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Smite God: Thanatos

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Thanatos Build

Nice for almost everything.

Reinforced Greaves

Hydra's Lament

Jotunn's Wrath

Frostbound Hammer

Titan's Bane

Shifter's Shield

Thanatos's Skill Order

Death Scythe

1 X

2 4 6 8 10

Scent of Death

2 A

3 12 16 18 19

Soul Reap

3 B

1 7 11 14 15

Hovering Death

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

2 4 6 8 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

3 12 16 18 19

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

1 7 11 14 15

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

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

Hi
I am a lv 24 Smite player. Since about 2 weeks I am mostly playing with Thanatos.
This Guide should maybe convince more players into using Than, because he is a very helpfull God. Please, tell me what i shoud do better, it's my first guide. ;)
Hope you like it.
XxR4PT8RxX

Items

First to the Items.
Of course, you need boots. Reinforced Graves are nice in the beginning. they give you a nice protection in the beginning so you can escape after using your ult.

Next Hydra's Lament. This is a great item. e.g. if you use your ult to stun, but you are out of Mana, your normal attack has enought power to half-life them.

Jotuun's Wrath......I think most of you know why. ;)

Frostbound Hammer. This is also very importend. Since Thanatos can be veeery squichy, you need some life, but also attack power...so Frostbound looks very good.

Then Titan's Bane.....take that penetration. XD

Stifters shield is also nice. So, you can jump in, kill one (or two, or tree..;)), and still come out. It is made for Thanatos.

So much to the Items, the aktives you should pick your self, it just depends.
Instead of Titans Band you can also take Quin Assassins, but this build works great for me.

Pros / Cons

Pro
- insane Damage
- instant kill ultimate
- his 1 half lifes almost every mage or adc

Con
- SQUICHY
- no escape
- a lot of ks

Summary

Sooooo, he I will tell you how to play him.;)
at the beginning......
well actually always, trow in your one, hit your 3 and finish with your 4;)
i play him very ability based, so rather use it in arena then in conquest.;)
hope you liked it.

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I'm not top tier player but...im a good thanatos and is no one else going to question the boots...also mail of renewal exists :3

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I think there are better ways to get 40% CDR other than buying , as in my guide, I used . has fallen out of the META due to the insane nerfs its received, but its use is still able to be justified. I advise putting in a few situational items, the more important ones being Magi's Blessing, , and even or . Unfortunately, most of this is meaningless, as is so fairly far out of META picks. He's good as a counter pick, but he isn't picked often in that way too. The build is good, but can use some tweaking. :)

I pickend Shifters Shield to help me escape, but still have a huge burst damage. I know this build maybe isn't the most common, but thanks to it I can Instakill almost every Adc/Assassin when they are Half Life.

I don't know why it didn't work for you, but thanks for your Ideas.

Maybe I just Play him weird!;)

Thanks for trying, anyway.

I'll try some other builds and change mine if needed.:)

(132) |

@GGF, 5th item is fine on since he can grab a ton of penetration from .

Considering this is an Arena build there are a few factors that one should consider. The items here presented aren't inherently bad.

are definitely the shoes I'd go with for Arena and the added health can make an interesting choice simply because it adds a bit to your burst, but due to Arena's constant engages the item's value within the game is higher since you'll get more dps out of its passive. Still, I'd probably get before it just because it's SUCH a great item. is a fine choice as well, its passive does do a lot of work in Arena, but you can get more out of your early game if you grab a lead with (you'd also want to grab more damage later on).

isn't optimal for the most 'meta' way of playing , but if what you need is sticking power to your enemies, and that's working for your playstyle, it can be a fine addition to your build. Just remember that your does slow enemies and that your can give you up to 60% bonus move speed already, so slowing your enemies isn't always necessary for you to stick to them. Still, it's also a really fun item to build and this IS a game to have fun after all :]

Currently right now I'd avoid . If you want power, you'll get better damage out of , and if you want defense, you can get much more out of either or even magi's blessing (considering this build doesn't have all that much defense, that CC immunity can prove invaluable for escaping). Shifter's tries to provide both, but does a really bad job of providing either of them particularly well.

Well, i thought about it again, and I think i'll stay with Frostbound. It just works best for me.
Of course, this Build is just an idea.

It is so funny seeing your enemies running back to their base at half life because they fear your Ult XD

(50) |

Fine you wanted me to test your build? I just did and I gotta say, I cant.

is fine. Nothing to say. Other boots besides would be better in my opinion (unless youre doing adc )

is meh still. Every time I stunned I couldnt basic cause I was immediately focused and died. A can easily replace it in terms of CDR and a very useful passive including your own health passive. An ultimate followed by is much more better, and again you shouldnt ult with low mana, thats just a bad idea.

can be bought as a second item. Other than that its good.

is so not needed on him. The physical power adds almost nothing due to scalings, and the passive cant be used. Definitely not worth the gold.

is a penetration item so I cant say anything. It shouldnt be bought so late though.

I can see where you are going with but I would rather get for more defense for adcs and mages late game.

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An assassin doesnt need pure damage to be effective. Ive used tank before just fine. His base damages for his abilities are high and his scalings kindve low so he doesnt really need damage items as much as adcs.

And criticism isnt negative man, i dont know where you see the negativity from.

As you said in your guide, you wanted help, you got it.

By doing that you screw him up! His protection is so poor that the other Hammer won't help you good enougth.

He is an Assassin. If you tank him even more, he will lose even more of his "might "

Please, try it out, it really works great!

It took me a while to figure this guide out! Please don't be just so negativ, try it out bevor saying it us bad.

I would look into using more defense. Thanatos isnt mean to stay in there. He's an assassin. Get in, get out. There are defensive items that will convert to power, speed and cooldown. i.e. Breastplate of Valor (cooldown and mana as well as physical protection)

(50) |

It does. I consider it the better of the hammers in pure stats.

If I'm not mistaken, the other hammer does give you power as it converts your physical protection to physical power.

Well, Hydra's Lament also gives you a cooldown reduction, so your Ult should be up after 30 Secs, so thats a safe kill every half a minute.

Frostbound Hammer gives you Health and power, which The other ones don't.

Just try it your self. It works for me. ;)

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Items

Pros / Cons

Summary

Death is on the way!

Smite God: Thanatos

Thanatos Build

Nice for almost everything.

Thanatos's Skill Order

Death Scythe

Scent of Death

Soul Reap

Hovering Death

Introduction

Items

Pros / Cons

Summary

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