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hey there. As yuou all know, , the god of war is considered a "Guaridan", AKA tank in smite, but we all know that, much like he is more of a Magical Bruiser then a support tank. Yes, he is kind of beefy, but he just doesn't hold the quallities of the real Guardians; , , and .

While is far from squishy, he can also deal quite some damage. his and combo can melt players.

So, I've been thinking, much like there are many damage builds for , how come we've never seen a damage build for ? I mean, we've even seen damage build as "Polymir".

I'd imagine it would consist of these items:

And maybe more items:
for the passive donation from the aura plus the aura itself to support team mates and your lifesteal.
as has many ticks on hois and
Maybe even although I think it's not really worth it, you have a slow from your .
could be a choice too, just to add more burst. But, as is melee, it might not fit.

Tell me, what are your thoughts?

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i have done it when there was a guan yu ares GMOTD and it is possible but not recomended.

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Whenever I run Mage Ares, I always get these items:

mystical mark

witch stone

Going full Mage isn't the best idea because since he is a close range god, he'll be plunging into danger. Having a few defensive items would be the better alternative, especially since he gets focused rather hard when using his ult.

I include CDR so I can use my more often due to Ares' natural tankyness allowing him to stay in the fight more.

I include aura items for obvious reasons.

Witch stone is usually a maybe for me; if my team is rather squishy, I go with instead.

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Bruiser is the only viable imho, however still not-so-viable considering superior picks.

You defnitely want and and maybe more considering what you're facing off with. With this I'd suggest some Cooldown Reduction - if you miss your you miss your damage output. After that it's just throwing in whatever magic item you like, aura items should have preference considering your team-fight based kit.

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Depends on arena or conquest:

Arena: CDR boots, Sovereignty, Pestilence, Focused Voidstone, Witch stone, Mystical Mark. Full Aura build is more than enough damage to completely destroy people with your 1-3 combo. You're still tanky while dishing out serious damage.

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Focused Void Stone is not a aura though :p

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