I am a Vainglorious player by the name of Downcast.

This guide is specifically for each of the School Days characters (Taka, Vox, Lyra). In this guide I will do my best to explain each hero, their build paths, both basic and advanced tips for them, guide you through each position of lane, jungle and captain. So, if your thinking about crafting/purchasing a School Days skin but either don't know the character too well or just want to better your play with one of them then look no further!

(this is my submission for the Teacher Event)

Principle Arcanum - Heroic Perk Lyra’s attacks are arcane missiles, dealing 55-90 (+40% CP) crystal damage. If she holds her ground after releasing an attack, she automatically channels and releases a much stronger arcane missile that deals 75-175 (+60% CP) additional crystal damage and briefly slows its target by 35% + 1% bonus health ratio. Each channeled missile consumes 15-20 energy, but Lyra can continue using these even if she runs out of energy. Imperial Sigil - Ability A Lyra forms a sigil at the target location, revealing surrounding enemies. While this sigil remains active, it heals nearby allied heroes and damages nearby enemy heroes, with its own life diminishing more quickly for each affected target. Lyra can reactivate this ability at any time to detonate the sigil, dealing heavy damage to surrounding enemies while providing a burst of healing and a moderate move speed boost (2.0) to nearby allies. The healing per second is increased by 10% of Lyra's bonus health, while the burst heal is increased by 8% of Lyra's bonus health. Bright Bulwark - Ability B After a brief delay, Lyra releases a pulse of magical energy, damaging and applying an 20% flat slow to surrounding enemies. The affected area then becomes a walled zone of protection that deals the same damage and slow to enemies attempting to cross its borders. Enemies inside the zone are snared, allowing them to move normally but preventing them from using movement abilities. Enemies attempting to dash into the area are interrupted upon crossing the walls. Enemies inside the zone cannot use Lyra’s portals for the entire duration inside. Arcane Passage - ULT Lyra blinks to the target location, leaving portals at both the beginning and the end of the blink. Portals last for 8.5 seconds, allowing allied and enemy heroes to move freely between them in both directions. After traveling through a portal, heroes must wait 4.5 seconds before they can re-enter a portal. This cooldown is also applied to enemies when Lyra hits them with the initial pulse of Bright Bulwark. Heroes standing directly on top of a portal as it forms must step off the portal before they can use it.

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Roam Tips

Try to encourage your team to jump the enemy jungled and captain. Lyra is very strong early game so the victory should be yours and if it does not go in your favor, use the speed boost in Lyra's A to escape if all doesn't go as planned. Try to go to lane very soon to harass the enemy carry. Knowing that the enemy Ringo is most likely spamming "?" at his captain alongside an unhappy cry emoticon is quite satisfactory. Leave your carry with a heal and recall the moment you can afford a Fountain and energy battery. If the enemy doesn't have Phinn then try to use crucible to block an Atlas for your carry. You in the other hand, try to use Arcane Passage to directly teleport to the enemy carry and use your own Atlas.

Lyra Tips

Use flares in the early game to spot bushes but later when you have more energy use your A.
Use B when Alpha begins Prime Directive or when Glaive seems like he's going to use Afterburn.
If your in a bush pay attention to your player name, in a bush its always darkened since eyour hidden, it lights up when you've been noticed. Your tag being bright is a sign Ficker, Kestrel or Taka are in your bush. Use your B to trap them immediately.

Julia's Song - Heroic Perk Vox's abilities mark enemies with Resonance. When basic attacking enemies with Resonance, bolts will bounce outwards to two nearby enemies dealing 20/60/80/100/140 (+90% crystal ratio) crystal damage and refreshing and spreading Resonance. (Resonance bounces deal 50% damage to minions.) Sonic Zoom - Ability A Vox dashes in the targeted direction, throwing two basic attacks to the nearest enemy marked by Resonance (prioritizing heroes). Pulse - Ability A 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 1.2 seconds. Each upgrade to Pulse increases the damage of Vox's bouncing attacks to enemy heroes. Wait For It - ULT Vox fires an ultrasonic wave that 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. [/color]

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Lane Tips

The game has begun, since your going Vox you buy a Swift Shooter and Book of Eulogies and head off. Though you have the urge to begin farming immediately try to coordinate a 3v2 against the enemy jungler and captain. If the enemy laner joins in quickly don't back off but don't push it either, if you back off completely they'll take advantage and push. If the enemy laner doesn't rotate then snag a kill on their jungler, have Taka steal some farm. Take a Treant and head to lane via the enemies side with your captain. Don't expect to kill the enemy carry but try to injure him/her.

Now you're in the lane. Stay in the lower right/left (depending on your spawn side) side of the map, close to your captain. Only last hit when necessary. Farming quickly will force you to slowly move to the enemies side, making you very easy to jump. Farming slowly will force Ringo to move to your side making him easy to jump. Also, your position in lane at the lower left/right side not only keeps you close to your captain but gives you two escape routes. Be vary passive. Let your captain occasionally harass the laner and if you have Lyra take advantage of her range. When the laner tries to attack your captain attack him. Doing this will force the enemy laner into backing off into his side, letting you farm freely. Six minutes in and you should have enough gold to buy your first Tier lll item. Move down to the jungle shop (making sure to take your junglers Treant on the way) and purchase it. After that its more farming and proper responding to your allies needs. By ten minutes in, if you haven't already, push down their first turret.

The Kraken has spawned and things are heating up. Farming later in the game can be hard if your missing the first turret. Use Vox's Pulse a safe distance from a bush to see if anyone's there. Make sure to farm on the upper side of the map to prevent jumps. You should honestly wait fit them to reach your turret but if you're getting tired of waiting at least have your captain by you.

Vox Tips

Use Vox's Pulse to check bushes.
When the enemy laner is close to a minion use Sonic Zoom for Resonance damage.
When you have a character with a status effect ability that is usually easy to counter try to silence the enemy carry so they can land it.
When going CP target the enemy captain.
Resonance applies slow, use it when escaping.
Vox can use Sonic Zoom to go through walls.

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House Kamuha - Heroic Perk Every 5 seconds, Taka's next basic attack is replaced with a Mortal Strike. Mortal Strikes deal 40 (+30% weapon ratio) bonus damage and grant Taka a burst of move speed. Whenever Taka Mortal Strikes or uses an ability, he gains a stack of Ki, which speeds up his Mortal Strike timer by 0.9 secs and grants 20% cooldown speed. (5 Ki stacks max.) Ki stacks last 12 seconds before they are reset. Kaiten - Ability A Taka flips over his target, cutting it with his switchblade. Taka is invulnerable to damage & debuffs while in mid-air. Kaku - Ability B Taka throws a smoke bomb at his feet, vanishing from enemy sight and gaining move speed. This illusion ends early if he strikes a target or he takes direct damage. Turrets and Flare Guns can still see Taka. This ability heals Taka while he is invisible. X-Retsu - ULT Taka bursts through his target, carving an X with his switchblades for lethal damage. The target suffers a mortal wound, reducing its healing by 50% and taking damage per second over the next 3 seconds. The wound's duration is refreshed whenever Taka mortal strikes this target. Grants bonus Ki stacks upon use based on number of ability points in X-Retsu.

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Jungle Tips

As said before, like twice, try to force a 3v2 scenario. If all goes well and you kill their jungler and captain do not diddle dally with the jungle creeps by the shop. Instead go and take their back using the small spot behind the Crystal Sentry for a recall. Clear your first wave and move up lane for a quick kill. Rinse, repeat. Remember that farming is very important (though your farm clear is slower with CP), try to steal the enemies fronts since you have an easy escape.

Taka Tips

Use Kaiten to block huge damage.
Use Kaku smart. For instance, run forward to give the illusion your going forward then Kaku, move to the left (just in case they have an that can dash toward an send the illusion) then rush to the nearest bush opposite of where you appeared to be going.
Since X-Retsu zooms you on the other side of your target use it to dodge certain abilities (Celeste ultimate, Celeste stun, Catherine stun, Lance root).
Attack enemies for a burst of movement speed.

The School Days composition is great since Taka eliminates huge threats to Vox, Lyra offers heals to sustain both of them and Vox is high flexible allowing Taka to move build paths depending on what is needed against the enemy carry.

CP Taka + WP Vox

CP Taka and WP Vox is a great harassment team. Tough in the early game even tougher later it is hard to crack. Vox is nearly untouchable due to the heals he gains and since Taka easily eliminates the enemy laner which originally would've bursted Vox in any other scenario. The strategy is simple. Have Lyra place a Sigil in a bush to light up their player tags so when Taka jumps in the bush they don't notice. Then rush the enemy carry.

WP Taka + CP Vox

This is more complex to pull off. As you know CP Vox is pretty unviable since all you need to do is separate and Vox will do a juicy 0.00003 damage. This comp works in the way CP Taka and WP Vox does but there's more coordination. Have Taka sneak behind the enemy carry and block his exit route, make sure Taka completely blocks the enemy carry and forces him to move away from him. Taka's position should force Ringo to back up into his captain. This is how you make CP Vox viable. Make sure Lyra gives him a heal otherwise Taka could get killed. All goes well Ringo will be taking a beating from Taka and Resonance damage. Enemy jungler and captain will be easily defeated after that.