Smite Nu Wa Build Guide: A Hint of Lifesteal - Nu Wa Conquest Guide

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Smite God: Nu Wa

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Build Summary

Vampiric Starter

Vampiric Shroud

Spellbook

Purification Beads

Horn Shard

Vampiric Full Build

Sacrificial Shroud

Book of Thoth

Obsidian Shard

Soul Gem

Soul Reaver

Perfected Rod of Tahuti

Temporal Beads

Aegis of Acceleration

Nu Wa's Skill Order

Mysterious Fog

1 X

2 6 16 18 19

Clay Soldiers

2 A

3 11 12 14 15

Shining Metal

3 B

1 4 7 8 10

Fire Shards

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

2 6 16 18 19

Mysterious Fog

1 X

Nu Wa condenses moisture into fog at her location which then rolls forward away from her. She and all allies are Stealthed while inside the fog, and have increased movement speed. Attacking breaks the Stealth effect for 1s.

Enemies that run into the fog take damage, and continue to take additional damage again every second they are in the fog.

Ability Type: Ground Target
Damage: 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Damage Per Tick: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 (+10% of your Magical Power)
Lifetime: 6s
Movement Speed: 10%
Radius: 20
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 13s

3 11 12 14 15

Clay Soldiers

2 A

Nu Wa conjures Clay Soldiers from the Earth. If she marked a target while summoning them, they will pursue target until it dies. If she summoned them with no target, they will attack enemy gods who damage Nu Wa, or closest enemies.

Soldiers live for 10s. First they will dash at enemies within 30 units, applying a stack of protection reductions. Stacks up to 3 times, stacks last 2s. They will basic attack after that.

Ability Type: Summon Pet
Number Conjured: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 3 Soldiers
Soldier's Health: 200 (+20% of your Maximum Health)
Base Movement Speed: 365 / 380 / 395 / 410 / 425
Dash Magical Protection Reduction Per Stack: 4 / 7 / 10 / 13 / 16
Basic Attack Damage: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 Per Hit
Range: 40
Cost: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100
Cooldown: 16s

1 4 7 8 10

Shining Metal

3 B

Nu Wa launches a mass of shining metal, damaging all enemies it hits. If it hits one of her Clay Soldiers, it explodes, dealing additional damage and Stunning enemies.

Ability Type: Line
Damage: 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 / 250 (+75% of your Magical Power)
Minion Explode: 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+25% of your Magical Power)
Minion Stun: 1 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4s
Range: 65
Cost: 50
Cooldown: 9s

5 9 13 17 20

Fire Shards

4 Y

Nu Wa flies up into the clouds, gaining visibility on all enemy gods, and summoning fire shards from the sky to damage each of them. As she lifts off the ground, she can pass through player-made deployables.

Ability Type: Global
Damage: 100 / 170 / 240 / 310 / 380 (+25% of your Magical Power)
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 120s

Extended Build

Introduction

Hey Smite players! I've been having a blast with Nu Wa lately, and I wanted to share a fun build, I've been experimenting with that focuses on lifesteal. It's not for ranked, but it's a lot of fun! What do you think? I'm always looking for new ideas.

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(143) |

Just go Archmage

Also you can use https://www.smitecalculator.pro/2 to check build dps

(400) |

How much CDR would you typically get for , Kriega? 20%?

Going Archmage (which makes plenty of sense for her ult) doesn't leave a lot of room for alternative CDR items. Typically I'd be considering BoT, Divine (or Deso), Tahuti, Ob Shard and Reaver. At least Pendulum would provide some CDR in that setup.

(143) |

Thoth Deso Shard Soul Gem Reaver/Rod or Deso Rod Shard Soul Gem Reaver

Take Blue Tiki on Red Buff

(400) |

I get the concept, and I can see how this build would feel good. You have 40% pen so you cover something that a lot of builders forget or overlook. But you've only got 10% CDR, so more CDR wouldn't hurt.

But this build, in focusing so heavily on lifesteal, thus invite some significant limitations. No utility items providing you with movement speed (which helps for a god with no mobility), no added & easy bonus burst from items like which are super easy to apply with her ult.

And then you need to understand the limitations of lifesteal itself. All of 's abilities are able to hit multiple gods, so as AOE abilities they see a significant decrease in efficiency (33%). This is probably why you only really feel the effects of lifesteal when you build as much as you have (72% base, not including the Bancroft's passive), which is why I'm assuming you've built this way at all.

And then you should note...magical lifesteal has a cap of 70%. So you're not even able to benefit from added lifesteal situationally from Bancroft's passive.

Finally, having built 5 items with lifesteal, anyone that builds anti-heal is going to easily counter and render almost all of your items at least partially ineffective. 1 anti-heal item to handicap basically your entire build. You could argue that building as much as you have, along with the considerations of Typhon's heal boost and Soul Gem's separate heal, can help counter anti-heal, but it's a weak argument at best. Anytime you invest in lifesteal, it's a risk in being countered.

So while I get the idea, I probably wouldn't build this even for fun. I would expect to be countered easily. I might only expect it to work in new player or low level games when people don't think of anti-heal, don't understand how to build, don't LOOK at other peoples' builds, etc.

I made some adjustments to my build. I look forward to your comments

(400) |

This is definitely better, though with lifesteal still being less effective for her compared to some other mages, I would personally prefer other starters/upgrades. If you get a lot of CDR, is nice, but you can immediately get solid early CDR if you choose .

Early or is also good.

I would delay until later in the build. Probably 4th or later. Higher % pen is more useful later in the game when facing higher prots.

But overall this is much better.

Hey there! Thanks for the detailed feedback, I appreciate you taking the time to break down the build's strengths and weaknesses.

You're right, the 40% penetration is a strong point, and CDR is definitely something I could improve on. I agree that lifesteal can be a risky investment due to the anti-heal counter.

You've raised some great points about the limitations of lifesteal with Nu Wa's AoE abilities and the 70% cap. I hadn't considered the lack of mobility items or the potential for Soul Reaver burst.

I think you're spot on about the build being more viable in lower-level games where anti-heal might not be a common consideration.

I'll definitely keep your feedback in mind and explore other build options that might offer more versatility and counterplay. Thanks again for the insightful critique!

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Smite God: Nu Wa