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Smite God: Nike

Choose a Build: Recommended Build and Items

Recommended Build and Items Example Builds

Tap Mouse over an item or ability icon for detailed info

Nike Build

Recommended Build

Notes Replace with lategame and with after you bought .

Gladiator's Shield

Warrior Tabi

Breastplate of Valor

Runic Shield

Hide of the Urchin

Void Shield

Oni Hunter's Garb

Spirit Robe

Starter #1 (Recommended)

Notes Pick this start if you feel like you're going to take a lot of damage and will need the extra sustain in lane until your first back.

For more details about this start, check the Builds section of the guide.

Warrior's Blessing

Chalice of Healing

Multi Potion

Teleport Fragment

Starter #2 (Gladiator's Rush)

Notes Pick this start to rush , which allows you to have an excelent sustain in lane. You should get a on your first back.

For more details about this start, check the Builds section of the guide.

Warrior's Blessing

Round Shield

Healing Potion

Teleport Fragment

Starter #3 (Runic Shield Rush)

Notes Pick this start if you're against a magical opponent. You should get a on your first back.

For more details about this start, check the Builds section of the guide.

Warrior's Blessing

Enchanted Buckler

Healing Potion

Teleport Fragment

Starter #4 (Talaria Boots, no Teleport Glyph)

Notes Pick this start if you're facing a low pressure opponent and/or if you want to pick a relic more useful than Teleport Glyph.

For more details about this start, check the Builds section of the guide.

Warrior's Blessing

Boots

Chalice of Healing

Magic Shell

Boots Options

Warrior Tabi

Reinforced Greaves

Talaria Boots

Physical Protection Options

Breastplate of Valor

Void Shield

Contagion

Midgardian Mail

Hide of the Nemean Lion

Spectral Armor

Magical Protection Options

Runic Shield

Oni Hunter's Garb

Pestilence

Genji's Guard

Shogun's Kusari

Bulwark of Hope

Dual Protection Options

Hide of the Urchin

Spirit Robe

Mantle of Discord

Gauntlet of Thebes

Pridwen

Other Items to Consider

Berserker's Shield

Blackthorn Hammer

Masamune

Brawler's Beat Stick

Heartseeker

Counter Items

Winged Blade

Witchblade

Relics to Consider

Teleport Fragment

Magic Shell

Heavenly Wings

Horrific Emblem

Shield of Thorns

Blink Rune

Cursed Ankh

Consumables

Chalice of Healing

Ward

Sentry Ward

Elixir of Speed

Elixir of Defense

Potion of Power

Nike's Skill Order

Rend

1 X

1 4 6 7 10

Barrier Formation

2 A

2 8 11 12 14

Valiant Leap

3 B

3 15 16 18 19

Sentinel of Zeus

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

Nike Build

Build #1 (Recommended)

Notes Example build if you chose Starter #1 or #2 and built . This example build assumes you're facing 3 physical and 2 magical opponents, and that your lane opponent is physical.

Replace with lategame and with after you bought .

Gladiator's Shield

Warrior Tabi

Breastplate of Valor

Runic Shield

Hide of the Urchin

Void Shield

Oni Hunter's Garb

Spirit Robe

Build #2 (Anti-Heal, Magical Opponent)

Notes Example build if you chose Starter #3 and rushed . This example build assumes you're facing 3 magical and 2 physical opponents, and that your lane opponent is magical.

Replace with after you bought .

Runic Shield

Warrior Tabi

Contagion

Hide of the Urchin

Breastplate of Valor

Oni Hunter's Garb

Spirit Robe

Build #3 (Anti-Heal, Physical Opponent)

Notes Example build if you're against a physical god with high sustain (, , ). This example build assumes you're facing 3 physical and 2 magical opponents, and that your lane opponent is physical.

Replace with lategame and with after you bought .

Gladiator's Shield

Warrior Tabi

Contagion

Runic Shield

Hide of the Urchin

Breastplate of Valor

Oni Hunter's Garb

Spirit Robe

Build #4 (Talaria Boots Start)

Notes Example build if you chose Starter #4 and built . This example build assumes you're facing 3 physical and 2 magical opponents, and that your lane opponent is physical.

Replace with lategame and with after you bought .

Talaria Boots

Gladiator's Shield

Breastplate of Valor

Runic Shield

Hide of the Urchin

Void Shield

Oni Hunter's Garb

Spirit Robe

Build #5 (Against AA-Based Gods)

Notes Example build if you're against a team with 3 or more AA-based gods, including your lane opponent. This example build assumes you're facing 3 physical and 2 magical opponents, and that your lane opponent is physical.

Replace with lategame and with after you bought .

Gladiator's Shield

Warrior Tabi

Midgardian Mail

Genji's Guard

Hide of the Urchin

Witchblade

Oni Hunter's Garb

Spirit Robe

Build #6 (Against Crits)

Notes Example build if you're against a team with 2 or more that are building into crit items. This example build assumes you're facing 3 physical and 2 magical opponents, and that your lane opponent is physical.

Replace with lategame and with after you bought .

Gladiator's Shield

Warrior Tabi

Breastplate of Valor

Runic Shield

Hide of the Urchin

Spectral Armor

Oni Hunter's Garb

Spirit Robe

Build #7 (Aggressive Anti-Heal Build)

Notes This example build goes to a more aggressive route.

Replace with lategame and with after you bought .

Gladiator's Shield

Warrior Tabi

Breastplate of Valor

Runic Shield

Hide of the Urchin

Brawler's Beat Stick

Heartseeker

Mantle of Discord

Introduction

Hello everyone! My name is Vini, I'm a casual Smite player, and this is my first guide! I've been playing Smite for around 5 months now, and I think it's finally time for me to contribuite to the community in some way. I'm both excited to share my ~~small~~ knowlege of the game and scared that I'll say something wrong and get downvoted into oblivion by the community :D. Anyway, let's begin.

For my first guide I chose , Goddess of Victory, because she's one of my favorite warriors to play and I want to change the community's perception about her, since the majority of the playerbase thinks that she's boring to play. She's not, I promise :D

"Trust in me, and I will grant you victory!" - Nike

In this guide, I'm going to explore as a solo laner, going through her strengths, weaknesses, abilities, combos, builds, goals as a solo laner and general tips.

I'm not going to cover Conquest general strategies and tactics, since I'm focusing on the goddess' mechanics and specificities. However, if you want a in-depth Conquest guide, you can check Bramuffin's Guide: The Overarching Conquest Guide

WHO IS NIKE?

is an ability-based frontline warrior that can tank lots of damage for her team, while harassing and disrupting the enemy team. Keep in mind that her playstyle is very similar to a support, in a sense that her focus is to take damage, disrupt the enemy and assist her teammates. She's not a goddess that deals a lot of damage or that has a lot of kill potential like or , but she's pretty similar to and .

..... PROS .....

• Strong teamfight presence;
• Good clear (If not interrupted);
• can swing teamfights in your favor and makes you hard kill;
• Cleave autos;
• Good mobility with .

..... CONS .....

• Long cooldowns;
• Very tanky, but low damage output;
• Two channeled abilities that can be shut down;
• "Lose lane, win game" type of god;
• went from the best to the worst passive in the game.

Latest Update
• 09/03/2020 - Version 3.1 - Guide updated for Patch 7.3, "Grim Omens". Removed and shifted some items around. Updated pros and cons. Updated credits section.

Changelog

Abilities

To Victory!	Description: Nike sets three goals that the team can achieve to gain increased strength. Upon completing a goal, Nike's team gains a Laurel that increases Power and Movement Speed. This Laurel can increase up to 3 times. Overview: Arguably the ~~best~~ worst passive in the game, To Victory! can boost the power and movement speed of your entire team. However, it needs to be achieved before you gain the benefits, something that only happens mid to late game.
Rend	Description: Nike slams the ground three times, sending out fissures that deal damage. If a target is hit twice, that target loses protections for 5 seconds. If a target is hit three times, that target is disarmed. Nike is immune to Knockback for the duration. Overview: Nike's primary source of damage and her clear ability. Keep in mind that despite being immune to knockups, you can still be interrupted with stuns and silences. Fun fact: Before the Rework, Rend had only two strikes, and had to be paired with Plan of Action to get a third strike.
Barrier Formation	Description: Nike conjures a protective barrier in front of her that blocks ranged Basic Attacks. While focused on the barrier Nike's ability to turn is limited. Enemies who get near the barrier are repelled. At any point, Nike can re-fire the ability to collapse the barrier and deal damage to enemies in front of the barrier. Overview: This ability can be used to block enemy attacks, repell enemies and push minions. During the laning phase, you should use this ability to block enemy clear (if against a ranged enemy) and to push minions to finish them off with your cleave autos. During teamfights, you can lockdown carries with the barrier, protecting your team and zoning the enemy while you absorve all their damage.
Valiant Leap	Description: Nike leaps into the air, then crashes down at a location dealing damage and knocking up enemies. Overview: This ability can be used both for offense and escape. If you land straight into the enemy, you will knock them up in the air, locking them in place for a brief moment that can be enough to secure the kill. You can also use it to clear minions that you grouped together with Barrier Formation. Lastly, Valiant Leap can be used to jump over walls and player-made objects, like Odin's Ring of Spears and Cabrakan's Tectonic Shift.
Sentinel of Zeus	Description: Nike transforms into an armored sentinel and sends out a shockwave that damages and slows enemies around her. While in this form, she gains a percentage of her max health as a shield that lasts for 10 seconds.. Overview: During the laning phase, you can use your ultimate to counter an enemy gank, since it grants you extra health and slows enemies. During teamfights, you can use Sentinel of Zeus to dive into the enemy team and apply a slow to all enemies, while becoming extremly hard to kill and zoning people with Barrier Formation. Keep in mind that Sentinel of Zeus also makes Nike CC-Immune, so you can counter ults like No Escape, Paolao and The Wild Hunt.

Combos

Clear Combos

2X AA's + +

Clear Combo #1

Clear Combo #2

Teamfight Combos

+ + +

Teamfight Combo #1

Builds

Unlike most Hunters/ADCs and Mages/Mid Laners, there isn't a "cookie cutter" build for Warriors/Solo Laners. Solo builds are very game dependent and you have to evaluate a lot of things, like your direct opponent is, who the enemy jungler is, how many physical/magical gods the enemy team has, if they have a lot of CC, if they have AA-based gods or if they have gods with heavy burst, if the enemy ADC is building crit or pen, etc.

To start this section, I'm going to present my favorite build for , the one I use most of the time and have most success with. Then, I'm gonna cover possible starting items, since she has multiple strategies to start her game/build. And finally, I'm gonna go over all of the items I consider viable for her, so you can have a better undestanding and make your own decisions when it comes to building and counter-building.

Recommended Build

Recommended Build

+ + + + + [Void Shield + [Oni Hunter's Garb]] +

in an ability based goddess, but in my past builds I went for an AA-Based route for her due to some reasons (High cooldowns, being a stim and not a real ability, not being viable on her).
But since her Rework, a full Ability-Based build is now pretty viable, and this is my preferred and recommended route, unless the enemy can interrupt Rend and Barrier Formation.

Assuming you're against 3 physical and 2 magical gods, and against a physical Solo Laner, this is the build I recommend you.

• : After was removed and took its place, Glad Shield is now a pretty viable option for . The sustain it brings to the table is too good to pass up, and it's also a cheap bridge item. It will make your laning phase much more smooth.

• : The standard boots choice for ability-based physical gods.

• : The go-to physical defense item for ability-based Warriors. It will help with her long cooldowns and with her mana needs for the rest of the game.

• Runic Shield]: Gives some power and magical protections. It's good to build this item early, to abuse its passive as much as you can. However, if you have no magical threats when you reach this stage, you can swap this item for [[Hide of the Urchin and go straight into instead.

• : Honestly, I think this is the strongest defense item in the game right now. When fully stacked, you'll have 50 of each protection, 250 health/mana and a shield that scales with your HP (Something you're already bulding with due to her ultimate). I'd recommend this item in every build, no matter the situation.

• : An excellent physical protection item that will boost not only your damage, but your physical allies' damage as well by reducing enemies' physical protections. It also provides good protections and health. After the patch 7.1, it should be built later in the game, that's why I delayed it in this example build.

• : The second magical protection item, this item was my choice due to the mitigation stacks that this item brings to the table. It pairs nicely with (the next item) and makes REALLY hard to kill.

• : The item to replace , it was my choice not only for the 10% CDR, but also for the damage mitigation against CC effects to stack with .

Starting Options

Recommended Start

Recommended Start

Gladiato's Rush

Gladiator's Rush

Runic Shield Rush

Runic Shield Rush

Talaria Boots, no Teleport Glyph

Talaria Boots, no Teleport Glyph

Items to Consider

Boots Options

Boots Options

Physical Protection Options

Physical Protection Options

Magical Protection Options

Magical Protection Options

Dual Protection Options

Dual Protection Options

Other Items to Consider

Other Items to Consider

Counter Items

Counter Items

Relics

Teleport Glyph

Relics

Consumables

Potion of Physical Might

Consumables

Solo Gameplay

Game Phases

Early Game

Early Game

Mid Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Late Game

Warding

Warding

Conclusion

Well, I guess that was everything I wanted to cover. I'm so happy that I was able to finish this guide, since I had a lot of formatting issues and thought about giving up several times :p. But now it is here! I hope my explanations were clear and the way I formatted the guide makes the navigation smooth and easy to be done.

As always, I'm open to feedback. If you have any comments to do about presentation, builds or any other topic, don't be afraid to leave a comment so we can discuss about it. I want my guide to be as clear and informative as possible.

I also hope that I was able to change your perception about , at least to make you interested in playing her. However, if you're still not convinced, let me show you historical footage of the first Smite player who reached Maestry 10 with her:

ENJOY!

Credits

Branmuffin17 for so many reasons that I can barely list them all: For being the reason I made an account on SmiteFire, for taking his time to help noobs like me with feedback for my terrible builds, for being a role model when it comes to guide structure and presentation, for the invaluable help he provided me with the formatting of this guide (I had a LOT of trouble with tables, but he helped me tremendously), and so on. I honestly can't thank you enough, dude.

ThePerfectPrism for being a good guide and a good friend. Our friendship is very valuable for me. Thanks a lot for everything.

SuperTeeds for her guide on YouTube, because it was one of the reasons I chose Nike as one of my solo laners.

Gulfwulf for threatening me on a daily basis to finish this guide. Seriously, I'll have PTSD.

boogiebass, xmysterionz, SkyPirateShini and Kriega1 for always providing feedback to my builds, and specially for the feedback to this guide.

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(143) |

I think your anti-crit build goes Spectral a little too early, I would swap Breastplate's and Spectral's places around. Any ADC that sees spectral third on Nike would just immediately go into qins build, while a delayed spectral would increase the chances that they're go deeper into a crit build, especially if they not aware how good spectral is or don't think it will be built.

(13) |

You are correct. Delaying BoV would screw your already weak laning phase, due to the lack of CDR.

Also, you wouldn't benefit from Spectral unless you were facing a hunter building, say, first item in solo.

Originally I built both Nemean and Spectral together, but Spectral kinda nerfs Nemean since the reflected damage will be reduced.

Edit: Already changed the build order. Thanks.

(143) |

Nemean is pretty bad right now, especially if you don't get thorns since the main reason to build Nemean was with Thorns relic.

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(105) |

nemean lion can now be seen as some kind of "anti (physical) lifesteal", as it will only lower the lifesteal the opponent get when auto attacking them.

I personally am not a big fan of gladiators on her after it got updated since her 1 hits 3 times and you only get half the heal for subsequent hits when I need some sustain I go for Gaia especially if they have a knockup or grab like tyr or herc

(13) |

If you read 's passive description, it says:

Quoted:

This can only trigger once per ability.

's never triggered Glad's passive more than once per enemy god hit. If you hit each attack on a different enemy, you're going to heal because it's a different enemy being hit, not because each individual hit procs Glad Shield's passive.

With that said, yes, it's still the preffered option for , unless the enemy can interrupt /, in which case you should go into for sustain, but never get on anyone lol.

(143) |

It doesen't matter if you get half the heal, it still heals multiple times for hitting multiple targets, her 2 can proc it, her 3 can proc it, and her ult can proc it.

And Glad Shield is 1700 gold, while Gaia is 2250 gold. Glad Shield is a lot more easier to rush on Nike, plus has a little power and some CDR. Gaia is just health/HP5, plus the first passive isn't that useful even if you proc it cause it's only once every 45 seconds. The second passive only heals 6% of your max health after 20 seconds.

Gaia also gets heavily screwed by antiheal and pretty much loses it's healing capability lategame assuming the enemy team builds properly. Plus Glad Shield is easier to sell lategame too with it's cheaper price as I already mentioned, while Gaia sets your build slightly behind since it's more expensive.

For health there's better options.

(13) |

Fun fact: Anti-heal don't affect HP5 effects, so Gaia doesn't get affected by it.
Still, it's a terrible item to be built.

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Never saw that part of gladiators, but currently #1 nike with 45-17 Gaia is a must against herc and tyr tbh and Ive never actually built gladiators with her bet I dont really like that item in general I usually rush breastplate with only hp potions to avoid mana starvation and have some consistent poke

(13) |

Who is the #1 player?

Anyway, not sure about Herc, because I think his combo is a knockup, but 's combo is a knockback, and is immune to it during , so I don't see Gaia as a justified item just to counter his combo.

I think you should test two build paths:
1. +
2. + (If the enemy can interrupt /

(105) |

Vini knockup/knockback is a potatoh potahto thing.

(13) |

I'm sorry, can you explain? I didn't understand it.

(394) |

Meaning it's considered the same thing. Nike is immune to knockback, which means she's also immune to knockup as SMITE lumps the two together functionally.

(13) |

Damn, I always thought that there was a difference.

(394) |

Me too, though this was discussed recently. Think Kriega linked something a month or two ago to confirm.

(105) |

DukeSloth noted it in a reddit thread and then we also found a HR/TF tweet. A lot of people think it because HR states different things in descriptions instead of one uniform thing (altough tyr does mention a knockup instead of knockback)

(56) |

I think the difference is in the movement post"knock". A Knock"up" only brings the character up (like Tyr), and a Knock"back" gives the character a X-movement (Think XYZ Graphic) Towards a direction, which I think is always away frm the center of the ability cast (Think Aphro's Back Off).

EDIT: Which is why ult works with Back Off (Yes it's a .4 second window but I've seen it being done) and other Knockback abilities.

(13) |

I love how this is your FIRST COMMENT on my guide, despite it being one year old. AND IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT THE GUIDE ITSELF.

I thought we were friends, Sr. Prisma Perfeito (AKA The PPrism)

(56) |

You've never commented on my Athena support, Jungle and my Aphro support guide so...

(13) |

Funny how you don’t mention the guides that I commented on.

Besides, all the guides are older than my account, your boomer.

(143) |

Doesen't it still affect the Gaia passives though?

(71) |

Yes it does. Same thing as "Healing Ability"

(13) |

Not if the 7.2 Patch Notes are correct:

Quoted:

Fixed an issue where % Healing, % HP Missing Healing, was not being affected by Increased Healing effects.
For clarity reasons, the intended effects of healing interactions are:

• Healing Increase Should:
-Increase all Ability based healing;
-Not Increase any type of lifesteal;
-Not Increase HP5.

• Healing Reduction Should:
-Decrease all Ability based healing;
-Decrease lifesteal;
-Not Decrease HP5.

Check my discussion about this with DV-8 on their guide: https://www.smitefire.com/smite/guide/nike-solo-7-2-23023#discussion

(143) |

But the passive says it does percentage based healing, like Glad Shield, not HP5 like the base stats. Unless in-game the passives function as HP5?

Isn't it like which has it's passive countered by antiheal?

(13) |

Now I'm not sure. I don't know if the game considers this passives as ability lifesteal or HP5.

(35) |

The entirety of Stone of Gaia's passive can be affected by healing reduction. This includes the 0.3% Max Health regeneration every second.

The only part which is NOT affected is the +25 HP5.

(13) |

Guide updated for Patch 7.3, "Grim Omens". Removed and shifted some items around. Updated pros and cons. Updated credits section.

@Myst: Hey, your name is green now!

@Kriega: I added an example build with and , despite not being a fan about it. Let me know what you think.

@Bran and @crimenfo: Removed as requested. is back into play, boys.

(143) |

Wouldn't necessarily go both Heartseeker and Beatstick in same build, latter would be priortised if it's needed. I mean the build is fine, but I meant picking up Heartseeker in general as like a glad shield or boots replacement.

(71) |

Thanks

Pridwen doesn't work with Nike ult. Why would you ever build it?

(13) |

It's not working with her ult at the moment, but it used to.
I kept it for two reasons:

1. I hope they'll fix this bug with 7.3;
2. You need at least 30% CDR on her by the end of the game.

I didn't play Smite last two seasons. And first thing I wanted to try when I returned was Pidwen on Nike. It was disappointing. And looks like it doesn't work for a long time now, at least 6 months, so I won't hope it will be fixed at all.
Btw, nice guide.

UPD. The fact that Pridwen is in her popular itam list, most guides consider it in build, and ppl are building it in current patch was really confusing for me as a returning player.

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(13) |

was intorduced in the game in the same Patch that reworked . Originally, it used to proc with her ultimate.

But somewhere between Mid-Season 6 Patch and now (I don't know when), this interaction has been removed. There was no reason for them to nerf , so I'm assuming this in unwanted.

(394) |

Vini, you might consider adjusting in the short term in keeping it up to date. Hoping for a fix is different than knowing it's going to be fixed.

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(13) |

I've updated this build before our Solo Builds discussion, so I have to change it due to as well.

When I'm able later today, I'll change some items around and make new example builds.

@Edit: Fixed!

(143) |

Where's heartseeker

(13) |

Not a good item for her, IMO.

(143) |

Why not? She has 4 damaging abilities. Her 1 can hit three times (Assuming you're not focusing one target for poke or disarm, and 1 hit on 3 different enemies will proc Heartseeker), her ult is AoE, and her 2 can be detonated quickly to multiple enemies in front of her.

I mean you list Masamune but won't list Heartseeker? Also no Brawlers?

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(13) |

wrote:

Why not?

Because isn't an aggressive Warrior. Her goal is to be unkillabe and annoying to deal with, zoining the enemy ADC and soak up as much damage as she can. She isn't or , that go well with bruiser or even damage items. She should stick to what she does best, which is to tank and harass the enemy backline.

wrote:

She has 4 damaging abilities. Her 1 can hit three times (Assuming you're not focusing one target for poke or disarm, and 1 hit on 3 different enemies will proc Heartseeker), her ult is AoE, and her 2 can be detonated quickly to multiple enemies in front of her.

I know that, but:
1. I don't think that justifies buying a 3100 gold item, when other items would be more valuable for her playstyle; and
2. Her abilities hit like a wet noodle, unless you're very far ahead or are going full damage.

I honestly don't see any reason, at all, to get Heartsseker for her. Just like I wouldn't get it for, say, .

wrote:

I mean you list Masamune but won't list Heartseeker? Also no Brawlers?

sinergizes well with her playstyle, and I get it for prots and movement speed, not for the power.
And since has been added, I'd only consider Bralwler's on a multi-healer scenario (Say solo, mid and support.)

(46) |

I don't understand the appeal of heartseeker. Don't you need power to scale up the passive of heartseeker? Why is it good in a tank build?

Also masamune provides prots and movement speed (even though it's just 7%), completely different from HS. not even sure why you're comparing the two.

(13) |

IMO, is good for aggressive warriors only.

is a good replacement for so you don't feel like a turtle after you sell boots.

(71) |

Hearseeker applies 3% of the target HP (independently of how much power you have), so with gods with 4 or more damage skills, it can be good.

(13) |

Hello, yes, I am alive.

Guide updated for Patch 7.2, "The Ascendant Warrior". Guide is now (finally) up-to-date with Nike's Rework and with the current Solo Meta. Changes to item choices and ability descriptions.

(46) |

Hello :)

(13) |

Hey Boogie :D

(71) |

Don't forget to mention that nike is CC immune while casting (From the moment you press the button until you get the shield). Can be used to counter , and other skills if well timed...

(13) |

Already put this info on the guide, thanks for the heads up.

The best guide I've seen on this site. Informed. Detailed. Brilliant. I'm new to Smite and was loving this hero (coming from Paragon she feels a lot like my main Serath) but had no idea how to build her. I haven't lost a game with her since finding this guide. Kudos Vini_sds

(81) |

Vini was my 2nd pick for the recent contest for a reason. :)

(71) |

Do you really have to say it every single time when someone say something about this guide?

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(81) |

Yes.

(71) |

Ugh

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(71) |

Olha a audácia desse filha da p*** ashuadhuashu

(81) |

Quoted:

Look at the audacity of this daughter of p *** ashuadhuashu

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(143) |

Whats your thoughts on Glad shield if your lane opponent can't interrupt and you want something thats better for teamfights?

(13) |

Tl;dr: It's not worth it.

When I first started playing , Glad Shield was the first item I used to build on her due to CDR and sustain in lane. But I did some testing back in the day and found out that Glad's passive only procs on the first hit. So I abandoned Glad and went for (which I also already dropped).

Recently I asked fineokay and Deathwalker about both shields (Glad and Berserker's) on Nike.
Deathwalker said that Glad isn't worth it because you can only reliably proc the passive on 2 of her abilities: and (he said that is too unpredictable to be considered), and that Berserker's is pretty good on her due to her cleaves.
fineokay, on the other hand, said that Glad is useful on her, because you can proc the passive with all of her abilities, including the bonus damage from . I found it strange and tested it, but it really doesn't proc with . He also said that Berserker's was viable.

So, to answer your question: It doesn't matter if your lane oponnent can interrupt or not, Glad's passive will only proc on the first hit. It doesn't proc on and can't really be considered. Finally, it procs on , but for it to be worth, you'd had to hit more than one enemy, something that won't happen that often during the laning phase. And when it comes to teamfights your starter item should already be replaced anyway.

If were like , or and could proc it on at least 3 abilities consistently, it would be worth. But that's not the case, so Berserker's is the way to go (and I can't believe I'm saying this lol).

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Oh wow I didn't even know it only procced on the first hit only, that sucks then.

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I mean, if it procs on each tick of , it should proc on each hit of , especially if you're using it with . But...

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There is a cooldown on it, but I guess the delay between vent anger's ticks are longer than the cd.

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Cooldown on what?

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Glad Shield's passive.

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Pretty sure there isn't a cooldown.

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No cooldown, but it clearly states only once per ability (use).

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Well, it works multiple times with 's 2.

At least it doesn't proc more than once with 's 3.

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Lookin' good to me, Vini.

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Thank you, Bran :)

In the end, you were right about Shogun's.

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Potion of Physical Might: This item is the reason I recommend only 30% CDR from items on Nike. WIth it, you can reach the CDR cap (40%) without needing to many CDR items. It also boosts your power and ability damage.

This doesn't have the 10% cdr that does.

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Pestilence: Counter item. Used against healers and/or gods with lots of sustain. Just be sure to coordinate with your fellow support teammate, so you two ~~doesn't~~ don't end up building it, although it can be viable if facing multiple healers. If you need another anti-heal option, check out Brawler's Beat Stick.

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Genji's Guard: The magical version of Breastplate of Valor, but it gives you 10% less CDR. I'd recommend this item only if you need more magical protections/CDR and Shogun's Kusari isn't enough, or if the enemy ~~tema~~ team has 5 magical gods.

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Hide of the Nemean Lion: Another counter item, with the same purpose as Midgardian Mail. It helps against AA-based enemies. I recommend picking up Shield of Thorns if you build this item,(<- drop this comma) to boost ~~it's~~ its ~~effetcs~~ effects.

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Blackthorn Hammer: Since we're not rushing Soul Eater anymore, Blackthorn Hammer] is the item of choice for some early CDR. Plus, (-<drop this comma) the health really helps [[Nike's ultimate.

You're missing brackets on this entry.

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All fixed, let me know if you find anything else :)

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There were a couple of unnecessary commas, but I'm not TechnoToad.

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You can see that I love commas.

But seriously, I think PT-BR uses them more often than English.

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~~What a trash guide I think this should be archived~~

You could just put more match-ups on the threats like , , , ...the rest of the guide are very good. It is pretty and have a good amount of information. Nice job

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~~What a trash guide I think this should be archived~~

I know, right?

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You could just put more match-ups on the threats like , , , ...the rest of the guide are very good. It is pretty and have a good amount of information. Nice job

He won the warrior category for a reason.

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He won the warrior category for a reason.

Stop it, you're making me blush.

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He won the warrior category for a reason.

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If you actually wrote good guides, maybe you would have won. :P

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You know I don't speak Mexican. :P

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How dare you McDonald's boy?

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~~What a trash guide I think this should be archived~~

~~This is how I feel about all your guides, but thanks for the input.~~

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You could just put more match-ups on the threats like , , , ...the rest of the guide are very good. It is pretty and have a good amount of information. Nice job

I don't think I have the necessary experience to make a match-ups and threats list yet (I was talking about this with Gulf the other day), but I'll give it a try for the next update.

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