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The Destroying Lightning

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9.4
by Luduaver updated February 10, 2023

Smite God: Zeus

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Zeus Build

Starter Items

Build Item Sands of Time Sands of Time
Build Item Spellbook Spellbook
Build Item Healing Potion Healing Potion
2
Build Item Mana Potion Mana Potion
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads
Build Item Horn Shard Horn Shard

Full Build

Build Item Pendulum of Ages Pendulum of Ages
Build Item Book of Thoth Book of Thoth
Build Item Spear of Desolation Spear of Desolation
Build Item Charon's Coin Charon's Coin
Build Item Doom Orb Doom Orb
Build Item Staff of Myrddin Staff of Myrddin
Build Item Temporal Beads Temporal Beads
Build Item Aegis of Acceleration Aegis of Acceleration

Situational Items

Notes First Item
  • Use Book of Thoth for high mana, basic attack and skill damage.
  • Use Warlock's Staff for greater skill penetration against tanks, but sacrifices around 8-10% of basic attack damage.
Situational Item

Notes

First Item

  • Use Book of Thoth for high mana, basic attack and skill damage.
  • Use Warlock's Staff for greater skill penetration against tanks, but sacrifices around 8-10% of basic attack damage.
Situational Item

Build Item Warlock's Staff Warlock's Staff
Build Item Obsidian Shard Obsidian Shard
Build Item Divine Ruin Divine Ruin
Build Item Spear of the Magus Spear of the Magus
Build Item Soul Gem Soul Gem
Build Item Soul Reaver Soul Reaver
Build Item Abyssal Stone Abyssal Stone

Relics

Notes

Notes

Build Item Temporal Beads Temporal Beads
Build Item Aegis of Acceleration Aegis of Acceleration
Build Item Entangling Wings Entangling Wings
Build Item Phantom Shell Phantom Shell

Zeus's Skill Order

Chain Lightning

1 X Y
Chain Lightning
1 11 12 14 19

Aegis Assault

2 A B
Aegis Assault
2 8 15 16 18

Detonate Charge

3 B A
Detonate Charge
3 4 6 7 10

Lightning Storm

4 Y X
Lightning Storm
5 9 13 17 20
Chain Lightning
1 11 12 14 19

Chain Lightning

1 X
Zeus fires a bolt of lightning that arcs between enemies, doing damage and applying a charge on each hit.

Ability Type: Projectile
Damage: 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Arcs: 4
Slow: 20%
Slow Duration: 2s
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
Cooldown: 12s
Aegis Assault
2 8 15 16 18

Aegis Assault

2 A
Zeus throws his shield forward dealing damage to nearby enemies and apply a charge. The shield remains for 5s, and Zeus may target it with Basic Attacks or Chain Lightning. Each Basic Attack or first Chain Lightning arc that hits the shield will deal additional static damage and apply a charge in the area. While Zeus' shield is deployed, he gains Attack and Movement Speed. Zeus may refire the ability to recall the shield early.

Ability Type: Ground Target
Initial Damage: 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Static Damage: 55 / 65 / 75 / 85 / 95 (+30% of your Magical Power)
Attack Speed: 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35%
Movement Speed: 15 / 17.5 / 20 / 22.5 / 25%
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 12s
Detonate Charge
3 4 6 7 10

Detonate Charge

3 B
Zeus detonates any charges that have accumulated on enemies, doing damage, multiplied by 1/1.7/2.4 depending on the number of charges.

Ability Type: Instant
Damage: 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 (+25% of your Magical Power)
Cost: 60
Cooldown: 10s
Lightning Storm
5 9 13 17 20

Lightning Storm

4 Y
Zeus conjures a Lightning Storm, striking enemies in the area every second. Applies a charge with each hit.

Ability Type: Ground Target
Damage per Hit: 100 / 145 / 190 / 235 / 280 (+55% of your Magical Power)
Max Damage: 500 / 650 / 800 / 950 / 1100 (+275% of your Magical Power)
Lifetime: 5s
Radius: 30
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 90s

Zeus Threats

Tap each threat level to view Zeus’s threats

Max
0
Major
1
Even
0
Minor
0
Tiny
0

Zeus Synergies

Tap each synergy level to view Zeus’s synergies

Ideal
2
Strong
0
OK
0
Low
0
None
0

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RoughPlanet | April 4, 2023 5:00pm
Zeus powerful
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Ahimenes | July 5, 2023 12:27am
RoughPlanet wrote:
Zeus powerful

Cus they dont want to nerf him once again. He was more powerful than now ~4-5y ago.
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