*NOTE* For full patch notes, please visit the source. Only a summary of item and god changes will be listed here.
BALANCE LIVE WITH THE 11.5 UPDATE
GAME MODES
CONQUEST
"A fan-favorite system is getting a big update this patch! We are adding new features to the Shaman Camp to allow for players to continue to upgrade their Spirit totems throughout the match, and we are also improving feedback around invading! With these changes, we hope to see additional macro-level play around these camps, as their buffs become more powerful the more players are able to diligently play around them!"
NEW: Spirit Totem Upgrade System
- The Shaman Camp now continues to cycle through its rotation without limit
-- Each time players clear the Shaman camp, the corresponding color Spirit Totem will spawn or upgrade an existing Spirit Totem up to 3 times per match
- Note: The first spawn in this camp’s location will remain as Harpies
- Players can now invade and steal Spirit Totems for their team
-- When a Spirit Totem Camp is killed, regardless of which team kills it, the rotation continues
- Added clarifying help tips in the Guide system
- Totem Effects:
-- Azure
--- T1: 10% Cooldown Reduction
--- T2: 12.5% Cooldown Reduction
--- T3: 15% Cooldown Reduction
-- Golden
--- T1: +5 Penetration and +5% Penetration
--- T2: +7 Penetration and +5% Penetration
--- T3: +10 Penetration and +5% Penetration
-- Violet
--- T1: +10% Attack Speed
--- T2: +12.5% Attack Speed
--- T3: +15% Attack Speed
-- Crimson
--- T1: +10% Lifesteal and Physical Ability Lifesteal
--- T2: +12.5% Lifesteal and Physical Ability Lifesteal
--- T3: +15% Lifesteal and Physical Ability Lifesteal
-- Verdant
--- T1: +8% Max Health and Mana
--- T2: +10% Max Health and Mana
--- T3: +12% Max Health and Mana
Back Harpies
- The Fire Giant side Harpies no longer apply an Attack Speed debuff
DUEL
"Over the past several months, we have rotated through a variety of Duel banlists, but we understand that this system has been somewhat confusing or disappointing for players more unfamiliar with the mode. We have not seen significant change in the player population of Duel from this system, so would like to return to having focus be on player choice in the mode."
All gods are now unbanned
ITEMS
EYE OF THE JUNGLE
"Ever since the removal of this item’s Attack Speed, it has struggled to find a home amongst many jungler archetypes. As such, we’re giving it a brand new effect to really hone in on its “in the jungle” theming!"
New effect: While in the Jungle, gain 3% Movement Speed
TIER TWO ITEM PASS
"In 11.6, we are making huge sweeping changes to Tier 2 items across the board. Our goal is to adjust the importance of certain power spikes throughout the game, as well as to further differentiate the items and their purposes. To achieve this, we are adding many new Tier 2 items and adding passives to existing Tier 2 items! In addition, many items have seen a variety of balance changes to really mix up build paths.
We understand the concern that this change may add quite a lot of strength to many of these items – and in some way that reflects our goal of switching up and smoothing out power curves. However, our intention is that there should almost never be a situation where a Tier 2 item is stronger than any of its upgrades throughout the entire game. As this is such a big pass, we will be monitoring the items very closely and adjusting them accordingly in Bonus Balance and beyond."
PHYSICAL DAMAGE
BOUND GAUNTLET
Now builds into Soul Eater
NEW: PASSIVE – Your abilities heal for 4% of the damage dealt
Increased Cost from 1050g to 1250g
CURSED GAUNTLET
Now builds into Crimson Claws, Bloodforge, and Devourer’s Gauntlet
Decreased Cost from 1400g to 1300g
Increased Lifesteal from 6% to 9%
BLOODFORGE
Decreased Cost from 2600 to 2500
SHORT BOW
Decreased Cost from 650g to 550g
CHARGED BOW
"With the removal of Golden Blade, we have seen players adapt by purchasing Charged Bow to assist with clear. We would like to further lean into this niche by making it more widely available for the early game, but nerfing its strength slightly to compensate."
Decreased Cost from 1200g to 1000g
Decreased Damage from 15 + 30% of your Basic Attack Power to 5 + 25% of your Basic Attack Power
HUNTER'S BOW
Increased Cost from 1200g to 1250g
Added 5 Penetration
STORMSEEKER
Increased cost from 1900g to 2100g
Increased Physical Power from 25 to 30
Added 10 Penetration
PIERCING MORNINGSTAR
Builds into Heartseeker
PASSIVE – Every 5s, your next ability deals 2% of the target’s Maximum Health as Physical damage
1550g
25 Physical Power
150 Mana
10 MP5
SHORT SWORD
Now builds into Rage and Deathbringer
NEW: PASSIVE – When critically striking an enemy, gain a stack of 5 Physical Power, max 3 stacks, for 5s
8-POINTED SHURIKEN
Builds into Demon Blade and Bladed Boomerang
PASSIVE – When damaging an enemy god with a Basic Attack, gain 3% Attack Speed for 10s. Max 5 stacks
1300g
20 Physical Power
THOUSAND FOLD BLADE
Now builds into Equinox, Hastened Katana, and Shadowdrinker
NEW: PASSIVE – Gain 5% Movement Speed for 10s on killing or assisting an enemy god. Stacks up to 3 times.
SWIFT EDGE
Builds into Serrated Edge
PASSIVE – Damaging an enemy god with an ability grants 3% Movement Speed toward them for 3s. Stacks up to 3 times.
1500g
20 Physical Power
3% Movement Speed
BALANCED BLADE
Now builds into The Executioner and Asi
NEW: PASSIVE – On damaging an enemy god with a Basic Attack, gain 2 Physical Pen for 5s, stacks up to 3 times.
Increased Cost from 1250g to 1400g
ASI
Decreased Physical Power from 45 to 40
Added 10 Physical Penetration
KEEN BLADE
Builds into Qin’s Sais and Duality
PASSIVE – Your Basic Attacks deal an additional 10% of your Basic Attack Power as Physical damage.
1550g
20 Physical Power
15% Attack Speed
SHILLELAGH
Builds into Blackthorn Hammer
PASSIVE – While you are under 25% of your Maximum Mana, gain 20 MP5
1100g
15 Physical Power
100 Health
HEAVY HAMMER
Now builds into Frostbound Hammer
NEW: PASSIVE – Each time you Basic Attack an enemy god, gain a stack. When you have 4 stacks, your next Basic Attack damage Slows the enemy god hit by 15% for 2s. Additional Slows applied from this item refresh the duration.
Increased Cost from 1350g to 1400g
SMITHY'S HAMMER
Builds into Dawnbringer and Runeforged Hammer
1200g
25 Physical Power
100 Health
10 HP5
MAGICAL DAMAGE
TALON TRINKET
NEW: PASSIVE – Each second you are in god combat, gain 1 Magical Power and 1% Lifesteal for 5s. Max 20 stacks.
Decreased Magical Power from 55 to 45
Decreased Lifesteal from 7.5% to 5%
MYSTIC RING
Builds into Demonic Grip and Hastened Ring
1300g
40 Magical Power
20% Attack Speed
ENCHANTED RING
Now builds into Telkhines’ Ring and Cyclopean Ring
NEW: PASSIVE – Your next Basic Attack deals an additional 5 + 3 per level Magical Damage. This effect can only occur once every 8s, reduced by 2s for each successful Basic Attack on an enemy god.
Increased Cost from 1300g to 1400g
Decreased Magical Power from 40 to 35
BOOK OF SOULS
Now builds into Soul Reaver and Polynomicon
NEW: PASSIVE – Gain a stack each time you damage an enemy god with an ability or Basic Attack. At 4 stacks, your next ability or Basic Attack deals 20 + 4 per level Magical damage.
Increased Mana from 125 to 150
BOOK OF SECRETS
Builds into Tablet of Destinies and Book of Thoth
PASSIVE – Each time you damage an enemy god with an ability, gain a stack. Each stack grants nothing, but when you upgrade this item, these stacks transfer to the upgraded item. You may only gain one stack every 4s, and can only gain stacks once per god per ability hit. Max 50 stacks.
1200g
40 Magical Power
200 Mana
BOOK OF THOTH
Reduced Stack count from 100 to 50
Increased Damage required per stack from 450 to 900 (225 to 450 on gods)
Increased Mana per stack from 6 to 12
SORCERER'S STAFF
NEW: PASSIVE – On leveling up, heal 10% of your Maximum Health and Mana over 3s.
Decreased Cost from 1350g to 1300g
ENCHANTED SPEAR
NEW: PASSIVE – On damaging an enemy god, once per god per ability, gain 2 Magical Pen for 10s, stacks up to 3 times.
Decreased Cost from 1400g to 1350g
Decreased Magical Power from 60 to 45
RESTORED ARTIFACT
NEW: PASSIVE – On damaging an enemy god, once per god per ability, restore 1% of your Maximum Mana.
DEFENSE
GEM OF FATE
"While it is iconic, the extremely high price point of this Tier 1 has made it very difficult to opt into for the tree’s entire history in SMITE. We are dropping the price of the initial investment to see how it affects the tree as a whole."
Decreased Cost from 900g to 750g
KNIGHT'S SHIELD
Decreased Cost from 1600g to 1500g
APPRENTICE STAFF
Decreased Cost from 1600g to 1500g
HONED EDGE
Decreased Cost from 1600g to 1500g
ARONDIGHT
Decreased Cost from 2500 to 2400
SAGE'S STONE
Now builds into Erosion and Abyssal Stone
Decreased Cost from 1400g to 1250g
Decreased Physical Protection from 25 to 20
Decreased Magical Protection from 25 to 20
Increased Health from 100 to 150
ENCHANTED STONE
Now builds into Erosion and Abyssal Stone
Decreased Cost from 1400g to 1250g
Decreased Physical Protection from 25 to 20
Decreased Magical Protection from 25 to 20
Increased Health from 100 to 150
EMERALD MAIL
NEW: PASSIVE – Getting an assist on an enemy god or minion kill grants 2 Protections for 5s, max 5 stacks
Increased Cost from 1250g to 1350g
EMERALD TALISMAN
Decreased Cost from 1400g to 1250g
DEFENDER'S BLADE
Builds into Relic Dagger and Lotus Sickle
1350g
150 Health
5% Movement Speed
10% Cooldown Reduction
LOTUS SICKLE
Increased Physical Protection from 20 to 25
CURSED BLADE
NEW: PASSIVE – Enemy gods hit by your Basic Attacks have 20% reduced Healing for 5s.
SILVER TALISMAN
Now builds into Pestilence
NEW: PASSIVE – Enemy gods within 55 units have their Healing reduced by 15%. This effect does not stack with similar auras.
RENEWING TALISMAN
Builds into Absolution, Heartward Amulet, and Talisman of Energy
PASSIVE – Gain a stack each time you damage or are damaged by an enemy god (once per ability). Upon reaching 5 stacks, lose all stacks and restore 100 Mana in a 40 unit radius around you.
1250g
35 Magical Protection
150 Health
SPELLBOUND KUSARI
Now builds into Oni Hunter’s Garb and Genji’s Guard
NEW: PASSIVE – When you are hit by an ability that deals Magical damage, gain 5% Magical Damage Mitigation for 5s. CD 12s.
Increased MP5 from 15 to 20
DAIMYO'S KUSARI
Builds into Void Doumaru and Shogun’s Kusari
PASSIVE – For each enemy god within 55 units of you, reduce all enemy god’s Magical Protections by 4. For each ally within 55 units of you, increase all allied gods’ Attack Speed by 5%.
1300g
30 Magical Protection
15 MP5
SILVER BREASTPLATE
Now builds into Breastplate of Regrowth and Breastplate of Valor
Increased Cost from 1050g to 1200g
Decreased Physical Protection from 35 to 25
Added 10% Cooldown Reduction
BREASTPLATE OF REGROWTH
Increased Physical Protection from 45 to 50
STURDY BREASTPLATE
Builds into Spectral Armor and Contagion
1050g
35 Physical Protection
100 Health
10 HP5
SPECTRAL ARMOR
Removed Mana
Removed MP5
Increased Health from 150 to 250
Added 20 HP5
CONTAGION
Removed Mana
Removed MP5
Increased Health from 100 to 200
Added 25 HP5
SPIKED SHIELD
Builds into Gladiator’s Shield and Void Shield
1400g
30 Physical Protections
100 Health
15 HP5
TOWER SHIELD
Now builds into Phalanx and Berserker’s Shield
NEW: PASSIVE – Each second you are in god combat, gain 1% Attack Speed for 5s. Max 10 stacks.
Increased Cost from 1150g to 1200g
Decreased Physical Protection from 30 to 25
Decreased HP5 from 15 to 10
STEEL MAIL
Now builds into Mystical Mail
NEW: PASSIVE – Deal 15 Magical damage per second to all enemies within 25 units of you.
BRONZE MAIL
Builds into Emperor’s Armor, Sovereignty, and Midgardian Mail
PASSIVE – Every 4th Basic Attack you are damaged by grants you a 75 Health Shield that lasts for 5s or until destroyed.
1250g
20 Physical Protection
150 Health
CLOAK OF CONCENTRATION
NEW: PASSIVE – When you are hit by a Hard Crowd Control, steal 10 Protections from all enemy gods within 20 units for 5s, ICD 5s.
Decreased Cost from 1500g to 1400g
Decreased Cooldown Reduction from 7% to 5%
MANTLE OF DISCORD
Decreased Cost from 2750g to 2650g
GODS
VULCAN
"Vulcan’s Inferno Cannon has been on maximum overdrive! After the pet item proc changes from last patch, we have seen a huge surge in Vulcan play, and his winrate has done pretty well alongside it. As such, we are decreasing the availability of his turret and general maneuverability from Backfire."
BACKFIRE
Increased Cooldown from 8/7.5/7/6.5/6s to 9/8.5/8/7.5/7s
INFERNO CANNON
Decreased Damage from 45/75/105/135/165 to 45/70/95/120/145
Increased Cooldown from 10s to 12s
CUPID
"Despite a few small quality of life buffs over the past few months, Cupid is still not performing particularly well. We want to make sure that his base kit is feeling potent so that he is not only good because his ultimate is good."
GENERAL
Increased Basic Attack Power from 32 to 38
Increased Basic Attack Power per level from 2.3 to 2.5
HEART BOMB
Decreased Mana Cost from 70/75/80/85/90 to 60/65/70/75/80
FLUTTER
New effect: On cast, double the Attack Speed gained from this ability for 4s
DANZABUROU
"This tanuki trickster has not been too successful with his schemes as of late. We’re giving him a couple buffs to get him back in business!"
FOOL'S GOLD
Increased Damage from 95/140/185/230/275 to 95/145/195/245/295
Increased Explosion Damage from 30/55/80/105/130 to 40/65/90/115/140
ALLURING SPIRITS
Increased Healing from 20/40/60/80/100 to 30/55/80/105/130
Decreased Cooldown from 16/15/14/13/12s to 14/13.5/13/12.5/12s
UPROARIOUS ROCKET
Increased Explosion Damage from 50% to 75% of the initial hit
APOLLO
"The God of Music is feeling inspired! Apollo has been fairly average across the board for some time, but with how competitive the ADC role can be, he needs a bit of a boost to stand out amongst the crowd!"
SO BEAUTIFUL
Decreased Mana Cost from 70/75/80/85/90 to 60/65/70/75/80
SERENADE
Decreased Cooldown from 17/16/15/14/13s to 15/14.5/14/13.5/13s
Decreased Mana Cost from 75 to 60
THE MOVES
Increased Buff Duration from 3s to 5s
BARON SAMEDI
"Baron Samedi performs a dual role – one of providing utility and control, all while dropping some solid damage across the board. However, when comparing him to his compatriots from the mage class with a similar identity, he falls short in a couple places."
GENERAL
Increased Base Health from 532 to 600
VIVID GAZE
Increased double hit Damage from 15% to 25%
WRAP IT UP
Decreased Slow Duration from 1.75s to 1.5s
Increased Root Duration from .75s to 1s
POSEIDONh
"With the recent timing change to Whirlpool, we were hoping to see Poseidon’s performance improve, but surprisingly, it did not change much at all. As such, we’re granting additional help to the God of the Oceans to get him back in the swing of things!"
GENERAL
Increased Base Attack Speed from 0.87 to 0.95
TRIDENT
Increased Attack Speed from 5/7.5/10/12.5/15% to 10/12.5/15/17.5/20%
WHIRLPOOL
Increased Damage Scaling per tick from 15% to 20%
RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
Increased Damage Scaling on the center hit from 45% to 55%
SCYLLA
"Despite being a very popular character, Scylla does not perform very well due to her all-in late game style. As such, we’re granting her a bit more leeway in her early game performance while adjusting a couple of “feels bad”s within her kit."
SIC 'EM
Decreased Mana Cost from 60/70/80/90/100 to 60/65/70/75/80
CRUSH
Increased Damage to minions from 20% to 30%
SENTINEL
Increased cast Range from 65 at ranks 1-4 to 70 at all ranks
Increased MP5 from 4/6/8/10/12 to 8/10/12/14/16
FREYA
"Even alongside a couple big magical ADC buffs in the last patch, Freya is still lagging slightly behind. Her damage is on the mark, however her utility and survivability are her biggest downfalls at the moment."
GENERAL
Increased Base Health from 567 to 610
BANISH
Decreased Cooldown 19/18/17/16/15s to 16/15.5/15/14.5/14s
HEL
"Hel hasn’t found her place yet this year: stuck between a utility-focused or damage-focused playstyle. We’re aiming to increase her utility slightly by buffing her healing, and making it so Physical gods benefit from her ultimate’s passive aspect, instead of only Magical gods."
REPULSE / INSPIRE
Increased Heal from 7/9/11/13/15 + 0.9 per level to 10/12/14/16/18 + 1 per level
Increased Self Heal per level from 5.5 to 6
SWITCH STANCES
Increased Radius from 30 to 55
New effect: Also grants 10/15/20/25/30 Physical Power to allies
FENRIR
"Fenrir has been tearing it up in Smite 2, but he is having a hard time keeping up in Smite 1. A small adjustment is all that’s necessary to help boost this good pupper’s stats."
BRUTALIZE
Now deals 75% of the damage in the AoE
CLIODHNA
"Over the past few patches, we’ve noticed Cliodhna’s success and play rate has been trending down. With a few small buffs, we hope to counteract the trend and maintain her in a solid, average range."
PHANTASMAL
Increased Buff duration from 5s to 6s
Decreased Cooldown from 13s to 12s
BANSHEE'S WAIL
Increased Scream Damage Scaling from 40% to 45%
ARTIO
"Summer is nearly here, which means it’s time for the Bear Goddess to awake from her hibernation! With significant buffs to her Energy Surge and Life Tap healing, alongside smaller buffs to Cooldowns and Mana Costs, we hope that players can feel impactful playing Artio once again!"
ENERGY SURGE
Increased Heal from 40/55/70/85/100 to 40/80/120/160/200
Decreased Cooldown from 13s to 12s
MAUL PREY
Decreased Cooldown from 13s to 12s
LIFE TAP
Increased Heal per hit from 6/10/14/18/22 to 10/15/20/25/30
Increased Damage Scaling per hit from 10% to 15%
Shifted Mana Cost from 50/55/60/65/70 to 55 at all ranks
HEAVY CHARGE
Increased Damage Scaling from 50% to 55%
Shifted Mana Cost from 50/55/60/65/70 to 55 at all ranks
SYLVANUS
"With a few quality of life changes (see below) and a small buff to his base stats, Sylvanus is ready to flourish and grow like he never has before!"
GENERAL
Increased Health per level from 95 to 100
Increased base Physical Protection from 26.6 to 30
Increased Physical Protection per level from 3.2 to 3.7
AMATERASU
"With Equinox having been at the top of the meta lately, one would think Amaterasu belongs near the peak. However, she fell far below her fellow Basic Attack-focused Warriors and has not recovered after the new item’s nerfs."
GENERAL
Increased Basic Attack Power per level from 2 to 2.2
DIVINE PRESENCE
Increased Heal per tick from 10/18/26/34/42 to 15/25/35/45/55
GLORIOUS CHARGE
Decreased Mana Cost from 70/75/80/85/90 to 60 at all ranks
DAZZLING OFFENSIVE
Decreased Cooldown from 95/90/85/80/75s to 90/85/80/75/70s
HORUS
"Despite many active frontliners doing quite well at the moment, Horus is certainly not among them. Adding a small increase to his general utility and granting skilled players more chances to make big plays with his ultimate is just what the doctor ordered!"
PROTECTOR'S SURGE
Increased Buff Duration from 3s to 5s
TO THE SKIES!
Decreased Cooldown from 100s to 90s
QUALITY OF LIFE (GODS)
BAKASURA
"Alongside an additional change below, Bakasura will be able to more skillfully place his ultimate and trap his foes in his disgusting, yet oh-so-helpful goop."
REGURGITATE
Increased projectile speed by roughly 15%
YU HUANG
"Ever since Yu Huang’s release, there have been many discussions around the difficulty of hitting his ultimate. We are finally able to do some subtle, but critical adjustments to the firing experience that will hopefully give players a better time using his most powerful ability."
DUELING DRAGONS
Improved fire and postfire timings for a more smooth firing experience
Increased Dragon projectile speed by roughly 15%
KALI
"Kali’s unique Target mechanic has gone through several changes throughout her long tenure on the battleground, but never has it felt this clean! Due to the nature of her kit, Kali will often heavily commit to one foe, and now that she is able to adjust her target will, she will be more empowered than ever before to strike them down!
Of course, because Kali has this extra freedom, the strength of the Target effect must also go down, but we think having the extra utility will feel very, very good!
Additionally, Nimble Strike’s healing change will now allow her to gain a small heal, even if the target she’s hitting is not low. No more feeling bad about leaping into camps or starting an engagement with her jump!"
MARKED FOR DEATH
Kali is now able to re-select her target while in base
- This can be done by pressing the Basic Attack input, which will then bring up her Passive UI menu
- You are able to right click the Passive UI menu to close it without making a selection
- You are able to right click while in the base to disable the ability to reselect a target until you re-enter the base
Decreased Physical Penetration from 10% to 5%
Decreased Kill/Assist Gold Bonus from 30% to 20%
NIMBLE STRIKE
New effect: When Kali leaps on an enemy god, the lowest Current Health god is marked automatically.
The healing effect of this ability has been adjusted from 15% of the target’s Missing Health to 20/40/60/80/100 + 10% of the target’s Missing Health.
CERBERUS
"Old dog(s) can learn new tricks! Cerberus is now let off the leash while using Stygian Torment, which means he now has more ways than ever before to fetch his enemies for his friends! Soul Expulsion should also be feeling a bit better to cast, allowing him to act slightly sooner after landing."
SOUL EXPULSION
Improved fire and postfire timings for a more smooth firing experience
STYGIAN TORMENT
Cerberus is no longer crippled or slowed during this ability
ATLAS
"After adjusting other gods’ Basic Attack procs in 11.5, we are able to include Atlas now as well! It may not be the most ideal pathway to build into, but we want to allow players to try new build paths and enjoy a silly build every now and then."
UNBURDEN
Atlas’ enhanced Basic Attacks now proc Basic Attack item effects for 50% of the damage and healing
The following abilities can now proc ability item effects:
"With the new tech pioneered in the previous patch, we are able to allow some abilities to proc item effects that previously could not. They have been sorted in terms of their proc frequency, ability to hit in an area, and other criteria that would require us to reduce their damage and healing.
We are not intending to let every ability in the game proc item effects, but we will continue to investigate options for the future if we deem that it would be healthy and fun to include them."
Cthulhu – Sever (100% damage and healing effectiveness)
Chernobog – Heart of Cold (100% damage and healing effectiveness)
Pele – Magma Rush (25% damage and healing effectiveness)
Maman Brigitte – Party Trick (25% damage and healing effectiveness)
Xbalanque – Branching Bolas (25% damage and healing effectiveness)
The following abilities can now be fired while targeting close to or inside of walls:
"Previously, these abilities would not allow players to fire them into walls if over half of their area was inside of a wall. Some abilities are not allowed to do that for technical reasons, but the following abilities do not need the restriction any longer!"
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