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Janus: Powerhouse Build

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by ToxicSymbolz updated June 10, 2015

Smite God: Janus

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Janus Build

Core Items

Build Item Book of Thoth Book of Thoth
Build Item Shoes of Focus Shoes of Focus
Build Item Bancroft's Talon Bancroft's Talon
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Obsidian Shard Obsidian Shard
Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti

STARTING ITEMS

Build Item Vampiric Shroud Vampiric Shroud
Build Item Spellbook Spellbook

ACTIVES

Build Item Greater Blink Greater Blink
Build Item Greater Sprint Greater Sprint
Build Item Fist of the Gods Fist of the Gods
Build Item Enfeebling Curse Enfeebling Curse

SUBSTITUTIONS

Build Item Warlock's Staff Warlock's Staff
Build Item Magi's Cloak Magi's Cloak

Janus's Skill Order

Portal

1 X Y
Portal
2 8 9 12 14

Unstable Vortex

2 A B
Unstable Vortex
1 3 6 7 11

Threshold

3 B A
Threshold
4 15 16 18 19

Through Space and Time

4 Y X
Through Space and Time
5 10 13 17 20
Portal
2 8 9 12 14

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 3 6 7 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
4 15 16 18 19

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 10 13 17 20

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

Introduction

Hey, Welcome to my first Smite build guide!

Janus: God of Portals and Transitions.

Discover the legends and myths and religious beliefs surrounding Janus, the Roman god of He was the god of opposites - of exits and entrances, beginnings and endings and the guardian god of portals, doors, and gates. He was also guardian of the new year, and keeper of the calendar, from which the month January takes its name. He is always depicted as having two faces, and looks to the future and the past.

Pros / Cons

Janus brings a totally unique and fun kit to Smite, so the benefits and drawbacks of his play style are just as unique.

Pros:
Very Bursty, Insanely High Damage (Early, Mid, Late)
Incredibly Mobile
Supportive with Portals
Great Team Fights



Cons:
Squishy
Mana Hungry
Relies on abilities for damage, cc and escape.

Items

Now let's discuss why this is a powerhouse build:

Book Of Thoth: We're going to start off with the stacks, Janus is going to need that extra mana at the beginning, Once you have this item and full stacks, you are no longer mana hungry.
Shoes Of Focus: Janus needs the +15% Cool Down Reduction and the +30 magical power.

Bancroft's Talon: From this item, Janus gets +100 magical damage and he gets some sustain from the life steal. Using your Vortex and doing a bunch of damage and heal up? That's like hitting two birds with one stone.


Chronos' Pendant: This provides that Janus gets maximum cool down reduction and a +75 magical damage, This provides Janus with his full cool down reducation, therefore he can begin spamming combos and getting the most out of it.


Obsidian Shard: This is a beautiful item for Janus this provides +33% more penetration and a +70 magical power, This is where he starts doing a serious amount of damage, Like INSANELY HIGH amount of damage.


Rod Of Tahuti: Now, This is the peanut butter to the jam for all mages, And Janus benefits a lot out of this, Not olny does he get +125 magical damage but he also gets increased magical power scaling by 25%.

Abilities

Passive:
Janus' passive passages gives him 25% more magic scaling for the next cast when going through a portal or a threshold, although we will be using our portals for the skill combos, so we will use thresholds mainly for this passive bonus.


Portal:
We will be using portal with our combo attack mainly, unless needed to escape at certain times.


Unstable Vortex: This is Janus' most damaging ability, which is why it's important to get a guaranteed hit with it, which is why it's used along with portal for the combo attack explained later.


Threshold:
It's a nice handy little threshold, This will increase movement speed for anyone passing it, and it alters Janus' passive, which increases 25% more magic scaling for Janus' moves.



Through Space and Time:
This ability can be used two ways: support with portals or to damage enemies, although if used for damage, it can be extremely risky but if you have a good accuracy you can begin doing trick shots, snipes and no-scoping people from a range.

Skill Combos

Threshold:
You will want to start off with your third skill, Why? This provides Janus and his team extra movement speed and magic power scaling by 25%.

Unstable Vortex:
You then want to hit an enemy with your Unstable Vortex, With this build completed you will pulverize or burst down almost any god you see.

Portal:
This ability is used to either engage or disengage, or place it down then to combo with your Vortex.

Through Time and Space:
You can use this great ability to either no-scope someone from a far, or give support to your allies to chase down the enemy.

Summary

Well that's it for this build, This build is a really great one, recommended to experienced Janus players, You will probably have fun dealing this tremendous amount of damage.
Please you are welcome to to give a feedback and rate the guide according to your performance.
Thanks for taking your time and viewing this build.

Quoted:
May The Odds Ever, Be In Your Favor.

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