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Guan Yu Damage/Bruiser

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by Snowblaze updated May 27, 2013

Smite God: Guan Yu

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Guan Yu Build

Guan Yu Pure Magic Damage

Build Item Boots of the Magi Boots of the Magi
Build Item Void Stone Void Stone
Build Item Pythagorem's Piece Pythagorem's Piece
Build Item Obsidian Shard Obsidian Shard
Build Item Bancroft's Talon Bancroft's Talon
Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti

Guan Yu Physical/Magical Tank

Build Item Book of Thoth Book of Thoth
Build Item Reinforced Greaves (Deleted) Reinforced Greaves (Deleted)
Build Item Gem of Isolation Gem of Isolation
Build Item Breastplate of Valor Breastplate of Valor
Build Item Ethereal Staff Ethereal Staff
Build Item Transcendence Transcendence

Guan Yu Tank

Build Item Reinforced Greaves (Deleted) Reinforced Greaves (Deleted)
Build Item Void Stone Void Stone
Build Item Wall of Absolution Wall of Absolution
Build Item Magi's Cloak Magi's Cloak
Build Item Bulwark of Hope Bulwark of Hope
Build Item Hide of the Nemean Lion Hide of the Nemean Lion

Guan Yu's Skill Order

Conviction

1 X Y
Conviction
1

Warrior's Will

2 A B
Warrior's Will
4

Taolu Assault

3 B A
Taolu Assault
3

Cavalry Charge

4 Y X
Cavalry Charge
5
Conviction
1

Conviction

1 X
Guan Yu's courageous leadership is infectious and, when focused, heals himself and his allies. Healing friendly gods reduces all Cooldowns by 2s for Guan Yu and 1s for his allies.

Ability Type: Circle, Heal
Healing: 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120
Boosted Healing: 2x Normal Healing
Radius: 30
Cost: 45
Cooldown: 14s
Warrior's Will
4

Warrior's Will

2 A
Guan Yu charges forward, his Green Dragon Crescent Blade extended in front of him. All enemies in his path take damage and are Slowed. Hitting enemy gods lowers all of Guan Yu's Cooldowns by 2s. Guan Yu is immune to Roots, Cripples, and Knockups while dashing.

Ability Type: Dash, Slow, Damage
Damage: 80 / 135 / 190 / 245 / 300 (+60% of your Physical Power)
Slow: 20%
Slow Duration: 2s
Boosted Slow: 40%
Cost: 50
Cooldown: 13s
Taolu Assault
3

Taolu Assault

3 B
Guan Yu spins his blade in a controlled but furious display, slicing enemies for damage every .3s for 3s. Each hit steals enemy Protections, giving them to Guan Yu. Guan Yu is immune to Knockback for the duration.

Ability Type: Line, Debuff, Damage
Damage per Hit: 17 / 27 / 37 / 47 / 57 (+20% of your Physical Power)
Protections Stolen: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 (Max. 3 Stacks)
Protection Duration: 6s
Boosted Protections Stolen: 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 (Max. 3 Stacks)
Cost: 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
Cooldown: 13s
Cavalry Charge
5

Cavalry Charge

4 Y
Guan Yu mounts his warhorse and charges for 4s. While mounted, he can steer and attack and is immune to Crowd Control. Enemies hit take damage and are Slowed. Each hit increases damage from consecutive hits against that target by 20%. Enemies hit on the dismount are Stunned. You can dismount at any time by canceling.

Ability Type: Circle, Stun, Damage
Damage: 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 / 185 (+30% of your Physical Power)
Damage Escalation: 20% per hit
Slow: 25% for 2s
Stun: 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.5s
Boosted CC: 40% Slow and 2s Stun
Cost: 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Cooldown: 90s

Introduction

Guan Yu is a magical "Tank". He also happens to be one of the best magical damage dealers in the game, while not being too squishy. You will have little ability to burn down tanks, but you can easily burn down gods like Loki, Apollo, and Artemis. For a reason i can not comprehend, Guan Yu is not often played. I'm Here to change that,

Items

Basically, the only build that really needs explanation is the damage/physical tank one. The pure magic and defense ones are pretty self explanatory.
In the damage/tank build, it relies heavily on magical power. However, you`ll see that at the end is the new item "Transcendence". By the that time you should have your BoT fully stacked, and have breastplate of valor. So you have a lot of mana. This item can give you A LOT of physical power, sometimes as much as 90. This will give you some punch with your basic attack over the knockout power of Rod of Tahiti. Of course, you could always swap Ethereal for Tahiti for more magic power.

Skills

Guan Yu has an amazing skill set. If you are going for a more support, max your 1 first. Your one is one of the best healing skills. If you are going for a damage or tank build, max your 2 first, this will give you a good engagement technique as well as an amazing Kill Steal abilitie:) Next your 3 will give you great damage. A great combo is to initiate with your 2, pop your ultimate, and then finish with your 3.

Pros / Cons

Pros
Great damage potential.
Great tankiness potential.
great support potential.
A decent escape
great initiation
decent sustain.
Cons
If built wrong can do neither damage or be tanky.
Long C/D on your escapes
...i can`t think of any others.

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ShaoTheGreat (5) | October 16, 2014 11:59am
Guan yu used to be magic? I forgot...
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