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Smite God: Cernunnos

Choose a Build: ADC (No Crit)

ADC (No Crit) ADC (With Crit) Jungler (No Crit) Jungler (With Crit)

Tap Mouse over an item or ability icon for detailed info

Cernunnos Build

Start (Choose either BP or DT)

Bluestone Pendant

Death's Toll

Boots

Healing Potion

3

Mana Potion

3

Item 1

Warrior Tabi

Ninja Tabi

Item 2

The Crusher

Ichaival

Silverbranch Bow

Items 3 and 4

Qin's Sais

Hastened Fatalis

Item 5

The Executioner

Titan's Bane

Item 6

Brawler's Beat Stick

Bloodforge

Full Build Example #1

Warrior Tabi

The Crusher

Qin's Sais

Hastened Fatalis

Titan's Bane

Brawler's Beat Stick

Full Build Example #2

Ninja Tabi

The Crusher

Qin's Sais

Hastened Fatalis

The Executioner

Bloodforge

Relics

Aegis Amulet

Purification Beads

Sundering Spear

Cernunnos's Skill Order

Shifter of Seasons

1 X

Y

2 8 9 10 11

Bramble Blast

2 A

B

1 3 6 7 12

Horn Charge

3 B

A

4 15 16 18 19

The Wild Hunt

4 Y

X

5 13 14 17 20

Cernunnos Build

Start (Choose either BP or DT)

Bluestone Pendant

Death's Toll

Boots

Healing Potion

3

Mana Potion

3

Item 1

Warrior Tabi

Ninja Tabi

Item 2

The Crusher

Ichaival

Silverbranch Bow

Items 3 and 4

Demon Blade

Hastened Fatalis

Item 5

The Executioner

Item 6

Deathbringer

Full Build Example #1

Warrior Tabi

The Crusher

Demon Blade

Hastened Fatalis

The Executioner

Deathbringer

Full Build Example #2

Ninja Tabi

The Crusher

Demon Blade

Hastened Fatalis

The Executioner

Deathbringer

Relics

Aegis Amulet

Purification Beads

Sundering Spear

Cernunnos's Skill Order

Shifter of Seasons

1 X

Y

2 8 9 10 11

Bramble Blast

2 A

B

1 3 6 7 12

Horn Charge

3 B

A

4 15 16 18 19

The Wild Hunt

4 Y

X

5 13 14 17 20

Cernunnos Build

Start (Choose either BP or DT)

Bumba's Mask

Bluestone Pendant

Death's Toll

Healing Potion

2

Mana Potion

2

Item 1

Warrior Tabi

Ninja Tabi

Item 2

The Crusher

Ichaival

Silverbranch Bow

Items 3 and 4

Qin's Sais

Hastened Fatalis

Item 5

The Executioner

Titan's Bane

Item 6

Brawler's Beat Stick

Bloodforge

Full Build Example #1

Warrior Tabi

The Crusher

Qin's Sais

Hastened Fatalis

Titan's Bane

Brawler's Beat Stick

Full Build Example #2

Ninja Tabi

The Crusher

Qin's Sais

Hastened Fatalis

The Executioner

Bloodforge

Relics

Aegis Amulet

Purification Beads

Sundering Spear

Cernunnos's Skill Order

Shifter of Seasons

1 X

Y

2 8 9 10 11

Bramble Blast

2 A

B

1 3 6 7 12

Horn Charge

3 B

A

4 15 16 18 19

The Wild Hunt

4 Y

X

5 13 14 17 20

Cernunnos Build

Start (Choose either BP or DT)

Bumba's Mask

Bluestone Pendant

Death's Toll

Healing Potion

2

Mana Potion

2

Item 1

Warrior Tabi

Ninja Tabi

Item 2

The Crusher

Ichaival

Silverbranch Bow

Items 3 and 4

Demon Blade

Hastened Fatalis

Item 5

The Executioner

Item 6

Deathbringer

Full Build Example #1

Warrior Tabi

The Crusher

Demon Blade

Hastened Fatalis

The Executioner

Deathbringer

Full Build Example #2

Ninja Tabi

The Crusher

Demon Blade

Hastened Fatalis

The Executioner

Deathbringer

Relics

Aegis Amulet

Purification Beads

Sundering Spear

Cernunnos's Skill Order

Shifter of Seasons

1 X

Y

2 8 9 10 11

Bramble Blast

2 A

B

1 3 6 7 12

Horn Charge

3 B

A

4 15 16 18 19

The Wild Hunt

4 Y

X

5 13 14 17 20

Introduction

Welcome to my guide to Cernunnos, The Horned God!

This is my third Smitefire guide, and I would appreciate feedback, as I'm constantly updating it; So feel free to comment - it greatly helps.

Regardless, let's move on to the big goat himself, Cernunnos!

Stats

Stats
Offensive	Defensive	Other
Mana: 220 (+37) Damage: 40 (+2.5) +100% of your Physical Power Range: 55 (+0) Attack/sec: 1 (+1.4%)	Health: 480 (+80) Physical Protection: 13 (+2.9) Magical Protection: 30 (+0.9) Hp5: 8 (+0.69) Mp5: 4.5 (+0.32)	Speed: 365 (+0)
Note: Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level.

Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

........ Pros ........

Powerful through all game
Build and Role Flexible
gives you everything you need
High teamfight presence

....... Cons .......

can be hard to master
Ultimate takes some time to activate
Somewhat long cooldowns
Mana must be carefully managed

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Skills

skills

Skills

	Heavy Glaive's only purpose is for jungle camp clearing, as you are not going into meele range just for the extra damage. Remember your passive when clearing camps.
	Shifter of Seasons is Cernunnos' bread and butter. It provides everything any hunter wants: built-in lifesteal, extra damage, protection reduction and slow effects. While it's important to know when to switch from season to season (and to do it quickly), you can stay all game on Summer Heat without many problems, if you find it difficult to manage at first. The ideal uses of each season would be: Spring Growth when you are with low health and don't want to recall just yet, or need to sustain mid-fight Summer Heat as default season for extra damage Autumn Decay as a fight initiator (its debuff lasts for 5s, so you can start a fight with Autumn Decay and then switch to whatever season you want) Winter Chill when chasing someone Don't forget that this ability has no cooldown or mana cost, so use it freely. Level this ability second after you get Bramble to level 4. This way, you get that extra nice wave-clear and then proceeds to level your main damaging tool - your AAs.
	Bramble Blast deals decent amounts of damage to both gods and minions trought all game, while rooting the first enemy hit. This is also your setup for your ultimate and your autos, and your main wave-clearing tool. Don't forget that this ability no longer slows as of patch 4.5. Level this ability first until you it hits level 4. Because, as I said above, you get more wave-clear early, and then proceed to level Shifter of Seasons for boxing purposes.
	Horn Charge is your escape and engage tool if you want, as it does decent damage and can be easily canceled by yourself. It's also very quick and kinda long, but remember that it is a dash, not a leap, so you can't pass by player-made or terrain walls. Level this ability last because you only get more damage, cost and lower cooldown. And while the lower cd can help you in any situation, it doesn't make up for the extra damage of Bramble Blast or the extra effects of Shifter of Seasons.
	The Wild Hunt is one of the best teamfight ultimates of the game, dealing good damage, and CCing (It's a silence + disarm) all gods on its radius. You should use this to engage, disengage, and to kill fleeing targets with low health. This ability is also not affected by diminishing returns, so the polymorph will ALWAYS, no matter what, lasts for a solid 2s. Level this ability third because you only get +50 damage per level and more mana cost, and this trade isn't good enough if you compare to the benefits of leveling Bramble Blast and Shifter of Seasons.

Combos

Simple combo:

> >

Initiate with some Autumn Decay AAs, then use to keep your main target on place, and then quickly switch to Summer Heat and proceed to AA your enemy(ies) to death.

Further Information

Ultimate combo:

> > >

The same as above, but now you use your ultimate before you switch to Summer Heat.

Further Information

Chasing combo:

> > >

You should use this combo when chasing someone. First, apply the Autumn Decay debuff, then hit your enemy(ies) with so that they get rooted, and proceed by dashing into your enemy and hitting them to death with the Winter Chill effect so that they can't escape.

Further Information

Items

No Crit (Jg and ADC)

No Crit (Jg and ADC)

Starter Here, what you will buy depends on your role and preference. If you're playing on the ADC role, then buy either Death's Toll (DT) or Bluestone Pendant (BP), along with Boots and 3 potions of each. However, if you're going to play on the jungle role, then buy Bumba's Mask and either DT or BP, along with Boots and 2 potions of each.

	ONLY BUY IF PLAYING JUNGLE Bumba's Mask is a must-buy for any jungler, not only because it helps to clear jungle camps, but mainly because it gives you insane sustain on the jungle, delaying your recalls. P.S.: If you didn't know, you are going to sell this late-game for a 6th item.
	ALWAYS BUY THIS OR Death's Toll, ALONG WITH BUMBA'S IF JUNGLING Bluestone Pendant does not give you sustain like Death's Toll does but it lets you clear waves and camps better with Bramble Blast. Also better if you are going for an ability-based/mixed building route or if you want the extra damage. Better on jungle than ADC role, though. P.S.: If you didn't know, you are going to sell this late-game for a 6th item.
	ALWAYS BUY THIS OR Bluestone Pendant, ALONG WITH BUMBA'S IF JUNGLING Death's Toll, combined with Spring Growth, gives you excellent sustain early game. Buy this if you prefer the safe and more present sustain of Death's Toll over the better clear and aggression of Bluestone Pendant. P.S.: If you didn't know, you are going to sell this late-game for a 6th item.

Item #1

	Warrior Tabi is my preferred choice here because Cernunnos has good scalings even at lower levels. Is also better if you are going for an ability-based/mixed building route. This item can be traded for Ninja Tabi late game if you want to increase your AA DPS. It's not a must, though.
	Ninja Tabi provides less wave-clear power for you early game, but can still be better than Warrior Tabi in some niche situations. Really, it's a matter of preference.

Item #2

	The Crusher isn't recommended to be built on most hunters, but Cernunnos makes great use of all its stats: Power, AS, Pen, and the "Fake CDR". It's a good choice that should always be considered, mainly when you want a more ablity-focused build.
	Ichaival provides a lot for such a low price. However, it isn't useful after the early game and should be traded after. Should be considered if you want a better early game (Such as when you're fighting an early game god/comp), or a more AA-focused build, AND if you're facing a mostly physical comp. Works better on the ADC role. This item must be sold and then replaced late-game so that you don't lose on damage compared to the enemy team. A list of possible replacers includes: - The Crusher; - Brawler's Beat Stick; - Bloodforge; -Etc.
	Silverbranch Bow provides a lot for such a low price. However, it isn't useful after the early game and should be traded after. Should be considered if you want a better early game (Such as when you're fighting an early game god/comp), or a more AA-focused build, AND if you're facing a mostly magical comp. Works better on the ADC role. This item must be sold and then replaced late-game so that you don't lose on damage compared to the enemy team. A list of possible replacers includes: - The Crusher; - Brawler's Beat Stick; - Bloodforge; -Etc.

Items #3 and #4

is one of the best items in the game when talking about power spikes. It, along with some AS and penetration, gives you insane amounts of damage against tanks and still helps a little with those pesky squishes. A must-buy if you are going for this route.

may hurt your power curve by a little bit, but that's not much of a problem for . Why? Because of Summer Heat's built-in extra power and because it synergizes so well with Winter Chill (The famous "Frostalis", but without ). It also helps you to stick with your target (even more if you are bad at hitting autos). I usually buy it after Qin's, though, because, as mentioned above, it gives you a huge power spike - and fatalis doesn't.

Item #5

	The Executioner gives you important stats that will help you no matter what you are building, while it helps more on an AA-based building route. This also stacks with Autumn Decay and synergizes well with Qin's Sais. So yeah, not too many reasons to NOT build it. Works better against squishy teams. Doesn't proc against structures.
	Titan's Bane is a penetration item like The Executioner, but that works depending on the enemy's protection (the more they have, the more you will penetrate). Also works against structures (good for split-pushing) and is better if you are going for a more ability-based/mixed building route, or if you are facing a tanky enemy team.

Item #6

is meant to counter healing comps, and still has good stats. There's not too much to discuss here, just buy it if you need to. Works better with ability-based/mixed building routes.

isn't recommended for most hunters, as it isn't a cheap item by any means and many hunters can benefit more from something else. However, our boy already has a lot so that we can delay lifesteal (or ignore it completely) this much. This item helps a lot in teamfights and is meant to get those double, triple, quadra and penta kills. Also provides a lot of power. If you want all those things, then just buy it. No regrets.

With Crit (Jg and ADC)

Wind Demon

With Crit (Jg and ADC)

Starter Here, what you will buy depends on your role and preference. If you're playing on the ADC role, then buy either Death's Toll (DT) or Bluestone Pendant (BP), along with Boots and 3 potions of each. However, if you're going to play on the jungle role, then buy Bumba's Mask and either DT or BP, along with Boots and 2 potions of each.

	ONLY BUY IF PLAYING JUNGLE Bumba's Mask is a must-buy for any jungler, not only because it helps to clear jungle camps, but mainly because it gives you insane sustain on the jungle, delaying your recalls. P.S.: If you didn't know, you are going to sell this late-game for a 6th item.
	ALWAYS BUY THIS OR Death's Toll, ALONG WITH BUMBA'S IF JUNGLING Bluestone Pendant gives you no sustain like Death's Toll does but it lets you clear waves and camps better with Bramble Blast. Also better if you are going for an ability-based/mixed building route or if you want the extra damage. Better on jungle than ADC role, though. P.S.: If you didn't know, you are going to sell this late-game for a 6th item.
	ALWAYS BUY THIS OR Bluestone Pendant, ALONG WITH BUMBA'S IF JUNGLING Death's Toll, combined with Spring Growth, gives you excellent sustain early game. Buy this if you prefer the safe and more present sustain of Death's Toll over the better clear and aggression of Bluestone Pendant. P.S.: If you didn't know, you are going to sell this late-game for a 6th item.

Item #1

	Warrior Tabi is my preferred choice here because Cernunnos has good scalings even at lower levels. Is also better if you are going for an ability-based/mixed building route. This item can be traded for Ninja Tabi late game if you want to increase your AA DPS. It's not a must, though.
	Ninja Tabi provides less wave-clear power for you early game, but can still be better than Warrior Tabi in some niche situations. Really, it's a matter of preference.

Item #2

	The Crusher isn't recommended to be built on most hunters, but Cernunnos makes great use of all its stats: Power, AS, Pen, and the "Fake CDR". It's a good choice that should always be considered, mainly when you want a more ablity-focused build.
	Ichaival provides a lot for such a low price. However, it isn't useful after the early game and should be traded after. Should be considered if you want a better early game (Such as when you're fighting an early game god/comp), or a more AA-focused build, AND if you're facing a mostly physical comp. Works better on the ADC role. This item must be sold and then replaced late-game so that you don't lose on damage compared to the enemy team. A list of possible replacers includes: - The Crusher; - Bloodforge; -Etc.
	Silverbranch Bow provides a lot for such a low price. However, it isn't useful after the early game and should be traded after. Should be considered if you want a better early game (Such as when you're fighting an early game god/comp), or a more AA-focused build, AND if you're facing a mostly magical comp. Works better on the ADC role. This item must be sold and then replaced late-game so that you don't lose on damage compared to the enemy team. A list of possible replacers includes: - The Crusher; - Bloodforge; -Etc.

Items #3 and #4

Wind Demon	Wind Demon has everything you want on a crit item: Power, AS, and Crit chance, along with more AS and some MS. Really, there's no reason not to buy it if you choose to go for the crit build. Also synergizes well with Hastened Fatalis.
	Hastened Fatalis may hurt your power curve by a little bit, but that's not much of a problem for Cernunnos. Why? Because of Summer Heat's built-in extra power and because it synergyies so well with Winter Chill (The famous "Frostalis", but without Frostbound Hammer). It also helps you to stick with your target (even more if you are bad at hitting autos). I usually buy it after Wind Demon, though.

Item #5

gives you important stats that will help you no matter what you are building, while it helps more on an AA-based building route. This also stacks with Autumn Decay. So yeah, not too many reasons to NOT build it. Works better against squishy teams. Doesn't proc against structures.

Item #6

is the ultimate crit item, as it simply lets them be even more deadly. This item, along with Wind Demon, will let you 3-shot squishies late game. A must-buy for this build.

Relics

Relics

Warding

Warding

Gameplay

ADC

Jungle

Matchups

COMING SOON... I think... is someone interested in it?

Conclusion

is a powerful hunter that has everything that a hunter wants. He should be built with AS, power, penetration and crit if you want. I hope that I achieved what I wanted with this guide. Goodbye and so long!

Wait! Don't forget to check my other guides:

Also, I would like to credit some people that helped me to improve this guide:

CirclesAreRound

Branmuffin17

Technotoad64 (Grammar Correction)

Zilby (BB-Coding, Templates for Introduction and Items (Partially) sections)

xZeroStrike (BB-Coding, Templates for Stats, Pros & Cons and Items (Partially) sections.)

(If I forgot someone, please remind me!)

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HI! I'm new to Smite so I came to this website to find a good guide for Cernunnos (which I have found), but I was wondering what has happened to Hastened Fatalis, as I can't find it in the items section. Has it been changed or removed or has some other thing I cant think of been done to it? And if it has been removed, what item could I use instead? If you reply, thank you!!!

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Hello and thanks for the comment! My guide is kinda outdated, and Fatalis was removed from the game. About a replacement:

Hirez wants to promote as a replacement for , but it's a terrible item (don't buy it).

is also not a good alternative to it because it doesn't offer stats that a hunter usually wants, plus it's now nerfed for ranged gods, so it's also not a good option.

Good replacement options:

Wind Demon: it's like a better ABow, but it has crit so you must build at least one more crit item (preferably Deathbringer or Rage) if you buy it;
Ninja Tabi: this one gives you a lot of similar stats for a cheap price and doesn't hurt your power curve as fatalis did;
Toxic Blade and Witchblade: those items offer similar effects to fatalis, but also give you more survivability and help your entire team. Plus, they're cheap.

As you saw, there's really not a definitive replacement for fatalis (at least for now - maybe Atalanta's will get big buffs), but I think I answered your question.

DISCLAIMER: That guide wasn't updated for a while, there are new items in ADC builds now (, , , , plus the (non-crit) build rote is now much more popular).

I hope you liked the guide :)

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toxic blade definitely looks like it was a replacement for hastened fatalis, but I wasn't sure, so thanks for confirming it! And the build is great!!! Thanks for making it! Outdated or not, it's really well put together and has helped me learn the hero before playing him! Thanks again, and I hope we meet in game at sometime!

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Thanks a lot!

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Guide was updated. Matchups section coming next update (probably).

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When are you going to upload the matchup section ?I m so excited about it.Anyways I would like to ask you abou the Hastened Fatalis changes(4.8). Do you think that is a core item still or should I buy it only when I m ahead?

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Hello Bukso! Thanks for the comment.

Don't worry, I will upload the matchup section when I update this guide to 4.8.
About the Fatalis change, it's still a good item but that shouldn't be built as early as we are used to. It should be considered as a luxury item now (5th, 6th slot), imo of course.

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Hey Bernardo,

Very well done so far. Looks like you're fine-tuning your guide style. I'll comment as I read through it.

How the F do you say this guy's name again?

I still personally feel that Stats sections are essentially worthless. I dunno...I just get nothing out of them. MAYBE...if you bunched all stats into one column, and showed initial base stats, and then showed level 20 stats in another column...those level 20 stats are definitely more helpful to understand where you end up. Like...does he have 2,000 health or 1,800? Does he have really low base magical protections or does it end up being decent? Yes, you can figure that out from the currently-listed stats, but it's easier to just see it plainly.
Consider splitting that chunk of words in the skills section/ Shifter of Seasons into more bits...that first chunk is huge. Separating a bit more is just nicer for reading purposes. You might even consider a list within it...maybe something like this...(and I adjusted wording here and there)

is ' bread and butter. It provides everything any hunter wants: built-in lifesteal, extra damage, protection reduction and slow effects. While it's important to know when to switch from season to season (and to do it quickly), you can stay all game on Summer Heat without many problems, if you find it difficult to manage at first.

The ideal uses of each season would be:

Spring Growth when you are with low health and don't want to recall just yet, or need to sustain mid-fight
Summer Heat as default season for extra damage
Autumn Decay as a fight initiator (its debuff lasts for 5s, so you can start a fight with Autumn Decay and then switch to whatever season you want)
Winter Chill when chasing someone

Don't forget that this ability has no cooldown or mana cost, so use it freely.

Level this ability secondly because, while the extra benefits from leveling it are nice, is your main wave-clearing tool and should be maxed out first.

Here's the code I used...I don't know the color codes you used.

Code:

[[Shifter of Seasons]] is [[Cernunnos]]' bread and butter. It provides everything any hunter wants: [color=#008000]built-in lifesteal[/color], [color=#ff0000]extra damage[/color], [color=#871b1b]protection reduction[/color] and [color=#15719b]slow[/color] effects. While it's important to know when to switch from season to season (and to do it quickly), you can stay all game on [color=#ff0000]Summer Heat[/color] without many problems, if you find it difficult to manage at first.
The ideal uses of each season would be:
[list][*][color=#008000]Spring Growth[/color] when you are with low health and don't want to recall just yet, or need to sustain mid-fight
[*][color=#ff0000]Summer Heat[/color] as default season for extra damage
[*][color=#871b1b]Autumn Decay[/color] as a fight initiator (its debuff lasts for 5s, so you can start a fight with [color=#871b1b]Autumn Decay[/color] and then switch to whatever season you want)
[*][color=#15719b]Winter Chill[/color] when chasing someone[/list]
Don't forget that this ability has no cooldown or mana cost, so use it freely.
[color=#ffffff]Level this ability secondly[/color] because, while the extra benefits from leveling it are nice, [[Bramble Blast]] is your main wave-clearing tool and should be maxed out first.[/list]

Also...the reason I switched it out from mentioning an Executioner/Frostbound effect is because Exe is % protection reduction...his ability provides flat reduction, like . Figured you mentioned lifesteal and damage, so keep with the theme and just continue mentioning the actual effect.

Grammar rant: I remember the original post by Tech/Zero or whoever, talking about grammatical accuracy for "level this second," "this should be leveled second," "level this secondly," etc., and I know you're going by that. Honestly, though, "secondly," although I cannot argue it being a correct form, feels very awkward to me. It's sort of like the difference between "the car in which she is sitting" vs. "the car she is sitting in..." I'm generally solid with grammatical things, but this is one where it just makes it sound weird. To each his/her own, I guess.
Not sure that I would term Bramble Blast and The Wild Hunt as dealing "insane" damage...sure, Bramble is pretty good damage as long as you get initial hit + all 10 ticks, but that pretty much means only minions will get that level of damage. I guess Hunt can do pretty good damage if you hit multiple gods, but against any single god...400 (+90%) damage is okay, but it's not the level of Kukulkan, Poseidon, or Anubis, to name a few. With that said, each level only increases damage by 50. To me, this means, if you have other skills you'll use more often and get more out of (--->>> Shifter of Seasons), you should prioritize that before leveling the ult, at least situationally.
Further on Bramble, I wonder if you can stop at level 4 of Bramble, and start leveling Shifter of Seasons at that point without putting that last point in Bramble. Is level 4 enough to easily clear the wave (with maybe a couple of basic attacks thrown in)? If so, that would be my suggestion.
I really like what you did with the color outline for the different forms of Shifter of Seasons. Great idea.
In Chasing Combo, the last "he/she" should be "him/her." You could also just use a plural such as "them."

Alright, the builds...let's get into it.

No Crit, Starter section. Rather than listing the individual starter items (and yes, I understand it but the presentation could be a bit hard to understand for some...especially newer players), I'd suggest listing the 3 starter combos...ADC: DT + Boots + Potions, Jungle option 1: Bumba's + BP, Jungle Option 2: Bumba's + DT.
In the Warrior Tabi section, you say "ability-based building route." None of the builds are what would be called ability-based...I think you're talking pen/Qin's build (e.g. Unicorn) over the crit build? Also, if you mention trading for Ninja Tabi, tell them the reason for it...it increases DPS of basic attacks.
As for Ninja Tabi, I guess I'm just being nitpicky about terminology, but I don't think "less utility" is fully accurate. Less power for clear, sure, but 100 mana and 20% attack speed can count for some utility as well.
Okay, I see where you're going with ability-based, due to The Crusher's CDR. I also like that you're daring enough to suggest the item, especially as early as you do.
You should very specifically mention being built to counter physical gods, with regard to Ichaival. You might also throw Silverbranch Bow in the mix, though overall, it's just not as powerful, stat-wise...(-30 magical power is less impressive than -30 physical power, at least with regard to basic attacks). Silver could be a good Jungler option if you're facing a magical solo and mid, for example.
I'd probably split the high pen items (Exe and Titan's) into its own category, cuz you probably want it in every build. When you have it listed in the items 5 & 6 grouping, you're giving the reader an unclear option where they might build Brawler's and Bloodforge, completely skipping out on those items. That would be fine if you're facing a very squishy team, but overall, I would generally think you (specifically you, Bernardo) would want to promote the definite use of either Exe or Titan's, right?
Even though you mention it in the Ichaival section, I still think it's important to note a possible item #7 in case you do choose Ichaival early.
Crit builds...I think I have a problem with some items and a couple of presentations...first, I'm fine with Warrior and Ichaival (again no mention of Silver) overall...but in a Jungle role, wonder if Ichaival has a bit less appeal. In an ADC role, you'd get it to counter your lane enemy and outbox them. In a Jungle role, you're going to be encountering a larger variety of enemies in the early game (some of which won't be physical), and burst is a bit more important...since Ichaival requires stacking, maybe there are better options. Moving earlier into Wind Demon is an option (though a bit expensive that early), as is switching Ichaival for The Executioner. So, for the options for item #2, I don't think either is necessarily best for a Jungle role.
In a crit build, you're looking for high burst. I'd say leave the anti-healing to others, and get rid of Brawler's Beat Stick as an option.
Deathbringer should have higher emphasis. This is the crit section, and you're saying "if you want to go for crit, then this is a must." Well yes, they want to go for crit, as it's in that section...so make it stand out more...since you get Wind Demon early, Deathbringer should probably be item #5, #6 at most...not at #7 as you mention as a replacement optino late-game for Ichaival.
Basically, the way you have the crit build, either Exe or TB (emphasis on Exe) + DB should be your items 5 & 6...the others aren't good options at that point. Bloodforge could be considered as item #7 as a replacement to Ichaival, perhaps.
O-Bow is probably not the best option for a crit build. It can be found as a late switch for Ichaival in some builds (e.g. pen/Qin's), but when you're incorporating Hastened Fatalis as core in your builds, it's best not to have 2 items that contribute 0 power. I'd say it's not the best option in all of your builds.
You can mention using Sundering Spear as an easy hit when rooting them with Bramble Blast first.
In early game as ADC, you don't mention taking down the tower...if not early game, it should be mentioned in mid-game as a priority after winning a 1v1...and rotating only to help with specific teamfights, getting Gold Fury, etc. After taking your first tower down, then you're more free to rotate.
In mid-game as Jungler, you might talk a bit more about warding objectives...those are going to be pretty big in that stage.

So I wrote a lot, but that doesn't mean it's a bad guide. Just things here and there. Like I said, you've done a good job so far...and you may or may not agree with my build/item comments. Those are my opinions, so do what works and makes sense to you.

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Hello Bran, glad that you came here. Also glad that you noticed that I'm trying to stop having guides that look like a bunch of templates togheter. I still have some style changes in mind.

You pronnounce it like this: Kernunnos

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Hey Bern (rhymes with Cern, haha),

Regarding or as core, it totally depends on the matchup, I think. If you're facing a lot of tanky gods (and check what people are building), getting it a bit earlier than 6th could be good. If you're facing mostly squishies, and say for example you're doing a crit build, between or combined with will tide you over on the pen side so you can finish Wind Demon and first.

When I was writing that sentence ("specifically you"), it sounded weird to the extent that I was speaking in a general "you." I wrote it the way I did because I know you've got the build knowledge, and figured you definitely would prefer to make it known that those items are basically core. I don't know if that explained anything, or if I talked myself in circles. Screw it.

Hmmm...I guess may not be a bad solid #2 slotted item for a Jungler. He seems like an early aggressor, and the decent price, combined with power, flat pen, and the passive seems like it might be okay there.

You know, you don't HAVE to make a matchups section if you don't want to...it's your guide, you do what you want with it.

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I think I will let Ex and Titan's on the 5th item slot, like this: or > or , trades for , or (Non-Crit builds); > , trades for or (Crit builds).

While I know that I don't HAVE to make that section, I feel that I must do it so that this guide follows the same overall design of my other ones. I don't really hate doing it, I'm just too lazy to start it (bc then I'm able of finishing it quickly), as I think of listing every god in their role, saying something, explaining his combo and how to ruin it, ya know. But I always become pride of the final result after this.

Btw, did you upvoted me? :3

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Now I did.

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Thanks :)

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Intro through Combos:

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Remember of your passive when clearing camps.

*remember your passive

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It provides everything any hunter want: Built-in lifesteal, extra damage, The Executioner and Frostbound Hammer effects.

*hunter could want or *hunter wants
*built-in (capitalization after colon is unnecessary)

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This ability is also not affected by diminishing returns, so the polymorph will ALWAYS, no matter what, lasts for solids 2s.

*for a solid 2s.

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Items (No Crit):

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Bluestone Pendant gives you no sustain like Death's Toll does but it lets you clear waves and camps better with Bramble Blast.

*Bluestone Pendant does not give you sustain like Death's Toll does, but
(Unclear wording. It kind of sounds like you're saying Death's Toll doesn't have sustain.)

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Warrior Tabi is my preferred choice here because Cernunnos' has good scalings even at lower levels.

*Cernunnos' abilities have or *Cernunnos has

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The Crusher isn't recommended to be build on most hunters, but Cernunnos make great use of all its status: Power, AS, Pen, and the "Fake CDR".

*be built on
*Cernunnos makes great
*its stats: Power,

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Qin's Sais is one of the best items on the game when talking about power spikes.

*items in the

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Because of Summer Heat's built-in extra power and because it synergyzes so well with Winter Chill (The famous "Frostalis", but without Frostbound Hammer).

*synergizes

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So yeah, not too much reasons to NOT build it. Works better against squishy teams.

*too many reasons
("Much" is for things you can't count, like "I drank too much coffee" or "There's so much sand in my shoe, I can't feel my toes.", and is usually avoided in affirmative sentences. See more here.)

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Bloodforge isn't recommended for most hunters, as it isn't a cheap item by any means and many hunters can benefit more of something else.

*more from something

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This item helps a lot on teamfights and is meant to get that double, triple, quadra and penta kills.

*lot in teamfights
*that [...] kill or *those [...] kills

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Items (With Crit) and Relics:
Don't forget to change the errors here in text repeated from the previous section.

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Really, there's no reason not to buy it if you choose to go for the crit build. Also synergyzes well with Hastened Fatalis.

*synergizes

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Deathbringer is the ultimate crit item, as it simply let them be even more deadly.

*simply lets them

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It will always save your life here and there and sometimes just waste 2s of your reviving time.

I have no idea what that means. What reviving time? How is it wasted?

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Purification Beads let you escape almost any CC and should be picked if you often see yourself on those situations that you get CC-Chained to death and can't do anything else.

*Purification Beads lets you (Normally, what you have would be correct, but "Purification Beads" is a name, so it is singular.)
*yourself in those

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Sundering Spear is an agressive relic that can be bought when you are ahead or on balanced games.

*aggressive
*or in balanced

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It makes you able to kill an enemy much faster and helps your entire team on the process.

*team in the

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Warding through Conclusion:

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You will Sentry-Ward Gold Fury on the Early ~ Mid Game if your team hasn't killed both Oracles, along with the Portal Demon as soon as it spawns.

*Gold Fury in the

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You also must ward the Fire Giant on the Late-Game.

*Fire Giant in the

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After your support start to rotate, you are the one that should initate with your combo.

*support starts to
*initiate

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[...]the Gold Fury will be contested much more - and you are the first do defend her.

*first to defend

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Just be careful to not have your jungle camps stealed by the enemy jungler, and don't forget the Fire Elementals, as they can give you a big XP boost early on.

*camps stolen by

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I also have a couple non-grammatical suggestions.

#4C3422 and #802800 (My approximations, I don't know the exact values of what you're using.) are dark colors for text. Try using a lighter, sore saturated orange:

#ffcc99						#ffda99
#ffb366						#ffc766
#ff9933						#ffb433
#ff8000						#ffa000
#cc6600						#cc8100
#994d00						#996100

The other thing, don't forget to include a small bit telling people not to build with . Shredding and % Pen don't mix.

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First of all, thanks for the corrections. I see that most were about the on/in problem.

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I have no idea what that means. What reviving time? How is it wasted?

Lol, I could have explained it better. It was meant to be something like "It will save your life here and there and sometimes just delay your death."

I also predicted that you would complain about the colors, lol. But are you talking about the colors of Summer Heat and Autumn Decay or of the overall tables and etc?

Yeah, I forgot to add this tiny detail about and .

Other than that, what do you think of the guide?

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are you talking about the colors of Summer Heat and Autumn Decay or of the overall tables and etc?

I'm talking about the color of Autumn Decay, and the dark part of the Pros/Cons.
Dark (to a point) colors are fine for filling in areas and marking borders, but dark text is hard to read on SF.

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Other than that, what do you think of the guide?

9/10
It's not as good as your other two, but that's just because this one's new.
Ew gross, I just rhymed.

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Rhymes aren't that gross. Just a little sticky.

This guide doesn't even have a matchups section yet, so it's understandable why it isn't as good as the others. I'm still thinking how I should make that.

All grammar corrected, I will do the Executioner and color things soon.

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All grammar corrected, I will do the Executioner and color things soon.

That was fast.

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CTRL+F.

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is a viable starter option on both roles, especially jungle.

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Should I include it?

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It's up to you, just a suggestion. It's your guide.

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Done.

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NEW GUIDE! Also my first non-guardian one, so FEEDBACK would be largely appreciated. It also may need some GRAMMAR CORRECTION.

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Oh boy, can't wait to get started. You wrote a lot, but at a glance, I'd say you're continually improving.

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Those English classes must serve a purpose, don't they?

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