Need some advice for 1v1 joust

Heya SmiteFire. Today i started playing Joust League, I played 3 games and I did pretty bad there... Actually I got my butt kicked . I have won only 1 game with Apollo and lost as Thanatos to Artemis and as Artemis to Anubis( i didn't even scratch his tower :( )

So after saying the above can anyone give me some general advices on joust 1v1? I ban Kali and Mercury due to their insane boxing potential. The only thing I understood is that you should take auto-attack based god( adcs,assasins ) or gods that can easily burst down enemies ( like Anubis or He Bo

Anubis can easily be countered, as you can dodge mummify or just beads/aegis :3

Same with he bo, just have in mind the waterspout, it can be dodged aswell.

I personally like artemis because she can box, and she has that 2 attack :P

yes you can dodge it but a good Anubis player knows how to make it hit 9/10 times.

Waterspout can be dodged. but most of the time you miss this yourself because you have no idea when it will be cast (and there is no delay etc)

Bacchus all day every day.

In all seriousness though I generally like to get gods like Vamana, Bacchus, Hercules, or Neith. I try to find a god that fits most (at least 3 or more are fit) of a certain set of criteria.

.Has at least one reliable cc
.Has decent waveclear
.Good late game damage
.A form of sustain other than items
.Most of their abilities aren't easily countered
.Has good mobility (movement ability or a movement steroid)

This is a seperate criteria that doesn't count as the one above but is absolutely neccesary.

.Know the character you are playing rather well