Tony drops as the first Vainglory hero to receive a fresh look at Sovereign’s Rise. His macho theme and stacked crowd control coincide with the option between playing as a carry, jungler, or captain. Broken Myth is here with an early look at Tony’s abilities, talents and best builds to help you taunt foes away from crushing armories.



When playing as a 5V5 laner, Tony fits best in the bottom lane to swiftly rotate up toward the weapon buff. Tony’s abilities present as easy to adapt to, but require timing and precision to master. All of his abilities invoke a movement modifier for him or his enemies, opening up an opportunity for chained attacks. His captain role benefits the most from this practice, which we’ll cover in a “Tony as a Captain” article soon. For now, let’s take a look at Tony’s hero abilities.

Vainglory Tony Abilities

Come At Me (Heroic Perk)

When Tony receives damage, he gains 60-302 (level 1-12) health barrier for 2 seconds. This cannot occur again within 12-6.5 seconds (level 1-12).

LVL 1 LVL 12 Health 762 2544 Energy 280 643 Armor/Shield 20 60 Base Weapon 79 164 Attack Speed 100% 136.3% Range 1.7 Move Speed 3.4

Jawbreaker (A)

Tony’s next three basic attacks are empowered for 8 seconds. These attacks launch Tony toward his target, dealing bonus damage. The third attack is a dropkick that will stun his target.

Tony also gains a decaying move speed bonus when activating this ability.

LVL 1 LVL 2 LVL 3 LVL 4 LVL 5 Weapon Ratio Cooldown 12s 12s 12s 12s 11s Energy Cost 30 40 50 60 70 Weapon Damage 25 60 95 130 165 30% Bonus Move Speed 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Duration 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Trash Talk (B)

Tony hurls insults in the target direction. All enemies hit receive damage and heroes are forced to attack Tony for 0.8 seconds.

This also resets the cooldown of Come At Me, allowing it to trigger again.

Tony gains a 25% damage reduction while taunting.

The duration is further increased with weapon power up to a cap of 1.8 seconds with 300 weapon power.

LVL 1 LVL 2 LVL 3 LVL 4 LVL 5 Cooldown 22s 20s 18s 16s 14s Energy Cost 35 40 45 50 55 Range 8 8 8 8 8 Duration 0.8s 0.8s 0.8s 0.8s 1.2s

Bada Boom (Ultimate)

Tony winds up, then dashes to the target location, releasing a massive uppercut. This colossal punch deals damage and knocks away all enemies caught in the area.

LVL 1 LVL 2 LVL 3 Crystal Ratio Cooldown 100s 80s 60s Energy Cost 60 75 90 Crystal Damage 300 500 700 200% Range 10 12 14

Vainglory Tony Talents

Mighty Brawler (Rare)

Tony gains bonus attack speed and increased health barrier from Come At Me (Perk). Level 20 stats:

Attack Speed: 115%

Barrier: 115%

Haymakers (Epic)

Tony’s Jawbreaker (A) now deals damage in an area around the target. Level 10 stats:

Bonus Damage: 95%

Doesn’t Even Hurt (Legendary)

Tony takes no damage from taunted targets. Level 5 stats:

Barrier Duration: 2.2s

Vainglory Tony Builds

Below are the two recommended builds SEMC has curated for Tony. For more information on situational items for carries, visit our complete breakdown. Be sure to check our top hero builds page soon for Broken Myth’s Tony hero guide!

Mobile Fighter

Use Jawbreaker to close the distance and use your Trash Talk to keep enemies in the fight.

(Ramping Damage)

Team Support

Use Trash Talk and Bada Boom to protect your allies by disrupting your enemies’ positioning.

(High Utility, Moderate Defense)

The Update 3.1 activation day is currently unknown, but is planned to release sometime next week with no downtime. If you have any questions about Vainglory’s newest hero Tony, ask away in the comments below, and we’d be happy to answer them!