.

 

 

3、  Jungle Monsters

 

Adjusted Gold growth for jungle monsters: Early game growth of 1% adjusted to 2.5%

 

Attacks from the Abyssal Dragon, Enraged Abyssal Dragon and Dark Slayer will reduce the HP recovery of heroes by 50% for 5 seconds.

 

Extent of Gold growth of Abyssal Dragon every 30 seconds: 5% → 6.5%

 

 

4、  Towers

 

Gold reward for destroying outer towers, middle towers, and inner towers: 40/60/80 → 60/80/100

 

When there are no minion waves, the damage reduction percentage of inner towers: 80% → 70%

 

[Added] Damage limit of 1000 for one stage of damage by a hero towards a tower.

 

 

5. Drake

 

Attack damage of the Drake increased by 10% (including towards minions and towers).

 

Adjusted the movement speed of the Drake so that it will push lanes at a similar speed to the minion wave. We have removed the movement speed increase that the Drake gives to minions from the Drake Roar buff.

Reduced the movement speed of the Drake: 340 → 300 (to align with movement speed of minion wave)

 

Optimized the pathfinding AI logic of the Drake to make it easier for players to summon and use. Previously, when the Drake was released further away from a tower, it would pass through the jungle in a straight line to the nearest tower.

 With the new AI logic, the Drake will lock on to the nearest minion wave and attack along it.

 

 

 

IV. Hero Balance Adjustments

 

 

The Seer: Ilumia

Ability 1: Divine Light

Added a timer display for enhanced ability.

 

Radius of outer border of explosion: 2.8m → 3m

 

Additional damage along the path of the enhanced Divine Light: 1 time → 1.6 times

 

 

 

The Illest: Preyta

Ability 1: Plague Specter

Magic damage: 240/300/360/420/480/540 (+0.37 AP) → 250/300/350/400/450/500 (+0.35 AP)

 

Ability 2: Poison Gas Bomb

Stun time after enhancement: 1 sec → 0.75 sec

 

Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10/9 → 12/11.4/10.8/10.2/9.6/9

 

Ability 3: Disciple of the Plague

Shield: 500/850/1200 (+1.2 AP) → 500/750/1000 (+1.0 AP)

 

Attack speed bonus: 25% → (24/32/40)%

 

Range magic damage: 80/160/240 (+0.4 AP) → 100/175/250 (+0.5 AP)

 

 

 

The Anointed One: Ignis

Ability 1: Fire Crash

Magic damage: 320/380/440/500/560/620 (+0.5 AP) → 340/380/420/460/500/540 (+0.4 AP)

 

 

 

The Fastest Man Alive: The Flash

Basic

 

Base movement speed: 380 → 400

 

Ability 1: Super Speed

Cooldown: 11/10.4/9.8/9.2/8.6/8 → 10/9.4/8.8/8.2/7.6/7

 

 

 

The Fist: Raz

Ability 2: Power Surge

Magic damage: 500/580/660/740/820/900 (+0.93 AP) → 500/570/640/710/780/850 (+0.9 AP)

 

 

 

The Diviner: Annette

Ability 1: Gust Force

Magic damage: 75 - 120 (+0.12 AP) → 65 - 110 (+0.15 AP)

 

Ability 3: Hurricane Wall

[Added] You don't need to cast continuously for the ultimate.

 

Radius of ultimate area: 4.5m → 3.5m

 

Duration of ultimate area: 3.5 sec → 2.5 sec

 

Cooldown: 60/55/50 → 70/65/60

 

 

 

The Forgotten: Azzen'Ka

Ability 2: Dust Devil

Range: 7m → 7.5m

 

 

 

The Unspeakable: Mganga

Basic

 

Base movement speed: 350 → 360

 

Growth attack speed: 1% → 2%

 

 

 

The Nether Queen: Natalya

Basic

 

Base armor: 83 → 91

 

Growth max HP: 190.8 → 202

 

 

 

The Ghost Guardian: Kahlii

Basic

 

Base attack damage: 157 → 167

 

 

 

The Ageless: Tel'Annas

Ability 1: Eagle Eye

Magic damage equal to physical damage: 40/48/56/64/72/80 (+0.55 AD) → 50/58/66/74/82/90 (+0.55 AD) (can critically strike)

 

Ability 2: Penetrating Shot

Physical damage: 180/210/240/270/300/330 (+1.0 AD) → 275/335/395/455/515/575 (+0.6 AD)

[Removed] The arrows lose 20% damage for each enemy hit, up to 40% damage loss.

[Added] Each enemy hero hit increases movement speed by 20% for 1 second.

 

Ability 3: Arrow of Chaos

 

[Removed] Movement speed increased by 30% for 2 seconds.

 

 

 

The Hotshot: Yorn

Passive ability: Fierce Shot

Damage of each shot: 75 (+4 per level) (+0.4 AD) → 75 (+6 per level) (+0.4 AD)

 

 

 

The Trustworthy: Slimz

Ability 3: Savage Potion

Percentage of damage based of max HP: 4%/5%/6% → 3%/4%/5% (fixed a bug in which this percentage will not grow)

 

 

 

The Clown Prince of Crime: Joker

Ability 3: Canned Laughter

Physical damage: 440/560/680 (+2.4 AD) → 530/715/900 (+2.4 AD)

 

 

 

Vulpis Ignis: Fennik

Ability 1: Thief's Mark

Cooldown: 11/10.2/9.4/8.6/7.8/7 → 10/9.4/8.8/8.2/7.6/7

 

Ability 3: Chain Hammer Cyclone

Cooldown: 36/30/24 → 30/25/20

 

 

 

The Sentinel: Lindis

Ability 1: Piercing Gaze

Physical damage: 125/210/295/380/465/550 (+0.2 AD) → 140/210/280/350/420/490 (+0.2 AD)

 

 

 

The Doomspear: Zephys

Ability 1: Death Rift

Physical damage: 190/214/238/262/286/310 (+1.0 AD) → 175/200/225/250/275/300 (+1.0 AD)

 

Additional physical damage: 85/97/109/121/133/145 (+1.5 AD) → 175/200/225/250/275/300 (+1.3 AD)

 

Ability 2: Death's Flurry

Cooldown: 8/7.2/6.4/4.6/4.8/4 → 5

 

 

 

The Scarabim: Kriknak

Passive ability: Bite

 

Physical damage: 100 (+1.0 additional AD) → 80 (+1.0 additional AD)

 

Ability 1: Terrifying Plague

Physical damage: 410/465/520/575/630/685 (+1.6 additional AD) → 360/420/480/540/600/660 (+1.5 additional AD)

 

Percentage of magic damage based on max HP: 10 (+0.02 additional AD)% → 8 (+0.02 additional AD)%

 

 

 

The Wanderer: Murad

Passive ability: Rift

Attack damage bonus: 5% → 24 (+3 every 2 levels)

 

 

 

The Ronin: Ryoma

 

Ability 2: Wailing Blade

Physical damage: 320/360/400/440/480/520 (+2 AD) → 350/395/440/485/530/575 (+2.1 AD)

 

 

 

The Dark Knight: Batman

Ability 3: Dark Knight

[Added] Cannot be selected during flight if this ability is activated again while invisible.

 

 

 

The Captain: Rourke

 

Passive ability: Scattershot

Percentage of damage dealt to structures based on attack damage: 80% → 100%

 

Ability 1: Charged Shot

Storage time for enhanced normal attacks: 1.5 sec → 4 sec

 

 

 

The Imbued: Riktor

Passive ability: Fighting Spirit

Movement speed bonus when switching between environments: 40% for 1 sec → 50% for 0.5 sec

 

Ability 1: Jungle Strike

Slash damage: 150 - 300 (+0.8 AD) → 125 - 275 (+0.8 AD)

 

Magic damage from normal attacks: 25 - 150 → 10 - 135

 

Adjusted the judgement of Ability 1 in the various forms to maintain consistency with the effects.

 

Ability 2: Retaliate

Physical damage dealt from counterattack: 200 - 450 (+1.2 AD) → 200 - 425 (+1.0 AD)

 

[Added] Physical damage when on land: 200 - 450 (+1.2 AD) → 225 - 475 (+1.5 AD)

 

 

The Monolith: Baldum

Ability 1: Wild Charge

Cooldown: 12/11.6/11.2/10.8/10.4/10 →10/9.6/9.2/8.8/8.4/8sec

 

Ability 2: Wild Stomp

[Added] Double damage to jungle monsters.

 

[Added] The cooldown of this ability is also reduced by 0.3 seconds every time it hits a jungle monster.

 

Percentage of damage reduction: 15/18/21/24/27/30% → 25/30/35/40/45/50%

 

 

 

Amazon of Themyscira: Wonder Woman

 

Ability 1: Sword & Shield

Maximum damage to jungle monsters: 100 → 1000

 

 

 

The Dragoon: Zanis

Ability 2: Tail Sweep

Increased attack speed: 50% → (100/120/140/160/180/200)%

 

[Added] Life steal for 3 seconds: (10/12/14/16/18/20)%

 

Duration of increased attack speed and life steal: 5 sec → 3.5 sec

 

Cooldown: 9/8.6/8.2/7.8/7.4/7 → 8/7.7/7.4/7.1/6.8/6.5

 

Ability 3: Dragon's Wrath

Additional true damage: 80/130/180 (+0.4 AD) → 70/110/150 (+0.35 AD)

 

[Removed] 20% damage reduction.

 

Cooldown: 24/20/16 → 24/22/20

 

 

 

The Elemental: Lumburr

Ability 2: Rampage

Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11/10 → 13/12.4/11.8/11.2/10.6/10

 

Mana cost: 80/90/100/110/120/130 → 75/80/85/90/95/100

 

Ability 3: Earth Splitter

Cooldown: 40/35/30 → 36/33/30

 

Mana cost: 150/180/210 → 120/140/160

 

 

 

The Old Growth: Y'bneth

Passive ability: Natural Affinity

HP recovered per second: 80 (+15 per level) → 45 (+18 per level)

 

Ability 1: Wicked Thorns/Redwood Rush

 

Physical damage: 270 (+40 per level) (+0.8 AD) → 250 (+50 per level) (+0.8 AD)

 

Cooldown: 5/4.7/4.4/4.1/3.8/3.5 → 6/5.5/5/4.5/4/3.5

 

Ability 2: Branching Out

Physical damage: 340 (+45 per level) (+0.85 AD) → 285 (+55 per level) (+0.95 AD)

 

 

 

The Adventurer: Roxie

Ability 1: Wild Fire

[Added] Damage and healing is doubled within 2.5 seconds of activation.

 

Magic damage: 35/45/55/65/75/85 (+0.16 AP) → 20/26/32/38/44/50 (+0.14 AP)

 

Ability 3: Agnie's Grasp

Control time fixed at 2.5 seconds → Control time between 1.5 - 2.5 seconds. The closer it is, the longer the duration.

 

Cooldown: 45/40/35 → 40/36/32

 

 

 

The War Hammer: Taara

Basic

 

Growth max HP: 278.3 → 328.3

 

Passive ability

Attack damage bonus for each 1% of max HP lost: 2 - 5 (increases with level) → 3 - 6 (increases with level)

 

 

[Lord of the Abyss Maloch will descend upon the Antaris Battlefield with an all-new appearance, and there will be an upgraded iteration to his background story and hero title.]

It was year 220 of the Dark Era. The Lord of Darkness suffered an unexpected defeat, and the demoralized forces of the Magic Abyss made a full retreat. With the help of his lover Veera, Maloch, gathered the remaining soldiers and bolstered his forces. He finally scared the other lords into submission to become the new Lord of the Abyss.

To show the majesty befitting of the Lord of the Abyss, we've completely overhauled Maloch's appearance, background story and hero title in the new version. The new Maloch will have an appearance that's more befitting of his status. Players can also read his new background story to learn about his courage and fearlessness in the great war that took place thousand years ago.

As an Easter egg, Maloch's lover, The Soul Harvester Veera will also have some adjustments to her background story in the new version. This famed couple actually met and fell in love thousands of years ago.

 

The Merciless: Maloch

Passive ability: Plunder

HP regen: 2% of lost HP → 2% of lost HP (+0.15 additional AD bonus)

 

Ability 1: Cleave

HP regen for each hero hit: 6% of lost HP → 6% of lost HP (+0.3 additional AD bonus)

 

 

 

The Awoken Mech: Omega

Ability 1: Guardian Mode

Duration of increased movement speed: 5 sec → 3 sec

 

Ability 2: Crash Mode

Ability cast forward swing is shortened by 0.15 seconds.

 

Ability 3: Exterminate

[Added] Each spin also deals a temporary knockback effect to enemy units (ineffective against towers.)

 

 

 

The Wunderkind: Max

Ability 3: Liftoff

Physical damage: 600/800/1000 (+1.0 AD) → 700/950/1200 (+2.0 bonus AD)

 

 

 

The Conjurer: Arum

Passive ability: Ravenous Beasts

[Added] When Arum is in the brush and not in the enemy's vision, the ravenous beasts summoned by Arum cannot be seen by the enemy.

 

 

 

The Reaper Queen: Mina

Basic

 

Base movement speed: 390 → 380

 

 

V. Equipment Adjustments

 

 

The Beast

Unique Passive: 25% life steal → 25% life steal

 

Due to the changes made to The Beast, we've also adjusted the magic life steal percentage of the following heroes and equipment:

 

All of the life steal percentages of Valhein's magic damage have been adjusted from 100% to 50%.

 

Magic life steal percentage of Valhein's ultimate: 50% → 35%

 

Life steal percentage of Tel'annas' Ability 1's magic damage has been adjusted from 100% to 50%.

 

Magic life steal percentages of Heart of Incubus, Mantle of Ra and Leviathan have been adjusted to 25%.

 

Magic life steal percentage of Blitz Blade has been adjusted to 35%.

 

 

Amulet of Longevity

Price: 2680 → 1980

 

Crafting items: Greaves of Protection + Ring of Vitality + Ring of Vitality→ Greaves of Protection + Necklace of Vitality + Talisman of Strength

 

HP Regen +100/5 sec → HP Regen +50/5 sec

HP +1700 → HP +1800

 

[Removed] Unique Passive: Heal +20%

 

[Removed] Unique Passive: Max HP +10%

 

[Added] Unique Passive: Restores 2% of max HP and 1% of max mana every second after exiting combat.

 

 

 

[Removed] Crimson Banner

 

 

Odin's Will

Price: 1820 → 1900

 

Crafting items: Necklace of Vitality + Short Sword + Short Sword→ Greaves of Protection + Light Armor + Light Armor

 

Attack Damage +60 → Armor +200

HP +1000 → HP +1200

 

 

 

 

Rock Shield

HP +800 → HP +1000

 

Percentage of shield points based on max HP: 10% → 12%

 

 

Soulreaver

Attack Damage +40→ Attack Damage +60

 

 

Bow of Slaughter

Price: 2400→ 2330

 

 

 

VI. Audio Adjustment

 

1. The Snow Festival login and lobby music was composed by the Hexany team.

 

2. Added hero dance sound effects.

 

3. Adjusted the voice playback of heroes within matches so that the ultimate sound effects are more obvious during teamfights.

 

4. Music that matches the Snow Festival atmosphere has been added in matches.

 

 

 

VII. Bug Fixes and Other Adjustments

 

1、  Fixed a bug in which Maloch is unable to use talents while Cleave is being casted.

 

2、  Fixed a bug in which Elsu is able to hit units outside of attack range when normal attack does not hit.

 

3、  Fixed a bug in which the storage and charge time of Elsu's Ability 1 does not match with the ability description.

 

4、  Fixed a bug related to Elsu's vision. (Aleady fixed in the Taiwan and Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines versions)

 

5、  Fixed a bug in which Chaugnar is unable to free himself from Slow inflicted by some hero abilities.

 

6、  Fixed a bug in which the percentage value based on the target's max HP of Slimz's ultimate does not grow.

 

7、  Fixed a bug in which using talents will not interrupt recall.

 

VIII. Shortest duration from casting of Natalya's ultimate to when it can be canceled: 1 sec → 0.5 sec