{"id":5989,"date":"2019-03-24T07:22:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T15:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aovpro.net\/?p=5989"},"modified":"2020-07-03T07:38:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T15:38:08","slug":"march-2019-update-patch-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html","title":{"rendered":"March 2019 Update Patch Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new update for <a href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arena of Valor<\/a> is rolling out, which includes changes to hero balance, qualifiers and battlefield, among others. Tencent Games said: <em>&#8220;We hope this update will make battles even more balanced and exciting, giving everybody a better experience&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#i-qualifier-tweaks\" >I. QUALIFIER TWEAKS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#ii-battlefield-changes\" >II. BATTLEFIELD CHANGES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#iii-3v3-mode-tweaks\" >III. 3v3 MODE TWEAKS<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#core-changes\" >Core changes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#other-changes\" >Other changes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#iv-hero-balance-tweaks\" >IV. HERO BALANCE TWEAKS<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#tulen-the-pure\" >Tulen, The Pure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#jinnar-the-incorruptible\" >Jinnar, The Incorruptible<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#krixi-the-pixie\" >Krixi, The Pixie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#sephera-the-water-ascendant\" >Sephera, The Water Ascendant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#darcy-the-archmagus\" >D&#8217;Arcy, The Archmagus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#yorn-the-hotshot\" >Yorn, The Hotshot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#violet-the-pistol-assassin\" >Violet, The Pistol Assassin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#fennik-vulpis-ignis\" >Fennik, Vulpis Ignis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#valhein-the-demon-hunter\" >Valhein, The Demon Hunter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#capheny-the-gunner\" >Capheny, The Gunner<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#elsu-the-soaring-falcon\" >Elsu, The Soaring Falcon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#kilgroth-the-terror\" >Kil&#8217;Groth, The Terror<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#lu-bu-the-great-warlord\" >Lu Bu, The Great Warlord<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#florentino-the-gentle-blade\" >Florentino, The Gentle Blade<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#riktor-the-imbued\" >Riktor, The Imbued<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#veres-the-thorn\" >Veres, The Thorn<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#arduin-the-spirit\" >Arduin, The Spirit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#taara-the-war-hammer\" >Taara, The War Hammer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#nakroth-the-executioners-blade\" >Nakroth, The Executioner&#8217;s Blade<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#teemee-the-stalwart-twins\" >TeeMee, The Stalwart Twins<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#v-equipment-tweaks\" >V. EQUIPMENT TWEAKS<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#purifying-bracers\" >Purifying Bracers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#heart-of-incubus\" >Heart of Incubus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#mantle-of-ra\" >Mantle of Ra<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#leviathan\" >Leviathan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#spear-of-longinus\" >Spear of Longinus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#hercules-madness\" >Hercules&#8217; Madness<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#essence-of-the-wind\" >Essence of the Wind<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#ring-of-the-fiend\" >Ring of the Fiend<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\" href=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/news\/march-2019-update-patch-notes-5989.html\/#vi-bug-fixes-and-other-tweaks\" >VI. BUG FIXES AND OTHER TWEAKS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i-qualifier-tweaks\"><\/span>I. QUALIFIER TWEAKS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/aov-march-update-02.jpg\" alt=\"Arena Of Valor Qualifier Tweaks\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5993\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. New Placement Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Added new Placement Matches at the start of each season where tiers can be improved rapidly, allowing players to quickly reach a tier appropriate to their ability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. New Season Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Season Rewards have been changed to Season Challenges. Reach a certain tier during a season and receive its corresponding reward when a new season begins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Favorite Hero statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Favorites page can now show detailed statistics on the heroes you have used.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.Number of quick chat messages increased from 8 to 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More quick chat messages makes communicating on the battlefield even easier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.Report Feedback optimizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three report items have been added and players can now report up to three items, receiving direct feedback on the Results page. Players with low Credibility Scores will also receive less Brave Points, gold and experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.Additional mute option<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Additional Block options: Stop annoying message sound effects by muting sound notifications for messages from a player. They will still be displayed on the UI but will not play any sound.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.Added Power Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Added a requirement where players must reach a certain amount of power to be ranked in Legendary Ranking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.New user settings cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Save your settings to the cloud so that you can jump right back into familiar settings after changing your device or reinstalling the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.Flexible idle teammates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After ordering an idle teammate o [Remain at Spring] or [Follow Me], you can change your mind at any time depending on the current situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.New hero costume customizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can now customize certain skins such as adding bunny ears or make your weapon deadlier-looking, for a look that belongs to you and no one else!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ii-battlefield-changes\"><\/span>II. BATTLEFIELD CHANGES<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Abyssal Dragon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get Gold and EXP for the match by killing the Abyssal Dragon. Heroes near the Abyssal Dragon when it is killed receive the new buff [Blood of the Dragon], which lasts for 90s or until they die.<\/p>\n<p>[Blood of the Dragon]: 90s duration. Skills and normal attacks deal 180(+15 per level) (+0.4AP) (0.7 additional AD) magic damage over 3s when they hit an enemy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Dark Slayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dark Slayer respawn time: 8 min -> 7 min<\/p>\n<p>Dark Slayer spawn interval: 5 min -> 3 min<\/p>\n<p>Drake attack damage increased by 20%<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Enraged Abyssal Dragon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enraged Abys Drg respawn time: 10 min -> 15 min<\/p>\n<p>Enraged Abys Drg spawn interval: 5 min -> 4 min<\/p>\n<p>Enraged Abys Drg buff time: 90s -> 3 min<\/p>\n<p>Removed buff [Abyssal Curse]<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Tower tweaks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tower Gold reward: 60\/80\/100 -> 40\/40\/80 (Outer\/Inner\/Core)<\/p>\n<p>Base Abys Drg Gold: 80->50, Gold growth: 6.5%\/30s -> 5%\/30s, growth cap reached at 15 min (when Enraged Abys Drg spawns)<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Lane tweaks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lane speed up starts: 6 min -> 10 min<\/p>\n<p>Enhanced melee unit starting HP: 2320 -> 2100,<\/p>\n<p>Enhance melee unit starting Gold: 65 -> 52<\/p>\n<p>Enhanced melee units will no longer appear starting wave 10<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. New &#8220;Fog of War&#8221; feature<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Players can set the fog to on or off when setting up a match.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iii-3v3-mode-tweaks\"><\/span>III. 3v3 MODE TWEAKS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/aov-3v3-mode-update.jpg\" alt=\"Arena of Valor 3v3 Mode Tweaks\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6005\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"core-changes\"><\/span>Core changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Soultaker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Killing a hero recovers 20% of max HP and 15% of max MP<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Honorable Battle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Core receives Absolute Defense: When Core HP goes below 20%, resurrect all friendly heroes and add a shield equal to 30% of max Core HP, reducing damage taken by 70% for up to 10s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Garnak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tweaked Garnak&#8217;s kill buff. The three layers are now: +20% attack speed, +15% damage reduction and +20% damage dealt.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"other-changes\"><\/span>Other changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>1. Towers get additional DMG reduction for 3 min<\/p>\n<p>2. Added two mass healing runes<\/p>\n<p>3. Reduced hero resurrect time<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iv-hero-balance-tweaks\"><\/span>IV. HERO BALANCE TWEAKS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/aov-march-update-01.jpg\" alt=\"Arena of Valor Hero Balance Tweaks\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5992\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"tulen-the-pure\"><\/span>Tulen, The Pure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Passive: Thunderclap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Magic damage per thunder blast: 320(+0.52AP)(+40 per level) -> 270(+0.6AP)(+44 per level)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"jinnar-the-incorruptible\"><\/span>Jinnar, The Incorruptible<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Passive: Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Passive normal attack boost effect does not crit<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"krixi-the-pixie\"><\/span>Krixi, The Pixie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Base movement speed: 340 -> 350<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sephera-the-water-ascendant\"><\/span>Sephera, The Water Ascendant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Water Spirits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Magic damage: 300-500(+0.4AP) -> 300-500(+0.35AP)<\/p>\n<p>Magic damage next normal attack: 250-400(+0.3AP) -> 250-400(+0.27AP)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"darcy-the-archmagus\"><\/span>D&#8217;Arcy, The Archmagus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Passive: Dimensional Force<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recovery from normal attack: 6 -> 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Dimensional Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Magic damage: 300(+70\/Lv)(+0.8AP) -> 330(+80\/Lv)(+0.5AP)<\/p>\n<p>Cooldown: : 8\/7.6\/7.2\/6.8\/6.4\/6s-> 9\/8.5\/8\/7.5\/7\/6.5s<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 2: Dimensional Cube<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Magic damage: 900(+90\/Lv)(+1.75AP) -> 800\uff08+80\/Lv)(+1.85AP)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"yorn-the-hotshot\"><\/span>Yorn, The Hotshot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Skill 3: Heart Shot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cooldown: 18\/15\/12 -> 20\/17\/14<\/p>\n<p>Mana cost: 100\/110\/120 -> 120<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"violet-the-pistol-assassin\"><\/span>Violet, The Pistol Assassin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Base movement speed: 340 -> 350<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fennik-vulpis-ignis\"><\/span>Fennik, Vulpis Ignis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Base movement speed: 340 -> 350<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"valhein-the-demon-hunter\"><\/span>Valhein, The Demon Hunter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Passive: Pocket Glaive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Red dart magic damage: 80(+10 per level)(+1.0AD)(+0.65AP) -> 80(+10 per level)(+1.15AD)(+0.65AP)<\/p>\n<p>Blue dart magic damage: 80(+10 per level)(+0.6AD)(+0.55AP) -> 80(+10 per level)(+0.75AD)(+0.55AP)<\/p>\n<p>Yellow dart magic damage: 80(+10 per level)(+0.6AD)(+0.55AP) -> 80(+10 per level)(+0.75AD)(+0.55AP)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"capheny-the-gunner\"><\/span>Capheny, The Gunner<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Pulse Shot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Physical damage: 70(+40 \/Lv)+ 1.0(+0.05 \/Lv)* AD -> 70(+70\/Lv)+ 1.0(+0.05 \/Lv)* AD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill2: Propulsion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fixed a bug where the crit stacking effect was much higher than intended<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"elsu-the-soaring-falcon\"><\/span>Elsu, The Soaring Falcon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Skill 2: Snipe<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Physical damage: 1050\/1200\/1350\/1500\/1650\/1800(+2.5 additional AD) -> 1000\/1120\/1240\/1360\/1480\/1600(+2.4 additional AD)<\/p>\n<p>Tweaked the aim indicator so that it matches the actual effective area of the skill.<\/p>\n<p><b>Skill 3: Disengage<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Enemy movement speed slowdown: 50% -> 30%<\/p>\n<p>Own movement speed increase after landing: 30% -> 20%<\/p>\n<p>Cooldown: 25\/20\/15 ->30\/25\/20<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"kilgroth-the-terror\"><\/span>Kil&#8217;Groth, The Terror<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Passive: The Fanatic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attack speed increase from normal attack: 6-10% -> 8-14%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 2: Enraged Spear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cooldown: 12 -> 12\/11.6\/11.2\/10.8\/10.4\/10<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"lu-bu-the-great-warlord\"><\/span>Lu Bu, The Great Warlord<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Red Stallion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rank 1 and rank 2 have faster movement speed and shorter recovery time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 3: Martial Master<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Immediately removes control effect on self and recover 10% of HP lost<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"florentino-the-gentle-blade\"><\/span>Florentino, The Gentle Blade<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Skill 2: Triple Threat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>True damage: 4(+1% of bonus AD)% of target max HP -> 3(+1% of bonus AD)% of target max HP<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"riktor-the-imbued\"><\/span>Riktor, The Imbued<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Passive: Battle Instinct<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Riverbed form movement speed boost increased to 20%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Jungle Strike<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reduced hitbox size in Brush form and increased hitbox size in Riverbed form to match the visual effects<\/p>\n<p>Dash damage: 50-150 (+0.5AD) -> 40-120 (+0.4AD)<\/p>\n<p>Damage % while in bushes: 7% flat<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 2: Retaliate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Physical damage in Road form: 225-475(+1.5AD) -> 250-525(+1.5AD)<\/p>\n<p>Stun duration: 1s -> 1.25s<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"veres-the-thorn\"><\/span>Veres, The Thorn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Passive: Bloody Kiss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Magic damage: 320(+20 per level)(+1.5AD) -> 250(+25 per level)(+1.5AD)<\/p>\n<p>Life Steal on hit: 12% -> 8%-15%<\/p>\n<p>Max Life Steal: 120% -> 150%<\/p>\n<p>Fixed a bug where Life Steal was not being affected by reduced healing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Bloody Fangs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fixed the aim indicator so that it matches the actual effective area of the skill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 2: Serpent&#8217;s Embrace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Physical damage: 85(+35 per level)(+0.4AD) -> 100(+30 per level)(+0.5AD)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 3: Venom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serpent&#8217;s Blood true damage: 300\/450\/600(+12\/16\/20(+1%AD)% of HP already lost by target) -> 300\/450\/600(+12\/15\/18(+1%AD)% of HP already lost by target)<\/p>\n<p>Physical attack boost when enraged: 150\/250\/350 -> 120\/170\/220<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"arduin-the-spirit\"><\/span>Arduin, The Spirit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Rend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Physical damage to enemies on lane: 250\/300\/350\/400\/450\/500(+1.0AD) -> 250\/330\/410\/490\/570\/650(+1.0AD)<\/p>\n<p>Follow-up attack physical damage: 250\/300\/350\/400\/450\/500(+1.0AD) -> 250\/330\/410\/490\/570\/650(+1.0AD)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"taara-the-war-hammer\"><\/span>Taara, The War Hammer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Passive: Fighting Spirit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HP healed in 3s: 6% of HP lost -> 9% of HP lost<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Colossal Smash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Slow effect: (30\/36\/42\/48\/54\/60)% -> 60%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quillen, Purifying Blade<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Mutilate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Physical damage: 175\/200\/225\/250\/275\/300(+0.55 additional AD) -> 160\/185\/210\/235\/260\/285(+0.45 additional AD)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 2: Decimate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Physical damage: 300\/340\/380\/420\/460\/500(+0.8 additional AD) ->300\/340\/380\/420\/460\/500(+0.7 additional AD)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"nakroth-the-executioners-blade\"><\/span>Nakroth, The Executioner&#8217;s Blade<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Skill 2: Death Sentence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All of 1.2AD component of sweep physical damage can crit -> Only 1.0AD component of sweep physical damage can crit<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"teemee-the-stalwart-twins\"><\/span>TeeMee, The Stalwart Twins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Passive: Scavenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Additional Gold found: 25% -> 20%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Pooty Poots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fixed a bug where cooldown refunded under low charge was reduced<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"v-equipment-tweaks\"><\/span>V. EQUIPMENT TWEAKS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"purifying-bracers\"><\/span>Purifying Bracers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>[Unique Active &#8211; Purification]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can be used while Stunned<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"heart-of-incubus\"><\/span>Heart of Incubus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Price: 760->720<\/p>\n<p>Armor: 180->150<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Unique Passive &#8211; Burn]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Damage per second increase against Minions and Monsters per level: 100% ->50%<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"mantle-of-ra\"><\/span>Mantle of Ra<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Price: 1950->1900<\/p>\n<p>Components: Cleaving Claymore + Heart of Incubus -> Necklace of Vitality + Talisman of Strength + Heart of Incubus<\/p>\n<p>Armor: 330 -> 200<\/p>\n<p>[New]+1000 HP<\/p>\n<p>[New]+60 HP<\/p>\n<p>[Removed]+80 ATK<\/p>\n<p>Magic damage vs adjacent enemies per second: 100 -> 2% of own max HP<\/p>\n<p>Damage increase against Minions and Monsters per level: 100% ->50%<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"leviathan\"><\/span>Leviathan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Components: Gnoll Cleaver + Necklace of Vitality + Light Armor -> Heart of Incubus + Gnoll Cleaver<\/p>\n<p>Armor: +100 -> +300<\/p>\n<p>[Removed]+750 max HP<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"spear-of-longinus\"><\/span>Spear of Longinus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Price: 2080 ->2030<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"hercules-madness\"><\/span>Hercules&#8217; Madness<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Price: 2000 ->2080<\/p>\n<p>Components: Light Armor + Gladiator&#8217;s Gauntlets + Chainhammer -> Cleaving Claymore + Light Armor + Light Armor<\/p>\n<p>ATK: 50 -> 80<\/p>\n<p>Armor: 180 -> 225<\/p>\n<p>[Removed]+120 magic defense<\/p>\n<p>[Unique Passive]<\/p>\n<p>+40 ATK -> +20% Physical Life Steal<\/p>\n<p>Shield Increase: 800+80*Hero level<\/p>\n<p>Cooldown: 90s -> 60s<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"essence-of-the-wind\"><\/span>Essence of the Wind<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Active skill speed up time: 3s -> 2s<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"space\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ring-of-the-fiend\"><\/span>Ring of the Fiend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Active skill mass speed up: 50%->30%<\/p>\n<p>Fixed a bug where the visual effect area and actual area of effect did not match<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vi-bug-fixes-and-other-tweaks\"><\/span>VI. BUG FIXES AND OTHER TWEAKS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tweaked the aim indicator for Veres&#8217; skill 1 and skill 3 so that it matches the actual effective area of the skill.<\/p>\n<p>Fixed a bug where Florentino&#8217;s skill 1 cooldown reduction effect stacks when his skill 2 hits multiple enemies.<\/p>\n<p>Tweaked the aim indicator for Elsu&#8217;s skill 2 so that it matches the actual effective area of the skill.<\/p>\n<p>Fixed a bug where Maloch&#8217;s regen effect sometimes did not stack when hitting multiple enemies while enchantment is active.<\/p>\n<p>Updated background stories for Mganga, Mina and Azzen&#8217;Ka.<\/p>\n<p>On lower-end machines, the game will automatically switch to static login screens if it detects an issue playing back the login screen video<\/p>\n<p>Fixed a bug in D\u2019Arcy\u2019s ultimate where an enemy hit by the ultimate cannot be pulled back normally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new update for Arena of Valor is rolling out, which includes changes to hero balance, qualifiers and battlefield, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-5989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-patch-notes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hthgaming.com\/aov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}