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Bumba's Spear has shown to be the best S11 starter
Bumba's Spear has shown to be the best S11 starter
Eye Of The Jungle
Mace
Healing Potion
Blink Rune
Golden Shard
Scent of Death and movement speed items.
Focuses on high ability damage, and hard hitting auto attacks. We have a deceptive amount of mobility with Scent of Death and movement speed items.
Protector Of The Jungle
Jotunn's Wrath
Hydra's Lament
Bloodforge
Serrated Edge
Heartseeker
Temporal Beads
Scorching Blink Rune
if you wanted to snowball, look no further >:D
Seer Of The Jungle
Golden Blade
Jotunn's Wrath
Hydra's Lament
Rage
Devoted Deathbringer
Heartseeker for your 6th item slot.
Spectral Armor is a good pickup if 2+ enemies are building Crit.
Mantle of Discord is a good pickup if 
Magi's Revenge does not help the jungle 1v1. Magi's Revenge if you find yourself having to relic before you get the chance to deal damage.
These items would replace Heartseeker for your 6th item slot.
Spectral Armor is a good pickup if 2+ enemies are building Crit.
Mantle of Discord is a good pickup if Magi's Revenge does not help the jungle 1v1.
Magi's Revenge if you find yourself having to relic before you get the chance to deal damage.
Spectral Armor
Mantle of Discord
Magi's Revenge
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Passive -
 Harvester of Souls Thanatos heals each time he kills an enemy, and if he kills an enemy god his abilities get their cooldowns reduced by 5 seconds.Enemies within the execute threshold of his ultimate Hovering Death are revealed to Thanatos at all times, until they die or regain health.
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Ability 1 -
Death Scythe Thanatos throws his Scythe in a straight line, dealing massive damage to the enemy hit, slowing them, and healing Thanatos based on the damage dealt. Death Scythe is Thanatos signature damage ability, used to clear camps and hit enemy gods with. It's a difficult skillshot to hit, but is one of the strongest non-ultimate abilities in the game in terms of damage. Death Scythe is a dangerous ability to miss, and it's accuracy will determine the outcome of almost every fight.
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Ability 2 -
Scent of Death Thanatos gains movement speed, penetration, and becomes immune to slows. If Thanatos is running towards an enemy within the execute threshold of Hovering Death, the movement speed gained is doubled. Scent of Death gives a large amount of movement speed and a deceptive amount of bonus damage through penetration. Use this ability before every fight.
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Ability 3 -
Soul Reap Thanatos swings his Scythe in a cone in front of him, silencing and damaging enemies hit. Soul Reap has good uses into certain enemies, but is dangerous to use as Thanatos cannot take any action until the ability is finished casting. Many enemies can react to the channel and CC Thanatos or avoid it, so be aware. Soul Reap is effectively used to prevent the enemies from dodging Death Scythe.
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Ultimate -
Hovering Death Thanatos soars into the sky, gaining bonus movement speed. He can choose to land at a nearby location within the next 5 seconds, damaging and stunning enemies hit. Enemies below a certain health threshold are instantly executed. Hovering Death is used to initiate or finish a fight. It's execute threshold increases as you rank up the ability, and it increases the effectiveness of Scent of Death and Harvester of Souls.
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Scent of Death > Auto Attack > Death Scythe > Auto Attack > Soul Reap > Auto Attack Scent of Death > Soul Reap > Auto Attack > Death Scythe > Auto Attack Scent of Death > Blink Rune > Death Scythe > Auto Attack > Soul Reap Scent of Death > Hovering Death > Auto Attack > Death Scythe > Auto Attack > Soul Reap Scent of Death to expire while in mid-air with Hovering Death, it is okay to save Scent of Death for landing.
Thanatos does a large amount of damage early game, if you miss your Death Scythe you become very vulnerable. If the enemy jungler has a form of CC, it's better to back away and let them pressure. It's important you don't risk your early game in the first minute by stepping up too far on the first mid wave. Death Scythe. Path confidently. Scent of Death has a low mana cost, so don't be afraid to use it to travel around the map quickly. Hovering Death. You could use it to execute a low health tank, or to initiate on an enemy backliner. Having a cooldown item at the beginning of your build is important to keep pressure with Hovering Death uptime. Thanatos has poor disengage outside of his ultimate. Your 1v1s are still strong, so if you out rotate an enemy or find the enemy jungler alone, you could look for the fight. Hovering Death if the fight has already begun. If you spot the enemy jungler mid-air, it may not be a bad idea to land on them as they are most likely waiting for you attack first. Hovering Death, but sometimes your team might loose the fight before you have the chance to go in. Play fights to your best judgement. Blink Rune, or Hovering Death if it is down. If you have neither of these abilities, it's better you hang back and peel for your backliners. Enemy junglers will try to blink on you to prevent you from diving, so watch out for them. Blink Rune into 5 people is not a great idea, as you have no way of protecting yourself. You are better suited to force the enemy jungler into a 1v1 (or 2v2 with solo laner) at Mid Phoenix, and decide if you want to fight them or use Hovering Death to rotate to the impending teamfight at the other phoenix.
Thanatos is one of the most punishing junglers, both for your team and the enemy team. You could hit every Death Scythe and make the game feel unplayable for the enemies, but you also have the chance to miss it. Putting Death Scythe on "Quick Casting" or "Instant Casting" may improve it's fluency, and your accuracy will improve the more experience you have. Also, you are the god of death. Anyone telling you death isn't the best CC in the game is incorrect, it could last over 90 seconds.
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