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Sands of Time for 
Vampiric Shroud or 
Conduit Gem, but I've found the first to be more efficient and gives 
Aphrodite a bigger advantage overall, as it allows her to stay in lane for longer and be able to even win lane against some characters.
If your enemy in solo lane is a magical god, you should use this start. If you want to, you can change Sands of Time for Vampiric Shroud or Conduit Gem, but I've found the first to be more efficient and gives Aphrodite a bigger advantage overall, as it allows her to stay in lane for longer and be able to even win lane against some characters.
Sands of Time
Druid Stone
Healing Potion
Multi Potion
Sands of Time for Conduit Gem or 
Warrior's Axe, but I've found the first to be more efficient and gives Aphrodite a bigger advantage overall, as it allows her to stay in lane for longer and even win lane against some characters.
If your enemy in solo lane is a physical god, you should use this start. If you want to, you can change Sands of Time for Conduit Gem or Warrior's Axe, but I've found the first to be more efficient and gives Aphrodite a bigger advantage overall, as it allows her to stay in lane for longer and even win lane against some characters.
Sands of Time
Imperial Helmet
Healing Potion
Multi Potion
If you're not sure about who'll be laning with, you should start with these.
Sands of Time
Shoes
Chalice of Healing
Shoes of Focus as it gives you more mana and CDR), then you should finish your Defensive item (Makes no sense to build Lotus Crown first if you're laning against a magical god). If you end up getting fed really ahead, you CAN skip the other protection item and go straight for some damage, but I do advise against it.
For Core Items, you should build first whichever shoes you prefer (Personally I do prefer Shoes of Focus as it gives you more mana and CDR), then you should finish your Defensive item (Makes no sense to build Lotus Crown first if you're laning against a magical god). If you end up getting fed really ahead, you CAN skip the other protection item and go straight for some damage, but I do advise against it.
Shoes of Focus
Stone of Fal
Lotus Sickle
Rod of Asclepius is not only good for it's passive but it also gives Aphrodite more Movement Speed, which sometimes is what keeps you alive. 
Gem of Isolation used to be an almost must-have on her, since it'll leave enemies slowed for 4s (if you hit them with 
Love Birds, basically giving you an aditional form of CC. Ethereal Staf will straight up steal their life and mana, which is incredibly amazing on a healer. 
Rod of Tahuti is a nice luxury power item if you don't want to get 
Book of the Dead, and it gives a nice bump to your damage and healing.
Divine Ruin is a nice counter item if you're going againts someone who also heals, or againts an enemy team with a lot of healing (
Sylvanus, 
Thanatos, 
Freya, gods like them), and it should replace 
Spear of the Magus.
The first three items will be the most common. Rod of Asclepius is not only good for it's passive but it also gives Aphrodite more Movement Speed, which sometimes is what keeps you alive. Gem of Isolation used to be an almost must-have on her, since it'll leave enemies slowed for 4s (if you hit them with Love Birds, basically giving you an aditional form of CC. Ethereal Staf will straight up steal their life and mana, which is incredibly amazing on a healer. Rod of Tahuti is a nice luxury power item if you don't want to get Book of the Dead, and it gives a nice bump to your damage and healing.
Divine Ruin is a nice counter item if you're going againts someone who also heals, or againts an enemy team with a lot of healing ( Sylvanus, Thanatos, Freya, gods like them), and it should replace Spear of the Magus.
Rod of Asclepius
Gem of Isolation
Ethereal Staff
Chronos' Pendant
Divine Ruin
Spear of the Magus
Rod of Tahuti
Charon's Coin
Pendulum of Ages
Gem of Focus
Axe of Animosity
Blood-Soaked Shroud
Pestilence gives you an edge against healers (If you're facing another Aphrodite or maybe a 
Ra). I do believe you should only get this item if their team has more than 1 healer. Also, check with your Support if he'll pick up Pestilence, so you don't have to. 
Spectral Armor is more targeted to teams with multiple crit-users (maybe double Crit AA Hunters or Crit Assassin + Crit Hunter), and it's extremely situational. 
Winged Blade should also be a must-have on Aphrodite, but, alas, we can't have 7 item builds. If you feel like the slows are the reason you're dying/not being efficient, use this item in the place of Book of the Dead
Pestilence gives you an edge against healers (If you're facing another Aphrodite or maybe a Ra). I do believe you should only get this item if their team has more than 1 healer. Also, check with your Support if he'll pick up Pestilence, so you don't have to. Spectral Armor is more targeted to teams with multiple crit-users (maybe double Crit AA Hunters or Crit Assassin + Crit Hunter), and it's extremely situational. Winged Blade should also be a must-have on Aphrodite, but, alas, we can't have 7 item builds. If you feel like the slows are the reason you're dying/not being efficient, use this item in the place of Book of the Dead
Void Stone
Celestial Legion Helm
Pestilence
Spectral Armor
Winged Blade
Witchblade
Genji's Guard
Mantle of Discord
Midgardian Mail
Bulwark of Hope
Breastplate of Valor
Contagion
Tyrannical Plate Helm
Heavenly Wings or Teleport Glyph as your first relic. 
Purification Beads is extremely situational and should only be gotten if their team has a lot of stuns/roots/taunts, and, if so, it'll occupy the spot of Teleport Glyph, as Heavenly Wings is a must-have relic on Aphrodite.
Check the Threat Tab to be if you should get Heavenly Wings or Teleport Glyph as your first relic. Purification Beads is extremely situational and should only be gotten if their team has a lot of stuns/roots/taunts, and, if so, it'll occupy the spot of Teleport Glyph, as Heavenly Wings is a must-have relic on Aphrodite.
Teleport Fragment
Heavenly Wings
Purification Beads
Center of Attention, the extra pen from Charon's Coin really makes a difference in the damage department. Chronos' Pendant will give you a lot of Cooldown Reduction, which is quite the upgrade. Shoes of Focus for 
Elixir of Speed and look into replacing it with another item, may it be Winged Blade (which is what I recommend), possibly Rod of Tahuti or something in between. Elixir of Speed before you can actually replace Shoes of Focus with another item (As in buying the elixir + selling boots and buying another item at the same time). Stone of Fal with Genji's Guard, since they'll provide better defenses and help you with CDR and Magical Burst.
Pretty solid overall build. With the protections from both defensive items and her passive Center of Attention, the extra pen from Charon's Coin really makes a difference in the damage department. Chronos' Pendant will give you a lot of Cooldown Reduction, which is quite the upgrade.
Super Late Game (40+ minutes), you'll want to sell your Shoes of Focus for Elixir of Speed and look into replacing it with another item, may it be Winged Blade (which is what I recommend), possibly Rod of Tahuti or something in between.
BEWARE: Don't sell your boots and buy Elixir of Speed before you can actually replace Shoes of Focus with another item (As in buying the elixir + selling boots and buying another item at the same time).
PS: If you go into super late game, I recommend switching Stone of Fal with Genji's Guard, since they'll provide better defenses and help you with CDR and Magical Burst.
Pendulum of Ages
Shoes of Focus
Lotus Sickle
Stone of Fal
Ethereal Staff
Chronos' Pendant
Rod of Tahuti
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Hello everyone, this is ThePerfectPrism and I'm here with my 8th SmiteFire guide ! This time, it'll be for the same goddess as in my 2nd guide, which is Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. In this case, my own solo lane guide for her!
This guide also uses parts of FemFatalis' Aphrodite guide, with her authorization.
Also, keep in mind this guides focuses on her Solo lane viability. While I've added a Mid build, this guide's intent is to help you play her on Solo lane! Maybe, if I have enough requests, I'll add a Mid step by step and tips!
Aphrodite - Pros & Cons
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ABILITIES
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Aphrodite's abilities are very powerful, one being an instant point blank burst, and the other an AoE high damage tool, which includes a slow and a stun, which helps her with her viability and her ability to be played in multiple roles
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CENTER OF ATTENTION
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Center of Attention is a truly interesting passive. It increases both of your protections by 4 for each god within 70 units, stacking up to 9 times, making it a very useful to maintain yourself in late teamfights
This ability can not be leveled, and is active at all times.
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KISS
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Kiss is a stun, which stuns the enemy for 1 second and, if you use it on an ally,it will create a magical link, which synergyzes with her other abilities, and gives a movement speed buff (8/11/14/17/20%). If you stun an enemy while linked with an ally, it will give your teammate a Jealousy buff, increasing damage for 8/11/14/17/20%
This ability should be leveled third, after
Back Off! and before Undying Love
Use this ability for the following circumstances:
- Disrupt Enemy Abilities. - Speed buff - Link with an ally and heal/Jealous buff them. |
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BACK OFF!
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Back Off! is a point blank AoE massive damage ability that deals 80/140/200/260/320 (+70% of your Magical Power), applying both a knockback and a 25% slow. If you're linked to an ally, an explosion will also occur on them, applying the same amount of damage and the slow for 25% during 2 seconds
This ability should be leveled second, after
Love Birds and before Kiss
Use this ability for the following circumstances:
- Disrupt Enemy Abilities. - Massive Nuke Damage - Knockback enemies to escape. |
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LOVE BIRDS
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Love Birds is a rectangle AoE damage/heal ability that deals 105/175/245/315/380 (+105% of your Magical Power) total damage and healing you and your ally for 60/102/144/186/228 (+60% of your Magical Power) after the 3 seconds.
This ability should be leveled first
Use this ability for the following circumstances:
- Clear Wave. - Massively Heal you and your allies - Zone out enemies in choke points. |
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UNDYING LOVE
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Undying Love is an invulnerability ultimate that makes you CC Immune and Damage Immune for .8 /1.1/1.4/1.7/2 seconds. If you have an active link, they'll also become immune for that duration.
This ability should be leveled last
Use this ability for the following circumstances:
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The starting build is Sands of Time, a defensive item (either Druid Stone or Imperial Helmet, a Healing Potion, and three Multi Potion. Sands of Time will fit aphro perfectly, since it's passive allows you to keep your mana regeneration up, while also giving you early CDR, which is something you want in Aphrodite. The defensive item will built into it's Tier 3 form ( Stone of Fal or Lotus Crown second, as you'll want to finish off your boots before them. The potions are for worst-case scenarios.
As Aphrodite, you don't really have to back at any time. I've stayed in lane until after my second blue buff wears out, then backed and bought the first two items. If you're forced back before you can start Shoes of Focus, just buy either it's Tier 2 (
Magic Shoes) or the Tier 2 of the defensive item (
Sage's Stone or 
Jade Mountain Helm). Personally, I'd rush the first defensive item (Lotus Crown or Stone of Fal) first, as I'm used to Aphrodite's movement speed and positioning due to years of playing her, but I'll recommend the following gold listings for you:
Gold numbers in which you should back are:
Shoes of Focus Shoes of Focus and Jade Mountain Helm Shoes of Focus and Sage's Stone Shoes of Focus and Lotus Crown Shoes of Focus and Stone of Fal Stone of Fal with 2000 Gold. Shoes of Focus, Stone of Fal, and Lotus Crown, you'll have to judge your options, from which there are many options for the next three items. If you're fed, Gem of Isolation and Rod of Asclepius are both options, one being more offensive and controlling, and the other pointing towards a more supporting build. Chronos Pendant and Ethereal Staff are both good items for an ability-spam mage, especially if you are the best healer in the game (wink wink). Charon's Coin is a perfect item on Aphrodite if you want more movement speed, the best stat for her after CDR. Spectral Armor and Pestilence are niche but valuable items, depending the situation. Winged Blade is amazing to counter teams which heavily relies on slows. Heavenly Wings and Teleport Glyph. Both relics will help you a lot, depending on the matchup. Also, Purification Beads may be needed, so check the Threats section to know which relics to get!
The first two or three levels are hard for Aphrodite; most meta solo gods can outclear and outpush Aphrodite. What you want to do is focus on clearing the archers, since they do the most damage, and poking out the enemy solo laner, by hitting him constantly with auto attacks while also hitting him with your Love Birds (which will also give you sustain) into Back Off! combo. After these levels, the real fun begins.
The last part of what I refer to as the early game is level 5. If the enemy solo laner has kill potential at level 5 (the two most important being 
Bakasura and 
Bellona), take Undying Love. If not, put a third point in Love Birds for increased clear and healing.
The laning phase constitutes the mid game. By level 9, you'll have full clear with Love Birds apart from the brute minions. With given clear, Aphrodite becomes a poke monster, especially after 30% CDR is reached with Sands of Time, Shoes of Focus and Blue Buff. You can clear the wave, Kiss the enemy solo laner, Back Off! them, and lead them with Love Birds again for enormous levels of poke. Blue buff allows an infinite number of these pokes. Unless you die once or twice during this phase, you are guaranteed to win lane and get the tower first. In addition, when other solo laners rotate, it is not as safe for you to do so. Instead, push the tier 2 tower, take jungle buffs, et cetera. Take advantage of farming the lane alone. Also, don't forget about the Totem that stands in the jungle space that separates solo from Fire Giant. It grants your team as gives them an early movement speed buff and also 25 MP5!
Ganks will most likely happen during the mid game. During an allied gank on the enemy solo laner, you will want to Kiss your jungler immediately and use Back Off! to slow the enemy. Love Birds will serve as poke and extra damage, but mostly, you'll be playing assist. Kissing the solo laner will increase your jungler's damage, so land those Kisses!
As soon as Aphrodite enters teamfights, the game changes. You'll (possibly) have close to max CDR, so heal your allies whenever possible. You can even spam Love Birds into walls or camps instead of hitting enemies, since the heal is extremely valuable. Don't waste Undying Love - use it only if your soul mate is about to die or if a burst/cc-heavy ultimate ( 
Release The Kraken!, 
Pillar of Agony, 
Searing Pain, 
Waxing Moon, etc ) is used on you and/or your soul mate. Kiss targets that your soul mate is focusing for the increased damage. Use Back Off! to stop enemy aggression. Aphrodite is the mistress of sustain, so use her healing and CC to your advantage. Always stay linked to your jungler or ADC, linking to others only for temporary amounts of time and only if they are low health.
Don't forget about your Elixir of Speed! This is a consumable that gives you 18% Movement Speed, the same amount as boots, for an unlimited amount of time, for the price of 2000 gold. In long games (45+ minutes), Selling boots, grabbing this Elixir, and getting another damage item (maybe Rod of Tahuti or 
Spear of Desolation) is arguably a solid decision, but getting a defensive item (specifically Winged Blade) also seems wise.
FemFatalis, who stopped updating her amazing Aphrodite solo guide, and allowed me to use her info and BBCoding for this guide !
DucksRock for seeing things for me so I didn't have to hop in game
xXSlyFoxHoundXx, the Youtuber who showed me smite !
My honest and truthful friends for always being on my *** so I'm constantly improving and being a better version of me!
Branmuffin17 for being a constant friend, advisor and father figure. <3
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07-16-16 ~ Guide Released (Also Added Breastplate of Valor and Ritual Dagger
09-11-16 ~ Guide Update
10-20-16 ~ Guide Update #2
12-03-16 ~ Guide Update #3
02-08-18 ~ Holy Jeeeeeeebus an update!!
01-30-19 ~ Updated guide for Patch 6.1, to be dropped within the next week.
02-05-19 ~ Another Update Pre 6.1, Added suggestions from Bran and Mysterio.
02-16-19 ~ Updated the guide to show tested information about S6 and other corrections.
03-06-19 ~ 
Jormungandr patch update, Kriega + Estidien expansion of situationals
04-08-19 ~ Celestial Legion Helm going into the main build, replacing Breastplate of Valor.
05~07~19 ~ Added Divine Ruin to the guide, swapped Void Stone with Stone of Fal.
06-01-19 ~ Updated the guide to include Aphrodite buffs, changed images used.
06-08-19 ~ Added a Mid build and updated the Other Guides Section.
06-10-10 ~ Corrected wrong information on the guide (Gold costs, old references, et cetera).
07-18-19 ~ Switched back Stone of Fal to Void Stone as I've been having better results with it as of late, changed 
Guardian's Blessing for 
Warrior's Blessing and corrected some spelling mistakes.
07-19-19 ~ Added Kriega's suggestion for Lotus Crown as a defensive item for the Mid build.
07-27-19 ~ Added Contagion to possible defense items.
08~20~19 ~ Added 
Shaman's Ring as an offensive option in both builds.
02~11~20 ~ Removed Shaman's Ring, updated pricings and removed old pieces of information.
03~25~20 ~ Reworked build for 
Shoes of the Magi shift and other shifts within Aphro herself.
04~24~20 ~ Reworked Build again, updated (hopefully) ALL outdated info.
06~12~20 ~ Updated skills to reflect Aphrodite Nerf
06~15~20 ~ Updated Threats, taking away some out of meta enemies and adding
Camazotz
07~27~20 ~ Updated Mid build.
09~08~20 ~ Updated language to be clearer.
11~23~20 ~ Guide still relevant, updated for freshness
12~16~20 ~ Mobile Compatibility Update!
01~29~21 ~ S8 Guide update!
04~26~21 ~ Added BBCoding Changes!
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Radiant Glory
Fatal Strike
Glorious Charge
Heavenly Reflection
Dazzling Offensive
Water Illusion
Butcher Blades
Eat Minion
Take Down
Seismic Crush
Refraction Shield
Tremors
Thunder Strike
Rain Dance
Storm Call
Brutalize
Unchained
Ragnarok
Sacred Monkey
Overhand Smash
Somersault
Fear No Evil
Cross Strike
Grapple
Divine Mastery
Lord of the Afterlife
Judgement Tether
The Magic Cudgel
72 Transformations
Mummify
Plague of Locusts
Grasping Hands
Taolu Assault
Cavalry Charge
Vanish
Assassinate
Transcendence
Undead Surge
Empty the Crypts
Fleeting Breath
So Beautiful
Spirit Arrow
Eagle's Rally
Bludgeon
Scourge
Shield Bash
Vampire Bats
Screech
Royal Assault
Polymorph
Argus, the Defender
Earthbreaker
Excavate
Driving Strike
Mitigate Wounds
NeNe Kappa
Ring of Spears
Phantom Veil
Dart
Flurry
Fearless
Lawbringer
Life of the Party
Pin
72 Transformations ES
Prana Onslaught
Sickening Strike
Tail Whip
Charge Prey
Lurking In The Waters
Clear The Path
Umbrellarang
Armored Umbrella
Colossal Fury
Moonflower Dance
Disapparate
Artemis
Lacerate
Acid Spray
Radiate
Frostbolt
I want to expand our discussion from a couple days ago, while making some points about your guide and your latest changes.
• SOLO:
• Builds:
- First and foremost, the point where we had our discussion: Cooldown reduction.
I still think you should build your CDR item (either
I CANNOT imagine any
The "standard" Aphro mid build gets 30% CDR in the first 2 items (Chronos' and Focus), and I honestly think solo should go for a similar route. (30% CDR within the first 3 items, at least).
Just like
1. CDR;
2. MP5;
3. Power (To scale your heals).
- I'm happy to see that you picked Lotus Crown as your physical defense item of choice. It is, indeed, one of the best options for Aphro in the solo lane. (The other one being
- I understand your choice for
But even with that, I consider
Since you're going
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- Unless you're going
- I think
- Why
• Matchups:
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- I'm curious about where you would place
• Writeup:
- Your notes section for your example build still mentions items that you replaced, like
Actually, you should revise all the notes, because some of them are talking about items that you removed and aren't mentioning the new items that you included.
- Your Items section still mentions
- Why do you consider Lotus Crown and
- Unless fully maxed, I don't think
• MID:
• Builds:
- I like your example build, but I have a question: Why aren't you building
I mean, from my undestanding, Asclepius is an alternative for low-power builds for your heals to still be effective, and a mid build doesn't need that. What's your opinion on the matter?
- I think you should go at least 30% pen in mid, so pick something that has 10% pen as one of the last items.
- I'd replace the build order for
And that's it! Let me know what you think.
I don't think
Maybe this is why you always die when mid ganks you :p
In truth, you want
Mainly because it's stats aren't good enough to justify it in the build. Even if it's applicable with 3 of her abilities, it'll take away another item from her. Maybe you could switch it with
Shield of Regrowth is mainly personal bias. Aphro already has a speed boost with
Even.
As for Writeup, I know some information is outdated, honestly the guide is a wall of text, unlike my other guides, making it quite harder to look for flaws, especially for notes. Lotus Crown and
Asclepius gives you a lot of power and extra movement speed, which is essential for aphro when she's building glass cannon.
EDIT: I just saw that I placed
I really like your aphrodite guide from head to toe and i wanted to suggest you putting
Also,
Really, a lane against
That's all! Cya
As for
Also maybe somewhere list Divine Ruin as a counter item. It makes more sense for Aphro than Pestilence (which she isn't great with, Aphro isn't exactly a frontliner, even built tanky, so you would only really get good use of pestilence on her if someone like Ao with bancrofts + typhons or Kali or Pele was diving your backline).
Also maybe somewhere list Divine Ruin as a counter item. It makes more sense for Aphro than Pestilence (which she isn't great with, Aphro isn't exactly a frontliner, even built tanky, so you would only really get good use of pestilence on her if someone like Ao with bancrofts + typhons or Kali or Pele was diving your backline).
Unless you're a guardian with obnoxiously long cooldowns (Hi @
In the notes I do mention everytime that I prefer CDR boots over Pen boots for
Now, for void stone and celestial legion helm, I used to run Breastplate and found better results using celestial legion helm (which Estidien had a discussion with me which prompted me to try the item and I've had an amazing time with it,), and, for Void Stone, I'm in the process to change it to Stone of Fal, which gives aphro more CDR (to compensate for not running Breatplate anymore), a passive that helps againts high-burst late game (which compensates for less protections).
I'd argue that ever since they reworked Stone of Fal, the passive doesen't actually do much to negate burst from mages. So unless you're only buying the item for it's base stats, which is fine, I don't see how the item is that effective looking at it's passive.
"Anytime you would be dealt more than 30% of your Max Health by a single magical ability, that damage is instead reduced to deal exactly 30% of your max Health. This effect can only occur once every 60s." - so an anti-burst item for squishy mages.
Now here is the current, reworked version:
"Anytime you would be dealt more than 20% of your Max Health by a single Magical ability, that damage is instead reduced by 10%. This effect has no cooldown."
Now I don't see how the current passive does much to negate high burst from mages at all, instead it seems better suited for targets already building super tanky/already have a good amount of magical defense.
This is why I judge the item on it's base stats alone in it's current state.
You swapped
And that's the first question I wanna ask: Don't you think Lotus Crown is a better option for Aphro since she's a healer and can proc it often? Now, here I go again to bring back the point that I always discuss about with Bran, but despite the fact that Aprho's a single target healer, I still think that not using Lotus is a waste of her potential.
Now, into other questions.
• Don't you think
• I believe
• Shouldn't
• With the removal of
• I think you should add some more relic options, like
~ Like I've said a lot, I do believe that
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~ Both aren't as rewarding on
~ This is a in-trasition update while I'm finishing the info on the main guide + updating the BBCoding, so it still doesn't mention
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~ I don't believe
Hope that sums it! Anything else?
• But I never said you shouldn't pick up
• I still think
• I agree about
• No problem.
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• I don't think these relics should replace
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~ I don't build it anymore, but I think it's worth mentioning it.
~ Ehhh, I'll mess around with it a bit more and see what happens.
~ kk
~ I was talking to Estidien about this item. While I was defending
~ If you're not getting Teleport Glyph, you should get
No, but I'm not sold on void either. This is one of the few times I'd recommend
I feel at least one start should have
If you check the notes, I do mention that you can grab whichever shoe you prefer, and that I have a personal preference for
I don't think
Also,
I found that spear of magus seems to work nicely for extra damage.
Recently I faced a
People think that
I assume you followed my reccomendation and got Heavenly Wings?
YES!!!
It got me out of a LOT of sticky situations. Also, very very agreed.
EDIT: Also,