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Vainglory gets patched to 1.6 and unleashed on Android devices too

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If you own an Apple device, whether it be iPhone or iPad, there should be no excuse for not having at least tried Vainglory – the mobile MOBA developed by Super Evil Megacorp. The game has grown vastly since its unofficial launch back in November 2014, and it’s about to get even bigger. Patch 1.6 marks the official release of the game, bringing with it not only a new hero and a bunch of balance changes, but also Android support.

Have no idea what Vainglory is all about? Here’s the latest gameplay trailer:

Bo Daly, the CEO and co-founder of Super Evil Megacorp, had the following to say ahead of the official release (via Polygon):

“Our players and community have always come first, and we’ve taken the past eight months to listen to feedback, develop a robust set of features, heroes and content and ultimately deliver an unforgettable MOBA experience for touch, just like a PC title would do with a beta period.”

And deliver a solid MOBA experience they have! To celebrate the launch, SEM will be running a live 24 hour stream from Twitch HQ. If I’m not mistaken, it starts at around 10-11pm our time. You can find out more on that right here. The launch also has a ton of changes which can be found here. Most notable of course is the support for Android, opening up the game to millions of new people. If you own a one such device, I would highly recommend giving Vainglory a go!

Rona the Berzerker

Patch 1.6 also brings a new hero to the roster. Here’s a bit more about Rona and what she can do:

Rona is a deadly berserker who is always ready to leap into battle. She holds her own in melee combat, unleashing enormous damage on everyone who stands and fights. Rona is most often played in the jungle, pairs well with protectors and works well with both weapon and crystal builds.

Berserkers’ Fury (perk)

Rona attacks 50% faster than most heroes, but she deals only 80% damage with each attack. Additionally, Rona’s abilities use Bloodrage instead of energy, a unique resource that is generated from basic attacks, abilities and taking damage from enemies. This caps at 100 and decays when Rona leaves combat. Energy and energy regeneration from items is converted to in-combat bloodrage generation.

Into the Fray

Rona leaps into battle, gaining bloodrage from colliding with enemies. She also gains damage reduction based on the number of enemy heroes she hits. After a short delay the ground ruptures, slowing enemies who pass over it.

Foesplitter

Rona lunges to her target, landing a basic attack and gaining bloodrage. Briefly after using this ability she can reactivate it to attack again, consuming all of her bloodrage and applying a mortal wound to her target. The damage of the second attack is increased for each point of bloodrage consumed. Additionally, the cooldown for this ability is reduced by Rona’s basic attack.

Red Mist

Rona begins an axe-wielding whirlwind, continually dealing weapon damage to nearby enemies. During the whirlwind she can move freely but at reduced speed. She can cancel the ability at any time by reactivating it or using another ability. Red Mist requires at least 75 bloodrage to activate.

When the game first launched, I played it a bunch, and honestly, it’s rather fantastic. I’m glad it’s available to a larger pool of people now thanks to support for Android devices.

I need to update and play it again for sure! What about you? Now that Vainglory has officially been released, will you give it a go?

Last Updated: July 2, 2015

31 Comments

  1. So mehny mehbas!

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    • hairyknees

      July 2, 2015 at 12:47

      stfu and download Vainglory 😛

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        July 2, 2015 at 12:48

        You shut up, mehryknees!

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        • hairyknees

          July 2, 2015 at 12:51

          Alien MEHmperor Trevor?????????????????

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          • Admiral Chief's Adventure

            July 2, 2015 at 12:51

            *Mehvor

          • hairyknees

            July 2, 2015 at 12:54

            MEHmperor Mehvor it is! 😛

          • Admiral Chief's Adventure

            July 2, 2015 at 12:56

            Stop trolling your own article so that you don’t get the cabbage award again!

          • hairyknees

            July 2, 2015 at 13:02

            Pffft comment count does not = cabbage award 😛

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            July 2, 2015 at 12:59

            HOW DARE YOU!?

      • Admiral Chief's Adventure

        July 2, 2015 at 12:51

        So, you sure that those items of your’s are safe??…

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        • hairyknees

          July 2, 2015 at 12:51

          I hope so 🙁

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      • Hammersteyn

        July 2, 2015 at 12:56

        I would but I’m too vain for glory

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        • Admiral Chief's Adventure

          July 2, 2015 at 13:00

          [tumbleweed sounds]

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          • Hammersteyn

            July 2, 2015 at 13:16

            Hey I use the material the article gives me.

          • Hammersteyn

            July 2, 2015 at 13:16

            Hey I use the material the article gives me.

          • hairyknees

            July 2, 2015 at 14:04

            O_O

        • hairyknees

          July 2, 2015 at 13:02

          O_O

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  2. Guild

    July 2, 2015 at 13:00

    This is one game I play every night. It really is an awesome game and plenty of fun. So if anyone else plays and wants to link up let me know

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    • Audacity (or-das-it-eeee-eee)

      July 2, 2015 at 13:17

      Gonna be downloading this today, i’m all in

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      • Guild

        July 2, 2015 at 13:44

        Nice. Looking at the current hero rotation to start out I’d recommend using Ringo or Petal to start out. They are lane specific heroes. If you want to try a jungle or support hero go Koshka or Glaive. You’ll have to complete the tutorials but after that try a few fun games.

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        • Audacity (or-das-it-eeee-eee)

          July 2, 2015 at 13:52

          Cool, no junglers for me though, im more adc and tank. Any tanks worth trying? I used to play Garen as an adc on certain matchups (his op)

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          • Guild

            July 2, 2015 at 14:18

            Glaive can be played both as tank or heavy damage depends on his build. Currently I am favouring a more tank build (dependent on team choices, sometimes my random team mates pick 2 lane heroes then I go with the tank build) with armor or shield (dependent on enemy team build) plus health boosts. With usually 1 crit or 1 damage modifier to help in team fights. He has a nice pushback stun which can be used to push either into range of your turrets or away from you or team mates.
            But the more proper tanks would be Aiden or Fortress. Aiden is on the current rotation and Fortress is a new hero so his not on the rotation yet.
            Aiden can be a real pain in the ass and when he throws down arena as an enemy if you trapped inside you are usually screwed. He also has a decent support ability that gives a bit of armour and speed boost if cast on himself or team mates. Usually build for him is armour/sheild, team speed boost and then health modifiers.
            One ridiculous OP hero is krul. His is a tanking/DPS monster with a crystal build and due to his abilities. If people go crystal build, I usually make sure I have Tier 3 shield which negates a lot of his damage.

          • Guild

            July 2, 2015 at 14:46

            This is a decent resource for builds:

            http://www.vaingloryfire.com/

          • Audacity (or-das-it-eeee-eee)

            July 2, 2015 at 14:51

            Thanks dude what’s ur handle i’ll add you ingame

          • Guild

            July 2, 2015 at 15:11

            Thorinear
            I’ll add you as soon as I get the request. I usually play from 20:30 onward.

    • Admiral Chief's Adventure

      July 2, 2015 at 13:33

      Are you playing on phone/tablet?

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      • Guild

        July 2, 2015 at 13:39

        Got it on both, prefer playing on the tablet for the bigger screen

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        • Admiral Chief's Adventure

          July 2, 2015 at 14:25

          JUST DON’T DROP IT!

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          • Guild

            July 2, 2015 at 14:45

            XD

          • Admiral Chief's Adventure

            July 2, 2015 at 15:02

            xD

            Set it up, had to use it

  3. VampyreSquirrel

    July 2, 2015 at 13:51

    I’ll stick to Terraria… thanks tho.

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