Smite Athena Build Guide: Athena Tank/Dps Build

MFN

God Build Guides for Smite Play

MFN

Join or Log In

To Top

Join the leading SMITE community.
Create and share God Guides and Builds.

Account Login

Create an MFN Account

Your Desired Username

Your Email Address

Confirm Email

Password

Confirm Password

I have read and agree to the user agreement. View our privacy policy.

I want to subscribe to our newsletter.

I want to receive promotions from our partners.

Social Login

Social Register

MOBAFire WildRiftFire CounterStats DOTAFire HeroesFire VaingloryFire RuneterraFire FarmFriends ForzaFire LostArkFire

Create Guides
- Create a New Guide
Guides & Builds
Gods & Database
Community
- Forums
- Blogs
- IRONMAN
- God Concepts
- Videos
- Streams
- Social Channels
  - Discord
  - Twitter
  - Facebook

Not Updated For Current Season

This guide has not yet been updated for the current season. Please keep this in mind while reading. You can see the most recently updated guides on the browse guides page

Vote Vote

by updated

Smite God: Athena

Choose a Build: Tank

Tank Dps

Tap Mouse over an item or ability icon for detailed info

Athena Build

final build

Shoes of Focus

Breastplate of Valor

Bulwark of Hope

Hide of the Urchin

Mystical Mail

Void Stone

items to consider for last buy

Void Stone

Stone of Gaia

Pestilence

Athena's Skill Order

Preemptive Strike

1 X

2 13 14 15 16

Confound

2 A

4 8 10 11 12

Shield Wall

3 B

1 3 6 7 9

Defender of Olympus

4 Y

5 17 18 19 20

2 13 14 15 16

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

4 8 10 11 12

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

1 3 6 7 9

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

5 17 18 19 20

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