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Death's Toll
Tabi
Healing Potion
Mana Potion
Warrior Tabi
Jotunn's Wrath
Runic Shield
Void Shield
Ankh of the Golem
Breastplate of Valor
Bulwark of Hope
Magi's Cloak
Deathbringer
Qin's Blades
Frostbound Hammer
Hydra's Lament
Midgardian Mail
Sovereignty
Transcendence
Winged Blade
Fist of the Gods
Girdle of Might
Salvation
Creeping Curse
Aegis Amulet (Old)
Heavenly Wings
Blink Rune
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Well Hello fellow smiters!
The new Guan Yu is a blast to play. After quite a few games with him I find him to be very build dependent compared to other gods. I've seen a lot of people struggle with a good build for him and couldn't find a complete guide on him here on smitefire so thought I would throw my first guide up! Feedback and contributions are definately welcome!
Guan is strong in many different roles, however this guide is more focused on his solo/ duo lane conquest bruiser build or is also the build I use in arena, Joust and domination.
Pros:
Guan's build is partially Proactive and partially Reactive like most gods, but more so than most.
Start:
I usually start him
Death's Toll Tabi Healing Potion / 1 Mana Potion Warrior Tabi (he needs the pen / I have tried CD reduction tabi but preferr the pen tabi) Jotunn's Wrath (more pen, CD reduct and mana - all things he needs)
Shield if facing high magic dmg (gives you hp5, physical pwr and magic protect.) build that into a Runic Shield if facing magic burst or shield of regrowth if you can survive the burst and want the sustain.
Voidblade is usually my item here (physical protect plus physical power - rounds out your protections while giving you more dmg. Ankh of the Golem for straight up health and more dmg. Breastplate of Valor If they have a fed physical carry and I didn't get winged wand. this will cap your CDR and allow you to servive any physical dmg. Bulwark of Hope if they have a fed magic dmg. This will allow you to survive any magic burst combined with your sheild. Deathbringer, Transcendence, Hydra's Lament or Qin's Blades for final item to increase your endgame damage. Warrior Tabi and Jotunn's Wrath. Voidblade next if facing more physical dmg, Runic Shield next if facing more magic dmg. I usually end up building both in a match.
Painless (His Passive)
Conviction (His 1)
Warrior's Will (His 2)
Taolu Assault (His 3)
Cavalry Charge (His ult / 4)
Damage Combo:
if they don't have a stun (your 3 gets interrupted by stuns and silences - his biggest weakness)
then open with a 2 to get behind them and slow them. then while you body block them from running chew them up with your 3. pop your 1 for protections for 3s and a heal then continue to chase and close the kill if they continue to run. Your 2 should come back off cd and allow you to slow them again or gap close.
don't overlook the mana a cdr you also get from jotun's. your abilities will come up more often and you will have more mana to spend on your three. Don't OOM yourself by spamming your 1.
Your 3 can't crit. but you usually want to hit them with this before you start basic attacking because it steals a lot of their protections not only making you tankier for a short time but also allowing you to do a lot more dmg to that target with basic attacks.
His ult is good for a few things:
- open with ult when you gank or
- gank with your combo then chase/stun with your ult.
- ult to get out of a tough situation, will save your life but isn't an ideal use of ult.
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However, I would like to see a few changes:
1. In the cheat sheet, you should show how the build typically looks. Then show 4 Core items, 4 Damage Items, 4 Defense Items and 4 Active Items. The consumable Items will never change, and don't really need to be included.
2. You should have a section devoted to his combo, or add a small section to the end of the skills section that's more clearly defined and uses his ability pictures.
That's all for now, I'll leave another comment if I see that the guide has been updated.
Thank you for listening.