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The ugliest of the gods [High DMG&MS]

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Smite God: Vulcan

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Build Summary

STARTER ITEMS

Notes You might find it a bit odd to start with , instead of

However, this build doesn't target Cooldown Reduction, but playing it smart with high damage and high mobility instead.

- Read the guide down below for an in-depth explanation!

Conduit Gem

Magic Focus

Healing Potion

Mana Potion

FULL BUILD

Notes Other alternatives for the last item can be found in the Extended Build down below.

- Read the guide down below for an in-depth explanation!

Spear of Desolation

Doom Orb

Rod of Tahuti

Charon's Coin

Soul Gem

Gem of Focus

Vulcan's Skill Order Notes
Skill Priority:
4 > 1 > > 3 > 2

Earthshaker > Backfire > Magma Bomb > Inferno Cannon

Spending 1st skill point on your 2nd skill Inferno Cannon could be a safer start. It can be used to tank red camp as you would not wanna lose 15-20% HP and use a healing potion Healing Potion
However, against enemies with good clear it might be risky in lane. That's why I usually prefer leveling up Backfire first.

You might feel like you want to prioritize Inferno Cannon rather than Magma Bomb. It is an option, as you would take your combination with your starter item Conduit Gem towards the best outcome. But, Magma Bomb works well in your clean-up combo as it is also used for poking enemies.

Notes

Skill Priority:
4 > 1 > > 3 > 2

Earthshaker > Backfire > Magma Bomb > Inferno Cannon

Spending 1st skill point on your 2nd skill Inferno Cannon could be a safer start. It can be used to tank red camp as you would not wanna lose 15-20% HP and use a healing potion Healing Potion
However, against enemies with good clear it might be risky in lane. That's why I usually prefer leveling up Backfire first.

You might feel like you want to prioritize Inferno Cannon rather than Magma Bomb. It is an option, as you would take your combination with your starter item Conduit Gem towards the best outcome. But, Magma Bomb works well in your clean-up combo as it is also used for poking enemies.

Backfire

1 X

1 4 6 7 10

Inferno Cannon

2 A

2 11 16 18 19

Magma Bomb

3 B

3 8 12 14 15

Earthshaker

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

1 4 6 7 10

Backfire

1 X

Vulcan blasts a fireball out of his Forge, pushing him back and dealing damage to all enemies in its path, marking the first god that is hit. The Inferno Cannon prioritizes the marked target and deals 15% more damage to that god.

Ability Type: Projectile, Dash
Damage: 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 / 250 (+70% of your Magical Power)
Mark Lifetime: 4s
Cost: 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60
Cooldown: 9 / 8.5 / 8 / 7.5 / 7s

2 11 16 18 19

Inferno Cannon

2 A

Vulcan constructs an Inferno Cannon that shoots fireballs in a cone that deal damage to the target every second. The Inferno Cannon lasts until destroyed or another is placed. This inherits Vulcan's penetrations but does not apply on-hit effects. Inferno Cannon takes 50% additional damage from non-god sources.

Ability Type: Pet
Damage: 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 / 145 (+40% of your Magical Power)
Health: 220 / 300 / 380 / 460 / 540
Protections: 5 / 15 / 25 / 35 / 45
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
Cooldown: 12s

3 8 12 14 15

Magma Bomb

3 B

Vulcan tosses a bomb that explodes in a radius on impact with the ground, damaging and knocking back nearby enemies.

Ability Type: Ground Target
Damage: 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+80% of your Magical Power)
Radius: 15
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
Cooldown: 10s

5 9 13 17 20

Earthshaker

4 Y

Vulcan launches a rocket that explodes on impact with the ground. The rocket starts at 80% strength, and increases in damage the further it travels from Vulcan.

Ability Type: Ground
Damage: 400 / 520 / 640 / 760 / 880 (+130% of your Magical Power)
Radius: 30
Cost: 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Cooldown: 90 / 85 / 80 / 75 / 70s

Vulcan Threats

Tap each threat level to view Vulcan’s threats

Max

Major

Even

Minor

Tiny

Vulcan Synergies

Tap each synergy level to view Vulcan’s synergies

Ideal

Strong

Low

None

Extended Build

CONDUCT GEM UPGRADES

Notes is preferable to boost up your 'Kill & Run' combo.

However, if you feel like you're in need for more damage, and you are not going to be on the front line then you can always pick up

Gem of Focus

Archmage's Gem

LAST ITEM OPTIONS

Notes Sell boots and buy
Other alternative if you want a boost in DMG would be

If you're fighting a lot and you find yourself needing your ultimate but it's on CD and you feel like you don't need the life steal from , Chronos Pendant[/color] might be an option for you.

Soul Gem

Soul Reaver

Chronos' Pendant

RELICS

Notes and are your main go-to-options.

But if want things to be a little more spicy, Bracer of Undoing could always be an aggressive option.

Purification Beads

Aegis Amulet

END GAME POTIONS

Potion of Power

Elixir of Power

Introduction

Greetings Challengers,

Welcome to my Revival Guide for Vulcan.

I am a casual player who usually plays conquest. I've been playing MOBAs for ages, and I always like to experiment.

If you're looking for a fun way to play Vulcan in season 8, with high damage and high mobility, give this guide a try and let me know how enjoyable your experience is!!

This guide is to get Vulcan, God of Fire, back to his prime. As he definitely have a huge potential to be back in the meta.
It is a bit of a challenge, so you should be comfortable with landing Vulcan's skills to get the full out of this guide.

Please be sure to check out the in-depth details down below to guide you on how to utilize this guide to it's full prime.

Introduction

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Conclusion

Early Game

○ Your early game should be to utilize your skills in quickly clearing the lane and pressurizing the enemy god.
○ Whenever you find a chance to hit the whole wave and the enemy god with it, do it. As you should always keep your eye on your starter item, status, the more charges it have the bigger the damage you deal, the faster you clear the wave.

it's not about spamming your skills, but instead taking each step patiently while being aware of your surroundings.

○ After clearing the first wave, be sure to place a ward on the solo lane's side to avoid the risk of a jungler's gank. And if your jungler ganks with you, it could be a good kill secure on the enemy mid-laner. If not, try to secure with him the XP camps.

◘ It goes without saying:
Always obtain the Red Buff in early game, as it adds on a juicy damage boost for you.

Introduction

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Conclusion

Mid Game

○ At this point on, you would already have your boots and core item. You could start rotating for Duo or Solo lane whenever you see potential kills.

○ Try to take the enemies by a surprise ultimate , while having full charges on your and be amazed of the amount of damage you deal.

○ Follow up and clean with the rest of your abilities, your main clean-up combo would be
3rd skill -> 1st skill

Use your 1st before the enemy is knocked-up for an easier and more consistent secure.

○ Call out with the team to secure Scorpions, and whenever your ultimate is ready call out to secure Gold Fury and Pyromancer. Because if it goes bad and the enemy detects you, you can secure it with your ultimate.

Introduction

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Conclusion

Late Game

On this point forward, you're The Machine!!

No, not this Machine.😏

○ Spam your 1st skill when you're leaving the fountain to give yourself a push forward which adds on your mobility. As the upgraded version of Conduit Gem] [b]->[/b] [[Gem of Focus, works similarly to 's passive in terms of movement speed. Plus, a great bonus, that it increases the user's DMG output and decreases the DMG taken by 3%, up to 3 stacks.

Introduction

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Conclusion

Conclusion

I hope I clarified my Build Guide for Vulcan to the point. Let me know if you have any concerns or if u faced any difficulties with the build. I'd be more than happy to receive your feedback!

And as Vulcan always says,

When I started building a Thumper Turret, they said, 'You must be daft to build that!' But I built it all the same just to show 'em! Well, it blew up. So, I built a second one, and it blew up! But the sixteenth one, It stayed up!

GOOD LUCK! HAVE FUN!

— vongolaIX A.K.A BloodyVizard

Introduction

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Conclusion

The ugliest of the gods [High DMG&MS]

Smite God: Vulcan