Introduction Top
Hello, my name is DragonbornVG, I have played Vainglory since Season 0, and this is my guide to Vox. Vox is one of my goto heroes because of how he can carry his entire team all by himself. He will almost always be in the meta, the way he is so mobile gives him the ability to make plays no other hero can make. Both WP and CP Vox can be a powerful and very scary hero if you can play him correctly and skillfully, but WP and CP Vox each have their own playstyles. CP Vox is a sideline Crystal Power Carry, WP Vox is a mobile, outplaying, kiting god. A lot of work has been put into this guide and it will teach you the basics of playing as Vox, and give you some good tips, all from years of personal experience. Most importantly, when I say "from experience", I seriously mean 2 years of experience on Vox.
NOTE: This guide is incomplete; I am still working on this, and when it’s complete, it will be the godliest Vox guide with everything you need to know (seriously, not joking). ;)
INCOMPLETE SECTIONS
-Threats
-Item Build Explanations
-Hero Synergies
-How To Correctly Use Abilities
-Important Notes About Vox (how to kite, how to draft, special tips, etc)
Last Updated on 8/30/18
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Vox's Abilities Top
Vox's abilities mark enemies with Resonance. When basic attacking enemies with Resonance, bolts will bounce outwards to two nearby enemies dealing crystal damage and refreshing and spreading Resonance. (Resonance bounces deal decreased damage to minions.)
-Only Vox's B and Ultimate abilities can mark enemies with Resonance
-Really only useful for CP Vox builds
Vox dashes in the targeted direction, throwing two basic attacks that deal a percentage of weapon power to the nearest enemy marked by Resonance (prioritizing heroes).
-Great for getting in a good position during a team fight or for kiting
-You don't have to dash back or forth, you can dash to the side if you want to just get some basic
attacks out
-You can go over some walls with this ability
B Ability: Pulse
Vox emits a sonic pulse that echoes off nearby enemies and applies Resonance. The pulse applies a slow that is significantly stronger near its center and lasts for a certain amount of time (amount of time is subject to change). Each upgrade to Pulse increases the damage of Vox's bouncing attacks to enemy heroes.
-Great for slowing enemies, the slow might not seem like a lot, but a slow is a slow
-If you are chasing an enemy, use your A ability to get closer before using this ability to slow them
-You can use this ability to check if an enemy is inside a bush
Vox fires an ultrasonic wave that deals crystal damage and applies Resonance to enemies in its path and refreshes all Resonance. Shortly after, a wide shockwave explodes along the same path, dealing crystal damage and silencing enemies. Striking enemy heroes with the shockwave will also cause Resonance to bounce.
-Can be a great way of countering an ambush because the damage will reveal hidden enemies and the
silence will stop them from using abilities to burst you
-Try to hit as many enemies (including minions and creeps) because it will deal a lot more damage due to
the bolts that bounce
Ability Upgrade Order Top
You should always upgrade your B ability first as it gives you many advantages
-Lets you slow enemies
-Lets you mark lane minions with Resonance and that allows you to poke the enemy laner with the bolts
that bounce out
-It increases your overall damage output
Taking your A ability second is an obvious choice because it will let you dash around
Max your B ability as quickly as possible
-The overdrive increases the damage from the bolts that bounce out by a massive amount of crystal power (around 40 to 60) (the amount is subject to change) (this increases your overall damage output by a lot)
-The overdrive also decreases the cooldown from the constant cooldown without the overdrive (Ex. 2 sec. cooldown at level 1->4 to 1 sec. cooldown at level 5 overdrive) and increases the
slow a lot
Upgrade your ultimate ability to the second level after maxing out your B ability
-It will bring your ultimate ability cooldown to less than a minute, which will be very good, as team
fights start to occur more often
-Can be a great way of countering an ambush because the damage will reveal hidden enemies and the
silence will stop them from using abilities to burst you
Put next 2 points into A ability
NOTE: This is the point where the upgrade sequence differs depending on the playstyle; choose the one you are using.
Weapon Power Vox path
Use your final point to max your A ability
-The overdrive increases the 2 bolts that Vox throws from the constant percentage of weapon power to a higher percentage of weapon power (Ex. 1% at level 1->4 to 2% at level 5 overdrive)
From experience, this ability upgrade sequence is most effective on WP Vox.
Crystal Power Vox Path
Use your final point to max your ultimate ability
-Gives you an extra 100 crystal power damage which is great in general.
From experience, this ability upgrade sequence is most effective on CP Vox.
Build Order to Core/Main Items Top
Starting Items
Swift Shooter
Swift Shooter will give you slightly more attack speed so that you can last hit minions a lot better.
Book of Eulogies
Book of Eulogies will give you a small amount of life steal and it heals you everytime you kill a minion or monster. This will help you stay in a lane a lot longer.
Core/Must Have [IMPORTANT MUST READ]
Breaking Point
Breaking Point is one of the best items you can give to Vox. It synergizes very well with Vox since he can kite so well, he can survive a long time in battle, which in turn allows Breaking Point to stack up. A Breaking Point at 15 stacks gives 155 weapon power which is already more weapon power than the 150 weapon power that a
Sorrow Blade can give, and you can still stack up 10 more times to have a total of 305 weapon power. That's more damage than 2 Sorrow Blades. Yes, stacking up is not easy, even on Vox. You lose 3 stacks every
Poison Shiv
Poison Shiv is an overall good item on Vox. It gives Vox lifesteal and attack speed, two of the best stats Vox could have. Both those stats help Vox with kiting. Lifesteal will heal Vox while he is kiting (it's really good for some clutch kiting plays), and attack speed allows vox to pull off attacks faster so that he can deal more damage while kiting.
Halcyon Chargers
Halcyon Chargers gives Vox the
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