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Kali conquest guide

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by DivineSaber updated July 5, 2018

Smite God: Kali

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Kali Build

starter

Notes As kali you just want to rush boots early game since you can't do too much early on. rushing boots allows you to run into a pushed lane and be able to chase the enemy without wasting your leap.

Notes

As kali you just want to rush boots early game since you can't do too much early on. rushing boots allows you to run into a pushed lane and be able to chase the enemy without wasting your leap.

Build Item Assassin's Blessing Assassin's Blessing
Build Item Boots Boots
Build Item Chalice of Healing Chalice of Healing

relics you should buy

Notes I think you should always have a purification as one of your two relics. The other one is a personal preference but I beleive these to be the most beneficial to kali. Blink allows for chasing and surprise ganks from over walls or for closing distance between you and your opponent.

Notes

I think you should always have a purification as one of your two relics. The other one is a personal preference but I beleive these to be the most beneficial to kali. Blink allows for chasing and surprise ganks from over walls or for closing distance between you and your opponent.

Build Item Blink Rune Blink Rune
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads
Build Item Aegis Amulet Aegis Amulet

build order

Build Item Ninja Tabi Ninja Tabi
Build Item Hastened Katana Hastened Katana
Build Item Ichaival Ichaival
Build Item Qin's Sais Qin's Sais
Build Item Winged Blade Winged Blade
Build Item Stone Cutting Sword Stone Cutting Sword

sell ichival for executioner

Notes Executioner makes Ichaival obsolete late game with it's higher power and pen. The reason I don't opt for titans bane is because kali makes more out of executioners attack speed and penetration.

Notes

Executioner makes Ichaival obsolete late game with it's higher power and pen. The reason I don't opt for titans bane is because kali makes more out of executioners attack speed and penetration.

Build Item The Executioner The Executioner

sell ninja tabi for 1 of these

Build Item Masamune Masamune
Build Item Demon Blade Demon Blade
Build Item Bloodforge Bloodforge

example final build

Build Item Masamune Masamune
Build Item Hastened Katana Hastened Katana
Build Item The Executioner The Executioner
Build Item Qin's Sais Qin's Sais
Build Item Winged Blade Winged Blade
Build Item Stone Cutting Sword Stone Cutting Sword

winged

Build Item Mantle of Discord Mantle of Discord
Build Item Bloodforge Bloodforge
Build Item Masamune Masamune
Build Item Magi's Cloak Magi's Cloak

Kali's Skill Order

Nimble Strike

1 X Y
Nimble Strike
2 14 15 16 18

Lash

2 A B
Lash
1 8 10 12 13

Incense

3 B A
Incense
3 4 6 7 9

Destruction

4 Y X
Destruction
5 11 17 19 20
Nimble Strike
2 14 15 16 18

Nimble Strike

1 X
Kali leaps forward, damaging enemies in the target area. Kali additionally heals herself for a percent of a single enemy's missing Health. Kali always heals from the target that would heal her the most.

Ability Type: Circle, Leap, Damage
Damage: 85 / 135 / 185 / 235 / 285 (+80% of your Physical Power)
Heal: 20/40/60/80/100 + 10% of target's missing Health
Range: 55
Cost: 60
Cooldown: 12s
Lash
1 8 10 12 13

Lash

2 A
Kali throws several blades, that converge upon the target location. Each does damage and causes bleed. Kali gains Physical Lifesteal against targets affected by this Bleed.

Ability Type: Area, Buff, Damage
Damage Per Blade: 37 / 49 / 61 / 73 / 85 (+20% of your Physical Power)
Bleed Damage: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 (+5% of your Physical Power) every .5s
Bleed Duration: 3s
Physical Lifesteal: 12 / 16.5 / 21 / 25.5 / 30%
Range: 70
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 12s
Incense
3 4 6 7 9

Incense

3 B
Kali hurls her incense at her feet, exploding it. Enemies hit are Stunned, while Kali gains a Physical Power bonus.

Ability Type: Circle, Stun
Stun Duration: 1.2s
Physical Power Buff: 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35
Buff Duration: 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6s
Radius: 20
Cost: 60
Cooldown: 14s
Destruction
5 11 17 19 20

Destruction

4 Y
Kali becomes an unstoppable force of destruction, creating a damage aura around her. During this time, she can be reduced to 1 Health, but cannot die. She is immune to Knockup, Slow effects, and protected from Root, but still vulnerable to Stuns. If Kali is under 15% of her total Health at the end of the duration, she will heal to 15% Health.

Ability Type: Circle, Buff, Damage
Damage: 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 (+10% of your Physical Power) every 0.5s
Duration: 3.5 / 3.75 / 4 / 4.25 / 4.5s
Radius: 20
Cost: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100
Cooldown: 90s

Kali Threats

Tap each threat level to view Kali’s threats

Max
0
Major
2
Even
0
Minor
0
Tiny
0

starting

As kali you just want to rush boots early game since you can't do too much early on. rushing boots allows you to run into a pushed lane and be able to chase the enemy without wasting your leap.

build order (Hastened route)

So the Idea behind this building route is that you want to farm more than engage. This is better if you have a team with a relativly low amount of cc. You have more ms for faster rotations and movement along the map. You have less base power but you are better equip to set up a teammate with your stun. Ichaival is for quick and cheap power. Qins is a must on kali.

building quins route

This is for ganking more often you can. this is more reliant of team with stuns and slows so that you can make ganks early on in the match.

trade ninja for one of these

Masamune gives you more power and health over ninja tabi and you have more than enough movement speed to worry about a significant drop.
Wind Demon is a bit riskier but can offset midgardian mail with it's passive. The way I see it is that as kali you have a high attack speed at this point to you have a higher chance to proc the item. But this is a risk play if you don't mind that
Bloodforge is for the passive. When you gets kills and they aren't your passive's target.

why winged blade

Winged blade is for all the slows you will be against. With Midgardian Mail being really strong against auto attack gods you need something to counter the counter build.

Why no titans bane

I beleive that executioner is always better on kali because kali gets more useful stats

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boogiebass (46) | July 6, 2018 11:58am
Wow thats a lot of movement speed. You really hate Midgardian Mail that much huh?

Anyway, wouldn't selling your Ninja Tabi effect your dps since your losin the attack speed for qins sais?

Also, is it meta to build Hastened Katana second?

I think Winged Blade should be a situational item. The enemy may not always be smart enough to counter build you.
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Kriega1 (143) | July 6, 2018 12:06pm
Yes Hastened Katana second is core on Kali unless you opt for The Crusher in which case you would get it third.

Also Midgardian Mail has made Kali absolutely trash-tier currently (along with her not offering much burst and cannot utilise crit well). Thats not to say you can't do well with her but if you do it's if you get an early lead and are against uncoordinated teams.
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Branmuffin17 (401) | July 6, 2018 12:05pm
Yes, Hastened Katana 2nd is functional for Kali specifically. You can get it 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. It also recently got a price buff...2,200 is pretty cheap, so works in that 2nd slot.

Agreed with Kriega's suggestion of Warrior Tabi. She doesn't need a ****-ton of AS, as her base AS progression is good and her AS is pretty high, especially with the other core items she'll be getting.

But yeah, with Katana and SCS (and Winged Blade if that's needed) gives a great 30% MS base, allowing you to get rid of boots (which are honestly T2 level items just considering stats) and replace with something that has more offensive / utility upside.
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Kriega1 (143) | July 6, 2018 11:56am
Not too keen on Chalice of Healing for Kali jungle or the tier 1 boots.

I would Start like this: Assassin's Blessing, Katana, 2x Healing Potion.

Rest of the build is ok but don't get Wind Demon on Kali.

Also consider Warrior Tabi early game instead of Ninja Tabi to help with Kali's Early jungle clear.

And lastly I believe your levelling order can be improved. Use the one from here instead: https://www.smitefire.com/smite/guide/the-lasbra-jungle-guide-kali-s5-19997
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starting
build order (Hastened route)
building quins route
trade ninja for one of these
why winged blade
Why no titans bane

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