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Shoes of Focus
Breastplate of Valor
Void Stone
Gem of Isolation
Bancroft's Talon
Rod of Tahuti
Weakening Curse
Cloak of Meditation
Mana Potion
Potion of Magical Might
Witchblade
Wall of Absolution
Stone of Gaia
Bulwark of Hope
Chronos' Pendant
Pythagorem's Piece
Magi's Cloak
Heavenly Agility
Purification Beads (Old)
Nu Wa a lot since her release and I got the basics of how to play her and I understand what's my role in a teamfight. So, I thought of making a guide for her.
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Pros
Stealth . Ability useful for tanking/blocking. Great initiator ultimate . Phasing through minions . |
Cons
Low damage output Squishy No leap/dash Low waveclear |
Nu Wa with 10hp5, which is fine, but not great and not that useful in Arena game mode . Nu Wa bonuses when using her abilities, which I will explain later on for each of them. Nu Wa's most useful skill for teamplay, it makes Nu Wa and her teammates in fog's area invisible as long as they are attacked or as they attack/use abilities. Nu Wa 10/15/20/25/30% movement speed . Nu Wa's magical power). Gem of Isolation's slow.
Anubis when he is ready to 
Mummify someone or an 
Odin ready to ultimate. Nu Wa in danger.
Freya/
Chronos will also hate your minions, place them right in front of you and stay safe behind them while doing free damage. Nu Wa's main way to deliver damage. Freya or Chronos before, it will not be that difficult to hit as it has ~ the same delay as 
Banish or 
Time Rift
Ymir or 
Aphrodite. Gem of Isolation's passive and the enemy will have a hard time escaping from it.
Shoes of the Magi for the 15% cooldown reduction it provides.
Nu Wa needs at this point , she will have her ultimate up more often and your team mates will be invisible most of the time.
Nu Wa also gets 50 magical power .
Nu Wa's ultimate so useful in team fights.
Kali patch) so that any enemy caught in your fog will be slowed ,great for slowing enemies chasing you or your teammates.
Nu Wa 100 magical power. Nu Wa's HP5 will keep her in the battle longer.
Shoes of Focus are done. Nu Wa's ultimate is on cooldown this active will sure get the job done . Shoes of Focus are done .
Purification Beads over this.
Nu Wa in the battle before returning to base to grab tier 3 Shoes of Focus and actives .
Nu Wa 15% more speed and 15% more attack speed .
Nu Wa 70 magical protection Nu Wa's hp5 is will be increased by 25, stacking with her passive it will go above 35 .That is quite a lot . Nu Wa 10 mp5
Breastplate of Valorout of the question in case of all magical enemies, you'll need to squeeze in this item to max Nu Wa's cooldown reduction. Shoes of Focus.
Purification Beads every 45 seconds . Nu Wasome protections that may prove useful in the match .
Ares/
Hades/
Fenrir/
Athena on the enemy team.
With this build(team player), your role will be supporting your team by leading them in and out of fights, saving your teammates or setting up kills.
Weakening Curse while you can body-block a few hits until your teammate is safe, rewarding you with a VVT. Gem of Isolation is done . Weakening Curse to slow down enemies while you cloak your teammate, getting him out of trouble. Nu Wa's specialty in Arena with this build. A heavy slow every 36 seconds(if I did the math right). Anubis, Athena, Chronos, basically any god with hard crowd control, lead them in and keep them safe. Kali in the next 10 seconds and you will have nothing to slow her down. Weakening Curse reduces the enemy heals by 100%(basically no healing), so don't hesitate to use it in case your team tries to kill the enemy 
Xbalanque and you see a 
Hel coming to his help, ready to heal him.
Bacchus as a teammate .
Belch of the Gods>flame strike>
Intoxicate>pillars of heaven> Weakening Curse (once the slow from your ultimate is ended) and your team will have 5 drunk snails on the plate .
Frost Breath>flame strike>
Ice Wall>pillars of heaven(take advantage of Ymir's wall)>
Shards of Ice .BAM!
Zeus and Nu Wa can work together very well.
Lightning Storm Zeus in to throw 
Chain Lightning, or to immediately flame strike an enemy stunned by Zeus for him to get more basic attacks and secure the kill.
Athena in my team no matter what god I'm playing.
Defender of Olympus(on you, obviously)>
Confound>flame strike>
Shield Wall>pillars of heaven .Ouch .
This is a build I use when I feel I feel that kills/damage is my main purpose .
Since Nu Wa lacks damaging abilities she will rely on her basic attacks to do damage and secure kills .
She may not put do a lot of damage but once you use your ultimate you will gain x2 damage on basic attacks, getting her in snake for will keep the bonus for another 10 seconds.
Demonic Grip I use no other Magical penetration item in this build, this made me choose this over Shoes of Focus. Shoes of Focus and get 
Focused Void Stone later on.
Telkhines Ring for many reasons, but especially for its passive. Chronos who has never heard of attack movement speed debuff or Freya who has a slow on her 
Pulse, not allowing the enemy to run away, Nu Wa has no such thing and this is why I pick this item over others as the 3rd. Demonic Grip because it provides no magical power and I don't want to fall behind that early in the game. Potion of Magical Might, grab one during this item or when this item is finished to make up for the loss of power.
Gem of Isolation for the slow or Pythagorem's Piece for 90 magical power and 25% lifesteal.
Nu Wa can stealth now and keep that bonus on the next basic attack until she reaches an enemy . Nu Wa's basics don't do a lot of damage, this is needed.
Polynomicon hurt even more.
Hastened Fatalis since you will no longer be slowed when you use your basic attacks.
Shoes of the Magi or Purification Beads in case of serious cc threat .
Hastened Fatalis is done and another one after the build is done if the game is still going . Hastened Fatalis has no magical power addition and Nu Wa will need this to keep up.
Rod of Asclepius or Hastened Fatalis if you are looking for more damage.
Shoes of Focus as starter item.
There isn't as much to tell here comparing to the 1st build. Pretty much just play the game.
Right at the match start grab 2/3 Mana Potions and try to get the speed buff for yourself. People don't usually find this buff all that fascinating so most likely no one will want it.
Now, I don't usually grab actives when using this build, but if you are the "very aggressive" type of player you should get Purification Beads early in the game.
Don't focus on killing enemies only and help your teammates by keeping them in fog as much as possible.
Don't use your ultimate for greedy purposes (like using it on an escaping Zeus with less than 100 hp) when you can still use it as a mass slow.
You've got no protections so remember that you're squishy, don't stay in front of your teammates for too long, take some rides from time to time, so some damage and get back between your teammates. The speed will help you with these "rides".
A good combo is starting with your ultimate and following with flame strike on the squishiest god, getting you a kill after a few basic attacks. Before the effects from the crystals expire do use your minions to keep the bonuses for another 10 seconds.
Over the course of the game I usually get the speed buff only except for right after Hastened Fatalis is built, in which case I'll try and grab the damage buff.
You can clear camps for free, thanks to minions taking damage for you, and without the risk of being seen so go and do your team a service and get them some free buffs. Even if no one gets them, it's better for no one to have them instead of the enemy.
I hope you enjoyed reading this guide and that you've found the info you needed.
Feel free to point out if there is something wrong here (grammar/info).
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If you are interested in how to play Nu Wa in Conquest- Jungle, you should check Subzero's guide on Nu Wa here.
Sorry about that being completely unrelated, it's just that while reading through I noticed that. I did like reading the guide, although
Because I really thought of all the items and couldn't find better options.
Well, for the 2nd build I didn't wanted to repeat most of the stuff I said on the 1st one.
It's useless when I get matched with gapers who don't take advantage of my stealth and it's so very useful when I get smart allies who use fog to surprise enemies.
Like: our Hades fakes a recall, I cloaked him, got closer to enemies and they were all taken by surprise when Hades came out of nowhere.
Or like: Artemis helping me with the buffs then using my stealth to get closer to the enemies to get 4/5 with her ultimate.
Sorry to hear it has not been useful to you, I only thought of Arena gameplay when creating this.
I'm no expert in Arena, so I'm afraid I can't offer much to say on this guide. The BBC codiing is basic but not unpleasant to read. You do a good job explaining the items.
I only wish the gameplay was expanded a little, which can be frustratingly vague, especially with the second build. "Pretty much play the game?"
I think you overestimate the usefulness of her fog a bit. I mean, in Arena, where everyone has a huge area attack, hiding an ally or two won't be very helpful.
Overall, I have no idea what to think of this guide. +0, sorry I can't be more helpful.
Overall, I agree with your builds, and you have quite a few helpful tips and tricks throughout the guide as well. Also, your CDR information is correct, don't worry; 60% (40% reduction) of 14, 18, 12, and 60 seconds is 8.4, 10.8, 7.2, and 36 seconds, respectively.
Yay for linked pictures. ^_^