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Bumba's Mask
Hand Of The Gods (Old)
Potion of Power
Mana Potion
Healing Potion
Ninja Tabi
Warrior Tabi
Reinforced Greaves (Deleted)
Voidblade
Runeforged Hammer
Breastplate of Valor
Void Shield
Mystical Mail
Runic Shield
Cloak of Concentration
Stone of Gaia
Magi's Cloak
Hide of the Urchin
Titan's Bane
Transcendence
Hydra's Lament
Jotunn's Wrath
Aegis Pendant
Enfeebling Curse
Fist of the Gods
Eye of Providence
Girdle of Support
Purification Beads (Old)
Shell of Absorption
Shielded Teleport
Frostbound Amulet
Warrior Tabi
Breastplate of Valor
Runic Shield
Frostbound Amulet
Hydra's Lament
Titan's Bane
Ninja Tabi
Voidblade
Stone of Gaia
Jotunn's Wrath
Magi's Cloak
Transcendence
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"Hello, Subzero here," said Subzero008. "I make guides."
HOW DARE YOU QUESTION ME YOU PIECE OF SLIME! LE GRAND SUBZERO CARES NOT FOR YOUR INSOLENT TONE!! THIS IS WHY YOU PLAY GUAN YU!
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High Damage Output: FOOLISHLY FOOLISH FOOLS WILL UNDERESTIMATE GUAN BECAUSE HIS DAMAGE IS NOT DEALT ALL AT ONCE! BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, GUAN YU IS ONE OF THE MOST DAMAGING GODS IN THE GAME! |
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High Sustain: GUAN YU CAN HEAL HIS PATHETIC TEAM AS WELL AS HIMSELF, AND HIS Taolu Assault ALSO BUFFS HIS OWN DEFENSES, MAKING HIM INVINCIBLE! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Build Flexibility: GUAN YU HAS A VERY FLEXIBLE BUILD LIKE ALL BRUISERS, MAKING HIM ADAPTABLE TO ALL SITUATIONS! TREMBLE AT HIS VERSATILITY! |
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Defense Shred: YOUR THREE IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT REASON TO PLAY GUAN YU JUNGLE! THIS IS WHAT MAKES GUAN SYNERGIZE WELL WITH ANY ONE AND ANY LANE, IT IS WHAT MAKES HIM SO DEADLY, AND YOUR ENEMIES WILL FEAR YOU FOR IT! |
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Low Burst Damage: GUAN YU MAY HAVE DAMAGE IN SPADES, BUT HE STILL LACKS BURST! ANY FOE WITH A LEAP OR DASH CAN EASILY ESCAPE YOUR IRON GRASP, FORCING YOU TO ONLY GANK ENEMIES AWAY FROM THEIR ALTAR OF COWARDICE. |
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Ability-Dependent: YOUR ULTIMATE AND YOUR THREE ARE TERRIFYING, BUT GUAN YU IS HEAVILY RELIANT ON THEM! IF THEY ARE INTERRUPTED OR ON COOLDOWN, YOU LOSE FAR TOO MUCH OF YOUR DAMAGE. |
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Lacks Hard CC: GUAN YU HAS NO IMMEDIATE HARD CC, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO LOCK DOWN ENEMIES WITH ESCAPES LIKE THE INSIDIOUS  Agni OR THE COWARDLY  Tyr. YOU ARE RESTRICTED TO GANKING ONLY EXTENDED ENEMIES!
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EVEN THE MIGHTY GUAN YU MUST START FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. YOUR MEASLY 1500 GOLD SHOULD BE SPENT ON Bumba's Mask, 
Hand of the Gods, AND A FEW POTIONS OF YOUR CHOICE.
AS YOU START YOUR ROUTE, YOU MUST LEVEL YOUR FIRST AND GREATEST SKILL - Taolu Assault.
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Taolu Assault: THIS ABILITY WILL ALLOW YOU TO RIP APART BOTH CAMPS AND GODS WITH AMAZING SPEED. THIS WILL ASSIST YOUR LAME AND FEEBLE  Anhur IN FINALLY KILLING THAT  Apollo. THIS IS YOUR DAMAGE SKILL, YOUR LIFEBLOOD, YOUR KEY TO SUSTAINABILITY AND YOUR ENEMIES' DOWNFALL. Rank it first, you fool!
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Ninja Tabi: CDR! MOBILITY! POWER! IT HAS EVERYTHING EXCEPT PENETRATION, WHICH IS ALREADY PROVIDED BY Taolu Assault! SO REALLY, IT HAS EVERYTHING!
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Warrior Tabi: SOMETIMES, YOU WANT BLOOD! SOMETIMES, YOU INITIATE WITH Cavalry Charge! AND SOMETIMES, YOU JUST NEED MORE DAMAGE. GET THESE IF YOU NEED TO SLAY MIGHTY TITANS LIKE Tyr OR  Odin, WITH MASSIVE DEFENSES!
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Reinforced Greaves: BLINDED BY CC? NEED SOME SPEED TO ASSIST THOSE SPINELESS WORMS YOU CALL YOUR TEAMMATES? WANT MORE TANKINESS? GET THESE BOOTS IF YOU ARE TRULY DEDICATED TO BEING A TEAM PLAYER. |
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Conviction: NOW YOUR TEAM HAS NO EXCUSE FOR BEING ON LOW HEALTH! NOT ONLY ARE YOUR COOLDOWNS REDUCED BY THIS ACT OF UNPARALLELED GENEROSITY, BUT YOUR REPEATED USES PUT YOUR HEALING ON THE SAME LEVEL AS  Chang'e, OR EVEN  Hel! DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE HEALS! OR THE BONUS PROTECTION!
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SOME FOOLISH JESTERS WHO READ THIS WORK OF ART WILL BE CRYING FOR A FULL BUILD! "Praetor Subzero!" they plead, "Give us a build! Give us something less nebulous, your Greatness!"
UNDERSTAND THIS, MY MINIONS! ONE OF GUAN YU'S STRENGTHS IS HIS FLEXIBLE BUILD! GIVING A FULL BUILD WOULD REMOVE THIS STRENGTH!
ENOUGH TALK! WE SHALL MOVE ON TO THE ITEMS.
AS YOU BUILD, YOU WANT TO KEEP FOUR THINGS IN MIND.
Transcendence WILL DO THE JOB! YOUR NEXT FIVE ITEMS ARE ENTIRELY UP TO YOU AND YOUR SITUATION. NOW FOR THE ITEMS!|
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Voidblade: THIS IS A SUPPORT ITEM, PLAIN AND SIMPLE, FOR FEEDING YOUR LITTLE BABY HUNTERS. THE AURA SYNERGIZES BRILLIANTLY WITH GUAN YU'S PLAYSTYLE, AND BRINGS THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION REDUCED TO AN AMAZING 45! |
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ANKH OF THE BEAR
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Ankh of the Bear: CHEAP AND EFFECTIVE, AS WELL AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF POWER IF YOU ARE STACKING MULTIPLE PHYSICAL PROTECTION ITEMS. ALSO HAS THE AMUSING EFFECT OF INCREASING YOUR POWER WITH YOUR Conviction.
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Breastplate of Valor: EVERYTHING YOU COULD POSSIBLY WANT IN A PHYSICAL PROTECTION ITEM. COOLDOWN, DEFENSES, MANA! WITH AN EXCEPTIONALLY LOW PRICE! |
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FOCUSED VOIDBLADE
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Focused Voidblade: WANT TO DEAL MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE? GET THIS ITEM! GET THIS ITEM! GUAN YU IS A GOD YOU WANT TO BE DEALING TRUE DAMAGE! |
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MYSTICAL MARK
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Mystical Mark: THIS AURA ALSO PLAYS WELL WITH GUAN'S PLAYSTYLE! THE SHEER AMOUNT OF DAMAGE YOU WILL BE DEALING OUT OF SHEER MANLINESS IS IMMENSE, AND ITS DAMAGE IS EVEN INCREASED BY Taolu Assault!
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Runic Shield: A MASSIVE 90 MAGICAL PROTECTION AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF POWER! GET THIS IF YOU WANT TO LAUGH AS  Ao Kuang TRIES TO HIT YOU WITH SOME HOT AIR!
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IDOL OF CONCENTRATION
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Idol of Concentration: THIS ITEM'S PASSIVE IS MAGNIFICENT AGAINST CERTAIN GODS LIKE TYR OR HE BO. THE GREAT STATS AND CDR ARE JUST ICING ON THE CAKE! |
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Stone of Gaia: GUAN YU EXTENDS FIGHTS! THIS ITEM WORKS BEST WITH GODS WHO CAN EXTEND FIGHTS! EVEN YOU IMBECILIC FOOLS CAN UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THIS! THE ENORMOUS MAGICAL PROTECTIONS AND CHEAP PRICE ARE JUST BONUS! |
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Magi's Blessing
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Magi's Blessing: IS THE FOUL WENCH  Athena CONFOUNDING YOU WITH HER TAUNTS? DOES THE IMPUDENT NOODLE SLOW YOU FOR AGES? CEASE THEIR EFFORTS WITH THIS ITEM'S CC-REDUCTION AND AMAZING PASSIVE!
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Hide of the Urchin: THE MOST EFFICIENT PROTECTION ITEM IN THE GAME! SYNERGIZES WITH Transcendence!
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Titan's Bane: MASSIVE AND UNIVERSAL PENETRATION THAT WILL BE USEFUL IN EVERY SKIRMISH OR BATTLE! THE POWER IS ALSO GOOD! |
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Transcendence: DO YOU WANT RAW POWER! LOOK NO FURTHER, FOR THIS ITEM WILL MAKE YOUR DAMAGE SKYROCKET!!! |
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Hydra's Lament: THIS ITEM INCREASES WHAT BURST DAMAGE YOU HAVE, ALLOWS FOR MULTIPLE ACTIVATIONS IN A FIGHT, WORKS WELL WITH Taolu Assault, AND HAVE POWER AND CDR!
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Jotunn's Wrath: CHEAP POWER WITH A LOT OF CDR! Not much else to say here. |
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Aegis Amulet: THERE ARE ALWAYS CERTAIN GODS WHO CAN BURST DOWN EVEN THE EPITOME OF TANKINESS. STYMIE THEIR ATTEMPTS WITH THIS FANTASTIC PIECE OF NECKWEAR! |
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Enfeebling Curse: DISGUSTING  Bakasura AND GUTLESS  Mercury WILL RUN FROM YOU! SOLVE YOUR LACK OF CHASING ABILITY WITH THIS BANNER OF ANTI-COWARDICE Soul Reap! (And sometimes, escaping.)
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Cavalry Charge: PURE GLORY IN ABILITY FORM. THIS SKILL FORMS THE CORNERSTONE OF ALL OF YOUR GANKS. THIS IS YOUR GREATEST FORM OF CC AND DAMAGE, AND SHOULD BE TREATED WITH RESPECT! USE THIS TO LOCK DOWN ENEMIES AND TO CHASE, AS WELL AS AVOIDING CERTAIN ATTACKS, LIKE  Frost Breath! (Don't forget you can slow the horse with the S key.)
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Taolu Assault, SHREDDING THE ENEMY DEFENSES TO NOTHINGNESS AND DEALING GREAT DAMAGE! Warrior's Will. Taolu Assault! Taolu Assault INTERRUPTED! IN THAT CASE: Cavalry Charge! Taolu Assault! Warrior's Will, AND REPEAT THIS GLORIOUS CYCLE OF DESTRUCTION! Taolu Assault FOR A REASON! IT IS BOTH YOUR SETUP SKILL AND YOUR DAMAGE SKILL, AND YOU WILL NEED IT OFF COOLDOWN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! REMEMBER THAT COMBO WELL! WHETHER YOU ARE GANKING OR IN A SMALL SKIRMISH OR IN A LARGE CLASH, YOU MUST CONSTANTLY WEAVE YOUR ABILITIES TO MAXIMIZE YOUR HEALING AND DAMAGE OUTPUT!|
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Frostbound Amulet: REY SUBZERO CARES NOT FOR YOUR CRITICISM OF THIS ITEM! IT IS USEFUL WHEN IT IS NECESSARY! GUAN YU CANNOT BASIC ATTACK WHILE USUING Taolu Assault, AND THE 10% SLOW CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RA GETTING AWAY AND RA BEING MURDERED! GIVE THIS ITEM SOME RESPECT!
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THE MIGHTY GUAN YU HAS A CHALLENGER. HE IS YOUR MORTAL FOE, YOUR DESTINED ADVERSARY, YOUR ARCHENEMY AND RIVAL! HE IS THE ENEMY JUNGLER!
EACH ENEMY JUNGLER HAS HIS OWN STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES! YOU WILL FIND THEM! YOU WILL DESTROY THEM!
ArachneThanatosThorLATE GAME TEAMFIGHTS IS WHERE YOU WILL BRING YOUR FULL MIGHT TO THE FORE! GUAN YU'S JOB IN A TEAMFIGHT IS SIMPLE! LIVE FOREVER, AND DEAL RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE WHILE ENSURING YOUR TEAM'S CONTINUED IMMORTALITY!
THIS IS SIMPLE! ALTERNATIVE BETWEEN YOUR MAIN ABILITIES AS YOU SEE FIT! SPREAD YOUR DEBUFF TO PRIORITY TARGETS, WHILE HEALING AND DAMAGING ALL THE WHILE! REMEMBER THIS: THE LONGER A FIGHT DRAGS ON, THE BETTER IT IS FOR YOU!
YOUR OTHER JOB IS INITIATION! YOU USE YOUR SHEER UNSTOPPABLE MASS TO LEAD THE CHARGE, SCATTERING THE UNDISCIPLINED RANKS OF THE ENEMY ON TOP OF YOUR STEED OF DESTRUCTION!
THAT IS IT! JUST TWO JOBS! DEALING DAMAGE WHILE BEING A BEEFCASTLE AND STARTING FIGHTS WHILE BEING A BEEFCASTLE. EVEN PEONS LIKE YOURSELVES CAN HANDLE IT. RELISH IN GUAN YU'S ELEGANT SIMPLICITY!
Alright, MAGGOTS! THAT WAS GUAN YU! YOU WILL MURDER AS HIM! YOU WILL EAT HIM! YOU WILL RUN YOUR ENEMIES OVER WITH THE MOST BADASS MOTORCYCLE HORSE IN THE WORLD!
-Lord Subzero the Great
Wow, this guide was difficult to make. When I started playing Guan jungle, I disliked it, but then I looked at it from a different viewpoint, and when I started thinking of him as a jungling support, I started getting better.
I tried to make a different sort of guide from my usual ones, with a much less formal tone. I hope this guide has been fun to read. Maggots.
1/19/2014: Guide published!
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Cocoon
Drain Life
Broodlings
Death Scythe
Scent of Death
Hovering Death
Thanatos
Tectonic Rift
Berserker Barrage
Mjolnir's Attunement
There is so much win in this guide words won't do it justice :) Seriously, I peruse many a guide and don't always comment, but this one... this one right here is absolutely a work of art.
Guides for games should be fun.... they're for games. And this hits the mark and then some, in fact even if they were horrible builds, which they're not, it would still have more value than many others.
Also, I really get tired of the seemingly obligatory "This is a guide you don't have to follow it exactly!" This is so utterly self evident it is painful to read every time. While I'm on the subject guides that have the "pick one -" out of a list of every item in that category are completely useless, players are doing that already. Guides should be very specific, with explanations of why the build items are used and why others are not. Each build (hopefully) has a reason for what it's trying to accomplish and explaining the justification behind item choices tying in with what particular strengths of the god you're focusing on. This is what is helpful and interesting.
/rant
So not only was this guide overwhelming entertaining, it was refreshingly devoid of unhelpful, redundant, and self evident points. Bullseye.
What you are talking about is a build not a guide. A guide should be someones humble opinion on how to play as a character. Nothing more than his suggestion on how to play as the god. What you are talking about is a build which is what he has in his different build tabs. The reason i love LE GRAND subzero's build so much is because he does not do builds he crafts guides. He tells you how he thinks you should play a god and then tell you what items he think you should get and when to get each item. which is helpful to a person that know how to play smite well, But he does not just do that he also give you builds for new plays that are not very familiar with smite.
Okay counter rant over I'm done here. Also so about my grammar if it is off. English is my first language but i dont really F***ing care.
This comment is over now
Guides for games should be fun.... they're for games. And this hits the mark and then some, in fact even if they were horrible builds, which they're not, it would still have more value than many others.
Also, I really get tired of the seemingly obligatory "This is a guide you don't have to follow it exactly!" This is so utterly self evident it is painful to read every time. While I'm on the subject guides that have the "pick one -" out of a list of every item in that category are completely useless, players are doing that already. Guides should be very specific, with explanations of why the build items are used and why others are not. Each build (hopefully) has a reason for what it's trying to accomplish and explaining the justification behind item choices tying in with what particular strengths of the god you're focusing on. This is what is helpful and interesting.
/rant
So not only was this guide overwhelming entertaining, it was refreshingly devoid of unhelpful, redundant, and self evident points. Bullseye.
I'll update on the Void Blade section.
THE MIGHTY GUAN YU IS MOST DISPLEASED!
Awesome guide,easy and funny to read and very informative.When I tried to jungle with
You have +1
worshippervote from your faithful minion :D