Weapon God Adagio: The New Meta 1.22 by Frostwynd

Weapon God Adagio: The New Meta 1.22

By: Frostwynd
Last Updated: Sep 22, 2016
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Adagio

Build: WP Lane

Ability Path

Arcane Renewal
Heroic Perk
Gift of Fire
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Agent of Wrath
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Verse of Judgement
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Threat Hero Notes
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Joule WP Joule will get destroyed if she misses her stun on Rocket Jump (which is likely if you keep moving). CP Joule can't outrange or out damage you using Thunder Strike, just watch out for her ulti
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Lance This build will shred tanks, especially with Bonesaw
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Reim No mobility? Guess you're dead
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Celeste She'll hurt in the early game, but late game she's actually quite easy to handle.
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Krul You can probably out sustain a Krul, but for cautionary purposes, do a Gift of Fire + Agent of Wrath kite combo
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Adagio If it's CP or Roam, then you need to take initiative to burst him down. If it's another WP though, things can get tricky.
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Catherine Her stun is a bit of a problem, but with good kiting and teammates, you will dominate her anyways.
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Kestrel Be careful to be not caught in her mist traps and you should be just fine.
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Baron The biggest problem for you is getting close enough to deal damage. Baron is about the only hero you WANT to get close to.
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Ringo CP Ringo's Hellfire Brew can cause issues if he initiates with it and follows up with an Achilles's Shot. His mobility can also be a bit annoying
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Koshka Do not let her pin you down with her stun, WP Adagio relies on Serpent's Mask's healing and Breaking Point stacks to shred enemies, you can do neither if you are stunned
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Taka This guy will be the bane of you! Especially if you build Full WP. His burst damage is extremely deadly
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Introduction: Why WP? Top

Adagio is one of the oldest hero in VG, yet he never seems to get any attention...people just don't generally play Adagio any more.
As much as I love playing Roam or CP Adagio, WP is insanely fun. What makes this work so well is that Adagio's attack speed can ramp up pretty high to do significant amount of damage, and his Gift of Fire and Agent of Wrath just makes him so much more survivable and powerful. I'm not saying WP is always better than CP, but WP is a lot of fun to play, I mean c'mon! Its basically a SAW with higher mobility, self heal, damage boost, and AOE nuke. It's a legit strategy, I swear!

PS. This is my first guide, any constructive criticism is appreciated!

This guide is tailored for Vainglory 1.22, published 9-22-2016

General Playstyle Top

Follow these golden rules!
1. FARM FARM FARM! Tornado Triggers aren't cheap! You should try getting 10 minions per minute in the Lane!
2. Watch for those early/mid game ambushes. Get vision, or make your teammates get vision. This build is extremely vulnerable to surprise burst damage
3. Watch your enemies for Atlas Pauldron. If they try to get close to you to use it, tear them apart!
4. Remember to use your Agent of Wrath! It's extremely powerful!
5. Remember that you can use your Gift of Fire to slow melee enemies targeting you, then kite them down.
6. Serpent Mask saves lives! Literally, this thing will keep you alive! Please get it right after your first Tornado Trigger!
7. Learn to stutter step if you lack attack speed in early game.
8. Try not to engage first, let your Roam/Tank attract their attention and burst them down when they are distracted.
9. Your Verse of Judgement is not that helpful, most of the time it can get you killed if you just stand there.

Specific Counters Top

: Really, this guy will be your greatest enemy. Burst damage is fatal for this build. And any good Taka will target you first. Make sure you have vision and carry a few flares if your teammates won't. When he uses his X-Retsu on you, the safe way to play is to heal yourself with Gift of Fire and Boots away, especially for a CP Taka. But if you catch a Taka targeting a team mate or not paying attention...hehe. Remember! A distracted Taka is a dead Taka!
: I use Lance here to basically represent all tanks (yeah, yeah I know I'm stereotyping, I know WP Lance exists...). Besides, Lance is one of the easiest Hero for you to deal with, even if he hits you with Impale, you can still destroy him. Any tank really, will get shredded (literally in the case if you are carrying a Bonesaw), it's like building free Breaking Point stacks! But do be wary of some Tank's abilities that can be problematic, such as Phinn's Quibble (if he overdrives it) and Forced Accord and Ardan's Gauntlet.

Bye! Top

That's all, have fun playing one of my favorite heroes. Feel free to go nuts on those Tornado Trigger in Battle Royale (Machine Gun Adagio is hilarious). Good luck and have fun!

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