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This is your standard Hades Solo build.
Swap
Shoes of the Magi late game for
Sacrificial Shroud or an alternative, such as
Pythagorem's Piece or
Rod of Asclepius.
An alternative to
Rod of Tahuti could be
Divine Ruin or
Ethereal Staff.
Bancroft's Talon
Shoes of the Magi
Typhon's Fang
Mantle of Discord
Rod of Tahuti
Pridwen
Elixir of Speed
Sacrificial Shroud
Standard start for an upgraded starter item at level 20.
Multi Potions help stack sustain on chalice when you have no protections.
Talon Trinket
Healing Potion
Mana Potion
Standard
Vampiric Shroud start.
You could swap
Shoes for
Tiny Trinket for extra early power and sustain and then either finish
Bancroft's Talon or build into
Shoes of the Magi.
Vampiric Shroud
Shoes
Healing Potion
Mana Potion
Swap
Shoes of the Magi late game for
Sacrificial Shroud or an alternative, such as
Pythagorem's Piece,
Rod of Tahuti or
Rod of Asclepius.
Bancroft's Talon
Shoes of the Magi
Typhon's Fang
Celestial Legion Helm
Pridwen
Mantle of Discord
Elixir of Speed
Sacrificial Shroud
Swap
Shoes of the Magi late game and purchase
Sacrificial Shroud or an alternative, such as
Pythagorem's Piece,
Rod of Tahuti or
Rod of Asclepius.
Bancroft's Talon
Shoes of the Magi
Typhon's Fang
Void Stone
Pridwen
Mantle of Discord
Elixir of Speed
Sacrificial Shroud
Upgrade
Sacrificial Shroud from
Vampiric Shroud at level 20.
Swap
Shoes of the Magi late game for
Pythagorem's Piece or an alternative, such as
Typhon's Fang,
Rod of Tahuti or
Rod of Asclepius.
Sacrificial Shroud
Shoes of the Magi
Bancroft's Talon
Breastplate of Valor
Void Stone
Mantle of Discord
Elixir of Speed
Pythagorem's Piece
Swap
Shoes of the Magi late game for
Pythagorem's Piece or an alternative, such as
Typhon's Fang,
Rod of Tahuti or
Rod of Asclepius.
Sacrificial Shroud
Shoes of the Magi
Bancroft's Talon
Mantle of Discord
Divine Ruin
Pridwen
Elixir of Speed
Pythagorem's Piece
These are all alternative or situational defence items that can work on Hades to counter the enemy team or not feel as weak into certain comps/items.
They do NOT need to be built every single game.
Breastplate of Valor
Bulwark of Hope
Celestial Legion Helm
Contagion
Genji's Guard
Hide of the Nemean Lion
Magi's Cloak
Midgardian Mail
Oni Hunter's Garb
Pestilence
Spectral Armor
Talisman of Energy
Winged Blade
Witchblade
Warrior's Axe
Warding Sigil
These are all alternative or situational damage items that can work on Hades to counter the enemy team or not feel as weak into certain comps/items.
They do NOT need to be built every single game.
Divine Ruin
Rod of Asclepius
Rod of Tahuti
Soul Gem
Soul Reaver
Spear of Desolation
Spear of the Magus
These are all of the relics that can work on Hades to counter the enemy team or not feel as weak into certain comps/items.
Blink Rune and
Purification Beads are the main two that you will be picking up, the others do NOT need to be built every single game.
Blink Rune
Purification Beads
Sundering Spear
Teleport Fragment
Skill leveling priority is - 3 > 4 > 2 > 1
It's better to level the 2 than the 1 because with the lower cooldowns you can clear waves better and still have your escape.
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We know that in other roles he'll build a lot of lifesteal, e.g.
I think a bit of CDR would be good, and while it won't proc until you've finished the ult,
I would stick with the standard Supp starters...either
Here's a general build you might try (many variants possible, just proposing one):
War Flag (upgrade to
Spartan Flag at level 17+)
Reinforced Shoes
Sovereignty
Pestilence or
Genji's Guard or
Oni Hunter's Garb
Pridwen
Pythagorem's Piece or
Ethereal Staff
- Replace Shoes w/
Elixir of Speed +
Spirit Robe or
Mantle of Discord or a counter item
You could switch the positions of the Pythag's/Ethereal and Spirit/Mantle/Counter depending on your pref.