Smite Kali Build Guide: Raging Tornado of Doom

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Smite God: Kali

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Kali Build

Ninja Tabi

Hastened Fatalis

Asi

Qin's Sais

Titan's Bane

Jotunn's Wrath

Alternatives

Brawler's Beat Stick

Devourer's Gauntlet

Soul Eater

Winged Blade

Kali's Skill Order

Nimble Strike

1 X

2 15 16 18 19

Lash

2 A

1 4 6 7 10

Incense

3 B

3 8 11 12 14

Destruction

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

2 15 16 18 19

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

1 4 6 7 10

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

3 8 11 12 14

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

5 9 13 17 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

Intro

This is just a build, not a guide. I am not good at playing assassins, I usually just get into range and get one-shotted by someone. With Kali however, I seem to do better - not great, lets just be clear, but better than other assassins. So i thought I would share my build that seems to work for me. The aim of this build is to nearly max out attack speed, throw in asi to help with sustain and then just tons of penetration items. No need for crit items here!

Hope this build works for you and you have some fun with it. If you buy sprint and sanctuary relics you will virtually be unkillable, as can be seen in the video below.

Lewcipher

Pros/Cons

Pros

+Tremendous late game damage
+Nice easy abilities
+Good escape/gap closer
+Excellent ult for turning a fight

Cons

-Poor early game
-Abilities don't do much damage - Auto-attack dependent
-Not Crowd control immune during ult
-Crowd Control ruins everything

Video Example

I shouldn't have started with fatalis, boots is a much better choice!

Summary

I don't claim to be a great player, especially as an assassin but I have found this build to work for me so beginners might find it works for them too. By then end of the build your basic attacks will have you spinning all over the place, hence the build name!
Hope you enjoy!

Lewcipher

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(5) |

"It doesn't work without crit dont use it" --the dumbest thing I've read on smitefire in the last 30 seconds. Kali is an attack speed god, the power and expense of crit items is a waste compared a quin's/penetration build like this one. Stone-cutting sword would be a much better choice than Jotunn's however, and should probably be built earlier. This build is still much, much better than the "headhunter" build posted here

(46) |

Only in the last 30 seconds?

-2

It doesnt work without crit. Dont use it

(1) |

Don't do Jotunn's Wrath... that is an item for gods who rely on ability damage, and everyone knows Kali kills with auto attacks. Stonecutting Sword would be a MUCH better item in comparison.

(5) |

Gave this a run in joust and I did quite well for me. Very nice build, my only suggestion would be to take Jotunn's right before or after HF otherwise early game damage is very negligible.

The guide could use a good bit more love and explanation of item choices/skill order methods/ and some other things that will help new players understand a bit more why they are doing what they are doing. Still, you get an upvote from me.

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Table of Contents

Intro

Pros/Cons

Video Example

Summary

Raging Tornado of Doom

Smite God: Kali

Kali Build

Alternatives

Kali's Skill Order

Nimble Strike

Lash

Incense

Destruction

Intro

Pros/Cons

Video Example

Summary

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