Vainglory Update 4.12 is headed your way with a new round of adjustments and refinements to some hero roster favorites as winter continues. Read on for the balance changes coming in Update 4.12 below!

HEROES

BAPTISTE

REAP (PERK)

Heal-Per-Soul-Fragment Crystal Power 25% → 30%



BAD MOJO (A)

Damage Crystal Power Ratio 115% → 120%

Area Damage Crystal Power Ratio 60% → 62%



Giving Baron a little nudge to help him have a bit more presence in game.

BARON

STATS

Range 5.7 → 5.8

Armor 25-75 → 26-78

Shield 20-55 → 21-57



PORCUPINE MORTAR (A)

Energy Cost 25/35/45/55/65 → 20/30/40/50/60



Catherine has been a little too strong for a little too long, these changes should take her down a notch.

CATHERINE

MERCILESS PURSUIT (A)

Cooldown 14/13/12/11/10 → 16/15/14/13/12

Stun Duration 0.7s/0.7s/0.7s/0/7s/0.9s → 0.7s/0.7s/0.7s/0/7s/0.8s



STORMGUARD (B)

Damage Reflection Amplification 0%/5%/10%/15%/30% → 0%/5%/10%/15%/25%



Sure, Flicker can disappear and all, but he’s been a little too invisible in the meta itself in recent patches. These tweaks should help him see more playtime alongside his fellow Captains.

FLICKER

FAIRY DUST (B)

Damage 60/120/180/240/360 → 80/140/200/260/380

Damage-Per-Second Crystal Power Ratio 40% → 50%



MOONCLOAK (C)

Cooldown 110/90/70 → 100/80/60



Grumpjaw has fast become a bit of a bully, this should slow him down just a little.

GRUMPJAW

LIVING ARMOR (PERK)

Damage Reduction Per Stack 8% → 7%



HANGRY (B)

Bonus Attack Speed 30%/35%/40%/45%/50% → 25%/30%/35%/40%/45%



Karas has been struggling to keep up with his fellow Laner’s, so we’re giving him a little buff to help him really take off.

KARAS

GUST (A)

Cooldown 14/13/12/11/10 → 12/11/10/9/8



TWISTER (B)

Crystal Power Ratio 80% → 85%

Cooldown 15/14/13/12/11 → 13/12/11/10/9



Because ouch.

KESTREL

GLIMMER SHOT (A)

Basic Attack Damage 110%/115%/120%/125%/135% → 105%/110%/115%/120%/130%



KINETIC

TRACER SHOTS (PERK)

Tracer Damage Weapon Power 7% → 6%



CHARGED PULSE (C)

Damage 300/450/600 → 250/400/550



You may not always know whats hiding in that bush, but he’ll be chasing you a little faster and a little longer now.

KRUL

STATS

Health 748 – 2394 → 769 – 2536



SHADOWS EMPOWER ME (PERK)

Movement Speed Boost 2.2 → 2.5

Empowered State Duration 1.8 → 2.0



SPECTRAL SMITE (B)

Damage Per Stack 25/40/55/70/100 → 30/45/60/75/100

Heal Per Stack 25/30/35/40/50 → 30/35/40/45/60



Our favorite monkey gets bored on the sidelines, these changes should help Ozo see more playtime.

OZO

CARNIE LUCK (PERK)

Healing Amplification 15%-30% → 17%-32% (Levels 1-12)



THREE RING CIRCUS (A)

First, Second and Third Hit Damage 15/25/35/45/55 → 25/35/45/55/65



RINGO

STATS

Base Weapon Power 71-130 → 78-148



HELLFIRE BREW (C)

Damage 200/350/500 → 250/400/550



It’s time to tune the big guy and his nasty combo’s down just a little. These changes should make San Feng pack a little less of a punch.

SAN FENG

TIGER’S BRIDGE (A)

Stun Duration 0.8s/0.9s/1.0s/1.1s/1.2s → 0.6s/0.7s/0.8s/0.9s/1.0s



DIVINE FIST (B)

Damage 200/375/550/725/900 → 200/350/500/650/800



Making Shin’s combo’s a little less one-shot and a little more escapable.

SHIN

MYSTIC SASH (B)

Slow and Root cast range 9 → 6

Root duration 1s/1s/1s/1s/1.5s → 0.7s/0.7s/0.7s/0.7s/1s



SACRED FLAMES (C)

Non-empowered damage rescaled (after bug fix where C was doing more damage than intended) 625/750/875



VARYA

STORMFORGED SPEAR (A)

Impact Damage Crystal Ratio 150% → 140%



ARC RECURSION (B)

Cooldown 23/22/21/20/18 → 24/23/22/21/20



Viola continues to reign supreme; punishing her enemies again, and again. We are tuning down her slow, making her ultimate a little less available and toning down the mortal wound damage to bring her more in line with the other Captains.

VIOLA

DISCORD (B)

Slow strength reduced 30%/35%/40%/45%/50% → 25%/30%/35%/40%/45%



POWER BALLAD (ULTIMATE)

Cooldown 15s/12s/9s → 18s/15s/12s



DISSONANCE (C3)

Burst Damage Crystal Power Ratio 75% → 70%

Damage Over Time Crystal Power Ratio 17% → 15%



Thats all the hero changes coming in 4.12! Be on the lookout for the 4.12 Update Notes coming soon!