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Eye Of The Jungle start.
Reliable Eye Of The Jungle start.
Eye Of The Jungle
Mace
Healing Potion
Multi Potion
Bumba's Dagger isn't very good right now but 
Bumba's Hammer does synergize with 
Infused Strikes, so it's useable.
Bumba's Dagger isn't very good right now but Bumba's Hammer does synergize with Infused Strikes, so it's useable.
Bumba's Dagger
Mace
Healing Potion
Multi Potion
Protector Of The Jungle 
Seer Of The Jungle are interchangeable.
Shadowdrinker could be replaced by 
Heartseeker, and 
Magi's Cloak is a more situational choice.
Protector Of The Jungle Seer Of The Jungle are interchangeable.
This is the cookie-cutter jungle build at the start of Year 10. Shadowdrinker could be replaced by Heartseeker, and Magi's Cloak is a more situational choice.
Protector Of The Jungle
Jotunn's Wrath
Shadowdrinker
Heartseeker
The Crusher
Magi's Cloak
Items that are huge parts of Hun Batz' kit. Should feature 1 or more in a typical build.
Jotunn's Wrath
Heartseeker
The Crusher
Hydra's Lament
Great options to get power depending on the situation.
Shadowdrinker
Arondight
Serrated Edge
Titan's Bane
Bloodforge
Brawler's Beat Stick
Transcendence
Great options for survivability depending on the situation.
Magi's Cloak
Spirit Robe
Stone of Binding
Blink Rune and 
Purification Beads are nearly necessary.
Blink Rune and Purification Beads are nearly necessary.
Corrupted Blink Rune
Chaotic Beads
Claw Shard
Wing Shard
Horn Shard
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Changelog Infused Strikes provides 15% bonus damage on the next basic attack after each ability. The passive has no internal cooldown, and can proc on every ability. To achieve maximum efficiency with this passive, after every ability, basic attack. This lets Hun Batz strive when in melee range as his DPS increases significantly. Unlike Hydra's Lament, this will not expire if the basic doesn't hit a target. Somersault a 55 unit leap which damages and slows enemies hit. This is Hun Batz’ main movement ability. In combat, its mostly used as an escape or secondary chase tool, not an initiation tool. Keep in mind that it does slow enemies it hits, which can be useful against more mobile mages or hunters in teamfights to help teammates connect their attacks. Overhand Smash deals damage in a cone after a wind-up animation. It is Hun Batz' main clear ability, considering it has the highest scaling and lowest cooldown. Hun Batz is vulnerable during the wind-up animation, as he prepares to slam, which creates a disadvantage in a 1v1. However, there is no movement penalty during the animation, so be sure to move around while casting. Sacred Monkey is a secondary damage ability that releases a monkey who jumps from enemy to enemy, dealing damage. It can jump on 4 targets in total, and can only jump on gods once. If recast, within a few seconds, it teleports to the most recently hit enemy. This teleport does reset your basic attack chain, but it does not count as an ability use for Infused Strikes. A good application is to apply the monkey to a target before they use a dash or leap, then teleport to them after and stick to them. Fear No Evil is Hun Batz' ultimate ability, which deals damage and fears enemies away from the center totem. It is in the conversation for best teamfight ultimate, and certainly the best assassin teamfight ultimate. The totem applies CC to many enemies in a large area, making it a powerful tool for teamfights to cause mayhem. However, it is still an effective tool in 1v1s or ganks, to force a player to go in a certain direction, such as out of tower, or into a teammate. Another use could be pushing enemies away from an objective, making it harder for them to secure it. It could also be used to push enemies away from a weak teammate. Keep in mind that CC immunities such as Raijin's 
Taiko Drums, Ravana's 
Overhead Kick, Artemis' 
Calydonian Boar, Camazotz' 
Bat Out of Hell and numerous other abilities nullify this effect and give a good opportunity to counter-engage. Gods like Hel and Chiron who can cleanse allies also make Fear No Evil tough to land. Further, any player will know to use beads to cleanse the effect, so a Hun Batz player must be aware that it isn’t an instant win button, and the enemy is still capable of fighting back. Fear No Evil to separate/initiate the fight or zone key targets. Then basic attack, and use Overhand Smash to continue damage. Basic attack, Sacred Monkey, basic attack, recast Sacred Monkey to teleport and stay on target, and then continue the fight intuitively. Fear No Evil or Blink Rune available. You can use Sacred Monkey to get some damage, recast, and teleport to hit a basic attack, then continue with Overhand Smash and autos. In general, Hun Batz is much weaker without Fear No Evil.
Overhand Smash at level 1, then unlock either Somersault or Sacred Monkey, depending on the enemy god composition. If you can fight entering mid, and the enemy you want to fight is immobile, then Somersault can be great to slow the enemy while you basic attack. However, if the enemy is mobile, then Sacred Monkey can help close the gap after the target uses their mobility tool. Unlock your last ability at level 3, then begin to level and max Overhand Smash. Level Fear No Evil when available. Between upgrading Somersault and Sacred Monkey, Somersault is better when playing from behind or even, and Sacred Monkey is preferable when ahead. Sacred Monkey at first because it did more damage to a single camp. Now that the jungle start is to pull multiple camps together, that is no longer the case. Fear No Evil has a long cooldown, and without cooldown reduction, it can be hard to fight often in the early game. Fear No Evil grows in efficiency. That said, Fear No Evil isn't just for hitting lots of targets, it’s fine to use on a target during a gank or for zoning. Purification Beads or CC immune abilities available.
Eye Of The Jungle is the stronger start item right now. It’s stronger than the other options. Seer Of The Jungle is useful for vision control, and Protector Of The Jungle gives great stats for jungle fights.
Bumba's Dagger isn’t really great right now. It has more consistent sustain, but it’s weaker than Eye Of The Jungle. I mention it because Bumba’s Hammer synergizes with Hun Batz’ passive, basic attacking between abilities to confirm damage and get cooldown reduction.,
Hydra's Lament is a core option which synchronizes with Infused Strikes to provide 61% bonus damage on a successful basic attack after an ability. This item is a good option when you are able to stay close to the enemy in an engagement. Facing teams that lack self-peel or movement are prime use cases. As of Season 9, the item now carries 10% penetration, which is a nice bonus. The item is also relatively cheap for the stats it provides. Overall, very relevant item on Hun Batz and never a bad choice.
Jotunn's Wrath is a core option which grants 20% cooldown reduction and mana immediately supplementing high frequency ganks through the early-mid-game. On top of that, it has 10 flat penetration boosting damage against squishy targets early, particularly before guardians can get 
Gauntlet of Thebes stacked. This makes Jotunn's Wrath considerably the best early-game assassin item. The new glyphs are not particularly relevant for Hun Batz' teamfight strategy, though 
Jotunn's Vigor can be useful on high power builds for a little sustain.
The Crusher is a core item which grants power, attack speed, 10% pen and bonus ability damage. This item works well with high power builds, particularly with Transcendence. It's great against teams with protection auras like 
Sentinel's Embrace, 
Sovereignty, and 
Heartward Amulet. The item now takes a more late game approach since it scales off more power. Good with Heartseeker
Heartseeker is a core item with power and pen, that deals percent health on abilities. It's a good choice against teams with lots of health, but goes in most builds in general. Formerly, it was almost always built last, but the item is pretty good in the 3rd, 4th, or 5th slots now.
Transcendence is an option which stacks for large amounts of power, enabling a stronger mid-late-game as a trade-off for a weak early game. That does not mean its built late however, as it’s generally built in the 2nd item slot. That said, if combined with Jotunn's Wrath, Transcendence's weakness can be balanced out by Jotunn's Wrath's early power. Transcendence also carries the quality of life effect of never needing to back for mana, and never running out with the frequent use of abilities with high cooldown reduction.
Arondight is an offensive option which grants massive power and cooldown, as well as a strong buff which grants speed and damage after using the ult which synchronizes with and facilitates Infused Strikes. This option is great against squishier teams and more mobile teams. That said, it's often hard to find a spot for Arondight in a build. You often sacrifice a flat penetration item or a hybrid/defense item. Consider the type of build you will have late if purchasing this item.
Brawler's Beat Stick is an offensive option which grants power and flat pen, and reduces the healing of enemies hit. It also creates a field that gives allies power. The deal with this item is that it has the weakest passive of the new anti-heal passives. However, it is still good for anti-heal itself. It’s good on Hun Batz because he hits multiple targets with his ult, applying anti-heal to all of them. It's borderline necessary against teams with strong healing. While the loss of some stats compared to other items seems like it's a weaker item, you ultimately do more damage by reducing the amount of healing enemies get thus having to deal less damage total.
Titan's Bane is an offensive option which provides power and percent pen, and bonus pen on the first ability that hits every 10 seconds. This option is great against tankier teams. It's always build late as the opponents won’t have many protections early on. It fits very well on Hun Batz as he will nearly always start a fight with Fear No Evil, and thus Titan's Bane can add 40% penetration to that powerful ultimate.
Serrated Edge and Titan's Bane are generally interchangable on most assassins. For the most part, its a personal preference type deal. It provides movement speed which Hun Batz does appreciate to stick to targets and land basic atacks. The lifesteal also comes into play with Hun Batz as you are hitting basic attacks. Just like Titan's Bane, it's usually purchased later in the game when the enemy team has protections built up.
Bloodforge is a late-game item which provides power and movement speed, but also a great passive which helps Hun Batz survive once claiming a kill. It doesn't have any cooldown or penetration, so it's best to leave for last when the rest of your build is complete, generally after upgrading a starter.
Magi's Cloak is a defensive option which gives defensive stats and an automatic crowd control cleanse and immunity on a 70-second cooldown. This item is great against teams with dangerous crowd control, particularly displacement like Pluck or other significant knock-ups. It's also good against mages or carries with self-peel like Morgan Le Fay's 
Dragonflight that lets you stay on a target. If you find that your beads are not coming up fast enough to survive engagements, this is a great choice at the end of a high power build.
Spirit Robe is a defensive option which gives protections, cooldown reduction and crowd control reduction. It's the easy, no-brain choice for a late-game defensive item to help against high damage comps.
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Bumba's Spear
Taking the standard build, you have glyph options for both Jotunn's and Magi's Cloak as you've stated. If Pupp listed Jotunn's Cunning, for example, people referring to the guide might think you should build it immediately as shown. However, in almost all cases, the glyphs provide a nice bonus but are usually upgraded once you've gotten most/all items online.
I think you can have arguments for upgrading to either
Just wanted to say that, I have been playing Hun recently and it looks pretty strong right now with these new pen item changes and I would love to see this guide to be updated, so more people can enjoy playing him this season
That PTS nerf to Blackthorn is harsh. It needed to be toned down, but a bit more moderation in their adjustments might be in order.
As far as
In your core items I would show
I would move
You could still keep
In your skill leveling you have a slight error where you have put a level into your ult at level 8 instead of 9.
You have a typo where it says "jotunn's wrath]" in your do's and don'ts. Speaking of which, [[jotunn's wrath is a fine choice for an early power spike and hitting your ult off cooldown, just make sure to sell it late game when you get
All in all great content and write up just some small tweaks and stuff so it's an upvote from me(:
I didn't really want to show
For the additional items, I don't disagree with any except for maybe
I'll go ahead and fix the levels.
I'll go ahead and fix that type too. Going Jotunn's just feels dirty but I understand what you're saying. But I think its a little confusing and risky for new players.
Thanks a lot for the feedback. I didn't mean to counter-criticize, just defend why I did what I did. I'll try and get a few games in and test out some of the other items more. <3