10.4 Bonus Update Notes - Live May 2

By: TitanDandy | 2023/5/1



Source: https://www.smitegame.com/news/10-4-bonus-update-notes-live-may-2/

BONUS BALANCE - LIVE MAY 2

ITEMS



DEATHBRINGER (AND MALICIOUS DEATHBRINGER)

• Decreased Physical Power from 50 to 40

ENVENOMED DEATHBRINGER

• Decreased Physical Power from 50 to 40
• Removed the slow on this passive

DEMON BLADE

• Decreased Physical Power from 30 to 25
• Decreased Attack Speed from 20% to 15%
• Decreased Bonus Attack Speed on the passive from 15% to 10%

BLADED BOOMERANG

• Decreased movement speed on the passive from 4% per stack (12% max) to 2% (6% max)

BLOODFORGE

• Decreased Physical Power from 65 to 55
• Decreased movement speed on the passive from 10% to 7%

HYDRA'S LAMENT

• Decreased the damage increase on basic attacks from 35% to 30% on the items passive

DOOM ORB

• Decreased Magical Power from 145 to 130

SPEAR OF DESOLATION

• Decreased Magical Power from 110 to 100

ROD OF TAHUTI (AND GLYPHS)

• Decreased Magical Power from 150 to 140
• Decreased Damage Increase on the Item’s Passive from 25% to 20%

SPEAR OF THE MAGUS

• Decreased the passive debuff from 9% to 5%

GODS



APHRODITE



KISS

• Decreased Protections shared with Soul Mate from 15% to 10%
• Decreased Jealousy Damage Buff from 8/11/14/17/20% to 5/7.5/10/12.5/15%

MARTICHORAS



STALK PREY

• Decreased Movement Speed from 20/25/30/35/40% to 15/20/25/30/35%

DEATH FROM ABOVE

• Decreased the Protection Shred from 5% per stack to 4% per stack (decreased Max from 40% to 32%)

Rip crits

Honestly it's probably good that crits got some nerfs, though combined, maybe it's just slightly too much. Demon was overtuned. Boomerang's adjustment is pretty minor. DB prob shouldn't drop the power by 10, maybe 5, because it's a super expensive item and other items have similar power.

My continuing problem is IMO mage burst on squishies. Yes, they struggle quite a bit now with tanks, but depending on the mage, they can 100-0 a squishy enemy in 1.5-2 seconds. A full build hunter can't do that back to the mage that fast. Even just getting hit by 1 non-ult ability, sometimes it can take off 50% health.

Nah, I think they should nerf crits more :p

About mages, I think they are close to the ok, I don't mind theyr burst squishes as long as assassins can burst them down too. The ADCs are more DPS oriented to objectives and tanks and should stay like that.