There is no escape

A few notes:

-Generally players get more damage by leveling Shackles before Searing Flesh. This is because it's easier to land a few shackles on people and still be able to back off if necessary, as well as because shackles last longer and allow you to deal more damage overall.

-While Void Stone does provide some penetration, you'll be doing a lot more damage with a straight penetration item like Spear of the Magus in your build than items like Rod of Tahuti, with the exception of enemy gods that don't build ANY magical defense, which in Arena is rare even for mages because they have supports with Sovereignty close by most of the time.

-You may want to consider getting blink even earlier to maximize early kill potential with No Escape, although I'll admit this is risky while you're still squishy.

-Shackles' slow + Gem of Isolation's slow + Enfeebling Curse's slow is just asking people to buy counter items like Winged Blade and Heavenly Agility. You should probably consider other second actives like shield of absorption or Shield of the Underworld.

-Finally the main worry, this build is very beneficial to YOU but not necessarily your team. If there's no other support god and no one buys Sovereignty and Heartward Amulet, you're doing the rest of your team a huge disservice by not having them. Not only are these aura items that benefit Ares anyway, but they greatly improve the survivability of your squishier teammates. If there's another support god on your team, going full AP Ares is fine, but if there isn't you may want to at least consider replacing two items in your build for these.

Overall though good guide, I like shield of absorption and the max cdr and CC protection from Spirit Robe for arena. Nice to see some unique builds around the site. You may want to add some bbcoding, but for a basic guide like this it looks fine anyway. +1 from me

This is a unique build compared from what you'll normally see from people the play Ares, I like it and like how different from others build. Hope this kind of build catches up steam later in the future.