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The Overarching Conquest Guide (Y11, Patch 11.1 "Year 11")

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Introduction

Recent Guide Updates:

2024/1/27: Guide is current as of Patch 11.1, "Year 11." General information updated for Year 11, including starting processes for all roles, relic suggestions, new warding items, and tier lists. ADC builds updated.

Revision History

*YEAR 11 FEATURES*

Year 11 (Patch 11.1) hit on January 23, 2024, with a variety of new Conquest map features and some major changes to items.

Here are some of the key changes:

Updated Map: The Conquest map has been revised and enlarged, with new lane shapes, jungle pathing, map-wide environment art, adjusted camp locations, NPC stats, and new mechanics.
Camp Location Changes: The Health buff and chest camp have swapped locations. Roaming harpies now spawn around the Health camp. Shield and Cooldown camps have been moved to new locations on the outside edges of the map.
New Naga Camps & Teleporters: Nagas spawn in the location where the Shield and Cooldown camps used to be. They guard the camp location where at 8 minutes into the match, Teleporter pads will allow players to teleport from one side of the map to the other.
Cyclops Rogues & Purchasing Outside of Base: Starting with the 2nd spawn, every other Cyclops Rogue spawn now provide players access to the shop outside of base.
Celestial Comets & Indra's Scepter: Starting at 90 seconds, a Celestial Comet crashes down in a lane (when it lands, it deals a bit of damage and knocks back enemy players in the area). Takes 10 hits to destroy, and drops chunks as it's hit, providing 3 XP and 5 Gold each. When fully destroyed, it drops Indra's Scepter, which a player can carry around to help deal damage.
Unleashed and Roaming Jungle Camps: Jungle camps that spawn on your side of the map can now be damaged from outside leash radius and will chase outside leash radius for a set amount of time, allowing for new strategies. Harpy camps will roam set paths in the Jungle.
Stygian Beacon Update: Capturing the Beacon now awards players with the Stygian Barrage, dealing damage to all active structures the enemy possesses, and this can kill Towers but not Phoenixes. It no longer unleashes the Titans.
New Fire Giant Features: The Fire Giant has a new attack ("Firefall"), that follows attackers and deals damage in an area and knocks up after 3 seconds. When the FG reaches 85% health, it spawns an Effigy which, when destroyed, makes the Fire Giant take 15% more damage from all sources for 15 seconds.
No More Class Bonuses: Year 10 Class Bonuses have been removed from the game.
Shard Changes: Claw and Carapace Shards have been removed, with Golden, Sturdy and Vibrant Shards being added.
Relic Changes: Relics now only have 1 T3 version, and can either be purchased or quests completed to upgrade. Various relics have had shifts in stats and effects. Frenzy and Ankh have been removed. New relic Divine Barrier added.
Consumable Changes: Chalice of Mana has been removed. 2 new wards (Proximity and Raven) have been added.
Lifesteal Rework: It is now 50% less effective against minions to encourage sustain when fighting rather than healing up outside of fights, and all lifesteal on items and abilities have been increased to compensate. Lifesteal caps have been raised (80% for Physical, 70% for Magical). New item Crimson Claws added.
Stacking Item Refresh: Players now earn stacks on the 4 traditional stacking items (BoT, Warlock's, Devo's, Trans) by dealing damage rather than last-hitting. (They're also unbanned in the Assault mode.)
Revived Items: Void Shield and Void Doumaru (the reincarnated version of Void Stone are back, providing protection reduction auras, while Blackthorn Hammer is revived as a functional early-item option for Solos.
Unlimited Glyphs / Glyph Changes: You can now build as many glyphs as you want (not limited to 1 anymore). Envenomed DB and Heavy Exe have been removed, while Devoted DB and Envenomed Exe are now here.

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Welcome! This is a guide for SMITE's Conquest mode, designed to apply on a high level to general gameplay and tips, rather than focusing on individual gods or builds.

The most competitive and complex mode in SMITE, Conquest can be played in both casual and ranked modes, and is the mode played by the pros. It provides the ultimate conglomeration of all aspects of SMITE gameplay and strategy, including 1 v 1, jungling, build efficiency, counter-building, teamfighting, communication, and taking objectives.

This guide targets the following players:

New players looking for general information on the most competitive and comprehensive mode in SMITE
Regulars looking for a refresher or to possibly learn a helpful tip or two
Regulars that enjoy providing feedback, suggestions, and thoughts (thanks!)

Conquest topics that will be covered:

General rules and technical details
Overview and gameplay for each role, including popular starting items and starting processes
Coverage of strategic gameplay elements, including warding, awareness, and communication

This guide is NOT designed to cover all of the intricacies and in-depth information required to be a successful ranked player, though the basics contained herein will help you prepare. As such, it will not cover topics such as picks and bans, or individual god strategies. With the exception of the ADC / Carry, I will also not be discussing complete builds, as there are many variations for building and counter-building for each role.

*NOTE FOR TRUE BEGINNERS*

If you're a true beginner, and you've stumbled upon this guide, it might be better if you start at the very beginning. That beginning is:

BUGS (Beginner's Universal Guide to SMITE) by Aramey

Keep in mind that it IS outdated, but the core information still applies.

ROLE GUIDES FEATURE: There's a tutorial feature called "Role Guides" that is designed to help new players. It detects your assigned role from the lobby to provide a guided experience, showing you waypoints and starting paths, draws attention to respawning camps, and highlights jungle bosses and towers as the game progresses. Can be toggled on/off at any time, and works within Co-op and PvP modes. Check it out!

*NOTE ON TOXICITY*

SMITE is a MOBA. As such (unfortunately), you can expect to encounter toxicity in some of your matches. The easiest suggestion is to group with like-minded individuals / friends that are okay with you not being perfect (or anywhere close to...). Unfortunately, you won't always be able to do this.

If you're able to brush nasty comments off, more power to you. Another GREAT option is the in-game MUTE button![/size]

As a final thought before we begin, understand that I am not a pro by any means. This project is a love letter to a game I've thoroughly enjoyed for years, and I've gathered as much information as I could from various sources and my own experience to help others develop the same love for the game that I have. You may not agree with everything contained herein, and with the plethora of information, there are likely to be mistakes (let me know if you catch any!). The following contains information obtained through time and experience, and I hope you get something of quality out of this guide. So let's start, shall we?

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

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Conquest Overview

Legend:

XP Camps:Harpies
Major Objectives:Gold Fury,
Fire Giant,Oracle Harpies,
Pyromancer,Totem,
Teleporter
Buff Camps:Damage Buff,Mana Buff,Speed Buff,Void Buff,
Support Buff,Shield Buff,
Cooldown Buff
Structures:+Towers,+Phoenixes
+Titans

This is a 5 v 5 match with 3 lanes and a jungle section in-between lanes. All unlocked/free rotation gods are available.
Roles are requested prior to entering a match lobby (2 preferred roles per player). Roles are officially assigned by the system upon entering into the lobby. Roles are: ADC (Carry), Support, Jungle, Mid, Solo. You can request to exchange roles with other players while in the lobby.
Everyone starts at level 1 with 1,500 gold. Setup time (before the match starts) is 110 seconds. Once the match timer starts, everyone gains 3 gold per second (otherwise known as "gold spool").
*NOTE* All minions, structures and the Titan deal physical damage (exception being the Fire Giant, who deals both physical AND magical damage depending on attack).

Special features:

"Invader's Curse" Debuff: Through the first 35s of the match, the jungle buff camps emit a large protective debuff aura around themselves, called the "Invader's Curse". Enemies that enter the aura's radius will have their healing, movement speed and attack speed reduced by 30%. This debuff persists for five seconds after leaving the area, and discourages early enemy invades.
Tower Bastions: There are twelve of these, six per side, two per lane and are inside the Tier 1 Tower's radius. While active, they provide 25% damage mitigation each (30% total per T1 Tower), have 90% healing reduction and can be damaged by Basic Attacks or Abilities from players. Bastions reward players with 100 Gold and have the following stats:

- 1000 health
- 60 Physical Protection
- 45 Magical Protection

Main buff camps:

The buff camps spawn at 00:00. Buffs persist for 2 minutes, camps respawn in 2 minutes (after ALL minions are killed). NOTE: Gods that visit a Jungle Camp on their side of the map receive vision of the in-world and minimap respawn timers for that camp. This is granted even if the camp was invaded and cleared by the enemy.

Purple Buff (Chimeras)

Typically taken by: ADC (Carry)
Chimera ability (debuff): Void Sludge. The chimera fires a projectile attack at its target, applying a debuff to the first target it aggros (stacking up to 3 times), applying 5% protection reduction per stack for 10 seconds.
Purple Buff: Increases attack speed by 10%, Magical Basic Attack Damage by 10, and Physical Basic Attack Damage by 12.

Damage Buff (Manticores)

Typically taken by: Mid-Laner
Manticore ability (damage): Berserk. Triggers when Manticore goes below 45% health. This attack has increased Attack Speed, causing players to take more damage over time.
Damage buff: Increases Physical and Magical Power by 10%, plus an additional flat +10 Magical Power and +5 Physical Power.

Speed Buff (Centaurs)

Typically taken by: Jungler
Centaur ability (damage): Spear Thrust. Winds up for a powerful thrust, damaging all enemies in a line. Deals 3x its basic attack damage to enemies within range.
Speed buff: Increases movement speed by 10%. Jungle minion kills/assists provide 2% extra movement speed. Stacks up to 3 times (16% total).

Mana Buff (Satyrs)

Typically taken by: Solo Laner
Satyr ability (summon): Summon Spirits. Up to 4 Spirit Satyrs will be summoned in to help the Satyr shortly after he enters combat. These have very low HP but can deal a lot of damage if left unchecked.
Mana buff: Grants +4 Mana healed per second. Each time you hit an enemy God with an ability you regain 2% of your missing Mana. Enemy Lane Minions take an additional 5 True Damage while Jungle Bosses take an additional 3% of their current health as True Damage from abilities. Subsequent hits on the same target do half the bonus damage for the next 3s.

Support Buff (Dryads)

Typically taken by: Support
Scorpion ability: applies HP5 to its minis.
Support buff: Grants +100 maximum Health and Mana, plus an additional 30 for every 50 total protections on the wearer. Also grants +10 HP5 and MP5.

Special camps / buffs:

Fire Giant's Might Buff: Obtained by the entire team that defeats the Fire Giant. Provides 70 magical power, 50 physical power, 4% HP5 and 2% MP5, +25% damage increase to structures, 4 minute duration. Fire Giant spawns at 10:00, respawns in 5 minutes after defeat. At the 30 minute mark, the Enhanced Fire Giant replaces the regular version, and the buff provides 100 magical power, 65 physical power, and 30% increased bonus damage to structures, in addition to the other stats. Also allows players to ignore 50% of a tower's backdoor protections.
Oracle Harpies (across from the Gold Fury): If a team kills BOTH Oracle Harpies, that team is given vision of the Fury pit for 90 seconds. Spawns at 0:30, respawns in 3 minutes.
Oni Fury (random spawn in place of base Gold Fury): Lane minion buff. After its defeat, the next round of minions spawned in all 3 lanes are granted 75% bonus damage, 30% bonus health, increased Physical protections by 50, and Magical protections by 60.
Primal Fury (random spawn in place of base Gold Fury): Provides permanent increased damage against jungle monsters. After its defeat, grants every player on the killer's team a stacking 7% damage buff towards and 7% reduced damage from jungle camps and jungle bosses (stacks 3 times).
Pyromancer (across from the Fire Giant): When defeated, drops the "Runic Bomb," which can be picked up like a jungle buff, only by someone from the team who dealt the last hit to the pyromancer. It fills a consumable spot and can be placed later by using that slot and selecting a ground target area. Deals 300 Physical Damage to Gods and applies Knockback, and deals 1,000 True Damage to Minions and Structures. Structures hit by the Bomb are also debuffed with 35% reduced Attack Speed for 10 seconds. Can be sold in the Item Shop for 33 Gold.
Duo Side (Shield) Scorpion Camp: This is a camp that, when defeated, drops the Gold Buff, which grants a Shield equal to 50 Health plus 20 per level and 5 of both Protections plus 1 per level. Has a duration of 60s and can stack with any other Jungle Buff. Lasts for 1 minute.
Solo Side (Cooldown) Scorpion Camp: This is a camp that, when defeated, drops the Cooldown Buff, which Increases CDR by 5% + 0.75% per level up to 20% (5.75% at level 1) at level 20. Lasts for 1 minute.
Cyclops Rogues: At the start of the match, a Rogue’s Stash will spawn near a random Jungle Camp. Spawn locations are always symmetric for both teams. Opening a Stash awards 25 Gold but they are also trapped and a Cyclops Rogue will spawn. The Rogue awards 25 Gold when slain and drops one of two buff areas every other time:

- An "Aspect of the Rogue" buff area, providing 20% increased movement speed for 60 seconds.
- A Jungle Shop for all allies that allows you to purchase from the Item Shop within its range for 60 seconds. (This always drops starting with the second Cyclops Rogue)

Every third set of Stashes are trapped and will spawn Cyclops Rogues upon opening. The Rogue awards 75 Gold when slain and also drops the Aspect of the Rogue buff area. After all Stashes on the map have been opened, a new set will spawn after 3 minutes.
The Totem (located on the outer edge of the Solo lane): for the first 15 minutes of the match, a Totem will appear near the Solo lane. While active, this objective has an aura around it that grants Gods 10% increased damage dealt to minions and other Gods. When destroyed, a single instant stack is applied to teammates near to the Totem the moment it is claimed, and provides an empowering aura in all allied tower areas that boost movement speed (5%) and mana regeneration for 1 minute. While the aura is active, players leaving the tower areas retain the MS and MP5 buff for 10 seconds. It is refreshed if they re-enter the area if the aura is still active.

Game Phases:

A Conquest match consists of 3 conceptual phases: Early, Mid, and Late-Game. These are loosely defined by a combination of the following: match time, build and level progress, objective/structure status.

Early Game: AKA the "Laning Phase." Beginning at the start of the match, through the timepoint is roughly around 10-15 minutes. Player levels reach around 10, and builds consist of up to around 2 full items. The majority of roles (ADC (Carry) / Mid / Solo) stay in their lanes to farm for XP / gold. The Support will often begin to rotate through the jungle before the laning phase ends, and the Jungler will roam throughout. The Gold Fury and Oracle Harpies may be targeted at any time, especially if one team gains a temporary advantage (early kills).
Mid-Game: From the transition through the early game to around 20-25 minutes. Player levels are approaching 20, and builds are nearing completion (4-5 completed items). Players will rotate between lanes much more to support teammates either push or defend objectives. All mid-map objectives have increased importance. The Pyromancer and Fire Giant spawn at 10 minutes and should be watched closely.
Late-Game: From the transition through the mid-game to the end of the match. Players reach level 20, and builds are completed. Players will often roam in groups to destroy and defend objectives. Many fights are in groups, and if a team gains a huge advantage of numbers through successful teamfighting, the Titan is targeted to end the game.

Minions spawn every 30 seconds in each lane starting at time 0, consisting of 3 ranged-attack Archers (in the back) and a total of 3 of Swordsmen / Brutes (in the front).

The lane minions are the main source of gold and XP for the ADC, Mid, and Solo-Laners. They provide gold on assist / proximity, with an additional +50% gold on last-hits.

Since archers deal higher damage from distance, and have lower health, they should be the priority targets if you can't hit the entire wave.

Minions generally attack the closest target to them. However, they will switch targets to an enemy god if that god does damage to an allied god within their vicinity.

Key minion stats:

Lane minions deal 40% less damage to gods.
Minions prioritize towers, phoenixes, and Titans over enemy minions, deployables, and pets.
Minions reward additional XP and gold every 3 minutes, capping at 21 minutes.
Minions take reduced damage as follows: 10% + 1% per minute since the start of the match.
Minions gain +2% movement speed every 3 minutes.dddd
Flaming Minions: special forms of minions that spawn while an enemy phoenix is down in the opposite lane. These minions deal twice as much damage and have 200 more health than their non-flaming counterparts. Their damage reduction remains the same.

If your tower hits the minion at least once, you still get XP but receive ONLY 25% GOLD. It's this aspect of gameplay that shapes strategies for pushing your lane against your lane enemy.

Let's go over some of the strategies that can help you win your lane (or allow you to stop the bleeding, re: Playing From Behind):

Hard Pushing

Offensive Lane Freezing & Bullying

Defensive Lane Freezing

Proxy-Farming

Playing From Behind

Here are the dirty (boring) details about jungle camps, jungle objectives, and structures. Not very exciting, but it's important to understand what they can do and what affects them.

Jungle Camp / Boss Details

Tower, Phoenix & Titan Details

*NOTE* All structures and the Titan deal physical damage.

Structures (Towers & Phoenixes)

Includes towers and phoenixes. They are immune to most abilities and debuffs, and can only be damaged with basic attacks. Each objective is invulnerable until the structure preceding it is destroyed. They initiate attacks on the first enemy to enter their designated range and will normally proceed to attack with escalating damage until that enemy is either destroyed or out of range. Minions are generally targeted before enemy gods. They will only immediately change target to an enemy god in range if that enemy harms a friendly god. Once an enemy god is targeted, they will continue to be targeted regardless of other gods' actions until they are dead or out of range. See HERE for further details.

Towers: Each lane contains 2 towers on each side. The Tier 1 towers (closest to the enemy) have 2,100 health, 230 physical power (+ 135% power scaling vs Gods), 20% penetration, and 125 protections. At the start of a match, Tier 1 towers all have 2 Tower Bastions located in the tower radius. While alive, they provide the tower with 15% damage mitigation each (30% when both are alive). These objectives can be destroyed with Basic Attack and/or Ability Damage, providing 50 gold to allies in the area.

Tier 2 towers have 3,000 health, 290 power, 20% penetration, and 125 protections (+ 135% power scaling vs Gods). First tower in the lane rewards 125 gold and 100 XP upon destruction; second tower rewards 150 gold and 200 XP upon destruction. Once they are destroyed, they are destroyed forever.
Phoenixes: Each lane contains 1 phoenix on each side, with 3,000 health, 320 physical power (+ 135% power scaling vs Gods, 140% power scaling vs minions), 20% penetration, and 125 protections. Rewards 150 gold upon destruction. They cannot be destroyed until both towers in their lane have been destroyed. Will respawn after 4 minutes with 25% health, and regains health (up to 70%) over time.

*TECHNICAL NOTES*

Towers and Phoenixes deal an additional 15% damage to minions.
Structures take 50% less damage if no opposing minions are near, to prevent tower diving.
Damage from structures escalates by 20% with each consecutive hit.
Flat and % penetration items affect structure damage. % protection reduction debuffs (e.g. The Executioner, Demonic Grip) do not.
Structures take 80% of physical gods' basic attacks, and 120% of magical gods' basic attacks.
Most item effects do not apply. Exceptions to this include Polynomicon's and Hydra's Lament's passives.
Thoth's Glyph of Pain applies triggering damage from ranged basic attacks shot through it.

Titan

The final objective. Whichever team manages to defeat the enemy Titan first wins the match. Has 17,600 health. Gains 750 health per tower standing, and 2,250 health per Phoenix standing. Invulnerable as long as ALL phoenixes are alive. Becomes weaker (less health and other buffs) the more phoenixes are defeated. Can move freely from their resting spot and will chase enemies until they leave the Titan's range or die. Regains health over time when disengaged from combat, which makes it important to attack the Titan only when you can fully commit with teammates/minions.

*TECHNICAL NOTES*

If engaged and then disengaged from combat, the Titan will regenerate health as follows: 0 Phoenixes spawned = ~1,200 health, 1 Phoenix spawned = ~1,800 health, 2 Phoenixes spawned = ~2,500 health.
Can be affected by debuffs and abilities, but is not affected by CC effects.
The Titan will instantly destroy any player made terrain such as Ymir's Ice Wall by moving through them.
If all phoenixes respawn while the Titan is engaged, it will not become invulnerable again until it is disengaged.
The Titan is also invulnerable if it is out of combat (e.g. he cannot be damaged via long-range ults like Vulcan's Earthshaker when he is not engaged).

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

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Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)

Standard / Meta Gods Used in the ADC / Carry Role:

Typical ADC Qualities:

Strengths

+ High single target damage
+ Strong late-game
+ Highest potential sustained damage output

Weaknesses

- Squishy
- CC abilities may be limited
- Reliant on Support early for protection/initiation

Who (typically plays as an ADC): Hunters are the common choice for the ADC role due to their reliance on ranged basic attacks, though there are some mages whose basic attacks are strengthened within their kits, giving them strong potential in this role as well.
What (does the ADC do): The ADC (Attack Damage Carry) will focus on increasing their basic attack damage output to deal extremely high late-game damage. Left unchecked, it is possible for them to blow through enemies and objectives, and "carry" their team to victory.
When (is the ADC most relevant): Many ADCs start out a bit weak, and they are typically dependent on items to see their maximum potential. Almost all are powerhouses in the late game, with builds based around stats such as power, lifesteal, attack speed, penetration, and (for physical gods) critical strike items and/or Qin's Sais.
Where (should they be): The ADC will usually stay in the Duo Lane with the Support for the first few minutes. In the mid-game, they'll often find themselves alone more often with the enemy ADC, as their focus will be to continue farming resources, though their scope will increase to nearby skirmishes and objective control. In the later stages of a match, they need to bring their high damage to a teamfight, and focus when possible on taking down objectives.
Why (would you want to play as an ADC): If you have the patience to wait for the late game, and like the opportunity to absolutely blast enemies down, this role is for you.
How (should you play them): ADCs generally want to build some sustain (e.g. lifesteal) to help them with laning and 1 v 1 boxing, but focus mainly on building up attack speed, power, and penetration. They want to clear waves quickly and efficiently, and poke the enemy (or outbox them) when possible. They are the best source of consistent damage and should focus more than any other role on objective kills.
Main Responsibilities: farm minions and camps efficiently to build and level up quickly, maintain constant pressure with poke damage, be opportunistic with god kills, destroy objectives, and above all, DON'T DIE.

*NOTE ON SEASON 9 STARTER ITEMS* S8 made a huge change to starter items, doing away with Blessings and introducing 16 new starters. Even into S9, these items are in a constant state of flux due to regular attempts to balance, and I will discuss their features below.

Starters that are interesting / potentially viable for physical ADCs include Death's Toll, Gilded Arrow, Leather Cowl, Manikin Scepter, Bluestone Pendant, and Eye Of The Jungle.
Magical ADCs will generally consider Death's Toll, Gilded Arrow, Manikin Scepter, Sands of Time, and Eye Of The Jungle.

Death's Toll	This is the safest pick for early sustain of both health AND mana, and is a good pick for gods reliant on a bit more ability use (due to mana sustain, and has power as opposed to increased basic attack damage). Death's Embrace is the sustain upgrade providing you with enhanced health and mana sustain on connecting with basic attacks, and is the standard upgrade. Death's Temper is chosen specifically for basic attack damage enhancement. It loses the sustain (which is okay if you have Devourer's Gauntlet or Asi, or have abilities that heal reliably) and requires stacking to get the basic attack damage boost, but will deliver a very significant DPS boost when stacked.

Gilded Arrow	This starter helps with farming and situational boxing. It doesn't provide any health sustain, but does have a bit of mana sustain. The basic attack damage boost and situational AS boost is nice, and the gold increase is helpful to get your build online a bit faster. Diamond Arrow is good for gold farming and situationally very high AS. If you prioritize this when you hit level 20, your gold increase when farming should allow you to get the rest of your items online much quicker, and get you moving also toward the big elixirs. It is also a decent option if you're building into Qin's Sais and Silverbranch Bow with significant AS overcapping potential. It can be a consideration for magical ADCs. Ornate Arrow is the go-to upgrade for physical crit builds where you're looking for added crit chance, though it also provides a consistent AS increase as long as you have enough gold in your pocket. Note that the requirement of gold in hand to see max stats makes this a very late-game item.

Leather Cowl	Physical Gods Only! Leather Cowl is the utility starter, providing health sustain via lifesteal and mana sustain via a small amount of MP5. The MS it provides when you're not with teammates can be helpful for chase or escape, but you're really getting this for the upgrades. Hunter's Cowl is great in later stages of a match when you're teamfighting or killing objectives, especially if you have other basic-attacking teammates, as it gives you an aura similar to Shogun's Kusari where you boost nearby teammates' attack speed (and your own). This helps your team when taking down jungle bosses (FG / GF), structures, etc. Leader's Cowl is much more situational, but the power boost can be effective when you outnumber the enemy (or the enemy is not there, such as when you're going for one of the jungle bosses). This is rarely picked up.

Bluestone Pendant	Physical Gods Only! This is intended mainly as a Solo starter, but has stats that can serve an ability-based ADC well. This could be functional for a god like Chiron, Medusa, Neith, or Ullr, but isn't recommended for standard basic-attack ADCs. Alternatively, it might be the go-to starter for specific Hunters that play in the Mid-Lane. Bluestone Brooch: While it might work well for Hunters with damage in 3 or 4 abilities, the stats aren't as appealing overall as the other upgrade. Corrupted Bluestone: This feels more synergistic for a Hunter, as it provides higher power, as well as situational enemy attack speed reduction and self attack speed boost (up to 50%!!!). If the Hunter has AOE damage abilities that work well in teamfights, you can rely on this for the majority of your attack speed, allowing you to focus less on attack speed and more on power and penetration. Alternative - Skip Upgrade: Some people may opt to sell Bluestone Pendant late-game for a regular T3 item.

Manikin Scepter	This is considered a Jungle starter, but provides interesting stats to help you play aggressively, and can be used to good effect for a select few ADCs to provide enhanced early wave clear (e.g. Izanami). The sustain it provides is situational for a lane role (health/mana gain on jungle minion kills only), so you may require potions until you're able to get some items providing sustain online. IF you choose to go with this starter, one option is to sell for a regular T3 item late-game rather than upgrade. Manikin Mace provides enhanced stats over the starter and should be the upgrade you choose as an ADC in most cases. Manikin Hidden Blade is an upgrade for gods that gank the backline; this is not what the ADC typically does and should not be chosen in this role.

Eye of the Jungle	This is also considered a Jungle starter, and its passive functions require you to be in the Jungle areas to gain those benefits. That said, the base stats provide some attack speed, which is attractive to a basic attacker. It's also great for jungle camp clearing, and its later upgrades will help immensely in securing objectives. Seer Of The Jungle: The main draw of this upgrade is the huge bonus damage to jungle monsters, which can really help with objective clear. The other portion of the passive allows you to see wards, which is great for denying the enemy vision. Protector Of The Jungle: This upgrade gives you a consistent damage bonus to all enemies while in the Jungle, along with a minor boost to your protections. This won't help when you're pushing the enemy Phoenixes or the Titan, but securing the Fire Giant can be the difference in winning or losing a match.

Sands of Time	Magical Gods Only! Most magical ADCs have some reliance on ability use, which makes the MP5 and CDR valuable early stats. Can be helpful when you don't need as much attack speed in your full build, due to the god's kit providing an AS steroid (e.g. Sol, Chronos). Pendulum of Ages is the recommended upgrade, and provides a higher base of CDR, which is great for hybrid gods that have some reliance on abilities. The Alternate Timeline is an upgrade that provides you with temporary survivability when you otherwise would have died (similar to a Khepri ult). This effect has a 6 minute cooldown, and is not the recommended upgrade.

*NOTE ON HUNTER BUILDS* The ADC (Carry) will be the only class in this guide with full build discussion. Only Hunters are covered, as Mages can be built in a variety of ways depending on the God.

The free starting shard you should generally purchase as ADC is for the attack speed and MS boost, though if you are building for abilities, is a good choice.

Anti-Tank Basic Attack Build

Arrow / Crit Basic Attack Build

Cowl / Crit Hybrid Build

Transcendence / Ability Build

Starting Items

Starting Process

Early Gameplay Elements

*NOTE* The Support should stay in-lane for the first few minutes to farm with and protect the ADC. However, the Support will eventually need to start roaming. You should always be aware of enemy gank potential, but be even more so when you're alone.

Farming & The Minion Waves: Main priority is clearing the minion waves. If you can out-clear the enemy, you can be more aggressive while they still have to worry about the wave.
Your Support (the player): If you find yourself with an unfamiliar Support player, you may not know how aggressive they play, or how well they'll cover you when you're being targeted. Just be mindful, as you may need to adjust your aggression level to match theirs.
Your Support (the god): Did they choose a safe pick (such as Khepri or Geb), or did they go for a more aggressive one? Safe picks are great to force a stalemate if necessary, while some of the risky choices may help secure an early kill or two.
The Enemy Support: Are they staying in-lane or are they mostly in the jungle? If you don't know where they are, be extremely careful pushing the lane. Wards can definitely help here.
The enemy Duo: If both Supports are sticking around, how do they match up against your Duo team? Do you have a great early game, while they are both relatively weak? Consider the matchups, which can help you determine how aggressive you can be.
Missing enemies: Just be aware anytime lane enemies aren't where you expect them to be. Warn teammates when enemies are missing from your lane and you don't know where they are.
Zoning out the enemy: Keeping up the pressure in your lane, and preventing the enemy from easily walking into the jungle will really help your teammates out. Forcing them to stay defensive means you'll be pushing your lane a bit, so you'll need to be careful if you do so, but with wards and good jungle presence from your teammates, you won't have to worry as much about being ganked.
Warding: It is EVERYONE'S responsibility to Ward. Unless you're steamrolling the enemy and they're completely on their heels, it's a good idea to pick some up Wards ASAP and keep them on the near jungle / close objectives at all times, for your own safety. Consider picking up a Chalice of the Oracle later in the match (costs the equivalent of 8 wards). (More in the Warding section)
Backing: Generally, you'll back after clearing a wave when you have enough gold to buy a full item. Lifesteal items like Devourer's Gauntlet or Asi can help you stay out for longer periods, but you may also need to consider a couple of Mana Potions to fortify ability use. Don't get too injured, or you might have to back early (or risk dying, which is a no-no).

Mid to Late Game Considerations & Strategies

Mid-Game Power Spike

As the game transitions to the mid-game, ADCs often see a power spike. This is due to:

Building items providing power, penetration, and attack speed
Early-game ability-reliant hunters (e.g. Medusa and Neith) who have high base damage with lower damage scaling) transitioning into a more standard basic attacking ADC but with continued ability support
Leveling non-wave clear abilities

In this last case, let's consider the following example. In the early game, needs to focus on leveling to help her wave clear. She doesn't get a chance to use to good effect until she can start leveling , which she can do once her wave-clear is solid. Using Kaldr is critical to her damage output, so in her case, her power spike is closely related to ability-leveling.

As such, it's important to try to take advantage when possible while some hunters have a slight edge over other roles, which may rely heavily on items/full builds to help them deal with an ADC's damage output.

Gameplay Elements

Keep the resources coming: you always want to keep gaining XP and gold to out-farm the enemy ADC, no matter where you go. If you've gone into the jungle or changed lanes to possibly help in a teamfight, you should continue to clear waves / camps given the opportunity.
Stick together: there is power in numbers, so when possible, team up when facing enemies or attacking / defending objectives. It gives them at least a second target to distract them.
Warding: you'll be a prime target of the enemy, as they'll want to prevent you from getting fed and outleveling their team. If your teammates aren't warding, it won't hurt you to drop some in key locations, as it can warn you if the Jungler is stalking you.
Rotating: you'll probably want to start rotating from the Duo Lane at the first mid-game teamfight, as the ADC provides significant damage. At this point, you should be on the move constantly between lanes, but remember to try to stick with other teammates so you're not alone and an easy target.
Teamfighting: although a simple concept, it can be difficult to remember when you become a destructive force. With power comes...weakness. You're squishy. In a teamfighting situation, you should always be behind your front-line tanks. Let them protect you and set up kill opportunities with their CC abilities, at which point you can go in for the kill.
Objectives: this is the thing ADCs do best. Remember that downing objectives wins the game, and your sustained damage output is likely the highest on your team, so you should always be looking for opportunities to take down towers, phoenixes, etc. Also...if you've got good lifesteal, you may be able to easily solo the Gold Fury and Oracle Harpies.
Play to your strengths: although all ADCs can output great damage in the mid-to-late game, some gods have great teamfight potential with AOE and/or CC abilities (e.g. Neith, Medusa). Others have incredible objective and split-pushing potential (which will be discussed in the next section). Focus on what you're good at to help your team.

Key Gameplay Strategies (Objectives & Split-Pushing)

Top Split-Pushers

Split-pushing involves one or more players, separate from their main force, attacking lanes and objectives. Hopefully, the main force provides enough threat to keep the attention of the enemy team, allowing the pusher to sneak in and take down enemy objectives.

The strongest split-pushers are usually ADCs, though some Junglers can also do very well. The key is high power, good penetration, and a fast attack. Good mobility or escapes are also extremely helpful to get you to safety if the enemy converges.

The starter item and its upgrade can also provide an advantage if you're alone, giving you extra movement speed to get to lane, push, and get out more quickly.

There are three ways to split-push effectively.

Minions take the damage: this is the most common way. It requires you to push your lane by helping clear minions beforehand, and moving with your minions to attack the tower. Let them enter the tower's range first, at which point you can attack the tower without taking damage. If the enemy team isn't paying attention, you can finish the tower quickly, but because you'll probably have to help clear the minion wave beforehand, it can give the enemy advance warning of your location. Pretty much all ADCs should be able to do this relatively well.
Tank takes the damage: this one is risky, so requires good warding and distraction to limit your danger. If your team is ahead and attacking on multiple fronts, it may be enough to allow a tank with good physical protections to accompany you to take down an objective. You can bypass the minion waves if the tank takes the tower's focus while you attack, but since the tank is guaranteed to take some damage, be ready for the possibility they (and you!) may die from the tower or enemies before getting back to safety.
Kaldr: Skadi has a unique ~~buddy~~ ability that allows her to distract the tower and delay damage to herself. Right before entering tower range, send Kaldr in with Rune Of The Hunt. For a short time (4-5 seconds), it allows you to attack the tower without being focused.

Other Gods' Split-Push Strengths

Apollo is extremely effective, not because he can distract the objective (he can't), but because he can extract quickly with Across The Sky, either easily getting to safety, or better yet, dropping down into a teamfight almost immediately after destroying an objective. If he does need to tank a bit of tower damage, he can use Serenade, which at level 5 provides 50 protections.
Chronos has an amazing attack speed boost via Accelerate, which if triggered while Wheel of Time is in section IV, gives him a 35% magical power contribution to basic attacks. As a magical god, he does 120% of basic attack damage to objectives, so this is huge. His ult, Rewind, can save him from near-death and get him back in the fight with full strength.
Izanami is a pure lane and objective-pusher. She can clear waves faster than anyone with just basics, and has a stealth / dash in Fade Away that can make her hard to catch should she be challenged while split-pushing.
Rama has an incredible attack speed steroid, and enough CC via cripples and slows to help create space between him and would-be killers.
Sol has great attack speed, and as a magical god, does 120% of basic attack damage to objectives. Her passive, Unstable Manifestation, gives her extra basic attack damage at full heat, and Disapparate can help her extract safely.
Ullr can get in quick with his move speed boost in melee stance, via Expose Weakness / Invigorate. When attacking the objective, he can boost his basic attack damage with Expose Weakness / Invigorate and has an inherent attack speed boost in his ranged stance. If an enemy threatens, he can stun, leap, and escape quickly with his move speed boost.

*NOTE* Relics can be upgraded at a price of 300 gold to decrease CD, or a total of 800 gold to gain extra effects. The first relic is available at level 1, while the second relic becomes available at level 12.

Recommended Relics

Here are recommended relics that should be of most use to the ADC.

Recommended Relics

Situational Relics

These relics can be used to good effect, but are chosen to fit a specific situation or need. You may want to check your allies' relics before choosing these as second relics; if your Support has picked up or , for example, it may be best to just pick up .

Situational Relics

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

Original contribution by:

DucksRock

Roles: Duo Lane Support

Standard / Meta Gods Used in the Support Role:

Flex Picks / Playable as Support:

Typical Support Qualities:

Strengths

+ Usually high protections/health
+ Some have great healing/sustain
+ Strong CC abilities
+ Great in teamfights

Weaknesses

- Early game can be difficult
- Struggle to make gold
- Usually low damage
- Underappreciated

Who (typically plays in the Support role): The most common class used in the Support role is the Guardian, for their strong CC abilities and tankiness. However, there is more than one way to support. Some Warriors have great potential through base damage. Select Assassins see good efficacy in the role, such as Fenrir, Ne Zha, and Serqet. Some mages (healing such as Hel, or control such as Nox) can work as an alternative Support type.
What (does the Support do): The tanky Support is an early companion to the ADC, protecting them and helping set up kills. Later, they are expected to roam more, warding areas to give their team better vision, using their CC to initiate and/or tank in teamfight situations, and protect the other, more squishy classes. Other Supports that are more offense-oriented will use aggressive play to gain an early advantage.
When (is the Support most relevant): The Support role can generally remain relevant even when under-leveled, due to the nature of their kits providing support function rather than needing to focus on damage. Sentinel's Gift greatly helps early sustain and gold income, and Benevolence can also help with gold income while also supporting better farm for nearby teammates.
Where (should they be): The Support will assist the ADC in the Duo Lane in the early game. In the mid-game, they will rotate into the jungle to clear camps, protect teammates, and provide opportunities for ganks. Later, they will be relied upon for defense and protection of squishier teammates, and should always be in the middle of a teamfight.
Why (would you want to play as a Support): If you ~~don't like being appreciated~~ love being the backbone of your team, helping others to personal glory, this role was made for you.
How (should you play them: Supports generally focus on building health and protections, so they can bear the brunt of the enemy's attack. CDR (so they can use their abilities more often) and extra mobility (so they can get to where they're needed more quickly) are also helpful. Late-game, counter-building is extremely important.
Main Responsibilities: Watch the Duo-side jungle, protect the ADC in the early game, initiate and/or secure kills with CC abilities, rotate between lanes to support teammates and be in the front-line for all teamfights.

Starting Items

Starting Process

Early Gameplay Elements

*NOTE* The Support is likely to tend toward staying in-lane for the first few minutes to farm with and protect the ADC. However, the Support will eventually need to start roaming. It's important to choose the right time to leave your ADC so they can farm more effectively.

Farming & The Minion Waves: When in the Duo lane, you should help your ADC clear the minion wave as quickly as possible to gain an advantage over the enemy Duo. Let your ADC have the last hit on minions, so they get full gold as well. Once cleared, look to pressure the enemies, force them back under their tower, or damage them enough to make them back early and lose out on farming. Remember that the longer you stay with the ADC, the more they lose out on XP, so try to rotate out whenever possible. Near jungle camps should be a priority as long as your ADC is safe and not outnumbered. Once they can hold their own and clear the wave, you should only come back to the lane periodically to farm the occasional wave if there is nothing else for you to do at the time.
Your ADC (the player): If you find yourself with an unfamiliar ADC player, you may not know if they're the type to just dive in and expect you to keep them alive, or if they actually understand the Support's job and play to your Duo's strengths. Just be mindful, as you may need to stay on your toes to get them out of trouble!
Your ADC (the god): Do they have strong wave clear, allowing you to be more aggressive and pressure the enemy Duo? Or do you both need to sit back, farm safely, and make sure you don't get pushed into the tower? Knowing your strengths, as well as your ADC's, can help get the most out of your teamwork.
Keep the ADC alive: In almost all cases, this is your priority, even over your own life. A key part of playing the Support is understanding the situation. If you can sacrifice yourself and your ADC is likely to escape, it's a good trade-off. If your ADC is likely to die no matter what you do, don't get yourself killed too.
The enemy Duo: How do they match up against your Duo team? Do you have great initiation and CC abilities while their ADC has no escape? Consider the matchups, which can help you determine how aggressive you can be.
The enemy Support: Specifically, where are they? If they're in the Duo lane, you're probably good staying there unless your ADC can already hold their own with the wave, allowing you to hit jungle camps, ward further out, and support the other lanes. However, if they leave the lane (and are obviously NOT backing), you should rotate as well, to make sure your teammates don't find themselves in out-numbered situations, and to allow your ADC to get the most out of farming their lane.
Missing enemies: Just be aware anytime lane enemies aren't where you expect them to be. Warn teammates when enemies are missing.
When to Rotate: With regard to the previous 2 points, you can start rotating whenever a good situation presents itself. Rotating away from the Duo lane serves 2 purposes: 1) if the ADC is strong enough to clear waves on their own, it helps max their farming, while 2) moving to support the general jungle allows the Support to become a roaming threat for ganks.
Where to Rotate: When you leave your ADC, your primary focus will shift to clearing jungle camps, protecting/controlling objectives, and attending other teammates to assist in protection, ganking, and pressuring lanes. You'll still need to be aware of your ADC's situation, so you'll usually stay somewhat close in case they need assistance. As such, unless there's a dire situation in your Solo lane that calls for your immediate assistance, you usually won't venture to the other side of the map. (One exception to this is Athena, who can ult at a moment's notice to support her ADC)
Warding: When you back, make sure you pick up some Wards, which can help prevent ganks early against you and the ADC. As you start to roam, pick up a couple of individual Wards or a Chalice of the Oracle and start dropping wards like crazy. If the ADC can cover their area, it allows you to ward other areas, giving much greater vision to your entire team. Cover your ADC first if they're not warding, then expand from there. (More in the Warding section)
Backing: Back when you have enough gold to buy a full item and there are no jungle camps to clear. However, this comes secondary to your teammates' situations. For example, if your ADC is being pushed back or needs to back themselves, it may be best for you to stay and help clear an extra wave or two.

Mid to Late Game Considerations & Strategies

Recommended Relics

Here are recommended relics that should be of most use to the Support.

Recommended Relics

Situational Relics

These relics can be used to good effect, but are chosen to fit a specific situation or need.

Situational Relics

Helpful Early Support Items

A Support's early job is usually to accompany their ADC for the first few minutes. There are some key items that are typically bought early in a match that provide a measure of offensive or defensive function. These will be covered below, but note that this list isn't necessarily comprehensive of ALL possible early items, just some of the most popular.

(Some) Helpful Early Support Items

Gauntlet of Thebes	Pros: High dual protections and some health sustain. Evolved form provides a defensive AURA of 10 magical and physical protections to nearby allies. Cons: Requires you to accompany teammates to build stacks. Provides no initial protections. Discussion: In evolved form, provides a great 60 magical and physical protections for you, and a small 10 magical and physical protections for nearby teammates. However, it requires you to gain assists on minion kills, so only consider if you plan on sticking with teammates in the early game. Due to the stacks providing protections, you should play safely until at least some stacks are built.
Prophetic Cloak	Pros: Provides some immediate protections and health, along with early CDR. Cons: Requires stacking to obtain the protection aura and mitigations. Discussion: This is either an alternative early protection option to Gauntlet of Thebes, or they can both be purchased for high early protections. Unlike Thebes, which can be stacked passively, you need to actively work to stack this via damaging enemy gods. Probably better for gods that have more aggression and front-line presence.
Sovereignty	Pros: Strong, immediate physical protection and health sustain. Provides a defensive AURA of physical protection and health sustain to nearby allies. Cons: Does not provide magical protection or mana sustain. Discussion: Physical protection is helpful against physical gods, minions, and objectives, which can allow you to be more aggressive while a wave is up or to help you take a few hits from a tower to tank, and then back off and heal up with the help of the item's HP5. Best for Supports that stick close to their teammates to provide the aura. Better when the ADC is physical, and there are more physical enemies than magical.
Heartward Amulet	Pros: Strong, immediate magical protection and mana sustain. Provides a defensive AURA of magical protection and mana sustain to nearby allies. Has Glyph upgrade options providing additional effects. Cons: Does not provide physical protection or health sustain. Discussion: Magical protection is only helpful against magical gods. This item can be combined with other aura items such as Sovereignty to provide universal protection to nearby teammates. Best for Supports that stick close to their teammates to provide the aura. Best to consider when magical threats are significantly higher than physical ones. Glyph Upgrades: Amulet of Silence: Nearby enemy ability casts provide stacks; when you hit 5 stacks, you apply a 1.5s silence on an enemy with a basic attack. Awkward application and is not typically suggested. Amulet of the Stronghold: 10% of your physical protections are converted to additional magical protections. Suggested glyph upgrade.
Breastplate of Valor	Pros: High CDR and physical protection, with a healthy pool of added mana. Has Glyph upgrade options providing additional effects. Cons: Does not provide health or health sustain, and has no auras to aid teammates. Discussion: This is great for any support that relies heavily on abilities (which is most of them). The mana pool and MP5 support ability use as well. Glyph Upgrades: Breastplate of Determination: Getting hit by enemy abilities provides stacks that increase your protections. Once 4 stacks are built from both types of damage, you gain a burst of MS and double your protections gained from the stacks for 8s. Great for general utility. Breastplate of Vigilance: Linked to use of your Ult ability, it is a specific coutner to basic attackers.
Breastplate of Regrowth	Pros: Cheap, with strong mobility function, while also supporting ability use. Cons: The passive only triggers on self-heals, so the gods that can use this item well are limited. Discussion: This is great for any support that has healing in their kit and can use the added CDR and mobility this provides. Strong physical protection.

Counter Items

A key component of operating as a Support is building items that work to counter dangerous enemies or enemy abilities. Most counter items are built in the mid to late game. The list below is not necessarily comprehensive, but covers the most popular items used for this purpose.

Important Counter Items

Midgardian Mail	Counters: High basic attack speed. Discussion: This item provides a chance to slow the attack and move speed of basic attacking enemies, though it requires them to attack you to apply. The physical protection is helpful against all physical gods, while the health and attack speed slow provides universal survivability. Strong counter item to consider against high attack speed builds and magical ADCs. Combos well with gods that have abilities that force you to be a high threat, such as grabs and taunts.
Contagion	Counters: Enemy healing and lifesteal (physical protection variant). Discussion: This item counters enemy healing and lifesteal. Can be particularly useful if facing a double-physical duo, or a strong early physical ADC and lots of enemy healing. As an aura item, requires you to be near the enemy to apply the effect.
Pestilence	Counters: Enemy healing and lifesteal (magical protection variant). Discussion: This item counters enemy healing and lifesteal. Is preferable to Contagion if magical protection is needed. As an aura item, requires you to be near the enemy to apply the effect.
Spectral Armor	Counters: Critical damage. Discussion: This item is specifically built to counter critical damage builds. Reduces the bonus damage from critical strikes by 40%, with a new passive that shares additional critical strike damage reduction.
Winged Blade	Counters: Enemy items or abilities inflicting slows. Discussion: This is a selfish item that counters enemy slows. The movespeed is also helpful for rotations. If you find that slowing abilities are strongly hindering your ability to be where you need to be to help teammates, this may be the only item that can help.
Erosion	Counters: Shields. Discussion: This item is specifically built to counter shields that enemies gain from Magic Shell or abilities. This can be a great counter to specific gods such as Hera, Geb and Odin.

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

Original contribution by:

ThePerfectPrism

Roles: Jungler

Standard / Meta Gods Used in the Jungler Role:

Flex Picks / Playable as Jungler:

Typical Jungler Qualities:

Strengths

+ Great mobility
+ High damage or gank ability
+ Element of surprise

Weaknesses

- Usually squishy
- Requires gameplay adaptation
- Often weak teamfight presence

Who (typically plays in the Jungle): Assassins form the majority of common Jungler choices, as they typically have high mobility and damage potential. A select few Mages, Warriors, and Guardians can also fill this role, depending on how they're built.
What (does the Jungler do): The Jungler is a wandering role, constantly on the move in the jungle and supporting multiple lanes. Rather than assigned a set position, their roving nature makes this a complex role, and their presence can shift the balance of a fight or set up an easy gank.
When (is the Jungler most relevant): The Jungler needs to be a potential threat for ganking the entire match. Early-game gods should try to get as many early kills and objectives for their team as possible, to put them ahead. Late-game gods should try to maintain pressure until they come into their power, at which point they should go where the enemy is weakest to take down objectives and create havoc.
Where (should they be): The Jungler will often start out by securing their Speed Buff. Their main functions after that are clearing their own jungle camps efficiently when they respawn, looking to steal resources from the enemy, providing extra pressure in the various lanes to help push, and watching closely for ganking opportunities.
Why (would you want to play as a Jungler): If you like being sneaky and get a thrill hiding in the fog and stalking your prey, sign up here.
How (should you play them): Junglers should focus on mobility and damage first, to help with roving efficiency and kill potential. Depending on their kits, power, penetration, and either attack speed or CDR are all stats that help them clear camps and gank quickly. Some can even build a protection item or two and remain dangerous threats.
Main Responsibilities: clear jungle camps, ward, gank lanes when opportunity knocks, and counter-jungle the enemy Jungler.

Starting Items

Starting Process

Starting Varieties: There are likely multiple viable starting directions; the one I will present in the below picture is the most common, but others may also work well.

Start at the Speed Buff on the Fire Giant side near the Damage Buff (1). Hit the spawned camp with a basic attack once and pull it to meet the Mid-Laner (2) near their camp. Clear and pick up your respective buffs.

Head to the other Speed Buff (3) and clear it, where you will hit Level 2. Typically, you will then head to the XP rogue camp (4). However, you may choose to immediately go to the Duo lane for an attempted gank.

If you cleared the rogue camp, you can then choose to head to the Duo lane for a gank attempt, or to the Mid-lane to farm the wave and await the spawn of the Mid Harpy Camps (5).

The Jungler has the most fluid and dynamic role. You want to be efficient with your rotations so you can maximize your farm, but also look to gank enemies or support teammates as needed.

Besides the aforementioned objectives, you'll look to accomplish the following objectives in the early game (not in any particular order):

Contest / clear the Oracle Harpies
Clear Damage Buff Camp with your Mid-Laner
Steal the enemy camps when possible
Use Wards to maintain vision in the Jungle

It's also important to consider the following:

Solo & Mid Matchups: Consider which teammate may have the more difficult matchup against the enemy. Your early presence may help them from being overly pressured.
High Pressure: If one of your laners has a strong early-game advantage, and you also have a strong early game, you may look to coordinate to attempt an early gank. Even if you don't get a kill, you may damage the enemy enough that they have to either back ASAP or play extremely conservative, freeing you up to continue roaming while your teammate now has a much easier lane.
Enemy Jungler: Do you know where the enemy Jungler is? As a precaution, dropping early wards will be helpful to keep an eye on their rotations.

Early Gameplay Elements

*NOTE* Although the Jungler may split some waves with the various lanes, jungle camps are the main priority. If there are camps to clear, or camps are going to respawn soon, that's where you should be. With the quick respawn of jungle camps, you should always have something to do.

Farming Camps & Sharing The Mid-Lane Minion Waves: Look to farm the jungle camps as your main priority, though you can consider the occassional sharing of minion waves in the Mid and Solo lanes if you happen to be nearby. Don't overstay your welcome, as taking too many waves can put the laner behind in XP and gold, harming them more than it helps you. Be extremely aware of your rotations and respawn timers, and prioritize jungle camps before any waves.
Enemy Laners (the players): Key to spotting potential ganks is watching how aggressive the enemies are. Of course, this is partly due to lane matchups, but unless they're careful, it can be easy to overextend. You may or may not want to jump at the first chance, but if they do it consistently, consider going all-in with your teammate(s).
Enemy Jungler (the god): Always consider this matchup. Does your god have great Early Game strength? Does the enemy lack a good escape? Depending on their level of threat, it may signal that you can attempt ganks more often, or perhaps that you need to make sure wards are always up to protect your teammates.
The Oracle Harpy camp: Because of the higher quantity of camps, you'll likely be in the Jungle between the Duo and Mid-camps more than the Solo-side. Keep an eye on the Duo side jungle, specifically for the Oracle Harpy camp. The vision it grants if you can clear it is quite helpful. If you have a strong early game, and your Mid-Laner and/or Support are also able to roam a bit, you may try to steal both minions, especially if your team gets an early kill and has a temporary numbers advantage.
Warding: It is EVERYONE'S responsibility to Ward. For the Jungler in particular, you can easily drop wards in strategic locations as you roam. If you place them aggressively in the enemy zones, it can also help you spot them as they enter the jungle, giving you an opportunity for a gank, or at least help you counter-jungle. First priority in the early game should probably be to give more sight to the Mid-Laner, with secondary importance to mid-objectives. Consider picking up Chalice of the Oracle early to keep your warding pockets full. (More in the Warding section)
Backing: The best times to back are the following: 1) you have enough gold for a full item. 2) You've finished your farm rotation. 3) Your teammates are holding their own, and you don't see any specific gank opportunities. 4) You're almost dead...don't give the enemy free XP/gold by staying out while badly hurt.

Mid To Late Game Considerations & Strategies

Strong Early to Mid-Game Junglers

This section covers Junglers who specifically have a strong early game compared to others. It's helpful to know which gods can be played more aggressively at the start, so you can either take advantage when you choose them, or know to watch out if you're against one.

Some of these gods do not necessarily fall off in the late game.

Achilles has strong base damage and scaling, especially in his Shield of Achilles. Add to that a chainable executing ult, dodge/mobility, and self buffing/healing, and you've got yourself a solid early-game jungler.
Apollo needs level 5 so he has access to all 3 of his regular abilities, plus the ability for his ult to allow him to gank any lane. He definitely gets even stronger as the game progresses.
Arachne: She has strong early game damage and sustain with her Venomous Bite, and her Web not only slows the enemy and increases her own speed, but breaking the web spawns two broodlings who also attack, helping her quickly take down her prey.
Awilix: She can clear a camp faster than pretty much anyone else throughout the game, with high overall damage to boot. However, to hit her abilities, she requires getting close to her opponent, so being aggressive with positioning is a must. She is the ultimate counter to gods with leaps, due to Gravity Surge, and has a lot of CC in her kit for devastating combos and tricks. She is highly effective with a team of knock-ups, letting her combos flow easily, and she remains strong throughout the match.
Bakasura: His true-damage Butcher Blades give him some strong threat as soon as it comes online, and it's likely you'll see some early kills. That said, he is fairly item-reliant and wants lots of attack speed, so he's a bit more of a mid-game god.
Cabrakan: Surprising base damage and control can help secure early kills, if he can surprise enemies.
Camazotz: Batman has a solid early game, as his abilities start with pretty good damage, while also having a lot of sustain / healing built into his kit. This makes him an early-game pest. His abilities have good scaling, though he's perhaps less of a threat late-game, but he can be extremely functional built with some protection items. That, combined with his healing, can allow him to outlast enemies.
Danzaburou: Has a fairly overtuned kit that hits hard, with an ult that provides incredible mobility (or fire-and-forget homing on a retreating, low-health enemy).
Erlang Shen: Strong early gank potential with a root, taunt and mobility.
Fenrir: He has the ability to kill the enemy Jungler and Mid-Laner by level 2 when using his stuns correctly. His Brutalize has incredible damage, and can clear camps effectively. Can counter-jungle quite easily and safely with 3 escapes in his kit. Ragnarok usually requires Purification Beads to counter, and anyone caught in his maw is sure to be dead with the right positioning (they can be literally dragged into tower shots and minion waves). It is a good idea to focus the Mid-Laner and ADC as they have little to no power early on.
Gilgamesh: Lots of control and mobility in his kit can be troublesome for enemies, especially if they don't have escape abilities.
Guan Yu: A more supportive Jungler, he's not going to 100-0 enemies by himself, but he brings control and gank potential to the lanes. His peak in this role is probably mid-game, after which he turns into more of a Support jungler.
Medusa: She has extremely strong level 2 gank potential with Lacerate and a lot of hard-hitting abilities that are great for quick camp clear and teamfights.
Nike: Like Guan Yu, she has strong inherent tankiness and a level of disruption that can help her teammates secure kills, and sees her peak in the mid-game.
Osiris: Although he doesn't have any special early mobility, he does the opposite to his enemies. At level 2, he has a significant, 3 second slow with his Sickle Strike, and even more if he combos with Spirit Flail. At level 3 with 1 point in all 3 of his abilities, he can stack slows and turn it into a stun, all the while continuing to do damage with his quick basic attack chain.
Pele: Has arguably the strongest level 2 of all Junglers. Can be played very aggressively early (and should) to get the most out of her potential. Later-game, she will still have very good damage, but will be more vulnerable than some others. Consider picking up items that will help her survivability late-game.
Ratatoskr: Multiple CC abilities are what make him deadly in the early game. He has a slow, protection reduction, a stun, and a semi-global ult with knockup by level 5, while also being able to stay out and upgrade his Magic Acorn without having to go back to base.
Ravana: He has high early burst potential in his Prana Onslaught along with a quick basic attack chain. When built with Frostbound Hammer he can really CC enemies to help secure kills, though his damage falls off in the late-game.
Serqet: While she is reliant on items for high damage potential, her mobility and CC provide her with effective ganking tools. Later, she'll need to build some protections as she won't be able to burst quickly enough to 100-0 most enemies.
Thanatos: He has one of the highest early game damage abilities in the game with his Death Scythe and strong basic attacks. When he reaches level 5, his semi-global ult Hovering Death is an easy way to secure kills with enhanced mobility and a stun/execute.
Thor: He has decent early game damage but incredible mobility. Laid across a lane, his Tectonic Rift can prevent an enemy from retreating for 4 seconds, during which time he and a teammate can make quick work of an enemy. When he reaches level 5, his semi-global ult Anvil of Dawn allows him to drop right in on an unsuspecting enemy.
Tsukuyomi: Although dependent on items for bigger damage potential, he's got ways to damage up close and from afar, with an ult that can help him stick to an enemy he's chasing down.

Strong Mid / Late-Game Junglers

This section covers Junglers who have a weaker early game, but start really ramping up in power and potential the closer they get to the late-game and full build. These include late-game hyper-carries such as and .

When playing these gods, it's usually best to play a bit conservatively in the early stages, doing your utmost to farm efficiently, and help your team in other ways besides pure damage. Make sure you ward constantly and help plan ganks until you come into your own power.

Amaterasu: She is a late-game god, but her mid-game isn't bad. She's got good mobility for a jungler due to her aura, and her ultimate can secure kills. Her strength lines in her full kit + inherent tankiness late-game in teamfights, however.
Ao Kuang: His ult's execute is always a threat once he reaches level 5, but his damage output really jumps as he builds power and penetration. With some enhanced attack speed, it makes Dragon Call a force in and of itself, and his Water Illusion gives him an easy means of escape.
Bastet: Her early clear is bad and she'll struggle early. She needs items to see her true damage potential.
Da Ji: At level 1, she's extremely weak with her clear, but that improves fairly quickly (put 2 points ASAP into her One Thousand Cuts). That said, she's got good scaling in her abilities, meaning that more items with power significantly increase her damage output. She's probably strongest in the mid-game.
He Bo is a risky pick as Jungler, because he doesn't have any real mobility. This means he has to play confidently and aggressively. He's got easy long distance poke, a very strong minion clear with low CD, and an incredibly powerful ult.
Hun Batz: He has good scaling on his abilities, making him significantly more effective the more power he has. Has a teamfight-altering ult for the later stages of the game.
Kali: She is extremely item-dependent, as her power stems from her basic attacks. Often built with attack speed to get as many hits with Qin's Sais as possible, and when she focuses an enemy that's Marked for Death, she can knock them down one after the other. Considered a late-game hyper-carry.
Loki: He is extremely item-dependent, and wants as much as he can get of power and penetration for his burst damage potential. His abilities do significantly more damage as they are leveled.
Mercury: With his attack speed steroid maxed (70%!), he can burst enemies down with a full crit build (which, incidentally, is EXPENSIVE).
Nemesis: She's more of a mid-game Jungler. As she reaches level 20, her ult has a huge effect on her target at the start of a fight. Her best feature is being able to stick in a fight for a long time, due to her shield w/ sustain, and the protections she steals through her ult.
Poseidon: The jungle is his ocean. His passive, Changing Tides, gives him great inherent speed as he builds his Tide level up in the jungle, boosted by further by Trident. It also gives him huge damage potential for when he flies out of the jungle to lock down an unsuspecting enemy with Whirlpool and obliterates them with Release The Kraken!
Set: Although he's got great mobility potential and solid burst, he doesn't really become more threatening until the mid-game, especially after the recent nerf to his 1's CD.
Susano: He has early game potential due to his control and chase potential, but really needs some items to deal good damage.
The Morrigan: Weak clear and general damage output in the early game is made up in the late game with good scaling and a greater choice of ult target effectiveness.
Ullr: Although he's a Hunter, he's also sort of an Assassin due to his dual nature via stance change. Without an ultimate ability, he doesn't have a single ability that can dictate the fight, but he's got mobility, a stun, and strong range potential. Of course, he is fairly ability-reliant, but once he's got some points into his abilities, he has strong base damage potential as well.

Recommended Relics

Here are recommended relics that should be of most use to the Jungler.

Recommended Relics

Situational Relics

Horrific Emblem	Teamfight Control / Anti-Heal / Anti-Shield. This is a solid 2nd relic if Aegis isn't needed and you don't get a ton of function out of Blink. It can really help you contribute to a teamfight as it has bloated stats for multiple functions.
Magic Shell	Teamfight Survival. This is an alternative late-game defensive relic option that you can consider in place of Aegis Amulet. The shield completely blocks some damage and mitigates basic attack damage in particular, which can help you out-box an enemy ADC or basic-attacking Jungler. However, you really only want to consider this when you need Phantom Shell to counter physical obstacles / walls from select enemies, such as Cabrakan, Odin, Yemoja and Ymir.[/list]
Sundering Spear	Teamfight Defense. This offensive relic can really help take down a troublesome target quickly. Not only does it deal true damage (use it on a full-health enemy for greater effect), it reduces any active shields as well, and makes the affected target take increased damage for 5s (stacking up to 2x). The relic has 2 charges, each of which have their own separate cooldowns of 90s. This can allow a god with a tanky build to contribute functional damage without having to invest in more damaging items.
Heavenly Wings	Mobility / Chase / Escape. This is perhaps a very situational relic choice for a Jungler, but the boost of movement speed and slow cleanse really improves mobility and can help you escape a dangerous situation or chase down a fleeing enemy, and counters Horrific Emblem's slow. The attack speed boost can also be helpful for those Junglers that rely on basic attacks.[/list]
Divine Barrier	Objective Protection / Zoning. This relic may be a slightly odd choice for a Jungler, but as they are the most present in the narrow paths of the Jungle, its deployment can really help zone or lock down areas, while also being used to help you escape. It can also be used to protect key objectives.

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

Original contribution by:

GameGeekFanGreenevers

Roles: Mid-Lane

Standard / Meta Gods Used in the Mid-Lane

Flex Picks / Playable as Mid-Laner:

Typical Mid-Laner Qualities:

Strengths

+ Strong late-game damage
+ Generally strong wave clear
+ Strong teamfight presence

Weaknesses

- Squishy
- Can lack escape / mobility
- Usually ability-reliant

Mid-Laner 101

Who (typically plays in the Mid-Lane): almost all standard Mid-Laners are Mages. This is not only in magical / physical balance to natural preferences for other roles, but also because Mages have great ranged damage potential, many of which are AOE. Some ability-reliant hunters (e.g. Medusa, Neith) can also do well in this role.
What (does the Mid do): Mid-Laners often want to have strong wave-clear potential. This helps them clear quickly and allow them to focus more on damaging the enemy. If they are weak in the early game but can force a stalemate until their power spikes, they can shift the balance of power in a teamfight, allowing their team to secure objectives.
When (is the Mid most relevant): with the wide range of abilities, strengths and weaknesses, some gods will find themselves more effective at certain times, though most Mid-Laners are item-reliant and are at their strongest late-game. It's important for them to take advantage of their strengths and push when they are able, without overextending themselves.
Where (should they be): they are mainly in charge of controlling the Mid-Lane and surrounding areas in the early game. They will venture outside their lane here and there (read: Mid-Camps, central objectives, gank attempts), but until the mid to late game when they group up to split-push and teamfight, they need to cement the center of the map.
Why (would you want to play in Mid): because...you like magical things. You like blowing things (gods) up. You want to be Harry Potter or Gandalf.
How (should you play them): Mid-Laners need to balance mana consumption while always applying pressure to the enemy Mid-Laner. Focus is often on items that provide a deep mana pool, along with high power and penetration to maximize damage. CDR for more ability use is also popular. However, some mages (e.g. Zhong Kui) can do well when built a bit more tanky, and can be effective when itemizing into some health and protections.
Main Responsibilities: clear the minion waves, apply pressure with poke damage and by pushing towers without overextending, work with the Jungler to set up ganks, avoid ganks by the enemy Support and Jungler.

Gameplay Stages

Starting Items

Starting Process

Early Gameplay Elements

Farming & The Minion Waves: Should be your number one priority. Clearing the wave before the enemy allows you to safely poke the other Mid-Laner, possibly forcing them to back early, or hide under their tower, where they may lose some resources to their tower. Pushing them back also allows you to more easily secure mid-camps and buffs when they're up. You can also look to accompany the Jungler to hit nearby jungle camps, or clear them yourself if the Jungler is nowhere near.
Enemy Mid-Laner (the player): Try to judge the type of player they are. Are they extremely safe? Overly aggressive? If they push too far, you might try calling your Jungler for a gank attempt.
Enemy Mid-Laner (the god): Consider the matchup carefully. Do they have strong early-game presence via AOE abilities, strong poke damage, etc.? Evaluating the matchup properly can help you play with the most efficiency to avoid unnecessary damage, poke effectively, and gauge just how aggressive you can be.
The Oracle Harpy camp: Keep an eye on the Duo side jungle, specifically for the Oracle Harpy camp. The vision it grants if you can clear it is quite helpful. If you have a strong early game, and your Jungler and/or Support are also able to roam a bit, you may try to steal both minions, especially if your team gets an early kill and has a temporary numbers advantage.
Zoning out the enemy: Keeping up the pressure in your lane, and preventing the enemy from easily walking into the jungle will really help your teammates out. Forcing them to stay defensive means you'll be pushing your lane a bit, so you'll need to be careful if you do so, but with wards and good jungle presence from your teammates, you won't have to worry as much about being ganked.
Warding: Since both Junglers have to rotate through the Mid-Lane quite a bit, warding is a necessity for survival. More wards near the mid-camps and the lanes leading to the Mid-Lane can mean the difference between life and death. Dying early in the game makes it an uphill battle throughout the rest of the match. After your first back, try to always grab some wards. (More in the Warding section)
Backing: Unless you're hurt too much, try to back only when both the mid-camps and minion waves have been cleared recently and you have enough gold for a full item. You want to prevent any opportunities for the enemy to push your lane, so if needed, let your teammates know you're backing so either the Support or Jungler can fill in while you're away.

Mid to Late Game Considerations & Strategies

Teamfighting

Where all other roles have variable functions (roaming, split-pushing, etc.), a teamfight usually revolves around the Mid-Laner.

Usually the most squishy god besides the ADC (and maybe the Jungler), most Mid-Laners are built for high burst damage. Their abilities can quickly alter the course of a battle, which is why they're often the main target. Unlike the ADC, who does high, sustained single-target damage, this role often unleashes burst AOE effects and massive ultimates, making them extremely valuable teamfighters.

Use Protection: Wherever you go, you should always make sure a teammate (preferably a tank) is close. By yourself, you are extremely vulnerable to ganks by the enemy Jungler, or even the Solo-Laner, if they have a strong late game. Warriors can be the most annoying enemy to you, as they can kill you, while you can't kill them.
Aim Your Gun: As a Mid-Laner, you should treat a teamfight as "survival of the fittest." Although the enemy Support may be closer to you, your target should be the enemy squishies, while you allow your own Support to protect you from front-line damage. You should always let your tanks protect you while you hide in the backline, unless you're a hybrid mage with strong teamfight abilities or decent protections.
Tag-Team CC: The easiest way to set up a kill is to daisy-chain CC effects. If Ymir initiates with Frost Breath and Scylla can Sic 'Em, that enemy will be easily be locked down long enough to use I'm a Monster to demolish that unfortunate goal. Of course, CC is subject to diminishing returns, and you can read more about it HERE (see at the bottom).

Other Elements

Objectives: In force, you should always be looking to push objectives with your teammates. When it comes to the Oracle Harpies, Gold Fury, Pyromancer or Fire Giant, make sure you save your burst abilities for when they are at low health, as you don't want to give your enemies a chance to steal them.
Warding: Even if your teammates are warding the jungle, it won't hurt for you to drop a couple down to increase your vision. Early warning of attempted ganks will save your life. Chalice of the Oracle is a cheap 400 gold. Don't skimp unless you're steamrolling the enemy and constantly pushing them back...but it never hurts to be safe.

Relics

Recommended Relics

Here are recommended relics that should be of most use to the Mid-Laner.

Recommended Relics

Situational Relics

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

Original contribution by:

GameGeekFan

Roles: Solo Lane

Standard / Meta Gods Used in the Solo Lane

Flex Picks / Playable as Solo-Laner:

Typical Solo-Laner Qualities:

Strengths

+ Versatile gameplay
+ Balanced damage and protections
+ Generally strong frontline presence

Weaknesses

- Vulnerable to ganks
- More of a 1 v 1 than any other position

Solo Laner 101

Who (typically plays in the Solo Lane): Warriors are often chosen for the Solo role, as they generally have a good balance of damage and survivability to hold their own. More than any other lane, however, a wide variety of gods/classes can be chosen with a good chance for success. It's more about how the individual gods match up, how you build to counter them, and how you play to get the upper hand. Gods that have sustain via self healing can have an advantage.
What (does the Solo do): More than any other lane, the Solo lane generally plays the closest to a 1 v 1 match. Threat from the Jungler is always a possibility, but the main objective is to out-play the enemy Solo, win their lane, and start rotating as soon as possible to help other lanes. Most Solo-laners are a tank for their team, to help absorb damage and provide disruption for their team. They may be a second source of CC for their team to help peel, or may look to dive the back-line of the enemy and disrupt their focus.
When (is the Solo most relevant): Solo-laners may be stronger early or late. Early-game gods should try to take advantage and pressure the enemy to win lane more quickly while they have the advantage. Late-game gods want to force an early stalemate, allowing them time to get their strength online to more effectively help their team.
Where (should they be): In the early game, they start the game in the Solo lane. They usually won't stray from the lane until mid-game, when the teams start fighting more in groups. In the mid-game, they will start rotating, covering / helping other teammates secure objectives or gank. In the late-game, they should be in the middle of teamfights, helping tank, shut down damage dealers, or whatever else their individual god strengths allow them to do.
Why (would you want to play in Solo): If you like 1 v 1 battles and being your team's frontline presence, this role is calling your name.
How (should you play them): Most Solo-laners will build tanky, though some of the more aggressive picks may build more into damage. Counter-building the enemy Solo god - as well as the Jungler - is key. You will want to be the vanguard in teamfights, frontlining for your team or diving their backline to keep them zoned / out of the fight.
Main Responsibilities: Early game: clear minion waves, protect your tower, secure the Totem of Ku, out-farm the enemy, work with your Jungler to secure kills. Late game: be in the frontline of teamfights, zone / dive the enemy backline, act as secondary tank for objectives.

Gameplay Stages

Starting Items

Starting Process

Early Gameplay Elements

Health/Mana Conservation: The Mana Buff will help your mana sustain, but you will still want to conserve when possible. Try to save potions as much as you can. If you run out and need to back, make sure you do whatever you can to get back to your lane ASAP (via Teleport Fragment, Heavenly Wings, or any other abilities that increase your movement speed).
Farming & The Minion Waves (Clearing Abilities): Try to farm efficiently. Main priority is clearing the minion wave. If you have strong clearing capabilities, focus on that first, and only attack the enemy god after you've cleared the wave, as minion damage really hurts at this stage.
Farming & The Minion Waves (Strong Early Game / Boxing): If you have weak wave clear but good early damage and boxing strength, you can consider bullying the enemy by forcing them away from the minion wave due to direct threat from you. This can make them lose out on farming and also allow you to clear safely while they go back to heal up.
The Totem If you've secured your own Mana buff and the minion waves are under control, you can consider taking the The Totem, which is available for the first 15 minutes of a match. It will give your team a small amount of gold (20) along with a small MS and MP5 buff for teammates while under their towers.
Building & Counter-Building: Your main build focus in the early game should be to counter the enemy laner. It helps even more if both the enemy Jungler and Solo-Laner deal the same type of damage.
Zoning out the enemy: Keeping up the pressure in your lane, and preventing the enemy from easily walking into the jungle will really help your teammates out. Forcing them to stay defensive means you'll be pushing your lane a bit, so you'll need to be careful of jungle ganks. Wards and good jungle presence from your teammates can help, and you won't have to worry as much about being ganked.
Setting up a gank: If you've got a weak early game, you're likely to be pressured back toward your tower. In the case the enemy laner is being aggressive and pushing close to your tower, call for a gank from the Jungler, and bait them into concentrating on you (which means stay close to their ability range and not hiding way under the tower). This will make it easier for the Jungler to secure a kill or force them to back due to low health. Be ready to push back and help the Jungler.
Warding: You may want to ward the near jungle to protect yourself from gank attempts. The more aggressive you place, the more it can help your Jungler, but the more exposed you may be. When you back you should start thinking about picking up Wards regularly. (More in the Warding section)
Backing: Go back to base only when needed or you have enough to buy a full item. It is always a better choice to back if you're low on health, rather than risk death. If you picked up Teleport Fragment, use it to get back to your lane ASAP.

It's a balance between being safe and being aggressive. A gank attempt by the enemy Jungler is always possible, so it's important to save escape abilities when possible. If your enemy is being aggressive and pushing toward your tower, it's safer for you to engage, since your tower is closer. They're also more exposed, so with the help of your own Jungler, you may be able to attempt a gank, or at least damage them enough so they have to back early, making them lose out on farming.

Mid To Late Game Considerations & Strategies

The main goal as you transition to the Mid-Game is to beat out your lane enemy (resources, kills, etc.) and take down the first tower. Your positioning will be more defined by this time. If you’re winning your lane, you can afford to be more aggressive and push the towers, roam a bit if you spot a gank opportunity, or play defensively if you find yourself falling behind.

Strong communication with your Jungler can be extremely helpful, as they can help you push the tower, gank an overexposed enemy, or give you support if you're being pushed hard.

Pay attention to where teammates are. If it looks like a teamfight is going to occur, you should probably be there to contribute.

Gameplay Elements

Keep the resources coming: a key to winning your lane is to out-farm the enemy. This includes clearing all minion waves ASAP, damaging the enemy when possible, making the enemy back often, and NOT DYING. Dying means you miss out on clearing some waves, while your tower is probably attacked. You always want to keep gaining XP and gold to keep yourself relevant, no matter where you go. If you've gone into the jungle or changed lanes to possibly help in a teamfight, you should clear waves / camps given the opportunity.
Relics: Think about getting a team-wide relic, such as Magic Shell, Horrific Emblem, etc., to help give your team an edge in teamfights. Another option, if you didn't get it first, is to get Teleport Fragment to help you jump to areas you may be needed quickly, given proper teamwork. One final relic you might like is Bracer of Undoing, for personal survivability.
Warding (and Teleporting!): Don't forget this. Continue to ward throughout the match! Key locations for wards are now more central to the map, and include objectives such as the Fire Giant. Consider picking up the Chalice of the Oracle to always have wards on hand. If your first relic choice is Teleport Fragment and you upgrade it, you can teleport to Wards, getting you to strategic areas quickly.
Teamfights (Tanky / Strong CC) - Protecting Teammates: This is a priority. If you have CC abilities that help peel (e.g. slows / stuns), you may want to save them to protect your teammates, unless you've got the enemy on the run and your teammates are relatively safe. Also, if your teammates are being targeted, remember that you can body-block.
Teamfights (Bruiser / Strong Harass) - Pressure Enemies: If you have relatively weak CC but strong damage potential, the best defense may be a good offense. If you're a god like Bellona, Ravana, Osiris, Tyr, etc., keep the enemy's attention on you rather than your teammates by diving the backline and being in their faces. This will zone them and keep them out of the fight, keeping your backline safer.
Teamfights - Positioning: you should be in the front-line in almost all cases, drawing as much attention as possible to keep your high-damage teammates safer. If you see an opportunity to secure a kill safely, go for it.
Split-Pushing: if you and the Jungler or ADC see an opportunity to split-push, you may consider accompanying them to support by tanking towers/phoenixes, or protect them with CC/peel abilities.

Out-Strategizing The Enemy

Since the Solo lane is almost a 1 v 1 for a good portion of the match, outplaying the enemy isn't just winning your lane. Forcing them to back early can open up multiple options.

Steal Jungle Camps: Rather than just allowing you to push your lane, you can steal their jungle camps. These camps provide a way to help the enemy maintain farming, so taking this away from them can put them behind even more!
Ganking: If the enemy had to go back to base, they'll either have to use Teleport Fragment or run back, which will take time. You can consider rotating to another lane to attempt a gank.
Proxy-Farming: Only attempt if you have wards up and feel relatively safe after making an enemy back. Proxy-farming is pushing your lane, allowing your minions to take tower damage, while you go behind the tower to clear the next incoming wave much earlier than normal. This automatically gives you at least an extra 30 seconds where you don't have to worry about maintaining your lane, buying you time to rotate or do anything else you want to do.
Out-Maneuvering: As an example, let's say you've been out-farming your enemy. You force them to back yet again, you clear the wave, maybe proxy-farm the next one, and they've had to use their Teleport Fragment to prevent themselves from falling even further behind. If you have your own Teleport Fragment up, you are now free to go anywhere else to support teammates, likely in an out-numbered situation...that enemy you just left in the dust either has to run all the way to a fight, or leave his team at a disadvantage while he tries to catch up in lane.

Relics

Recommended Relics

Here are suggested relics that should be of most use to the Solo-Laner.

Recommended Relics

Situational Relics

These relics can be used to good effect, but are chosen to fit a specific situation or need.

Situational Relics

Divine Barrier	Objective Protection / Zoning This is a functional later-game relic when everyone's roaming the jungle more, and the barrier can zone enemies or slow their chase in the narrow corridors. It can also be deployed to protect key objectives.
Heavenly Wings	Chase / Escape. A relic that is usually chosen 2nd for Solo-laners. Can be used offensively to chase a retreating enemy and secure a kill, or as an escape to create distance between you and the enemy. The added attack speed may be useful to the Solo gods that use a lot of basic attacks.
Magic Shell	Teamfight Defense / Escape Obstacles. This is a 2nd relic option. Most effective in a teamfight, where you can activate on all nearby allies, giving them all a health shield similar to Geb's. It is also a decent counter to basic attackers. However, it should mainly only be chosen when you need Phantom Shell to help yourself and teammates escape player-made obstacles (such as Odin's Ring of Spears.
Shield of Thorns	Chase/Counter to Basic Attackers. This is a situational 2nd relic option. It is a counter item to low health / high burst enemies, especially ones with crit builds. If you're building tanky and can withstand the damage, the damage reflection will quickly make an enemy regret targeting you.[/list]
Sundering Spear	Teamfight Defense. This offensive relic can really help take down a troublesome target quickly. Not only does it deal true damage (use it on a full-health enemy for greater effect), it reduces any active shields as well, and makes the affected target take increased damage for 5s (stacking up to 2x). The relic has 2 charges, each of which have their own separate cooldowns of 90s. This can allow a god with a tanky build to contribute functional damage without having to invest in more damaging items.
Aegis Amulet	Prevent Executes. This is a very situational 2nd relic option that you should only pick up to prevent certain gods' execute ultimates. Since the Solo is usually very tanky and can survive extended fights, getting executed when you have a good amount of health still remaining can be very detrimental to your teamfight.[/list]

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

Original contribution by:

Stuke99

Warding

Wards are your extra set(s) of eyes. A necessity for pros, but whose use and placement can be an enigma for new players. That's why we're going to cover some warding basics.

Regulars: you can skip this section if you feel solid on this, or you can pretend you're young and innocent and continue reading.

First, some general info:

You can only ever have 2 wards of any type active at one time. If you place a 3rd ward, the earliest active ward placed will disappear.
The standard Ward is a consumable item that costs 50 gold, and allows you to see normal enemy movement within 45 units. It respects line of sight and can't see through walls or stealth. Remains for 3 minutes or until destroyed (3 basic attacks). It is invisible to enemies and cannot be targeted unless Sentry Wards are used nearby. Can only carry 2 at one time, and only 2 wards of any kind can be active at one time from any one player.
Sentry Wards cost 120 gold, and do all of the things regular wards do, but ALSO allow you to see enemy wards, which additionally allows you to target and destroy them (via 3 basic attacks). Can only carry / place 1 at one time, and only 2 wards of any kind can be active at one time from any single player.
Vision Shard: This is a free shard option at the start of a match. It functions as a smaller radius, short duration (90 seconds) version of a regular Ward that gives no gold reward for destroying it. However, it has a cooldown of 120 seconds and is free, so can really help with early-game vision. Since it acts like a regular Ward, players with Teleport Fragment can teleport to it. At level 12, it can be replaced with your preferred 2nd relic.
Proximity Ward: This is a special ward that costs 75 gold. It has a smaller radius of detection (20 units instead of 45), but when it does catch sight of an enemy, it explodes after 1.5s in a larger 45 unit radius, slowing enemy gods by 20% and revealing them for 10 seconds. This ward also has a longer duration of existence compared to other wards, remaining for up to 5 minutes unless it's triggered. You can only carry one at a time. It's great for lane gods to use in the nearby jungle to prevent easy ganks.
Raven Ward: This is a special ward that costs 75 gold. It flies in a straight line for 500 units and passes through all walls and obstacles, spotting any enemies within 50 units of its flight. Youc an only carry one at a time. This can be useful to check if enemies are attacking key objectives like the Gold Fury and Fire Giant.
Chalice of the Oracle: This reusable, refillable consumable costs 400 gold and provides you with a stack of 2 standard wards that are refilled for free EVERY TIME YOU BACK. If you value vision and use a ton of wards every game, this is a reasonably-priced consumable that everyone should consider purchasing. This item can be especially helpful if you have good intentions to pick up wards but forget regularly when you back!
Bracer of Radiance: This is a relic that not only functions as a shorter-term ward but also provides additional benefit (power or movement speed, depending on health level, for you and teammates that move through the area of effect). The upgrade Bracer of Brilliance upgrades the ward effect to act as a Sentry Ward!
When enemies enter the range of a friendly Ward, an audible *ping* can be heard, and a visual effect can be seen on the mini-map. Train your mind you react to this sound and glance at the mini-map every time you hear it.
Wards are commonly used in most areas of the jungle, and even in front of enemy towers. Sentry Wards are often used close to the key objectives such as the Gold Fury and Fire Giant, and are also used to counter-ward commonly used areas.

Warding 101

Who (should ward): The correct answer is EVERYONE. In casual games, the reality is that you can't really depend on all teammates to ward properly, or even at all. Depending on team comps and skill levels, you might be able to get by with just the Support and Jungler warding, but that's asking for trouble. So, the more people that ward, the better off you'll be.
What (items do we consider): Ward, Sentry Ward, Vision Shard, Proximity Ward, Raven Ward, Chalice of the Oracle, Bracer of Radiance.
When (should you ward): Against a really strong/aggressive early-game Jungler, your team might want to place a couple of wards at the very beginning of a match. However, the time when things become more dangerous is usually when gods hit level 5 and their ults become active, and this is the point when wards become more essential. But ganks aren't the only concern...there are multiple strategic objectives that should also be watched and warded when possible.
Where (should you ward): Good question. We'll go over it in detail below.
Why (should you ward): Because you like spotting vulnerable enemies. Because you don't like to be ganked. Because you don't want the enemy team to get key objectives. Because you want to be a good teammate. Awww, how sweet.
How (do you ward properly): Well, for starters, buy them at the fountain. You can learn how best to place them, given the situation, in significant detail below.

Keep in mind, locations in the maps below are based on you being on the Order side, and the enemy being on the Chaos side. It may be obvious, but these locations should be generally reversed if you start in Chaos.

These locations are going to generally be very simple, and don't specifically involve counter-warding concepts...just looking to give you good vision of general areas.

For a nice video on current season warding, check out this Warding video by Inbowned.

Early & Mid-Game Warding

After your first back or two, you'll probably want to buy some s, especially as enemies start roaming more and more as the game progresses and objectives start to become more important. Below are color-coded locations for wards with some explanations of their use.

Duo Lane Warding

Mid Lane Warding

Solo Lane Warding

Jungler Warding

Late-Game Warding

As objectives start to crumble, the distance between safe areas becomes further and further away as you travel further from your base, opening up the game to more varied situations. Players will be less likely to be found in their starting lanes, and there will be teamfights aplenty. Warding during this time really helps your team coordinate attacks, or retreat during out-numbered situations.

Late-Game / Objective Warding

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

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Awareness & Communication

A Conquest match can be very complex. Just considering yourself, you have to clear minion waves / camps, utilize abilities and mana in an efficient way, monitor gold to determine when to back, know build orders and how to counter-build, battle the enemy, watch out for other invaders trying to gank, etc. On top of all this, you have to realize that this is a map-wide struggle, and each of your teammates are going through the same thing!

Awareness

Maintaining general awareness of the various things going on in the game at any one time is thus a key aspect of gameplay. How can you expand your awareness beyond your own vicinity?

Besides relying on nearby wards pinging to notify you of enemy locations in the jungle, it's also important for you to use that nifty little mini-map in the top right corner of your screen...OFTEN. In fact, the general suggestion is:

Look at your minimap EVERY 5 SECONDS!

A quick glance can provide map awareness from your team's perspective, depending on the situation:

where your teammates are
where the minions are
timing for jungle / buff respawns
if enemies are contesting the same lane as a teammate
if enemies are alone or grouped up
if enemies are pushing an objective

However, if the enemy is out of the visual range of teammates, wards, and friendly minions/objectives, you won't know exactly where they are, making you and your teammates vulnerable to ganks and outnumbered situations. This is where team communication comes into play.

PC Communication Options

Typing to your team (start by pressing ENTER) can provide very specific details, but precious seconds are wasted while you stand still. There are two alternatives to typing.

The first communication option is using a chat program. SMITE has its own embedded system (which you can enable by going into Settings\Audio Tab and enabling in-game chat). Any people you're grouped with in a party (or if you're playing a ranked game) can use this feature.

You can also use a 3rd party program when playing with friends, such as Discord, Steam, and Mumble.

Of course, talking isn't always preferred. Sometimes it's a language barrier. Perhaps it's sleeping roommates/parents/children/significant others. Maybe you've run into one too many toxic players. Whatever the case, your communication options don't end there.

The second option is built directly into SMITE, and doesn't require any talking or lengthy typing. In fact, it can be the quickest, most efficient way to communicate with your team. This is where VGS (Voice Guided System) comes into play.

PC VGS System

For full details, check out the Wiki page: VGS: Smite Wiki

Pressing "V" initiates the VGS system. When the full command is inputted, not only does it list the command in chat for reading, but a preset voice audibly issues the statement, making it an immediately useful notification for teammates.

The various codes take some time to memorize, and even further time to become instinctual, but learning this system is key to effective teamwork. Not only can it gather teammates to efficiently take down objectives, but it can counter enemy strategies

The following are examples of extremely helpful commands in various situations...not all commands are covered here:

Common VGS Notifications

Console Communication Options & VGS

Microphones are generally very easy to obtain and set up, and it is highly, highly recommended to use them. Even if teammates aren't talking, it's very likely they can hear you.

XBox players also have an additional option to use a keyboard for chat. See Kitten of Doom's video below for a short tutorial.

XBox Keyboard Chat

As for the VGS system, as of Patch 5.3, it now has full VGS capabilities. Below are helpful visuals for both consoles for some of the main commands.

The full cheat-sheet for all consoles can be found HERE.

XBox VGS Commands

PlayStation VGS Commands

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

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Tier Lists

Understand that tier lists are subjective. At the Pro level, god abilities and builds can be considered and analyzed almost to a science, but even at that level, things follow a trend. Trends (and the people that follow them!) can be fickle beasts, and each new game patch can alter the effectiveness of each god, item, build, etc.

The best way to consider a tier list may be as a general consideration of potential. Potential, though, depends not only on the god, but also on each player's skill level, the compositions of each team, and how well the teams work together.

At the casual level, then, there is a lot more leeway in everything. So, consult any tier list with discretion, but don't take it as gospel. Have fun, discuss with friends, and argue merits to your heart's content. That's part of what makes this game so fun!

(Year 11 has just started, so there aren't many tier lists out yet!)

2024/1/26: fineokay's SMITE SEASON 11 TOP 5 SOLOS + THEIR BUILDS!!

2024/1/27: Weak3n's TOP 5 JUNGLERS SEASON 11

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

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References & Definitions

YouTube Channels, References & Tools

Here are some helpful YouTube & Twitch channels of various players/streamers, as well as general references and tools:

YouTube Channels

Twitch Channels

General References & Tools

Abbreviations & Terms

Here is a list of some of the abbreviations / terms that are used in this guide:

Abbreviations & Terms

Gods & Roles:

ADC: Attack Damage Carry. Refers to a god (usually a Hunter) whose main form of attack is the basic one, and whose effectiveness usually peaks late-game, from having a full item build centered around max damage potential. Starts with the Support in Duo Lane.
Carry: To deal large amounts of damage and acquire many kills for your team. Some also use it as a substitute for Hunter, gold and item dependent gods that can be quite dangerous at later stages of the game.
Hyper-Carry: The extreme pinnacle of a carry. Able to absolutely demolish an enemy team given the right opportunity.
Jungler: A role usually played by an Assassin, whose main job is to farm jungle camps and roam, staying on the move to shift balances of power in favor of their team.
Tank: generally of the Warrior or Guardian class, built mainly with protection items. Generally plays the Support role. Also refers to someone who attempts to take the brunt of incoming damage to protect squishy teammates.
Bruiser: generally of the Warrior or Guardian class, built with both protection and damage items.
Squishy: Low HP / protection gods (usually Assassins, Hunters, and Mages)
Magical (gods): Guardians and Mages
Physical (gods): Assassins, Hunters and Warriors

Gameplay Elements:

100-0: To attack and kill a healthy enemy, usually by surprise and with burst damage.
Backdoor: To sneak behind enemy lines / tanks to attack the more vulnerable gods
Dive / Tower-Dive: To attack an enemy underneath their tower to attempt to secure a kill, while understanding that you will be taking potentially heavy damage from the tower
Farm: Pertaining to how quickly someone earns gold and XP.
Feed: When someone dies multiple times to their enemy, providing them with easy gold / XP and allowing them to be significantly stronger
FG: Fire Giant
Focus: To target a specific enemy in a teamfight
Gank: To attack an enemy while they are off-guard in hopes of getting a kill. Typically pertains to gods from other lanes, or the Jungler.
GF: Gold Fury
Harass: Attacking enemy gods while in the laning phase, in order to bring their health down to set up a kill or force them out of the lane.
Initiate: To be the first to engage in a fight
Invade: To attempt to contest a jungle objective that an enemy team is trying to get.
Nuke: To deal burst damage, often as an AOE and at distance
Overextend: To be in an unsafe location too far into enemy territory, which makes them prime targets for ganks
Poke: A form of harass using long-range attacks to cause small / moderate damage in order to weaken the enemy while keeping a safe position
Split-Push: To push in two different spots at once in an attempt to destroy an objective.

Ability / Stat Terms:

AOE: Area Of Effect. Refers to abilities that have the ability to hit an area, rather than a single target.
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.
DoT: Damage Over Time. After an attack connects, an effect continues to deal extra damage for a set period of time.
HP5: Health (Hit Points) regenerated per every 5 seconds
MP5: Mana (Mana Points) regenerated per every 5 seconds
RNG: Random Number Generator. Term used for effects (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.
Penetration: A stat that helps bypass an enemy's inherent or item-based protection. Applies only to the god using an item with that stat.
Protection Reduction: A debuff stat that helps bypass an enemy's inherent or item-based protection, be it magical or physical. Since it debuffs the target, it applies to all gods with that type of damage attacking the target.
True Damage: damage that bypasses all enemy protections. Can be provided by abilities, or in rare cases where items provide enough penetration against low protection enemies

Quick Tags

Conquest Overview
Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)
Roles: Duo Lane Support
Roles: Jungler
Roles: Mid-Lane
Roles: Solo Lane
Warding
Awareness & Communication
Tier Lists
References & Definitions

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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 any information is incorrect (objectively, not subjectively), or if I've missed some key information or topics (though, keep in mind that this is meant mostly as an overview, rather than providing very specific gameplay elements). I update this guide regularly, so you're welcome to check back frequently!

Peace!

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The Overarching Series

The
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Arena Guide

The
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Assault Guide

The
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Conquest Guide

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

Credits

The original release was a collaborative project with input provided by multiple sources, including:

Post-Publishing Thanks

KingScuba (Super Moderator of the Official Smite Discord): Hawk eyes, expanding the lane minion section, other tips
Kriega1: variety of tips, build help, and general knowledge
Big Damage: variety of tips, build help, and general knowledge
Didacted: S8/S9 help with a large variety of topics
AmoralOne: S9 help with a large variety of topics
DukeSloth - Props for the guide, providing a slew of helpful videos for the general community, advising on hunter builds
Estidien (Salad): In-depth Jungler information for Season 4, and masterricu for general S4 feedback!
Daelinn: S3 gameplay videos as well as early review and feedback! Thanks also to Bullfrog323 and CakeSlapping for their reviews and additional feedback!
Duotem (SMITEFire & Reddit): In depth review and knowledge
Trilobyte15 (Reddit): Wide range of general tips
theghost28 (Reddit): Key points in the Solo role
Kelton The Great (Reddit): Minion spawn abilities affecting Towers, other details

Heavenly Wings	Chase / Escape / Boxing. Can be used offensively to chase a retreating enemy and secure a kill, or used as an escape to create distance between you and the enemy.
Magic Shell	Teamfight Survival / Escape Enemy Obstacles. This is an alternative late-game defensive relic option that you can consider in place of Aegis Amulet. The shield completely blocks some damage and mitigates basic attack damage in particular, which can help you out-box an enemy ADC or basic-attacking Jungler. However, this should mainly only be picked up when Phantom Shell is needed to counter physical obstacles / walls from select enemies, such as Cabrakan, Odin, Yemoja and Ymir.
Blink Rune	Initiation / Set-Up. This is an aggressive initiation tool that can be effectively used with select ADCs such as Artemis to help set up her ult. In extreme circumstances, it can also be used as a last-resort escape.
Horrific Emblem	Teamfight Control / Anti-Heal / Anti-Shield. This is a 2nd relic option with a lot of effects to help control a fight, including a functional slow, and both anti-heal and anti-shield effects. The damage reduction can help your survival as well.

Heavenly Wings	Chase / Escape. A relic that is often chosen first. Rather than to protect you, it's often chosen to provide further support and safety to the ADC due to the movement speed and slow cleanse. Can be used offensively to chase a retreating enemy and secure a kill, or (more often) used as an escape to create distance between you and the enemy.[/list]
Blink Rune	Initiation / Set-Up. This is a teamfight initiation tool for Supports with strong CC abilities or AOE ults, such as Ares, Geb, Sylvanus, etc.[/list]
Bracer of Radiance	Team Utility. This is a situational 2nd relic option. Depending on the state of nearby teammates' health, it provides either increased power or movement speed. It secondarily also acts as a Ward (but does not count against your standard 2-wards-at-a-time maximum), which can increase your team's vision of the map. The T3 upgrades convert the ward function into a Sentry Ward function.[/list]
Horrific Emblem	Slow / Anti-Heal / Anti-Shield. This is a teamfight tool providing control via a slow, with additional anti-heal and anti-shield function that's almost universally helpful.[/list]

Shield of Thorns	Damage Reflection. This is a situational 2nd relic option. It is a counter item to low health / high burst enemies, especially ones with crit builds. If you're building tanky and can withstand the damage, the damage reflection will quickly make an enemy regret targeting you.
Divine Barrier	Objective Protection / Zoning New relic that can be deployed to protect objectives. It can also be used to zone or control enemies in tight corridors.
Cloak of Meditation	Sustain / Healing. This defensive relic can save a life due to the healing effect, or provide sustain to help keep you in lane longer for more efficient farming.
Sundering Spear	Single Target Takedown. This offensive relic can really help take down a troublesome target quickly. Not only does it deal true damage (use it on a full-health enemy for greater effect), it reduces any active shields as well, and makes the affected target take increased damage for 5s (stacking up to 2x). The relic has 2 charges, each of which have their own separate cooldowns of 90s. This can allow a tanky support to contribute functional damage without having to invest in more damaging items.
Magic Shell	Teamfight Survival. This is an early or late-game relic option. Most effective in a teamfight, where you can activate on nearby allies, giving them a health shield similar to Geb's. It is also a decent counter to basic attackers. That said, it probably should only be considered when you need Phantom Shell to help teammates get out of player-made obstacles.
Aegis Amulet	Prevent Executes. This is a very situational 2nd relic option that you should only pick up to prevent certain gods' execute ultimates. Since the Support is usually very tanky and can survive extended fights, getting executed when you have a good amount of health still remaining can be very detrimental to your teamfight.[/list]

Purification Beads	Anti-CC. Often your 1st choice, this can help you escape from pulls and other potentially deadly CC. Unless you have a very good reason for not choosing it, this should be your normal 1st pickup.
Aegis Amulet	Anti-Burst. This is often your 2nd relic, picked up when facing enemies such as Neith, Thanatos, Scylla or Poseidon with high burst potential that can be anticipated.
Blink Rune	Initiation / Set-Up. This is an aggressive initiation tool that can be effectively used with most aggressive Junglers to surprise and gank. In extreme circumstances, it can also be used as a last-resort escape.

Teleport Fragment	Early Farm / Strategic Positioning. This can be chosen as the 1st or 2nd relic. Early game, it helps get you back to your lane ASAP when you back, and later, via placed wards, can help you get to a teamfight ASAP.
Blink Rune	Initiation / Set-Up. This is a choice for specific gods like Odin and Xing Tian to quickly close gaps and surprise enemies (especially groups of enemies). It is also used by aggressive early gods to help secure kills.
Purification Beads	Anti-CC. A 1st or 2nd choice, this can help you escape from pulls and other potentially deadly CC.
Horrific Emblem	Teamfight Control / Anti-Heal / Anti-Shield This is a solid 2nd relic option to help control teamfights with the slow and damage reduction effects, though it also has anti-heal and anti-shield function, making it almost universally useful.

The Overarching Conquest Guide (Y11, Patch 11.1 "Year 11")

Smite God:

Introduction

BUGS (Beginner's Universal Guide to SMITE) by Aramey

Conquest Overview

Harpy (XP) Camps

Gold Fury/Oni Fury/Primal Fury/Oracle Furies

Pyromancer

Fire Giant

Structures (Towers & Phoenixes)

Titan

Roles: Duo Lane ADC (Carry)

Mid-Game Power Spike

Gameplay Elements

Top Split-Pushers

Other Gods' Split-Push Strengths

Roles: Duo Lane Support

Starting Items

Rotations & Ganking

Teamfighting

Roles: Jungler

Starting Items

Resources & Warding:

Teamfights & Split-Pushing:

Late-Game Falloff & Hyper-Carries:

Roles: Mid-Lane

Starting Items

Teamfighting

Other Elements

Roles: Solo Lane

Gameplay Elements

Out-Strategizing The Enemy

Warding

Awareness & Communication

Offensive Situations

Defensive Situations

Awareness Warnings

General Statements

Tier Lists

References & Definitions

General References:

Gods & Roles:

Gameplay Elements:

Ability / Stat Terms:

Conclusion

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