So, I'm excited for the Bloodforge rework in the pipeline, as it's becoming a crazy luxury item for kill-happy people who've already stacked their Hide of the Urchin. On otherwise squishy solo laners like Bakasura (who's currently my favorite solo laner, barely ahead of Bellona and Tyr) a much more viable and dangerous teamfight presence.

So, just in case the item reworks haven't been seen on the site, here's what it looks like now:

Bloodforge

Cost: 2850
+75 Physical Power
+15% Physical Lifesteal
PASSIVE: Killing an enemy god forges a shield from their blood with health equal to 200 + 10 per Player Level for 20s. While the Blood Shield is active you gain +20% movement speed.

Now, here's the best part of this: The Assassin, specifically the basic-attack based assassin, is now a viable solo lane choice. While they were comfort picks for many players in solo lanes and counter-picks as well, the changes to Bloodforge mean that solo lane picks like Bakasura or Kali (to a lesse…
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Hey, all, so I decided that today I will try my hand at some Smite/esports/random blogging. Mainly, I just like the idea that people might read what I say, and I finally have something to say.

So I'm watching the pregame show for the Solomid/Morality match, and this little bubble pops up in the corner. DevTalk discussing Arachne. And all of a sudden, I must know what is going on. Is Arachne finally getting a rework to where her poison claws will scale into the late game? Is there some new tactic on the pro circuit that involves Arachne wrecking? The last god on DevTalk that wasn't a reveal (at least, the times that I watched it) was Nu Wa. And the next patch completely rethinks her kit. And makes it a bit broken. But that isn't what I am discussing, because the important part is that it looks like our favorite spider may be up for some new moves.

Now, given what HiRez did to Wa, I am half afraid that the competitive scene will be forced to waste another ban because Arachne gets serio…
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