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by xXxDestroctor69 updated April 17, 2016

Smite God: Skadi

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Skadi Build

No other build needed

Build Item Transcendence Transcendence
Build Item Warrior Tabi Warrior Tabi
Build Item Qin's Sais Qin's Sais
Build Item Asi Asi
Build Item Deathbringer Deathbringer
Build Item Ichaival Ichaival

Actives

Build Item Aegis Amulet Aegis Amulet
Build Item Heavenly Wings Heavenly Wings

Skadi's Skill Order

Piercing Cold

1 X Y
Piercing Cold
1 4 6 7 10

Rune Of The Hunt

2 A B
Rune Of The Hunt
2 8 11 12 15

Permafrost

3 B A
Permafrost
3 13 16 17 19

Winter's Grasp

4 Y X
Winter's Grasp
5 9 14 18 20
Piercing Cold
1 4 6 7 10

Piercing Cold

1 X
Skadi throws an icy spear forward, dealing damage to enemies and Slowing them for 3s. Kaldr's basic attacks deal double damage to targets afflicted by Piercing Cold.

Ability Type: Projectile
Damage: 90 / 140 / 190 / 240 / 290 (+80% of your Physical Power)
Slow: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%
Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90
Cooldown: 12s
Rune Of The Hunt
2 8 11 12 15

Rune Of The Hunt

2 A
Toggle: Skadi marks a target for Kaldr to hunt. While toggled on, Kaldr assumes Beast form, chasing and attacking the marked enemy. If a marked enemy dies Kaldr attacks other enemies nearby. When toggled off, Kaldr stops attacking and returns to Skadi, reverting to his Elemental form on the way. This ability can be activated at rank 0 and Kaldr gains new skills as it ranks up.

Ability Type: Pet Command
Basic Attack Damage: 50 / 50 / 57.5 / 65 / 72.5 / 80% of Skadi's
Rank 1: Kaldr gains a dash attack dealing 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130% Basic Attack Damage
Rank 3: Kaldr's kills heal him
Rank 5: Kaldr's attacks give Skadi 10% increased movement speed
Cost: None
Cooldown: 0.5s
Permafrost
3 13 16 17 19

Permafrost

3 B
Skadi freezes the ground for 5s at a target location. The icy area deals damage to enemies that touch it and continues to deal additional damage every .5s they stay on it. Gods who step on the ice are slowed and lose control of their movement while sliding across. Also, Skadi gains movement speed and Slow immunity while standing on the area and persists for 3s after it fades or she leaves.

Ability Type: Circle, Crowd Control, Damage
Initial Damage: 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 / 190 (+50% of your Physical Power)
Damage Per Tick: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 (+5% of your Physical Power)
Movement Speed: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%
Slow: 15%
Radius: 16 / 16 / 18 / 18 / 20
Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90
Cooldown: 16s
Winter's Grasp
5 9 14 18 20

Winter's Grasp

4 Y
A snowstorm surrounds Skadi as she chooses a location for Kaldr to attack. If Kaldr is too far he will leap there.

Upon reaching the location a snowstorm also surrounds Kaldr. The initial hit of either snowstorm Roots enemies in the area and Kaldr is restored to full health. The storms persist for 4s while dealing damage to enemies every .5s.

Ability Type: Stim
Damage (Initial Hit): 45 / 85 / 125 / 165 / 205 (+35% of your Physical Power)
Damage (Per Tick): 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 (+5% of your Physical Power)
Root Duration: 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2s
Radius: 20
Cost: 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Cooldown: 90s

Intro

Skadi is one of the strongest hunters in the game when it comes to burst and pushing, and this build works to compliment those points. In my opinion this is the best build out there when it comes to Skadi being able to do damage at end game.

Items

The reason these Items were chosen is that they maximize both her basic attack and ability damage without one or the other lacking.

Transcendence: For the mana and power it grants at max stacks
Warrior Tabi: The power helps Kalder and Ninja tabi dose not really add enough Attack Speed to be worth the power drop
Qin's Sais: Helps hurt high health targets and Attack speed
Asi: Life steal and Attack Speed and the pen really helps too
Deathbringer: Crit and power, self explanatory
Ichaival: Attack speed pen and power, to just shred people with your autos.

Cooldown items like Jutoon's take away from her auto and skill damage so its not really worth it. Her cool downs are a little long but thats not really a problem.

Golden Bow can be purchased early game for a faster lane clear if needed. But it is not recommended as it is a waste of an item slot as its worse then any of the other items in the list at end game for this build.

Pros / Cons

Pros: On a 1 v 1, so long as they cant get close and stun, you will win every time. Your burst is so high that not even Guardians can survive your full on attack. You will be able to shred anyone you see. Easy to turn team fights in your favor, and great for ganking. Very strong endgame, as your abilities rival burst mages in damage and your a hunter with good auto. You will be top of the score board in kills and damage if you know how to play Skadi and your game mode.

Cons: You are very easy to gank, as you have no escapes (thats why Sprint and Sanctuary are taken), so you need to be wary of your surroundings. You do not have short cool downs so managing lane clear and poke is very important so that you are ready for team fights. You cant just relay on Auto attacks or just your skills, you need to use both effectively together. Slow early game start due to the need to stack.

Summary

This build can be considered a late game glass cannon. You will hit hard, but cant take much punishment either. You can easily kill and die. Its a build where map awareness and teamwork really make it work, but you can still make an impact on your own. THIS IS NOT A FORGIVING BUILD!!!! If you are new to Skadi or the game, be careful with this build as it does require knowledge on when to use Skadi's skills.

Overall this is the best build for Skadi when in comes to damage as it does not sacrifice your skills and Kalder's damage or your auto attacks.

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Antman23 | April 19, 2016 8:13am
It's cool dude. In your guide u say 1v1 u should win any encounter but maybe this is for conquest? I do go golden bow at the start cuz that lane clear is important. Thanks for the help
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xXxDestroctor69 | April 18, 2016 10:24pm
Honestly its hard to say as Skadi is not the best duel character due to the lack of escapes and CC immunities. If you are getting out pushed in lane early game, then grab Golden Bow for a good minion clear. If she is just out trading you, then maybe some Spectral Armor at early stages as it will give you some def and reduce enemies life steal, till you can sell it for your final damage item. End of the day I find Hunter v Hunter duels to come down to who has the better aim and strategy, not so much the items they chose, as most hunters build quite similarly. A couple other items you could try would be Stone Cutter and Hydra's Lament. These work well if you find that you end up in Auto attack fights more then ability fights. But to counter Artamis I would trade out Sprint for Purification, so that her Ult loses its main effect. Its cd is nearly the same as Purification if she does not build CD. Also try to bait her boar out, as it can cause your gank to fail if she uses it right. Try to also crowed control her with frequent and quick Kalder Attacks to keep her wary.

Transcendence is a powerful item to get, but it has a major flaw, and that is if used early game you are very slow to scale in damage, so try getting Golden Bow to help clear waves faster at the start, and to help stack faster. In a 1 v 1, Transcendence and Asi should swap spots in purchase order.

I personally do not 1 v 1 that often and I certainly do not play it ranked. So I am not be the best person for tips on how to deal with Artemis. These are just some things I would do to try and deal with it. Best advice I have is keep your build open, and build for the situation. Do you need more life steal, or do you need defense. Are you getting out traded, or are lagging behind in levels due to slower lane clear.

I hope I helped, even if a little, and sorry that I could not give you a straight forward solution to your dilemma.
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Antman23 | April 18, 2016 3:19pm
I use this same build however 1v1 against artimis is still a problem. He starts out with lifesteal and goes from there. Suggestions?
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