MAINING OSIRIS 101 FOR DUMMIES

so this is osiris


LORE
basically, osiris's bro severed his body parts and scattered his remains all over egypt
osiris didn't like being severed or having his rad bod all over egypt
so his bae put him back together with SUPER GLUE!
unfortunately, osiris is still partial
the rest of his remains are still hidden
a few are possibly invisible (that's what i'm thinking)
so osiris 2.0 said, "hey! i'm gonna rule over the dead for some reason!"
and as stated, he did and with the same benevolence he had in his reign over the living

WHAT THIS ONE REALLY DOES
osiris is very complex
but if your're that guy who just runs around killing people not knowing how...
THIS GOD IS FOR YOU!
OSIRIS DOES NOT TAKE SKILL TO PLAY!
oh, what's that, hi-rez?
you labeled him as HARD?
you use skills?
BOOM! DAMAGE MITIGATION!
you use lots of skills?
BOOM! YOU WALK THROUGH WALLS!
you hold left mouse button?
BOOM! PENTA-KILL!
you hold left mouse button AND press w?
BOOM! INSTANT WIN!
osiris is NOT hard to play
you have a passive that does everything for you
it's your abilities you have to master
you have an projectile that slows, an aoe to snipe or harass people, a stun and damage reduction, and a better version of tyr's ult!
pretty much, hi-rez's definition of "hard" means that it does a lot of stuff
GOOD AND EASY stuff if used properly

ok, so let's get into this :P

osiris does a lot of stuff
i'm here to tell you if some of those stuff are good or bad

PROS:

-his skill set allows you to shift very easily on what your team needs; osiris is a blank canvas, so paint on him whatever your team really needs :P
-he is AMAZING in teamfights
-osiris is a very good ganker considering he has slows, stuns, roots, healing reductions, damage reduction, etc...
-good ks :3
-you got good damage mitigation

CONS:

-horrible at clearing
-bad at solo taking gold fury, bull demon, fire giant, apophis, etc...
-does absolutely no damage if your build sucks
-salty teammates
-you need VERY good communication with your allies outside of the in-game chat

osiris has skills
just like any other god
but it basically just combines almost every essential abilities for combat
and every ability either buffs you or gives enemies debuffs

PASSIVE:
FRAGMENTED
every time you use an ability, osiris sheds a limb or two, gaining damage mitigation
if osiris sheds all eight fragments of himself, he walks through people like a ghost
also, you dont have basic attack movement penalty
ghost walking wears off when you hit 6 basic attacks
all fragments are regained when you die or when your ghost walking ability expires

use this offensively
as osiris, you have HIGH attack speed
but in your regular form, you cant hit gods with pretty much any of your basic attacks
clear the minions with your other abilities
(you can use judgement tether if you don't like waiting to get your passive up)
with your cooldown reduction items (which i'm sure you have) will get your skills up in just enough time to get the kill on enemy gods

FIRST SKILL:
SICKLE STRIKE
you just throw your thing in a straight line
enemies hit will take damage and be slowed
the end

since you only have one movement ability, this can be a good way to catch up to enemies because you have the slow effect and all
it sucks, but it's what you have
one more thing, it's a horrible way to clear minions
it hits the first enemy hit only

SECOND SKILL:
SPIRIT FLAIL
you throw a thing into the sky and that thing drops
"drops just like the bass"

lolololol i'm so funny where's the bleach?

it's an aoe ability that damages all enemies hit in the area
if that enemy is slowed by the your sickle strike, the slow effect increases
when used, you get movement speed buff :D

it's basically just another way to catch up to enemies and damage them from afar
get enemies with your sickle strike, then use spirit flail to slow the enemy more
(don't forget about the movement speed buff you got :D)
perfect time to land some basic attacks with hastened fatalis!
call in your team for more cc if you can, but don't use the in-game chat (you know why)
discord calls, skype, or talking in real life is a good way to do it
it's also a better way to clear than the sickle strike

THIRD SKILL:
JUDGEMENT TETHER
it's literally the most useless skill in clearing since it doesn't do damage and only affects enemy gods
basically, you just fling out some mummy bandages to some enemy gods and as long as they're in your judgement tether radius, they get damage reduction over time
if they stay in your radius for the entire duration, they are stunned

it's an "ok" thing to use in ganks, but this is a good skill to activate when you're literally in the middle of a teamfight
get in there with your ult when you're sure your team's going to get at least one or two kills, and reduce the damage of the entire enemy team before any of your allies die
stun them, if possible
teamwork makes the dream work

ULTIMATE:
LORD OF THE AFTERLIFE
you jump to a certain area
if enemies are in that area, they take lots of damage, they canNOT heal in any sort of way, and roots them for less than half a second

use to engage in mid-game and late-game
when you do, quickly use your judgement tether to neutralize the enemy's capabilities
also, use it to get low-health enemies
i mean, i use it that exact same way and i'm 4/1/24 in this arena match :P

SKILL PROGRESSION:
level up that judgement tether just to get it out of your way for the rest of the game
get sickle strike, then, spirit flail
max out sickle strike and lord of the afterlife whenever possible
it may be a horrible clear, but it's your main source of damage against gods and jungle camp monsters who has the speeds buffs and god, i'm dead inside...
you might want to level up spirit flail next to get that extra damage in chasing enemies
level up whatever you can in judgement tether to squeeze all that damage reduction out

osiris is an insane brawler god that keeps his enemies in absolute chaos
he can start killing people and getting first bloods or killing spress at level 5 or 6
you don't have to get a lot of last hits to be a nuisance to the enemy team
just get your ult up, and you'll be fine

osiris is amazing if you have an amazing build

here are some items you should get:

PLAY-MAKING ITEMS

BREASTPLATE OF VALOR
oh dear, that crispy cooldown you get
cooldown for osiris is ESSENTIAL
it allows him to charge his passive up faster
skills are life to osiris; getting cooldown reduction for him would be a blessing
in addition to that, you get physical protection, additional mana, and some more mp5
breastplate of valor is a very crucial item for osiris
so get it now, or might as well surrender at 10

HASTENED FATALIS
"but i thought his passive gives him immunity to basic attack movement penalties!"
goddammit, jimmy
if you don't have your passive, what are you going to do?
look, it's a good way to secure kills when you've used all your abilities
you have extremely high attack speed, it isn't going to be so effective if you can't get close enough to the enemy
use some cc to make the whole process easier
if you have your passive up, GOOD!

BEAUTIFUL ITEMS

QIN'S SAIS
you just need that sexy damage, boiiii
this is going to grant you a lot of killing sprees and rampages (maybe godlikes)
if you have it in early game, you are a beautiful person and i hope you know that
just build it right after you get hastened fatalis

HYDRA'S LAMENT
i cannot stress how important this is
osiris has just one major combo:
USE YOUR SKILLS, THEN, HOLD DOWN LEFT MOUSE BUTTON
hydra's lament gives 30% damage increase on your next basic attack
this just adds to qin's bonus damage

BLACKTHORN HAMMER
if you haven't mained any warriors yet in season 3 and below, season 4 is a good view of items for warrior mains
blackthorn's passive is like a version of mantle of discord
(but for warriors like sun wukong and osiris)
it saves lives
if you become a bit low on health, you get cooldown reduction, and the next ability you use is absolutely FREE
that's right
100% discount on all mana!
this amazing deal lasts for literally 5 ******* seconds
only available every 60 seconds

SPECTRAL ARMOR
enemy gods with physical damage get feared every 90 seconds if they damage you?
as a warrior, you're supposed to have high attack speed and basic attack damage
some defense is needed if your playing any sort of warrior
but i don't recommend you build this first item
get some damage and lifesteal, then some defense
breastplate of valor is better than this, but you still need something to keep you alive every now and then
remember loki?
yeah, he won't be able to backstab you because he's afraid that he might get feared, then slowed, then rooted, then stunned, then killed ._.

VOID SHIELD
maybe build this last item if you're dying a lot or having a hard time against this nu wa
it offers physical protection reduction aura to enemies
good for teamfights when you pop your ult and use judgement tether to stun

FROSTBOUND HAMMER
frostbound is an insane way to get people with basic attacks
paired with your hastened fatalis, this will slow enemy gods hit with your basic attacks and help you move better to either block the enemy god or just use your sickle strike-spirit flail combo on them
this will help you get into smite top plays
(or smite top console plays)

ASI or BLOODFORGE
lifesteal is good for osiris
once you get damage, cooldown reduction, and hastened fatalis, turn your attention to lifesteal items like asi or bloodforge
this will help clear camps and minions quicker
build in mid-game

osiris fits lots of roles as a warrior
basically, warriors are just the swiss army knives of smite
they may be kinda average at what they do, but they do a lot of things
more things than any of the other roles

but what does osiris need?
here's a trick i learned from somewhere:

1. examine the character's strengths and capacities
osiris has lots of cc and high attack spped
2. find what the character lacks
horrible at clearing minions and low damage
3. look for characters and/or items that has those things the character lacks

so these are the teammates osiris really needs:

ADCs
adcs are what make teams with osiris in them a good team
osiris is very capable of ganking people in mid even in early-game
but what he lacks is the capacity to deal damage without having many items at a low level
adcs, on the other hand, have amazing damage capabilities in the early-game
if you are the osiris playing, farm as fast as you can
take camps only after you're done clearing creep waves and if you're with your friend
don't take every minion for yourself
leave some for your adc bro
your goal is to get to level 5 or 6 and build qin's sais
then, you can be really useful to the team
but if you are playing the adc, play right next to osiris as long as possible
you and osiris, if playing conquest, never go mid
stay in a side-lane together
if there are two or more adcs, good!
in arena, assault, and joust, it may not make much of a difference
(other than the very weak start your team may have)
in conquest, clash, and maybe motd, things may turn out good
as a carry, you will have a bad start
do some farming and take some xp camps and jungle buffs with your bro
when you start to reach the 10-minute mark, try to find some easy ganks
(possibly in mid if you're playing in conquest)
these adcs will also help you take down the guys in your side-lane and push faster

MAGES
mages, go mid and clear minions and push whenever possible
harass the enemy going mid when they come closer to your minions
osiris, put down wards in the part of the jungle near your mage
defend the mage if you see any enemies attempting to gank
ra, nu wa, thoth, janus, are good mages
hel isn't

(season 4 healer nerf lolololololol)

osiris and some adcs will gank mid every once in a while
help with the gank with some long-range skills
use a janus ult if the enemy gets away
make sure you even have a janus before you press 4

HEALERS
any god with a good way of healing is a wonderful teammate for osiris
but make sure it's not hel though

(season 4 hel's healing nerf lolololololol)

osiris in the early-game has 0 ways on how to heal himself except for buying potions and returning to base
spending time going back to base and buying potions in the early-game is one of many ways of giving up on very precious farm
the enemy will continue to level up while you're away at base, making their harassing capabilities to strengthen and build better items than you
when that happens, you will get killed so many times that it will be at the 15-minute mark
that's right...
15 entire minutes until you get your first real item
AND that still includes potions to have some more "survivability"
(lol because you keep getting killed by this loki and neith dream team)
healers are always going to be a good partner for osiris

ok, now that that's covered, we can talk about your team's capabilities

EARLY GAME
buy some starter items and potions
first or second tier boots, if possible
judgement tether is too aggressive for early-game
the enemy would think, "oh god, this osiris is after me! i better ult him!"
i know enemies don't have ults in early-game, but you know what i mean
if you, at the very least, look like you're playing EXTRA aggressive, your enemy's going to play EXTRA defensive
get lots of last hits with the assist of spirit flail and/or sickle strike
farming is where your starters come in
bumba's mask is excellent for clearing minions with basic attacks
death's toll gives "some" amount of lifesteal
(it's a small amount of lifesteal, but you're going to need it if you want to survive your very horrible early-game)
don't attempt ganking, but place down wards around your lanes if possible

MID-GAME
mid-game is when you should start ganking
judgement tether becomes somehow useful
but teamfights are going to start VERY soon
and the idea of getting into one unprepared makes me want to eat soap
finish 2 or 3 tier 3 items before the first teamfight starts
but if one does, either keep farming minions and stay away from the jungle camps, or help with a quick judgement tether and sickle strike-spirit flail combo
ult away or towards a dying enemy if needed
relics are good to use at this point :3
talk to an ally and ask if they can buy team-supporting relics like magic shell or meditation cloak when a teamfight starts
now, i'm guessing you built some damage, hastened fatalis, and some lifesteal
it's time to buy some defense like breastplate of valor

(god, i almost spelled it as breastplate of cooldown)

breastplate of valor has cooldown
osiris needs cooldown
osiris + breastplate of valor + damage + hastened fatalis = kinda dead enemy
after breastplate of valor, you might want to get something like ancile, mantle of discord, spectral armor, or blackthorn hammer
osiris + what i just said + what i just said before what i just said = the words:
"AN ENEMY HAS LEFT THE GAME!"
a higher caliber, isn't it?

LATE-GAME
push push push push push push
take the giant boss thing that gives global team buff in your game mode
push push push push push push push push push
don't get killed
listen to laura brehm
win

"lol yeah that's how you do it"

end of story

ok, let's summarize what i told you so far

-judgement tether is amazing for teamfights
-sickle strike-spirit flail combo is good for securing kills for your team
-breastplate of valor is an amazing defense item for osiris
-hastened fatalis does wonderful things
-damage for osiris is beautiful
-you need better and more positive teammates
-get a discord or skype account
-i like eating soap and getting drunk on bleach
-i'm very depressed when i play against loki, zeus, and neith dream team

in short, osiris isn't easy to main
i played 5 matches straight with him, and i lost 3/5 times
i played 5 more, and i got better
i played 420 more, and i destroyed everyone so hard, they all left the game right before the 10-minute mark

(no, i didn't really do that, but you get my point)

the moral of this story is that experience is the best teacher
no, not the one you get from proxy farming, you loki main
nor the one you get when you finish a match of smite
it's the one that rented a house in your brain
the one that tells you these stories of how you lost this match as osiris or how you used your ult into the enemy phoenix and got ccd and killed by anubis
with those stories, you learn something from them
so try not to evict it no matter how annoying its stories are

also, i have crippling social anxiety
ran out of fake friends to hang out with
donate me free money