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Achilles Solo Lane Guide

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by Stumoney updated December 11, 2019

Smite God: Achilles

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Achilles Build

Start

Build Item Warrior's Blessing Warrior's Blessing
Build Item Chalice of Healing Chalice of Healing
Build Item Healing Potion Healing Potion
3
Build Item Teleport Fragment Teleport Fragment

Vs. Warrior

Build Item Warrior's Blessing Warrior's Blessing
Build Item Gladiator's Shield Gladiator's Shield
Build Item Warrior Tabi Warrior Tabi
Build Item Pridwen Pridwen
Build Item Void Shield Void Shield
Build Item Pestilence Pestilence
Build Item Teleport Fragment Teleport Fragment
Build Item Blink Rune Blink Rune

Vs. Healing Mage

Build Item Warrior's Blessing Warrior's Blessing
Build Item Pestilence Pestilence
Build Item Warrior Tabi Warrior Tabi
Build Item Pridwen Pridwen
Build Item Void Shield Void Shield
Build Item Mantle of Discord Mantle of Discord
Build Item Teleport Fragment Teleport Fragment
Build Item Blink Rune Blink Rune

Full Build

Build Item Gladiator's Shield Gladiator's Shield
Build Item Mantle of Discord Mantle of Discord
Build Item Pridwen Pridwen
Build Item Void Shield Void Shield
Build Item Pestilence Pestilence
Build Item Hydra's Lament Hydra's Lament
Build Item Elixir of Speed Elixir of Speed
Build Item Blink Rune Blink Rune

Achilles's Skill Order

Shield of Achilles

1 X Y
Shield of Achilles
1 4 6 7 8

Radiant Glory

2 A B
Radiant Glory
3 13 14 15 16

Combat Dodge

3 B A
Combat Dodge
2 9 10 11 12

Fatal Strike

4 Y X
Fatal Strike
5 17 18 19 20
Shield of Achilles
1 4 6 7 8

Shield of Achilles

1 X
Achilles punches forward with the of his Shield, inflicting massive damage and stunning enemy targets hit by the impact. The force of his punch continues to radiate past his initial target area, dealing 70% damage to targets farther away. Lane Minions take an extra +15% damage.

Ability Type: Cone, Stun, Damage
Damage: 100 / 155 / 210 / 265 / 320 (+80% of your Physical Power)
Stun Duration: 1s
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 14s
Radiant Glory
3 13 14 15 16

Radiant Glory

2 A
Achilles is blessed by the gods, giving him bonus Physical Power, Protections, and Crowd Control Reduction for 6 seconds. While this blessing is active, Achilles will heal himself upon successfully damaging enemies with abilities.

Ability Type: Buff
Heal: 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30
Max Heals Per Ability: 4
Physical Power: +6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10%
Protections: +10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20%
Crowd Control Reduction: 20%
Cost: 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60
Cooldown: 9s
Combat Dodge
2 9 10 11 12

Combat Dodge

3 B
Achilles dodges his enemies' attacks before striking them in swift response. If Achilles successfully hits an enemy god with this strike, Achilles can use this ability once more before it goes on Cooldown.

Ability Type: Line, Dash, Damage
Damage: 65 / 100 / 135 / 170 / 205 (+45% of your Physical Power)
Range: 35
Cost: 22 / 24 / 26 / 28 / 30
Cooldown: 12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10s
Fatal Strike
5 17 18 19 20

Fatal Strike

4 Y
Achilles winds up a large attack and dashes forward. While dashing, Achilles will pass through minions, stop and hit the first enemy god he encounters, dealing damage to all he hits and executing gods below 30% Health. If Achilles kills a god with this ability, he can use it again, up to 5 times.

As Achilles successfully Executes his enemies, he becomes more reckless in combat and leaves his heel exposed. Achilles will become more susceptible to damage, stacking up to 5 times.

Ability Type: Line, Dash, Damage
Damage: 180 / 270 / 360 / 450 / 540 (+100% of your Physical Power)
Execute Threshold: 30%
Damage Taken Increase: 5%
Range: 35
Cost: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100
Cooldown: 90s

Achilles Solo Lane

Hello Achilles newcomers and elders,
I have 200 hours on Achilles, and these builds have worked for me every time. I'll jump into the items and lane starters now.
For the starting lane phase, I have found that 95% of the time building health pots and chalice is the best case scenario. You will start off hitting a little less hard, but the safety of having the extra health in your pocket is quintessential. This will work as you slowly gain levels in the first lane phase, as Achilles hits level 3 he starts hurting. The 2 should start, as it will heal you when you use an ability on another god, followed by either the 3 or the 1 depending on where your target is.
For physical tanks in solo lane, please for the love of god build gladiator shield. I see so many people build anything but against my Achilles with gladiator shield, and they lose every time. If you have a healing mage in lane, however, you can be more flexible. If you feel you are not hitting hard enough, you can go boots first. This is completely valid, but I usually find that pestilence is the better option. You will take far less damage from the opposing mage, and you will slow their healing down dramatically. Be patient against mages, as they will hide under tower and hit you with basics or abilities while you struggle to do any real damage. Farm your way there. This build also puts you above max CDR, so if you feel like replacing mantle of discord or hydras for something else that will support you against a certain team comp, it still works out perfectly.
For the rest of the items, they are tanky with a side effect of either increasing your own damage, or slowing down something of the enemy. Void shield makes you physically tankier and lowers the protections of those around you while simultaneously giving you power. Great item for all solo laners, as you will do more damage and take less. Pridwen is great on achilles for the use of his ult. When you land the ult in an aggressive setting, you have some extra shielding and have more time for damage or to escape. Mantle of Discord is an obvious protection item for both magical or physical, and the passive can be utilized effectively in a sticky situation. Then there is hydras. Achilles is a burst damage character. He blows through his abilities, and this item allows for a last basic attack to hit a squishy hunter or mage for massive damage.

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Kriega1 (143) | December 12, 2019 2:54am
I would add more situational items.
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Gulfwulf (81) | December 11, 2019 9:13pm
Is building Pridwen that early worth it? I thought it was a late game item you bought after you gotten your protections online.
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Kriega1 (143) | December 12, 2019 2:50am
Not really no. The nerf to it made it a less attractive early option for solo laners, it’s barely even picked up on them at all. Pridwen is much more common as a support item.

https://smiteprobuilds.com/Builds?p_filters_page=1&p_filters_search=&p_filters_god=~&p_filters_pro=~&p_filters_opponent=~&p_filters_role=Solo&p_filters_league=~&p_filters_sort=~

Like here you just don't see it picked up in Solo.
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Devampi (105) | December 12, 2019 2:45am
Honestly Pridwen is quite decent early on. It does not give a load of protections compared to a dedicated item, however that cdr is what makes it a nice early buy, making the item slightly offensive too. It is really nice if your up against a mage jungle physical solo or vice versa and getting camped (although for the vice versa you're probably gonna need Pestilence cause they probably have a lot of healing).

for arena this would be a "first" buy (technically boots is always the first buy) for me in a lot of games.
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Kriega1 (143) | December 12, 2019 2:51am
I don’t think Pridwen is a first buy at all on other game modes.
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