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Mage's Blessing or 
Hunter's Blessing, depending on what kind of build path you are going for. You can also skip the Blessing and build 
Charged Morningstar, in which you would buy 3 
Healing Potions and 3 
Mana Potions. This is suggested for more high-level players
Choose between Mage's Blessing or Hunter's Blessing, depending on what kind of build path you are going for. You can also skip the Blessing and build Charged Morningstar, in which you would buy 3 Healing Potions and 3 Mana Potions. This is suggested for more high-level players
Mage's Blessing
Hunter's Blessing
Morningstar
Healing Potion
Mana Potion
Transcendence
Warrior Tabi for more power/burst. Build 
Ninja Tabi for more attack speed and DPS.
Elixir of Speed, and buy any item you want to replace it. This is only suggested if you can afford it very late game. Buy the Elixir of Speed after selling your boots before you buy a replacement item.
Buy Warrior Tabi for more power/burst. Build Ninja Tabi for more attack speed and DPS.
Late game, you can sell your boots for Elixir of Speed, and buy any item you want to replace it. This is only suggested if you can afford it very late game. Buy the Elixir of Speed after selling your boots before you buy a replacement item.
Warrior Tabi
Ninja Tabi
Asi and 
The Executioner after boots. Choose either 
Rage for more critical chance, or Wind Demon for more attack speed. After building one, build 
Deathbringer last for increased critical damage.
Build Asi and The Executioner after boots. Choose either Rage for more critical chance, or Wind Demon for more attack speed. After building one, build Deathbringer last for increased critical damage.
Asi
The Executioner
Demon Blade
Rage
Deathbringer
Soul Eater and 
Bloodforge. If building Soul Eater, build it right after your option for boots. If building Bloodforge, build it last.
Brawler's Beat Stick, 
Jotunn's Wrath, 
The Crusher, and 
Runeforged Hammer. After those, build 
Titan's Bane to finish off your penetration.
Choose one lifesteal item between Soul Eater and Bloodforge. If building Soul Eater, build it right after your option for boots. If building Bloodforge, build it last.
Choose 2 between Brawler's Beat Stick, Jotunn's Wrath, The Crusher, and Runeforged Hammer. After those, build Titan's Bane to finish off your penetration.
Soul Eater
Bloodforge
Brawler's Beat Stick
Jotunn's Wrath
The Crusher
Runeforged Hammer
Titan's Bane
Asi and Bloodforge. Asi is for a quicker lifesteal option, and helps with attack speed and penetration. Bloodforge is to increase the damage your autos do by a lot. If Bloodforge is your choice, build The Executioner, follow the path, and build Bloodforge last.
Qin's Sais after The Executioner. After doing so choose either 
Ichaival for increased DPS as the fight goes on/boxing opportunities, or 
Odysseus' Bow for the most attack speed and the increased damage that comes from the chain lightning.
Choose between Asi and Bloodforge. Asi is for a quicker lifesteal option, and helps with attack speed and penetration. Bloodforge is to increase the damage your autos do by a lot. If Bloodforge is your choice, build The Executioner, follow the path, and build Bloodforge last.
You must build Qin's Sais after The Executioner. After doing so choose either Ichaival for increased DPS as the fight goes on/boxing opportunities, or Odysseus' Bow for the most attack speed and the increased damage that comes from the chain lightning.
Asi
Bloodforge
The Executioner
Qin's Sais
Ichaival
Odysseus' Bow
Transcendence
Ninja Tabi
Asi
The Executioner
Demon Blade
Deathbringer
Transcendence
Warrior Tabi
The Crusher
Soul Eater
Jotunn's Wrath
Titan's Bane
Transcendence
Ninja Tabi
The Executioner
Qin's Sais
Odysseus' Bow
Bloodforge
Blink Rune is only an option if you are skilled. I do not advise newer players trying out that tactic until comfortable with the goddess.
Blink Rune is only an option if you are skilled. I do not advise newer players trying out that tactic until comfortable with the goddess.
Potion of Power
Elixir of Speed
Purification Beads
Aegis Amulet
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B
A
X
Skadi, the Goddess of Winter.
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In SMITE, Skadi is a burst hunter. She has tools that help deal lots of Damage Per Second (DPS) with her autos, get in and out of fights, apply CC for single target and multiple enemies, and overall just shred. With easy to learn combos, she can wreak havoc with cold precision.
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General Health: 470 (+78) Mana: 220 (+35) Speed: 375 (+0) Range: 55 (+0) Attack/Sec: 0.95 (+1.6%) |
Regen HP5: 8 (+0.69) MP5: 4.5 (+0.32) Protection Physical: 11 (+2.8) Magical: 30 (+0.9) |
. . Basic Attack Damage: 35 (+ 2.5)+ 100% of Physical Power Progression: None . . |
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Passive: Kaldr, the Winter Wolf Skadi. This passive states that he has a passive and active state. He can only be activated by Rune Of The Hunt. While passive, he will heal his hit points, for a maximum of 5 hit points. Skadi, but attacks at half of Skadi's attack speed.
Clear: Piercing Cold
Pet: Rune of the Hunt Piercing Cold. Skadi 10% more movement speed. Remember that Kaldr's movement speed scales off of Skadi's, so this in turn makes him faster as well.
Crowd Control: Permafrost Skadi steps into the area, she will gain a movement speed buff that lasts for 3 seconds after she has left the area. The area's radius increases as you level it.
Ultimate: Winter's Grasp Skadi and Kaldr get surrounded by snowstorms that deal tick damage 8 times over 4 seconds. Any enemies hit by its activation will get rooted. The activation also fully heals Kaldr. Winter's Grasp, which should be on Instant Cast.
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Quick Poke Permafrost to slow them and have them slide in a direction. While they are sliding, hit them with the Piercing Cold to slow them even more. After that, basic attack them if you are in range. This is meant for quick poke to apply pressure, not to kill yet.
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Kaldr Combo Piercing Cold to apply damage, slow, and the doubling effect. At that point, Kaldr will have already hit them with a dash, so use Permafrost to have them slowed even more and sliding across the lane, to which you can get in range for basic attacks. You can also use the Permafrost movement speed buff to boost yourself and Kaldr, and go in for the kill, or at the least, they will use either Purification Beads or Aegis Amulet to escape death.
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Ultimate Kill Winter's Grasp and its root. Once they are rooted, you could either basic them until the root is over, or use Piercing Cold to slow them, making your basics and Kaldr hit even harder. Once the root is over, use Permafrost while they are running away so their escape is rendered futile. That is, if they don't die during the root.
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Runaway Permafrost under yourself to give yourself a movement speed buff while they are slow and sliding. Once they get back on you, use your Winter's Grasp to root them in place. And dodge in unexpected patterns.
As part of Skadi' god design, she is depicted holding an ice spear with a sharp tip. Alongside that is Piercing Cold, which is another spear with even more tips coming out of it? But these next few blades and tips will make your basic attacks, or abilities, even colder.
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Devourer's Gauntlet, another stacking item that gives 65 power total, and Bloodforge, which gives the most physical power at 75. Transcendence is essential to Skadi, as her abilities, including Kaldr, benefit greatly from this item.
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Skadi as a hunter, how you play hunters, or what kind of build you want to utilize.
Skadi as an ability hunter, and plan to build some penetration, as her burst damage is her bread and butter, then Mage's Blessing is for you. It gives power, mp5 that increases as your mana decreases, and extra damage on your abilities. Once evolved, it will give cooldown reduction, helping with your burst potential as your abilities will come off cooldown faster. To compliment your abilities, you will need more power, and Warrior Tabi gives the most power, helping you to deal the most damage you can. Skadi as a carry hunter, and want more attack speed in your build, as most of your damage will come from your autos, then Hunter's Blessing is for you. It gives a flat MP5, along with extra damage on your basic attacks. When evolved, it gives extra attack speed, to increase your DPS even more, as you can send autos out faster. On the point of DPS, Ninja Tabi gives some power, but a lot of attack speed, to help fire off even more basics. Elixir of Speed, allowing you a new item. What you choose to build here is up to you, but I suggest an item that corresponds to your build path. If wanting some defense, 
Magi's Cloak may help, as it provides health, protections of both kinds, and a second of CC immunity every 70 seconds.
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Skadi is an ADC.
Asi recent rework gives you power, penetration, attack speed, and physical lifesteal. Additionally, when you reach at or below 35% of your maximum health, you will gain 30% extra lifesteal, for a total of 50% physical lifesteal. This means that you will heal for half the damage of your auto attacks on any given enemy. This is a great boxing tool, and can be considered a comeback mechanic, as that much lifesteal could mean 100-200 health recovered on each auto. The Executioner builds from the same tree, giving power and attack speed. Its penetration is applied after every basic, decreasing the enemy's physical protections by 12% of their maximum, for a total of 36%, for 3 seconds. This easily helps put even more damage numbers up, and can apply to jungle bosses.
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Rage, both of which fit different types of playstyles. After choosing one, you will build Deathbringer and complete your build. Rage gives just power and critical chance. After gaining an assist or kill on enemy gods, you gain 2% extra crit chance, for a maximum of 10%. In total this item gives 40% crit chance, which can help tons in terms of crit chance and overall damage dealt. Deathbringer is the icing on the critical cake. Power and crit chance, along with an extra 30% damage to your critical hits, making the multiplier 2.3*your regular auto attack damage. Considering the power it gives, along with the power you will already have with this build, and the attack speed this sort of build gives you, the 30% is deadly.
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Soul Eater has climbed the burst meta, and has become a staple lifesteal item even amongst solo laners. Providing power, lifesteal, mana, and cooldown reduction. For every nearby death of a minion or jungle camp, you gain 1 stack, while gods and jungle bosses are worth 5 stacks. After 75 stacks, Soul Eater evolves, giving you 20 more physical power, for a total of 60, and 15% lifesteal on your ability damage. Seeing as this burst build will have you dealing hundreds of damage on multiple enemies at a time, this can do wonders in sustain. Bloodforge is pure power and sustain. However, it provides the most power in the game. Additionally, after every kill, you gain a shield with a maximum health of 400, along with a 10% movement speed, for 20 seconds. This is crucial in the long game, as 400 health is like a hot knife through butter, so having that extra bit of health can save your life. The movement speed is really just the caveat of this item, as it allows you keep pushing for kills, or to get away safely. If you choose this item, build it last in the build.
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Brawler's Beat Stick is the most popular and effective anti-heal item physical damage dealers get. Power and pen. It reduces the healing of enemies hit by your abilities by 40% for 8 seconds. This includes all forms of gaining health, not just ability healing. It's obvious that you would get this to counter any healers the enemy team has, but less health regeneration is always a bad thing, making this a good item to have in any situation. Jotunn's Wrath is overall a great item. Power, pen, mana, and cooldown reduction. Just pure stats, so it's up to you to make the most of it. The cooldown can help you fire off more abilities, and the mana is good for two more abilities than usual. The Crusher gives a great balance between DPS and burst. Power, pen, and attack speed. When you hit an enemy with an ability, you will deal two moderate amounts of damage on top of that, as stated by this item's passive. This helps the best to kill chasing enemies, and clearing waves. The extra damage scales off of your physical power, so having this item in a burst build ensures that your combos will kill. Runeforged Hammer saw a buff recently, turning this off meta warrior's item into a hunter burst commodity. Giving health and power, enemies under CC, not including blinds, grabs, or knockups, take 15% more damage all of your sources. Each of your abilities, except Rune Of The Hunt, apply a CC, so land one, and all of your basics, other abilities, and even Kaldr bites, will deal more damage.
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Titan's Bane gives just some power, and a good amount at that. All damage you deal, including Kaldr, will ignore 15% of the target's physical protections. If they have more than 65 physical protections, it will scale up, capping at 40% of your opponent's protections ignored if they have 200 or more. Late game, enemies will have close to 40-50 physical protections naturally, so one physical defense item in their builds, and Titan's Bane has become that much more effective.
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Asi and Bloodforge for your lifesteal. I have went over them in detail previously, so base your decision off of whether you want more attack speed or power to factor into your DPS. Qin's Sais after The Executioner, then choose either Ichaival or Odysseus' Bow.
Qin's Sais is necessary. Power and attack speed. Every basic attack that hits an enemy deals extra damage equal to 3% of their maximum health. The more health they have, the more of their health will be dealt as extra damage, capping at 5% maximum health damage for 2750 maximum health. This is considered true damage, so it bypasses protections, but can be reduced by mitigation. Ichaival is more of a boxing tool, but provides more attack speed than Qin's Sais. It also provides power upon purchase, and with every successful basic attack, for a maximum of 45 extra power after 3 autos. The icing on the cake, or the boxing potential, is that it also reduces your opponent's attack speed by a maximum of 30%, which can work especially good against auto attacking warriors. Odysseus' Bow is pure attack speed, providing the most in the game. Every fourth basic attack spawns a chain lightning that scales off of your power. This is good to use the tank as a damage web to their other teammates, and helps to push more autos out, which is your main damage source.So we've gone over Skadi extensively. You've armed yourself with the intricacies of her kit and how to effectively build her. Now it's time to actually play her!
An ADC, or Attack Damage Carry, is meant to deal consistent damage and secure kills on enemies and objectives, usually having lots of protection around them to make sure they do not die. This section will help you do just that. Walls of text incoming.
I am a Skadi main, so it was a breath of fresh air making this guide. I also love the winter time, which is even better. I hope you find fun in Skadi, as she is the most unique hunter by a long shot. I mean Kaldr is best doggo in SMITE. I would like to thank Branmuffin17 for help with the items in game, Gulfwulf for the comments, and Zilby for the template.
This has been IceColdPappsi, and ****, brain freeze.
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At this point, yeah, if you go crit in Arena (which is fine), you get
Otherwise, just go the standard power/pen route as Kriega said.
However, BF instead off DB does synergize better with her kit (skaldr)
I need to start using x2 LS items, always shy away cause off anti heals.
Can't wait to try it out
Gotta test that out...
Use "2" to ATK, AA, recall, Use "2", AA ... so on
Still this is proper guide +1 from me.
IN THE ULTIMATE KILL COMBO:
I feel much more comfortable using this variety of the combo to not close distance without a comfortable slow: (2) RUNE OF THE HUNT, (3) PERMAFROST (slow), (4) (WINTER'S GRASP, (1) PIERCING COLD
Playing Arena a lot more, I personally find this alteration of the ULT kill better suited if you don't want to rush in exposed.
Also this guide is for conquest, let me know how you do in lane! :)
Also since this is ADC role I would prefer hunters to mage's on Skadi since her damaging abilities have long cooldowns, (and also because she can't one shot someone like Ullr in a combo, or has 3 damaging abilities like Neith).
Also Heartseeker and blackthorn I feel are be viable on Skadi, especially heartseeker. (of course in an ability based build that has transcendence).
2. It is directly because she has long cool downs as a more ability based hunter that she needs Mages Blessing. It provides much needed damage and stats for hunters like Skadi and Neith, and even Ullr, as he can be in the same category
3. I tried Heartseeker in game, and I got mixed results. I didn’t like how, as a hunter, she will reach 5 basics easily, but will hold onto the passive for a long time due to her cooldowns or play style, as ADCs cannot be as aggressive as assassins who can make better use of Heartseeker. I will try again, along with Blackthorn. However, I feel like Blackthorn is more of a bruiser item, and may not provide damage for Skadi to utilize, but defense/survivabilty. At that, the item gives no protections, so she can still get blown down fairly easily. Will get back to you with a big update to the guide overall
Instead, after prioritizing
Just things to think about.
+1
My favorite are "Many forms of Ratatoskr" and "Bee Movie 2"
Also he is a
For your crit build, get wind demon/
Tank shred is fine though I'd probably go Asi instead of bloodforge for the extra attack speed since
Don't even mention
In regards to Bran's comment below: I've tried soul on Skadi in arena and wasn't impressed. Nobody has picked it up in ranked conquest since 2017, so I'd be perfectly fine with just dropping it all-together; though some testing would need to be done to determine if it's viable or not.
You dismissing
Again, if anything, it is probably niche and off-meta like I said, but just dismissing it, don't agree.
Crit should NOT specifically have Warrior over Ninja, dude. Skadi has no steroid. As an FYI, building Devo's, Ninja, Exe, WD, DB, and Ichaival, Ninja gives 25-30 higher DPS than Warrior at full build. Ninja also has a bit of mana, which she'll appreciate due to partial reliance on abilities. Papps...build Ninja going crit, not Warrior.
And a crit build at this point does NOT need Devo's either.
Asi Vs Nemean sure for the most part, but remember the ones that build it are never your main target. And against thorns? When would you ever want to keep attacking someone when they pop thorns? Even without crit, I see that activated I usually switch targets or back off unless they're really low health or multiple teammates are focusing.
And see, Trans crit isn't for everyone anyway. I basically wouldnt build on Skadi. That comment was a general one. But I would consider for Medusa. She's always been viable with a trans build, and her quick burst from viper's steroid makes her a perfect candidate for crit.
However,
I know I sound defensive, but with how you wrote some of your points, they pose to demerit the whole point of the guide: A beginner's guide to
I have heard that
Will fix the aesthetics and Talk more about the intricacies of Kaldr.
When I mentioned DPS in the Wind demon vs
I did mention
Thanks for your feedback :)