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Mercury Jungle (Conquest Season 5) NEW !

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Smite God: Mercury

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Mercury Build

Starting item

Assassin's Blessing

Katana

Healing Potion

Mana Potion

First Back (Complete 1st & 2nd)

Notes *Note to everyone* Sell later on the game for something else. Probably get

Golden Blade

Warrior Tabi

Mid Game (3rd item)

Notes for early stacks up to 5. You get stacks by kills or assist.

Rage

4th Item

Notes for Life steal and penetration

Asi

5th item

Deathbringer

Last item

Titan's Bane

Final Build Ex # 1 (Tank Shredder)

Notes Start with for better clear in the early game phase amd for the nice movement speed... then sell it for That's why it's in the first slot because it will replace I hope you don't get confused. DO NOT BUY first item. This is what your final build should look like! :)

Titan's Bane

Warrior Tabi

Rage

Asi

Stone Cutting Sword

Deathbringer

Final Item # 2 (For beginner-ish)

Notes get this item if you are having trouble keeping up with your enemy, it's still a pretty good item.

Warrior Tabi

Hastened Katana

Rage

Asi

Stone Cutting Sword

Deathbringer

Optional Item(s) & Defensive Item(s)

Notes Wind Demon is okay if you don't want any penetration, if you want to go only after the squishies by all means increase your crit. I would not advice to go after tanks and warriors when building this because you have zero pen. Most likely they will get Nemean Lion and Thorns ! be careful

now get this item if you are looking to stay in fight. If you ult and lets say you are picking people left and right then get this item. It will give you the shield and life steal. The reason I pick over is that you get an attack speed, life steal and penetration for a cheap price !

Hastened Katana

Demon Blade

Bloodforge

Talaria Boots

Magi's Cloak

Relics

Aegis Amulet

Purification Beads

Blink Rune

Consumables & Wards

Baron's Brew

Healing Potion

Mana Potion

Potion of Power

Elixir of Power

Chalice of the Oracle

Sentry Ward

Ward

Mercury's Skill Order

Made You Look

1 X

1 4 6 7 10

Maximum Velocity

2 A

3 8 11 14 15

Special Delivery

3 B

2 12 16 17 19

Sonic Boom

4 Y

5 9 13 18 20

1 4 6 7 10

Made You Look

1 X

Mercury moves in the blink of an eye, dealing one melee attack to every enemy within the target area. This ability can Critically Hit, and triggers Ability related Item effects, not Basic Attack related Item effects.

Ability Type: Ground Target
Damage: 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 / 220 (+70% of your Basic Attack Power)
Radius: 7.5 / 9 / 10.5 / 12 / 13.5
Cost: 50
Cooldown: 9s

3 8 11 14 15

Maximum Velocity

2 A

Mercury passively gains movement speed. When this ability is activated, Mercury increases his attack speed and is immune to slows for the duration.

Ability Type: Buff
Movement Speed: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%
Attack Speed: 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70%
Duration: 5s
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 14 / 13.5 / 13 / 12.5 / 12s

2 12 16 17 19

Special Delivery

3 B

Mercury dashes forward, knocking aside minions, grabbing the first enemy god he encounters and spinning them. The enemy god takes damage until the effect ends, and Mercury throws the god in the direction of his choice.

Ability Type: Dash
Minion Damage: 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 (+80% of your Physical Power)
Damage per Tick: 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 (+20% of your Physical Power) every 0.25s
Damage (Total): 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+64% of your Physical Power)
Duration: 1s
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 15s

5 9 13 18 20

Sonic Boom

4 Y

Mercury gathers energy for a powerful dash, with the range extending as he does so. He travels the distance faster than the speed of sound, dealing damage to all enemies, stunning them and spinning them around in a random direction.

Ability Type: Dash
Damage: 200 / 275 / 350 / 425 / 500 (100% of your Physical Power)
Disorient Duration: 1.5s
Cost: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100
Cooldown: 90 / 85 / 80 / 75 / 70s

Introduction

Hi once again, I'm back again with my second favorite assassin in Smite Mercury. Now... Mercury is one of the hard hitting assassin in the game, his late game is cancerous. I just want to mention that I'm not an expert in Conquest and also English is not my first language so please try to understand me. I will try my best to explain his abilities and items. Let's get right on to the build! :)

Items

Hello I just wanna go quickly over Mercury's build

Starting item would be Assassin's Blessing and a tier 1 Katana. Farm buffs and harpies and mid lanes, kill enemy as much as possible in early game. Then back finish your Golden Blade. Don't forget to sell this later on the game, this item only helps Mercury to clear faster during the early phase of the game. Then your second item would be Warrior Tabi Third item is of course you want to stack your Rage you want to stack as early as possible. At this point, I like to go for Asi for early life steal, attack speed and penetration for a cheap price! I would choose this over Bloodforge. Your 5th item would be Deathbringer then into Titan's Bane for final item. This build will help you go not only for squishes but you can do some damage to tanks as well.

Please click the question mark (?) in the build for explanation! :)

Choice of Relics

Now when it comes to relics, it all comes down to your personal preference or current situation. Feel free to experiment but this is what I often use when using Mercury.

Relics!

Discussing his abilities & Leveling your Abilities

Summary of his abilities!

Match Ups (Do's and Don'ts)

Knowing your target when playing Mercury is really important. Here's some gods you should go after. Keep in mind, you should try to ignore going after warriors and guardians in the early game, because you probably not gonna do a lot of damage to them until later in the game. However, that doesn't mean you couldn't kill them.

Do (✓)

Don't (X)

Combos and Engaging Tips

Mercury's Combo

Tips playing Mercury!

Helpful Videos

Here's some helpful videos.

Video #1

Video #2

Pros / Cons

Pros

+High Single Target Damage
+High Mobility
+High Control
+Tower & Phoenix Pusher

Cons

-Squishy

Conclusion

My job here is done. I hope you guys like my Mercury build. Remember just keep practicing this god. He is such a hard hitting and a FANTASTIC pusher. I will probably gonna keep updating this as season goes on. Please take one second to rate my build and feel free to comment. Thank you and have fun.

Submitted: 2/20/2017

-Ron

Check my build for other god/goddess

Scylla - (http://www.smitefire.com/smite/guide/scylla-magical-burst-damage-build-s4-guide-updated-15028)

Changelog

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I find Malice unnecessary, due to the fact that you can already 1k crit without using it by changing it for a different item, but everyone has their own opinion.

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wouldn't be bad right?

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It wouldn't be bad, but it is also not optimal. Merc wants as much power and crit potential as possible...if he builds up his passive, that's where you're getting that "1k Critz" claim...and even higher than that. It's also nice to stick to an enemy, but if he chooses his spots well, he's got his dash AND his ultimate to stay with enemies, and he can get in some free hits if he throws them into a nearby wall with .

Some say that people using on hunters is a crutch...in a way, I consider it subjective...it's definitely got a strategic value...but on Merc, I probably would say it's more of a crutch, and it's best to learn to engage properly.

Also, as response to Killer above, adding isn't necessarily about already doing 1k crits...it's about, when you use as a poke, if it DOES proc, you're getting some extra damage out of it.

Just sayin. The ability order is very risky. I would go first and then third ability from the start of the game since dash is very important to run away from tricky situations like early ganks. Also I would put another point to first ability when I reach level 3 to make my clear a bit more effective when it comse to jungle camps.

wait im confused, if titan's bane gives penetration by percentage, and if you only build titan's bane as the only penetration item, does it have any effect?
because its % from 0. please explain ._.

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giving 33% penetration means it'll go through 33% percent of their protections.

Every God has base protections, some more than others. It usually lies around the... 50-70 range I think? So you'll be taking 33% of that off.

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does 33% penetration based on how much physical protections someone has built.

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Hi Ron,

First, I'd like start off by saying great build! I haven't really messed with since the removal of , but now I'll have try out this build!

Here's a little clip from the last time I played in April 2016

RIP Golden Bow

Anyways, back to my main point of this comment...you have your Starter Items which is fine, but then the next section you have "First Back" with just Wind Demon. To me it seemed a little unclear on how to proceed with the build on your first back. Are you finishing off this back or not? To a newer Smite Player this may be a little confusing.

I'd recommend maybe tossing in that "First Back" Section as well or indicate to finish off before picking up Wind Demon.

(3) |

Opps, fixed it thanks!

(400) |

Hi Ron,

Alright, let's see...

I'm not a merc player

One possible start would be to get both Bumba's Mask AND Death's Toll. You'll be relying a decent amount on basic attacks with the jungle camps, so DT will give you a huge amount of sustain. You also get a bit of help with the passive move speed from Maximum Velocity, but it's minor. Just a consideration for an alt start here.
Your build incorporates no alternate items...it's a straight set build, and so I don't see the need at that point to separate into first back, mid game, and late game. It's one order, no item choices.
However, you SHOULD have some alternate item choices...you shouldn't be stuck with a triple-crit build every single game. Many junglers will build an additional move speed item like Stone Cutting Sword or Heartseeker, so you might consider adding those. Also, some might prefer Poisoned Star as the 3rd crit, or even the first crit...I dunno. You do talk about SCS in the body, but you don't have it as an option at the top.
I don't think getting Wind Demon that early is best. You might consider delaying at least one item later...consider again either SCS as a counter to physical gods, or HS for that nice burst.
As I said, I'm not an expert on Merc, but I think I'd probably level him a bit differently. I'd definitely start the first 5 same as you do, but afterwards, I might start putting more emphasis on Maximum Velocity rather than completely maxing Made You Look. Yes, it can crit, and yes, if you're getting that early crit, it can help some, but the chances of that happening are low. Instead, leveling Maximum Velocity before Made You Look gets you the added move speed and attack speed, while decreasing your CD. Also, I'd probably delay maxing Sonic Boom until after I got Maximum Velocity up, as it just increases the damage by 75 for each level, while you get a lot more benefit from Max overall.
In your accessories section, you apparently copied and pasted from your other guide, because it says at the end "you are a guardian, so don't expect a lot of kills." Probably want to delete that.

Those are just some things to consider.

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wrote:

Hi Ron,

Alright, let's see...

I'm not a merc player

One possible start would be to get both Bumba's Mask AND Death's Toll. You'll be relying a decent amount on basic attacks with the jungle camps, so DT will give you a huge amount of sustain. You also get a bit of help with the passive move speed from Maximum Velocity, but it's minor. Just a consideration for an alt start here.
Your build incorporates no alternate items...it's a straight set build, and so I don't see the need at that point to separate into first back, mid game, and late game. It's one order, no item choices.
However, you SHOULD have some alternate item choices...you shouldn't be stuck with a triple-crit build every single game. Many junglers will build an additional move speed item like Stone Cutting Sword or Heartseeker, so you might consider adding those. Also, some might prefer Poisoned Star as the 3rd crit, or even the first crit...I dunno. You do talk about SCS in the body, but you don't have it as an option at the top.
I don't think getting Wind Demon that early is best. You might consider delaying at least one item later...consider again either SCS as a counter to physical gods, or HS for that nice burst.
As I said, I'm not an expert on Merc, but I think I'd probably level him a bit differently. I'd definitely start the first 5 same as you do, but afterwards, I might start putting more emphasis on Maximum Velocity rather than completely maxing Made You Look. Yes, it can crit, and yes, if you're getting that early crit, it can help some, but the chances of that happening are low. Instead, leveling Maximum Velocity before Made You Look gets you the added move speed and attack speed, while decreasing your CD. Also, I'd probably delay maxing Sonic Boom until after I got Maximum Velocity up, as it just increases the damage by 75 for each level, while you get a lot more benefit from Max overall.
In your accessories section, you apparently copied and pasted from your other guide, because it says at the end "you are a guardian, so don't expect a lot of kills." Probably want to delete that.

Those are just some things to consider.

Hi Bran,

So after experimenting on my own time, I have come to the conclusion that is worthless on . You're probably thinking I'm crazy, but does not proc (consume its stacks) on . You could make a case for keeping it around for and , but after level 12 or so starts to be used more defensively rather than offensively and isn't used nearly enough to give the value and impact it could offer on another God.

Nonetheless, the item tree with , and is too good to pass up on because of the Movement Speed these items offer and how it intertwines with . I'd say would be your first option in this item tree and can be used situationally... will benefit you a lot in team fights (Arena/Clash/Conquest) for its Passive grants +5 Magical Protection and +5 Physical Protection for each enemy god within 55 units of you. Stacks up to 5 times.

Overall, you'd general look to build these items towards the end of your build (5th or 6th), but I wanted to stress the point that does not proc (consume its stacks) on .

P.S. -- I know you said you weren't a expert and neither am I to be honest. I just though I should share my "findings" with you or whomever looks to mess around with .

(400) |

Thanks Papa, yeah, keep forgetting about HS's unique proc...this is basically like using it with (it only procs on his ult), and so absolutely isn't the best item for him. I'm going to write a comment on the HS page. Thanks for the feedback.

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Yeah, in season 4. I've been thinking of mixing both & for a little bit of sustain in early games. Thanks for the feed back again.

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Mercury Jungle (Conquest Season 5) NEW !

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Items

Choice of Relics

Discussing his abilities & Leveling your Abilities

Match Ups (Do's and Don'ts)

Combos and Engaging Tips

Helpful Videos

Pros / Cons

Conclusion

Changelog

Mercury Jungle (Conquest Season 5) NEW !

Smite God: Mercury

Mercury Build

Starting item

First Back (Complete 1st & 2nd)

Mid Game (3rd item)

4th Item

5th item

Last item

Final Build Ex # 1 (Tank Shredder)

Final Item # 2 (For beginner-ish)

Optional Item(s) & Defensive Item(s)

Relics

Consumables & Wards

Mercury's Skill Order

Made You Look

Maximum Velocity

Special Delivery

Sonic Boom

Introduction

Items

Choice of Relics

Discussing his abilities & Leveling your Abilities

Match Ups (Do's and Don'ts)

Combos and Engaging Tips

Helpful Videos

Pros / Cons

Conclusion

Changelog

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