Death is on the way!

I'm not top tier player but...im a good thanatos and is no one else going to question the boots...also mail of renewal exists :3

I think there are better ways to get 40% CDR other than buying Hydra's Lament, as in my guide, I used Mail of Renewal. Mail of Renewal has fallen out of the META due to the insane nerfs its received, but its use is still able to be justified. I advise putting in a few situational items, the more important ones being Magi's Blessing, Hide of the Urchin, and even Sovereignty or Heartward Amulet. Unfortunately, most of this is meaningless, as Thanatos is so fairly far out of META picks. He's good as a counter pick, but he isn't picked often in that way too. The build is good, but can use some tweaking. :)

I pickend Shifters Shield to help me escape, but still have a huge burst damage. I know this build maybe isn't the most common, but thanks to it I can Instakill almost every Adc/Assassin when they are Half Life.

I don't know why it didn't work for you, but thanks for your Ideas.

Maybe I just Play him weird!;)

Thanks for trying, anyway.

I'll try some other builds and change mine if needed.:)

@GGF, Titan's Bane 5th item is fine on Thanatos since he can grab a ton of penetration from Scent of Death.

Considering this is an Arena build there are a few factors that one should consider. The items here presented aren't inherently bad.

Reinforced Greaves are definitely the shoes I'd go with for Arena and the added health can make Hydra's Lament an interesting choice simply because it adds a bit to your burst, but due to Arena's constant engages the item's value within the game is higher since you'll get more dps out of its passive. Still, I'd probably get Jotunn's Wrath before it just because it's SUCH a great item. Mail of Renewal is a fine choice as well, its passive does do a lot of work in Arena, but you can get more out of your early game if you grab a lead with Hydra's Lament (you'd also want to grab more damage later on).

Frostbound Hammer isn't optimal for the most 'meta' way of playing Thanatos, but if what you need is sticking power to your enemies, and that's working for your playstyle, it can be a fine addition to your build. Just remember that your Death Scythe does slow enemies and that your Scent of Death can give you up to 60% bonus move speed already, so slowing your enemies isn't always necessary for you to stick to them. Still, it's also a really fun item to build and this IS a game to have fun after all :]

Currently right now I'd avoid Shifter's Shield. If you want power, you'll get better damage out of Brawler's Beat Stick, and if you want defense, you can get much more out of either Hide of the Urchin or even magi's blessing (considering this build doesn't have all that much defense, that CC immunity can prove invaluable for escaping). Shifter's tries to provide both, but does a really bad job of providing either of them particularly well.

Well, i thought about it again, and I think i'll stay with Frostbound. It just works best for me.
Of course, this Build is just an idea.

It is so funny seeing your enemies running back to their base at half life because they fear your Ult XD

Fine you wanted me to test your build? I just did and I gotta say, I cant.

Reinforced Greaves is fine. Nothing to say. Other boots besides Ninja Tabi would be better in my opinion (unless youre doing adc Thanatos)

Hydra's Lament is meh still. Every time I stunned I couldnt basic cause I was immediately focused and died. A Mail of Renewal can easily replace it in terms of CDR and a very useful passive including your own health passive. An ultimate followed by Death Scythe is much more better, and again you shouldnt ult with low mana, thats just a bad idea.

Jotunn's Wrath can be bought as a second item. Other than that its good.

Frostbound Hammer is so not needed on him. The physical power adds almost nothing due to scalings, and the passive cant be used. Definitely not worth the gold.

Titan's Bane is a penetration item so I cant say anything. It shouldnt be bought so late though.

I can see where you are going with Shifter's Shield but I would rather get Hide of the Urchin for more defense for adcs and mages late game.

An assassin doesnt need pure damage to be effective. Ive used tank Thanatos before just fine. His base damages for his abilities are high and his scalings kindve low so he doesnt really need damage items as much as adcs.

And criticism isnt negative man, i dont know where you see the negativity from.

As you said in your guide, you wanted help, you got it.

By doing that you screw him up! His protection is so poor that the other Hammer won't help you good enougth.

He is an Assassin. If you tank him even more, he will lose even more of his "might "

Please, try it out, it really works great!

It took me a while to figure this guide out! Please don't be just so negativ, try it out bevor saying it us bad.

I would look into using more defense. Thanatos isnt mean to stay in there. He's an assassin. Get in, get out. There are defensive items that will convert to power, speed and cooldown. i.e. Breastplate of Valor (cooldown and mana as well as physical protection)

It does. I consider it the better of the hammers in pure stats.

If I'm not mistaken, the other hammer does give you power as it converts your physical protection to physical power.

Well, Hydra's Lament also gives you a cooldown reduction, so your Ult should be up after 30 Secs, so thats a safe kill every half a minute.

Frostbound Hammer gives you Health and power, which The other ones don't.

Just try it your self. It works for me. ;)