Quick Guides Top
*Keep in mind that the items you get don't always have to be in order*
Crystal Adagio
-First Get
Energy Battery & 2
Halcyon Potion
-Second Get
Travel Boots first, then get
Shatterglass
-Next Get
Alternating Current
*You could get the Defensive Items first if your dying a lot*
-Get
Clockwork
*Now for Defensive items You need to check the enemy team's build first*
-If enemy team builds mostly Crystal damage- Get
Aegis
OR
-If enemy team mostly builds Weapon damage- Get
Crucible
-If enemy team builds Crystal Defense- Get
Broken Myth
OR
-If enemy team builds more damage and if your dying all over the place get
Eve of Harvest just to sustain
OR
-If enemy team builds defense you could also get
Frostburn to slow the enemy's from escaping
Weapon Adagio
-First Get
Energy Battery & 2
Halcyon Potion
*Remember you can sell this battery once your mana isn't draining as much*
-Second Get
Travel Boots first, then get
Sorrowblade
-Next Get
Serpent Mask
*You could get the Defensive Items first if your dying a lot*
-Get
Tornado Trigger
*Now for Defensive items You need to check the enemy team's build first*
-If enemy team builds mostly Crystal damage- Get
Aegis
OR
-If enemy team mostly builds Weapon damage- Get
Crucible
-If enemy team builds Weapon Defense- Get
Tension Bow
OR
-If enemy team builds more damage and you want kills- Get
Tyrant's Monocle
Support Adagio
-First Get Iron Contract & 2
Halcyon Potion
*As you saw in the build you do need to get flares (Especially if there's Taka on the other team) and mines. It doesn't have to be a lot at once just 1 or 2 flares and same for mines*
-Second Get Boots first, then get Warhorn
*Don't forget to upgrade them into Travel Boots after you get Warhorn*
-Next Get
Chronograph first, with an
Energy Battery
-Then Upgrade to
Clockwork
-Next Get
Fountain of Renewal first, the get
Reflex Block
*Unless the other team keeps stunning you as you use your ultimate skill. Then get Reflex Block first*
-Then Upgrade to
Crucible
-Finally Get
Frostburn
Whats Better? Weapon Vs Crystal Top
Crystal Pros
-Stronger Abilities
-Stronger
Gift of Fire Heals
-Stronger
Agent of Wrath Buffs
-Massive damage from
Verse of Judgement
-Strong in team battles
-If you land your ultimate skill you could turn the tide of the game
Crystal Cons
-Weaker basic attack
-Vulnerable if your mana is low
-Weaker alone
-No Lifesteal
-No crit.
Weapons Pros
-Stronger basic attack
-Lifesteal
-OP Crit.
Weapons Cons
-Weaker Abilities
-Weak
Gift of Fire Heal
-Weak
Agent of Wrath Buffs
-Weaker damage from
Verse of Judgement
So What's Better?
Well, it all depends since every game is different then you just have to adjust to it. So the first thing I would consider are my teammate's build I need to keep in mind what they are building because if we all get weapon builds then we might have trouble defeating the other team if they build armor defense.
Deciding Factors
[MUST READ] If your alone on the lane or in the jungle and your teammates build both weapon go crystal. If both crystal go weapon. If you're not alone and your teammates build one crystal and one weapon then you build opposite the teammate your with. For example, if your jungling with a teammate and he builds weapon then build crystal. Its as simple as that.
Things to Remember For Support Adagio Top
A support
Adagio is for supporting the jungler on the team and he needs to be alert and stay close to the jungler at all times. If your caught off guard your teammates are pretty much done for.
Using The Right Items/Skills At The Right Time.
For support Adagio you'll have 4 active items and 3 skills. That's already a lot to handle and not to mention you'll have to pay attention to your health and your teammates' health. Lets just say support
Adagiomay not be the right position for the newer players.
So the active items you'll have are Warhorn,
Journey Boots,
Fountain of Renewal,
Crucible. And yes all these items are necessary. Warhorn is great for engaging and disengaging team fights.
Journey Boots will just ensure your survival.
Fountain of Renewal will help your teammates sustain during a team fight.
Crucible will protect your team from ultimate skills that may turn the tide of the game or this is a great item to use as you use
Verse of Judgement. In fact, every time you use
Verse of Judgement you need to use the
Crucible.
Why There Wasn't A Support Guide In The First Place
As you may have noticed when I first released this guide there wasn't a support build for
Adagio. However, now there is and why the addition? Well, when I started playing
Adagio I never had any success with this hero as a support. But now as I'm testing many builds I starting to like the idea of a support
Adagio.
Whats Up With The Item Build? Top
(Newer Players) So as you can see in the build above...what exactly am I doing? Well, I'm not crazy trust me...you can choose to build Weapon or Crystal depending on your teammates. For example, if they are building Weapon then of course build Crystal and same for vice versa. So it really depends on what the other enemy team is building and your just countering that.
(Newer Players) But what if one teammate was building Weapon and the other is building crystal? Well, thats easy just remember if you are in the with some other teammate whether its in the lane or jungle then build the opposite of him. And thats it, but why would you do that well, the reason is because when you encounter enemy heroes you'll most likely be with your teammate who is lanning or jungling with you and you always want to have two different damages Weapon&Crystal so that the enemy will have to build both Armor&Shield to make themselves invulnerable to you.
(Newer Players)
How to Choose Your Final Items The Smart Way?
For the final items you can choose from 4 items (
Frostburn,
Broken Myth,
Eve of Harvest,
Tension Bow,
Tyrant's Monocle) and depending which build you are building say Crystal or Weapon then you would go with the same theme. If you were choosing the Weapon build then you could get either the
Tyrant's Monocle or the
Tension Bow and this depends on which one is more needed at the time. If the enemy team is building Armor defense then the common sense thing to do is to get the
Tension Bow. However, if they aren't then go ahead and get the
Tyrant's Monocle. This same rule applies to the Crystal build path. The
Broken Myth item is like the Tension Bow's case and
Eve of Harvest is like the Tornado Trigger's case.
Why Is There No Tanky Adagio Build?
The reason why I didn't put up a tanky Adagio for one is because I honestly don't think he is that effective. And I have always lost games when I try to be tanky and don't really find any success with
Adagio in a tanky role. If you do however find a successful tanky
Adagio build then please share it with me.
Being Smart & How To Use Your Skills Efficiently (All/Newer Players) Top
(Newer Players) For team fights you do not want to go at the front lines directly. Instead you need to help buff your teammates behind them. If you are being targeted then run and keep using
Gift of Fire on yourself to slow the enemy down while damaging them.
(Newer Players) When using
Gift of Fire you always want to target a target that has a lot of enemies clustered in group to get the most out of it, damage wise and mana regen wise. If you are chasing down an enemy then you should try to catch up as fast as possible to the enemy of use shorter routes if your teammates are also chasing them and use
Gift of Fire on yourself just to slow them down and finish them off.
(All Players) If you use
Agent of Wrath I wouldn't use it on your teammates because the ability works is stronger if you use it on yourself. However, if you see that your teammate is closer and engaging an enemy hero and your pretty far away then you should just buff your teammate instead since you won't be able to reach the enemy hero.
(All Players) Many players don't know this, but when using your ultimate skill,
Verse of Judgement, be sure to always use
Gift of Fire first because if the enemies are burning then once you use
Verse of Judgement it will
stun them and you have a better chance of finishing them off. If you have at least the item
Reflex Block or items like the
Crucible or
Aegis then use it as you use
Verse of Judgement so that you won't get stunned when your in the process of casting the skill.
When To Heal Yourself (Newer Players) Top
Sometimes you have a lot of mana and your health is low thats when you should really heal yourself. But if your mana is low and your health is low and you still want to stay in the lane then you should target an ally minions and gain some mana first. The once you have enough mana then you can heal yourself. But keep in mind that its always better to be safe than sorry so once in awhile if you are not so skilled with
Adagio yet then you should go back home to heal.
Situations & What To Do (Newer Players) Top
Some things to keep in check when lanning with
Adagio. Remember that there could always be a hidden hero in the bush so you'll need to be careful and don't go too close to the enemy's first tower. I would say to keep a lot of distance between you and the enemy hero that's lanning. And you want to push them back with your first skill,
Gift of Fire, it can scare them away really easily. While your enemy is scared deal as much damage as you can to the enemy minions and when the enemy hero comes back then target him instead, but remember to back away immediately when they retreat that's unless they are extremely low on health. In that case you can go right ahead and dive in for the kill.
When you see your teammates in the jungle or lane fighting the opponents then what do you do? Obviously you need to help them, but remember if your team is losing then you don't want to go diving into the enemy heroes and give them an Ace. Instead kind of just go to where the conflict is as quickly as possible and use
Gift of Fire instantly when you get there on your teammate with the lowest health. Trust me I don't know how many times this happened, but you'll save your teammate's life and you might even turn the tide of the team fight.
Oh! And every time you go back to the item shop you need to get into the habit of buying 2 potions. But of course when its later in the game and the potions don't really help then stop buying them. I recommend this habit for all heroes.
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