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Hades - Tank and Arena AP

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by ElGrizz updated April 8, 2013

Smite God: Hades

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Hades Build

Build Item Mark of the Vanguard Mark of the Vanguard
Build Item Boots of the Magi Boots of the Magi
Build Item Warlock's Staff Warlock's Staff

vs Magic

Build Item Stone of Gaia Stone of Gaia
Build Item Hide of Leviathan Hide of Leviathan
Build Item Magi's Cloak Magi's Cloak
Build Item Mystical Mail Mystical Mail

vs Physical

Build Item Wall of Absolution Wall of Absolution
Build Item Hide of Leviathan Hide of Leviathan
Build Item Stone of Gaia Stone of Gaia
Build Item Mystical Mail Mystical Mail

Very Useful

Build Item Aegis Amulet (Old) Aegis Amulet (Old)
Build Item Purification Beads (Old) Purification Beads (Old)
Build Item Cloak of Meditation Cloak of Meditation

If you have a strong lane, and partner is Magic Damage

Build Item Void Stone Void Stone

Obvious Potions are Obvious

Build Item Potion of Magical Might Potion of Magical Might
Build Item Elixir of Defense Elixir of Defense
Build Item Elixir of Power Elixir of Power

Hades's Skill Order

Death From Below

1 X Y
Death From Below
1 4 7 18 19

Shroud of Darkness

2 A B
Shroud of Darkness
3 12 14 15 16

Devour Souls

3 B A
Devour Souls
2 6 8 10 11

Pillar of Agony

4 Y X
Pillar of Agony
5 9 13 17 20
Death From Below
1 4 7 18 19

Death From Below

1 X
Hades descends into the ground and erupts from below at his ground location, doing damage to all enemies in the area. If the enemy is Blighted, they are also Slowed. Applies Blight.

Ability Type: Circle, Leap, Damage
Damage: 70 / 120 / 170 / 220 / 270 (+60% of your Magical Power)
Slow: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%
Slow Duration: 2s
Radius: 20
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
Cooldown: 14s
Shroud of Darkness
3 12 14 15 16

Shroud of Darkness

2 A
Hades silences all enemies in a cone in front of him. If the enemy is Blighted, they are also Feared. Applies Blight.

Ability Type: Cone, Crowd Control
Silence: 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2s
Cost: 60
Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10s
Devour Souls
2 6 8 10 11

Devour Souls

3 B
Hades devours the souls of his enemies, dealing damage in an area around him. Blighted enemies hit by this ability are Detonated, dealing damage to enemies and healing your allies around the Detonated targets. Enemy gods only take 50% of the damage from Detonating Blights.

Ability Type: Circle, Heal, Damage
Damage: 75 / 115 / 155 / 195 / 235 (+70% of your Magical Power)
Detonated Damage: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Detonated Healing: 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80
Detonation Radius: 20
Radius: 20
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 10s
Pillar of Agony
5 9 13 17 20

Pillar of Agony

4 Y
Hades calls to all enemy souls nearby, creating a Vortex which drags targets toward him, dealing damage every .5s for 4s. For each enemy hit Hades reduces his ability cooldowns by 0.4s. If the enemy is Blighted, their Protections are reduced. Hades also gains Protections and 10% damage mitigation for the duration.

Ability Type: Circle, Vortex, Damage
Damage per Tick: 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 (+30% of your Magical Power)
Protections: 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160
Protections Debuff: 10% + 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30
Protections Debuff Lifetime: 4s
Radius: 30
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 90s

Introduction

Name: Hades
Title: King of the Underworld
Pantheon: Greek


Inevitably, death sends everyone to Hades, God of the Underworld. In the end, he always gets his way.

Eldest son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Hades was swallowed by his father as an infant along with five other siblings. Zeus, the youngest brother, escaped this fate and freed them once he'd grown strong enough to battle Cronus. Together, the six siblings defeated the Titans and banished them to the dark realm of Tartarus. Now the reigning Gods, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades drew lots for dominion. Hades drew the Underworld.

Of the few that have entered the Underworld and come back, all speak dismally of the place, never wishing to return. Yet Hades, himself, rarely leaves the subterranean realm, constantly seeking ways to grow the numbers of the dead.

When he desired a wife, Hades captured the radiant Persephone, daughter of the Goddess Demeter. Concealed in the Underworld, none could reach her, so Demeter cursed the land with a great famine. The other Gods pleaded with her to end it lest she destroy mankind, but she would not relent until her daughter was returned. Hades finally let Persephone leave, though not before feeding her pomegranate seeds. Having consumed the fruit, she was bound forever to Hades and required to return to her husband once per year to eat of the seeds again. This, it is said, is a time of mourning and the cause of winter.

While many fear death and view it as evil, in truth, Hades endeavors only to keep balance. He is stern but fair. As God of the Dead and the Underworld, he views his authority on this matter absolute, forbidding anyone to leave his realm and growing wrathful when disobeyed or when someone tries to cheat death or steal from him.

For everyone, death is unavoidable and service to Hades inevitable. Even the Gods.

Items

STARTER ITEMS
Mark of the Vanguard
Price/rank 750 ___________________________________________________________________________________________
BOOTS
Boots of the Magi
Price/rank 700/645/580
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DAMAGE
WARLOCK'S SASH
Price/rank 720/880/1150
Gem of Isolation
Price/rank 900/770/1180
Void Stone
Price/rank 780/670/900
Rod of Tahuti
Price/rank 850/1175/1295
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DEFENSE
MAGI'S BLESSING
Price/rank 420/940/1240
Hide of Leviathan
Price/rank 830/885/785
mystical mark
Price/rank 725/800/1325
Stone of Gaia
Price/rank 835/645/770
Wall of Absolution
Price/rank 740/680/930
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SITUATIONAL
Void Stone
Price/rank 780/670/900
___________________________________________________________________________________________
ACTIVES
Aegis Amulet
Price/rank 250
Purification Beads
Price/rank 250
meditation
Price/rank 250

Skills

Blight
Key Bind: Passive
Hades' normal staff attacks apply a debuff to the enemy, called Blight. This debuff stays on the target and can be refreshed. If an enemy is afflicted by Blight, each of Hades' other powers have an additional effect.
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Death From Below
Key Bind 1
Hades descends into the ground and erupts from below at his ground location, doing damage to all enemies in the area. If the enemy is Blighted, they are also slowed. Applies Blight.
Cost: 50/55/60/65/70
Cooldown: 12s

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Shroud of Darkness
Key Bind 2
Hades silences all enemies in a cone in front of him. If the enemy is Blighted, they are also feared. Consumes Blight.
Cost: 80
Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11s

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Devour Souls
Key Bind 3
Hades devours the souls of his enemies, dealing damage in a radius around him. If the enemy is Blighted, the enemy explodes dealing damage to nearby enemies and healing your allies. Consumes Blight.
Cost: 65/75/85/95/105
Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11s

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Pillar of Agony
Key Bind 4
Hades calls to all enemy souls nearby, pulling them closer to him over time, doing damage every .5s for 4s. If the enemy is Blighted, their protections are reduced.
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 90s

Initiating

Initiating with Hades is relative.

I play Hades as a 2nd initiator, with Ares and Odin. When Ares or Odin ult, Hades is there to hold them there.

Pros/Cons

PROS

+ Hades is amazing as a 2nd initiator with Ares and Odin

+ The pull from Pillar of Agony is deadly to Gods without a jump mechanism

+ Can be built very tanky and also good at clearing minion waves mid to late game

CONS

- Any God with a jump mechanism can counter Pillar of Agony

Jungle




There's not really a reason for Hades to jungle due to the high MP5 and HP5, but if no one else is using it then go for the cooldown buff.

Cooldown - 20% Cooldown Reduction

Summary

I realy hope this guide helps, Hades is an amazing 2nd initiator and lots of fun to play!

If you have an suggestions please let me know!

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1
Soriki | March 24, 2014 8:36am
Oh my ****ing god of olympus this built is SO GOOD!I WENT 18-0,and 23 assists the first time i tried it!.Because of my tankyness and the awesome gank power of "Pilar of agony" we "comebacked"
the enemy late game really hard.That game was so fun xD
1
ElGrizz (28) | March 18, 2013 6:19am
Build Revamped after seeing notes from LevasK :D
1
ElGrizz (28) | March 11, 2013 6:58am
Build updated a bit :)
1
ElGrizz (28) | March 11, 2013 6:06am
Nice, yeah I should have remembered that myself. Thanks for the input :D
1
Nogglez (19) | March 8, 2013 9:22pm
Nice guide, I have suggestions for the Con section though :P

Any god with a jump can counter Hades.

His sustain falls off late game, due to his Death From Below one shotting minions before he can use Devour Souls
1
ElGrizz (28) | March 5, 2013 12:12pm
Thanks, I just finished beautifying it a bit as well :)
1
Thanax (10) | March 4, 2013 6:59am
Nice guide. +1
1
ElGrizz (28) | March 2, 2013 8:34pm
Updated with Arena build :D Yeah it's pretty much DPS, which I said Hades isn't made for, but I was wrong so yeah :P
1
loopyman (6) | March 1, 2013 3:37am
+1 for the guide could add in early game push with death from below and devour souls combo to get off some really nice dmg on the enemy gods especially if you get some creep explosions
1
ElGrizz (28) | February 28, 2013 1:27pm
Ragingstorm wrote:

Aw. I'm so sorry. I forgot to.


lol thanks I appreciate it :D
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