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Mark of the Vanguard
Warrior Tabi
Mana Potion
Warrior Tabi
Jotunn's Wrath
Gauntlet of Thebes
Shifter's Shield
Hide of Leviathan
Ankh of the Golem
Hydra's Lament
Voidblade
Stone of Gaia
Sovereignty
Aegis Amulet (Old)
Purification Beads (Old)
Cloak of Meditation
Heavenly Wings
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Hey Guys
This is my first guide so please dont flame me for the composition of it. I just wanted to give my take on a Hercules build since i feel that this build is pretty solid, and have given me many great games. If you like the build or have some ideas of improvements i will be glad to hear them, and if this build is something that people like, i will look into making it more in-depth
My reason for getting the 2 ability first if for pure harrasment. In the beginning of the match i make sure my lanning partner isn't too aggresive since i like getting pushed back to my tower. When i have my 1+2 ability I can throw them into the range of our tower with my 2, and then push them a little further in with my 1.
This have gotten me many kills early on, you just gotta make sure you do it while they dont have creeps in side the range or else the tower wont target them. After this i just switch between getting my 3 and 1 ability to get more survivability and more dmg from my abilities.
I end up maxing out my 2 in the end because i dont feel that it does any significant dmg to gods, and is only a tool to push them around.
Another great way to use your 2 ability is too pull away gods who are chassing down your teammates so they can escape.
After playing with Hercules for some time now i have found this build to be pretty solid. Early on you get some protection and some dmg with Vanguard and Warriors Tabi. I dont pick alot of power to begin with because I, as i have told, always let my self be pushed back so the tower can do dmg.
I pick up Jotunn's Wrath right after finishing WT, to get the CR and mana that Hercules craves. With JW you can use your heal ability before the heal runs out which gives you alot of survivability and sustainability in a fight.
The reason i have for getting Gauntlet of Thebes is because it gives Hercules above 3000 health when you get all the stacks. With his heal and that amount of health to run around with he can stay in team fights for long, and people underestimates his power when he is at low health, where his passive gives him more power.
By getting Eye of Retaliation Hercules becomes such a power house when his health drops below halth. By the time you get the money for EoR you should have build up some nice stacks with your GoT.
In the end i like to get Hide of Leviathan if the team is mixed with phys and magical. If its not balanced, i recommend getting Stone of Gaia, for the protection and HP5, or Sovereignty, for the protection and health. With this extra protection it is much easier to survive with low health in a fight. Dont underrestimate the power of staying in a team fight for long, over ending it quickly against a single target.
You can also buy some items that gives you even more power, but if that is what i seek i like too sell my Vanguard and buy a power item to finish the build.
I like to just buy mana potions through out the game instead of getting meditaion, since i think it is much more crucial to get abilities like Sprint, to get away or chase down, Aegis to survive an ultimate attack, since you will be fighting with medium health and ultimates always hurt, or Beads if they got alot of stun you have to get out of quickly. But if you find it tuff to maintain Hercules mana, get meditaion, because he is a really mana hungry god through out the entire game
This is just my take on it. I have had lot of great games with it so i hope you will enjoy it too.
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I would try adding more sections and perhaps more colors and icons
I will test it later on the computer but overall, this guide looks pretty good so far. Try not to make it too, quote on quote, 'wall of text' But it's still alright, paraphrase the guide a bit more.