In these quiet few weeks leading into Arena of Valor‘s inaugural eSports tournament, a new playable hero is about the best we can really look forward to. And that’s exactly what we’re getting! We?re kicking off this week?s Arena of Valor news roundup with Baldum ?The Monolith?.
Baldum ?The Monolith? Comes To Reclaim The Forest
We?ve mentioned this hulking beast before, but this time it’s for an actual release. Baldum has teased us since even before Arena of Valor?s US debut by constantly appearing in videos filmed on an Asia version of the game and picked up on by Europeans during its early release. For months characters were released far outside the schedule seen in other territories, bringing those that came after Baldum into the game far before himself. It was hard to guess when the forest protector would make it over, but some not-so-subtle hints late last week confirmed his impending arrival. Much like Rourke, Baldum appeared through the in-game shop a little early, teasing players further with the usual Friday release. That?s today. Before that, players were free to test out his kit in the AI arena through the ?Hero Trial? option, but you can now officially pick him up for competitive play if you have the Gold or Vouchers to make the purchase. With rock solid defense and a fairly low difficulty curve, Baldum is the beginner friendly tank that could help fix some of AoV?s team composition problems. Just keep throwing more tank and support heroes...