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Athena, the Guardian for Everyone

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by Jtrinidad updated January 31, 2017

Smite God: Athena

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Athena Build

Starter

Build Item Watcher's Gift Watcher's Gift
Build Item Healing Potion Healing Potion
2
Build Item Mana Potion Mana Potion
2
Build Item Shoes Shoes
Build Item Shoes of Focus Shoes of Focus
Build Item Hide of the Urchin Hide of the Urchin
Build Item Shogun's Kusari Shogun's Kusari
Build Item Bulwark of Hope Bulwark of Hope
Build Item Genji's Guard Genji's Guard
Build Item Heavenly Wings Heavenly Wings

Other Useful Items

Build Item Mantle of Discord Mantle of Discord
Build Item Spirit Robe Spirit Robe
Build Item Mail of Renewal Mail of Renewal
Build Item Winged Blade Winged Blade
Build Item Traveler's Shoes Traveler's Shoes

Magical > Physical

Build Item Heartward Amulet Heartward Amulet
Build Item Pestilence Pestilence
Build Item Void Stone Void Stone

Physical > Magical

Build Item Hide of the Nemean Lion Hide of the Nemean Lion
Build Item Emperor's Armor Emperor's Armor
Build Item Midgardian Mail Midgardian Mail
Build Item Mystical Mail Mystical Mail
Build Item Witchblade Witchblade

If a lot of CC

Build Item Oni Hunter's Garb Oni Hunter's Garb
Build Item Reinforced Shoes Reinforced Shoes
Build Item Spectral Armor Spectral Armor
Build Item Magi's Cloak Magi's Cloak

Relics and Consumables

Build Item Sentry Ward Sentry Ward
Build Item Ward Ward
Build Item Cursed Ankh Cursed Ankh
Build Item Aegis Amulet Aegis Amulet
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads

Athena's Skill Order

Preemptive Strike

1 X Y
Preemptive Strike
2 15 16 18 19

Confound

2 A B
Confound
3 8 11 12 14

Shield Wall

3 B A
Shield Wall
1 4 6 7 10

Defender of Olympus

4 Y X
Defender of Olympus
5 9 13 17 20
Preemptive Strike
2 15 16 18 19

Preemptive Strike

1 X
Athena powers up for a dash. While dashing, Athena will pass through minions, stop and hit the first enemy god she encounters, dealing damage. If she hits an enemy, Athena gains a stack (max 3), reducing the next source of Basic Attack damage from any god that hits her. Athena may also gain these stacks by hitting an enemy god with Reach, once per attack.

Ability Type: Dash, Slow, Damage
Damage: 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Range: 55
Cost: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100
Cooldown: 14s
Confound
3 8 11 12 14

Confound

2 A
Athena releases a shockwave of power from her shield, Taunting enemy gods and decreasing their Attack Speed as she forces them to fight or chase her.

Ability Type: Cone, Taunt, Damage
Taunt Duration: 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2s
Damage: 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 (+20% of your Magical Power)
Attack Speed Slow: 20 / 22.5 / 25 / 27.5 / 30%
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 18s
Shield Wall
1 4 6 7 10

Shield Wall

3 B
Athena summons a group of Athenian warriors who do damage and Slow upon arrival. After 2s, they strike again, dealing additional Damage and Slowing.

Ability Type: Circle, Damage
Initial Damage: 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Secondary Damage: 70 / 135 / 200 / 265 / 330 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Slow: 15%
Radius: 15
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 14s
Defender of Olympus
5 9 13 17 20

Defender of Olympus

4 Y
Athena picks a single allied god anywhere in the world, and launches herself up into the air, landing next to that god 3.6 seconds later. During that 3.6 seconds, both Athena and the allied god gain Damage Mitigation, and the allied god also gains Movement Speed. Enemies nearby when Athena lands take damage.

Ability Type: Teleport, Buff, Damage
Damage: 340 / 415 / 490 / 565 / 640 (+90% of your Magical Power)
Ally Mitigation: 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20%
Movement Speed: 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20%
Radius: 20
Cost: 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Cooldown: 120s

Introduction

Athena is one of the best guardians in the game! Not only that but she is very easy to master. Her skills are basic enough for beginners to understand how to use her, yet complex enough for experts to use without feeling limited.
She was the first guardian I picked up and now is my main god. My record with her isn't too well, but has gotten better after I changed my build to this. Have fun playing Athena!

Items- Tank

You want to begin with Watcher's Gift because it, in my opinion, is the best beginner item for tanks. The MP5 and HP5 are very good at the beginning of the match.
Shoes of Focus instead of Reinforced because of the nerf to Reinforced. The cooldown plus mana will help you stay in lane for longer.
Breastplate of Valor for the mana and cooldown. The physical protections are just an added bonus.
Hide of the Urchin is one of the best tank items. The stacking helps you survive and stay in lane.
Ethereal Staff for the health and mana. The power isn't what you are looking for. It is more for the other stats, with the power being something that will just help your poke. This should be the first item you replace to start counter building.
Bulwark of Hope is a great item for the CC reduction, health, and magical protection. It has a pretty good passive that helps during team fights.
Genji's Guard rounds off the build. It maxes your CDR and some more MP5. You will replace Watcher's Gift with this item.

Items- Jungle

You need to pick up Bumba's Mask if you are going to jungle. It's the only jungle oriented starter item.
Next, you are going to want to build into Dynasty Plate Helm. It will give you beginning stats that you would need to deal strong early damage.
Shoes of the Magi will help you deal even more early damage, while giving you the movement speed any boot would give. You can switch this out for Shoes of Focus, because you are mana hungry early game.
Breastplate of Valor will give you the mana you will need along with the CDR that will help you clear camps faster. This along with Spirit Robe are the main reasons why I choose to use Shoes of the Magi.
Spirit Robe will give you some CCR, CDR, and protections. They all help while rotating and team fights.
Obsidian Shard is good item to break through any protections of the god or gods that you are ganking.
Rod of Tahuti will replace Bumba's Mask, giving a lot of power and some MP5 to help make sure that you have mana for your abilities during team fights.
Spear of Desolation for the pen and power. You replace Dynasty Plate Helm for this item as they provide most of the same stats but while Dynasty Plate Helm is an early game item, Spear of Desolation is one of the best late game items.

Skills

Passive: Reach- a very good passive that gives you good poke after using an ability.
#1: Preemptive Strike- one of the best dashes in the game as it lets you get away, like a regular dash. But if it hits a target, it will damage and slow them.
#2: Confound- One of the best CC's in the game! Sure this may not seem like a lot at first, but it is better than Ymir's freeze! For beginners and experts, Ymir's freeze is one of the most annoying things to deal with in the game. But Ymir's freeze keeps you in one spot... Athena's taunt takes control of your character and makes them follow her for two seconds, when maxed.
#3: Shield Wall- one of the best damaging abilities on a tank. It deals damage when you set it down and two seconds later, it explodes, dealing even more damage! Two seconds, huh? Well I can just run away from it and, possibly, only take the initial brunt of damage. Well, you are going to want to rethink that strategy, because Athena can just use her taunt and raw you into the area and force you to take the damage.
#4: Defender of Olympus- in my opinion, the best ultimate for a guardian. It is a global ultimate. For beginners, this means that Athena can travel around the map. Not only is it a global ultimate, she must target an ally. Now you may think that this wouldn't do anything but, the targeted ally gets a 20% damage mitigation while Athena charges up the jump to their location. When Athena lands, she does damage in a small circle around her.

Pros / Cons

Pros:

One of the best CC's in the game
Easy to pick up and use
Dash that slows
Powerful and Tactical Ult
Good Passive for Poke
Can be played in different roles




Cons:
Dash needs to charge
Needs all of her abilities to be super useful

Summary

Overall, Athena is one of the best guardians in the game. She has amazing potential in both the jungle and duo lane. She is one of the easiest gods to master. I hope that you guys use this build the next time you play Athena!

Skins

High Counselor

Shield of the Gorgon

Red Star

Peacekeeper

Liberte

Enforcer

Winter Olympian

Allegiance

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