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Sands of Time provides efficient lane sustain and cooldown reduction which 
Persephone needs in the early levels. 
Conduit Gem & 
Archmage's Gem is also reasonably good but it will almost never be as efficient on Persephone as it can be on e.g. 
Scylla or 
Nu Wa due to her damage being consistent poking meaning she will almost never take full advantage of all the 20 stacks.
Sands of Time provides efficient lane sustain and cooldown reduction which Persephone needs in the early levels. Conduit Gem & Archmage's Gem is also reasonably good but it will almost never be as efficient on Persephone as it can be on e.g. Scylla or Nu Wa due to her damage being consistent poking meaning she will almost never take full advantage of all the 20 stacks.
Sands of Time
Lost Artifact
Healing Potion
Mana Potion
Shoes of the Magi > 
Rod of Tahuti > 
Spear of Desolation > 
Charon's Coin > 
Spear of the Magus > 
Pendulum of Ages > Boots Replacement Spear of Desolation buy 
Divine Ruin and continue with the general build. Charon's Coin buy 
Rod of Asclepius and continue with the general build. Shoes of the Magi with 
Staff of Myrddin or Spear of the Magus if not built yet.
Purchasing Order: Shoes of the Magi > Rod of Tahuti > Spear of Desolation > Charon's Coin > Spear of the Magus > Pendulum of Ages > Boots Replacement
Anti-Healing Path:
After Spear of Desolation buy Divine Ruin and continue with the general build.
Healing Path:
After Charon's Coin buy Rod of Asclepius and continue with the general build.
Boots Replacement:
Replace Shoes of the Magi with Staff of Myrddin or Spear of the Magus if not built yet.
Pendulum of Ages
Rod of Tahuti
Shoes of the Magi
Spear of Desolation
Charon's Coin
Spear of the Magus
Purification Beads is a diverse relic that can help you in a lot of scenarios, especially whenever you're using your ability 
Flourish you may be at risk to be locked down by opponents.
Aegis Amulet provides you with a short amount of immunity and can be a potent relic in situations where you can completely void an otherwise lethal ability or burst damage, e.g playing against a Scylla, 
Thanatos, 
Poseidon or 
Neith.
Magic Shell is a great relic in situations where you are either facing auto-attack focused gods like 
Bakasura, 
Arachne or 
Mercury as it gives you 2 Absorb stacks, completely negating their damage for a short duration, giving you enough time to either flee or kill them. This relic is also a good choice over Aegis Amulet in this scenario or when either your support or your solo is not picking up a Magic Shell
Purification Beads is a diverse relic that can help you in a lot of scenarios, especially whenever you're using your ability Flourish you may be at risk to be locked down by opponents.
Aegis Amulet provides you with a short amount of immunity and can be a potent relic in situations where you can completely void an otherwise lethal ability or burst damage, e.g playing against a Scylla, Thanatos, Poseidon or Neith.
Magic Shell is a great relic in situations where you are either facing auto-attack focused gods like Bakasura, Arachne or Mercury as it gives you 2 Absorb stacks, completely negating their damage for a short duration, giving you enough time to either flee or kill them. This relic is also a good choice over Aegis Amulet in this scenario or when either your support or your solo is not picking up a Magic Shell
Purification Beads
Aegis Amulet
Magic Shell
Staff of Myrddin: Helps a lot with your combo during your ult and also providing you with extra penetration to help against heavy tank focused comps. Spear of the Magus: You will only replace Shoes of the Magi with this item when you're building Divine Ruin.
Staff of Myrddin: Helps a lot with your combo during your ult and also providing you with extra penetration to help against heavy tank focused comps.
Spear of the Magus: You will only replace Shoes of the Magi with this item when you're building Divine Ruin.
Staff of Myrddin
Spear of the Magus
Harvest is the most versatile ability at level 1 in the game, it provides you with either a heal, AoE damage & slow or long range single target damage. It outdamages Bone Rush and will provide you with the tools to possibly also get a kill at level 1. People might debate however that 
Bone Rush can be used to plant a few plants early in the mid but it hinders you to further use the plants versatility and combos (detailed further below).
Harvest is the most versatile ability at level 1 in the game, it provides you with either a heal, AoE damage & slow or long range single target damage. It outdamages Bone Rush and will provide you with the tools to possibly also get a kill at level 1. People might debate however that Bone Rush can be used to plant a few plants early in the mid but it hinders you to further use the plants versatility and combos (detailed further below).
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Most people refer to me as "the guy who only plays female gods" which I rarely like to admit but when you like to make fun of yourself you gotta do what you gotta do.
I chose to make a guide on Persephone solely because unlike a lot of people, I actually enjoy playing her, she fits my play-style, she's very fast-paced and if you enjoy being quick with button pressing and movement this is a god for you.
This guide will primarily focus on what I've learned about Persephone and the hidden knowledge that I've managed to uncover. IF you are looking for a beginners guide this is not for you as this guide will only focus on the advanced parts of Persephone *This is also my first guide ever so feel free to tear me to shreds in the comments*
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This guide is still very much work in progress and will be updated continuously with new information and new chapters.
Passive - Pomegranate Seeds
Persephone gains Pomegranate Seeds when her Harvest plants wither. If she has more than 25 Seeds she can spend these to resist death, continuing to fight at full mana for 8s but dealing 60% reduced damage and moving 20% slower. This can be cancelled before the revive occurs by right-clicking. Additional seeds are sold when she enters the fountain for 3 gold a seed. Persephone can hold 100 Seeds.
Pomegranate Seeds is overall a good passive but it isn't Persephone's defining characteristic. When you are about to revive and there's next to no possibility of doing anything resourceful that might change the outcome of a fight, I recommend skipping the revive and instead keep the seeds and you will be able to sell over accumulated seeds when you spawn while also instantly securing 25 seeds for the next time you die to revive instead, if you are in situation where you aren't able to gather enough seeds for a revive.
1 - Bone Rush Persephone calls forth a skeletal warrior of the underworld. This warrior charges forward 35 units or until it comes into contact with a god. It charges with such force that when it stops it topples, sending bones flying forward and damaging enemies in its path. The skull from this warrior flies forward and becomes a Harvest Skull when it lands. Bone Rush can deal a large chunk of damage equal to 1-2 Harvest sprouts, it requires great care with it being a rather advanced skillshot. You will be required to get some practice in with it's targeting and timing and you should be able to hit at max distances. Bone Rush will most of the time be used for the damage as a filler between her plants usages and also yielding Harvest skulls for you to use as either damaging plants or use it as a heal as well, don't be afraid to step out of the fight if you've taken significant damage and use Bone Rush and Harvest to restore some health and continue fighting.
2 - Harvest Harvest and deal damage, making Persephone quite good at poking and dominating enemy mid laners. Persephone should always look to plant a few plants around a fight but never too many as you may need to heal or also peel someone off you, with the heavy damage that it can deal to people who come too close to you. Flourish transforms the next skull you place into a Sprout giving you the option to burst someone down without them expecting it. You should always look to use Flourish in a safe manner that allows you to spawn a Sprout instantly giving you more options in a team fight and 1v1s, however, if you are in need of healing you will be forced to plant the sprout to then plant a skull as you will either way after casting Flourish have your next plant be a Sprout. Though this ability can provide you with large amounts of damage it can be reduced if you activate too many plants at once dealing less damage. I've put together a spreadsheet for you to see how Harvest applies its reduction to each Sprout from using only 1 to using 6 together.|
Plants 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total |
Base Damage 220 132 79,2 48,4 48,4 48,4 576,4 |
% Scaling 65 39 23,4 14,3 14,3 14,3 170,3 |
As you can see Harvest is considerably being reduced if multiple Sprouts are dealing damage at the same time. However, if you activate them separately within a short of 1.5 to 2s you will avoid this reduction as the reduction is only applied on consecutive hits within the same activation. Don't get this wrong however, her damage is still overwhelmingly good but can be even greater if you avoid the damage reduction. (Will add a spreadsheet for Flowers at a later point)
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Harvest can be very mana consuming in the late game and to maximise your damage output, I recommend building MP5 to give you endless amounts of harvest plants making you a destructive force to deal with.
3 - Flourish Persephone floods the ground around her with life giving energy that propels her from the ground directly forwards or backwards; based on the direction she is moving like 
Rama's 
Rolling Assault and 
Thoth's 
Evade and Punish. Harvest plants inside the area immediately grow to their next stage and activate. After using this ability the next Harvest cast is pre-germinated and spawns as a Sprout. Flourish should only be used to either get a Sprout, activate multiple plants at once or using it as a means of escape to peel off enemies. When using this as an escape you should always look to plant a few plants beneath you before you use Flourish this can help you peel off enemies who are nearby the explosion from Harvest.
4 - Grasp of Death Persephone conjures a mass of Entrapping Vines that she throws forwards, entrapping the first enemy god or wall it touches. Entrapped gods are crippled, rooted, and have reduced Attack Speed. Vines then spawn from the Entrapped target that seek nearby enemy gods. Upon finding an enemy god it binds them, crippling them and preventing them from moving away. Entrapping Vines are destroyed if hit by 5 Basic Attacks, ending all effects. Grasp of Death is one of the best mage team fight ultimates in the game. This ability can cripple and semi root, 1 to 5 people for 5s and deal damage. If enemies without CC Immunity or Beads are caught in this ultimate, they are mostly guaranteed dead if Persephone is able to land an entire army of Harvest plants and Bone Rush. Using this ultimate you should always try aiming for a target that you can guarantee hitting considering it's range is big enough to trap additional players.
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Cons:
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Persephone can be a highly aggressive goddess, and can dominate the mid lane through her Harvest plants and her teamfight ultimate Grasp of Death. She isn't afraid for fighting enemies. During laning don't hesitate in pressuring the enemy mid and support if you have your relics or your ultimate as you will have enough peel for yourself to kill them before they will have a chance to kill you. Persephone should always look to apply her Harvest Sprouts to deal damage and slow enemies to give her flowers a considerably greater chance of hitting its bite dealing massive damage. Grasp of Death will in some scenarios be the best team fight ultimate on your team and you should always try to look for trapping as many enemies as possible ensuring its full potential is being expended. This ultimate can burn beads and apply anti heal and other debuffs in a large area. If you have built 30-40% CDR you shouldn't be afraid of using it every time it comes off your Cooldown as you will easily have it up for the next fight or maybe even get to use it a second time during a slow team fight.
Harvestskulls is affected by Cooldown reduction and will increase your seed generation exponentially. This includes passive cooldown reductions like Spear of Desolation and 
Chronos' Pendant. Persephone can abuse the travel time of her basic attacks to activate a Sprout instantly when placed if it's timed correctly. Harvest is best used on Instant Cast to rapidly place an exponential amount of plants in a short amount time. Persephone can be a very strong god if in the right hands. She can deal large amounts of damage while also providing a lot of team fight presence. Harvest is undoubtedly what makes her damage so strong and should always be levelled to ensure you're dealing maximum possible damage, people who tell you otherwise just don't fathom the damage It brings over Bone Rush.
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I LOVE persephone. This build is crazy. I can pretty much destroy and never die.
Thank you so much for sharing this!!
Anyways, the main reason I'm commenting again is on the pros/cons section. You have weak objective secure under her cons, but I find this to be the exact opposite. You can still help do damage on objectives with
Why she has weak objective secure is simply because of the low burst it has compared to a
I'm curious though, why do you level
EDIT: I also think you should level
If you're going to max
I level Harvest because it simply outclears, brings you versatility with cc and pushing capabilities giving her at level 1 a better chance to gain pressure and possibly even a kill.
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