Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn (Solo/Support Conquest)

Hello and welcome to my first guide. During the launch to Cthulhu, Smite posted on their twitter normal tweets with Zalgo text. At first I didn't think anything about it but then, the cinematic was released and I was excited. This would not be Hi-Rez's first god introduced based on text alone, but is one of my favorites. Nyarlahotep, Yog-Sothoth, or even Azathoth are still potential Lovecraftian horrors to join the Elder Gods pantheon in the future. When I first saw Cthulhu's abilities I knew he was an Insanely strong god, and the PTS nerfs proved that.

Passive - Prey on Fear

Prey On Fear is Cthulhu's passive. With every 3 hit of your auto attack or ability his you drive your foe mad. Every 4th stack causes your foe to go insane and you gain 25 magical power. The main way of applying stacks is 2, 3, 1.
1 - Sanity Break / Sever Sanity Break / Sever's first half of the ability deals damage in a cone in front of Cthulhu and slows attack speed. It applies one stack of Prey On Fear or two if they are facing Cthulhu. Not as strong of a wave clear as The Mire / Devastate. It grants damage mitigation against enemies that are hit by it. If the 4th stack of Prey On Fear is caused by Sanity Break / Sever they are fear for a short duration and you gain a permanent .5% additional mitigations. You would have to land up to 20 fears in order to max the mitigations.
The second half of this applies protection reductions and replaces your auto attack when Descend Into Madness is active.
2 - The Mire / Devastate The Mire / Devastate is the main source of wave clear. It is a 3 second channel that can be interrupted but also can be channeled while moving. Each hit applies Prey On Fear. The first instance of damage is the second circle in the ground target. The first second is just a slow. Seconds 2 and 3 deal damage and slow even more. The 3rd second is a root. Ideally, you drop The Mire / Devastate for 2 stacks of your passive, followed up by Rushing Terror / Transfuse not to stun but to hit them with the projectile for the 3rd stack of the passive. Finishing up with Sanity Break / Sever to fear and apply that 4th stack of Prey On Fear.
The second half is a good sized aoe that knocks up and damages enemies. There is a windup to the ability. The projectile lands after the ground target changes to grey. It is a great ability to catch up to enemies fleeing or to line up your 1.
3 - Rushing Terror / Transfuse Rushing Terror / Transfuse is your main escape or catch up. Anyone directly hit by Cthulhu takes damage, is knocked up and stunned for .4 seconds. Two projectiles are launched at a slower pace than Cthulhu and deal a bit less damage but apply a stack of Prey On Fear.
Where this ability shines is during Descend Into Madness. At the cost of 6% health, you deal damage all around you, percentage heal your allies, grant them power and movement speed.. This makes Lotus Crown an excellent pick up as a support to grant protection as well. Enemies closer to you take more damage than those on the edge of this ability centered on you.
4 - Descend into Madness Descend Into Madness makes you massive. There is a slight windup but enemies around you take damage as change the game's sky box to reflect Ny'alotha R'lyeh. Your abilities change as described prior. Your health increases by 30%. Enemies close to you slowly go insane, but faster if they are facing you. They also deal less damage to you based on the mitigation you've acquired from Sanity Break / Sever. Your ult is your an insane buff to say the least. You can cancel your ult at any time during the duration. Pridwen will grant you a shield after your ult has finished allowing you to either chase with your Rushing Terror / Transfuse or flee as your allies finish off everyone else.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah-nagl fhtagn.