Check your Horus-scope - Horus Hybrid Support Guide

This is my first time making a build, so I hope it helps some people. I really enjoy playing Horus and I generally have a lot of success playing with him. I love warriors in general, and I have always been kind of a tank/support player in other games as well. Horus seemed to be the perfect fit for my playstyle.

I mostly play Joust, with a little bit of Conquest. This is my main build for Horus, but everything is situational. I really don't like to limit builds in terms of specific items or combos.

Feel free to mix and match your own styles in however you see fit.

Without further ado, here is my first guide.

There is only one item that I really think is 100% necessary.


The Caduceus Shield


caduceus shield



This may not be true for some people, but I don't think there is any reason to not have it. Unless you are building a 100% damage with no protection at all build. But otherwise, it is almost made for Horus.

30 power is a decent boost in damage. It gives you decent scaling in your 1 and 2, and even a minor boost in healing to the 3. (It is actually quite big, but I will get to that)

35 of each protection is a big deal. This leads to very good stonewall potential. Horus can be near impossible to kill if the enemy team does not build to counter this item.

100 bonus health is not the greatest, but it does increase the potential of what this item can do for you defensively.

The passive ability of this shield is what takes it from good to great. The healing for your, and all allied god's, abilities is increased by 10%. On top of that, if you have taken or dealt damage in the last 5 seconds then it heals for an additional 15%. This means you can get a max of 35% more healing in addition to the bonus power and protections this item already grants.





Protector's Surge is going to be your main gain in healing. You are affected by the aura of your item as well. So this can add a lot of extra health to you and your allies in the time of need.

The passive ability Resolute is affected by this as well, which only increases your overall effective health. You do not even need to do anything to gain these benefits. Your passive will activate automatically.

All these added together makes me personally love this item. I never build Horus without it. I normally either rush this item first thing, or I get a specific magic or physical protection item first. It will always be in my build somewhere. But I understand it may not be for everyone. Pick and choose as you see fit, but this item should heavily be considered as it gives all the stats you want and has a great passive.

Passive

His passive is nothing you really need to worry about in terms of using it. It will activate automatically. It gives you protections and ccr when you take damage from an enemy god stacking up to 10 times. It also heals after 3 seconds. (This is affected by the Caduceus Shieldcaduceus shield)

Updraft

This ability is a knock-up/slow. This is your main form of clear and damage. The first part of the ability is a small aoe knock-up around Horus. After this, your next basic attack is a line projectile that slows all enemies hit. (Enemies that are in the air from the knock-up will take additional damage)

Fracture

This ability is a dash/stun. Horus can dash through minions and will stun the first enemy god he hits. This also strips them of protections, 10 at level 1 and 30 at level 20. This is your ultimate set-up move. Stunning the enemy while also lowering their protections is hopefully an easy kill for any of your more damaging allies. (While it does not say so in the description, this ability will stun minions as well)

Protector's Surge

This ability is also a dash. You can lock on to friendly minions or gods. Upon arriving at the selected target. A small heal is applied to Horus and all allies within 60 units. It is not an overwhelming amount of healing, but it also adds protections in the same manor that fracture takes them. (This dash can go through walls)

To the skies!

This ability is a channeled teleport. This is by far Horus' most complex ability. It can teleport you and any allies near you to a location of your choosing. When activated, Horus remains on the ground. But, a ghost version of Horus is in the skies looking for a location. When the location is chosen, you will channel the ability for 2 seconds before the teleport is completed. Upon landing, any enemies nearby will be damaged, and all allies that were transported with Horus will gain a health shield. This ability can be used to run away or chase people down.

(While the ghost Horus is in the air, the real Horus can still be killed by enemies.The Mantle of Discord will stun all enemies around you for 1 second when you are damaged while under 30% health. This still works while channeling your ultimate ability. This is why I highly recommend this item.

Main Combo

I say this is the main combo, as its almost the only combo, because it will provide the most damage. Also, this keeps the enemy god either stunned or knocked up for about 3 seconds total.

You can also reverse the combo as well, but you will lose out a little bit of damage because fracture won't have taken their protections away.

Initiate/Escape

This can either be used to rush to an allies defense, or it can be used to get yourself to safety.

If an ally is fighting an enemy, you can use this to quickly come to their aid. This gives them a heal, buffs their protections, and obviously gives them another hand in the fight.

If you use the first combo, and it doesn't work out as planned, then you can always use this ability as an escape as well.
(Keep in mind, this dash only works when you have an ally or a minion nearby. Without either of them, you cannot go anywhere. Keep your distances in mind when you know you will need an escape.)

Pros
Very good individual god CC
Good early game damage
Extremely tanky and resilient
Can use ultimate to cut off enemies/bring backup to fights
Can provide healing for the team

Cons
Bad multiple gods CC
Cripples are highly effective
Can be killed during ultimate

I wasn't sure where else to fit this into the guide, but I felt it was worth mentioning. If you are planning on building a high damage output Horus, then there are two items you absolutely need.




Hydra's Lament and Runeforged Hammer will make Updraft one of the scariest things to get hit by. Using both of these items can make the windblast from the second part of Updraft do a bonus 55% damage. And its already Horus' most damaging ability.


This is a very situational thing to do. I don't see it as something to get very often, but then again I am also a much more defensive player. But the synergy between updraft and these two items is kind of ridiculous.

Alright, well that is it. Hopefully this helps some people figure out how they want to play Horus. He is one of my favorite gods, especially since he can be built for either major damage or defense.

That being said, he can always be improved upon. Maybe I provided just a little bit of extra knowledge for some of the item interactions. Let me know what you guys think of the build. Thank you for reading!