Poseidon [Fall Split Meta]25/9/16 Update

Hello,before you scroll down for the main part of the guide,i d like to inform that is my 1st guide
The main reason why i made this guide is the fact that i havent seen any recent poseidon guide and i felt that at least one is needed.
By the way english is not my native language

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Rod of Tahuti

This god is currently heavily countered by the fact that players can get Sanctuary from the start of the game allowing them to dodge your first Kraken.This really hurts Poseidon since that was his main way to get ahead by killing the enemy mid laner at lvl 5.If you are not proficient with this god you will probably feel cheated since most of your burst combos will be countered by Sanctuary

Pros
1) High (Area)Damage Output
2) High Speed
3) Can Cripple Multiple Enemies
4) He Has Decent Basic Attack Potential
5) Good zoning with Whirlpool
6) Can breath underwater


Cons
1) Very Squishy
2) No Reliable Escape
3) His Skills Are Not Easy To Land

Passive : Changing Tides


Poseidon's Movement speed increases and his abilities do additional damage as his Tide Level increases. Successful basic attack hits increase his Tide by 10%, and using abilities decreases it. Abilities deal up to 20% additional damage and Movement speed increases up to 10% at max Tide Level.

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As you can see 10 successful will max his tide 0 meter granting a crazy 20% boost to your damage and 10% movement speed (Half the amount you gain from the speed buff)

If you activate Poseidon's Trident you will be able to max his passive with 4 successful auto attacks
Ability Tide Reduction By Cast
Tidal Surge 35%
Trident None
Whirlpool 25%
Release The Kraken! 50%

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First Skill : Tidal Surge


Poseidon summons forth a wave that travels in a line, dealing 100/140/180/220/260 (+70% of your magical power) damage and pushing back all enemies in its path.

Cost: 70/80/90/100/110 mana.

Cooldown: 10 seconds.
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NOTE: The wave is small and travels slow , if the enemy if far away u problably going to miss this skillshot
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Second Skill: Trident



Poseidon activates his Trident, granting 5/10/15/20/25% Move speed and making his basic attacks fire 2 additional shots in a spread for 6s. The shots deal 30/40/50/60/70 magical damage plus 20% of Poseidon's Magical Power. All shots increase Poseidon's Tide on successful hit.

Cost: 65/70/75/80/85 mana.

Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12 seconds.

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With this skill Poseidon can chase enemies more effectively,1v1 way beter and escape
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Third Skill: Whilrpool



Poseidon summons a Whirlpool at his ground target location that cripples targets in a 20 ft radius, preventing movement abilities, and pulls targets toward the center dealing 15/25/35/45/55 (+15% of your magical power) magical damage every .5s for 3s.

Cost: 70/80/90/100/110 mana.

Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11 seconds.
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This skill is what makes Poseidon lethal.
It prevent any movement skill(jumps dashes etc.)rendering your opponent vulnerable,plus it slow him down dragging im towards the center.
This ability is good setup for a Kraken or any other big damage ultimate,also it is a great zoning tool and can block most of the conquest jungle passages

NOTE
This ability doesnt apply cripple immedietely so if your opponent is quick enough he will escape it.It is better to wait half a second and after the damage procs you can be sure that cripple is applied

This ability also used to make Magi's Blessing pop (genearal info)
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Ultimate : Release The Kraken!


Poseidon releases the Kraken, dealing 170/195/220/245/270 (30% of your magical power) damage and slowing targets in its 30 ft radius by 30%. Enemies in the center of the effect when it spawns take 180/220/260/300/340 (60% of your magical power) damage and are stunned for 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2s and bounced into the air.

Cost: 100/110/120/130/140 mana.

Cooldown: 90 seconds.
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Poseidon's signature
This ability does extreme damage in the area where the Kraken spawns
Appart from the damage it also stun the enemy for a set amount of time and knocks him away(similar to Kukulkan's Ultimate).If the Kraken is spawned on Whirlpool then the enemy god will be knocked straight up on the air and will land in the center of Whirlpool,that way if this combo succeeds on the top of it you can use Tidal Surge ensuring the kill most of the times or just for some more damage
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Here i am going to explain why i have chosen these items



Second alternative items explanation
Depending of how the game goes and the team composition you should buy 1 of these items.
If your team is late game oriented then you should focus on reaching that part of the
game making Warlock's Sash a better choice.Also pick this item if you feel safe in your lane.
Picking an early Warlock's Sash will boost your god alot in the mid late game


Gem of Isolation is also very good choice however the bonuses you gain are instant.
Pick this item if you want to reach mid game asap.With this item and ts passive[Your
abilities slow the enemy]you will be a beast.Pick this item if you are ahead of your
conterpart and you want to take advantage of that(Force objectives/Teamfights).The

passive slow will also make your gangs way more effective.

NOTE
Dont buy both of these items as both
[*] give similar stats
[*] their main stats are HP/MP(You don't need to much of these)
Also the stacking period is mainly early game and since mid game you will be contesting for objectives you won't have much time to stack Warlock's Sash
If you feel that you can't or won't be able to stack fast enough DONT buy it as it will be way less effective

Book of Thoth Very good damage item and it will prevent you from running out of mana.
Common Newbie :Whats the downside?
The downside is the in order to use it to its fullest you need to stay in lane and stack it up,which is exactly the opposite of what you should be doing.Depending on your skill level you can buy it and use it to its fullest while being a jerk to the enemy team.

Bancroft's Talon. If you started with Tiny Trinket and you want to focus on winning the lane by pure damage pick Bancroft's Talon.This item will also help you sustain better and will boost your power to the level where you can abuse your opponent.Depending on the game you can get Gem of Isolation and then buy the rest of the items without Obsidian Shard

Doom Orb. Huge snowball item ,very cheap,only 50 stacks needed for full power.You lose half stacks upon death.I personally dont recommend buying this at the current state of the game due to the heavy Sanctuary counter.

Chronos' Pendant.Pick it up if you follow the CDR build listed below


5th/6th Items

Divine Ruin: Pick if the enemy team is heal oriented .Not a very good item for Poseidon.This item in some cases(depending on the opponents skill) becomes a MUST if you are facing a god who can heal.

NOTE
If you face a healer buy this item second and start your build with Tiny Trinket

Magi's Blessing : Pick it if the enemy focuses you alot and Beads are not good enough to save you.It will negate 1 or 2 hard cc effects(The big cooldown makes less effective than before )

Void Stone: Pick it the enemy team has alot of magic based gods.In general try to avoid it as its range is not long enough for all the abilities that Poseidon can cast.You should let the support have the honor of carrying the stone as its primary role is to disrupt and debuff the enemy

Hastened Fatalis: Buy it if you have trouble with speed based assasins ( Bastet Thanatos).It is very good for kiting enemies and also lets you move backwards with the same speed. You can use this trick to see behind you and have more map awereness [not recomended]


Soul Reaver : Xtra burst damage.Also work quite nice with Book of Thoth passive

Breastplate of Valor :Good protections and CDR ,also works well with Book of Thoth.If you are having trouble staying alive against those pesky assasins pick it up.(not recomened)

Ethereal Staff :Good amounts of hp and mana,works well with Warlocks' Sash.Pick it up to help you survive some burst.

Spear of Desolation :Good overall item but extremely expensive,pick it as last item during the late game instead of Obsidian Shard.

Obsidian Shard :Pick this if the enemy stacks up protections.Replace it with Spear of Desolation when you get enough gold.

Polynomicon :Gives you some good xtra burst potential,objective and structure damage.Decent item but i rarely buy it.Must pick if your adc is ******ed.

Celestial Legion Helm :Good tank item,i prefer this instead of Breastplate of Valorsince it grants some magical power.Works very good against double hunter and assasins like Serget.

Actives

Will help through alot of unpleasant situations
Purification : Solid relic
Sanctuary :If you dont feel safe get it.You will needed most of the time
Phantom : Odin cage and similar stuff(rare ocasion)
Sprint2 also helps alot ,especially against Bastet


Starting Items

Not realy much to say about the starting items.If u want to stack early dont start with Tiny Trinket.
NOTE: if you ellect to go for the stacking start be carefull in lane as you will not have gold for potions

NEW SEASON 2 BUILD

Spear of the Magus

As Poseidon you should focus on farming as much as you can.The goal here is to get the first two items as fast as possible.The faster you get those the more pressure you will be able to apply on the other lanes as the game progresses.
Wave clearing with Poseidon is piece of cake since he has two AOE damage skills.Try to clear the waves faster than your opponent to unlock the following options:

[*] Apply pressure to your counterpart either with basic attacks or spells
NOTE: Poseidon's Trident abilitiy does a large amount of damage if you land your autos and is its often underestimated.Successful use of Trident AND minion damage often will make your opponent miss gold/go back to base/or take huge damage in order to kill your minions

[*] Try to go for mid camps if they are available or back harpies with your jungler
NOTE: you should avoid taking the back harpies solo as they are crucial for your jungler BUT by watching his position (sometimes knowing jungle routes and general jungle gameplay) you will probably be able to determine where he is heading and therefore take the camp [or not]

[*] Rotate to other lanes and be a pain in the ***.Successful rotation along with the jungler most of the time will secure the kills[3v1 solo lane/4v2 duo lane].

[*] Place wards into the jungle allowing objective opportunities/enemy jungler's position/prevent or enable [safe]counterjungling

Before you use your abilities make sure you land some basic attacks to get bonus damage from Changing Tides

A little trick yoou should be aware of when playing is that your opponent can take a tick of damage from yourWhirlpool so that you get the aggro of his minions leading them on you and out of your Whirlpool

Mid game is the time when people leave their lane and start rotating alot
seeking opportunities to get ahead.Poseidon's mid game fairly strong.
You should take advantage of this and force objectives with your team.
Teamfights and skirmishes will start taking place and you must be there.
As Poseidon you are the backbone of the team and yours skills are absolutely needed.



MID GAME:Now the focus is on taking objectives and picking up kills on enemy gods.
Always buy wards and ensure you will not get ganged and possibly
save your teamates fron bad situations.
Now as Poseidon your primary role here is to rotate to other lanes opting forkills,your Whirlpool and Kraken are great skills for doing so.
Be aware when you counterpart goes to base and notify your team,if
he rotates do the same,it is crucial to follow him and even out fights.
If no action takes place feel free to farm and ward.
Also it would be good to keep the T1 tower alive as you deny map control.
Last but no least some counterjungling opportunities pressent during mid game as rotations start leaving lanesand the jungle empty[only do this if the risk is low ]

LATE GAME

Late game starts as you keep spending alot of your time as a team.During this phase of the game is is crucial to stay grouped up.If your arent the enemy team will keep picking up kills leading to objectives and defeat.As Poseidon make sure you are always with the team,as you cant split push and you are one of the main damage dealers

In this section of the guide i will list some fight scenarios that often[or rare] take place and some details about the way you should act as Poseidon

Skirmishes in the jungle [2 up to 4 people]
Outnumbered

Your role here is clear.You should try to position yourself that way so than you can be safe and wait for your teamates to come.Use your skills defensively and try to block the path towards you with Whirlpool.

DO NOT ENGAGE

Fall Split 2016 meta (mid lane red buff/mid lane push/jungler orange,blue,fire eles,mids)

In order to get 5 first your jungler must make a fast rotation to mid harps and take it fast with you.By the time he arrives you should have pushed the wave into his tower so that he wont be able to help his junger without the cost of some xp/gold.After you take the harps go on the other side and try to deny them from the enemy too acting as before.

Jungle route:
You:Red buff--->mid lane--->mid camps(solo lane side)with jungler--->mid lane--->other side mid camps--->mid lane with junlger--->back harps with jungler--->mid lane--->back harps again.That the ideal thing,it is still ok to get 1 set of mid harps,but try not to lose both as you will lose the lane advantage
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Watch out for the Whirlpool cripple if you throw
Kraken too fast you probably waste it.

Be carefull on how you use Tidal Surge in teamfight as it hard to hit.Dont use this as a throw away skill as it reduces your Tide by 35%.[Makes you less effective]

When using your Kraken it is good to know if the enemy has Sanctuary .If they do try to bait it out by waiting a little longer on Kraken or by activating Trident and start attacking.That goes the other way around too [rare occasion] throw Kraken to make the use Sanctuary.Alot of people save their Sanctuary for your Kraken, alert your teamates and use that to your advantage
NOTE:Sanctuary is destined to save you from everything not just a Kraken


When you are chased and you place Whirlpool right on you to slow the enemies you actually dont.For the first half of the Whirlpool you speed up the enemy[unless you have Gem of Isolation] as the Whirlpool drags them inside towards you.Use your Whirlpool wisely.

Speed buff becomes more effective for Poseidon than damage buff as the game progresses.If you play CDR Poseidonthen both are good

Always buy one Ward when you go back to base.If you push alot buy two Wards and place them on the crossroad of each side [before the mid harpie camps and ofc on your side of the map]

At level 5 if you followed the skill sequence you will be able to kill your opponent with the[ 120-150 damage, 340 damage, ,90 damage] combo if he has less than 500 HP

IMPORTANT
A small trick that will help you a little
When playing against Poseidon at the very first level if he upgraded Whirlpool just when he will use it to clear take a dive into it(take 1 tick of damage)and give him the minion aggro.They will get out of the pool weaking his clear

Eset is a powerfull mid lane god with great wave clear and decent kill potential.As Poseidon you must keep up farming as good as she is ,after a certain level she will be wave clearing with her .At that point it is vital to keep avoiding the Spirit Balls she throws while you try to clear.
Here is something you can capitalize on.
Poseidon is a very agressive god and its time to use this as an advantage.Watch out as she has the clear advantage over you at lever 1,after lvl 2 your clear is as good as hers.Your 1v1 is better than hers,that means you can agress if you want.Always be wary of those ninja spirit balls,the hit pretty hard.Key to wining the lane is getting lvl5 first and assasinate her.Try not to use your skills in her ult as the more damage they do(even to minions)the stronger the ults heal/damage gets.
[*] Overagress leaving yourself vulnerable[unless you know the enemy jungler position]
[*] Waste mana that you dont have to as you are going to need all of it

Aslo when contesting mid camps keep in mind that Spirit Ball does more damage that Tidal Surge and therefore she can probably steal them.



Scylla is fairly weak early game and she can clear efficiently until she has 4 points in her Crush ability.Until then you can bully her making her lose gold or even experience[The gameplay against Scylla is similar to Eset for the first 5 waves.Always watch out for the jungler rotation at lvl 1-2 as it can be deadly if you get too agressive.After that you can still outpush her but be acreful].As stated before DON'T overagress as she can root you in a 2v1 situation and take you out.It is necessery to avoid her Sic em ,Crush combos as they hurt quite alot and there is a chance to be killed if she hits her ultimate.
Again you should be carefull when contesting mid camps as she has 2 skills that deal instant damage.



When facing there is only one solution to get the advantage in lane.As mentioned before,with poseidon you can push really good early,shove every single minion into his tower,make him go back to base.If leave him room to breath soon he will tear you appart with his portal combos.
NOTE:Be carefull when using the Kraken as he can place the portal on the ground and make you look stupid.To avoid that always use Whirlpool before Kraken as it aplies cripple which does not allow Janus to pass through his portal.When contesting mid camps watch out as he might initiate with his ultimate and also bring he's junger and support
NOTE:Any cripple will prevent janus from passing through portals,this is a good way to slow down his rotations to other lanes.


Ra is just anoying in lane with his great wave clearing and heals.But many Ra players start with heal on the lvl1 and this time we are going to exploit this.Ra's heal has a cooldown of 16(i think) which mean that it is not going to be ready to use whn the minions arrive(Not confirmed yet on current meta).Push relentlessly and make him regret that choice.When his heal is up its is going to be too late as at least half hp will have been lost from his minions.If he tries to tank more than 3 minions with his heal straight up destroy him.When his mana gets completely depleted he is done for.
If he start with Celestial beam as his 1st skill just outpush him early and try to stay even in farm as the game progresses.When contesting mid camps watch out for his ultimate




Kukulkan (the new ao kuang) is a simple but not easy match-up for Poseidon.This nerfed version of the old dominant Ao Kuang now exels in the late mid and late game.His tornadoes damage hs been balanced and it will kill creeps from rank 3 and on so be carefull as he can zone you off and make you vulnerable to gangs.With your superb wave clear you should be able to outpush him easily until he gets 6 .
Although he is kinda weak his Zephyr hasn't changed nor has his ultimate and both hit rather hard.The mana cost and cooldown of his Tornadoes has been decreased making it more of a spam ability.Due to the low mana amount it takes to be used now Kukulkan no longer runs out of mana that easy(if the skills are used properly) allowing him use his Zephyr more often.
To face him you need an aegis item early to completly avoid his ultimate damage,let the nerfs do the rest of your work.




Anubis is the ultimate laning phase god he is literally unbeatable in lane but we are here to talk about that.Anubis everyone in wave clearing but as Poseidon you will be able to match him after level 5.
Try not to lose too much minions in the early game or back often.You need to get 5+ as soon as possible.As the game progresses he becomes extremely dangerous.After he hits 5 watch out for his Mummify,dodge it at all cost as it you don't you probably will die.
If the jungle can help you you can easily gang him as he is immobile .
NOTE:Anubis can turn this 2v1 gang into a nice double kill if you dont play smart and serious .If you get Mumified instant use of beads will alow you to pursue,use Whirlpool to lock him down,now his only option is to use his ultimate.Ganging Anubis is like a walk in a park for a jungler and you sould take advantage of that,shut him down early and he will not be a problem later in the game
Early beads and aegis for extra safety here is a must DO NOT SKIP ACTIVES

TIPS
--When he uses his Death Gaze he becomes and easy target for all of your skill shots



Angi is very good laning phase god with strong harrass and mobility,he is very hard to gang as he has a low cooldown dash so many times the jungler will not be able to succesfully gang this lane.
The most common thing on Agni is to level up Path of Flames as his first skill as it can clear the wave instatly and get fast to level 2.As Poseidon you have to predict this move and place the Whirlpool ontop of your minions as he dashes.Whirlpool will stop his dash instantly.Walk over the path of flames to take damage so the he gets minion aggro.Now he is trapped among 6 minions a whirpool and Poseidon.If this gets well executed it is first blood,in the worst case scenario you take the path of flames dot and he walks away.
For the first level agni will clear the wave with his Path of Flames and use his Flame Wave to harrass you.After his Flame Wave is strong enough to clear then he will be using his ultimate as a harrass tool.
Both gods have decent kill potential on each other.Poseidon's combo is more that enough to punish any mistake that he makes.
TIPS:
--Notify the junger when Agni's dash is down for an easy gang,especially in the early stages of the game
--If you succesfully dodge Agni's harras you can instanlty counter attack as his abilities are down
--Always observe Agni's heasds as ontop of them you can see how many bombs he has left



is a god tha focuses alot on pure damage and big heals.Her big drawbacks are her very weak early game and her huge vulnerability to gangs.As Poseidon you should look to put as much pressure on her as possible.Push the wave as hard a possible,make her waste alot of mana to clear waves,attack her with inhands as much as possible and will fall.Until lvl 7 her heal/damage will not be enough to stop you from stomping her,thats why its nessecery to keep her down.Your combo will be more than enough to execute her most times so dont hesitate at all.Beware of the enemy jungle as he is capable of causing problems,like killing you.

As long as she is behind you you are doing good but if she gets ahead of you you just lost this lane

Buying Sprint 2

This guide is complete
any tips/help is welcome
To do list
update it for every match up
update for every meta change
Hope you enjoyed reading this super detailed guide(joking)
I also hope it helped you improve your poseidon