Smite Erlang Shen Build Guide: Stand and Fight! (S6 Conquest Build) [Updated for Patch 6.1]

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Smite God: Erlang Shen

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Erlang Shen Build

Example Build: Sell Berserker's Shield for a Situational Item at Full Build

Ninja Tabi

Berserker's Shield

Midgardian Mail

Pestilence

Mantle of Discord

Winged Blade

Standard Start (3x Each Potion)

Warrior's Blessing

Boots

Healing Potion

Multi Potion

Alternate Start (3x Each Potion)

Round Shield

Boots

Healing Potion

Multi Potion

Situational Items

Brawler's Beat Stick

Frostbound Hammer

Hide of the Nemean Lion

Masamune

Mystical Mail

Qin's Sais

Shogun's Kusari

Spirit Robe

Stone Cutting Sword

The Executioner

Void Shield

Witchblade

Relic Choices

Horrific Emblem

Magic Shell

Shield of Thorns

Teleport Fragment

Example Build: with Elixir of Speed

Elixir of Speed

Midgardian Mail

Pestilence

Mantle of Discord

Winged Blade

Masamune

Qin's Sais

Erlang Shen's Skill Order

Spot Weakness

1 X

3 15 16 18 19

2 A

2 8 11 12 14

72 Transformations ES

3 B

1 4 6 7 10

9 Turns Blessing

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

3 15 16 18 19

Spot Weakness

1 X

Erlang Shen opens his third eye and analyzes the enemy's strengths and weaknesses. When activated, Erlang Shen gains additional Physical Damage and Lifesteal on each strike. He also applies a stacking debuff to enemy gods, reducing their damage dealt to all sources. Stacks last 3s.

If the buff effect has ended and the ability is on Cooldown, successful Basic Attacks reduce the Cooldown of this ability by 1s.

Ability Type: Buff, Damage
Physical Damage: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 (+5% of your Physical Power)
Lifesteal: 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20%
Damage Reduction: 5 / 5.5 / 6 / 6.6 / 7%
Max Stacks: 3
Duration: 5s
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 14s

2 8 11 12 14

2 A

Erlang Shen launches a spear that damages enemies on impact. Enemies in the dead center of the effect when it lands are Rooted in place.

Ability Type: Circle, Root, Damage
Damage: 85 / 130 / 175 / 220 / 265 (+55% of your Physical Power)
Root Duration: 1.5s
Radius: 20
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
Cooldown: 16s

1 4 6 7 10

72 Transformations ES

3 B

Erlang Shen transforms into an Mink or Turtle and charges forward, becoming immune to knockups and slows.

Mink: Damages all enemies, stopping on first god hit and increasing Attack Speed and Movement Speed for 4s.
Turtle: Knocks up enemy gods and gains a health shield that is boosted by 75% of your protections from items for 12s.

Ability Type: Line, Buff, Damage
Turtle Damage: 55 / 100 / 145 / 190 / 235 (+40% of your Physical Power)
Shield Health: 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250
Mink Damage: 80 / 140 / 200 / 260 / 320 (+70% of your Physical Power)
Mink Attack Speed: 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35%
Mink Movement Speed: 15%
Cost: 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85
Cooldown: 16s

5 9 13 17 20

9 Turns Blessing

4 Y

Erlang Shen Taunts nearby Enemy gods, gaining Damage Mitigation for the next 4s. Afterwards, if Erlang Shen is still alive he is Healed for a flat amount plus 12% of his Maximum Health.

Ability Type: Cone, Taunt
Heal: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+12% of your Maximum Health)
Damage Mitigation: 35%
Taunt Duration: 1.5s
Cost: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100
Cooldown: 70s

Solo Lane Build

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Why is there no early cd reduction? (Note: I am new to erlang shen, maybe he doesn't need it that much I don't know)

(143) |

It’s not really necessary, same as for Bellona.

(46) |

would it be suitable to build pestilence third, if there was strong presence from magical enemy jg?

(9) |

Hi Boogie,

I definitely see as a viable third item, but first we need to ask ourselves a few questions.

Who is the direct match-up in lane?
How often the Jungler is ganking the lane?
How does this impact the rest of the build?

In most cases, your lane match-up is going to be another physical God; however, with Gods like , , and are starting to make their cases as viable picks in the Solo Lane, which would prompt the use of early anyways.

As for the Jungler, I think it’s safe to say that we could narrow this down to and ? This would all depend on how often they are ganking the Solo Lane. If you’re really bullying your match-up, you should expect an increase in ganking, but I believe should be sufficient when dealing with Jungler ganks, and offers a reliable escape (in theory).

Now for the impacts on the build. Purchasing third would shift around the build as expected, but to what extent? At this point you would have to decide whether you were still going to purchase or not. I personally would chose to slide up to the fourth item, or even consider here when getting early.

With all this being said, I feel purchasing third item is more dependent on who your lane match-up is rather than the Magical presence of the Jungler. Still viable to purchase early though.

(400) |

Athena, Ao, Artio, Baron, Cerb, Kuzen, Sobek, and Ymir are also pretty common solo picks, where in at least 2 or 3 of these cases, you might get Pest after boots to counter their self-healing.

And then, if you're talking Solo matchups that are physical where Pest would also help against a magical jungler, they would include healers such as Guan, Chaac, Ama, Herc, and Cama.

(400) |

Hey Drex,

As your build is stated, it says for Patch 5.17. In 5.18, and 's puppy got adjusted, but before that point, I would expect to see the Shield as a very strong option with a bit of better explanation. I know it's in your bridge items listing, but I would show it in the example build, with notation to sell it late.

Also, that example build has 2nd. Is that the replacement for Shield if you get it, or are you suggesting it 2nd? Seems a little early for that item, especially since you might not be going against an enemy in the solo lane that's a basic attacker.

Situational item list looks okay. You might add .

That's all I have. I don't play him =P

(9) |

Hey Bran,

Thanks for the feedback. You are correct in saying that was a replacement for ; I can see how that could be misinterpreted when looking at the build.

As noted in my Guide, I’m not the avid Conquest Player and it is something that I have started to indulge in heavily as we head full-steam into this year’s Odyssey. With that being said, I hope everyone can bear with me as I try to learn how to effectively build in the game mode.

I have seemed to find my place in the Solo Lane and obviously with a majority of the time. Lately, I have been starting as such:

x2
x1

Obviously rushing has its ups and down.

First is essentially choosing sustain over mobility; however, this hasn’t seemed to be an issue since can be utilized in a few viable ways.

Second is being able to sustain effectively before is fully online. With this start, you’re only left with 150 Gold to spend on Potions, which could get tricky. So, I’ve had to really rely on the Mana Buff early on.

Thanks again for your feedback and I have made changes to the build in lieu of it.

(400) |

That seems like a fine start when facing a physical solo enemy, with the intent to rush the Shield. And yeah, you should definitely be relying on that mana buff.

With 5.18, I'm guessing will still be good for his sustain, as his attack progression for it is fitting (0.75 / 0.75 / 0.75 / 1.1 cleave / 0.9).

I would suggest providing and describing an alternate start and build when facing magical solo enemies.

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(9) |

I will definitely fill the guide out a little bit more; this was sort of an impromptu publish as was working through builds.

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Stand and Fight! (S6 Conquest Build) [Updated for Patch 6.1]

Smite God: Erlang Shen

Erlang Shen Build

Example Build: Sell Berserker's Shield for a Situational Item at Full Build

Standard Start (3x Each Potion)

Alternate Start (3x Each Potion)

Situational Items

Relic Choices

Example Build: with Elixir of Speed

Erlang Shen's Skill Order

Spot Weakness

Pin

72 Transformations ES

9 Turns Blessing

Solo Lane Build

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