"Janus the Void Master", Best Support Around!

Janus by far has to be one of the most unique gods released by smite. However, he is a bit tricky to use. it isn't merely aim and pwn. He requires a lot of precision. From my experience, the jungle is vital to getting used to the abilities he has. If you don't get fluid with them, there is a few things that can happen, but i will get into those in the abilities section. Janus is probably my favorite god at the moment and i hope you begin to like him too. ;)

This is my first Guide, so keep that in mind (I'm open to corrections and the such).

Pros:
-Insane mobility
-Decent dmg at mid-game
-Very helpful for team


Cons:
-Very squishy
-Can be very slow without Threshold
-"Unstable Vortex" can be very hard to aim

My main build may seem a little bad in some respect, but there is a reason for most of it. This is what works for me. Whatever you don't like, feel free to experiment and move things around or change it all together. This is just a guide to get new Janus users on their feet. If your a pro with Janus then you can do whatever works for you.

Meditation
This is insanely useful if you want to stay and your enemy's butt. Janus is not too hard on his mana, but having this can be a lifesaver. If you find you don't really need it anymore, then upgrade it to salvation. I use Janus as a assistant or helper in some regard. I can get kills easily, but I find it is better to help out the team more than killing everything and having no team left to back you up. So having mana on hand when needed is a smart move for this god.

Shoes of Focus
These are better than the other shoes because Janus is soooo much better with cooldown. it gives you your portals faster for when you need a escape, or for a lot of ACME styled kills. movement speed is also needed badly. Janus can feel very sluggish without a Threshold.

Chronos' Pendant
This is for the cooldown and the power. Once you get this you will have max cooldown and get your ult in 54 seconds. which is well worth it.

Warlock's Sash
Janus can at times feel like a twig, this will help get rid of that issue. No more instant death ganks... well, at least you will stand a much better chance. Just remember to get the stacks up on this as fast as you can.

Bancroft's Talon
This is really important is you got a tank on the enemy team who loves paying you a visit. Such as a Hades or Ares. You also get much needed POWER and lifesteal.

Obsidian Shard
This gives you more penetration and raw power. good for melting dem' tanks.

Rod of Tahuti
This is the cherry on top. once this last item is in your build, you will be owning hunters, mages and especially assassins. it gives you basically a pure damage increase. So your Unstable Vortex is going to instantly clear waves and hurt most gods quite a bit.

Janus probably without a doubt has the weirdest skills of any smite character. sure Osiris has his passive Fragmented, but Janus has Portal, which can be put on the ground or wall; a first of its kind in smite. So here is a brief description and walkthrough of Janus's skill kit.

Passive: Passages
This charges up your abilities every time you pass a threshold or go through a portal.
It is best to use Threshold over portals to charge up. However, a portal used for traveling is also alright. you just don't want to pop a portal under yourself just to get his passive. It is sure death.

Portal
This is the bread and butter of Janus. It is probably my favorite ability right behind Janus's ultimate. It allows you go through walls and sink enemies into it. The important thing though is to learn thicknesses of the map. The reason being Portal can only go so far through a wall. So, aiming through a huge chunk of map and being angry that you could not get away is not the game's problem. I usually use portal on edges of corners so I can can get away or simply travel faster. If I'm just clearing waves, I use it to clean up after using Unstable Vortex or for sinking an enemy god. Good for saving a friend if they are running away (your team will not go through the portal thankfully, only through walls, not the ground... thankfully.)

Unstable Vortex
This will be your friend when clearing out huge clusters or a simple minion wave. The only problem is it doesn't shoot straight. So if you are not precise with aiming this, you could only hit either 2 or half of a wave. Usually you won't clear everything so afterwards I use Portal afterwards to clean up the rest.

Threshold
This is probably the most invaluable skill right next to portal for getting out. it will give you and your allies, while at the same time slowing enemies. I use this a lot to charge before sending out a Unstable Vortex. It helps keep you out of danger thanks to the speed and it can save a comrade thanks to its speed boost/ slow combo. Use this whenever it is available so you can keep the passive up.

Through Space and Time
This is the most OP ability that does very little damage. It will make your allies thankful or even laugh and your enemies pissed. This aimed right can either 1) allow you to kill a almost dead enemy or 2) travel across half the map in a near instant, with allies might I add. This works both directions, so if you got friends at base you can send a bunch of portal their way. I was able to get an Odin to my tower from base almost instantly. This is invaluable if you need to get a team to a location VERY fast. It also it good for getting a ally/s out of a bind in a team fight. Has potential to either set up a full blown assault or a fast retreat. Just like a Blitzkrieg.

Not available yet in ranked Play, will be updated once available in ranked.

Janus has full potential to be a jungler if need be. Since he can get anywhere fast, he is great for ganks or finishing off a fleeing enemy. In the beginning though, he does not do too much damage to groups. but once the first 2 items are bought, then he can clear all day.

He is great for a lot of applications. ganking, clearing, saving, you name it. Janus is quite flexible in his roles. unlike Freya or Nu Wa, common mage junglers, Janus can get around much more faster in the jungle since walls are well sized in the jungle. So your escape will be insanely good as long as you have portal on hand.

To be updated soon, Need more experimenting and testing.