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Solo Thanatos

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Smite God: Thanatos

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Build Summary

Starting Items

Notes You can switch the Round Shield for T1 boots and get Chalice and Boots then rush into Warrior Tabi. Go with Teleport Glyph in case you die early or get back to lane after buying an item early. Blink if your confident in your early kill.

Warrior's Axe

Round Shield

Healing Potion

Multi Potion

Boots

Teleport Fragment

Purification Beads

Blink Rune

Selling Boots

Notes I personally think that Mantle of Discord would be really good after boots and will help you with any CC incoming for you. Talisman of Energy in the late game won't be as good but if you are in a significant lead compared to the rest of your team it may be a good idea to get for team fights and the extra health it gives you.

Sundering Axe

Shifter's Shield

Breastplate of Valor

Caduceus Club

Brawler's Beat Stick

Mantle of Discord

Talisman of Energy

Thanatos's Skill Order Notes I feel like on Thanatos that it is a good idea to more closely distribute your skills for boxing and fighting in lane. Your 3 is your lane clear and silence and your 1 gives health for boxing and good poke damage and finally the 2 gives you good chase potential and good pen at the later levels. Use the 4 for Execute or if you can guarantee the kill then use for the stun then 1 into 2 for the finisher. Based on some feedback, the 1 might be better for clearing the camps at the start of the game if you hit the Boss Monster with it and then use the Cleave AA for the rest of the minions.

Notes

I feel like on Thanatos that it is a good idea to more closely distribute your skills for boxing and fighting in lane. Your 3 is your lane clear and silence and your 1 gives health for boxing and good poke damage and finally the 2 gives you good chase potential and good pen at the later levels. Use the 4 for Execute or if you can guarantee the kill then use for the stun then 1 into 2 for the finisher. Based on some feedback, the 1 might be better for clearing the camps at the start of the game if you hit the Boss Monster with it and then use the Cleave AA for the rest of the minions.

Death Scythe

1 X

1 4 6 8 11

Scent of Death

2 A

3 12 14 16 19

Soul Reap

3 B

2 7 10 15 18

Hovering Death

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

1 4 6 8 11

Death Scythe

1 X

Thanatos flings his scythe at an enemy, dealing damage and an additional 10% of the target's maximum health against enemy gods. Enemies hit are slowed for 3s and heal Thanatos based on damage dealt. Consumes 4% of Thanatos' current HP when used.

Ability Type: Projectile
Damage: 95 / 165 / 235 / 305 / 375 (+60% of your Physical Power)
Bonus Damage (Gods): 10% of Max HP
Healing: 50% of damage dealt
Slow: 20%
Cost: 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65
Cooldown: 14 / 13.5 / 13 / 12.5 / 12s

3 12 14 16 19

Scent of Death

2 A

Thanatos senses death, gaining immunity to Slow effects and additional move speed and Physical Penetration for 6s. His speed bonus increases up to double when moving toward an enemy god within the instant kill health threshold of his Ultimate. Consumes 4% of Thanatos' current HP when used.

Ability Type: Buff
Penetration: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25
Move Speed: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30%
Bonus Speed (Low Health): 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30%
Cost: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40
Cooldown: 13s

2 7 10 15 18

Soul Reap

3 B

Thanatos swings his scythe, dealing Physical damage and Silencing enemies he hits. Thanatos moves at a reduced rate while swinging. Consumes 4% of Thanatos' current HP when used.

Ability Type: Cone, Silence, Damage
Damage: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+70% of your Physical Power)
Silence Duration: 1s
Cost: 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45
Cooldown: 14s

5 9 13 17 20

Hovering Death

4 Y

Thanatos flaps his wings and ascends for 5s, unable to be hit. While airborne, he moves unimpeded at an increased speed before diving to his target location, dealing damage. Enemies below a Health threshold are instantly killed. All others are Stunned. Consumes 8% of Thanatos' current HP when used.

Ability Type: Circle, Stun, Damage
Damage: 110 / 145 / 180 / 215 / 250 (+80% of your Physical Power)
Kill Health Threshold: 24 / 28 / 32 / 36 / 40%
Stun Duration: 1.5s
Bonus Move Speed: 150%
Radius: 15
Cost: 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80
Cooldown: 90s

Thanatos Threats

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Major

Even

Minor

Tiny

Extended Build

The Beginning

Notes The power spike from Full Boots and Shifters will catch most people off guard in a Straight up fight early on and may secure you an early kill. Shifter's Shield also helps provide additional Protections when you get passed the Health Threshold.

Warrior's Axe

Warrior Tabi

Shifter's Shield

The Midddle

Notes Breastplate will give you a little bit of CDR, Mana, and Phys Prots for fights and Surviving. However, going against a Magical Solo, you should go with Caduceus Shield before Breastplate to get Magical Prots and Heal with your 1 more effectively. Hide of the Urchin is very good when it's finished stacking and would be a good option instead of Cad Shield.

Warrior's Axe

Warrior Tabi

Shifter's Shield

Breastplate of Valor

Caduceus Club

Hide of the Urchin

The End

Notes Your last items can be very situational and can very well Make or Break your build in the late game. Brawlers Beat Stick really helps against a team that has decent healing and will give you a little bit more Pen on top of your 2. If the Team your facing has more CC in it then go Magi's Cloak for the Health, Prots, and Passive.

Warrior's Axe

Warrior Tabi

Shifter's Shield

Breastplate of Valor

Caduceus Club

Brawler's Beat Stick

Magi's Cloak

Sundering Axe

Introduction

Thanatos is a great jungle with high damage and good sustain in Early and Mid game but you don't usually see him in the Solo lane all that often. This is actually my first build from scratch and I have actually used him a couple of times in solo so far with ok returns. I chose Thanatos because he's one of my favorite gods in Smite but I usually try and play Solo. I chose a hard god to build for and I'm hoping that the community can tell me some tips on where to change my build or if it's ok and I should change the Order I buy in.

Early Game

In the Early game for Thanatos Solo, It might be a good idea to group the wave as much as you can by poking the Solo with the 1 or the 3. This is so your Auto Attack Chain finish hits all of the wave and your are clearing faster. Early fights can go either way between you and the enemy god, because Solo lane almost Requires you to be Aggressive you may lose the early fights if you miss your 1 or if you use your 3 at the wrong time. Jungles have also been known to stick around Solo to gank and help their Solo get ahead early so be very careful and use your Starter Ward to put by the totem.

Mid Game

When you get Breastplate or Cad Shield you'll really start to shine in lane and rotations. Stone Cutting and Boots put you at good damage for the mid and early parts of the game and with Breastplate you get more Prots and CDR to bully your lane some and get the early rotations. Cad Shield Gives you more power and will help you stay in the fight longer with the increase in healing from the 1. Be on top of where your solo laner is at in this phase of the game. Your enemy Solo will be making Rotations for Gold Fury and your XP Camps if they get the chance, so be sure to buy wards to help the Mid Lane and to save yourself from Mid to Solo Ganks.

Late Game

Thanatos has always had some problems in the later stages of the game, from damage fall off to being to squishy against the enemies. In this phase you can take more damage then you may realize with your prots but you still want to be finishing the back line and diving them when you can. Your Ultimate can really change the state of the fight in this faze of the game, If you see a Tank getting close to execute or is in your threshold for a little while it would be a good idea to take the chance and finish them. Your Silence is also integral to helping against Ability focused enemies.

Summary

In conclusion, Thanatos is Great in the Mid game for all you'll need him to do. Try him out in the Solo lane and you may be surprised at what you find. He is a fun god to just play around with and it's always satisfying to Execute someone in the tower and just casually walk out. I haven't played against enough of the Solo Laners yet to determine how much of a threat they are to him or Who would be a major/max threat. The Threats I chose are from Gods that I personally play in Solo and see a lot of, so they are gods that I'm almost certain fit in the threats I depicted.

Solo Thanatos

Smite God: Thanatos