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Thanatos: The Hand of Death (S8 Updated)

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Smite God: Thanatos

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Thanatos Build

Jungle Start

Bumba's Dagger

Mace

Healing Potion

Multi Potion

Blink Rune

Arondight Build

Jotunn's Wrath

Hydra's Lament

Arondight

The Crusher

Bloodforge

Bumba's Hammer

Transcendence Build

Bumba's Hammer

Jotunn's Wrath

Transcendence

Hydra's Lament

Titan's Bane

Bloodforge

Bruiser

Notes Can substitute any of the defense items here with any defense items shown below

Bumba's Hammer

Hydra's Lament

Void Shield

Ancile

Titan's Bane

Bloodforge

Good Offensive Items To Subsitute

Brawler's Beat Stick

Masamune

Stone Cutting Sword

Good Defensive Items To Subsitute

Caduceus Club

Ancile

Mantle of Discord

Hide of the Urchin

Void Shield

Shifter's Shield

Magi's Cloak

Thanatos's Skill Order

Death Scythe

1 X

1 3 6 7 9

Scent of Death

2 A

4 11 14 16 18

Soul Reap

3 B

2 8 10 12 13

Hovering Death

4 Y

5 15 17 19 20

1 3 6 7 9

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

4 11 14 16 18

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 8 10 12 13

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 15 17 19 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

Introduction

Welcome!

Hello and welcome back to my first SmiteFire guide, now newly updated! In this guide for I am going to go as in-depth about the god as I can. Because of this, it may take me a little bit to get the full completed guide up, so stay tuned!

This guide is really focused on a successful and fruitful Conquest build, but I personally play in every game mode, so I may be inclined to add those later.

Let's get right into it.

Pros / Cons

Pros & Cons

....... Pros .......

- Strong early to mid game
- Very high burst damage
- Good sustain
- allows for awesome chasing ability
- has an execution threshold
- Good engage potential

...... Cons ......

- Can be very squishy
- Tends to fall off late game, particularly when faced against jungle hyper carries
- is a skill shot that can be missed
- Cannot disengage quickly

Skills

Harvester of Souls

Death Scythe

Scent of Death

Soul Reap

Hovering Death

Auto Canceling

It is incredibly important to learn how to auto cancel on Thanatos, it increases your damage output dramatically, especially with . Basically, my normal gank combo (on squishy targets) is , auto-attack, , auto-attack, , then chase with my if needed. This combo will kill pretty much any squishy target very quickly. Now if they are a little more tanky, I would save my ult for it's execute potential and engage with a blink or just as a speed boost.

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(143) |

Couple of things:

1. 3rd build is not really ideal at all. Hydra's rush is bad, and Void Shield is not a great item right now, i'd build it in very niche scenarios.

2. Serrated Edge is better than Titan's Bane generally in jungle right now, and especially on Thana.

3. Mention Bumba's Spear and Manikin Hidden Blade as other possible starter upgrades for Thana in Jungle.

4. Mention Heartseeker, Spectral Armour as alternative item options.

5. Remove Masamune cause it's not in the game.

For clarification, all comments below are from before 3/31/2020.

(143) |

Consider Shifter’s Shield as an alternative item.

(13) |

I have a few points to cover and questions to ask:

1. Your leveling order. Shouldn't be prioritized whenever possible due to the increased execution treshold? Also, isn't it better to get at level 1 for better jungle clear? My leveling priority usually goes 3>1>2>1>4 for the first 5 levels and then 4>1>3>2 afterwards.

2.

Quoted:

Basically, my normal gank combo (on squishy targets) is Ultimate, auto-attack, 1, auto-attack, 3, then chase with my 2 if needed.

I always thought you should use your 3 first and then your 1, to silence the targets and stop them from using escape abilities/relics.

3. If you want, you can add and Shield of Regrowth as situational items. Surely, doesn't need the mana from Blackthorn, but the CDR and 350 health are nice, and Regrowth is very situational since he can only proc with and on eliminations, but it can have some uses.

You did a great job overall, so +1.

Hi! Sorry it has been so long for my reply.

In response to the leveling order, I ordered mine this way because I prefer having his 1 for its heal factor in case of early game fights as well as the extra 10% damage it provides in case of an emergency.

I also do not tend to level his ultimate because for my play style, I use it more as an engage disengage tool, rather than a chase down, which I think seems to work the best.

Last, I don't use his 3 as soon as I land to silence then, because they are still stunned from the ultimate. In the order described, the enemy is stunned through your first auto-attack and 1, then you silence them so they cannot use an ability to get away and finish them off.

(143) |

Not sure about , perhaps consider instead.

Also can work on as well.

I've played with , however I really like the extra power that provides, and is not a mana hungry god, meaning he is not using to its fullest extent.

I like because of its synergy with auto cancels, however I can see being very beneficial in the late game when team fights are more present, so I will add it.

(400) |

I would say this is very cookie-cutter , but also very spot-on. You list all the key items and situationals IMO. Good coverage of attack canceling, good tips. +1 from me.

If you were interested in getting just a bit more in-depth, you might talk about how the main build might be altered, and when you'd consider subbing in different items. E.g. getting 3rd or 4th if having issues with some physical gods, things like that.

I absolutely intend too, I am just currently on my phone and didn’t want to hassle my way through the entire in-depth build. This is a very cookie-cutter build, however I put it on here because I end up playing with and against several Than players who build very awkwardly. Thank you!

(81) |

Dunno if I'd recommend over , but this looks pretty solid to me.

In the notes section of that area, I explained how I would almost always choose Brawler’s Beat Stick over . So I agree!
Thank you for the comment!

(81) |

They both do the same thing, just in different ways: toxic applies anti-heal via auto-attacks and brawler's via abilities. Since Than's more of an ability user, I think BBB is just all-around better for him. Anyway, have a +1.

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I completely agree, I removed it at the suggestion of boogiebass.

(81) |

Don't say that, you'll just give him a big head.

(46) |

Yea it might just be better to remove it.

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Yeah, I think so too. I've only every really used it when the enemy team was just full of healers. I will, thank you for your comment!

(46) |

Have a +1/upvote. We're happy to have you in smitefire.

Thanks so much! Hope you have some great games today!

(81) |

What Boogie said.

I appreciate the support very much! VVGL VVHF today!

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Pros / Cons

Skills

Auto Canceling

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Thanatos: The Hand of Death (S8 Updated)

Smite God: Thanatos

Thanatos Build

Jungle Start

Arondight Build

Transcendence Build

Bruiser

Good Offensive Items To Subsitute

Good Defensive Items To Subsitute

Thanatos's Skill Order

Death Scythe

Scent of Death

Soul Reap

Hovering Death

Introduction

Pros / Cons

Skills

Auto Canceling

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