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Poseidon Joust OP Pls No Nerf

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by OGMattbone updated January 13, 2017

Smite God: Poseidon

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Build Item Shoes of Focus Shoes of Focus
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Gem of Isolation Gem of Isolation
Build Item Polynomicon Polynomicon
Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti
Build Item Spear of Desolation Spear of Desolation

Poseidon's Skill Order

Tidal Surge

1 X Y
Tidal Surge
2 7 11 12 14

Trident

2 A B
Trident
3 15 16 18 19

Whirlpool

3 B A
Whirlpool
1 4 6 8 10

Release The Kraken!

4 Y X
Release The Kraken!
5 9 13 17 20
Tidal Surge
2 7 11 12 14

Tidal Surge

1 X
Poseidon summons forth a wave that travels in a line, dealing damage and pushing back all enemies in its path.

Ability Type: Line
Damage: 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 / 260 (+70% of your Magical Power)
Tidal Meter: -15% Tide
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 10s
Trident
3 15 16 18 19

Trident

2 A
Poseidon activates his Trident, granting attack speed and movement speed and making his Basic Attacks fire 2 additional shots in a spread for 6s. The shots deal Magical damage plus 25% of Poseidon's Magical Power. All shots increase Poseidon's Tide on successful hit.

Ability Type: Buff
Base Damage Per Hit: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60
Attack Speed: 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15%
Movement Speed: 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20%
Lifetime: 6s
Cost: 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
Cooldown: 15s
Whirlpool
1 4 6 8 10

Whirlpool

3 B
Poseidon summons a whirlpool at his ground target location that Cripples targets, preventing movement abilities, and creating a Vortex which drags targets toward the center dealing damage every .5s for 3s.

Ability Type: Ground Target
Damage: 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 (+15% of your Magical Power)
Damage (Total): 90 / 150 / 210 / 270 / 330 (+90% of your Magical Power)
Tidal Meter: -15% Tide
Radius: 20
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11s
Release The Kraken!
5 9 13 17 20

Release The Kraken!

4 Y
Poseidon releases the Kraken, damaging and Slowing targets in its radius. Enemies in the center of the effect when it spawns take additional damage, are bounced into the air and Stunned.

Ability: Ground Target
Damage: 175 / 210 / 245 / 280 / 315 (+45% of your Magical Power)
Damage (Center): 175 / 210 / 245 / 280 / 315 (+45% of your Magical Power)
Slow: 30%
Stun (Center): 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2s
Tidal Meter: -20% Tide
Radius: 30
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 90s

Introduction

Poseidon is a very damaging mage/carry in the late game who has become one of my favorite gods. With the right team, Poseidon can be the best character when it comes to killing the titan. Poseidon will one-shot people with his combo and can easily win team fights by himself.

Items

Maybe the second best part of Poseidon is the fact that he can be played in so many ways. He can go pen, attack speed, basic attacks, lifesteal, or cooldown and still be successful. He will gain a lot of damage from items as the game goes on, so don't expect one-shots early game.

Skills

Tidal Surge- This ability is a great damage dealer, usually used after the whirlpool or the ultimate, I usually level it 2nd.
Trident- A great ability for boxing and chasing enemies low on health and the easiest way to build up the passive, I usually level it last.
Whirlpool- A very high damage ability used to set up the combos, great for crowd control especially with Gem of Iso, this and the ultimate are the first things I upgrade.
Release the Kraken- This is where the big punch comes from. This ability needs to be leveled as much as possible and used after the whirlpool if possible to prevent escapes.

Pros / Cons

Pros-
High Area Damage
Decent Boxer
Great Crowd Control
Fast Cooldowns
High Single Damage
Capable of Team Wipe
Can Melt Titan
Great Late Game

Cons-
Very Squishy
No Real Escape
Weak Early Game
Easily Crowd Controlled

Summary

In whole, Poseidon is a top tier mage in joust in the right hands. He will destroy anyone who doesn't have protections or sanctuary. Just his 1 and 3 can kill a squishy, and with great cooldowns will destroy multiple people in very little time. You will have to be careful in your playstyle because he is so squishy. Early game you will have to pick and choose when to attack. As long as you don't over-commit, you will be fine.

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