4,000 HP Support (Conquest)

Hi everyone.

It's me here and I have a fun build for you to try (not a meme build)
Please note that this isn't a guide on how to build supports in Smite and it isn't the normal, traditional build. There are plenty of other guides around that offer info on that. This one is just an idea, one I tested out and enjoyed using.

I have Kuzenbo at mastery X at the moment so I like to think i have an ok idea of how to play and build him, but I wanted to find something out - Can we have a whopping 4,000 HP without sacrificing what we need to stay viable in the support role?
Well it turns out we can :-)

We're going to build a truck-load of health (with enough protections, don't worry) to make it very hard for others to take you down.

Every item after the boots gives us health and we'll be able to walk around the place relatively hassle-free.

Take a look at the builds above and some reasoning and basic numbers below :-)

*You can probably use this whole thing in other modes but I only play Conquest nowadays so my thinking was around that.

Build no.1

I'm no mathematical guy but i can tell you (please correct me if I'm wrong) that this build, once you sell the blessing and get your final item, you should have 180 Physical and 155 Magical protections and a whopping 3,950 HP
This means that with your Nene Kappa gaining 20% of your HP and protections, a late game mini turtle guy will be heading into a fight with 790 HP and 36 & 30 protections respectively.


Build no.2

I'm still no maths genius but I can tell you with a fair bit of confidence that this build, when fully completed and Warlock's Staff is stacked up, you'll have the same 155 and 125 protections as above, but your HP will instead be an eye-watering 4,150!
Nene Kappa will be armed with 830 HP and those 30 & 25 protections.


*If you want these numbers and want to still be viable in Conquest as the support, just stick to the items and if conditions allow, build in the same order.
If you want to change things, that's cool, but it won't be the same ;-)*

I won't go into all the items in detail, but I do want to say a little more on some than others.

Firstly, the main difference you'll have spotted in the two builds:


Warlock's Staff

Warlock's is purely up to you. We are getting 200 more HP but with 3,950 in build 1 anyway, 200 isn't exactly going to be a huge deal (though it is nice to see over 4k HP on the results screen)
You'll have noticed we don't have a lot of damage built up on build 1 so with build 2, Warock's Staff offers the setup a snazzy 190 magical damage. That's nice for what is supposed to be a guardian...but you have to stack it. That's your decision - stack Warlock's and get the power or don't bother yourself with the grind and lose out on the hurts (either way, you're still going 4k HP and you're front-lining like a boss)

Next, the boots:


Shoes of Focus
The only item we're choosing that doesn't grant us a chunk of health. That's OK.
You can change these out for any of the other boots if you like; you'll still get the HP later.
I choose the blue shoes simply for the early mana and the CDR, which I really want for my abilities. My other reason is because with all the HP we'll have later on, we'll be equipped to stay out in the map a lot longer than usual, so why would we spoil that and go back to the fountain for mana? Oh and we don't have a lot of damage in build 1 so the 55 we get from the blue shoes give us, well, 55.


Hide of the Urchin
You don't see this much any more due to the passives being better on the alternatives Magis's Cloak, Spirit Robe and Mantle of Discord
I like it for this build though. I want the protections for my early game in the solo lane, the health spike to start the numbers going up and the mana to keep us in lane.
I therefore ignore the alternatives at this stage; they can go in other builds or Magi's might make an appearance in this one later on.

The other core items in both builds are:
Gauntlet of Thebes for the health and protections, yes, but we are still a support and we want our teammates to not die easily when under our watch.

Stone of Gaia just becaue of the massive health and the HP and mana regen boosts.
You can afford to get both of these a little later in your builds because with the 2 or 3 items we get earlier will usually be enough to cover what you need.


Then the items we can choose from for item 6 (all give 300 HP):

Relic Dagger because we like having Shield of Thorns available more often and the extra movement speed is welcome.

Winged Blade for when you're being hit with slowing abilities

*If you'#re buying both of the above, consider that you'll now have more movement speed than you need so you might want to trade your boots out for a more tanky item.

Magi's Cloak is chosen if there's a CC-heavy enemy team or someone likes grabbing or stunning you. It'll give some extra protections too. You'd usually grab Mantle of Discord or Spirit Robe in other builds but they have no health and therefore don't support this whole 4k HP idea. But grab them if you need them, no point losing a game just to stubbornly stick to this build ;-)

Talisman of Energy is the magical defense item to choose because it has the 300 HP but you can swap out for the lesser health of Pestilence or Heartward Amulet if you like; they both offer decent HP too.
Talisman has a nifty passive itself too, helping nearby allies move, basic attack and regen mana more quickly when getting team kills.

Midgardian Mail slows down enemies that auto attack you. This can help allies too - you want to be hit before your teammates and create a slower moving and hitting target for them.

Mystical Mail The passive provides a small amount of hurt when using Sumo Slam and Watery Grave but not much else. The protections aren't as high as other physical defence items but we do get the big health boost. The price is high though, so consider another item before choosing this.
You can put Sovereignty in instead if you'd rather your aura was directly helpful to your buddies, but you will miss out on a tiny bit of health (though not enough to make a big difference)

*If you really don't need the extra 300HP from one of those final options and you'd benefit from 60 phys and magical protections, you can grab Mantle of DiscordIt's a great last item but you won't have anywhere near the 4,000 we're going for here - but hey, situational and all that ;-)
edit - Hide of the Nemean Lion is another situational one you'll lose health on but might need in certain games.

-'Kappa'

What is good?

4,000 HP and plenty of HP5

We don't lose out on too many protections and can always add at the end if needed

If you choose to stack Warlock's, you can have plenty of damage

If you go with the blue shoes and work Relic Dagger into the build, you'll get 20% CDR, which is more than enough for Kuzenbo when you remember taking damage with Shell Spikesactive offers cooldown for your other abilities

#tanklyf


And what's not so good?

Without Warlock's Staff, you won't have a lot of damage but hey, this isn't a damage build :-)

Warlock's Staff has to be built to get the damage

No Void Stone, which is a popular choice on Kuz'




Thanks for checking this out. If I've got any info wrong, please let me know, I always appreciate the comments.
If you have build change ideas, that's cool, but please understand this is intended to get the maximum HP whilst still getting protections and being useful in Conquest.

*If you like this idea and want a 4k support on your team, why not add me on Xbox? OP7wist3rL0lly

Kappa