SMITEFire Community Guide to Artemis (ADC)

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• This is mostly a passive you don’t have to think about. If you’re lucky to be attacking a god under crowd control of any kind, you’ll deal more damage. This passive shouldn’t affect how you engage / attack enemies, of course.
  
  
• She has 3 abilities that induce CC, and your teammates can apply it to your target, but you can also provide your own CC from basic attacks if you build Frostbound Hammer or Poisoned Star. (Note this isn’t an endorsement to actually build these items, but they are functional options.)
  
  
• IF you build Frostbound Hammer, you can also consider adding Runeforged Hammer, as its passive is similar to Still Target, giving you additional bonus damage.

• Offensive: As you engage an enemy, place one of these traps in an area you expect the enemy to be in momentarily, as it takes a second or so to activate. If you trap them, they’re an easy target to hit, and you’ll get the bonus damage from Still Target.
  
  
• Offensive: If you’ve got an enemy on the run, place a trap ahead of their retreat in narrow jungle paths to deter them from escaping in that direction, use up a mobility ability to avoid it, or get trapped and likely die.
  
  
• Defensive: If you’ve got an enemy draped all over you, place a trap at your feet as you run. It will likely snare them and give you an extra precious second or two to get away, or allow you to turn around and turn the tables on them.
  
  
• Defensive / Preventative: In laning phases, place a trap at jungle entrances to make it more difficult for enemies to surprise you, force them to avoid it with abilities, or at least give you a second to prepare or retreat.
  
  
• This ability is great to be used in combination with Calydonian Boar or hard CC provided by allies. As you can use the time the target is CCed to place a trap under them.

• This is your straightforward attack speed steroid, giving you a huge boost to your basic attack DPS. Use anytime you’re engaged with the enemy for enhanced damage potential.
  
  
• Remember that it gives you a movement speed boost. If you want to be safe, you may consider saving the ability in case you need a means of escape. The same goes on the offensive side; if available, use to chase.
  
  
• You can use this to help you clear the waves faster, however this is not recommended as overuse of this ability can quickly put you without mana, in addition to removing the only mobility boost you have.

• This is your main waveclear and poke ability. Use liberally for both purposes as it has a relatively low cooldown, and the mana cost is reasonable.
  
  
• Since this ability slows targets, use to slow retreating enemies, or use in the middle of boxing to apply her passive for the bonus damage.
  
  
• Even though the hitbox is not that big, it can be used to punish and poke an enemy standing in and near the wave.

• AKA “Tusky,” as this boar is affectionately called, is an incredible teamfight ult. Use in the middle of any teamfight to cause disruption and maximize its damage potential.
  
  
• Don’t be afraid to use this defensively to shake an attempted gank, as the stun is incredibly helpful.
  
  
• Since it’s an automatic stun, use it in the middle of boxing an enemy for disruption, especially if they’re channeling an extended duration ability (like Nike’s Barrier Formation, or Heimdallr’s The Gjallarhorn).
  
  
• You can combo with this ability. Place a trap from transgressor’s fate immediately under an enemy stunned by Tusky for an assured root and extended CC.

Typically you’ll put points into her ult ( Calydonian Boar) whenever it’s available. However, you can also choose to max out Suppress The Insolent first for the solid poke damage it provides.

As you level up, you’ll work on Vengeful Assault for the incredible attack and movement speed it provides (while also increasing the steroid’s duration).

Transgressor's Fate is not prioritized because its damage is unreliable, and leveling it doesn’t increase root/cripple duration. You do typically level this at level 2 over the 2 to provide yourself with bigger kill potential with the extended CC it provides when comboing with your Support's abilities.

Game Start

You'll typically start at the Damage (Red) buff camp. Help the mage clear it, then head to the Void (Purple) buff camp. Finish the camp w/ your Support, take the buff, and head to lane.


Early Game

By the time you reach the minions, they will already be fighting each other. Clearing this first wave is a race between you and the enemy, as whoever clears first will automatically gain an advantage, which can be used to poke and pressure the enemy. Taking early damage can put people on the defensive and can mentally be the first step in dictating who will dominate the laning phase. It also can force the early and higher use of potions, depleting the enemy of their sustain. This can then lead to an earlier first-back, which means even more pressure and a lead in farming XP and gold.

If you find yourself out-pressured, back off without taking too much poke while concentrating on clearing the wave. If you manage to out-clear your opponent, try to get some poke in on the enemy gods.

After 3 minions die from the second wave, you and your Support should reach level 2. The goal is usually to clear these 3 minions before your opponent does, as gaining your second ability before the enemy can allow for even more pressure. Keep an eye on the positioning of both Supports and the minions' health bars as they will dictate if and how a level 2 fight will happen:

• Winning: you and your support hit lvl 2 first
• Even: both teams hit level 2 at the same time
• Losing: enemies hit level 2 first

You want to know your matchups and which abilities will be gained by your Support and the enemy ADC / Support. Some level 2 abilities won't be a large threat, while others (e.g. Sobek's Charge Prey or Ymir's Frost Breath) have stun/root/displacement actions that can put the other Duo under immense pressure and lead to an early kill.

In a situation where you win or go even in the level 2 race, and your abilities provide high pressure, you may plan to be aggressive. In this case, your Support will usually be positioned closer to the enemy, behind or next to your front melee minions. If you plan to be aggressive, the moment lvl 2 is reached, your Support will try to go in on the most vulnerable enemy god (though preferably the ADC) by CCing them. At this time, you want to switch targets from the minions to the enemy god. You want the Support to hit the opponent first to draw minion aggro. If your level 2 ability is a movement ability, be cautious about using it aggressively, as your main goal is to survive and gain pressure on your opponent.

In a case where you lose the level 2 race or your Duo's level 2 does not provide strong aggression, you and your Support will want to be positioned defensively, and may even want to fall back out of range behind the archer line. You will be the likely target of the enemy Support, so you need to determine proper positioning if you see them approaching you. If you feel safe enough, you can attempt to finish more minions to reach level 2, otherwise you’re better off backing off to not get CCed and severely poked by your opponents. During the retreat, you'll want to maintain proper range to prevent getting hit by CC, but this can also give you an opportunity to get in a few basic attacks on the enemy Support to dissuade them from continuing to pressure. Your Support may also try to help by drawing aggro, allowing you to do some damage on them and/or retreat. However, they will also not want to take much damage at this point, so don't rely on them to save you.

Note that during this time, it can make it advantageous for the Jungler to rotate for a gank, if the enemy has pushed up near your tower, making their retreat a lengthy distance.



During the rest of the early game, your primary focus is to farm the waves and secure the Void and nearby camps between waves. Keep a close eye on the positioning of the Supports as fights may be initiated at any time. Also keep an eye on the minimap for possible ganks. In cases that you out-pressure your opponent, you can try and go in to steal camps on their side of the map after clearing minions, but you should only do so when they still have to deal with your wave and are pushed back near or under their tower.


Mid Game

During this phase, the Supports will have usually started to rotate into the Jungle and other lanes, allowing the ADC to farm more efficiently to gain levels and gold. You will find yourself 1v1 against the enemy ADC. Depending on matchups and how the early game went, you can be winning, drawing even, or losing lane. Identify your situation accurately and adjust your playstyle accordingly. Your main goal during this phase is to keep farming, but depending on the situation, you may attempt additional actions.

If you’ve been winning the lane, you can attempt to maintain pressure by outclearing the minion waves, and poking with basics and abilities when possible. If you know you’re safe, you can try pushing them back under their tower and forcing them to lose some farm, or damage them enough to force them to back. If you force them to back or you get a kill, you may consider going for the tower or the Gold Fury with teammates. Remember to ward the nearby Jungle to avoid getting ganked when you’re farther away from your tower.

If you’re at a stalemate, you can consider calling for a gank to tip the pressure in your favor, or if you’re not confident in fighting and the enemy has strong poke, focus mainly on continuing to farm.

If you’re losing your lane, and especially if you’re behind in levels, your safest bet is to continue farming as close to your tower as possible to avoid being caught out and ganked.

No matter which situation, be careful during this phase to keep up wards and proper map awareness to prevent being surprised by the enemy Jungler or Support, turning your 1v1 into a 1v2. Also keep an eye on the minimap to see if any fights in the nearby jungle break out; you may consider rotating to try and help your team out. Keep in mind that your main focus is still on farming, so make sure you can get some kills / assists out of it, and won’t die yourself, as this can make you lose your lead or push you even further behind.


Late Game

At this point in the game you will be mainly grouping with your team to secure objectives on the map. Sticking together is important in any teamfights.

During teamfighting you want to position yourself in the backline, behind your tankier teammates and at range of your opponents. Your goal during a teamfights is to dish out a lot of damage, and the way you do this is by staying alive as long as possible. To help achieve these goals you can remember the next 3 rules:

• Focus the closest targets in range: During most teamfights your opponents frontliners will try to get into the backline to disrupt their damage or even kill them. The reason you want to focus on closer targets instead of the most damaging targets is that you will be severely out of position if you try to go for the damage dealers, as they often are in the enemy backline. Your goal is to try and be as safe as possible while doing damage, therefore it can be more beneficial to kite/backpedal that solo laner that is trying to kill you.
  
  
• Focus the most threatening target: In cases where multiple enemies are trying to attack you, prioritize the enemy that is the highest threat for killing you. So if the Jungler and the Solo Laner are trying to kill you, you will want to try and kill the assassin first as they will kill you more quickly.
  
  
• Focus the more easily killable target: If you have 2 targets of roughly equal threat, your best option is to focus on the one that is easier for you to kill, due to either lower health or low to no mobility.

After winning a teamfight (and hopefully killing multiple enemies), your main objectives will always be to focus on objectives. If you’re healthy enough, go after any nearby towers or phoenixes. If enough of your team is healthy and you know the enemy is either dead or is low health and has to retreat to heal, you should prioritize killing the Fire Giant. Be mindful of respawn timers and your health, and don’t overstay trying to push an objective.

Remember that, as an ADC, you typically have lifesteal from items like Devourer’s Gauntlet or Asi, and you can heal up quickly by attacking minion waves and jungle camps.

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