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Healing Potion
Reinforced Greaves (Deleted)
Void Stone
Stone of Gaia
Book of Thoth
Rod of Tahuti
Obsidian Shard
Healing Potion
Reinforced Greaves (Deleted)
Divine Ruin
Hide of the Nemean Lion
Book of Thoth
Rod of Tahuti
Obsidian Shard
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B
A
X
Probably the most underrated God in the game. Everyone says Hades can`t do enough damage and that it can`t be played to it`s real value.
Well, I`m here to prove them wrong!
Hades was my first choice once I saved enough favor points to buy a new God. And I`m glad I chose him. It delivers tons of fun when played with good team-mates and oftentimes him alone is the reason for rage-quitting and early surrender votes.
Beta Version 0.1.1069_0 - 20 September 2012
Devour Souls - Removed the delay between hitting and the detonation of blighted enemies. Hades`s power against minions early-game)
Death From Below - Base damage increased from 30/50/70/90/110 to 50/90/130/170/210. (a much needed buff that put Hades back on the map) Devour Souls - Fixed an issue that was causing the damage from Blighted enemies to be reduced based on the distance from the explosion.
Pillar of Agony - Damage now does not require line of sight.
20.September.2012 - Updated God Change Log based on 0.1.1069.0 Beta Build
20.September.2012 - Added Build #3 - GunSlinger
07.September.2012 - Added Build #2 - Leech King
06.September.2012 - Added God Change Log
05.September 2012 - Added Special Builds Chapter
03.September.2012 - Guide Creation
Pros:
+ Easy to play
+ Viciously amusing against inexperienced players.
+ Ultimate that can CC all 5 players at a time with good damage output.
+ Blight is something hard to master but rewarding
Cons:
- Painfully slow
- Basic attack does little to no damage most of the game
- When Pillar of Agony is on cool-down, there`s little Hades can do against a full-health opponent.
- Depends allot on good team-mates and lane partners.
Blight is Hades`s Passive ability and it can be a game-changer. Blighted, every ability that Hades calls upon that target will have additional results. It is activated / applied by either a successful basic attack or Death From Below and it lasts for 5 seconds (it can be refreshed at any moment). Do read about each ability`s Blight bonus because I`ll try to explain it`s usefulness throughout this guide.
Death From Below is a blink / teleport ability. Blight. Blight to actually apply, you need to first hit your target with a basic attack. It is a common good practice to stack cool-down reduction items (max.25%) and spam Death From Below on enemies that barely escaped the full force of your Ulti because it will also slow them for 2 seconds. Hades with this ability being leveled-up first(by the time I get to Level 8).
Shroud of Darkness is a silence / fear ability. Blighted, they are also feared. Consumes Blight. Blighted enemy to actually take advantage of the FEAR effect. It is better to auto-attack your target and then cast Shroud of Darkness upon a chasing enemy, instead of running away like a coward. It can also buy your allies time to catch up on fleeing enemies.
Devour Souls is a spark ability. Hades devours the souls of his enemies in a radius around him, doing 50/75/100/125/150 (+60% of your magical power) magical damage. If the enemy is Blighted, the enemy explodes doing up to 20 damage to nearby enemies and healing your allies for 30/40/50/60/70 within 20 feet of the exploding target. Consumes Blight. Blight effect is somewhat useless until you need a bit of healing. Death From Below into them and then hit Devour Souls. The blighted minions will explode doing damage to surrounding units, at the same time healing you for the appropriate level and number of exploded targets.
Pillar of Agony is Hades`s Ultimate ability and it`s a 4 seconds channeling type. It can be canceled at any time with a right click. Blight. Hades earns his stripes. Death From Below into a group, then Shroud of Darkness to silence them (fear, if Blight is active). Proceed with Pillar of Agony, and if your team didn`t manage to kick the **** out of everybody, then you can activate Devour Souls for that swift Kill Steal. Pillar of Agony with this build at level 20 can deliver 880 + ~ 1200 pure magic damage. But many foes have at least 35-45% magic damage protection so you`re looking to something around 1100-1300 damage over 4 seconds. Think really hard about this next time when you`re rushing into battle without backup, because if your Ultimate is down ... so are you.I got the item order from MisterShizno and then I tried other combinations based on different situations.
The build order is pretty simple and the idea behind it is to have enough power at any given time to swoop in and get the kill.
Healing Potion - A good mix of physical and magical protection can go a long way against most of lane enemies combinations. Void Stone - this way I increase my magical protection (good against magic damage gods), increase my magic power and lastly decrease the magical protection of all enemies trapped by my Pillar of Agony. Stone of Gaia due to it`s +70 Magical Protection and health regen. This will make you a tough cookie against a Magic Damage Team. Alternatively (against a Physical Damage Team) one can select Hide of the Nemean Lion for it`s Physical Protection and the 25% physical damage returned to the attacker. Good especially when focused by enemies during Pillar of Agony.
Book of Thoth - it gives a hefty amount of magical power (+100) without any strings attached. And the health regen might come in handy during unsuccessful gank attempts. Rod of Tahuti - And after acquiring this item there`s usually a "an enemy has left the game" message or a surrender vote. It comes at a price but what a good piece of equipment it is. + 125 Magical Power , health regen and ot top of everything, scales constantly the total Magical Power by + 25%
Searing Pain (1100+ rail shot), and you`re not even scratched. Now that I call demoralizing, to say the least. Obsidian Shard - more Magical Power = more DPS, and more Magical Penetration = squshier targets. Why, yes sir, I`ll have one of those ... please!
Doom Orb because, try as I may, I still kick the bucket at least a couple of times in a whole match. It does give a total of 160 Magic Power when fully stacked ... aaaand it`s gone! I do hate it when I die, but I do hate it more when I die for stupid reasons and I lose all my Doom Orb stacks.
Doom Orb only when going super-tank.
Hades is a decent mid-lane earner but he truly shines on a side lane.
Cupid, 
Anubis) to flush those out before your Ulti goes into action.
Blight. Shroud of Darkness to keep him next to you until you engage Devour Souls.
Purification Beads so don`t waste your Pillar of Agony just yet. Pillar of Agony and put him out of his misery. Death From Below should be up in a couple of seconds, and he`s history!
Hades is the type of God that can burst a fair amount of damage to the entire enemy team. His major weakness is also his strength: he`s a nuke, and then he waits his turn.
Hades does in the first 5 levels of the game is going to actually do considerable amount of damage so be sure to sit back, kill your share of the minions and pay attention to any enemy over-extending. Death From Below and finish the kill with Devour Souls.
Hades won`t be able to keep up with the enemies and the match is lost by default.
Hades can be a good jungler but if you really want to make grown men cry, try playing on the same lane with one of these guys:
Zeus - His 
Lightning Storm is perfect in combination with Pillar of Agony
Ymir - His 
Shards of Ice go well with Hades`s ultimate. Anubis - 
Grasping Hands and 
Death Gaze make a mad combo.
He Bo (played well) - 
Water Cannon and 
Crushing Wave are OP.
Bakasura - 
Regurgitate 5 archers and it`s game over.
Sun Wukong - year of the monkey to flush out Purification Beads
Odin - If played right
it can be a beast, especially end game when one of you will flush out purification beads and jumping abilities. Hades. There is no chemistry. The list is meant as a "heads up".
Thor - No CC, little damage towars mid-end game and besides his ultimate, no escape abilities. He Bo (played like ****) - 
Waterspout takes the enemy out of my Ulti. Odin - Most of the times PUGs will always have an under-powered Odin but once in a while you will get one hell of a partner that will rip to pieces the whole team in 10 seconds.
Right now I`m testing out different builds for Hades. Some are plain crazy, some might turn out to be game-changers.
Hades is slow by default but not having boots emphases that flaw.
Chronos' Pendant it's an obvious one for the 20% cooldown reduction. This will greatly improve harassing on lane and ganking.
Void Stone - Power + Protection + Magic Protection Reduction Rod of Tahuti + Book of Thoth + Obsidian Shard = Power + Magic Penetration = DPS Rod of Tahuti + Book of Thoth + Obsidian Shard = Power + Magic Penetration = DPS
Play smart and you`ll love this God. It has offered me tons of fun since day 1 and I haven`t found another God to suit me as good as Hades has, so far.
If there are any aspects of this guide that I have overlooked, please mention them in the comment section and I`ll do my best to enhance them.
Thank you for your patience and I hope to meet you in the arena.
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I also think you are getting down votes from people surrendering games mainley because of hades. The #1 Hades build on smitefire is a troll guide with zero content...
this definatly got a 1+ from me
Thanks for the input.
not like other guides
+1