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Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
December 11 2013 18:31 GMT
#121
Most junglers are those listed as Assassins. I think Thanatos is probably the easiest jungler, but Thor, Ne Zha, Hun Batz, and Bakasura are pretty good for newer players as well.

Some Warriors can jungle - most notably Tyr, but Wukong and Herc are good picks too.

I've seen Athena jungle a handful of times. Her early clear is pretty low (though you generally get help til halfway to level 2), but her ganks are really good.
It's your boy Guzma!
jcarlsoniv
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States27922 Posts
December 11 2013 19:28 GMT
#122
On December 12 2013 03:19 Gaslo wrote:
Ares has seemed super strong against lowbies (i am level 10~). That ultimate is so game changing, and newbies just chase you around while you have your 1 and 3 on them the whole time.

Ill prolly have to learn how to jungle now, what are the most newbie friendly junflers in Smite?


Ares is very good at all levels of play. Sure, his ult is countered by beads, but 1. beads isn't always up and 2. not everyone will have beads.
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Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
December 11 2013 20:51 GMT
#123
The new Kali is very, very fun. I think she's rather strong, her 1 and 3 make her immediately stronger than before, since she can now close distances and CC.

I guess they're not doing a God reveal video for her? Usually it would be up by now.

Also, the new Fenrir skin is like, the best thing.
It's your boy Guzma!
jcarlsoniv
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States27922 Posts
December 11 2013 20:55 GMT
#124
Is Santa Bacchus available now? I'll prob grab it when I'm home if it is
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Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
December 11 2013 20:55 GMT
#125
Yeah, and Jingle Hel.
It's your boy Guzma!
jcarlsoniv
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States27922 Posts
December 11 2013 21:00 GMT
#126
eh, don't really play Hel, but might as well get it
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Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
December 11 2013 21:58 GMT
#127
How do u skill and build Bacchus? I tried rushing the smite equivalent of chalice but his mana costs are insane.
jcarlsoniv
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States27922 Posts
December 11 2013 22:03 GMT
#128
I haven't really played him much in Conquest, so idk about iteam builds. But my skill order is usually 4>3>2>1. The mana cost on 1 goes up really fast, so you don't really wanna be maxing it early I don't think. I haven't done too much research into him yet, so take it with a grain of salt.
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Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
December 12 2013 01:16 GMT
#129
It's your boy Guzma!
canikizu
Profile Joined September 2010
4860 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-13 16:55:32
December 13 2013 16:54 GMT
#130
Man, I just got a very close Arena game last night, the end score was we won with point 1-0. I had like 200 hp left and was blocked by Ymir's wall too, would have been dead in the next 5 seconds. That's as close as it can get lol.

That Arena mode, there's something about getting cheered on by the audience while going ham makes me addicted.
jcarlsoniv
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States27922 Posts
December 16 2013 15:47 GMT
#131
Vulcan gets his new ult and supposedly a ranged attack this patch.

Also, I think Chaac is either being released or revealed

=O
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Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
December 17 2013 06:01 GMT
#132
What's a good resource for skill/item/active builds? I'd use smitefire but it looks bad.
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
December 17 2013 06:06 GMT
#133
I would say Tiermonster is slightly better than Smitefire, many of the guides are by prominent streamers/pros. Still, neither is perfect.

Smite Repo is an interesting tool. It takes aggregate builds from live servers and puts up the info, so you get a look at what's popular. Since it's average, it can be hit-or-miss, but overall it's fine.

What gods were you thinking about? I can give you some pointers.
It's your boy Guzma!
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-17 06:22:27
December 17 2013 06:20 GMT
#134
Well Bacchus and Sobek supposed to be strong yes? Cept I can't play them for shit lolol

just played first Arena game as Agni. Arena is awesome lol
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
December 17 2013 06:41 GMT
#135
Bacchus and Sobek are top-tier support tanks. However, like someone like Leona, they bring only moderate damage of their own and require teammates to follow up on their CC.

There are a few ways to build Guardian types, depending on how you want to play and how you're doing in lane. Almost always, you'll want Hand of the Gods as one of your actives (lets you help push the lane and secure jungle), and you can get Eye of Providence for free wards (like Sightstone, it pays itself off over time) to be standard. You can trade Eye out for one of the other Actives that you think you might need (Aegis or Beads if you want to dodge enemy abilities, Girdle if you want to buff your allies, etc).

Generally you can start with two rank 1 Actives and one item. Mark of the Vanguard is good for early tankiness (though like a Doran's item, you'll end up selling it), while Watcher's Gift gives some lane sustain and extra income, but can leave you a bit more squishy.

There are two real schools of thought when it comes to Sobek or Bacchus (or Ymir/Athena, for that matter). Build tanky because you have CC and can be credit to team, or build damage because even tanks have pretty decent ratios and damage in Smite.

Your Boots pick will reflect this, you can go Shoes for damage (MPen is better than CDR on nearly every god), Boots for utility (if you can get Midas early, lots of gold nom nom), or Greaves for tankiness (either are good imo).

Void Stone is a good item for either build, but if you want to go more tanky, Bulwark is your big choice. You can get Wall of Absolution for Physical Protection and Magic damage, but Sovereignty and Breastplate of Valor are stronger straight PhysProt options.

If you're going more damage, Pen Boots + Void Stone into a straight magic item like Polynomicon or Rod of Tahuti is a solid way to go. If you want more defensiveness, choice boots into Void Stone/Sovereignty and then something like Mystical Mark or Hide of the Leviathan works well.

Sorry for rambling, but basically: you can go pew pew and rely on natural defenses or tanky and just be unkillable. Either is relatively competitive. Sovereignty is overall a good item, Void and Bulwark are the only real MagProt choices, you'll generally want health after getting one. Regen items suck 99% of the time.
It's your boy Guzma!
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
December 17 2013 07:59 GMT
#136
thanks
Do you usually start the game with actives or is it something you pick up later in the game? I've been neglecting to buy actives 'til much later.
canikizu
Profile Joined September 2010
4860 Posts
December 17 2013 08:23 GMT
#137
On December 17 2013 16:59 Ryuu314 wrote:
thanks
Do you usually start the game with actives or is it something you pick up later in the game? I've been neglecting to buy actives 'til much later.

You should go through past broadcast of smitepro and find out the gods you like, then learn from those games.

Hunters(adc) don't usually need active first.
Guardians, solo laner, junglers usually get hands of the god first to clear buffs.
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
December 17 2013 08:36 GMT
#138
On December 17 2013 17:23 canikizu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 17 2013 16:59 Ryuu314 wrote:
thanks
Do you usually start the game with actives or is it something you pick up later in the game? I've been neglecting to buy actives 'til much later.

You should go through past broadcast of smitepro and find out the gods you like, then learn from those games.

Hunters(adc) don't usually need active first.
Guardians, solo laner, junglers usually get hands of the god first to clear buffs.

Yep. HoG is like Smite in League but way better since it's AoE. With it, you can get buffs and secure Fire Giant/Gold Fury. Solo laners and Guardians get it to push hard. Even if you have good clear, it's instant wave push once you learn to position it right.

As for Mages/Hunters, it depends. You'll almost always have either one of Aegis or Beads, and sometimes both. Sprint is really nice if you can swing it, but since it's not necessary and Beads/Aegis are amazing, you rarely get it. Which Aegis upgrade you get is up to you and the situation you're in.

Certain laners will get Teleport, in fact it's almost necessary in some side solo lanes, so you see a lot of HoG/Tele. Mid can get it if you're going back a lot, but some mids only go back once or twice and then can sit in lane and clear without worry (such as Ao).

Certain gods like Blink. Ymir gets it for amazing Blink -> Stun -> Ult combos. Ares can grab it to Ult initiate. Tyr gets it for fancy Blink behind -> Offensive 1/2 into your team kills.

In certain Situations your team will want Creeping Curse for one of its upgrades. Enfeebling Curse can shut down people like Bakasura, Freya, or many Hunters - while Weakening Curse is highly useful for Hel, Ra, and (less so) Chang'e. If it's necessary, the Jungle or solo laner can grab it, or the Guardian can trade Eye for it.

Shard is pretty bad. Girdle is situational, you need to be an all-kill team and rather ahead for it to be super useful.

Meditate is only fringe-useful. Picking it up at level 1 will out you as a noob, the only goddess it's even particularly useful on Aphro, on everyone else but her, leave it.
It's your boy Guzma!
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-17 08:49:02
December 17 2013 08:48 GMT
#139
Is Meditate good on Bacchus? He seems to have huge mana problems early. Or is the tradeoff for a more useful active later not worth it.
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
December 17 2013 09:04 GMT
#140
Generally not worth the tradeoff, just stock up on mana pots and play a bit more conservatively early. His kill potential at 5 is insane, even if you don't harass much before that point and just use your abilities to peel, it's amazing.
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