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The Sound of Silence - Ganesha S8 (Support)

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Smite God: Ganesha

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Build Summary

Start

Sentinel's Gift

Glowing Emerald

Healing Potion

Hand of the Gods

Heavenly Wings

Vision Shard

Cookie Cutter Build

Notes Feel free to swap the situationals for other situationals to suit the situation.

Sentinel's Embrace

Gauntlet of Thebes

Sovereignty

Pridwen

Oni Hunter's Garb

Spear of Desolation

Heavenly Wings

Bracer of Radiance

Ganesha's Skill Order

Turn of Fate

1 X

1 4 6 7 8

Ohm

2 A

3 10 11 12 14

Remove Obstacles

3 B

2 15 16 18 19

Dharmic Pillars

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

1 4 6 7 8

Turn of Fate

1 X

Ganesha curses his Enemies with his considerable willpower, damaging them. For each Enemy he hits (up to a maximum of 4), all Allied Gods within 55 units of Ganesha gain bonus Damage.

Minions give 1 stack, enemy Gods give 2 stacks.

Ability Type: Line
Damage: 90 / 150 / 210 / 270 / 330 (+55% of your Magical Power)
Bonus Damage Per Stack: 3%
Duration: 4s
Range: 55
Cost: 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85
Cooldown: 14 / 13.5 / 13 / 12.5 / 12s

3 10 11 12 14

Ohm

2 A

Ganesha begins chanting and rises into the lotus position, where he is slowed slightly but may travel freely in all directions. While chanting, he silences Enemy gods in a cone in front of him, increasing Physical and Magical Protections for all nearby Allied Gods. He gains an additional 50% of the Protections he provides, and he is knockback immune while channeling this ability.

Ability Type: Cone, Silence
Duration: 1.8s
Protections: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60
Radius: 35
Cost: 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10s

2 15 16 18 19

Remove Obstacles

3 B

Ganesha charges forward, hooking an enemy with his goad, holding them in place and damaging the enemy before knocking them up. While dashing, Ganesha passes through player-made deployables.

Ability Type: Dash
Damage: 90 / 135 / 180 / 225 / 270 (+45% of your Magical Power)
Cost: 70
Cooldown: 14 / 13.5 / 13 / 12.5 / 12s

5 9 13 17 20

Dharmic Pillars

4 Y

Ganesha summons the Four Great Pillars of Righteousness to imprison his Enemies. Between each pair of pillars a magical field is created, and Enemies who pass through the field take Damage, are Slowed, and have their Protections reduced for 3s.

The first tick of this damage does an additional 60%, and Enemy Minions and Jungle Monsters take 40% of this Damage.

Ability Type: Ground Target
Damage Per Hit: 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 / 250 (+40% of your Magical Power)
Slow: 30%
Protection Reduction: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50
Debuff Duration: 3s
Radius: 20
Cost: 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Cooldown: 75s

Extended Build

Alternative/Situational Items

Notes gives some nice health, CDR, movespeed, and crucially it decreases relic cool downs.

procs easily because you have lots of easily applied CC.

a more aggressive magical protection option, can also benefit any other magical teammates.

and help against healers (, , etc).

simply gives your allies magical protections.

boosts your allies attack speed.

provides a nice movement and attack speed effect as well as nice health and prots.

counters basic attackers and pairs well with .

helps counter crit.

is great for sieging towers and phoenixes.

is a great offensive option which steals health and mana which helps you stay in the fight.

makes for an excellent combo. Use and the passive allows you to trap an enemy twice on the side using to do a ridiculous amount of damage.

provide a lovely bit of CDR, health, movespeed and reduces your relic cool downs.

counters basic attackers and is great when paired with .

is good into enemy team comps with lots of slows.

Relic Dagger

Stone of Binding

Void Stone

Contagion

Pestilence

Heartward Amulet

Shogun's Kusari

Talisman of Energy

Midgardian Mail

Spectral Armor

Emperor's Armor

Ethereal Staff

Staff of Myrddin

Spirit Robe

Witchblade

Winged Blade

Relics

Notes should almost always be your first relic as it helps to protect you and your carry in the early game.

is great for mobility across the large map, and for cleansing slows.

can help with both chasing enemies and dealing with AA-based characters.

is great for enhancing the DPS from your ADC and other AA-based characters.

can be useful to aggressively engage on enemies.

has taken some nerfs but is still alright for reflecting heavy damage back at enemies.

is extremely situational but can be useful against heavy healing and certain ultimates (, ).

Magic Shell

Heavenly Wings

Horrific Emblem

Belt of Frenzy

Blink Rune

Shield of Thorns

Cursed Ankh

Bracer of Radiance

Introduction

Don't Fear Them, Friend - A Ganesha Guide
Greetings, and welcome to my second SmiteFire guide, for , the God of Success. I've played Smite casually now for three years and have a lot of experience with everyone's favourite elephant-headed god, . I hope you learn something from this guide and you find it useful.

Who is Ganesha?
In Smite, is a Hindu melee Guardian. He excels at locking down a single target with his excellent CC and zoning, and can deal a surprising amount of damage, despite being unable to get kills (most of the time). Let's get into the guide with some pros and cons of .

Introduction // Pros and Cons // Abilities // Playstyle // Itemization // Tips // Conclusion

Pros and Cons

Pros and Cons of Ganesha

Pros

Cons

Introduction // Pros and Cons // Abilities // Playstyle // Itemization // Tips // Conclusion

Abilities

Ganesha's Abilities

The key to utilising properly is to understand how to use his abilities effectively.

Passive - Good Fortune
's passive, put simply, makes it so that if should get a kill, he donates it to a nearby ally and takes an assist instead. This doesn't mean you can't get kills at all, should you be away from your allies it's possible to get a kill. On top of the range in which you can get an assist is larger, and the time in which you can get an assist is longer too. is great for getting your ADC fed and getting your team a lead. This passive does not just apply to god kills but also to minions.

Ability 1 - Turn of Fate
This ability is 's main wave clear and damage tool. As well as being a simple line damage ability, for every enemy he hit he gains stacks which increase both his damage and the damage of allies close to him. Level this ability first for damage and wave clear.

Ability 2 - Ohm
Possibly one of the best CC abilities in the game, is a channelled silence in a cone in front of you, which grants protections to allies in a small radius around you. This is great for stopping channelled abilities like ' or ' . It can also be used when initiating on an enemy to stop then using escape abilities. I tend to max this after and .

Ability 3 - Remove Obstacles
This ability is a short dash which does damage, stuns an enemy before knocking them up. Primarily this should be used for either peeling enemies off of your backline carries, or initiating a fight by targeting an enemy for your team to follow up on. I tend to max this last.

Ultimate - Dharmic Pillars
Arguably the best ultimate in the game, this has so many uses. You create a massive square with four pillars at the corners. If an enemy stands on the lines connecting the four pillars, they take massive damage, are slowed and have their protections reduced. You can combo this with to trap an enemy on a corner to deal an obscene amount of damage. However, this is difficult to pull off and it is perhaps more reliable to use the ultimate for zoning - enemies have to choose between being trapped in a square just asking to be targeted by your carries, or try to leave and take damage. When you are doing objectives like the Gold Fury and Fire Giant, place dharmic pillara so that the objective takes the tick damage and it makes a great tool for shredding objectives. Fun fact - is potentially the most damaging ability in Smite.

Introduction // Pros and Cons // Abilities // Playstyle // Itemization // Tips // Conclusion

Playstyle

Ganesha's Playstyle

's playstyle is a bit different from the average support. He is neither a backline peel support like , nor a hyper-aggressive support like . He fills a middle ground, where you should be frontlining and using your CC to both initiate fights and also to peel for your team when necessary. 's strengths lie in his surprisingly high damage coupled with his CC, so whilst your carries are your main priority, don't pass up an opportunity to initiate a fight.

Early Game
's early game is not the best, but not the worst. His clear with is alright, but he's no . Make sure to clear your Purple Buff for your ADC whenever it comes up, and do the same with your Lesser Scorpion. If you have pressure in the lane you can try to take the Alpha Harpy but be aware of a fight. Early on the main threat is the enemy Support initiating onto your ADC, so be aware of this. Also be wary of the enemy Jungler lurking in the jungle, so be sure to use s. Save your and for peeling an enemy off of your ADC, or initiating if you think you can get a kill or force the enemy to back. Rotate to the mid lane at around 7/8 minutes or whenever you think your ADC can hold their own in lane. If they are seriously struggling consider staying with them to keep them alive.

Mid Game
You should be spending the majority of your time in Mid, occasionally rotating to help lanes in trouble. Make sure to stick with another member of your team you have little potential to kill somebody on your own. Should you get multiple kills or gain map pressure, consider targeting the Gold Fury.
The highest threats to your carries (mid and ADC) are the enemy Jungler and Support, so make sure to be ensuring that they cannot get close enough to kill your carries. Use to zone off aggressing enemies to protect your team.

Late Game
As the Support in the lategame, you can make or break a teamfight, and a team fight can make or break a game. You be positioned mid way between the backline and the frontline, looking for opportunities to initiate on the enemy with but also keeping one eye on your carries to peel for them if needed. The enemy Jungler and Solo laner will likely try to dive your backline, so watch out for them and stop them by using or , or perhaps even using to trap them. Whilst the enemy Jungler and Solo are the biggest threats, watch out for the Support as well, who might try to CC your carries to set up for their team. If you win a fight make sure to target either the Fire Giant, or attack the enemy towers/phoenixes or perhaps ultimately attack the Titan to end the game.

excels at being an irritation to the enemy team, with annoying in-your-face CC like and , and an ultimate that can swing the outcome of a fight if used well.

Introduction // Pros and Cons // Abilities // Playstyle // Itemization // Tips // Conclusion

Itemization

Items for Ganesha

The items you buy when playing should holster his capabilities to protect your team and irritate the enemy in equal measure. As such, you should be focusing on protections, cooldown reduction, and CDR, with the possibility for a small bit of power.

Starter - Sentinel's Gift
Firstly this item's health, balanced magical and physical protections and Mp5 all make it a great choice. But it's upgrade, really seals the deal with it's awesome aura which gives protections to your allies like on steroids.

Core #1 - Gauntlet of Thebes
Ah, a classic Support item. Not as good as it once was, but still an essential. It takes a while to stack before you get the protections, but the aura of dual protections is just amazing. You should always get unless the enemy team is 4-physical or 4-magical, in which case you could rush a or .

Situational #1 - Sovereignty
Another classic support item. It's aura gives you and your allies bonus physical protections and HP5. Since most teams.have three physical damage dealers this is usually a very good choice to protect your team. You could swap this for to counter auto-attackers, to help siege towers and phoenixes, or any other physical protection option.

Core #2 - Pridwen
The balance magical and physical protections, along with the CDR and explosive passive make this a must for almost every game.

Situational #2 - Oni Hunter's Garb
This item is a support's dream. Health, CCR, magical protections, and best of all it's passive gives mitigations for nearby enemies. It's incredibly strong and helps to keep you alive. You could swap this for , or another magical protection option.

Situational #3 - Spear of Desolation
Perhaps an odd choice, but this item really helps enhance 's surprisingly high damage output and the CDR as well as the passive really helps him to keep pumping out that damage. If necessary swap this for a tanker item like or maybe even

Introduction // Pros and Cons // Abilities // Playstyle // Itemization // Tips // Conclusion

Tips

Tips for playing Ganesha

Whilst Ganesha is relatively simple to play, there are certain tips you can incorporate into your game to play him better.

1. boosts your allies damage, so use this before your ADC uses their wave clear ability to boost their damage.

2. gives allies protections, so you can use it to help an ally survive a sticky situation.

3. pairs well with big AoE ultimates like 's or 's , as the trapped enemy makes an easy target.

4. As the Support, focus on dealing with the highest threats on the enemy team - the Jungler and Solo who will dive your carries. Zone them out with , shut them down with and remove obstacles]], just do everything you can to keep them away from your squishy backliners.

5. Don't be overly aggressive. is best when played in the middle of aggression and defence. Don't try to be a and charge into the backline.

Introduction // Pros and Cons // Abilities // Playstyle // Itemization // Tips // Conclusion

Conclusion

A Short Conclusion

You've made it to the end of my guide. I really do hope you found it useful, and that you see success with my advice. Any feedback, comments, suggestions or advice you have would be much appreciated. I thank you deeply for taking the time to read my guide.

Good luck,
LordMarisco

Introduction // Pros and Cons // Abilities // Playstyle // Itemization // Tips // Conclusion

The Sound of Silence - Ganesha S8 (Support)

Smite God: Ganesha