SEA Server - Garena Releases Version 11 Full Update in AoV Valiant Server

Garena releases a full version update of the game in its SEA server. Here is a breakdown of the updates involving gameplay changes and system improvements.

Garena Releases Version 11 Full Update in Arena of Valor Valiant Server

Source: Garena

Garena welcomes the incoming holidays with a huge update to its premier mobile MOBA game, Arena of Valor. The update was performed on Arena of Valor’s Valiant Server (SEA) during its game maintenance this 2nd week of December in 2017. Changes, in general, involve changes to the gameplay experience and system improvements.

Gameplay Changes

Arena of Valor’s Valiant Server (SEA) received a huge chunk of gameplay experience changes, such as hero buffs, nerfs, and balances, item balance changes, an adjustment to marksmen, an adjustment to the Abyssal Dragon’s stats, tower adjustments, and more.

Hero Updates – Buffs, Nerfs, and Adjustments

Many of the heroes playable on the Valiant Server received buffs or nerfs this update.

Some notable buffed heroes are Mina, Ignis, Azzen’ka, Butterfly, and Zanis. Changes involved base stat improvements, additional passive ability effects, and improvements to abilities. Buffs were also received by Toro, Zephys, Omega, Natalya, Kahlii, Skud, Thane, and Peura.

As for nerfs, Gildur, Chaugnar, Preyta, Violet, and Alice were hit the hardest by the current update. Most of their effects and ability damage potentials were reduced.

Other heroes that received adjustments are Yorn, Ormarr, Diao Chan, Mganga, Raz, Slimz, Kriknak, and Fennik.

Item Changes – Reworked Stats and New Passives

The SEA Server also received several changes to the items in the game. Most involved reworking base stats, the addition of passive effects, and the altering of recipe components. Several item icons have also been updated in the new version update.

The items Claves Sancti, Leviathan, Mantle of Ra, Soulreaver, and War Boots were buffed. Claves Sancti received a new passive effect, granting marksmen bonus movement speed when they land a critical attack. In addition, Leviathan and Mantle of Ra’s burn effects now deal additional damage to minions and monsters. As for Soulreaver and War Boots, both items now grant additional attack speed.

On the other hand, a number of other items were nerfed. Muramasa, Death Sickle, Staff of Nuul, and Hunter’s Crossbow had their effectiveness reduced. The armor and magic defense piercing effects of Muramasa and Staff of Nuul were reduced by 5%. Meanwhile, Hunter’s Crossbow’s bonus experience was reduced by 5% as well. Death Sickle’s lifesteal effect was removed, which is definitely a huge blow to assassins and warriors like Lu Bu.

Heart of Incubus, Enchanted Kicks, and Uriel’s Brand were all reworked in terms of their recipe components.

Marksman Update – Hero Base Stats and Monster Buff Adjustments

Heroes belonging to the Marksman class are also getting general updates so that they can stay competitive with other heroes. These upgrades are separate from the marksman heroes who either received buffs, nerfs or reworks to their basic attributes, stats, and abilities. In particular, marksmen will receive additional movement speed and attack range to better deal with the other hero classes.

Violet: Attack range increased from 620 → 675
Slimz: Attack range increased from 600 → 750, basic movement speed increased from 350 → 360
Yorn: Attack range increased from 660 → 750, passive range increased from 900 → 1100
Valhein: Attack range increased from 630 → 750, basic movement speed increased from 350 → 360
Fennik: Attack range increased from 660 → 750
The Joker: Attack range increased from 630 → 750

This patch also saw some adjustments made to monster buffs:

Might Buff has been enhanced for ranged heroes so that its slow scales with the hero’s level: Between 16% to 30% from a flat 15%
Melee heroes still get the full 30% movement speed slow from Might Golem.
The on-hit burn damage is still halved for ranged heroes.

Abyssal Dragon – Rewards and Base Stats Adjustment

Most players have found that taking down the Abyssal Dragon early and often is a good strategy because it gives many rewards to the team who manages to defeat it. This patch tweaks this highly sought after objective in order to balance the snowballing tendencies teams have when capturing Abyssal Dragon:

Abyssal Dragon base experience reward: 700 → 450 (scales up as the game progresses)
Abyssal Dragon base gold reward: 100 → 80 (scales up as the game progresses)
Abyssal Dragon’s experience and gold reward scaling have been increased.
Abyssal Dragon’s HP before 10 minutes: 18000 → 27000
Abyssal Dragon’s ATK before 10 minutes: 459 → 612
Abyssal Dragon’s HP and ATK growth rate has been doubled.
Abyssal Dragon’s XP rewards at 10 minutes: 800 → 900
Abyssal Dragon’s Gold rewards at 10 minutes: 100 → 120

The Abyssal Dragon’s AI has also been modified to lock onto heroes faster, allowing your team to draw it out of its den. The two brush patches near Dragon and Dark Slayer’s Pits have also been removed so that teams can contest these important objectives on an even playing field.

Tower Adjustments – Base Stat Changes and New Effects

The towers have been buffed in this patch in a preemptive response to the Marksman adjustments. First off, the primary and secondary towers’ range has been increased, while the third tower and the Core now have a slow effect when hitting opponents.

Towers close to the Dark Slayer will also have a buff that reduces incoming damage by 30%. This prevents speed pushing tactics as teams will be less willing to take the Abyssal Dragon early. Towers also gain armor when heroes attack them without any minions nearby. This prevents backdoor strategies.

Others Adjustments

The Spirit Sentinel and Seagles have also been adjusted this patch. The Spirit Sentinel’s global gold reward has been reduced, (from 72 gold to 30 gold) and its buff has been reworked (1% max HP regen per second → 35 HP per second and new effect of 30 bonus movement speed). Seagles’ regeneration rate has been reduced by 75%. The XP rewards have also been reduced by 50% during the first five minutes of the game.

System Improvements

A number of in-game systems have been modified to ensure a smoother gaming experience for players.

Credibility Scores

Minimum credibility score required for ranked games has been increased from 85 to 90
Minimum credibility score required for standard games has been increased from 60 to 80
More points will now be deducted from players marked as AFK
Players who repeatedly abuse the rules of the Arena and get consistently reported will receive severe penalties, starting at 10 points per infraction

Credibility scores and the report system have been fine-tuned to better identify intentional feeders and AFK-ers to ensure that they receive the appropriate punishment. Moreover, players can vote for their favorite teammate at the end of each game.

Social Feature Improvement

Players now have much more detailed profile pages which they can customize with different information. Their sex, preferred roles, regular play times, and location can all be added for other players to view. Searching for friends has also been improved, their full names no longer needed for the system to find them.

Spectator Mode

The update also brought improvements to other system features. In Spectator Mode, a notification will now appear whenever a player purchases a piece of tier 3 equipment. The UI will also display the HP and Talents’ cooldowns on the spectator’s sidebar. Spectators can enjoy the match at wider angles now as well.

Ranked Improvements

The Ranked Match mode has also been enhanced with the update. Now, the Ranked Season’s end date is displayed directly on the Ranked Match lobby page. Reaching higher ranks will now also yield more rewards with things like Magic Crystals.

In light of certain players engaging in win-trading (where players and their friends help each other climb the rankings by intentionally throwing games), the update will no longer display the “Ready” status of other players before a match.

Matchmaker Improvements

Starting from the Diamond ranking, a draft system has been implemented to further balance more competitive matches. In terms of design, Silver and Platinum players will notice the refined Ranked borders in the game to easily identify the ranks from each other. The Brave Points system has also been updated to disable Demotion protection for players with more than 0 points.

To encourage team-building within the game, players will now also be able to invite people they have played with in previous games to subsequent matches in the match lobby.

Preset Item Builds

Additional preset builds were made for each hero. Every hero has a maximum of 3 preset items builds.

Gacha System

A new lottery system has been introduced called the Gacha System. Players can spin a roulette in exchange for Magic Crystals. If players want to get more crystals, they can be obtained from the shop or events.

Other Improvements

Additional improvements were made to the game’s UI such as an improved display and scoreboards. Players’ “Favorites” sections have been changed to display information about heroes they have used. A highlight feature called Moments of Valor has also been added, which automatically records amazing plays from the player’s game. These can be shared as highlight reels on Facebook.

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GUIDES

SG Rating

Name	Effect	Unique Passive (Special Ability)
Short Sword	Attack Damage +20	None
Dagger	Attack Speed +10%	None
Gloves	Critical Chance +12%	None
Bloodied Club	Attack Damage +10 Life Steal +8%	None
Chain hammer	Attack Damage +40	None
Cleaving Claymore	Attack Damage +80	None
Arcane hammer	Attack Damage +25 Attack Speed +15%	Speed Up: Normal attacks increase movement speed by 10%.
Tempest Blades	Attack Speed +25% Movement Speed +5%	None
Astral Spear	Attack Damage +50	Armor Pierce +60
Shuriken	Attack Speed +25%	Vital Point: Normal attacks deal additional 20 physical damage (+1 per hero level) for melee heroes and 40 physical damage (+2 per hero level) for ranged heroes.
Uriel’s Brand	Attack Damage +100 Max HP +600	Magic Guardian: When hero’s HP falls below 40%, Uriel’s Brand grants +200 magic defense and summons a Shield that absorbs (500+hero’s level*100) magic damage for 5 seconds. 75-second cooldown.
Curse of Death	Attack Damage +100 Life Steal +10%	Soul Prison: On dealing damage, reduces target’s HP regeneration by 50% for 1.5 seconds. If this is triggered by normal attacks, the duration is extended to 3 seconds.
Death Sickle	Attack Damage +60 Cooldown Speed +5%	Divine Intervention: Prevents damage from a potential killing blow, then increases movement speed by 20% for 1 second. 90-second cooldown.
Spear of Longinus	Attack Damage +80 Cooldown Speed +15% Max HP +400	Shatter: Decreases target armor by 50 on hit for 5 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times.
Fafnir’s Talon	Attack Damage +60 Attack Speed +30% Life Steal +10%	Dragon’s Breath: Normal attacks deal additional damage equal to 8% of target’s current HP.
Claves Sancti	Attack Damage +90	Upon landing a critical attack, grants bonus (30 + Level*2) movement speed for 2 seconds (only for Ranged). Critical Chance +25% , Increase critical damage by 50%
Muramasa	Attack Damage +75 Cooldown Speed +10%	Armor Pierce +45%
The Beast	Attack Damage +100 Life Steal +25 (physical and magic)	None
Omni Arms	Attack Damage +70 Attack Speed +15% Life Steal +10% Cooldown Speed +10% Max HP +500	Pentapower: After using an ability, the next normal attack within 5 seconds deals 100% more physical damage. 2-second cooldown.
Slikk’s Sting	Attack Speed +35% Critical Chance +25% Movement Speed +7%	Blessing of the Wind: Increase own resistance by 35 for 2 seconds after a critical hit
Fenrir’s Tooth	Attack Damage +200	Fenrir’s Tooth: Increases all damage dealt with 30% when the target’s HP is below 50%.
Blitz Blade	Attack Damage +50 Attack Speed +35% Life Steal +10% Movement Speed +5%	Chain Lightning: Every 4 seconds, the next normal attack triggers a chain lightning that deals 102 (+7 per level) magic damage. Each normal attack also carries Life Steal and reduces cooldown by 1 second on hit.
Devil’s Handshake	Attack Speed +30% Critical Chance +20% Movement Speed +5%	Flame Wrath: Normal attacks increase attack speed by 10% for 2 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times.
Rankbreaker	Attack Damage +110 Cooldown Speed +10%	Windwalk: Increases movement speed by 10% after exiting battle. Break: Increases armor pierce by 100 (+10 per level).
Spell Tome	Ability Power +40	None
Lapis Ring	Max Mana +300	None
Pendant of Faith	Mana +10 / 5 sec	None
Ancient Scriptures	Ability Power +80	None
Magic Ring	Cooldown Speed +10%	None
Enchanted Scroll	Ability Power +120	None
Trick Blade	Ability Power +60 Cooldown Speed +10%	Elemental Power: After using an ability, the next normal attack deals additional magic damage. 3-second cooldown.
Spoopy Mask	Ability Power +100	Magic Pierce +75
Phoenix Tear	Ability Power +60	From the Ashes: When the hero gains a level, 20% of HP and mana are restored over 3 seconds.
Virtue’s Bracelet	Ability Power +60 Cooldown Speed +5% Mana +20 / 5 sec	Soaring Spirit: Restores 20% mana after earning a kill or assist.
Vlad’s Impaler	Ability Power +90	Magic Life Steal +15%
Staff of Nuul	Ability Power +180 Cooldown Speed +10%	Magic Pierce +45%
Virtue’s Necklace	Ability Power +160 Cooldown Speed +10% Max Mana +300 Mana +30 / 5 sec	Soaring Spirit: Restores 20% mana after earning a kill or assist. Magic Pierce +75
Tome of the Reaper	Ability Power +240 Max HP +500	Soul Prison: On dealing damage, reduces target’s HP regeneration by 50% for 1.5 seconds. If this is triggered by normal attacks, the duration is extended to 3 seconds.
Boomstick	Ability Power +240	Explosion: Ability hits trigger a small-area explosion that deals 50 (+50% ability power) magic damage. 5-second cooldown.
Hecate’s Diadem	Ability Power +240	Warlock: Ability Power +35%