How to play assassin Achilles

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Combo 1

Remember to always auto reset with this god! No other god in the game deals more base non-crit auto attack damage than Achilles thanks to his % ad steroid from his 2 Radiant Glory + Hydra's Lament passive. This will hit for around 600-900 damage per auto reset on a squishy late game considering you also bought Rangda's Mask for additional 20% damage dealt.

Standard instagibbing combo is as follows;

2 Radiant Glory > 3 Combat Dodge's dash > Blink Rune > 1 Shield of Achilles > Auto Attack > 3 Combat Dodge's spear proc > Auto Attack

Note: More often than not your enemies will immediately use any means of escape tools they have off cd to try to juke the stun from Shield of Achilles or after the stun to avoid the proc from Combat Dodge and auto attack. In such cases try to read your enemys movements and predict possible reactions, don't rush your combo if you don't know for sure that your target is crippled by cooldowns be it on their relics, dashes etc. by doing this there's a good chance that you land the entire combo and get the kill.

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Combo 2

Achilles' ult Fatal Strike scales for 100% off your ad plus 540 base stats at max level. Forget about executing people with it OMEGALUL use this as a source of damage, your best one at that actually, it will easily hit for around 800-1000 on a squishy no exaggeration. If you don't need to close the gap with Blink use the ult as a combo starter. Here's another combo utilizing this idea

2 Radiant Glory > 3 Combat Dodge's dash > 4 Fatal Strike > Auto Attack (that alone might result in a kill) > Combat Dodge's spear proc > Auto Attack

Note: The 2nd combo definitely deals more damage than the regular one but it's just a tiny bit more complicated to execute because of how easy it is to dodge the ult. In case the enemy uses relics or escapes while you're performing the combo you should chase and wait for the effect to run out then finish him off with Shield of Achilles and your second Combat Dodge this goes without saying but w/e. Ideally your target dies after the combo sequence and you use Shield of Achilles to stun any enemies coming at you to try to trade 1for1 then immediately follow that up by dashing away with Combat Dodge's dash to increase the gap and an additional side step or two then Blink Rune if needed.

In both combos cases you should always try to save your 2nd Combat Dodge or/and ult Fatal Strike as means of escaping after a kill to prevent the enemy from trading you.

Even tho Achilles was recently hit by the nerf hammer, his offensive playstyle is still without a doubt very much viable and he's still one of the remaining actual instagibbers in the game.

Before the nerfs Achilles' damage was kinda underappreciated and only a small portion of the player base knew that Achilles wasn't a bruiser nor was he a tank but an actual straight up assassin (I mean that was his strongest playstyle at the time). His numbers were so pumped up that you'd simply build Warrior Tabi Jotunn's Wrath Hydra's Lament and combo as follows Radiant Glory > Combat Dodge > Blink Rune > Shield of Achilles > Auto Attack > Combat Dodge (Spear) thats it 110% of the time that resulted in a dead carry. Another problem with him was not only was he super strong but he was super strong all the time, throught the entire game, I'd even go as far as to say that he didn't have notable weak points enemies could capitalize on unless he just fkd around way too much early/mid stages. His snowball potential was off the roof, nobody could stop this man once the core pene items came online. I imagine it was pretty frustrating to play against. In all honesty all of that hasn't changed too much after the nerfs but it definitely feels way more punishing to fall behind as Achilles now which is a good thing, it increases the gods skill ceiling and keeps the game healthier for everybody.

Now that he's nerfed you can easily start sorting the good from the bad Achilles players. The way he is now means that when you choose to play him full offense like this the smallest mistake could easily result in you being useless and 9xd and eventually god forbid banned for inting lol(that is unless midway you immediately switch to the def passive and build tank). Thankfully now just like before most people you match against don't expect Achilles to build full glass cannon which might actually be one of the main reasons why this playstyle works. In 99% of the time your enemies will expect a standard Blackthorn Hammer+ Gladiator's Shield bruiser build so most times it's less likely the focus to be on you but rather the mage, hunter or assassin in your team. This is kinda like the mindset behind playing him this way because while your enemies are busy focusing everyone but you by the time they take notice of what you're trying to pull off by building so much dmg you'll ideally have some sort of advantage over them and that should be enough to turn the table on them.

Persephone' ult Grasp of Death allows you to safely aim your Fatal Strike so.. good ****.

Aphrodite is your sugar mamma! 1v9ing late game is never as simple as when you luck out and get a good Aphrodite player in your team. She'll peel for you and keep your squishy *** alive.

The feeling of playing assassin Achilles with a good Aphrodite late game while listening to some good ole drumcode techno is the definition of top notch gaming experience.

PROS

+ Extremely strong if played to his full potential. + Very slippery with Combat Dodge and Fatal Strike they allow you to get in when trying to poke or when a potential kill is in sight and get away with it unscathed. + Easily the most flexible god in terms of itemization options and playstyles. + One of the true remaining instagibbers. + Perfect auto resets boost your damage output by an enormous amount. + Even assassins don't scale so well with penetration like Achilles does. + Strong in skirmishes.

Achilles passive Gift of the Gods is probably his strongest suit and definitely one of the best warrior passives it gives Achilles a total of 325 health + 45 protections each in armoured stance and 6% movement speed + 43 power in unarmoured stance now thats hot, literally a whole item ahead both in a defensive and offensive ways. Dodging has never been easier and more satisfying with any other god thanks to his dashes and ultimate skills. Great sustainabilty in lane thanks to the ability healing you get from his 2 Radiant Glory plus the healing recently god a slight buff!

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CONS

- As soon as you buy Rangda's Mask it's all or nothing. - Assassin Achilles doesn't work as well as it used to so don't make mistakes but if you happen to then you should build bruiser! - You ARE going to feed for many games before you get used to playing Achilles like this. *Not an additional Con more like an add to the previous one* - If you don't auto reset your damage is halved. Don't expect to kill carrys with abilities alone, it does NOT work, autos are essential for your damage output! - Mana hungry early game. - CC shuts you down really hard. When you get hard cc'd in an awkward spot dont think about it just Fatal Strike out of there asap or it might be too late.

Look to position yourself well and learn to snowball off of your enemy's smallest mistakes. Play around your stuns and try to avoid finding yourself in a position where you're left with cooldowns in the middle of a team fight. Always try to establish vision control and play for objectives. Ward the enemy jungler's speed buff and look for an opportunity to put him behind. Play smart and analyse each situation (e.g can you fight? can your team help you if you fight? what would the consequences be if you failed and left your team 4v5? can you trade 1 for 1 and will your team be able to 4v4 without you and their adc?) think before you act. Always try to learn from your mistakes and expand your knowledge.

This guide is inspired by one of the best Achilles players in the game, his nickname is Dang, check him out for relevant builds as time progresses.

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