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Smite God: Amaterasu

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Amaterasu Build

Final Shine

Ninja Tabi

Jotunn's Wrath

Mantle of Discord

The Executioner

Shifter's Shield

Qin's Sais

Power

Warrior Tabi

Frostbound Hammer

Jotunn's Wrath

Stone Cutting Sword

Transcendence

Balance

Breastplate of Regrowth

Defensive

Stone of Gaia

Gauntlet of Thebes

Breastplate of Valor

Bulwark of Hope

Penetration

Titan's Bane

Brawler's Beat Stick

Void Shield

Critical

Demon Blade

Malice

Deathbringer

Disclaimer

I find myself having to create a disclaimer for guide purposes.

[*] I, NeoXceptr, will be guiding towards CONQUEST ONLY, no other game modes.
[*] I, NeoXceptr, don't utilize ANY gods the same way they're viewed by popular demand or per build.
[*] I, NeoXceptr, define builds provided aren't required for the same transition in match as on Smitefire.
[*] I, NeoXceptr, only provide opinions that best meets personal satisfaction when utilizing the gods.
[*] I, NeoXceptr, also don't vouch the proper way to build ANY god since it's left optional by Hi-Rez for creativity.

If all is understood, then we can continue with one of many guides that exist for Amaterasu.

Intro

Please vote & comment good or bad feedback

"Final Shine" build is not recommended for novice players that are learning the game or yet alone the character.

Hello! New here to Smitefire, but I'm active on Smite and Amaterasu is my only Mastery X warrior out off all I have mastered. My Susano Guide has been a huge success so I was thinking I should share the love with his sister. This guide is going to compliment how I utilize Amaterasu on a regular basis. Most warriors are able to be build in multiple ways; therefore there's no right or wrong way to build Amaterasu.

As a warrior, Amaterasu is great at everything, yet masters nothing at all. She has an impressive team fight presence like as her brother Susano, but she excels at a higher degree. Unlike her brother, Amaterasu is a basic attack god which is evident based on her passive lluminating Strike. Even as a basic attack god, Amaterasu still has impressive scaling on two of her skills, the only negative impact is they're very predictable.

Amaterasu's transition early game is rather weak due to poor clear, but once power is applied & Heavenly Relfection & Divine Presence has been leveled her mid/late game becomes very effective to initiate team fights. Be mindful that "Final Shine" can be adjusted by equipping certain items early than others.

Pros/Cons

Pros

+High Sustain
+High Mobility
+High Area Damage
+Damage Mitigation
+Strong Team Presence

Cons

-Slow Early Game
-Stance Exploits
-Crowd Control Reduces Effectiveness

Abilities

Skill Sequence

Lane Sustain

Minion Clear

Illuminating Strike

This passive is effective for putting pressure on the target, even more so if Amaterasu is in the Valor aura Stance. Illuminating Strikehelps when focusing one target which adds on to additional damage being given from allies. It's recommended to activate this passive before releasing Heavenly Reflection or going into Dazzling Offensive

Divine Presence

[*] Valor to initiate fights or to take down objectives.
[*] Benevolence to chase or to aid escapes.

This ability heals Amaterasu when switching stance while also providing an aura Benevolence/Speed & Valor/Power. This is the main reason why Amaterasu difficulty is considered average because her stance can make or break plays.

Heavenly Relfection

Amateratsu core skill when it comes to ability based damage. This ability helps with damage mitigation, meaning that damage received is decreased making her more tanky for a short duration. This ability is visual and has a sound effect while charging; therefore enemies will have warning and will attend to disengage or dance around you to avoid the damage.

Glorious Charge

[*] Used as an escape if not blocked by enemy god

This ability passes through minions and stops at the first enemy god that's hit. In addition, this enables a silence onto the target which disables channeling abilities such as Thor's or Anubis Plague of Locusts.

Dazzling Offensive

[*] Can be used defensively when ganked/stun enemies to make an escape.

Three phases of attacks with each adding benefit to increase effectiveness. This ability is the reason why Amaterasu has high area damage, enough to catch the whole enemy team in radius if aligned.

Combos

Abilities - 1:Divine Presence, 2:Heavenly Reflection, 3:Glorious Charge, 4:Dazzling Offensive

Combo A: 1:Divine Presence> 2:Heavenly Reflection> 4:Dazzling Offensive> 3:Glorious Charge
[*] Valor strengthens Amaterasu's power as 2:Heavenly Reflection charges while executing 4:Dazzling Offensive. Once 4:Dazzling Offensive has been completed in success the stun allows a few basics as 2:Heavenly Reflection explodes additional massive damage at full charge. If the target somehow survives you can use 3:Glorious Charge to seal the kill while temporarily preventing an escape.

Combo B: 2:Heavenly Reflection> 3:Glorious Charge
[*] This combo is used to create an illusion that you're aiming from a distance, but you dash in close with 3:Glorious Charge while impacting the target with 2:Heavenly Reflection. This will take practice mainly because you're timing your charge to your dash for two ability impacts.

"Final Shine" Explanation

Amaterasu's abilities aren't the core of her damage, they mainly provide edge to the basic attack damage being applied. Since Amaterasu basic attacks proc her passive the "Final Shine" build allows her to hit hard & fast with slight penetration thanks to The Executioner. This allows one to transition into her abilities for more damage with the proc applied. I've seen Amaterasu players use pure attack speed items such as: Asi, Hastened Fatalis or Ichaival; which can be included in your build since it compliments Amaterasu's passive eminently. I recommend items that have the combination of power & attack speed so her scaling isn't penalized greatly.

Team fights is where Amaterasu shines; therefore you want to ensure Amaterasu's presence is always available. Mantle of Discord passive literally negates any CC when at 30% health while stunning enemies. This has helped when being chased by enemies and the passive activates negating CC to aid in my escapes. Breastplate of Valor only will get you melted by mages, applying only magic protections will get raped solo lane. Applying both magical and physical protections as separate items will take away from the power and attack speed. This is why Mantle of Discord is the best item defensively, in my opinion, for Amaterasu.

Overall "Final Shine" isn't recommended for novice players. You want to build more protections & counter build against enemy gods to stay in the match longer if you're newer to the game. On the other hand, experienced players who know how to position and communicate with the team will succeed with this build.

Items

[*] Increases scaling on abilities and strengthens basic attacks

Power

[*] Increases basic attack speeds which can help proc passives

Attack Speed

[*] Helps against physical protected enemy gods

Penetration

[*] Provides balance to defensive & offensive maneuvers

Hybrids

[*] Combined with attack speed critical's can greatly change a fight

Critical

[*] Provides protections & health which allows more battle endurance

Defensive

Build Preference

Pending

[*]Below are builds seen or recommended to try with Amaterasu. Please comment your build and I can share in this section for players who seek additional guidance.

Build A: Pros/Cons

Build B: Pros/Cons

Shield of Regrowth

Build C: Pros/Cons

Shield of Regrowth

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(394) |

Hey Neo,

Alright, gonna give my full feedback on the build/guide. Will try to keep the concept intact as you've stated, but still want to make some of my own points. You did say comment good/bad, so I'll take that as an invitation. I haven't voted yet, BTW.

First, you might look to actually update your writeup a bit. Your intro still says you're new to SF, but it's been like 3 years =P
Although based on your argument there's no right/wrong way to build her, I do believe there's always room for improvement and optimization.
You say that Amaterasu is a basic attack god, but rather, she's a hybrid that can get use out of both basic attack items and ability items. You don't ever want to define a god based on their passive. As an alternative example, take Da Ji. Her passive Torture Blades applies on basic attacks. However, she's much more ability reliant than basic attack.
BTW, your database linking is funky. Looks like you're making a very small icon, and then typing the skill/god and hyperlinking to the page for that reference. Instead, just use double-brackets and you'll get both automatically.

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[[Illuminating Strike]]
For Divine Presence, you say Valor is to initiate fights. Rather, if I were being a bit more specific, I'd say that you'd typically want to start a fight in Benevolence, and once you've started taking damage, switch to Valor to get the heal, and to ramp up the damage.
For Heavenly Reflection, you only talk about receiving damage, but the damage ramps up from dealing damage as well. One other "combo" you might also consider in early laning is to get one basic in (attack progression of 1 for the first hit), then activate Reflection and keep basic attacking to continue building the damage potential.
For Glorious Charge, you might better define as not just "passing through minions" but rather piercing through them as the ability states...passing through could be misconstrued as not dealing damage or something, example Medusa's Lacerate.
Now for official combos...you state for Combo A to start with Divine Presence. Again, I'll state that it's usually not something you lead with. Due to the healing effect, it's not an initiation ability.
Differing opinion here, perhaps, but you say in "Final Shine" explanation that her abilities aren't the core of her damage (partially true), but that they provide an edge to the basic attacks being applied (again, partially true). Really, neither of those points are really her main function. She's a teamfight presence god that buffs teammates around her, soaks damage, and just provides a lot of utility in general. Her focus isn't basics, they're a bonus, because she's not typically looked at to be a damage dealer. This generalization is for normal utilization of Ama, mind.

And now for build discussion.

Build Discussion

Now, in your build, you're obviously looking to enhance her basics (since you keep saying she's a basic attacker), so you've created a big shift to basic attack damage output. That's fine as a concept. I just have a problem with the itemization and order.

Firstly, you state this is for conquest. You really should provide starting item options.
After getting Ninja Tabi (and you give flexibility for Warrior Tabi if preferred, so that's fine), your build example picks up Jotunn's Wrath next. You state in your item writeup for Jotunn's that this is commonly built with Breastplate of Valor to get max CDR. That might have been true back in S2, maybe S3, but these days, that doesn't happen, and I'd say this statement is false.

In addition, you say it works well with Mantle of Discord, but you're referencing back in...S4?...when it had 15% CDR. It has been 10% for quite a long time now.

Jotunn's is a great item for pure ability use. If you're making a hybrid/basic-attacker, it's not a good item. At most with that type of focus, suggest not building into Jotunn's, and instead get any CDR you want through hybrid items. Mantle and Spirit are acceptable in that respect, as can be Shield of Regrowth for the utility. And really, I don't know how you've missed including Shogun's Kusari as an option. There's your magical protection + CDR + attack speed, all in one.
Your Frostbound Hammer writeup is lacking the main point of picking this item up based on your build concept...which is keeping the enemy close to YOU, so you can build those passive stacks.
IMO Hide of the Urchin should be an option. You have Gauntlet listed here, why not Urchin?
Brawler's Beat Stick is usually not picked up by Solo laners, though maybe it'll be okay for her in a Jungle role. But you mention specific healing characters, but don't even mention individual healers like Chaac, Hercules, etc.
You apparently copied over the writeup for Transcendence (which I would personally never ever suggest for Ama) from your Susano guide. Check it to see what I mean.
Your writeup for The Executioner is awkward. You only state 12%, but don't talk about stacking, which is also in line with the 3 hits for her passive. You also say something about "even more so against warriors & guardians if extra penetration is applied to the build." The extra pen function is applied by Exe itself...the % pen (rather than flat pen) is what makes it more effective against tankier enemies.
Your writeup on Qin's Sais is old. You reference 4%, but it's now a varying 3-5% based on total health of the enemy target, and 1900 health would only apply 3%.
Titan's Bane is for if you're focusing on ability damage...and even then, is usually not picked up by Solo laners. With you going for a good amount of basic attack damage, Exe is your option, not Titan's.
The statement on Stone Cutting Sword about "typically good for most physical damaging gods" is inaccurate, IMO. It's best for gods whose build focus on basic attack damage, or use a lot of attack canceling to help quickly build stacks.
Your writeup for Shield of Regrowth is completely inaccurate at this point. You really need to go through your guide and update things.
Shifter's Shield is just not a great item right now. It can work okay, I guess, but with you committing some items fully to basic attacks (e.g. Exe, Qin's), I just don't see how this fits well. You only have 6 spaces, and other items just seem like much bigger priorities.
Not convinced at all on Malice at this point. Crits in general are just not preferred on Ama. Yes, they can enhance her basic attack damage a lot, but a lot of this is about build flexibility. When you build into crits, you dedicate at least 2 slots. Not really worth, IMO, and Malice/DB are EXPENSIVE.
Just don't ever suggest Stone of Gaia on her. She's got her own health sustain. If you need / want more health, you've got Shield of Regrowth, or Frostbound Hammer, or Blackthorn Hammer, or Gauntlet of Thebes, or Hide of the Urchin as better options.
Incorrect/old/outdated info on Gauntlet of Thebes, Breastplate of Valor, Magi's Cloak (not Magi's Blessing anymore).

As such, with all of the above considered, here are proposals for build adjustment, pending testing by yourself if you're open to it. Build order can be adjusted as needed/preferred.

Aggressive (keeping the Shine concept of basic attack focus): Warrior's Blessing, Ninja Tabi, Void Shield, Shogun's Kusari, The Executioner, Qin's Sais, Mantle of Discord or Frostbound Hammer.
Aggressive Utility: Warrior's Blessing, Ninja Tabi, Hide of the Urchin, The Executioner, Shield of Regrowth, Qin's Sais, Mantle of Discord or Frostbound Hammer.
Hybrid: Warrior's Blessing, Blackthorn Hammer, Ninja Tabi, Void Shield, Shogun's Kusari, The Executioner, Qin's Sais, replace Tabi with Frostbound Hammer.

These are still probably pretty funky, and perhaps not as aggressive as you'd prefer, but I just can't endorse Jotunn's being present so often in your builds. And Trans is just not a good build path. And Mantle as 3rd/4th item is just too early for something so expensive.

Anyway, interested in your feedback.

(143) |

Uhmm.... can someone give a guiding hand here? These builds do not look ok.

(394) |

The builds are funky. Don't personally like Jotunn's in basically every build, especially when Neo states she's a basic attacker due to her passive (disagree, she's hybrid and reasonably ability-reliant IMO despite her passive), don't like seeing Gaia in there either...and mantle is built too early in one example.

But in terms of the writeup, he's going for a different playstyle and that sort of justifies the different build direction. Definitely feel build could be optimized better though.

(143) |

We just ignoring the crit suggestions in there like it's Fine and Okay?

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(46) |

Then why don't you say something about it?

(143) |

Because I feel in this case that someone else can handle it better.

(394) |

E.g. Neo has been around quite a while, and you want to go easy on him. XD Good call.

(81) |

I'd drop the crit items all-together and go with and maybe in their place. I'd also get more defensive items like and .

(394) |

Keep one thing in mind here, based on Neo's intro writeup, that he's not looking for a standard build. He's looking to use a specific playstyle, centered in part around her basic attack function.

(81) |

True but everything I listed aside from Oni's will help in an AA focused build: bh has health and power, rune has extra damage for basics after you deal ability damage, and Shogun's has attack speed. :P

(143) |

Yes, but it has to make sense and at least be functional for said playstyle and for roles they apply to.

"I, NeoXceptr, will be guiding towards CONQUEST ONLY, no other game modes." - none of these builds look viable for ANY roles in conquest, and if you make decisions like buying mantle of discord third item it's clear you struggle to make basic functional builds in the first place.

The "not looking for standard build" is used as a crutch to get away with bad builds.

(394) |

Honestly glanced too quickly at it lol. He's very passive aggressive isn't he?

(143) |

Is this all we're taking out of the situation? My tone of writing and not the state of the build?

(394) |

Don't worry, I'll cover this. Working on it now.

(71) |

I would do it but you are already doing so I won't disturb :p

(143) |

There's nothing wrong with helping as well.

(46) |

You have to understand, bran has a full job. He can only make small comments here and there. He'll likely make a more detailed comment when he gets home. Just Give him a chance.

(143) |

I didn't say he has to do it, anyone can (well anyone that can give decent advice). Or those "new" moderators that are seemingly absent.

(394) |

FYI, the "new" moderators (actually community managers) are really performing specific admin responsibilities, not necessarily here to comment and whatnot.

PsiGuard will probably contribute here and there with helping guide writers, since he knows very well how to use the bbcoding system...but his main job is moderation, when someone besides me needs to step in for anything.

Hades4u is going to focus on guide contests (after this last one by Wayne) and giveaways.

miyari is managing social media (e.g. Twitter/Facebook).

And Wayne is handling database.

(143) |

"And Wayne is handling database."

- So is all the god ability descriptions going to be updated like on Smite wiki?

(394) |

I think that would be the plan. The vets and I also have that capability. I forget, which ability descriptions have been changed?

(143) |

Sol’s ult to include mention that it provides CC immunity during casting

(71) |

Yes. I got immune to a ult last night and I was WTF? Now it explains very well why.

Also they could added useful information e.g. In how much time can stay on each branch and how much time resets when he jumps for another branch.

(81) |

We'll update that information as soon as we know what needs updating. Post the update(s) on the god or item page so we can keep track of what's needed and not clutter up Neo's comment section.

(71) |

I already tried but you said:

wrote:

It's just a matter of being able to reference what we have with what's in-game

This kind of details are not in game descriptions.

(46) |

Brutalize unchained arthr ult

(46) |

Ouch... no mercy

(46) |

Before we dive into this, keep in mind all this has already been discussed in the past. Dcroll down to see it. Neoxcepter doesnt want to change his builds.

(81) |

Hence the reason why I down-voted. I'm like Salad in that I like seeing off-meta builds PROVIDED they can actually work and the author explains why they picked said items over items that are generally picked up instead. Saying that you're not going to change your builds is not the way to go about things.

(394) |

I think there's a possibility that he's open to build adjustment...at least as he asks for good/bad feedback. I think he's against changing to a standard meta build. He wants his basic attack function. That's the feeling I get.

(81) |

We'll see how he responds.

(143) |

"Cost is never a factor in a good match because you're going to get the gold one way or another." - Don't know how someone can think something as foolish as this.

(46) |

You MIGHT be able to get away with it in Arena. But that's suicidal in conquest

(143) |

And this build is for conquest.

(46) |

Right... which is why i just can't recommend this build in its current state.

Bran, solid write up on your feedback, as always.

(30) |

I'm always an advocate for well explained off meta builds. But nothing here meshes together. You can build crit on her with a playstyle adjustmemt. But nothing about when or how to Crit is explained. The builds dont flow and seem to be an awkward attempt at a hybrid build. I would definitely suggest taking some of the other's comments into consideration or at least better explain some of your choices.

(13) |

Yes.

(1) |

Much appreciated. She's a great jungler, good choice.

It's a very solid build. When in jungle practice I put together different items to maximize the damage output from Ama's basic attack. The most effective build I found was: Warrior Tabi, Shifter Shield, Executioner, Frostbound Hammer, Stone Cutting Sword, and Mantle of Discord. Glad someone had the time to put this together. Good job!

(56) |

1. NEVER get Crit items on Ama, she's not an auto-attack focused god.
2. The standard build you have given doesn't provide much protections besides MoD.
3. Ama DOES NOT need AA based items besides FBH, she dose nice with it but she's more of a hybrid warrior who can chain her abilities with her autos.

I don't even know what to say about this, ADC Amaterasu is not how she is meant to be played. Amaterasu is a bruiser that uses her abilities, crowd control, and passives to support the team with increase movement, power, or dealing extra damage. The way you have her build is the wrong approach to her, she needs items to dish damage and take a beating, having it so one sided with one protection item will make her drop faster than a house fly. Please rethink this as I can tell you're trying, but you're going at this the wrong way.

(1) |

Opinions... A website built to express those opinions with Smite builds. If you haven't tried it, don't knock it. It creates an image of you being narrow minded. Check the Build Preference portion of the guide. Maybe one applies to how you would personally play her.

(46) |

The only problem I have is that you have as 5th item. That's bad. You may not even get full stacks anymore before the end of the game. (Ofcourse Conquest would probably be okay, but Arena and the like, not so)

Other than that it's fairly decent. However alone may not be a good choice since that's only 20% crit and you'll hardly make any use of DB, wasting gold and a valuable item slot.

(1) |

The "Final Shine" build provides 60% attack speed. Which means instantly her passive is applied, she hitting hard AND critical's are making it worse. So explain to me how it's a waste of gold with these other factors complimenting the use of Deathbringer or any other critical item?

(46) |

Because a 20% Crit chance is still fairly low.

Besides, the passive can work with pure power items as well, that's not even a valid argument to pick DB over another item with more power, or even equal power.

Regardless of you having 60% attack speed, if RNG dictates you're not getting any crits you aren't getting any, that's how RNG works. Let me clarify with an example:

A player with 30% attack speed but 40% crit chance, does 3 hits in 3 seconds, and has 2 of them critical hit.

A player with 60% attack speed but 20% crit chance, does 6 hits in 3 seconds, and has only 1 of them critical hit.

If you really want an attack speed build, Wind demon would be better.

Heck, even alone with 60% attack speed is enough so you don't have to use 3.2K gold on a critical hit item that may return negligible results and buy an item that provides equal or more power, but with a more useful passive and lower cost.

could probably be a better choice. If you hit 6 times (example), but only 1 is a critical hit, DB will only apply that 20% extra damage once, while Malice will atleast give extra damage on your following 5 hits.

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(1) |

So you're not saying critical's aren't a good idea. Just a comment on choosing another critical item in place of DB. Gotcha. I use to use Malice but I though DB was better for the passive. "Critical Strike Damage increased by 40%". Malice passive isn't that bad either and I didn't even think of Wind Demon or even to try it into the build. Good point! Thanks

(12) |

The problem with building a full squish warrior is youll likely die beofre you get your damage off. Sure you have but its way too late in the game where you have $1000s of gold to spend on other items first.

I also dont think deathbringer is a good item without other crit chance, and it makes the build wayy more expensive then it needs to be. If I would change anything, It would be getting earlier defense and removing DB from the build altogether.

I like the executioner on her because it takes advantage of her passive, so does qins, but trans just gives power and mana, two things I dont think she really needs. I'd suggest removing that and giving her frostbound instead. Better ability to stick to people, more health so inherently tankier, and it cost 300 gold less.

Overall my build path would look like executioner

550 more health, 90 more protections, spirit robe passive > mantle passive, can actually live and apply your damage, slows enemies for your team as well, all for $1800 gold cheaper.

(1) |

"Most warriors are able to be build in multiple ways; therefore there's no right or wrong way to build Amaterasu." This comment covered the aspect of what you're expressing. Cost is never a factor in a good match because you're going to get the gold one way or another. Either objectives, camps, gold fury, etc... Typically I build Mantle of Discord as the second or third item. If the build didn't work for me I wouldn't share it. I've had no issues utilizing the build with how I play and position myself in a match. Appreciate the feedback though.

(50) |

The argument for the cost of items I have to disagree on. Yes you would always get gold, but if your enemy team gets more gold than you cause they get more kills, objectives, or/and gold furies, then cost is not on your side, it is on theirs. They can get those expensive items fully before you even get Tier 1 of it. Its good to have options for items that cost less in case that happens.

And the build may work for you, but it will not work for everyone in EVERY scene. Ranked scene? Conquest? Only tank in Assault? I like the idea of damage warriors do not get me wrong. You may want to emphasize tho that this WILL make you more likely to die if you are not positioning well, no health pots, behind, etc. Not for being tanky or actual ranked games. Some new players wont understand the difference sometimes.

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(1) |

The build provides a variety of items that are optional to the "Final Shine" build I presented. I don't consider this build squishy at all actually. As a warrior Amaterasu base stats defensively evens out well with Mantle of Discord being applied. If anything Shifter Shield or Shield of Regrowth can add a bit more protections if needed. (Which are also presented on the build)

(50) |

The thing is that the main build has no health, just defenses. To actually survive burst damage you need both health and defenses. You just have defenses. The options part was just me going on a tangent.