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Kali Arena / Joust

4 4 43,237
5.9
by Coolbreeze1111 updated August 31, 2019

Smite God: Kali

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Kali Build

Movement

Build Item Hastened Katana Hastened Katana

Early Damage

Build Item Qin's Sais Qin's Sais

Defense

Notes Stone cutting sword is nice for mainly physical protection in fights of 3.
Masamune is good for group fights with 4-5 hostiles.
Runic shield is for mainly Magic protection. Other option could be Ancile.
Use either one based on engagement.

Notes

Stone cutting sword is nice for mainly physical protection in fights of 3.
Masamune is good for group fights with 4-5 hostiles.
Runic shield is for mainly Magic protection. Other option could be Ancile.
Use either one based on engagement.

Build Item Stone Cutting Sword Stone Cutting Sword
Build Item Masamune Masamune
Build Item Runic Shield Runic Shield
Build Item Ancile Ancile

Life steal / Sustain

Notes Asi and bloodforge go hand in hand with her abilities. They give more sustain if end up fighting a stronger target.

Notes

Asi and bloodforge go hand in hand with her abilities. They give more sustain if end up fighting a stronger target.

Build Item Asi Asi
Build Item Bloodforge Bloodforge

Power/cool down

Notes Can use the crusher for Damage over time on abilities and attack speed.

Notes

Can use the crusher for Damage over time on abilities and attack speed.

Build Item Jotunn's Wrath Jotunn's Wrath
Build Item The Crusher The Crusher

My build

Build Item Hastened Katana Hastened Katana
Build Item Qin's Sais Qin's Sais
Build Item Stone Cutting Sword Stone Cutting Sword
Build Item Asi Asi
Build Item Bloodforge Bloodforge
Build Item Jotunn's Wrath Jotunn's Wrath

Relics

Notes Beads and amulet are interchangeable.

Notes

Beads and amulet are interchangeable.

Build Item Aegis Amulet Aegis Amulet
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads
Build Item Blink Rune Blink Rune

Kali's Skill Order

Nimble Strike

1 X Y
Nimble Strike
2 15 16 18 19

Lash

2 A B
Lash
1 4 7 10 12

Incense

3 B A
Incense
3 6 8 11 13

Destruction

4 Y X
Destruction
5 9 14 17 20
Nimble Strike
2 15 16 18 19

Nimble Strike

1 X
Kali leaps forward, damaging enemies in the target area. Kali additionally heals herself for a percent of a single enemy's missing Health. Kali always heals from the target that would heal her the most.

Ability Type: Circle, Leap, Damage
Damage: 85 / 135 / 185 / 235 / 285 (+80% of your Physical Power)
Heal: 15% of target's missing Health
Range: 55
Cost: 60
Cooldown: 12s
Lash
1 4 7 10 12

Lash

2 A
Kali throws several blades, that converge upon the target location. Each does damage and causes bleed. Kali gains Physical Lifesteal against targets affected by this Bleed.

Ability Type: Area, Buff, Damage
Damage Per Blade: 37 / 49 / 61 / 73 / 85 (+20% of your Physical Power)
Bleed Damage: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 (+5% of your Physical Power) every .5s
Bleed Duration: 3s
Physical Lifesteal: 12 / 16.5 / 21 / 25.5 / 30%
Range: 70
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 12s
Incense
3 6 8 11 13

Incense

3 B
Kali hurls her incense at her feet, exploding it. Enemies hit are Stunned, while Kali gains a Physical Power bonus.

Ability Type: Circle, Stun
Stun Duration: 1.2s
Physical Power Buff: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30
Buff Duration: 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6s
Radius: 20
Cost: 60
Cooldown: 14s
Destruction
5 9 14 17 20

Destruction

4 Y
Kali becomes an unstoppable force of destruction, creating a damage aura around her. During this time, she can be reduced to 1 Health, but cannot die. She is immune to Knockup, Slow effects, and protected from Root, but still vulnerable to Stuns. If Kali is under 15% of her total Health at the end of the duration, she will heal to 15% Health.

Ability Type: Circle, Buff, Damage
Damage: 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 (+8% of your Physical Power) every 0.5s
Duration: 3.5 / 3.75 / 4 / 4.25 / 4.5s
Radius: 20
Cost: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100
Cooldown: 90s

Kali Threats

Tap each threat level to view Kali’s threats

Max
0
Major
1
Even
0
Minor
0
Tiny
0

Chapter Title

Build takes awhile to get started but in the long run is affective.

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Kriega1 (143) | September 1, 2019 9:05am
Troll build with no boots I see.

You know you would be a lot more successful if you bought boots just saying.
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silentshell (5) | September 1, 2019 4:14pm
Kriega1 wrote:
Troll build with no boots I see.

You know you would be a lot more successful if you bought boots just saying.

I haven't played Kali yet and haven't looked up her kit/mechanics yet, but from your comment it seemed like the only issue you had was no boots. Assuming that the other items fit with her kit and it being arena, it COULD probably work if they put masa or scs as the second item, but it would bog down their early game and unless they played it pretty close to the vest until the second sword was completed, then it would probably be ugly.
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Kriega1 (143) | September 1, 2019 6:21pm
The katanas just got movement speed nerfs, skipping boots is no longer valid. As for the items listed you don’t really get much defense items on Kali, you don’t really build Jotunn’s on her, and masamune is not a good item for her, there’s just much better options.
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