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Athena Support (Arena)

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by wastrin updated September 18, 2023

Smite God: Athena

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Athena Build

Starter #1

Notes Consider using the abundant bao as the other recipes are so "****" that they aren't even worth buying. With this recipe you will have a cooldown reduction that will help you a lot in the early/mid game, especially when performing your combos.

Notes

Consider using the abundant bao as the other recipes are so "****" that they aren't even worth buying. With this recipe you will have a cooldown reduction that will help you a lot in the early/mid game, especially when performing your combos.

Build Item Sentinel's Gift Sentinel's Gift
Build Item Glowing Emerald Glowing Emerald
Build Item Healing Potion Healing Potion
3
Build Item Mana Potion Mana Potion
2
Build Item Bountiful Bao Bountiful Bao

Example Build (with a little damage)

Notes With this build I managed to survive well, but it is situational, since there is not much magical defense. Obviously, if the enemy team is made up of + mages, you will make magical defense items

Update: I changed the chronos pendant forward, aiming for the CDR, as per a comment from a friend who made an excellent statement, I thank him

Notes

With this build I managed to survive well, but it is situational, since there is not much magical defense. Obviously, if the enemy team is made up of + mages, you will make magical defense items

Update: I changed the chronos pendant forward, aiming for the CDR, as per a comment from a friend who made an excellent statement, I thank him

Build Item Sentinel's Embrace Sentinel's Embrace
Build Item Gauntlet of Thebes Gauntlet of Thebes
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Contagion Contagion
Build Item Gladiator's Shield Gladiator's Shield
Build Item Stone of Binding Stone of Binding

If you have more magical enemies than physical ones

Notes I'm thinking about this build against more mages, if your team has a very good combination, I mean damage and stun

Notes

I'm thinking about this build against more mages, if your team has a very good combination, I mean damage and stun

Build Item Sentinel's Embrace Sentinel's Embrace
Build Item Gauntlet of Thebes Gauntlet of Thebes
Build Item Genji's Guard Genji's Guard
Build Item Gladiator's Shield Gladiator's Shield
Build Item Stone of Binding Stone of Binding
Build Item Spirit Robe Spirit Robe

Relics

Notes These are more situational relics, I always do the magic shell, it will depend on whether there is a wall on the enemy team (Odin, Ymir, Thor) and then I end up doing what goes through walls, if not, do the fortified magic shell.
The second relic goes into situational mode, I like to make the horrifying emblem if there is an enemy that doesn't have escape/dash, so you and the team can focus on him (and on others, if there are more than 1), in addition, he It is useful against ADCs who do not have scape/dash or who have already spent it, as it will reduce their attack speed.
The Ankh is essential if you are against a healer or life stealer (Anubis/Aphrodite/Hel/Hades/Chang'e/Zhong Kui)

Notes

These are more situational relics, I always do the magic shell, it will depend on whether there is a wall on the enemy team (Odin, Ymir, Thor) and then I end up doing what goes through walls, if not, do the fortified magic shell.
The second relic goes into situational mode, I like to make the horrifying emblem if there is an enemy that doesn't have escape/dash, so you and the team can focus on him (and on others, if there are more than 1), in addition, he It is useful against ADCs who do not have scape/dash or who have already spent it, as it will reduce their attack speed.
The Ankh is essential if you are against a healer or life stealer (Anubis/Aphrodite/Hel/Hades/Chang'e/Zhong Kui)

Build Item Fortifying Shell Fortifying Shell
Build Item Phantom Shell Phantom Shell
Build Item Emblem of Increasing Peril Emblem of Increasing Peril
Build Item Emblem of Trembling Terror Emblem of Trembling Terror
Build Item Blighted Ankh Blighted Ankh
Build Item Drowned Ankh Drowned Ankh

Athena's Skill Order Notes I'm thinking about leveling up a lot, initially, to 2 because it reduces the enemies' attack speed, especially when you're targeting an unnoticed ADC, using your incredible 1 + 2 + 3 combo :)

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Your ultimate in the arena won't be that incredible, I usually use it when an ally is being focused to give mitigation and movement speed, so they can escape or engage together and BOOM, we kill

Notes

I'm thinking about leveling up a lot, initially, to 2 because it reduces the enemies' attack speed, especially when you're targeting an unnoticed ADC, using your incredible 1 + 2 + 3 combo :)

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Your ultimate in the arena won't be that incredible, I usually use it when an ally is being focused to give mitigation and movement speed, so they can escape or engage together and BOOM, we kill

Preemptive Strike

1 X Y
Preemptive Strike
1 6 12 16 20

Confound

2 A B
Confound
2 4 8 9 11

Shield Wall

3 B A
Shield Wall
3 7 13 15 18

Defender of Olympus

4 Y X
Defender of Olympus
5 10 14 17 19
Preemptive Strike
1 6 12 16 20

Preemptive Strike

1 X
Athena powers up for a dash. While dashing, Athena will pass through minions, stop and hit the first enemy god she encounters, dealing damage. If she hits an enemy, Athena gains a stack (max 3), reducing the next source of Basic Attack damage from any god that hits her. Athena may also gain these stacks by hitting an enemy god with Reach, once per attack.

Ability Type: Dash, Slow, Damage
Damage: 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Range: 55
Cost: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100
Cooldown: 15s
Confound
2 4 8 9 11

Confound

2 A
Athena releases a shockwave of power from her shield, Taunting enemy gods and decreasing their Attack Speed as she forces them to fight or chase her.

Ability Type: Cone, Taunt, Damage
Taunt Duration: 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2s
Damage: 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 (+20% of your Magical Power)
Attack Speed Slow: 20 / 22.5 / 25 / 27.5 / 30%
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 18s
Shield Wall
3 7 13 15 18

Shield Wall

3 B
Athena summons a group of Athenian warriors who do damage and Slow upon arrival. After 2s, they strike again, dealing additional Damage and Slowing.

Ability Type: Circle, Damage
Initial Damage: 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Secondary Damage: 70 / 135 / 200 / 265 / 330 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Slow: 15%
Radius: 15
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 16 / 15.5 / 15 / 14.5 / 14s
Defender of Olympus
5 10 14 17 19

Defender of Olympus

4 Y
Athena picks a single allied god anywhere in the world, and launches herself up into the air, landing next to that god 3.6 seconds later. During that 3.6 seconds, both Athena and the allied god gain Damage Mitigation, and the allied god also gains Movement Speed. Enemies nearby when Athena lands take damage.

Ability Type: Teleport, Buff, Damage
Damage: 330 / 405 / 480 / 555 / 630 (+90% of your Magical Power)
Ally Mitigation: 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20%
Movement Speed: 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20%
Radius: 20
Cost: 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Cooldown: 120s

Athena Threats

Tap each threat level to view Athena’s threats

Max
1
Major
2
Even
2
Minor
0
Tiny
0

Athena Synergies

Tap each synergy level to view Athena’s synergies

Ideal
1
Strong
2
OK
0
Low
0
None
0

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Branmuffin17 (401) | September 17, 2023 1:22pm
In an arena match especially, why would you bypass most CDR until the last item (in your first build)? You also have back to back physical prots with Contagion being a situational item. The other build example looks fine.
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wastrin | September 17, 2023 1:41pm
Excellent placement, I will change the position of the chronos pendant later on.
Regarding contagion, I see it being situational due to the anti-cure but a good (and annoying) item when it applies its passive of having taken control, on one occasion playing an Agni gave me control and I was alone and 2 or 3 alive, in that case the passive ticked and they were all together, Agni had very little health and ended up dying to the passive tick.
These are experiences in the arena, I started playing the game recently (in 2019), anyway, thank you for your comment!
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