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The Overarching Assault Guide (S9, Patch 9.5, "Slipknot")

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Introduction

Recent updates:

2022/5/20: Guide is current as of Patch 9.5, "Slipknot." , , , , added. Builds updated.

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Artwork by Getsukeii via DeviantArt

Introduction

Hello everyone! My name is Branmuffin17 (PC IGN: Muffinman17), and I'm a SMITEFire admin and casual SMITE player on PC. Welcome to the first guide I created, originally published in 2014 and (sort of) maintained ever since!

This is a general guide for SMITE's Assault mode. It is a comprehensive build-and-tips guide that is designed to apply on a high level to all gods in the Assault mode, organized by class, rather than by individual god.

This guide targets the following players:

New players familiarizing themselves with gods/items
Regulars that employ rigid, static builds no matter the situation (from relative success or laziness)
Regulars that rarely play Assault and don't think about this mode's unique restrictions
Regulars looking to improve with or try new gods but dread risking the wrath of jerks in Conquest
Regulars that enjoy providing feedback, suggestions, and thoughts (thanks!)

Assault isn't everyone's bag, baby. In many ways, it's less complex and competitive compared to the standard Conquest mode. Unless you're the most positive person in the world and absolutely OMG <3 LOVE <3 every god, you're often going to be stuck with gods that drive you [#*@^%$#] crazy. I personally enjoy that it forces me to play a random god, and matches me up against some really variable team compositions. Being in different situations makes you learn to adapt, and that can only help your game in the long run.

Assault provides some unique experiences that you won't get in other modes (especially Conquest), which also makes it a great mode for beginners in some ways:

No worrying about the jungle and getting ganked from around a corner
You don't have to ward or hope that others will ward
You can't go back to base to buy/heal, so no worrying about timing for that
You don't need to know rotations for mid-harpies, Gold Fury, Fire Giant, etc.

As a final thought before we begin, understand that I'm not saying my guide/builds/suggestions are better than anyone else's. I've played the majority of my games in Assault. With time and experience, I have found the following to be helpful to me, and hope it may help others. At minimum, these builds will beat mindless ones. The ideas I'm sharing are meant to get YOU, the reader, to think.

If you get something out of this, hopefully it will help increase your enjoyment of this awesome game. Keep in mind, though, that nothing beats experience. Keep an open mind to what you're doing correctly, as well as what you need to work on, and it's inevitable that you'll improve.

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Assault Overview

What Is Assault?

5 vs. 5, single lane, no jungle (aka ARAM, or "All-Random, All-Mid")
Gods are randomly assigned from the entire god pool
Trade gods with others during the God Selection stage, or re-roll (only once) using either 25 gems (no!!!) or 125 favor (that's reasonable, at least)
Cannot go back to Base/Fountain...only way to heal is via Vital Orbs, HP5, lifesteal, abilities, Healing Potion/ Multi Potion, and Cloak of Meditation
As with healing, the only way to buy items is to die. Mostly, try NOT to die, but if you're sitting on a chunk of $$$ (enough to buy at least 1 full item) and you can die without giving the enemy credit, do so strategically (more on this in the Tips section).
You start with 3,000 gold. This allows you to buy almost any tier 3 item at the start, if you choose.
You start out at level 5. This allows you to activate all abilities, if you want. Why wouldn't you? See my Tips section (under General Tips/Skill Prioritizing) for examples.
Stacking items banned from purchase: Book of Thoth, Devourer's Gauntlet, Transcendence, Warlock's Staff.

Healing God Rolls: There is a chance a team will roll a healer. If so, the other team will also be given a healer from the same tier. They are categorized in these tiers based on the healing potential they provide to their team. *NOTE* Healers cannot be re-rolled, but they can be traded.
- Tier 1 (Strongest Healers): Aphrodite, Hel, Yemoja
- Tier 2 (Moderate Healers): Chang'e, Guan Yu, Horus, Ra, Sylvanus, Terra
- Tier 3 (Weakest / Situational Healing): Baron Samedi, Cupid, Olorun, Shiva

Vital Orbs: All four of them spawn 60s into the start of the match and have a respawn time of 60s after being picked up. Players need to walk into these to collect them. Vital Orbs provide:
- 15% Increased movement speed for the player who picked up the Orb for 10s.
- 15% instant Health and Mana heal for the player and allies within 60 units.
- 1% Health and Mana regeneration per second aura for 10s around the player. This affects all allies within 60 units.

Main Assault Concepts

What does this mean? Either you have to be an insanely great player that can dodge EVERYthing thrown your way, or you should build mindfully for sustained and extended play. Thus, lifesteal (via items or abilities), HP5, MP5, , aura and protection items have heightened importance for ALL gods.

You're going to see some interesting and unbalanced team compositions in Assault. In certain circumstances, building protections can really help your survival. Yes, in Assault, you CAN buy as a Mage and not be laughed at or ridiculed (as long as there are 4-5 physical enemies). So plan ahead. Before the game even starts, think about the following to help counter-build the enemy:

Tanks: How many tanks on each team? If more than 1, who will tank, and who can go bruiser? How much penetration will you need to build against enemy tanks?
Healers: Healers on both teams? Which ones? Self or group healing? Will their healing be sufficient enough that you won't need HP5 items like Emerald Talisman/ Stone of Gaia? Do you need to build Divine Ruin, Brawler's Beat Stick, or Pestilence to counter the healer? What about the relic Curse?
Your team composition (# magical vs. # physical): Is your team balanced? If you have 5 physical gods, expect them to build physical protection, against which you'll need more penetration to remain effective with damage output.
Enemy team composition (# magical vs. # physical) and type (how many ranged vs. how many melee): If the enemy team is heavily skewed toward one type (mostly melee or mostly magical, for example), you can counter-build to gain an advantage.
Individual enemy gods of note: e.g. if you see Ares, and you don't have an ability that gets you out of it, you'll probably want to get Purification!

Finally, remember that if you die, you're likely feeding most of the enemy team. Constant teamfight often means everyone contributes to a kill. It's better to play a bit conservatively and back off, if you've got the means to jump back into the fight within a reasonable amount of time after you've healed up. If you've built up 5k gold, though, try to pick an opportune time to die to a tower, so as not to give the enemy a cash bonus. Even choosing when to die is important (see my Tips section, under Location Scenarios/Suicide Backing (and dying Strategically)).

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Relic Essentials

Relics

What are Relics? They are a type of activatable item with long cooldowns that provide extra abilities. You are provided 2 slots for Relics; at the beginning of a match you are able to choose one, while the other Relic slot contains a that can be replaced once you reach level 12. Once you choose a relic and leave your base, you can no longer sell it.

There are 3 tiers for each relic. The 1st tier is free. The 2nd tier provides a small decrease in cooldown at a cost of 300 gold. The 3rd tier provides 2 upgrade options with enhanced effects at an additional cost of 500 gold over the tier 2 version. If you're willing to spend the gold, you can upgrade your relic up to max even at level 1.

With this in mind, having a balance of various Relics, along with good teamwork, is essential to getting the most out of them. I will go into detail on use, who should choose, etc., and break these down into 2 sections (ones I consider more critical, and ones that have more niche use).

Although they may save you in a pinch, they're no match for general skill and awareness. E.g., if you're up against an , are great to have, but for all the gods' sakes, please don't bunch up with your teammates!

Critical #1 Relics

These are the relics that are the most helpful to get at the start of the match. They provide you with key early function that can be essential to survival.

Critical #1 Relics

Cloak of Meditation	Function: Sustain. This should be considered as the first relic for as many as 3 people, depending on team and enemy compositions. It is not unusual to see an entire team choose this. With a group healer, perhaps 2 people can get this to supplement team mana use. Without a group healer, 3+ people should strongly consider, for both healing and mana sustain. Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Cloak of Ascetic. The healing is a bit higher than the alternative, Cloak of the Avatar, and provides 1.5s CDR for abilities with each pulse. Best use: Perhaps best for assassins / hunters. Early game damage is usually weak (exception is Thanatos), so power-enhancing relics won't really do that much. Since they won't be in the middle of most teamfights, they should be able to live a bit longer (can't use it when you're dead). Not as good to get if you're the healer...if you die, there may be no other team healing while they wait for you to respawn!
Purification Beads	Function: Anti-CC. AKA "Beads," this is the essential anti-CC active item to counter pulls from abilities and ults (e.g. Ao Kuang, Ares, Cerberus, Fenrir, Hercules, Khepri, Sobek, Xing Tian). An item alternative is Magi's Cloak, but its ability to cancel the CC you WANT it to cancel is unreliable, as it is triggered anytime you are hit with any hard CC, and it has a 70 second CD. Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Temporal Beads. These are typically quite superior to the alternative, Chaotic Beads, as the reduction in CD can be a lifesaver or help you finish off an enemy. Best use: For squishy gods, when facing enemies with hard CC pulls (such as those mentioned above). Key for gods like Bastet who normally have an initiation and escape, but can be blocked from that escape by a timely freeze/stun.
Blink Rune	Function: Initiation. Use to target and surprise one squishy enemy, or more if they conveniently bunch up. Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Either one is fine. If you're looking for extra control, pick Corrupted Blink Rune. If you want extra damage potential, choose Scorching Blink Rune. Best use: Almost essential for gods that have AOE CC abilities / ults, such as Ares, Odin, and Ymir, so they can hit/trap multiple enemies. Can be good for Tyr too, but with the long CD along with how difficult it can sometimes be to connect with an enemy, Tyr may find other relics have better use. If your build can fit it, grab Relic Dagger to significantly decrease its CD.
Aegis Amulet	Function: Anti-Burst. Key item when against extremely damaging abilities or executes that can be anticipated. Examples include ults by Poseidon, Scylla, and Thanatos. Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Aegis of Acceleration. If you're under siege and have used it, it provides MS to help you relocate more quickly. The alternative, Aegis of Judgement, is an offensive option that provides some burst damage potential. Best use: Universal use, possible alternate to Purification Beads. Situationally helpful 1st relic if your team has enough Cloak of Meditations to cover the team, Purification Beads is less necessary, and you're facing easily anticipated burst damage (e.g. Scylla or Poseidon ults) or execute ults (e.g. Achilles, Thanatos).

Optional 2nd Relics

Relic #2 can be obtained once you reach level 12 (at the fountain, once you die). You can choose from the above relics, as they are solid picks in most situations. The following relics may also be considered situationally for specific gods.

2nd Relic Options:

Magic Shell	Function: Group Defense. Great group damage mitigation for the entire team when in the midst of a teamfight. Upgrade adds anti-basic attack function. Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Choose your upgrade situationally. Typically you'll go for Fortifying Shell, since it provides more overall damage mitigation, but if you're facing a god that can create obstacles (e.g. Odin, Cabrakan, etc.), Phantom Shell allows you to bypass them. Best use: Great for a tank that didn't need other relics. If the tank is a good initiator and is at the center of a teamfight, the added protections can be a lifesaver, and help your team outlast the enemy. The upgrade is functional when facing multiple basic attackers.
Heavenly Wings	Function: Chasing, Pushing, Retreating. On the run? Got the enemy on the run? Perhaps you just completed a deicide late game, but are pushed back against your phoenix, and want to see if you can take their phoenix. This will get you and your teammates where you need to be quickly! Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Choose your upgrade situationally. For added CC on enemies, Entangling Wings roots enemies for 1s. If you have multiple basic attackers on your team, Hastened Wings provides great utility. Best use: Functional for anyone, but suggest only getting this if you won't find much use for other relics.
Belt of Frenzy	Function: Teamwide Damage Boost. Late game, this is a good teamwide damage boost, enhancing damage dealt to all enemies and structures, along with a nice attack speed boost (which helps particularly when destroying objectives). Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Belt of Insatiable Hunger. This upgrade can refresh its 8s duration if you get a kill or assist while it's active, which is obviously great for teamfight situations. However, if you're just looking for a single, stronger push, Belt of the Berserker provides higher damage potential, but for only 6s. Best use: Good for offensive gods, with better effect for those that focus on basic attacks.
Horrific Emblem	Function: Anti-Basic Attack. Late game, when basic-attacking enemies have built a lot of attack speed items, this will cut their DPS and also prevent them from escaping easily. Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Choose based on preference. Emblem of Increasing Peril is the defensive option, providing increasing debuff effects on the enemy the more damage you take. The offensive option, Emblem of Trembling Terror, situationally applies the hard CC "Tremble" which causes the enemy to move erratically for the duration. Best use: Functional for any god. Can be used defensively by squishies who will be targeted by high DPS diving enemies, giving you a bit of extra time to survive, and hope that your teammates will get them first. Can be used offensively by front-line tanks or for diving enemies to help control and potentially secure kills.
Cursed Ankh	Function: Anti-Heal. Extremely functional when your team coordinates to focus an enemy healer, or there are multiple healers on the enemy team. Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Choose based on preference. Blighted Ankh is great to target a specific enemy as you look to shut them down quickly, due to the added damage they take. Drowned Ankh is pretty interesting for a teamfight situation as it creates a pool of miasma underneath healing enemies that deals damage. Best use: Great for one person to get when the enemy team has high healing potential. Suggest for a tank/bruiser that doesn't need other relics.
Sundering Spear	Function: Single Target Offense / Anti-Shield. This can be used to deal true damage to a specific target, reduces active shields by 75%, and these targets take increased damage for a short time. You get 2 charges of this. Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Choose based on preference. Sundering Blast is great to use on bunched enemies as it deals splash damage around the target hit. Sundering Siphon is more for a single target, where you want to keep the enemy close for the duration to deal damage every second and gain 1/2 of that damage back in healing. Best use: If it's clear your team is winning and you want to keep the pressure on while not needing other relics, this full offense item allows you to keep the pressure on.
Shield of Thorns	Function: Damage Reflection. Activate this to reflect a significant portion of the damage you take back to the enemy. As a bonus, it limits lifesteal for the duration of the effect. Suggested Tier 3 Upgrade: Thorns of Sapping Strength. The damage reflection is higher than Thorns of Overgrowth, and each basic attack you take reduces its CD by 0.5s, allowing you to get it online quicker as you do your job tanking. Best use: Specifically good for tanks that can handle the incoming damage while being a front-line target. It can be particularly helpful against critical strikes, reflecting damage much more significantly.

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Assassin Builds

Assassins

Assassins are separated into 2 groups, based on the standard focus of their kits: Ability-Reliant and Basic Attackers. Some of the gods (e.g. and ) can be played as hybrids, focusing partially on both abilities and basic attacks.

Ability-Reliant Assassins:

Basic Attack Assassins:

General Assassin Qualities:

Strengths

+ High single-target damage
+ Decent to good escape abilities

Weaknesses

- Usually pretty squishy
- Have to get in close to be effective

Assassins typically focus on offense, so they often build CDR, power, penetration, attack speed, lifesteal, and/or critical damage. Some are ability-dependent (e.g. ), while others' quick basic-attack string (e.g. ) make them perfect as melee-ADCs.

Assassins are usually designed for single-target damage, and often struggle in teamfights. Assault can be a difficult mode for them, especially when they face multiple ranged enemies. Your best strategy is to poke when possible, and wait to strike until the enemy team is weakened or an individual is separated from the pack. Building at least one protection item can really help their survivability in this mode.

ALTERNATIVELY, you may find that your team lacks a true tank. Some of the Assassins can work as a Support type by building tanky. , , (via tank acorns) and are examples of Assassins that can work in this role. If you plan to go this direction, refer to the Warrior Builds chapter for build examples.

Quick note: Most Assassins shouldn't focus on the minion waves except possibly late-game for lifesteal/health...leave that to better wave-clearing gods (usually Mages). Consider a cheap Support sustain starter item such as , , or .

Assassin Build Discussion

Example Ability-Reliant Assassin Builds:

Bruiser

Attack-Canceling Specialist, Anti-Heal

Ability-Reliant Assassin Items:

Example Basic Attack Assassin Build:

(Optional)

Basic Attack Assassin Items:

Example Assassin Builds

Example Assassin builds:

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Guardian Builds

Guardians

Guardians:

General Guardian Qualities:

Strengths

+ High protection / survivability
+ Great CC abilities

Weaknesses

- Usually lower damage
- Have to get in close to be effective

Guardian builds generally focus on protections, health and CDR. They all rely on abilities for maximum effectiveness, as they often provide a lot of CC / support function. A Guardian's main purpose is usually to be the focus of enemy attention in the front line, and to use their abilities in a timely manner to allow their teammates to secure kills and/or escape to safety. This is hardly glorious, as a great Guardian may not get many kills, but they may also be the biggest reason their team wins.

Some Guardians have great base damage and can work well as bruisers (some offense, some defense). If you find yourself on a team with multiple potential tanks, figure out who should be the main tank, and who can build more damage.

Guardians should usually NOT focus on the minion wave. Using one of the Support starter items (described below) can allow guardians to keep up gold-wise with the rest of the team, and can also be helpful for health/mana sustain in the early game. The upgrades can also be functional.

DO NOT REROLL if you have ; he is OP in Assault with his ult.

A Quick Note On Blink Rune

Some Guardians really benefit from getting . Let's go over some of these instances.

Blink Rune Discussion

Guardian Items

With all of the counter-building options, it's difficult to provide a great build list without making it too complex. I will try to keep it simple and provide basic build schemes, and it's up to you to choose supporting items accordingly.

Note that AURA items often have great function in a teamfight mode. Consider these to help the entire team out.

FYI: my playstyle is on the conservative side. I never go full damage as a guardian. Since they have an inherent tankiness (higher base HP and protections), I like to accentuate that with items. The most aggressive build you'll see from me is a form of bruiser. If you want to go full damage, you can check out some build examples from the Mage section. If you are the team healer, you should NEVER build full damage.

Starting Item Considerations:

These are items that you might consider at the start as a Guardian, specifically for their ability to help sustain you through the first portion of a match. Their use depends on the god, and whether or not you have a healer on your team. For the true starter items, you can combo with some tier 3 items due to their low price (such as , or ), while you can also double-up sustain by getting both a starter AND for some great selfish health sustain.

If your team has a healer or your god has some personal or situational healing (e.g. , ), you may consider the more group-oriented HP5 of over the higher but selfish HP5 from ).

Lotus Crown

Starting Items

General Item Considerations:

The following item listings are in addition to those already mentioned above, and are generally helpful to tanks. They're separated into 2 categories: Protections & Counter Items, and Bruiser / Utility.

Suggested Protection & Counter Items

Shield of Regrowth

Situational Bruiser & Utility Items

Example Guardian Tank Build:

Example Guardian Healer Build:

Lotus Crown

Example Guardian Bruiser Build:

Example Guardian Builds

Example Guardian builds:

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Hunter Builds

Hunters

The below categorization may be argued for other modes, but in the constant teamfight mode of Assault, this consideration fits well. All of them can be built either way, but based on their unique kits and the constant teamfight situation of Assault, you may find better effect building based on these categories.

Ability-Reliant / Hybrid Hunters:

Basic Attack Hunters:

General Hunter Qualities:

Strengths

+ High single target damage
+ Strong late-game

Weaknesses

- Squishy
- Extremely reliant on items

Hunter builds focus on attack speed, power, penetration, critical damage, and lifesteal. CDR items make an appearance on ability-reliant and hybrid Hunters, though can be extremely useful for more ults with all gods.

Some Hunters have functional escapes, but others (like , , and ) just really suck at getting away. The main role of a Hunter is to do immense late-game damage, so most builds focus on the most efficient build progression to achieve that.

DO NOT REROLL if you have . Although his healing capabilities are fairly low, any extra team healing options are extremely helpful, and his ult is a huge disruptor. If you don't have a healer on your team, consider prioritizing before other abilities to support your team.

Example Hunter Builds

Most stacking items that hunters commonly build in Conquest are not allowed in Assault. This means and are unavailable, and need to be replaced. These builds look for different ways to remain effective, with emphasis on early lifesteal for sustain.

I won't cover the individual situational items here, but if facing 4+ magical or physical gods, you may consider a single protection item to help your survivability.

Note that my personal preference in many situations is to start with . In a teamfight mode, even basic attackers will have to rely a bit more on their abilities, so a bit of CDR (for more ults, especially!) and a mix of sustain from both basic attacks and abilities is really helpful. You don't have to start with it, but I've found it to be effective, and the reasonable price means you can get a starter item as well. is a traditional alternative for starting health sustain, if you decide you don't want a starter item.

(Top Build: High AS & Sustain / Bottom Build: High DPS & Crit)

Wind Demon

Death's Toll Basic Attack Builds

Wind Demon

Cowl / Crit Build

Wind Demon

Arrow / Crit Build

Wind Demon

Hybrid Crit Build

Ability Builds

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Mage Builds

Mages

I've categorized Mages into 3 groups: Basic Attack, Healing, and Ability-Damage.

Basic Attack Mages:

Healing Mages:

Ability-Damage Mages:

General Mage Qualities:

Strengths

+ High damage (some single target, some AOE)
+ Most have good minion wave-clear
+ Many have good utility skills
+ Some of the best group healing in the game

Weaknesses

- Super squishy
- Escape ability is often weak
- Extremely reliant on items

Mage builds typically focus on power, penetration, CDR, and lifesteal. This class has both the highest number of individual gods, as well as the widest variety of abilities, including group healing capability, long-range attacks, mid-range attacks, CC, and mobility. Barring the basic attack group (sort of), all are extremely ability-reliant.

Mages are often the first choice for minion wave clearing (e.g. , , , , , and ). Depending on if you're wave pushing or freezing (more on this in the Tips section under Location Scenarios), it may be best to prioritize clearing the wave before targeting enemy gods.

DO NOT REROLL if you have or (my suggestion). 's abilities have great burst AOE and he can deal a lot of damage. can get a ton of damage off with his and provide stacks for easily in a teamfight.

Mage Items

In almost all situations, I do not recommend going with a bruiser or tank build; your team is likely going to rely on you for damage output. If you do feel you need to go bruiser (or *puke* tanky), you can reference the Guardian section for some of those builds. The best gods for building with some protections/survivability are , , and .

The items I'll be presenting in these categories are not exhaustive lists; they will target some of the most key items that help in teamfight situations. The more you can fit in appropriately into your build, the better.

Key Basic Attack Mage Items

The key stats for magical basic attackers are attack speed, power, and penetration. The below items provide at least one of these stats, but have additional function for teamfight modes.

Key Basic Attack Items

Key Healing Mage Items

The key stat for magical healers is CDR; more CDR = more healing. However, healing can benefit from other stats (e.g. power affects scaling of heals), and item effects can be activated by healing. Here are the key items that can specifically benefit a healer.

Lotus Crown

Shield of Regrowth

Key Healing Mage Items

Key Ability-Damage Mage Items

Ability-Damage mages should mostly just concentrate on the main damage stats: power and penetration. Some gods do better with high CDR, while others do better with burst damage enhancement. In a teamfight mode, some items provide great effects for others than just themselves, while not overly hurting their damage output.

Key Ability-Damage Mage Items:

Example Mage Builds

Example Mage builds:

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Warrior Builds

Warriors

I've categorized Warriors into two groups...ability-reliant and hybrid / basic attack. Those in the 2nd grouping can work well with a partial or full focus on basic attacks, situationally.

Ability-Reliant Warriors:

Hybrid / Basic Attack Warriors:

General Warrior Qualities:

Strengths

+ Flexible build styles
+ Great initiation/escape abilities

Weaknesses

- Reliant on items
- Have to get in close to be effective

Warrior builds typically focus on a mix of CDR, protection, and utility / counter function, though this is never set in stone. Perhaps more than any other class, their item choices influence their strengths and weaknesses.

Tanky builds focus more on protections, health, and counter items
Bruiser builds partially target power and penetration
Amaterasu, Bellona, Erlang Shen, and Osiris have unique attack progression and thus will sometimes focus on key attack speed items
Some Warriors have great mobility, some have strong CC

As you can see, they're all over the place. It can be very important to know the god and how you want to build / play them.

A Quick Note On Blink Rune

Some Warriors really benefit from getting . Let's go over some of these instances.

Blink Rune Discussion

Warrior Items

With all of the counter-building options, it's difficult to provide a build list without making it too complex. I will try to keep it simple and provide basic build schemes, and it's up to you to choose the various options properly.

FYI: I personally never go full damage as a warrior. Since they have an inherent tankiness, I like to accentuate that with items. The most aggressive build you'll see from me is a form of bruiser. If you want to go full damage, I'm sure you've got enough experience and knowledge to build the way you want.

Part of your build structure is going to depend on your role on the team. In some cases, you'll be relied upon as the main tank. In other cases, you can focus more on damage.

Starting Item Considerations:

These are items that you might consider at the start as a Warrior, specifically for their ability to help sustain you through the first portion of a match. Their best use depends on the god, and whether or not you have a healer on your team. With the starter items and , you can combo with some tier 3 items due to their low price (such as or ), while you can also double-up by getting both a starter AND for some incredible health sustain.

If your god has some personal healing (e.g. , ), you may consider the more group-oriented HP5 of over the higher but selfish HP5 from ). Consider as a bruiser option to provide some power, CDR and mana sustain, or think about or to counter unbalanced enemy team comps.

Starting Item Options

General Item Considerations:

Suggested Protection & Counter Items

Caduceus Shield

Shield of Regrowth

Situational Bruiser & Utility Items

Example Ability-Reliant Tank Build (With Team Healer):

This is an example build if you are the main tank for your team, and your team has a source of healing that can support you. Provides high balanced protections, good health and CDR.

Example Ability-Reliant Bruiser Build:

This is an example bruiser build when you don't have to be the main tank, focusing on items with CDR, mana sustain, power, and some protections.

Example Basic Attack Bruiser Build:

This is an example build for a basic attacking Warrior, providing some early protections against highest threat of damage, control via 's slow, and a variety of AS and utility to allow you to be aggressive and still take some damage.

Animosity

Example Warrior Builds

Example Warrior Builds:

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Tips & Scenarios

This chapter contains an assortment of tips, scenarios and other things that others have suggested to be added. Some parts might be long-winded and lacking pictures =( Thanks to everyone for their feedback!

Item Scouting, Skill Leveling w/ Point Skipping

Minions as a Resource, Self-Healing & Lifesteal

...use them wisely. Many players just see the minions as something simply to clear (and last hitting for extra $$$), with little thought to anything else. With no backing, and especially when your team doesn't have a healer, it's important to consider what else the minions can do for your team.

First Things First...Farming ($$$ / XP):

Remember, minions are the constant resource, providing your team with both gold and XP. Remember also that this is partially proximity-based, meaning if you're too far from the minion wave and didn't contribute any damage, you're not getting the benefit.

Consider your entire team when you've got an opportunity to clear the wave. For example, if some of your teammates are just coming back from the dead, and you're in the middle of the lane with no pressure from the enemy team, you may want to back off, letting the minion wave get closer and allowing your team to catch up and get the resources. Clearing the wave by yourself only benefits YOU.

Regaining Health:

When your team has no healer, regaining health in any way possible is of paramount importance. , even when your entire team has it, has a long CD and provides only a small amount of health. Where else can you get that infusion of health? The minions, of course!

Support Starter Items: Some of the cheap Support starter items provide healing when assisting minion kills. provides health and mana to yourself, while provides health and mana to all nearby teammates! Depending on your god and how you plan on building, this is a great early resource.

Lifesteal Items: Depending on the god and build, lifesteal items provide both boxing potential and a way to regain health from the minion wave. This is most commonly seen on Hunters (e.g. , , ), and may be picked up by Mages as well (e.g. , , ). Just as important as checking the enemies' builds, take a peek at your own teammates' items. If you've got full health and they're hurt, you should really back off and let them clear.

Also, pay close attention to when a teammate says "I'm building stacks!" or asks for the wave. This may be the reason.

Self-Healing / Lifesteal Abilities: Some gods have built-in abilities that help themselves regain health. Here are some examples (this is not an exhaustive list):

God

Ability

(also heals nearby teammates)

w/

(guard stance)
+

No tanks on your team? No problem! (Substitute Tank Discussion & Ratings)

Counter Building: Unbalanced Team Compositions & Enemy Healing

Lopsided magical/physical team compositions:

Here are just a couple of reminders to think about things when looking at both your team and the enemy team compositions...

Is your team almost all magical or physical? If the enemy is smart, they're going to build protections, even if they're not tanks. Counter that with a higher focus on penetration items.
Is the enemy team almost all magical or physical? It's the reverse of above...at least one protection item (when you would otherwise build a glass cannon) will go a LONG way for your survivability.
Consider items that will benefit your whole team. For example, if 4 or more of your team are physical, go for protection reduction items over penetration when possible (e.g. prioritize The Executioner and Void Shield over Dominance or Titan's Bane).

Counter Enemy Healers (Anti-Heal):

Please please PLEASE consider any and all of the below items when you see one or more healers on the enemy team.

This is an anti-heal Relic, reducing active shields and healing received by 45% for 6 seconds. The upgrade is essential, as any affected enemies will take 20% more damage for the duration.

Damaging abilities reduce healing by 40% over 8 seconds. The additional power and penetration is great too. Functional item for damage builds on Warriors, Assassins, or ability-based Hunters.

This is an anti-heal item for basic attackers. Great for magical ADCs, or physical basic attackers that aren't building into critical damage.

This is an anti-heal item for physical gods with critical strike builds.

The magical equivalent to . This one adds power, lifesteal, and a bit of mana. Great item for most mages.

It gives physical protection and an aura of reduced healing/regen by 20%...if you're close. Does provide high physical protection (60), health, and mana/mana regen. Thus, most suitable for Guardians and Warriors.

The aura doesn't stack with Pestilence.

It gives magical protection and an aura of reduced healing/regen by 20%...if you're close. Does provide high magical protection (80) and a chunk of health (250). Thus, most suitable for Guardians and Warriors.

The aura doesn't stack with Contagion.

This is a starter item that I don't recommend starting with. That said, you can consider this (or more importantly its upgrades, and ) at any point in the match if you haven't already purchased a starter.

may be functional later-game for bruiser Mages and Guardians, while may be considered for max anti-heal potential.

Lane Pushing / Lane Freezing:

Suicide Backing / Strategic Dying / Damage Tagging

Suicide Backing (and dying strategically):

The idea behind suicide backing is to replace the minion wave and tank the tower/phoenix, allowing your team to damage/destroy it at an opportune time. At the same time, your death without the intervention of the enemy denies them XP/gold. The proper execution of this would be if the majority of the following conditions are met:

The one suicide backing has built up a small hoard of gold (a minimum to buy at least 1 complete item, usually in the range of 2-3k gold).
The enemies are all dead, or there are only (e.g.) 1 or 2, and they're low health and no threat to damage tag you and chance dying (more on that below).
The majority of your team is alive, or is respawning shortly, rendering your death acceptable...they should be able to at least hold their own tower by playing conservatively, while waiting for you to respawn.

Although it might be impressive to have a score of 12 kills, 0 deaths, and 25 assists, holding on to 5k+ gold does no good for your team.

Strategic dying (but maybe not dying!) includes suicide backing, but can also be used in different ways by select gods with appropriate abilities. Some examples:

You're Loki, and everyone but you has been killed, while the enemy has only lost 1. They're pushing forward with the minion wave to blow through your 2nd tower and maybe your phoenix before everyone respawns. Use his Vanish ability to sneak through their lines, appearing behind them and running toward their tower. There's inevitably at least 1 enemy that is greedy and will go after you, with a possibility of drawing more of them away from their push. Although you're destined to die (unless you can sneak BACK), you've given your team some extra time to respawn and recover.
You're Mercury, and your last push has almost killed their titan. The phoenix is still down for a bit, and both teams are fighting relatively in the center of the map. Use a full range Sonic Boom to blow through their team, get behind them, and attempt to finish off the titan before they can catch you. A bit risky, especially if they have a god that can ult and close the gap (e.g. Thor, Thanatos, Apollo), but can be worth it.
You're Apollo, and your team is being pushed under your tower. You've taken a lot of damage, have no lifesteal, and the second you step out from behind the tower, you know you're going to be toast. So you stay back, doing NOTHING, and you're no freaking good to your team. Instead, go Across The Sky and land near an enemy tower. You'll die, but you won't give them the XP/gold, and when you respawn, you'll be able to contribute to the fight again.

Damage Tagging:

This is a counter to suicide backing. If you're in a situation where you are the only one alive on your team, and they have 3+ still alive on their team, they may push to damage/destroy your tower. In damage tagging, the minimum you have to do is hit them once with a damaging ability or basic attack. If they then die to the tower, you get the kill, the XP, and the gold, instead of letting it go to the ether. You should attempt this only if the majority of the following conditions are met:
1. You've got enough health that if you get hit a couple of times, you're not likely to die.
2. You've got some form of CC or escape ability.
3. The enemy taking the damage isn't close to full health, and/or an enemy healer is not present.
You don't want to try this if they're all pretty much at full health. Even if you hit them, your chances of getting a kill are low, and you're exposing yourself to a potential gank unnecessarily. Also consider the potential presence of an enemy healer, like Ra or Hel. They may be able to keep their teammates alive, turning you into dead.

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Quick Definitions & References

Here are some helpful references and tools:

My In-Depth Item Choices Guide: An in-depth look at categories of items
Kate Pitstick - Level Designer: A brief history of Assault mode development
SMITE Glossary: Abbreviations & Terms
Voice Guided System (VGS): Smite Wiki's breakdown of the in-game VGS communication system
Official SMITE Website: Their forums are pretty active.
Official SMITE Magazine: Articles, guides, and more.
SMITE Reddit Subforum: They've got a very active/responsive community.
SMITE Wiki: Lots of good information on items, gods, etc.
The Word of Thoth: A SMITE Mechanics Guide: Great individual article from Flareb00t on some informative details about the calculations and formulas for damage, protections, etc. (A bit outdated, but much still applies)
Twitch - SMITE: Watch live gameplay.

Here is a quick list of some of the abbreviations/terms that I use in this guide:

ADC: Attack Damage Carry. Refers to a god (usually a Hunter) whose main form of attack is the basic one (left click!), and whose effectiveness usually peaks late-game, from having a full item build centered around max damage potential.
AOE: Area Of Effect. Refers to abilities that have the ability to hit an area, rather than a single target.
AS: Attack Speed. Caps at 2.5.
CC: Crowd Control. An effect from an item or ability that limits or prevents an opponent from moving or taking action. Examples include slow, cripple, freeze, and silence.
CDR: CoolDown Reduction. Usually from items, this reduces the time it takes for your abilities to become available again after previous use. Caps at 40%.
HP5: Health (Hit Points) regenerated per every 5 seconds
MP5: Mana (Mana Points) regenerated per every 5 seconds
MS: Movement Speed. Has diminishing effects as you build more and more.
RNG: Random Number Generator. Term used for abilities (especially crit items) that have a percent chance to activate. Sometimes frowned upon as this brings a bit of luck into an otherwise skill-based game.
Tank: generally of the Warrior or Guardian class, built mainly with protection items
Bruiser: generally of the Warrior or Guardian class, built with both protection and damage items. Can also include an Assassin built with protections.
Squishy: Low HP gods (usually Assassins, Hunters, and Mages)
Magical (gods): Guardians and Mages
Physical (gods): Assassins, Hunters and Warriors
Penetration: A stat that helps bypass an enemy's inherent or item-based protection. I tend to lump penetration (e.g. Jotunn's Wrath) and protection reduction (e.g. The Executioner) in the same category for ease of consideration regarding general function. It's a lot more complex than that, so I suggest reading this article by Professor Proxy in your spare time.

Professor Proxy - Protections and Penetration Reduction

Quick Tags

Some Of My Guides

If you liked this guide, check out my other ones below!

The Overarching Series

The
Overarching
Arena Guide

The
Overarching
Assault Guide

The
Overarching
Conquest Guide

~~~~~An In-Depth Discussion on Item Choices~~~~~

Individual God Guides

Bacchus:
An Alcoholic's Chugging Guide

Freya:
Pulsing to
the Beat

Ganesha:
Selflessly
Gifting Kills

Shifu Guan Yu:
The Battle
Master

Loki: The Backstabbing Bastard

Medusa: Getting Everyone Stoned

Conclusion

So that's it! Thanks for reading! I hope it's been helpful and enjoyable. Please feel free to provide feedback...let me know if you think my build structure sucks (and provide reasons why, and propose an alternative), or if you would like me to add some specific content, or have suggestions on presentation/formatting.

And okay, the jumping party at the beginning (before minions spawn) is fun. But my suggestion...don't tempt the jerks that will ruin your party before it even starts!

Peace!

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(105) |

took a quick look at it as I haven't played assault yet this season.

might be useful to note you only get 1 reroll per player.

Also starts look mostly fine, I would however not go for builds or at least grab it to start. The wave contesting teammates will ruin you. Better to grab something else.

also no clue if it suffers from the same problem as joust, however do you hit lvl 20 before finishing your build as in joust it happens that you're able to swap an item instead of upgrading your starter.

(400) |

Good note add for reroll.

I'll argue that starting Gilded in this isn't so much for gold gain or attack speed. The bonus basic attack damage will still be functional, but really it's in preparation for the later upgrades, which are just very strong.

You can always sell the starter rather than upgrade it...unless I'm missing the point there?

(105) |

it's more that if you grab it for late game it's better to pull a animosity and buy it at lvl 20 (or not at all as you can be 6 items at that point). I just feel starting it is gonna feel weak.

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(400) |

I'll try that...

(400) |

Holy hell did this S8 update take waaaaay too long. But it was due a huge update, so I've done it. For the 3 people that care about this guide, this mode, and don't mind checking, would love some feedback XD

(46) |

"For the 3 people that care about this guide...". Wow way to exclude everyone except for Kriega, BD, and Devampi.
I 100% bet those were the 3 you were talking about.

(81) |

I care about it. :P

(37) |

Official statement here that I do not care.

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(400) |

I don't care about you either.

(37) |

That's a relief, I'm not ready for that sort of commitment.

(400) |

I think Dev can appreciate my Assault guide, it being one of the longest-running guides on the site. I doubt Biggie cares, and I know for sure Kriega couldn't give 2 rats' ***es.

I was thinking of Gulf and Dev for sure. I was hoping there would be 1 other person in the universe that might appreciate this as well...it's a long shot, but you gotta have hope, you know?

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(105) |

this sounds more reasonable.

(37) |

Sorry you've used all my feedback tokens. To gain more click '+Rep'.

(400) |

I just gave you one like 3 days ago! What a needy bastard...

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(37) |

Capitalism baby.

(81) |

I'm still waiting on mine, so get in line, junior.

(37) |

Don't hate the player hate the game.

(81) |

Tell that to the toxic jerks I've had to deal with in-game.

(1) |

I know you don't update the guide much, so I'll just ask: Why didn't you add teleport glyph as a situational relic? I mean it can be extremely useful for catching up with the rest of the team if their winning and there towers are stil up, and upgrading it can allow even faster travel. I know it is extremely rare, but it can happen.

(143) |

Because Teleport Glyph is not worth it in assault.

(400) |

Basically this, but also because you 1) need to upgrade it to teleport to wards, for example, which is the main situation for being super far from the team when you respawn. It's better to have that 500 gold for other items as items are the priority since you can't back and buy.

2) When people hit level 12, you lose your free ward, AND pretty much no one will be getting wards as a consumable. This makes it fairly worthless.

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(1) |

It is a risky choice I know, but it can be worth while if your team is 100-0 the enemy team and all your towers are still up. And wards only cost 50 gold :P so you can buy it.

Pretty much it would just makes it more convenient, and I would never recommend it unless you know your going to win.

(46) |

You would pick Teleport over higher priority relics such as meditation, shell, or beads?

(1) |

I said it was a situational relic, of course beads and med would come first.

And I rarly use it anyways.

(46) |

I don't think it's worth mentioning if you give significant priority to other relics. Just my opinion.

(105) |

I'm going to agree. yes wards may cost only 50 gold but your team won't place them (only time people place them is at the start and maybe if the jungle part gets used a lot early on)so even if you place them if you die at the wrong time it's already gone.

Better to just ignore TP

(1) |

You can buy them just for yourself. And also the base item itself is still good for catching up with the team. Again, only appropriate if you team holds a significant avantage.

(105) |

With the swings, assault can have if you get it as lvl 12 relic you're not really going to get a lot of value out of it for TPing to your own towers. They are either already destroyed or that one death you had can cost you the towers you want to TP to.

On the part of wards yes I can buy them myself, but knowing assault you either forget to place them/panic place them or have them time out before you die/respawn. Also in most cases the fight will be at a different spot which can be advantageous or totally not.

I only have seen little effect in it being used as backdooring tool.

(400) |

For the 5 of you that care about Assault, I've finally updated the guide =P

(81) |

'Bout time. :P

(105) |

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(46) |

^Proof Devampi also cares.

(400) |

That's 2 of you...where are the other 3?

(35) |

Hello! Yes! It is me; a friendly Assault main!

*fake mustache falls off*

Okay, not exactly an Assault enthusiast (as you know), but the few times that I played with you, I saw good use out of . Think it might deserve some kind of mention under the Hunter/Mage section. Unless I missed it. Us Silver ranked Conquest mains have bad eyesight (we don't even see our mini map half the time).

(400) |

I do have the blessing listed in the Mage section (see inside the builds for the healing mages), but not the hunter section.

If we're talking specific hunters (, ), I think I typically prefer having them get a full T3 item...though I guess, if they're okay not getting any potions, they could combine it with . Thoughts?

(35) |

That was exactly my starting build when I was in our one Assault game, and the sustain felt good. Nice balance of healing and mana regen.

(46) |

But you're Platinum though

(35) |

Not right now

This guide has been so helpful, I would love to see it updated. Thank you for the work you put into it.

(400) |

Hey Hash, sorry, I apparently missed this message...but it was on the update schedule, and it's finally done. Sorry it took so long.

(4) |

Hi bran! i hope you're having a chill day.

In the tips part, you specificate:

Wind Demon: Crits reduce healing by 40% for 8 seconds.

A perfect counter item for a basic attacking Assassin or Hunter.

That's not anymore like that ofc, so yeah.

(400) |

Work's been absolute hell. I don't even touch my phone all day these days.

ERRR...hmmm...good catch. Obviously I don't review some sections very often. I'll make that change next update...not sure when that will be. Appreciate the find though!

(4) |

don't worry Bran! you don't have to be 24/7 to the disposal of this site. I'll keep reviewing to help you and when you can or when you want you can correct them. It's okay, take time for yourself :)

(81) |

Bran, you don't list and 's now an assassin. :P

(143) |

I would list Baron under Mid and Solo.

(400) |

(This is the Assault guide, Kriega)

@Gulf, good call. I hadn't updated. Will do that really quick.

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(143) |

Lol. Im blind.

(35) |

It is updated as of Patch 5.12

(46) |

Future update request: I would suggest listing items that are banned in assault.

(400) |

Adding now (I do give multiple examples in the Assault Overview section, but don't list all).

Do me a favor...confirm the following for me: , , .

(400) |

Tentatively final list added. It's to the right of the map. Listed items right now: , , , , , , . Still to confirm: .

Also added a bit of extra wording to the Guardian and Warrior sections regarding considered starting items if you have self-healing. Boogie, I'm looking at you.

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(81) |

You can purchase in assault.

(81) |

I know that Thebes is banned; I'll have to test the others.

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(81) |

Bran, you have both listed and mentioned. As far as I know you cannot purchase this in assault.

(400) |

Yeah, thanks for confirming both this and shamans. I already updated the guide so that's why it now mentions gauntlet, along with the others. I'd assumed shamans was purchasable, so kept it off the list. Now you confirmed, I won't have to do any further updates.

(81) |

Quoted:

Gauntlet of Thebes (AURA: Balanced Protections): Provides a small balanced protection aura and a good chunk of health and protections for you. Best if your team has a healer. This is the new and improved version of

You cannot buy in assault. :P

(400) |

Oh I see what you mean. Oops. Will fix that.

*edit* fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.

(81) |

You da man, Bran. I wish I could purchase Thebes in assault...From what I can tell, the only stacking items that you can purchase are those that "evolve" like the starter blessings and , Thebes being the exception for some reason.

(46) |

yes, i meant a comprehensive list. you also missed

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(400) |

I didn't miss Warlock's, just didn't choose to list everything. Gave examples only (and mentioned stacking being a limiting factor). I already know Warlock's is banned.

(46) |

I figured it mighta been beneficial to have a comprehensive list. Will test those 4 items next time I play assault. Anything else we should look out for?

(46) |

too. I was just updating my guide and i was wondering if was banned since it's a stacking item.

(143) |

Not too sure about the Basic attack mage builds for /. It has 50% CDR. is also a great pickup in Assault against ever-present healing. is nice for the team but I would rather get more power for / considering you are picking up and .

I would build this instead: , , , , , .

Also a good start would be and , I might be wrong on that though. or may be better paired with it.

And how good is and start for hunter in assault compared to ? It gives extra gold for further items/potions/chalices.

(400) |

Oops, I screwed up. I breezed past the basic attack builds for Sol/Chronos. Thanks for taking the time to review. I like that build. I agree also with focusing on their abilities first and getting into basic attack function late. I'll use that build as the example if you don't mind. Will give credit in the update section at the top.

For , I do find (which I do suggest) to be a weird item, but one that fits in the end. Although she doesn't heal allies, she should still get stacks quickly, and I'm pairing it with early for that extra MS and the AS, which as you know she needs to do any reasonable amount of damage. Also like the CDR that comes with it. I strongly would prefer Ring, personally, over Pythag's, though I can see how that has some appeal for immediate team benefit. Guess I'm just selfish that way =P

I've honestly never done a + start. I like the lifesteal potential out of it, along with extra cash for whatever. Since some damage is going to come from abilities early game when my basic attack DPS isn't all that great (safer to poke, item reliant), I'll expect Blessing to be fully stacked before I even die (unless I start like *** and die quickly). So the inherently high power from is a better balance for overall DPS (along with that power having at least some effect on scaling of damaging abilities). With stacking items not being available, BF has just been my go-to, and I'm very comfortable with it.

(81) |

The next time I play an AA hunter, I'll try out the / start because I'm not crazy about buying first and spending all but 200 of my starting gold. I would definitely keep it for ability hunters like and .

(46) |

I would like to bring to your attention how powerful lotus crown is as a first item, in this game mode, on or (due to their huge AoE heals). I've played a couple games with this, and it has allowed my team to be very aggressive early. +20 dual protections is A LOT early game.

I like playing these lovely ladies (I was gonna make a MILF joke about , but my better judgement tells me not to) as tanky support medics. So my build for both of them would look something like:
lotus crown
shoes of your choice (reinforced/focus for and magi/focus for )

(Keep your guys alive!)
to support a good ADC or (if no one else builds it)
(Help an offensive mage)

Getting lotus crown instead of boots or BoV on hurts her survival chances, so stay in the back and pop heals/use your #2 to debuff/buff enemies/allies. lotus crown also includes MP5, so you won't be running out of Mana too fast.

(46) |

I don't play or , so I don't know how well this would work on them.

I haven't had the chance to play in this gametype, so I can't say how well this will or won't work.

Bran, next time we play Assault together, and you get either or , try this out.

(81) |

RNG hasn't been kind to me, but I have played a few games with using the lotus crown and I think it makes a difference. It's especially great when an enemy team has an assassin like who's gunning for you. I think I pissed one off because he only managed to kill me once or twice during a ten minute match (his team surrendered) and he died every time he got near me. I'll try this on and/or if I ever get either again...

(400) |

I'll try it out. I agree it has good potential, but it all depends on what you prefer. In my case, I think I value starting with CDR for most healers, more than anything else. I guess I would consider this if there were 4+ physical gods, 3+ if they were all high damage. The MP5 isn't too bad either, and the cheap price would still allow me to get at least .

It's a good suggestion.

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(81) |

I'll try it out as well the next time I'm playing either of those lovely ladies. As for and , I'd rather go with boots and cdr first because neither has a real good escape and Aphro really needs to keep up with her target to heal them.

(10) |

Aphro doesnt use lotus crown well due to how she can only apply it to one other person at a time. Other utility items like gem of iso, spear of the magus, or divine ruin will generally serve you better

(400) |

Yup, and note that I have example builds for standard healing mages (and Lotus is present in those), while Aphro has her own build suggestion (without Lotus, specifically for this reason).

Specifically in my writeup:

"Aphrodite is a great healer, but she can only heal one god at a time, so only some of these are really useful for her."
Lotus Crown: "This is a great item for all AOE healers (everyone except Aphrodite). When gods receive healing, they gain protections for 5 seconds."

(46) |

Sorry I should have clarified. I didn't mean playing with lotus crown. I meant playing her more tanky (instead of using your build, which seems much more balanced/versatile).

The lotus crown build i was pitching was only for AoE healers. Sorry for the confusion.

(46) |

Ahh thanks Gulf! Appreciate the feedback!

(81) |

Anytime.

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The Overarching Assault Guide (S9, Patch 9.5, "Slipknot")

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Assault Overview

Relic Essentials

Assassin Builds

Guardian Builds

Hunter Builds

Mage Builds

Warrior Builds

Tips & Scenarios

Quick Definitions & References

Some Of My Guides

Conclusion

Ares	Essential to maximize the potential of Ares' ult. You'll want to check the enemies' builds...did they get Purification Beads? Purification Beads' base cooldown is 160 seconds, while Blink Rune is shorter (140 seconds, improved to 100 seconds with Relic Dagger). His ult, No Escape, also has a base 100 seconds, and can be shortened even further with CDR. You should be able to pull enemies at least every other time barring other items ( Magi's Cloak) or abilities (some ults provide CC immunity).
Cerberus	Similar to Ares, using Blink Rune when enemies are bunched up can make his ult significantly more deadly.
Geb	Geb's ult, Cataclysm, is a large AOE that stuns enemies and deals a % of their current health. Blinking in with an immediate ult in the midst of a full health enemy team can deal a ton of damage.
Kuzenbo	Blink in to the side or behind an enemy to push them back toward your team for an easy kill.
Sylvanus	Similar to Geb, Sylvanus has a large AOE ult, but this one knocks enemies up and applies DoT damage.
Xing Tian	Similar to Ares, using Blink Rune when enemies are bunched up can make his ult significantly more deadly.
Ymir	Use this in combination with Ymir's ability #3, Frost Breath. This is a great initiator, especially when you max this ability, as they'll be frozen for over 2 seconds. You can then proceed with your wall to cut off a possible escape, or immediately trigger his ult to build damage.

The Overarching Assault Guide (S9, Patch 9.5, "Slipknot")

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Introduction

Assault Overview

Relic Essentials

Assassin Builds

Starting Kit Options:

Key Offense Items:

Key Bruiser / Protection Items:

Key Basic Attacker Items:

Guardian Builds

Starting Kit Options:

General Item Considerations:

Hunter Builds

Mage Builds

Warrior Builds

General Item Considerations:

Tips & Scenarios

Quick Definitions & References

Some Of My Guides

The Overarching Series

Individual God Guides

Conclusion

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Introduction

Assault Overview

Relic Essentials

Assassin Builds

Starting Kit Options:

Key Offense Items:

Key Bruiser / Protection Items:

Key Basic Attacker Items:

Guardian Builds

Starting Kit Options:

General Item Considerations:

Hunter Builds

Mage Builds

Warrior Builds

General Item Considerations:

Tips & Scenarios

Quick Definitions & References

Some Of My Guides

The Overarching Series

Individual God Guides

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