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Smite God: Ratatoskr

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Ratatoskr Build

Acorn of Yggdrasil

Bloodforge

Jotunn's Wrath

The Crusher

Poisoned Star

Deathbringer

Elixir of Speed

Ratatoskr's Skill Order

Dart

1 X

2 8 10 12 14 15

Flurry

2 A

1 4 6 7 19

Acorn Blast

3 B

3 11 16 18

Through the Cosmos

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

Chapter Title

This is my build for one of my favourite Gods. What do you think?

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(71) |

I tried this build recently. It worked pretty well. You can damage and still a bit tank so tou don't instantly die when jumping into the fight.

Here is the match

(394) |

That was a very lopsided match. Your entire team was steamrolling them. I also have no clue why the built . He obviously didn't know how to build. Then that Cern did 3rd. And although 's build seems fine, his damage was extremely low and he was getting absolutely munched (assuming by you being an absolute bully, lol).

As such, although the build in theory seems perfectly fine, I don't know that it's representative of being an optimal build.

(71) |

Just trying to show an option. I don't play joust and I do hate this mode, bit I remembered about this match and maybe it could help him.

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(394) |

It's a great mode honestly. I've gotten to the point where I can enjoy every mode.

(143) |

Duel too?

(394) |

Well **** I forgot about duel...probably 95% of the time. You got me.

(46) |

He only dueled me in a practice 1v1. Outside of that he didn't try duel.

Now any good hunters for duel that are beginner friendly?

(81) |

Anhur, Neith, and AMC.

(143) |

Swap Neith for Ullr

(81) |

Ullr is a top ban because a good one will ruin your day with his axe stun combo.

(46) |

AMC is top pick top ban.
What are the builds? Basically, give me builds for these scenarios
1) you're ahead vs physical
2) you're ahead vs magical
3) you're behind vs physical
4) you're behind vs magical

(81) |

First and fore-most: DO NOT BUILD CRIT IN DUEL! It's way to easy for your single opponent to just buy and , and laugh at you as you kill yourself hitting them. You can get away with it if your opponent doesn't know how to counter crit.

The build can vary depending upon the matchup, but you generally want to end up with a basic attack focused build: start out with either or (or even , but ab seems to be the call) and morning star, plus 2x s and mana potions (don't get multi-potions unless you're playing .

You generally don't want to back until you can at least afford , if not . Once tabi is built, rush so you can get it stacked ASAP.

Depending upon how you're doing, you can either get or a defense item like or depending upon your opposition. I wouldn't bother with or because a close range hunter is a dead hunter. If you're facing another hunter or someone building attack speed, consider instead of bov.

After you get those items online, it's time to look at , , , and . You want exe as soon as your opponent starts building physical defense so you can actually do some damage; qin's for if you're facing a tank with inherent health or an opponent who's building a lot of health items (e.g. shield of regrowth, , etc.) For anti-heal, go with which option fits your god's kit better (toxic for aa () and bbs for ability ( and ). You can also delay these for if you feel you need some early lifesteal - I'd get it after trans if I really needed it.

Other items to look at are , , , (though this might not be a good choice for a hunter), and . Rexi swears by on , but you do you.

If your opponent is going double or triple-d (heh), consider a late (don't replace exe) for that extra pen. Sure it and exe kinda conflict, but you'll notice the difference.

Relic wise you're looking at for stuns, for burst damage like Than and , for AA attackers, bracer of undoing for a bit of a safety net, and the aforementioned thorns (get this second and only if you're playing against tick damage or your opponent doesn't know when to back off). The other relics are either very situational or just plain useless (I'm looking at you, meditation cloak).

I hope this helps. I recommend watching some duelers like Rexsi and Hatmaster for gameplay and item tips. Rexsi can be a bit much sometimes, but he does know what he's talking about and he's around your age, ya young-un. :P

(46) |

I watch rexsi, and samdadude. But sometimes duel doesn't make sense to me and they Usually end up winning and aren't playing from behind.

You seem knowledgeable enough. Wanna practice?

(81) |

Basically it's like solo lane without a jungler to help/worry about. The thing you want to do is get as much safe farm as possible without dying. Building is pretty easy since you're just counter-building one opponent instead of 5. One thing I've seen Rexsi and Hat do is attack their opponents while standing in their own wave so that their opponent takes minion agro. Another trick I've seen from both him and Hat is to just take the red minis instead of the whole camp if they're worried that their opponent will contest it. Sure you don't get the red buff, but you both get and deny your opponent that early XP from the minis. You should always get your blue unless it means missing out on an entire minion wave to your tower/phoenix. Farm is king in duel because you can't rely on getting assists for extra farm.

If you want to upload a video or two of your matches, I'll watch them and give you my critique because it's easier to do so while not concentrating on winning. :P That and I've been having mic issues I can't get cleared up for some reason.

(46) |

It's fine. We don't have to talk or anything just chill and practice so we can improve our mechanical skills. You and I mostly play ability based tanky gods. Let's get out of our zone of comfort a little.

(81) |

Sure, fine, but I don't want to hear you gloating when you win or *****ing if you lose and you had damned well better not try to hold waves. Other than that, we'll go with normal duel rules: no tower camping until level 20 and no buying double defense.

(46) |

Can we take out the double defense rule?
That's a common tactic in duel.

Occasional Tower camping should be ok (i.e I'm low health and about to back but let me get a minion wave before I back, etc). But constant tower camping is boring and won't help me nor you improve our mechanical skill.

Also it won't be bragging or complaining at the end. More along the lines of what could we have done better?

If you don't mind I'm gonna throw in another rule: AA based adc only.

(81) |

I was gonna review a match or two, but...there aren't any in your history. Go play one so I can watch it and criticize your gameplay. :P

(46) |

Didn't play any. Wanted to practice with you.

(105) |

the minion tactic is great, in a solo lane minion control really can do wonders

(143) |

wrote:

Rexsi can be a bit much sometimes, but he does know what he's talking about and he's around your age, ya young-un. :P

Have you seen this?

Im guilty of playing back when I played duel but not even I played him like that. I did see someone play like that once again Rexsi though.

(81) |

Yes I did. The problem isn't with the gods, it's with how they're played. and mains tend to tower/phoenix hug until they reach level 20 and a full build, and AMC mains tend to get to make them harder to kill. Rexsi actually wants to fight his opponent while some people won't take fights unless they're absolutely sure they'll win, which means they'll almost always retreat even when at or near full health until their full build is online and they can 100-0 their opponent.

(46) |

Not bad. I would've replaced shifter with void of I had another physical god on my team. Also would've gotten beat stick instead of soul eater. The early cloak is a bit strange.

(71) |

The cloak, It's a blessing replacement Boogie XD. I started with attacker's blessing.
Also Cern wasn't dealing damage on me so no need of void, I preferred Shofters for the extra power on the engages and then some protections (specially) magical, since raijin was focusing me

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(46) |

Cut me some slack. Haven't played in a while.

(46) |

Build and skill order need fixing. Reply if you want more details.

Sure. What do you suggest?

(46) |

First: you're combining ability based items ( ) and basic attack based items ( and ). Pick one path or the other.

Now, I want you to understand is that is an ability based assassin. You want items like , , and .

I'll give a more thorough review when I get home.

(394) |

Your skill leveling is impossible, you have 6 points in Dart, and 4 in Blast. That needs to be fixed for one. Then, you probably want to finish by level 10 unless you're getting interrupted during the channel often and not getting all hits off. Then prioritize either Blast or Dash, but you're a bit all over the place with your leveling.

As for items, isn't a good early item for him. In fact, most lifesteal isn't really that preferential, because he's an ability-user, not a basic attacker, and basic attacks are what give you that lifesteal function.

Instead, you should drop the BF, and prioritize your power+pen items... can be a good item after completing your Acorn, or if you want the CDR, build into . Those two items are next after your BF listing, so at least that portion is good.

If you face a 2 phys/1 mag comp, you might consider a bit of prots... is a popular choice there, and it synergizes well with his Flurry's protection reduction function. If you find magical protections are needed, is probably the most popular choice. These can be listed as optional/situational items.

Crit isn't a good choice for him. His basics having a 1/0.5/0.5/1.25x damage and swing time = don't go crit. That, no offense, is an awful choice.

Instead, you should finish with other pen type items, or get protections as needed. On the offensive side, is great for anti-heal, and against tanks, you can get though there's a bit of inefficiency with regard to his protection reduction function (though minor). is a good alternative to Titan's for higher burst damage potential. And, if you want, you can also consider if you're good at getting basics in between ability use.

Right now, the build is, no offense, far from optimal. The above adjustments should give you significantly better results.

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(143) |

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As for items, isn't a good early item for him. In fact, most lifesteal isn't really that preferential, because he's an ability-user, not a basic attacker, and basic attacks are what give you that lifesteal function.

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or in some of those.

(Not saying that lifesteal that early is typically good though, especially the expensive ).

(394) |

Sure, SE can be built somewhat earlier because part of the lifesteal is based on ability damage. BF can be built late more purely for the high power and the shield upon getting a kill. But early game, BF right after Acorn? No, don't do that.

Also, lifesteal a bit less important in Joust since you back more often than Conq, and those builds are all Conq builds.

(143) |

I forgot to notice this was for Joust.

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Also, lifesteal a bit less important in Joust since you back more often than Conq, and those builds are all Conq builds.

What about when contesting Bull Demon King?

(394) |

If you're contesting, firstly that's risky, so I dunno what scenario you have in mind, but my best suggestion is not to go for Bull Demon unless you're pretty assured of securing it.

If they're attacking it and you're trying to steal, then I don't know exactly how BF/SE come into play in particular here, but best option here would be to ult in, drop in once the thing is almost dead and try to finish with a final ability (Blast) while they're still knocked up.

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Ratatoskr Joust Build

Smite God: Ratatoskr

Ratatoskr Build

Ratatoskr's Skill Order

Dart

Flurry

Acorn Blast

Through the Cosmos

Chapter Title

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