SMITEFire Community Guide to Yemoja (Support)

Passive - Omi

• Omi is Yemoja’s form of mana. It recharges much more quickly over time compared to mana, bringing less concern over needing most mana pool / mana sustain items.
  
  
• There are 3 requirements to increase total Omi charges. 2 of the 3 require reaching certain god levels (6 and 14) during the match. The 3rd requirement is reaching 300 mana/MP5 from items. This can be obtained from a single item in Breastplate of Valor, which is often picked up early in a match for that specific reason.
  
  
• Omi also allows her basic attacks to heal allies it passes through. It is minor healing but it’s helpful nonetheless, and it’s great for the laning phase. Her basics also increase ally healing from other sources. Remember that the healing lasts for 7 seconds, so you do not need to spam basics on a single teammate.

Ability 1 - Bouncing Bubble / Moonstrike

• Note that this ability has 2 forms that alternate with each cast: Bouncing Bubble and Moonstrike. It is also your primary damage source, so should be prioritized first.
  
  
• Form 1 - Bouncing Bubble: This form bounces 2 times and can hit for damage 3 times, while also providing a 30% slow with each hit. This form is typically best to use on a full minion wave.
  
  
• Form 2 - Moonstrike: This form hits in a horizontal line from your current position, starting from the outside and moving its way to the center. Only the middle ring stuns, so you should predict your enemies’ movement and try to catch them in the middle ring. This ring is also larger than the others, meaning it’s going to be pretty easy to hit in most cases, especially on Gods that don’t have escape abilities. Keep in mind that the stun is also applied to structures, making your pushes stronger and lowering damage received.
  
  
• Comboing the 2 forms: The slow from Bouncing Bubble allows for easy follow-up with the 1s stun from Moonstrike. This is your easiest CC combination.

Ability 2 - Mending Waters

• Healing & Shield: Mending Waters is a great support ability, providing a heal and shield. This ability will “jump” to nearby teammates, providing the same heal and shield, so make sure your team groups up before using it.
  
  
• Damage / Enemy Shielding: Besides providing some base damage, this ability is also a strong counter to enemy shields (like Magic Shell), dealing double damage (triple at max rank) to them.

Ability 3 - Riptide

• General Mechanics: At closer placements, it pushes gods away from the original cast point. At max distance, the effect reverses, pulling enemies back toward the original cast location. Allies gain a movement speed boost and some protections, while enemies are displaced a shorter distance and are slowed.
  
  
• Chasing: Use it close to you to push and increase movement speed for you and your teammates. Alternatively, use it at max distance right in front of retreating enemies to pull them back toward you.
  
  
• Escaping: Use it close to you and teammates (NOT at max range) to give them a boost and some movement speed to aid in escape. Alternatively, use it at max distance on enemies to pull them away from your retreating teammates.
  
  
• Caution: Be careful when choosing your cast distance. You can easily apply the opposite effect of what you intended.

Ultimate Ability - River’s Rebuke

• Don’t forget that this skill range is applied in front of Yemoja. If you want to completely block an enemy's passage, you need to position well and cast into a wall.
  
  
• Be aware of enemy Gods that can jump or leap through the rivers, such as Thor, Bastet and Izanami. In order to trap these more mobile gods, you want to cast this when you’re certain that their escape tools are on cooldown or if your team can keep them disabled so they get hit by the rivers.

Early Game

Main facts to keep in mind:

• During the early game, you should spam your first ability on the enemies, using the first stance of your 1 to hit the wave and enemies, poking them and helping your ADC clear the wave. Use Moonstrike on enemy Gods to stun them and deal more damage. As long as you have enough Omi, keep using your abilities to maintain constant pressure in-lane.
  
  
• You can hold River's Rebuke to either prevent a gank or to stop enemies from escaping a gank, and it can make or break your early game depending on how well you use this.

• At this point of the game, your healing will become more effective and present, and you should take advantage of it. Also, keep using your 1st ability to stun and slow enemies when needed. However, you never know when a teamfight might ensue, so don’t waste all of your Omi poking the enemy team.
  
  
• At this point you’ll find yourself more frequently in the jungle and near the Mid lane. Always keep your eyes on your minimap, to keep track of enemy movement through Wards. Having them up is extremely important to gain an awareness advantage and take advantage of overextended enemies.

• Late game is the make or break scenario in Conquest. It’s quite common for teams without a sufficient lead to try, push their luck, fail and end up throwing the game. Your job, as Yemoja and as a Support, is to avoid that scenario to the best of your capabilities. Through taking enemies out of position and setting up kills or preventing the enemy from killing your team, your focus is to cause chaos within the enemy ranks so that they lose their unity, their momentum, and their communication.
  
  
• Having Wards, map awareness and objective pressure is key to winning late game. Always try to push your lead whenever possible, be it by taking objectives (Gold Fury, Fire Giant, towers & phoenixes). Be wary about trying your luck in enemy territory. Not only they are closer to you (when they respawn/general side of the map) but also their response will be faster and more decisive than from your own team. Pay close attention to your teammates locations as well, as you should be near your damage dealers to protect them and allow them to do what they do best.

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