Smite Ares Build Guide: (8.11) Ares Full Aura Support

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Smite God: Ares

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Build Summary

Starting

Sentinel's Gift

Glowing Emerald

Healing Potion

Full build

Gauntlet of Thebes

Mystical Mail

Sovereignty

Void Stone

Pestilence

Sentinel's Embrace

Extended Build

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Hey Trap,

Your build overall is mostly fine. I have a couple questions on your presentation and some suggestions as well.

Your starting items make sense, but does this mean you're building Mystical Mail first? If so, when do you get Gauntlet of Thebes? Typically you'd pick up Thebes first when you do get it. Your start says one thing, your full build says another, and it's confusing.
If you get Mystical Mail first, you might want to write some tips that you should play very aggressively once you've completed. Probably pretty obvious to those who are familiar w/ Ares and with Mystical, but you should always assume the people reading and looking for builds may not know much. Mystical isn't doing anything for you unless you're in the enemy's face.
While the build covers most things, there might be times where you don't need Pestilence for example, and you should have some alternate item options for those scenarios.
Don't get caught in the idea that in order to build him properly you need to build aura items to take advantage of his passive. While they're good to have, there are some situations where you'll get more use out of some other items that provide different utility. If you're getting blown up by a crit hunter, for example, Spectral Armor is something you should consider. Some CDR can be helpful; Pridwen and Relic Dagger are two items you should generally consider, and the Dagger is great when you pick up Blink Rune of course (and where's mention of relic suggestions?).

Other aura items can be useful situationally... Heartward Amulet is conspicuously missing, and Witchblade can be a decent counter item against a basic attack comp.