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Ares support guide - S9 - Patch 9.9

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by KSLK17 updated September 20, 2022

Smite God: Ares

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Build Summary

standard sentinels start

Notes can start with blink or shell, personal preference.

Notes

can start with blink or shell, personal preference.

Build Item Sentinel's Gift Sentinel's Gift
Build Item Glowing Emerald Glowing Emerald
Build Item Healing Potion Healing Potion
4
Build Item Hand of the Gods Hand of the Gods
Build Item Blink Rune Blink Rune
Build Item Magic Shell Magic Shell

Full standard build

Build Item Sentinel's Embrace Sentinel's Embrace
Build Item Gauntlet of Thebes Gauntlet of Thebes
Build Item Pridwen Pridwen
Build Item Spirit Robe Spirit Robe
Build Item Jade Emperor's Crown Jade Emperor's Crown
Build Item Fae-Blessed Hoops Fae-Blessed Hoops

Ares's Skill Order

Shackles

1 X Y
Shackles
2 3 6 7 9

Bolster Defenses

2 A B
Bolster Defenses
4 8 10 11 12

Searing Flesh

3 B A
Searing Flesh
1 13 14 15 16

No Escape

4 Y X
No Escape
5 17 18 19 20
Shackles
2 3 6 7 9

Shackles

1 X
Chains extend from Ares' shield, doing damage to all enemies in its path. Hitting a god shackles them to Ares, Cripples them, preventing movement abilities, dealing the same damage every second while slowing them by 15% and buffing Ares. While shackled, Ares can fire another chain for free within 2s. Jungle Camps take an extra +40% damage.

Ability Type: Line, Cripple, Damage
Minion Damage: 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 / 150 (+15% of your Magical Power)
God Damage per Tick: 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 (+15% of your Magical Power)
Speed Buff per Target Shackled: 15%
Duration: 4s
Max Shackles: 3
Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90
Cooldown: 15 / 14.5 / 14 / 13.5 / 13s
Bolster Defenses
4 8 10 11 12

Bolster Defenses

2 A
Ares strengthens the defenses of himself and all nearby allies for 6s, granting Basic Attack Damage, Protections, HP5, and reducing Crowd Control durations. For each shackled enemy, the Protection Buffs are increased.

Ability Type: Circle, Buff
Protections: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40
CC Reduction: 30%
HP5: 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45
Shackle Bonus: 7
Radius: 35
Cost: 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60
Cooldown: 15s
Searing Flesh
1 13 14 15 16

Searing Flesh

3 B
Flames pour forth from Ares' shield, engulfing enemies in a cone in front of him causing damage every .5s for 4s. Ares is immune to Knockback for the duration.

Ability Type: Cone, Damage
Damage Per Tick: 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 (+7% of your Magical Power)
% Max Health Per Tick (Gods): 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 3%
% Max Health Per Tick (Minions): 4%
Cost: 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
Cooldown: 12s
No Escape
5 17 18 19 20

No Escape

4 Y
Ares throws chains out to all enemy gods in an area around him. All enemies hit by the chains are pulled to Ares after 2.5s, taking damage and are stunned.

Ability Type: Area
Damage: 200 / 275 / 350 / 425 / 500 (+40% of your Magical Power)
Stun: 1s
Radius: 35
Cost: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100
Cooldown: 100s

Extended Build

Relics

Notes if buying heavenly, both upgrades are fine.
if buying shell, get phantom if you are struggling with walls other wise fortifying is better.
if buying blink, both upgrades are fine.

Notes

if buying heavenly, both upgrades are fine.
if buying shell, get phantom if you are struggling with walls other wise fortifying is better.
if buying blink, both upgrades are fine.

Build Item Heavenly Wings Heavenly Wings
Build Item Magic Shell Magic Shell
Build Item Blink Rune Blink Rune

Situational relics

Notes buy cursed ankh if against one or more prominent healer(s).
buy beads if your are susceptibla to a big cc from the enemy team or are getting cc chained.
horrific and frenzy are personal preferences.
if buying ankh, buy drowned for static healers, ra, hel etc.
buy blighted for any other healers.
if buying beads, get temporal upgrade always.
if buying horrific, get increasing peril as its the better upgarde.
if buying frenzy, both upgardes are fine.

Notes

buy cursed ankh if against one or more prominent healer(s).
buy beads if your are susceptibla to a big cc from the enemy team or are getting cc chained.
horrific and frenzy are personal preferences.
if buying ankh, buy drowned for static healers, ra, hel etc.
buy blighted for any other healers.
if buying beads, get temporal upgrade always.
if buying horrific, get increasing peril as its the better upgarde.
if buying frenzy, both upgardes are fine.

Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads
Build Item Cursed Ankh Cursed Ankh
Build Item Horrific Emblem Horrific Emblem
Build Item Belt of Frenzy Belt of Frenzy

antiheal

Notes remember contagion and pestilence DON'T STACK. replace contagion with jade emperors or fae blessed hoops for pestilence if needed.

Notes

remember contagion and pestilence DON'T STACK. replace contagion with jade emperors or fae blessed hoops for pestilence if needed.

Build Item Contagion Contagion
Build Item Pestilence Pestilence

situational items

Notes replace phys defense items with jade emprors if needed amd magical defense item with fae blessed hoops if preferred or needed.
witch blade is useful against multiple auto attack gods.
winged blade is good if your being slowed to death.
spectral is good against crit.
shoguns if you want to buff your adc, jungler or solo and help increase their damage potential.

Notes

replace phys defense items with jade emprors if needed amd magical defense item with fae blessed hoops if preferred or needed.
witch blade is useful against multiple auto attack gods.
winged blade is good if your being slowed to death.
spectral is good against crit.
shoguns if you want to buff your adc, jungler or solo and help increase their damage potential.

Build Item Witchblade Witchblade
Build Item Winged Blade Winged Blade
Build Item Spectral Armor Spectral Armor
Build Item Shogun's Kusari Shogun's Kusari

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