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Poseidon "I killed a guy with a trident."

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by Sevrahn updated July 10, 2015

Smite God: Poseidon

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Poseidon Build

Starter

Build Item Vampiric Shroud Vampiric Shroud
Build Item Lost Artifact Lost Artifact
Build Item Mana Potion Mana Potion
Build Item Healing Potion Healing Potion

Mid-Game

Build Item Shoes of the Magi Shoes of the Magi
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Book of Thoth Book of Thoth
Build Item Spear of the Magus Spear of the Magus

Late Game

Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti
Build Item Gem of Isolation Gem of Isolation

Situational Items

Build Item Breastplate of Valor Breastplate of Valor
Build Item Divine Ruin Divine Ruin
Build Item Soul Reaver Soul Reaver
Build Item Void Stone Void Stone

Actives/Consumables

Build Item Aegis Pendant Aegis Pendant
Build Item Heavenly Agility Heavenly Agility
Build Item Girdle of Inner Power Girdle of Inner Power
Build Item Greater Purification Greater Purification
Build Item Greater Sprint Greater Sprint
Build Item Elixir of Power Elixir of Power
Build Item Sentry Ward Sentry Ward
Build Item Ward Ward

Poseidon's Skill Order

Tidal Surge

1 X Y
Tidal Surge
1 3 6 7 9

Trident

2 A B
Trident
4 15 16 18 19

Whirlpool

3 B A
Whirlpool
2 8 11 12 14

Release The Kraken!

4 Y X
Release The Kraken!
5 10 13 17 20
Tidal Surge
1 3 6 7 9

Tidal Surge

1 X
Poseidon summons forth a wave that travels in a line, dealing damage and pushing back all enemies in its path.

Ability Type: Line
Damage: 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 / 260 (+70% of your Magical Power)
Tidal Meter: -15% Tide
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 10s
Trident
4 15 16 18 19

Trident

2 A
Poseidon activates his Trident, granting attack speed and movement speed and making his Basic Attacks fire 2 additional shots in a spread for 6s. The shots deal Magical damage plus 25% of Poseidon's Magical Power. All shots increase Poseidon's Tide on successful hit.

Ability Type: Buff
Base Damage Per Hit: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60
Attack Speed: 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15%
Movement Speed: 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20%
Lifetime: 6s
Cost: 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
Cooldown: 15s
Whirlpool
2 8 11 12 14

Whirlpool

3 B
Poseidon summons a whirlpool at his ground target location that Cripples targets, preventing movement abilities, and creating a Vortex which drags targets toward the center dealing damage every .5s for 3s.

Ability Type: Ground Target
Damage: 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 (+15% of your Magical Power)
Damage (Total): 90 / 150 / 210 / 270 / 330 (+90% of your Magical Power)
Tidal Meter: -15% Tide
Radius: 20
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11s
Release The Kraken!
5 10 13 17 20

Release The Kraken!

4 Y
Poseidon releases the Kraken, damaging and Slowing targets in its radius. Enemies in the center of the effect when it spawns take additional damage, are bounced into the air and Stunned.

Ability: Ground Target
Damage: 175 / 210 / 245 / 280 / 315 (+45% of your Magical Power)
Damage (Center): 175 / 210 / 245 / 280 / 315 (+45% of your Magical Power)
Slow: 30%
Stun (Center): 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2s
Tidal Meter: -20% Tide
Radius: 30
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 90s

Introduction

Hi, my name is Sevrahn. I came over to SMITE after playing a lot of MMO's. Never actually liked the MOBA concept, but the way SMITE does it just made it click with me and I loved it. One of the things I did for the MMO's I played was theorycraft and write guides on how to tank/heal/dps, and I am bringing that mindset with me to SMITE. This is my first guide and will not be my last, hopefully aspiring players find these helpful in their journey to become better.

Pros / Cons

Pros:
Great Pusher
Excellent Rotation Potential
KRAKEN!
Decent Poke that synergize with items

Cons:
Lacklust Escape Potential
Very easy to burn through your kit
Can get hung up on watching Tide level too easily

Skills

Tidal Surge:
Your primary line ability. If playing Mid or Solo you need to get this up as fast as possible to out-push your counterpart.
Trident:
Fastest way to build Tide. Excellent for clearing Jungle camps. Can allow you to out-box someone with all 3 hits if you are close enough.
Whirpool:
Your poke. Great for putting deep under their tower early game to get decent damage on them while softening up minions for Surge. Multi-hit AoE perfect for applying Gem of Isolation and stacks of Spear of the Magus.
KRAKEN!:
Ult. High single-target damage. If you are looking to one-shot people use this with Soul Reaver :) Normal Ult combo is to use KRAKEN! to knock them up and immediately use Surge so they land in it to finish them off.

Team Work

KRAKEN!'s ability to disrupt team fights is a great asset to any team. Using it as an execute will also help get your team ahead in the fights. With the changes to HoG and objective Lifesteal, Whirlpool + KRAKEN! is a great way to start or end a Gold Fury or Fire Giant. Try to use your Whirlpool to help your team as the stacks from Spear will allow you to kill enemies quicker and the Slow from Gem will making it easier to secure those kills.
Poseidon's rotation potential is one of his best assets. At full Tide you have a movement speed buff, but don't forget that Trident buffs your speed as well! You can get over to a lane, drop a KRAKEN!, Whirlpool, and get back to your lane with relative ease and quickness.

Summary

Hope this helps, I am a bit crunched for time at the moment so I am unsure if there is more in-depth I should have gone.
Any questions? Leave a comment below.
Thanks for reading, see you in-game!

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windmasters (1) | July 23, 2015 12:03pm
Needs alot of work
ItS bad to upgrade the wave over the pool(inconsistent damage)
It a start though keep up
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