Going from Chump to Champ, a comprehensive guide to weapon Alpha by Tharator

Going from Chump to Champ, a comprehensive guide to weapon Alpha

By: Tharator
Last Updated: Sep 30, 2016
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Alpha

Build: Weapon Alpha

Ability Path

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Threat Hero Notes
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Ozo Ozo, I laugh when I see Ozo, Alpha counters Ozo very easily. Crystal power Ozo is no threat to Alpha, his damage is too weak to burst you down and your consistent damage will outlast and destroy him. Weapon power Ozo is troublesome but no more of a threat than Glaive, you can easily destroy him and will find yourself consistently winning fights against him.
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Joule Joule either weapon or crystal doesn't stand a chance, using your A you can move behind her to dodge her Ult and you have more than enough natural life steal to out damage her and you can use your overwhelming speed and movement advantage to hunt her down.
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Baron Baron is powerful, with spped you can avoid his bombardments and dodge his ultimate, with skill you can even use his slow spped and window between his slow attacks to your advantage. Alpha counters most melee junglers and although not traditionally used as an assasin, she can be used to burst down tricky laners pick up kills in the lane. She can hunt down retreating heroes with ease can counter laners such as Baron easily.
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Rona Rona is not a threat, you can counter her with consistent damage and sufficient burst. Rona lacks the sustain to fight against you and doesn't have Anouilh power to out damage you. She has some escape however you can easily move to her with your A. Hunt her down and destroy her with your consistent damage.
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Glaive Glaive is not really a threat, you can easily out damage him and definitely have more sustain. Glaive can punt you into sticky situations and into the enemy team, his damage isn't really a threat. Be wary of his afterburn and stun.
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Blackfeather Blackfeather gains buffs and applies debuffs, you will however be able to move just as fast as he does, with a fully stacked B and the burst of the tension bow, you can rip through his buff and delete him from the fight, regardless of whether or not he is in lane or jungle.
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Koshka Koshka is easier to kill than Taka, you can hunt her down and your consistent damage is stronger than her burst. Koshka uses her abilitys and her speed to out position and out damage her oponents, you are stronger in damage and you are very manoeuvrable. With persistence and power you will win this fight.
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Alpha Other Alphas are not much of a threat, as always, when two identical heroes battle, it comes down to player skill and builds. This build should fare well in fights against other Alphas and as long as you are the one engaging the fight, you will win. Use an atlas pauldron to slow their attack speed, you will be victorious. Against crystal power Alphas you will win easily, you have more consistent damage that will give you the upper hand,
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Kestrel Weapon power kestrel will destroy you late game unless you implore some tricky tactics. You will need to keep your A until she uses active camo, then move behind her, dodging the mist and avoiding the stun. You can then proceed to out damage her and like always be victorious. Kestrel can deal some major damage, you need to shut her down early game, late game focus her down with your laner, then proceed to clean up the rest of their team.
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Lance Jungle lance has massive damage reduction and is extremely tanky. He has burst damage and sustain, it's a lethal combination. You will need to get behind him with your A, if he starts retreating then he is as good as dead, wait for your opportunity to attack and then seize the initiative. He is tanky but not unbeatable, don't get frustrated when your damage seems irrelevant, wait for the right opportunity and then strike, you will prevail.
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Petal Petal was buffed in this latest update and her crystal power path can prove extremely troublesome. Her munions deal a ton of damage. You need to use your A to love to her and using your burst from the tension bow and your weapon power, you can surprise her, the burst should send her into a retreat and then you can hunt her down. You can kill petal as long as you can get to her.
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Krul Krul is a threat to alpha, if he builds up his weakness stacks he will out damage you. You need to atlas him and out damage him with continuous attacks whilst his attack speed is slowed.
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Taka Taka is annoying, he can move invisibly around you and sneak around the map. Taka is a problem, he can burst you and run away before you can even react. If you have sufficient vision across the map you will prevail, if you have no vision he won't be able to kill you and you won't be able to kill him. With vision the twbles turn and you will be victorious .
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Why use this Guide? Top

I have been playing Vainglory for about 2 years now and each season I have consistently reached The Hotness to POA. I play primarily on the SEA region and discovered that very few players actually use Alpha in ranked matches. I decided to test Aplha out for myself to see why people weren't using this hero and what j discovered was a character with a diverse range of abilities and high level of adaptability. Alpha can survive the initial burst damage if the commonly used assasin heroes like Taka and Koshka aswell as survive long team fights and jungle skirmishes. Alpha can hunt down her foes easily and her damage can easily match that of a Glaive and most of the more brutish junglers. I believe that Alpha has a large amount of untapped potential and is vastly underused, I have experimented with many builds over the last couple of seasons trying to find ways to balance the changes that were made to her kit. The above build is what I found to be most effective and should allow use in the most situations in comparison to many of the other Alpha builds. I hope you find this guide useful and can broaden your hero roster by adding this amazing hero to your ever expanding list of builds, comps and heroes.

Why choose Alpha? Top

As stated above Alpha can survive burst damage with ease and can out sustain even a Krul in combat. Alpha Is more versatile than most heroes and offers a stronger choice in the jungle than many of the commonly used heroes, Taka and Glaive are two such examples of these heroes. Alpha can offer a better option in many situations, ultimates and abilitys often do large amounts of damage that can completely shut heroes out of fights however with alpha this is the oposite, once the initial team bursts are dropped and the ults are played alphas power is kept constant. Alpha Can destroy her oponents regardless of situation, she is able to swiftly move throughout the jungle and hunt down enemy heroes with ease. Strong Alpha players can reposition in fights using her A and dodge ults such as Big Red Button and Verse of Judgement. Alpha Is a strong and adaptable hero that poses a threat to every hero, she dominates jungle skirmishes and destroys her oponents swiftly. Alpha is a strong hero with a lot of grit, you should choose Alpha to broaden your hero roster and implement new tactics into your gameplay. Without having to worry about mana like Glaive and many other junglers, Alpha is a great option to expand your gameplay and win more matches. After all the reason your probably reading this guide is to find a guid that will allow you to win.

A message to my readers Top

I created this guide in hopes that people will add Alpha to their hero roster, many people haven't used Alpha before or simply don't use Alpha. I believe that this needs to change, Alpha is a very versatile hero, she can easily adapt to different situations and enhance your gameplay and overal performance. I hope this Guide offered some insight into how to play Alpha and also allows you to enjoy playing one of my favourite heroes. Niw I understand the controversial tension bow on the build above however early game Alpha is best used an assasin type character that throughout the game, progresses into a tanky warrior. The tension bow has helped out when fighting against other assasin characters, Taka will always lose to Alpha if when is played properly, the tension bow offers consistent armour pierce against oponents and offers burst damage in early game. With the following build I have never lost to a Taka or a Koshka in a 1v1 fight, your sustain and damage will easily rival all other warriors and assasins. Late game when the build is complete you will outlast and out damage all oponents and with practice, talent and a little bit of skill, you will soon be master of the jungle. Thankyou for taking time out of your day to read my guide and I hope to produce more guides in the near future.

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