Smite Scylla Build Guide: A Small Person's Guide to Rabid Dogs (Arena)

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Smite God: Scylla

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Scylla Build

Starting Items

Notes The potions are optional just depending on whether or not you want you boots faster.

Boots

Spellbook

Healing Potion

Mana Potion

Core

Shoes of Focus

Book of Thoth

Chronos' Pendant

4th CDR Finish

Spear of Desolation

Stone of Fal

Mantle of Discord

5th (LS) Pick one

Bancroft's Talon

Polynomicon

6th/ (Situationals)

Obsidian Shard

Soul Reaver

Divine Ruin

Ethereal Staff

Rod of Tahuti

Relics

Notes Aegis first Unless they have someone that can pull like Da ji/ Ares then Purification Beads.

Aegis Amulet

Purification Beads

Optional Relic

Blink Rune

Example Build 1

Shoes of Focus

Book of Thoth

Chronos' Pendant

Spear of Desolation

Polynomicon

Rod of Tahuti

Example Build 2

Shoes of Focus

Book of Thoth

Chronos' Pendant

Stone of Fal

Bancroft's Talon

Obsidian Shard

Scylla's Skill Order

Sic 'Em

1 X

3 10 11 12 13

Crush

2 A

1 2 6 7 9

Sentinel

3 B

4 15 16 18 19

I'm a Monster

4 Y

5 14 17 20

Introduction

This is my first guide so I thought I should start with the God I play the most. I am no expert at the game but I know with a good set up in the arena that this build packs a punch and can definitely land you a penta kill. But I will say this won't stand up very well in conquest as its based around pumping out as much damage as possible and securing kills.

Skills

The skill point order for Scylla is pretty straight forward you max out each ability before moving to the next one starting with Crush. This is due to Scylla's passive Quick Learner which gives 25 Magical power for each ability max out. Also Scylla's abilities have extra effects when they reach max level such as Sic 'Em which will root 3 enemies in range instead of just 1. At level 8 you should point skip keeping your 2 points for level 9 where you can put one in Crush and one in I'm a Monster.

Items

The reason I personally take Shoes of Focus over Shoes of the Magi is because CDR in arena is key (for Scylla anyway) having max cool down reduction on Scylla is a must regardless of what else you take with her and the shoes are a good start to helping that plus they stack well with Book of Thoth. Following that up with Book of Thoth give you a scaling magic point boost as the game goes on. Follow this up with Chronos Pendant as it will provide heavy Cool down reduction which will help you follow up you Sic'em Crush combo more frequently and provide more chances to secure kills

For the 4th item I usually go Spear of Desolation unless i'm being 1 shot by mages or assassinated by Loki then I go for Stone of Fal. Mantle of Discord is only really there for if you are being focused none stop.

The 5th Item choice is life steal as following up continuous kills with I'm a Monster tends to leave you low on health or dead if they can kill you before you can chain kill so getting some life back from each kill is essential.

The last item is pretty self explanatory and just depends on what you are fighting. Heavy defences Obsidian Shard. Strong heals Divine Ruin etc there is not much more to say about this slot other than it is the interchangeable one however if you are close to magic power cap i'd recommend that you make yourself a bit more tanky with this slot so that its safer for you to ult and get out if needed.

Relic choice in this is pretty straight forward Aegis Amulet first unless they have someone who is going to pull you in like Da Ji or Ares then go purification beads followed up by Aegis Amulet

Scylla's Early Arena game

For Scylla's Early game you want to go and pick up the mana camp unless you have a mana hungry support like Hel then go for the damage camp. Once you have that leave your team to finish the camp/s and head straight to the mid to clear minion wave as best you can (keep distance if other team have come out early). This is due to not taking sentinel in the start talent choice so the faster you get this level the better (as escape is vital). Using I'm a Monster Early game isn't the main priority for kill securing unless you have someone like Ares who is going to set them up for you or your team is mostly melee in which case you will be cleaning up for them with it.

I'm a Monster!

Using at the right time is essential for setting up her multi kills and should be used when 1-2 are about half health so that your ult is reset and can be pulled off again. Don't be afraid of aiming for someone who have just manage to escape into the enemy fountain if they were very low as most people don't expect two dogs to peer over the wall and finish them off for lunch. Chasing someone down if sentinel is not enough is also justifiable just make sure that there are no other enemy gods coming to assist.

My tip for beginners learning this skill shot is to aim just ahead of where the person is running while keeping the circle just touching them from the back end. Most people will not react in time which will give you an easy kill with you skill shot.

Pros / Cons

Pros:

Very high damage
Good kill securer
Great wave clear
Great escapes
Large hit areas
Great for beginners

Cons:

Very squishy
Basic attacks are meh
Skill Shots required
Set ups required a lot of time to secure kills
Mana Hungry (Back to the fountain a lot)

Conclusion

All in all Scylla is a great god and really fun to play. With a few good set ups and maybe a little help from the team she can easily wipe the enemy team out without much hassle. But anyways I hope you liked my first guide and I hope that it has helped at least someone enjoy themselves in arena because that is what games are for at the end of the day enjoying our selves. Also please leave some constructive feedback on what I could improve with how I presented the guide and what I could have done better as I am planning on making more.

Changelog

Major Update to item order (now in a more efficient order)
Changes to Item Chapter to fit appropriately with the new order
Added Extra Chapter Explaining Skill choice

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(394) |

One other thing (besides not building stacking items any later than 3rd or so)...minor in a quicker mode like arena, but that doesn't mean it's not still helpful.

You should point-skip. It's difficult to state it in your skill order, but what you do is don't put a point into anything at level 8. At level 9, you'll have 2 points to put into skills, at which point, you can put the last point into , and a second point into your ult.

I have made changes appropriately as I realised this looking back at it.

(46) |

I wouldn't get potions in arena. Your base is 2 feet away from the action.

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(46) |

Health potions are ok to counter ticking damage, but i wouldnt get mana pots

(394) |

I often start with 1 health and 2 mana potions... Depending on God and starting item choices...

(46) |

Personal preference i guess.

The reason I put them in is because the starting items for this leave you with dead money effectively at the start of the game and having potions are useful especially the mana ones since Syclla is mana hungry and running back and forth all the time isn't very productive as its time spent killing gods, clearing the lane etc

(143) |

Just take the mana buff then at the start.

that is what I usually do but its not always the case as it depends on who you have in your comp

(71) |

You should put stack items as last items 'cause you won't be able to stack then. Do or earlier, mainly in Arena, where the few minions are disputed by the entire team. Also get kills will help you stack them.

Plus I won't recommend you do double stacking on Arena, 'cause usually you won't farm minions enough.

Also considerate do some more penetration such as .

(143) |

Makes no sense to stack as fifth or sixth item. If you are going to get it you should build it earlier. is also a decent item on and works well only if you build .

Also if you're not building I would get instead of since 15 flat pen from is not much against most if not all gods who have base magical protections of 30, and scale in level (typically around 0.9 per level, so at level 20 a for example would have around 48 magical protections).

also isn't a bad situational.

I see your point with the Warlocks Staff and i'll make changes to this accordingly but I never mentioned in the build?

(143) |

No you didn't mention it. I mentioned it because it work's well with by providing a high amount of power without needing to have a stacking item.

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Fair enough, sorry it's just the way I read.

(143) |

Lastly I wouldn't recommend you build potions in Arena like the others have suggested here. If you need to regen go back to base. If you are playing or any mana-hungry god, take the mana/blue buff at the start of the match.

For example, I see you like to get . I would just buy at the start of the match instead if I wanted to rush .

Also your levelling order seems a bit odd, you seem to delay points in your ultimate and it only has 4 points allocated to it.

(46) |

FYI, i said the same thing. Bran is the only one who advocates potions.

(394) |

Specific reason I get it (also depends on god)...if I assume I'm going to get the blue buff, I can bypass. (Just because I'm a mage doesn't mean I'm the best candidate for the blue buff, or that it won't be stolen from under my nose). If the god only uses 1 ability in most engagements, I can bypass. Otherwise, I like having a potion or two.

Going back to base often means you miss out on one minion wave, depending on timing. 50 gold per potion (I'm only really talking about getting a couple at the start) sets you back almost nothing, but allows you enough mana to stay out for at least one or two waves more, which is not only gold but early XP as well. That early XP could be the difference between me hitting level 5 before enemies at level 4 that might have backed once already.

You want to always have enough mana to be able to engage with your kit if the opportunity arises. Could mean the difference between you getting a kill (or you not running out of mana and not being able to use an escape if things turn bad).

(Unless I'm a hunter, I don't often get starter items that might have a bit of MP5 in Arena)

Also, keep in mind, early game, 60 mana for a level 1 ability takes a good chunk of your mana pool (13% if I'm , almost 17% if I'm ). Later, as your mana pool naturally increases, it's not as bad even when that same ability costs 80 or 90 mana. Also, you'll often hit level 5 before you have to back the first time. If I'm , costs 100 mana. Just in case, I want plenty of mana in reserve.

That's worth a bit of gold to me. But of course, that's my own preference. I don't care how anyone builds if it works for them...this one gives me a bit of comfort.