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S8 Mid Conquest/Ranked

10 5 45,277
7.2
by BasedBerzerk updated April 20, 2021

Smite God: Janus

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Build Summary

Sands of Time Deso Start

Notes BEADS is a Must, if by chance Jungle & Mid dont have CC Janus can get away with Aeigis(If so Get Beads for 2nd Relic) Shell is ONLY needed for Auto Attack Junglers Ex: Nemesis/Set/Erlang & the Solo is also AA based) Continually buy wards throughout your game, same goes for Multi-pots. I will go into Further Detail of this Build Below

Notes

BEADS is a Must, if by chance Jungle & Mid dont have CC Janus can get away with Aeigis(If so Get Beads for 2nd Relic) Shell is ONLY needed for Auto Attack Junglers Ex: Nemesis/Set/Erlang & the Solo is also AA based) Continually buy wards throughout your game, same goes for Multi-pots. I will go into Further Detail of this Build Below

Build Item Sands of Time Sands of Time
Build Item Magic Focus Magic Focus
Build Item Healing Potion Healing Potion
Build Item Multi Potion Multi Potion
Build Item Ward Ward
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads
Build Item Aegis Amulet Aegis Amulet
Build Item Magic Shell Magic Shell

Pendulum of Ages Deso Final Build

Notes Rush Lifesteal boots. If Anti Heal is Needed Buy Divine Instead of Spear of Desolation. DO NOT FORGET TO UPGRADE RELICS Once you hit lvl 20 buy Pendulum preferably after Rod of Tahuti is built. Now all thats Left is to Buy your potion of Might(If You Get 500 Gold before Its worth it) & Selling Boots for Doom Orb. Spear of the Magus is an Option

Notes

Rush Lifesteal boots. If Anti Heal is Needed Buy Divine Instead of Spear of Desolation. DO NOT FORGET TO UPGRADE RELICS Once you hit lvl 20 buy Pendulum preferably after Rod of Tahuti is built. Now all thats Left is to Buy your potion of Might(If You Get 500 Gold before Its worth it) & Selling Boots for Doom Orb. Spear of the Magus is an Option

Build Item Shoes of the Magi Shoes of the Magi
Build Item Spear of Desolation Spear of Desolation
Build Item Soul Gem Soul Gem
Build Item Charon's Coin Charon's Coin
Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti
Build Item Potion of Power Potion of Power
Build Item Pendulum of Ages Pendulum of Ages
Build Item Elixir of Speed Elixir of Speed
Build Item Doom Orb Doom Orb
Build Item Spear of the Magus Spear of the Magus

Janus's Skill Order

Portal

1 X Y
Portal
2 12 15 18 19

Unstable Vortex

2 A B
Unstable Vortex
1 4 6 7 10

Threshold

3 B A
Threshold
3 8 11 14 16

Through Space and Time

4 Y X
Through Space and Time
5 9 13 17 20
Portal
2 12 15 18 19

Portal

1 X
Janus creates a portal in the world. If placed on a wall, the portal will create a passage through to the other side of the wall that Janus or any ally may use. The portal may be entered from either side, but closes after 1 use.

If placed on the ground, enemies and Janus will fall into the portal, being teleported into the air above it. Enemies take damage upon landing, and are considered banished during the fall.

Ability Type: Circle, Banish, Damage
Damage: 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+60% of your Magical Power)
Banish Duration: 1.5s
Wall Portal Duration: 5s
Wall Portal Range: 100
Range/Radius: 55/10
Cost: 70
Cooldown: 12s
Unstable Vortex
1 4 6 7 10

Unstable Vortex

2 A
Janus creates two tethered unstable portals, far too small to fit into, and flings them forward dealing damage to enemies in their path. Enemies hit by both portals take 15% damage on the second hit.

Ability Type: Area, Damage
Damage: 110 / 175 / 240 / 305 / 370 (+80% of your Magical Power)
Range: 70
Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90
Cooldown: 9s
Threshold
3 8 11 14 16

Threshold

3 B
Passive: Janus increases the movement speed of himself and allies each time they go through a portal or over a Threshold (max. 2 Stacks).

Active: Janus opens a multi-dimensional rift. Enemies who pass over the rift are slowed, and marked with Phase. Targets in Phase take additional Magical scaling damage when hit by Janus' damaging abilities.

Ability Type: Line, Buff
Phase Slow: 25%
Additional Scaling: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60
Rift Duration: 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5s
Movement Speed: 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20% per Portal
Passive Duration: 5s
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 13s
Through Space and Time
5 9 13 17 20

Through Space and Time

4 Y
Passive: Janus gains increased % Magical Penetration.

Active: Janus becomes CC Immune and blasts a ball of multi-dimensional energy across the battlefield, burning a portal into every surface it encounters within range 500. These portals last 10s, may be used by allies, and do not vanish after the first use.

Enemies hit take damage, increasing in Magical scaling the further the energy travels. Enemy gods cannot take more than 75% of their maximum Health as damage.

Ability Type: Line, Damage
Damage: 300 / 375 / 450 / 525 / 600 (+80% of your Magical Power)
Distance Scaling: 100% of your Magical Power at distance greater than 800
% Magical Penetration: 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20%
Range: Global
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 110s

Extended Build

Janus in S8 is So Mobile Great CC Immune Ult with Grest Damage or if needed can be used as a Quick escape, Stealing Objective or Bringing the Whole Squad to Rotate on a Blue/Red buff BUT if you dont Save your Portal At All Times you Will die NEVER use Portal on Wave. About the Build, I like to Lean on the Sands of Time Deso Build Mainly because Janus Desolation is So Good & Cooldowns are Perfect for an Ability Spam god like Janus. Even if Janus gets a lil behind because of only 2 Pots on this start its Worth once Desolation is built(I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS START IF ANTIHEAL IS NEEDED) Mainly for the fact that this build Relies heavily on Desolation. The Safer Build Start is Definitely Sands of Time Rod Start good amount of Pots & your a overall build path is Solid Without Desolation Good Luck ✌️✌️

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MayhemMoYT | August 4, 2021 9:18am
What should I replace boots with now that they've been taken out?
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