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Death Awaits - Thanatos [S4]

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by Lore08 updated February 4, 2017

Smite God: Thanatos

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Thanatos Build

Usual Build (No Hydras)

Build Item Warrior Tabi Warrior Tabi
Build Item Jotunn's Wrath Jotunn's Wrath
Build Item Breastplate of Valor Breastplate of Valor
Build Item Titan's Bane Titan's Bane
Build Item Hide of the Urchin Hide of the Urchin
Build Item Heartseeker Heartseeker

6th item alternatives

Build Item Deathbringer Deathbringer
Build Item Bloodforge Bloodforge
Build Item Stone Cutting Sword Stone Cutting Sword

3rd and 5th item alternatives

Build Item Bulwark of Hope Bulwark of Hope
Build Item Mantle of Discord Mantle of Discord
Build Item Spirit Robe Spirit Robe

Build with Hydras (Masterricu)

Build Item Warrior Tabi Warrior Tabi
Build Item Jotunn's Wrath Jotunn's Wrath
Build Item Hydra's Lament Hydra's Lament
Build Item Hide of the Urchin Hide of the Urchin
Build Item Titan's Bane Titan's Bane
Build Item Spirit Robe Spirit Robe

Thanatos's Skill Order

Death Scythe

1 X Y
Death Scythe
1 3 6 7 10

Scent of Death

2 A B
Scent of Death
2 8 11 12 14

Soul Reap

3 B A
Soul Reap
4 15 16 18 19

Hovering Death

4 Y X
Hovering Death
5 9 13 17 20
Death Scythe
1 3 6 7 10

Death Scythe

1 X
Thanatos flings his scythe at an enemy, dealing damage and an additional 10% of the target's maximum health against enemy gods. Enemies hit are slowed for 3s and heal Thanatos based on damage dealt. Consumes 4% of Thanatos' current HP when used.

Ability Type: Projectile
Damage: 95 / 165 / 235 / 305 / 375 (+60% of your Physical Power)
Bonus Damage (Gods): 10% of Max HP
Healing: 50% of damage dealt
Slow: 20%
Cost: 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65
Cooldown: 14 / 13.5 / 13 / 12.5 / 12s
Scent of Death
2 8 11 12 14

Scent of Death

2 A
Thanatos senses death, gaining immunity to Slow effects and additional move speed and Physical Penetration for 6s. His speed bonus increases up to double when moving toward an enemy god within the instant kill health threshold of his Ultimate. Consumes 4% of Thanatos' current HP when used.

Ability Type: Buff
Penetration: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25
Move Speed: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30%
Bonus Speed (Low Health): 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30%
Cost: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40
Cooldown: 13s
Soul Reap
4 15 16 18 19

Soul Reap

3 B
Thanatos swings his scythe, dealing Physical damage and Silencing enemies he hits. Thanatos moves at a reduced rate while swinging. Consumes 4% of Thanatos' current HP when used.

Ability Type: Cone, Silence, Damage
Damage: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+70% of your Physical Power)
Silence Duration: 1s
Cost: 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45
Cooldown: 14s
Hovering Death
5 9 13 17 20

Hovering Death

4 Y
Thanatos flaps his wings and ascends for 5s, unable to be hit. While airborne, he moves unimpeded at an increased speed before diving to his target location, dealing damage. Enemies below a Health threshold are instantly killed. All others are Stunned. Consumes 8% of Thanatos' current HP when used.

Ability Type: Circle, Stun, Damage
Damage: 110 / 145 / 180 / 215 / 250 (+80% of your Physical Power)
Kill Health Threshold: 24 / 28 / 32 / 36 / 40%
Stun Duration: 1.5s
Bonus Move Speed: 150%
Radius: 15
Cost: 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80
Cooldown: 90s

Introduction

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Hey Smitefire. This will be my first of many smite guides here. I am welcome to all feedback. Comment any questions and concerns and I will try my best to reply.

I hope this helps many Thanatos players as I don't see many guides on Thanatos (except the ones already here are decent ;3)

Pros / Cons

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Pros

+ Extremely potent early game (kill potential)
+ Good scaling
+ Good sustain (when careful)
+ Good for chasing enemies
+ Healing OP
+ Silence
+ God of death... what more could you want?

Thanatos excels in quickly killing enemies and healing from killing them resulting in good in and out capabilities and the strong ability to get easy pentas due to the healing!


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Cons
- Lacks wave clear
- Can get caught off guard.
- Sometimes needs to use ultimate to escape a situation.

Thanatos can find wave clear tough and usually needs help from another god to clear waves early on.


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Skills

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When killing an enemy, Thanatos heals 20% of a god's max HP and 10% of a minion's. Furthermore, when killing a god, Thanatos will receive a 5 second cooldown on all his abilities.

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This ability is your glass cannon. With enough practise you should be able to hit it most of the time. Not only does this ability deal insane damage even in early game, you also heal 75% of the damage dealt!

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Scent of Death allows Thanatos to increase his movement speed up to 60% and also deal up to 35 more penetration.

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Soul Reap is an ability that allows Thanatos to silence enemies hit for 1 second (while also dealing up to 300 damage plus 70% of your physical power). This ability enables Thanatos to chase gods with stealth abilities or secure kills on healers.

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The ultimate ability of Thanatos is Hovering Death. Thanatos rises up into the sky for up to 5 seconds. In the sky Thanatos gains 150% movement speed to chase down enemies or retreat from battle. When landing Thanatos can land on an enemy to deal up to 230 damage (plus 80% of your physical power), stun an enemy for 1 second, and finally... if under a certain health threshold depending on the ultimate's level... Thanatos can execute an enemy.

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Summary

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That should finish off the guide FOR NOW. Keep in mind this is a W.I.P and I will continue to work on the guide and add more sections after I receive feedback. Thank you for reading, have a good one!

Good luck!

Special thanks to Branmuffin for helping me fix some problems with the build!


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Griffitie | March 1, 2017 8:02pm
Nice build. In own personal opinion when playing thanatos. Getting Jotunn's wrath 2nd item is not what i usually do. I go heartseaker 2nd item because in S4 it got buff a ton then go into jotunn's wrath with the breastplate if u want defensive, but go my own opinion take out breastplate and go straight into titan's bane then get jotunn's for the cdr then get some crit items like deathbringer, then finishing it up with hydras. This build is good, bloodforge is nice but not rly necessary when dealing with thanatos since he has so much lifesteal already. and stonecutters is more for attacking the tanks. but awesome build.
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SorenNoKitsune (10) | February 20, 2017 1:27am
Like Bran said, you'll want either Hydra's Lament or Breastplate of Valor so you don't overcap CDR.

Also, not a fan of Stone Cutting Sword or Deathbringer on him. I can understand Bloodforge due to the shield and movement speed increase. But aside from that, I'd replace those two items with something else.

shield of regrowth is a nice item because of the passive of it works so well with Thanatos, and it gives 20% CDR if you want it online quickly and want to build other protection items aside from Breastplate of Valor, hope it helps!
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Bernardozomer (33) | February 2, 2017 1:09pm
You should consider adding Shield of Regrowth to your build, it synergises well with him and makes him fast as sanic.
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Lore08 (2) | February 4, 2017 12:55pm
I'll do some testing with it! Thanks for the tip!
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Branmuffin17 (400) | February 2, 2017 10:32am
Hey Lore08, and welcome!

The biggest issue with this build is that you overcap CDR by 10%. Jotunn's is core, so you should choose between an early Breastplate of Valor OR Hydra's Lament.

For a standard S4 Conquest build for Thanatos incorporating Hydra's Lament, I'd probably look right back to an S3 build like masterricu's, though I know you're not wanting to copy.

If you wanted the physical protection from Breastplate of Valor, you'd probably adjust to something more like this.

Warrior Tabi, Jotunn's Wrath, Breastplate of Valor, Titan's Bane, Bulwark of Hope or Hide of the Urchin, Heartseeker...the last item being situational to a degree, and purchase order adjustable depending on need.

As for 6th item alternatives, you might want to build Titan's Bane earlier, because I'd probably say that's also core, and you shouldn't switch that one out. I also am not sold on Stone Cutting Sword on him. Again, I'd consider adding on Heartseeker, at least situationally.

Hope to see you maintain your guide and add more detail!
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Lore08 (2) | February 4, 2017 12:55pm
Alright thanks for the tips, I will edit my builds to some of the incredibly helpful tips you have given me!
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Bernardozomer (33) | February 2, 2017 1:07pm
And I thought that overcapping CDR was my speciality.
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The Eley Crew (1) | February 2, 2017 6:16am
Nice Guide. This new season can be intimidating for people because quite a few items have changed and so have strategies so this is a welcome guide to help people such as myself figure out what to do. Nice guide! This is similar to what I would build in Conquest as Jungler with the exception of trading Hide out for Bloodforge. Some people play differently though, as I tend to be super aggressive whenever I play.
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Lore08 (2) | February 4, 2017 12:53pm
I like the idea I will make sure it is put in as an alternate item.
Thank you for the reply!
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