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- Hello everyone this will be my first guide here on smitefire. Im Draintrain Aka Zerfall and I play kali since I started Smite. I'm not going to say that im a pro with kali and this is my own build I think is the best for Kali and a tried a few. I will try more builds in the future and if required update/change this guide.
- Kali is a high burst melee Physical God and with high burst I really mean high burst. Kali is the first god I got a penta with so far.
- The build above is also my choice of order if you like it in another order feel free to say or just do. My build is also pretty glass canon so feel free to change 1 item with a defensive item if needed.
- I don't have the best English so excuse me if I make some mistakes.
HP = Hitpoints/health
Pen = Physical penetration
Lifesteal = Physical Lifesteal
Attack Damage = Physical Damage
Armor = Physical Protection
Crit = Critical Strike Chance
---> Passive
Kali selects a god to Mark. Kali gains Physical Penetration against that god, and Heals 80% of her Max Health for killing the god or 20% for assisting. Gold Bounty from that god is increased by 30% for a Kill or Assist. If the current target dies the enemy god closest to Kali becomes marked. If Kali is killed by an enemy god she may choose a new target.
Before you gank: let your teammates know who your mark is. Kali is not only an assassin, she is also a melee carry, and the kill shouldn't always be given to the other carry.
If you can, do not initiate with Nimble Strike, unless the target has already used their escape skill. Instead, walk behind the target and use Incense, before hitting with a few basic attacks if you have The Executioner, then using Lash. If you have Qin's Sais, just use Lash, before basic attacking.
If or when the enemy uses an escape, chase with Nimble Strike, then finish them off with either blood lash or some more basic attacks. With your ultimate, you could even chase them into the tower, but only if they are your mark.
WHEN TO GANK kali is strong mid and late game jungler so I would recommend to not fight enemy junglers 1v1 it's a waste of time and you're probably gonna lose it anyway so try to avoid it. Also try to gank only where needed no useless ganks, try to level ASAP. Kali is also very team dependend early game so keep that in mind.
KALI JUMP Ganking with kali is very easy but alot of ppl do it wrong. Like people go gank a lane and they insta jump to the target, well you should check the situation first. Will he see me or not, if he saw you you should obv jump and stun to kill him or give your team a chance to get closer. If he didn't see you just walk to him first and attack because most gods in smite have gap closers so if you jump to them they will just charge or jump away and you can't do anything about it!
KALI STUN Same with the stun don't use it right away try to land as many auto's as you can before stunning to max your damage on the target!
I hope My kali build will help you further. Please leave a comment good or bad i don't care but not to bad :(. I will update this guide as soon and as much as possible. Hope you enjoyed!! AND DON'T FORGET TO RATE!!!
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You've covered pretty much all of Kali's item options, so I only have 2 questions:
1. Isn't Hastened Katana better as third item than Stone Cutting Sword, since you already have pen from The Crusher?
2. What if you swapped Qin's Sais and The Executioner build order, since you already have pen on your build?
Nonetheless, the builds are solid. +1
2. Same for Qin's Sais and The Executioner if they have 2 really tanky gods i would build Qin's Sais first if they only have 1 tanky god The Executioner first, still nothing wrong with swapping the items just personal preference.
Thanks for the reply!!
Comments below are from 2016 and older, comments above are from the current season.
Anybody able to move it to the season 2 section until it is updated?
Still working on learning to make the right decisions but this was a fantastic help!!!
I used your arena build but I buy Deathbringer 3rd. It's expensive so it takes a bit to get her there but I've found it makes her stronger sooner than buying the order you have.
Thanks again!