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Traveler's Shoes
Shaman's Ring
Chronos' Pendant
Spear of Desolation
Rod of Tahuti
Book of Thoth
Aegis Amulet
Heavenly Wings
Mage's Blessing
Breastplate of Valor
Stone of Fal
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This is the best build i've made so far it makes up for her lack of damage so you will usually finish games with around 25-30k player damage minimum (maybe more if you are a highly skilled player)
The Traveler's Shoes are A MUST as they will allow you to quickly engage fights or exit them quickly by activating your shield since the shield increases your speed by 15%.
A few points go early into the shield for survival as the build is actually strongest mid-late game.
Even without adjusting the skill point distribution as soon as you buy Shaman's Ring and finish your stacks you will definately feel the difference in power on her 1.
Always take also into consideration recalling Argus if you notice high DPS characters to be able to dish out more damage to gods on low health.
Chronos pendant is another must since it will effectively allow you to summon Argus more quickly in conjuntion with Hera's passive. The cooldown will be further enhanced with Spear of Desolation and far more when getting kills with it.
If doing Conquest consider using Mage's Blessing as not only will it give you cooldown but also further ability damage.
For defensive options Breasplate of Valor is great since it provides not only defense but also mana sustain and cooldown. For Magical defense consider building Stone of Fal.
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Personal feedback, adding to thoughts provided by Gulf and Kriega below.
- Yes,
Hera doesn't have any reliable mobility, similar to another recent release, 
Baron Samedi. One thing to consider is that Hera came in surprisingly underpowered. So we should start by considering the 5.20 update that will hit next week. In that patch, she'll get an added slow from 
Polymorph, and a huge buff to Argus.
Traveler's Shoes (and 
Shaman's Ring). None of Baron, Zhong, etc. get Travelers, and neither should 
Hera.
Shaman's Ring is one of those items that is okay a lot of times, but isn't ever a top-tier item. If you do want that extra mobility, I'd probably consider it later, rather than 2nd in your build, as it doesn't have any defining property that gives you a huge advantage at that early stage of the game...other common items you might pick up early, like 
Chronos' Pendant (for the CDR to spam abilities and be a harasser), 
Book of Thoth (for the need to stack and for the high power and mana so you don't run out quickly), etc., give a specific advantage. Shaman's doesn't. And if you need that mobility to stay alive, you're probably out of position or not warding.
- Further to
Book of Thoth (I can see your deleted message as Mod), you say you leave it for last due to cost and your preference for an early Chronos...these are not good reasons to buy Thoth last. You specifically get it early to help get stacks up, for the high base power that will form the core of your offense throughout the rest of the game, and for the huge mana pool which allows you to stay out longer without running out and having to back. There is a very, very strong reason people don't buy it late. If you consider getting it 6th, why aren't you just considering something like 
Soul Reaver?
- As stated by others, your only pen is from
Spear of Desolation. That's not enough. 
Divine Ruin should be an option. 
Shoes of the Magi is a strong shoes choice in place of Travelers. And you should be considering 
Obsidian Shard, at least as an option.
- Her
Divine Shroud provides a very nice shield especially once 5.20 hits. That said, with that limited mobility, she can expect to take damage. An item like 
Mantle of Discord really should be considered as an option...and/or, when you get 
Book of Thoth, an added situational shield from 
Book of the Dead could also be decent.
- You have optional items listed as
Breastplate of Valor and 
Stone of Fal. Both are probably not good options for her.
- In some cases, you might be okay without
Purification Beads, but that is a staple, core relic option, and should be listed, if nothing else.
As the current build stands, I'm not sure you hit publish if you made any changes to the original build...you'll want to do that. Right now the build still shows as Traveler's, Shaman's, Chronos, Desolation, Tahuti, and Thoth. As the build currently stands, I strongly recommend against it...cannot promote it as a good build.That said, that doesn't mean that you should immediately look to boosted mobility from things like
Hope I've provided some further explanation so you understand where I'm coming from.
Please just do everyone a favour and remove this build until you rethink it.