Item 1
Book of Thoth is the item I prefer to start with right away so i can get my stacks started as soon as possible. Book of Thoth is a great source of magical power and mana as well.
Poseidon has no issue clearing waves of minions making it possible to get this item to its full potential fairly early in the game.
Item 2
Shoes of the Magi is my choice over the
Shoes of Focus personally as they provide some early penetration and a little bonus magical power allowing you to hopefully secure some of those early game kills.
Item 3
Gem of Isolation provides us with some health, some crowd control reduction, and some pretty potent magical power. The main reason for buying this though is for the passive ability that makes enemies hit by your damaging abilities move 25% slower for 2 seconds. This will make your whirlpool ability very scary for the opponent as they are stuck in it and cant seem to get out.
Item 4
Spear of Desolation has great magical power, gives us some extra penetration, and also gives us some cooldown reduction. This will help with some of those magical protections that your opponents are building as well as give you the opportunity to spam those abilities a little more.
Item 5
Rod of Tahuti is bought for obvious reasons. This bad boy will give you tons of magical power with a passive that gives you more magical power......
Item 6
Soul Reaver provides us with some more magical power which by this point you can tell is what we are going for here lol. This item is also nice to have for the passive ability which is when a god takes damage from your abilities, they take 10% of their maximum Health in additional True damage. If multiple gods are hit, the damage is applied to the one with the greatest maximum Health. This can only occur once every 40 seconds.
Relic 1
Aegis Amulet will be picked up often as
Poseidon does not technically have an escape so this will be your way to get out of danger and prevent the enemy team from securing that kill on you.
Relic 2
Purification Beads will provide you with some protection from crowd control as
Poseidon doesn't have any crowd control immunity in his kit either. Save yourself from an
Ares ultimate, a pesky
Ymir freeze, or any other crowd control the enemies may be throwing out there.
Relic 3
Blink Rune can be useful, I promise. I know you're probably thinking this is an odd choice for
Poseidon. I like to grab this if i dont need
Purification Beads because it can help you close the distance to secure those kills that are trying to run away.
Alternative Items
magi's blessing
Bancroft's Talon can be bought if you feel like you need some lifesteal although I'm not a big fan of it. if I were to go this route I would probably replace the
Soul Reaver and build it between the
Gem of Isolation and the
Spear of Desolation.
Shoes of Focus can be bought in place of
Shoes of the Magi if you prefer the cooldown over the penetration. If you decide to do this I would try to get a penetration item third.
Obsidian Shard can be used to replace
Spear of Desolation if you wish at the cost of losing a little cooldown but still providing that damage and penetration you need while also being a little cheaper.
Chronos' Pendant is another option if you wish to go with a more cooldown heavy build. Once again if you feel that you need this I would replace the
Soul Reaver and build it after you build whatever shoes you choose.
Breastplate of Valor is a great defensive option if you find yourself getting shredded by physical damage over and over again while still providing some cooldown to help out your offense. Magi's Blessing is a good option if your opponents have a lot of crowd control while also providing a small amount of physical and magical protections.
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