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Raijin is a thing now ! OP damage [4.19]

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by PeterRow updated October 14, 2017

Smite God: Raijin

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Raijin Build

Full Build 1 Poly (Arena)

Build Item Book of Thoth Book of Thoth
Build Item Shoes of the Magi Shoes of the Magi
Build Item Polynomicon Polynomicon
Build Item Obsidian Shard Obsidian Shard
Build Item Spear of Desolation Spear of Desolation
Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti

Full Build 2 Bancroft (Arena/Clash)

Build Item Bancroft's Talon Bancroft's Talon
Build Item Shoes of Focus Shoes of Focus
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Spear of the Magus Spear of the Magus
Build Item Spear of Desolation Spear of Desolation
Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti

Full build 3 (Conquest ; Bancroft Sustain)

Build Item Bancroft's Talon Bancroft's Talon
Build Item Shoes of the Magi Shoes of the Magi
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Spear of the Magus Spear of the Magus
Build Item Spear of Desolation Spear of Desolation
Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti

Full build 4 (Conquest ; Burst)

Build Item Shoes of the Magi Shoes of the Magi
Build Item Polynomicon Polynomicon
Build Item Obsidian Shard Obsidian Shard
Build Item Spear of the Magus Spear of the Magus
Build Item Soul Reaver Soul Reaver
Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti

Full build 5 (Conquest ; Book of Thoth)

Build Item Book of Thoth Book of Thoth
Build Item Shoes of the Magi Shoes of the Magi
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Polynomicon Polynomicon
Build Item Spear of the Magus Spear of the Magus
Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti

Raijin's Skill Order

Percussive Storm

1 X Y
Percussive Storm
1 4 6 10 11

Raiju

2 A B
Raiju
3 7 8 12 14

Thunder Crash

3 B A
Thunder Crash
2 15 16 18 19

Taiko Drums

4 Y X
Taiko Drums
5 9 13 17 20
Percussive Storm
1 4 6 10 11

Percussive Storm

1 X
Raijin pounds his drums sending forth a peal of thunder in a line, then another, then two at once, each growing wider as it travels. The thunder deals Magical Damage to Enemies it hits.

Ability Type: Line, Damage
Damage Per Shot: 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 (+30% of your Magical Power)
Range: 65
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
Cooldown: 12s
Raiju
3 7 8 12 14

Raiju

2 A
Raijin marks a target enemy by dismissing his ally Raiju, who deals damage as he hides in the enemy's navel. While asleep, Raiju slows and reveals the target to Raijin's team on the minimap. The next time Raijin hits the target, Raiju awakens and claws his way out, doubling the slow and damaging the target and 5 nearby enemies every .5s for 2.5s in his attempt to flee. Subsequent enemies hit take decreased damage.

Ability Type: Target, Slow, Damage
Initial Damage: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+15% of your Magical Power)
Damage Per Tick: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+15% of your Magical Power)
Bounce Damage Per Tick: 14 / 21 / 28 / 35 / 42 (+10% of your Magical Power)
Mark Duration: 4s
Slow: 15%
Radius: 12.5
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11s
Thunder Crash
2 15 16 18 19

Thunder Crash

3 B
Raijin sends a bolt of lightning crashing down at his ground target location mesmerizing enemies, while Raijin himself ascends into the sky. Shortly thereafter he crashes down at that location, doing a burst of damage to all enemies in the area.

Ability Type: Circle, Mesmerize, Damage
Thunder Damage: 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Mesmerize Duration: .3s
Range/Radius: 60/25
Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90
Cooldown: 17 / 16.5 / 16 / 15.5 / 15s
Taiko Drums
5 9 13 17 20

Taiko Drums

4 Y
Passive: Raijin gains increased Attack Speed.
Active: Raijin flies above the battlefield, beating his drum 4 times to summon peals of thunder. With each hit, he has a choice of three beats:

Beat one: 100% damage
Beat two: Taunt and 30% Damage
Beat three: Fear and 30% Damage

While in the air, Raijin suffers a 20% Movement Speed Slow.

Ability Type: Line, Crowd Control, Damage
Damage Per Hit: 100 / 135 / 170 / 205 / 240 (+40% of your Magical Power)
Taunt Duration Per Hit: .5s
Fear Duration Per Hit: .5s
Attack Speed: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25%
Range: 100
Cost: 90
Cooldown: 100s

Summary

Hi everyone. Just a very quick guide for you guys. We've seen many builds on SmiteFire for Raijin, suitable for different playstyles, most of them are not bad. But since new patch, Raijin is kinda OP now (very efficient early game wave clear and monstrous late game damage). Won't bother to go deep in details for now so just check these builds out, try 'em and let me know what you think. Works awesomely well for me.

How to play Raijin
You max your 1 first and your 2 second. You put only one point in your 3 until late game and max your ult when possible. The combo is you throw your 2 on a target (it slows and mark them) and when you hit the target with either a basic attack or a ability, it gives tick of damage for a duration. So combo is 2 + 1 on a target and they take huge damage. Simple as that. For wave clear, throw your 2 on archers and hit the whole wave with your 1. Clears really fast.
So you can also combine your 2 with another ability, your 3 or ult, but most of the time you'll use your 3 just as an escape, though if you're very aggressive and confident, you can pull out of some kill in close range by throwing your whole kit against an assassin for example, and secure kill with your 3 (first damage, then teleport into it damage) for escaping low hp ennemies. Very useful and polyvalent ability. Be sure btw to read ult description. Press 1, 2 or 3 for more dmg, taunt or fear. The taunt is useful for team ganking, either on attack or defense. Combines your taunt with your teammates abilities or even save teammates by dragging the opponents towards you. If done well, his ult can be extremely efficient.
So that's it guys hope you enjoy these builds. Comments and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks for reading and have fun.
*drums solo*
Let the rhythm hit 'em !

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