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"YOUR SOULS ARE MINE" - Hades Solo/Mid/Support Guide

Multi-Roles Conquest
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by DongerErin updated July 5, 2026

Smite God: Hades

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Hades Build

Starters

Build Item Vampiric Shroud Vampiric Shroud
Build Item Warrior's Axe Warrior's Axe
Build Item Health Chalice Health Chalice
Build Item Mana Potion Mana Potion
Build Item Vision Ward Vision Ward

Build #1 - Lifesteal

Build Item Blood-Soaked Shroud Blood-Soaked Shroud
Build Item Bancroft's Talon Bancroft's Talon
Build Item Sanguine Lash Sanguine Lash
Build Item Shield of the Phoenix Shield of the Phoenix
Build Item Stone of Binding Stone of Binding
Build Item Draconic Scale Draconic Scale
Build Item Helm Of Radiance Helm Of Radiance

Build #2 - Tank

Build Item Sundering Axe Sundering Axe
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Helm Of Radiance Helm Of Radiance
Build Item Breastplate of Valor Breastplate of Valor
Build Item Void Stone Void Stone
Build Item Stone of Binding Stone of Binding
Build Item Mantle of Discord Mantle of Discord

Relics

Build Item Blink Rune Blink Rune
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads

Situational

Notes Use any of these in your build when needed

Notes

Use any of these in your build when needed

Build Item Brawler's Beat Stick Brawler's Beat Stick
Build Item Hide of the Nemean Lion Hide of the Nemean Lion
Build Item Ruinous Ankh Ruinous Ankh
Build Item Void Stone Void Stone
Build Item Sphere Of Negation Sphere Of Negation
Build Item Magi's Cloak Magi's Cloak

Hades's Skill Order

Death From Below

1 X Y
Death From Below
7 8 9 10 11

Shroud Of Darkness

2 A B
Shroud Of Darkness
12 13 14 15 16

Devour Souls

3 B A
Devour Souls
1 2 3 4 5

Pillar Of Agony

4 Y X
Pillar Of Agony
6 17 18 19 20
Death From Below
7 8 9 10 11

Death From Below

1 X
Leap through the underworld, then emerge and deal Magical Damage to enemies.
  • Blighted enemies are Slowed.
Damage: 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250
Damage Scaling: 85% Intelligence
Slow: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%
Slow Duration: 2s
Range: 8.8m
Radius: 3.2m
Cooldown: 14 / 13.5 / 13 / 12.5 / 12s
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
Shroud Of Darkness
12 13 14 15 16

Shroud Of Darkness

2 A
Silence enemies in front of you.
  • Blighted enemies are also Feared and Blight is empowered for 6s.
Silence Duration: 0.75 / 0.85 / 0.95 / 1.05 / 1.15s
Silence Duration Scaling: 0.2s per 100 Item Protections, stacking up to 2 times.
Range: 5.6m
Cone Angle: 110 degrees
Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10s
Cost: 60

Additional Notes:
  • Blighted enemies are also Feared
  • Enemies are feared away from Hades
Devour Souls
1 2 3 4 5

Devour Souls

3 B
Devour the souls of your enemies, dealing Magical Damage to enemies around you.
  • Blighted enemies Detonate when hit, dealing additional Magical Damage to them and enemies around them.
  • Each Detonation also Heals you and nearby allies.
Damage: 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210
Damage Scaling: 75% Intelligence
Damage: 10 / 25 / 40 / 55 / 70
Damage Scaling: 45% Intelligence
Heal: 10 / 19 / 28 / 37 / 46
Heal Scaling: 7.5% Physical Protection + 7.5% Magical Protection + 7.5% Intelligence
Radius: 3.2m
Cooldown: 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8s
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

Additional Notes:
  • Enemies take reduced damage if hit by multiple explosions.
  • Blight explosions can chain, detonating blighted enemies not in the original detonate area. These contribute towards your heal.
  • Hades heals immediately. Allies within 10.4m have a homing projectile sent towards them that heals on arrival.
Pillar Of Agony
6 17 18 19 20

Pillar Of Agony

4 Y
Channel a Vortex around you that drags foes to their death, and repeatedly deals Magical Damage.
  • You may use one other ability while Channeling.
  • Blighted enemies have their Protections reduced.
  • You are CC Immune, and gain Increased Protections while Channelling.
Damage Per Tick: 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100
Damage Scaling Per Tick: 25% Intelligence
Physical Protection Reduced: 10 / 13 / 16 / 19 / 22
Physical Protection Reduced: 10%
Magical Protection Reduced: 10 / 13 / 16 / 19 / 22
Magical Protection Reduced: 10%
Debuff Duration: 4s
Physical Protection: 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 + 10% Physical Protections from Items
Magical Protection: 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 + 10% Magical Protections from Items
Radius: 4.8m
Cooldown: 90s
Cost: 100

Additional Notes:
  • Vortexes slow targets moving away from the vortexes source, or speed up targets moving toward it.
  • This Vortex increases in intensity as the channel time progresses.
  • Channel times is 4 seconds. Hits 8 times.
  • You are Rooted while Channeling.

Hades Threats

Tap each threat level to view Hades’s threats

Max
1
Major
5
Even
8
Minor
5
Tiny
2

Pros / Cons

SOLO HADES


PROS

    Insane lane pressure

    Great sustain

    Good CC

    Strong early game snowball

    Beads burner

    Strong 2v1 potential

CONS
    Too reliant on lifesteal

    Struggle against ADCs

    Anti heal slows you down

MID HADES


PROS

    Great AOE damage

    Good sustain

    Good CC against immobile gods

    Nice mobility

    Passive decreases enemy's power

    Tankiest of all Mages

CONS

    Anti heal sets you back

    All damage is close quarters;risky

    Beads ruin your ultimate's potential

SUPPORT HADES


PROS
    Great debuffer (-5% power to enemy, Prot Shred)

    Great CCs (40% slow, Fear/Silence, Vortex)

    Good mobility

    Somewhat good healer

    Beads burner

    Tanky ult (160 prots, %10 Damage Mitigation)

CONS
    No longer a Guardian; not as tanky

    Cripples ruin your chase or escapes

    CC Cleansers ruin your ult (Khepri ult, Geb Shield, Aphrodite ult, Hel's cleanse)

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Cowbella | April 13, 2024 6:03am
Such a good mid build I've never gotten past mid game without them f6ing!
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