Serious Poseidon (Well.. Sort of) [UPDATED for 0.1.2015.1]

Hello! welcome to my Second! guide on Poseidon The God of The Oceans! This guide will contain ...hopefully a wealth of knowledge that can be applied to your future Poseidon play.

If you would like to see a more Trolly Way to play Poseidon check out My MOTORBOAT Poseidon guide:

Motor Boat Poseidon http://www.smitefire.com/smite/guide/motorboat-poseidon-zoooooom-2243


I hope you Enjoy the guide and please leave any feedback you have for me i hope to become a better guide maker and any criticism is welcome!

*Remember this is a Guide play the way YOU want, Master the God/Goddess Before you worry about Builds*

Poseidon is a Magical Damage dealer, Arguably one of the best mid laners in the game with his good lane Clearing, High mobility with his second ability, passive movement speed and probably one of the most ( in my opinion ) Amazing ultimate Abilities in the game But we'll dive more deeply into that Later.

Speaking of Which here We go!(lol)
Abilities:

Changing Tides Poseidon's Movement speed increases and his abilities do additional damage as his Tide Level increases. Successful basic attack hits increase his Tide, and using abilities decreases it.
Ability: Buff Affects: Self High Tide Damage: Abilities deal up to 20% additional damage at max Tide Level High Tide Speed: Movement speed increases up to 20% at max Tide Level Basic Attacks: +10% Tide Level on Hit

Tidal Surge Poseidon summons forth a wave that travels in a line, dealing damage and pushing back all enemies in its path.
Ability: Line Affects: Enemy Damage: Magical Damage: 100/140/180/220/260 (+70% of your magical power) Tidal Meter: -35% Tide Cost: 70/80/90/100/110 Cooldown: 10s

Trident Poseidon activates his Trident, granting Move speed and making his basic attacks fire 2 additional shots in a spread for 6s. The shots deal magical damage plus 20% of Poseidon's Magical Power. All shots increase Poseidon's Tide on successful hit.
Ability: Buff Affects: Self Base Damage per Hit: 30/40/50/60/70 Movement Speed: 15/20/25/30/35% Lifetime: 6s Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12s

Whirlpool Poseidon summons a whirlpool at his ground target location that cripples targets, preventing movement abilities, and pulls targets toward the center dealing magical damage every .5s for 3s. Reduces Poseidon's Tide by 25% when cast.
Ability: Ground Target Affects: Enemy Damage: Magical Radius: 20 Damage: 15/25/35/45/55 (+15% of your magical power) Tidal Meter: -25% Tide Cost: 70/80/90/100/110 Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11s

Release the Kraken! Poseidon releases the Kraken, damaging and slowing targets in its radius. Enemies in the center of the effect when it spawns take additional damage and are stunned and bounced into the air.
Ability: Ground Target Affects: Enemy Damage: Magical Radius: 30 Damage: 170/195/220/245/270 (30% of your magical power) Damage (Center): 180/220/260/300/340 (60% of your magical power) Slow: 30% Stun (Center): 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2s Tidal Meter: -50% Tide Cost: 100/110/120/130/140 Cooldown: 90s

The purple Stats are in my opinion the most important.

Pros:
+High movement speed with his passive Changing Tides and Trident
+Amazing Damage with his 3-4-1 Combo ( , , )
+With Gem of Isolation the Whirlpool Digivolves to The Kiddy Pool of Death!

Cons:
-No escapes besides his Built in speed meaning he can be stuck inside Odin's Ring of spears
-Very Squishy!
-If not farmed he will not be able to do enough damage ( but this happens with most gods)

Farming

During the laning phase it is important to clear the minions as fast as possible, Especially in the middle lane!, but conservatively.what i mean by this is focus all your abilities on the minions but don't spam them. Because if you use your mana supply then you will basically give away your lane.

Tips for Farming conservatively :
- when the minions meet in the middle it is important to place your Whirlpool so that you will pull the melee minions back and the ranged minions forward
- DON'T USE YOUR TIDAL SURGE Right away Basic attack the minions until your minions are taken out or you have taken the enemies minions out ONLY use if you are not sure if you can prevent them from entering tower range
- Basic attack the minions as many time as you can before they meet in the middle and you deploy your Whirlpool . If you can fill Your Tide Meter your Whirlpool will do more damage allowing you to clear faster


It is Important to HELP THE JUNGLER ( if you have one ) If they are clearing the side camps waltz over and throw a couple of basic attacks this helps you and the jungler because he can now move on more quickly and you receive some gold and exp. If you want to help them clear buffs clear your lane first and don't stay around to long because after the recent patch bumbas no longer allows the jungler to take exp unhindered by the helper.Stay for 60 to 80% of the time to get as much as you can but leave when it is almost finished to allow the jungler some solo exp.

Awareness

It is imperative you are aware of your surroundings in any lane but especially in the middle lane and even more so if they have a junlger. Around the level 3 - 7 mark is when the jungler if farmed enough is more likely to try to gank you. Buying wards can help prevent these ganks and even plan counter ganks.
( This picture will be updated soon for now i use it simply as a reference )

Place wards near the middle fury camps upwards in the enemy jungle on either or both sides to track the movement of the jungler as they tend to roam through there on there way to buff camps.

If your playing defensively place the wards a bit closer to the mid camps as junlgers that have more audacity will tend to come form there.

Here are some more tips for being aware:

- try checking the map every five or so seconds if you can't remember to do that or have trouble focusing try every ten and work your way down
- always pay attention to the chat to see if your teammates have called missings and which lane they are missing from because they could be possible gank attempts
- be aware of the item builds and there active choices so you can prepare to work around them ( ex. baiting out aegis's )


Tactics

- your basic burst combo should be Whirlpool to apply CRIPPLE, Release the Kraken! to do massive damage ( remember to try and bait aegis before hand as to not waste your ultimate ),Tidal Surge to try to seal the deal and if that fails use Trident to chase and truly finish them off

-while this isn't top level strats it is something I've noticed players overlook when playing Poseidon , when they are participating in team fights or general farming is taking note of his passive, when the Tide Meter is full it increases his movement speed and adds additional damage to all his abilities making it very useful if taken into consideration so while your gallivanting around make sure you tide meter is full so you may utilize it's benefits where ever you go.

-And probably one of the best pieces of advice i can give you is be aware of he enemies active make sure you know if they have Aegis Amulet or Combat Blink . being aware of this allows for you to determine whether you have to use your whirlpool on them first or if have to bait aegis'

If you have any tactical knowledge to share make sure to post it down in the comments and it maybe included.

Kamikaze Poseidon:

Doom Orb

Doom Orb

Provides: Magical power (40),Mana (200) ,Mp5 (7) and can be stacked for additional Magical Damage (2 per stack) ,for a total of 50 stacks which are acquired thorough killing minions.BUT BE WARY you will lose Half of your total stacks upon death.

Shoes of Focus

Shoes of Focus,

Provides: Magical Power (50),Mana (250),Movement Speed (18%),and 15% Cooldown Reduction * while you have the initial movement speed from your passive and Trident this really keeps you up to speed with the other characters while you meter isn't full and your Trident is on cooldown or you have not used it

Chronos' Pendant

Chronos' Pendant,

Magical Power (75),Mp5 (25), And 25% Cooldown Reduction. This Along with the Shoes of Focus will cap out you're Cooldown reduction allowing for more krakens and constant spamming of Trident for quick escapes or hasty initiations. Also with the Mp5 tacked on there it will enable you to use you're abilities several times before having to resort to potions or back to you're fountain.

Gem of Isolation

Gem of Isolation,

Provides Magical Power(70), Health(250), Mana(250), And a Passive 25% slow for 2 seconds on your damaging abilities.This provides some Survivability and kill securing for your team and should be got as soon as you see fit.( replace with Demonic Grip for basic attack build )

Rod of Tahuti

Rod of Tahuti,

This Provide: Magical Power(125),Mp5(15),and a passive 25% Magical power increase.this is basically your nuke and will allow you to deal massive Damage.

Soul Reaver

Soul Reaver

This Provides: Magical(100),Mana(300),and a passive ability to Deal Damage equivalent to 15% of the enemies Maximum Health this ability can only occur every 60 second. this provides the Ability to Destroy Mages Due to Their naturally low health and to at least tickle tanks who you shouldn't be focusing anyway.( Replace with Polynomicon for basic attack build ). A thing to note about Soul reaver is that it will prock off the side prongs from Trident .

Basic Attack Heavy Items


Polynomicon

Polynomicon,

This Provides: Magical power(75),Magical Lifesteal(10),Mana(300),and a passive ability that increases your basic attack damage after you use an ability. If you have the balls to try a basic attack build this is your KO item and should be considered essential for this type of build. Also it is important to note that only the middle prong( your general basic attacks ) of Trident will apply on hit affects like the slow from Demonic GripDemonic and the additional damage from Polynomicon .

Demonic Grip

Demonic Grip,

this Provides: Magical Power(60),25% Attack Speed,and passively reduces the targets magical protections 7%+ an additional 5 points per stack ( 3 Stacks max.).this provides the ability to land more basic attacks more often and with trident active deals massive damage due to the side prongs scale with magic power.

Total Statistics:

Non Basic attack Based Build:

Health:1970
Mana:2045
Physical Defence:52
Magical Defence:30
Magical Power:831
Cooldown Reduction:40

Basic Attack Based Build:

Health:1720
Mana:1795
Physical Defence:52
Magical Defence:30
Magical Power:776
Cooldown Reduction:40

*Note all Statistics Are at LvL 20 with all stacking items at maximum stacks*

Brawler Poseidon:


Mark of the Vanguard

Mark of the Vanguard

This is your 5 minute tankiness it Provides: Magical Protection(5), Physical Protection(5),Health(100) AND A passive 5% total reduction to all sources of damage.this is really only useful to mitigate EARLY damage don't depend on this for to long.

Shoes of Focus

Shoes of Focus,

This Provides: Magical power(50), Mana(250),a passive 15% CDR increase and a unique 18% Movement. like explained before this is you movement speed for the time where Trident is down and your Tide meter is not full. But unlike Shoes of the Magi these Shoes Provide CDR.

Warlock's Sash

Warlock's sash Warlock's Sash,

Provides: Magical Power(50),Mana(300),Health(400),and the Ability to stack additional Health and 50 additional Magical power over 100 stacks ( 1 stack = 1 minion kill ). this is the basis of this build and due to it's tremendous amount of stacks you should only get this early due to the availability to farm during the mid/late game.

Gem of Isolation

See Above



Ethereal Staff

Ethereal Staff,

This Provides: Health(600),Mana(300),Magical Power(30), as well as the passive 2% conversion of health to Magical Power. This Combined with the Warlock's SashWarlock's Sash health will provide a bit of Magical power as well as some Survivability.

Bulwark of Hope

Bulwark of Hope,

This Provides: Magical Protection(60),Health(450),and a passive sheild that will reduce all incoming damage by 50% for 2 seconds when you are below 25% Health.this is allows for more commitment when fighting mages and also will help increase your Magical power because of the passive from Ethereal Staff

Mail of Renewal

Mail of Renewal,

This Provides: Physical Protection(40),Health(300),and a Passive heal equal to 10% of you're maximum health whenever a kill or assist is earned.This is Amazing for brawling due to it's renewal of health it allows for you to stay in fights longer and should be acquired if you are have troubles with Physical gods.

Bancroft's Talon

Bancroft's Talon,

This Provides: Magical Power(100), Magical Lifesteal(12%), and a passive increase in Magical Power(1) for every 1% of you Health missing. This allows for you to stay in fights longer with the lifesteal and extra power when you are low and allows for a truly brawler like experience.

Total Statistics:

Health: 3470
Mana: 2245
Physical Defence: 52 ( 92 With Mail of Renewal )
Magic Defence: 30 ( 90 with Bulwark of Hope )
Magical Power:429(full health)-520(Low health)
Cooldown Reduction: 25%

*Note all Statistics are at LvL 20 with all stacking items at maximum stacks*

Mid Lane Opposition:


AGNI
Difficulty: Hard ( When he hits Level Five )

Agni

While your Even Early game is better then his ,Once Agni Hits Level five BE CAREFUL Even if he isn't able to burst you down himself with his Rain Fire And Flame Wave He is Able to combo with any Jungler that may happen to Wander by.

Tips:
-Try and get him out of position by waiting for him to use his flame wave and then Burst him down As fast as possible
-It is imperative that you Land your Whirlpool
So that he isn't able to Use His Path of Flames to escape
-Buy Purification Beads to avoid the
Multitude of possible stuns available for Agni with his Noxious Fumes

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ANHUR
Difficulty: Above Average

Anhur

Most Anhur players Can only Kill you if they hit there Impale Shifting Sands combo but don't think there aren't good anhur players so be wary!

Tips:
-Always try to stand straight across from the enemy Anhur and make sure you stay far out of range of his Impale

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ANUBIS
Difficulty: Average

Anubis

If you Avoid the Mummify Then Most Anubis players will not be able to kill you but be wary he can do MASSIVE damage so if he doesn't kill you he'll hurt you ALOT!

Tips:
-Use your Whirlpool like you would an
Ao Kuang Tornado put it to the side of which your enemy is and aim your Tidal Surge to take care of the wave
-It is important to remember that since the beginning of july 2013 Anubis is no longer able to be Knocked back or up when channeling his Plague of Locust

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AO KUANG
Difficulty:Below Average

Ao Kuang

Although he can do loads of damage with his TornadoesTornadoes and his ult Spirits TempestSpirit's Tempest Ao kuang has no leaps or dashes and his only escapes is his SlitherSlither which similar to Trident which increases his movement speed so if you have Gem of Isolation Ao kaung becomes a sitting duck and will be very susceptible to your combos.

Tips:
-Clear the wave as fast as possible so you can harass the poop out of our friendly little noodle and make sure he is unable to farm effectively and you should be okay.

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APHRODITE
Difficulty:Above Average

Aphrodite

With her sustainability from her Love Birds and her surprising damage from her second ability Back Off! . not to mention her ability to link with any junglers that happen to wander by to wreck your face. So make sure you not Underestimate this Beauteous killer.

Tips:
-Make sure you draw out her ultimate Undying Love Before you use Release the Kraken! or you will have wasted your ult
-Always be wary of her movements if she is suddenly aggressive there is probably a jubngler nearby

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Difficulty: Average BUT IS VERY ANNOYING

Chang'e

Chang'e is a pesky dancer who will not take you very seriously due to the fact that she is able to activate her Moonlit Waltz and well .... Waltz right out of your ult and any other damage you may put on her. and if you happen to get her well she can heal .... yeah i know it is aggravating.Not to mention she has an really high damage stun in her Waxing Moon .

Tips:
-You absolutely need to bait out her Moonlit Waltz if you want to have any chance of doing anything to her
- Using items like Polynomicon wouldn't be to bad due to the fact that most chang'e players will most likely Moonlit Waltz your abilities and will not expect the damage from the poly so it is a decent option

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CHRONOS
Difficulty: Above Average(Not Farmed) Hard(Farmed)

Chronos

The Ruler of time, Time it'self with his ability to slow and stun with his Stop Time a colossal amount of damage with his Time Rift and the ability to shrug off a lot of damage or escape incoming damage with his ultimate Rewind . He becomes very hard to kill and a very big threat.

Tips:
-OUT PUSH HIM! making him use his Stop Time on the wave instead of on you removes most of the utility from his early game and will allow for an easy harassment opportunity

-I'm not joking OUT PUSH HIM the worst thing you can do is allow a chronos to get fed because he is essentially a magical carry that will destroy you with his basic attacks late game especially if he gets polynomicon so shutting him down early game is vital

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HADES
Difficulty: Hard

Hades
With his High mobility from Death from Below his sustain when he uses Devour Souls on Blighted enemies and his amazing chemistry with junlgers and any gankers due to his ultimate Pillar of Agony this is one enemy that is particularly hard to go against.
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Tips:
- Play defensive wait til he uses his Death From Below before you attempt to clear the wave as it allows for him to not harass you and keeps you in good positions to counter ganks form the junlger
-if there is no jungler near by and Hades gets you in his ult burst him down with your combo it's your best chance to survive unless your at low health then use Aegis Amulet
- BUY COMBAT BLINK !!!

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HE BO
Difficulty:Average DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE

He Bo

While not the best god for clearing He Bo has probably some of the highest damage in the entire game so be very cautious when laning against this Heavy hitter ESPECIALLY if they have a Fenrir in the jungle because if that dog is able to get his disgusting teeth into you with Ragnarok he'll most likely bring you to your untimley demise at the hands of Crushing Wave .

Tips:
-Never bait a He bo unless you have heavy team support because even if the Crushing Wave does not kill you he can kill you with his ability to spam his Water Cannon

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HEL
Difficulty:Average But depending the skill will out harass and sustain you

Hel

Just beacuse she doesn't have your standard Damage dealing ultimate doesn't mean you should count her out she has amazing sustain, great damage and lane clear with a leveled Repulse and the ability to regenerate mana while in her Light stance and have extra magical power in her Dark stance.

Tips:
-When you've made it to level 5 wait until she uses Repulse on the wave ( unless she is pushed into her tower ) then use your combo this will most likely be enough to kill her if not make sure you have some jungle support because she is very susceptible to ganks due to her only sort of "escape" being the temporary cc immunity with her Cleanse.

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ISIS
Difficulty:Very Difficult

Eset

While she has Damage she also has a whole lot of Utility with her stuns from Spirit Ball her slows and silence from her Dispel Magic and her loads of Damage from her Wing Gust She is not an opponent to be taken lightly.

Tips:
-Be sure avoid the stun while it has a long range it moves quite slowly so Avoid at all Costs this is usually her main initiation and if she hits it your in for a world of hurt
-After the activation of her Ultimate Circle of Protection Try to avoid Dealing or Getting hit by any Damage if your in the vicinity of her ult

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LOKI
Difficulty: Above Average

Loki

This trickster can do massive damage to mages and can clear waves quickly with a leveled DecoyDecoy.WHile his burst damage is his greatest asset it is also his greatest disadvantage mainly being once his combo has finished his auto attacks are his only way of finishing you.

tips:
-if you feel it is necessary buy Aegis Amulet and Purification Beads because if you have a good reaction time you may be able to avoid a massive amount pf burst damage by waiting for him to use his Assassinate and in a quick succession using beads and aegis to avoid the impending Aimed StrikeAimed Strike

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POSEIDON
Difficulty: Even (not including player skill)

Poseidon

You didn't think you were the only fish in the sea, going against Poseidon is really a test of knowledge of the character just try to think how you would play and counter it while this isn't the most Difficult of fights ( depending on who your playing ) it is one of the most valuable learning experiences because it allows you to learn form there mistakes or your own.

Tips:
- observe how fast/slow they clear the lane how aggressively they push and there overall play style because it may give you some tricks and also it will allow you to know how to counter them

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RA
Difficulty: Above Average

Ra

While most of the time you'll have a severe advantage when it comes to damage Do not underestimate him because when it comes to sustain........... you ever hear that song that's like CAN'T TOUCH THIS ! that's basically it , his 3 Solar Blessing will make it Very hard to kill this Chicken due to it's Amazing Heal Arguably one of the best in the game.

Tips:
-You'll notice that Ra tends to say Screw it and just Searing Pain the incoming wave DO NOT think that totally safe while his ult is difficult to land (unless they/you don not pay any attention) it is on a naturally low cooldown and will be even shorter due to the Shoes of Focus and/or Breastplate of Valor that most Ra players will get

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ZEUS
Difficulty: Above Average

Zeus

This bearded old bro of yours, while not having good push early on will have ALOT of damage be wary.Never tussle with a Zeus especially if your considering .... hmmm i don't know LIVING.

Tips:
- Early game is your best chance to shut a Zeus down, His slow clear allows you to easily push a Zeus to his tower which will keep him low in the moneys and keep you from being pooped on (I apologize if anyone imagines this sort of action in advanced :P )
-Zeus' Chain lightning will hit all of your minions except 1 so stay behind them and you will not get poked
-AVOID getting hit by his basics this is bad for three reasons 1: he gets a charge one you which he can then poke you with Detonate Charge 2: he does more damage with his next basic attack due to his passive Overcharge 3: if he gets 3 charges on you his Detonate Charge will do loads of damage and stun you which he usually then takes advantage of

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ZHONG KUI
Difficulty: Difficult( and will be brutally hard to kill early game )

Zhong Kui

Zhong kui the less then gorgeous Ghostbuster While being not model quality WILL DESTROY YOU ( at least with a full Demon Bag ). with his great team fight/tower diving ult and probably the best raw protections for any mage ( again this is dependent on your Demon Bag ) don't expect to easily take down this lug of a paranormal investigator.

Tips:
-the best way to deal with Zhong Kui is to prevent him from filling his Demon Bag which can be done by disrupting his second ability Exorcism after he used Expose Evil as Poseidon however has only one ability possible that can do such that being his tidal surge due to it's knock back but this method is not recommended if you are not fully comfortable with Poseidon or your current situation in which you might need to. if you are faced with a full bag Zhong Kui it is important to wait until he has used Recall Demons to even try to initiate on him because you will do NOTHING ( unless your say lvl 20 while there at lvl 12 ) this is because his 60 passive protections ( if he has a full bag ) will double



* Remember these Ratings are just a difficulty based on the gods kit NOT on player skill*

Thursday August 8TH 2013
- Initial Publication
Friday August 9TH 2013
-Added Update log
-Added Ao kuang ,Aphrodite ,Isis , And Poseidon to Match ups Section
Wednesday August 14th 2013
-Added Hebo to Match-Ups section
Thursday August 15th 2013
-Added Loki to Match-Ups section
-Added Soul Reaver to Kamikaze Build
-Finally Remembered to add Obsidian Shard to the kamikaze build items and while i was at it i added Gem of Binding and Soul Reaver as well as some nifty little titles so you know what the heck the random polynomicon was there for.
Saturday August 17th 2013
-Added Hel to the Match-ups Section
-Remembered to add Tip to the He Bo portion of the Match-ups section
Monday August 19th 2013
-Added Props internet style section as well as it's first of what i hope to be many people added to it Tormented turnip
Wednesday August 21st 2013
-Added Ra to the match-ups section
Tuesday August 27th 2013
-Added Chronos to the Match-ups Section
-Added jgobelauu to the Props section
-After noticing some spelling mistakes did a general proof reading session and changed some things
Thursday August 29th 2013
-Added Hades to the Match-ups Section
Friday September 27th 2013 Holy poop it's been a while!
-Added Zeus to the Match-ups section
-Added oranqe to the props section
Tuesday October 30th 2013
- Added Zhong Kui to Match-ups Section
- Added a tactic to the tactics section
- Made some minor editing
Wednesday November 6th 2013
- Added Chang'e to Match-ups section
- Added Amphirite to Props Section
Friday February 21st 2014\
-Replaced Hide of the Nemean Lion with Mail of Renewal in the brawler build
-Added Total Stats to the item sections( brawler )
Monday March 10th
-Revamped the items Builds as well as the item section to fit with the new item layers and such
- Tied up some loose ends ( grammar fixes and such )
- Added total Item Stats To kamikaze and Standard Builds
- Replaced Focused Void Stone ( since it was removed ) with Chronos' Pendant

This Section is a tribute to those awesome people who help me build these guide with there tips and tricks and general feedback.

Huge Props to the Tormented Turnip who has given some of his vast and knowledgeable insight into the mind of hel players making it a possibility to add the Hel to the Match ups section ( for i still have not played against one ) Anyone interested in Hel should definitely check out his guides.

Props to jgobelauu for helping me with the Chornos portion of that match-ups section !

Big Props to oranqe
While his help was a month in the making my reply to it is longer ( so do not feel so bad man :P ) it was very useful help that I truly appreciate, because Zeus has not been mid in the current meta very often and the info needed to counter is great!

Props to Amphirite for the help with Chang'e help, if you guys need an idea on how to play Chang'e go check him out!

I thank you sincerely for taking the time to read this guide on Poseidon God of the Oceans i would also like to note that this guide will be updated often while i acquire the tactical knowledge needed to face some of the gods in the match up session as well as any other additional info that comes to light.

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