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Janus Battlemage

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by Quetzaldon updated May 28, 2014

Smite God: Janus

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Janus Build

Start

Build Item Enchanted Trinket Enchanted Trinket
Build Item Mana Potion Mana Potion
2
Build Item Ward Ward
2
Build Item Rage of the Gods Rage of the Gods

Gear Goal

Build Item Polynomicon Polynomicon
Build Item Shoes of the Magi Shoes of the Magi
Build Item Breastplate of Valor Breastplate of Valor
Build Item Demonic Grip Demonic Grip
Build Item Soul Reaver Soul Reaver
Build Item Spear of the Magus Spear of the Magus

More Power

Build Item Polynomicon Polynomicon
Build Item Shoes of the Magi Shoes of the Magi
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Spear of the Magus Spear of the Magus
Build Item Obsidian Shard Obsidian Shard
Build Item Soul Reaver Soul Reaver

Actives

Build Item Fist of the Gods Fist of the Gods
Build Item Greater Sprint Greater Sprint
Build Item Greater Purification Greater Purification

Janus's Skill Order

Portal

1 X Y
Portal
2 8 12 14 15

Unstable Vortex

2 A B
Unstable Vortex
1 6 7 10 11

Threshold

3 B A
Threshold
3 16 18 19 20

Through Space and Time

4 Y X
Through Space and Time
5 9 13 17
Portal
2 8 12 14 15

Portal

1 X
Janus creates a portal in the world. If placed on a wall, the portal will create a passage through to the other side of the wall that Janus or any ally may use. The portal may be entered from either side, but closes after 1 use.

If placed on the ground, enemies and Janus will fall into the portal, being teleported into the air above it. Enemies take damage upon landing, and are considered banished during the fall.

Ability Type: Circle, Banish, Damage
Damage: 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+60% of your Magical Power)
Banish Duration: 1.5s
Wall Portal Duration: 5s
Wall Portal Range: 100
Range/Radius: 55/10
Cost: 70
Cooldown: 12s
Unstable Vortex
1 6 7 10 11

Unstable Vortex

2 A
Janus creates two tethered unstable portals, far too small to fit into, and flings them forward dealing damage to enemies in their path. Enemies hit by both portals take 15% damage on the second hit.

Ability Type: Area, Damage
Damage: 110 / 175 / 240 / 305 / 370 (+80% of your Magical Power)
Range: 70
Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90
Cooldown: 9s
Threshold
3 16 18 19 20

Threshold

3 B
Passive: Janus increases the movement speed of himself and allies each time they go through a portal or over a Threshold (max. 2 Stacks).

Active: Janus opens a multi-dimensional rift. Enemies who pass over the rift are slowed, and marked with Phase. Targets in Phase take additional Magical scaling damage when hit by Janus' damaging abilities.

Ability Type: Line, Buff
Phase Slow: 25%
Additional Scaling: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60
Rift Duration: 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5s
Movement Speed: 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20% per Portal
Passive Duration: 5s
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 13s
Through Space and Time
5 9 13 17

Through Space and Time

4 Y
Passive: Janus gains increased % Magical Penetration.

Active: Janus becomes CC Immune and blasts a ball of multi-dimensional energy across the battlefield, burning a portal into every surface it encounters within range 500. These portals last 10s, may be used by allies, and do not vanish after the first use.

Enemies hit take damage, increasing in Magical scaling the further the energy travels. Enemy gods cannot take more than 75% of their maximum Health as damage.

Ability Type: Line, Damage
Damage: 300 / 375 / 450 / 525 / 600 (+80% of your Magical Power)
Distance Scaling: 100% of your Magical Power at distance greater than 800
% Magical Penetration: 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20%
Range: Global
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 110s

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1
RazeMage (58) | May 29, 2014 5:22pm
Nah, remove spear, that thing is a almost a total useless on janus, his 1 and 2 has either no dot nor short enough cooldown to stack the spear pasive. Dwmonic grip os also kinda useless because janus will rarely auto attack before uskng his attacks. Change spears with rod and demonic with obsidian shard
1
Quetzaldon | May 29, 2014 4:24pm
very good point with the rod of tahuti, i was thinking of adding that. if anything id remove soul reaver.
1
Raventhor (158) | May 28, 2014 8:38pm
Blood4Fame wrote:

so far this build is too expensive. ESPECIALLY in arena

Nah it's a pretty solid build, if you get fed it's absolutely fine. I've gotten more expensive builds.
What I disagree with is the lack of Rod of Tahuti. Kinda required on mages. I'd swap out Spear of the magus on it. You don't have any dots or any single ability that procs damage more than once outside that very risky 2, so there's no way to multiply apply it. Just take it out and replace it with Rod.

I also disagree with Soul Reaver, but that's neither here nor there.

Either way, you *have* to add a section on items at least to explain why you chose the items. You *can not* post a build only guide, you at LEAST need to defend said build.
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Blood4Fame | May 28, 2014 7:31pm
so far this build is too expensive. ESPECIALLY in arena
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