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Soul Stone
Lost Artifact
Mana Potion
Multi Potion
Shoes of the Magi
Chronos' Pendant
Spirit Robe
Gem of Isolation
Obsidian Shard
Rod of Tahuti
Mantle of Discord
Bulwark of Hope
Hide of the Urchin
Void Stone
Breastplate of Valor
Emperor's Armor
Winged Blade
Rod of Asclepius
Lotus Sickle
Purification Beads
Heavenly Wings
Teleport Fragment
Shoes of Focus
Chronos' Pendant
Winged Blade
Rod of Asclepius
Gem of Isolation
Rod of Tahuti
Teleport Fragment
Heavenly Wings
Shoes of Focus
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Hello everyone, this is ThePerfectPrism and I'm here with my 8th SmiteFire guide ! This time, it'll be for the same goddess as in my 2nd guide, which is 
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. In this case, my own solo lane guide for her!
This guide has a skin theme, which is Aphrodite's DIVA skin.
This guide also uses parts of FemFatalis' Aphrodite guide, with her authorization.
Pros
Love Birds is the best healing ability in the game Love Birds will almost singlehandedly clear the wave Undying Love is practically a Sanctuary for 2 players on a shorter cooldown Kiss's stun and Back Off!'s knockback-slow.
Cons
Aphrodite's early levels are pure trash
Aphrodite's old passive in this ability, which pretty awesome.
The starting build is Soul Stone, Lost Artifact, a Multi Potion, and a Mana Potion. Soul Stone will fit aphro perfectly, since it's passive allows you to clear the wave faster. Lost Artifact will build into Chronos' Pendant second. The potions are for worst-case scenarios.
As Aphrodite, you don't really have to back at any time. I've stayed in lane until after my second blue buff wears out, then backed and bought the first two items. If you're forced back before you can start Chronos' Pendant, just buy Shoes of the Magi.
Gold numbers in which you should back are:
Shoes of the Magi Shoes of the Magi and 
Restored Artifact Shoes of the Magi and Chronos' Pendant Lost Artifact past 3400 gold will put you at risk to ganks and the enemy solo laner, who, it is to be assumed, has backed multiple times while you're sustaining in lane. Shoes of the Magi, Chronos' Pendant, and Winged Blade, sell Shoes of the Magi for Shoes of Focus. Why? You NEED, AT LEAST 30% cdr on Aphrodite, and it's only 434 money to get it after you sell Shoes of the Magi ! From there are many options for the next three items. If you're fed, Gem of Isolation and Rod of Asclepius are both options, one being more offensive and controlling, and the other pointing towards a more supporting build. Lotus Crown is always a good option on a healer. Obsidian Shard and Void Stone are both good items for a support mage, especially if you have another mage with enormous burst, a la 
Release The Kraken!. Hide of the Urchin is a perfect item on Aphrodite if you want more protections, since you will be guaranteed assists in teamfights. Magi's Blessing is an amazing item all around. 
Midgardian Mail and 
Witchblade are both counters to auto attack gods, and in the ADC meta, one of them should probably be bought. Spirit Robe and 
Hide of the Nemean Lion are niche items, but both viable.Machups in the solo lane is the key to survival. Understand them, you'll win, underestimate them, you'll loose.
(long list warning)
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It's almost like they made this god for Aphrodite to counter. Undying Love is a combined Sanctuary Purification that can be used under cc (think  Mummify), so  Anubis has no effective ult. Aphrodite can Kiss him out of his  Plague of Locusts. Winged Blade can negate some of the slows from  Grasping Hands, and Love Birds will heal up his poke. I've been seeing a lot of Anubis solo recently, and Aphrodite destroys that lane. You'll never die unless you're ganked or you totally misplay.
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This matchup is fun.  Ao Kuang will try to teleport to you with his  Water Illusion and burst you down, but if you can pop Undying Love at the right moment, you can fall back to tower and heal back all that damage. Ao Kuang will transition into a hyper carry if he gets fed, but he won't have the support that you will provide your hyper carry, so hopefully in the late game you'll do more work.
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 Bastet is all about that burst, from  Pounce to Cat Call. Undying Love plus Love Birds or Back Off! will usually counter the cats, Love Birds can heal back the poke from a Declaw or  Razor Whip, and Sprint will stop the two slows Bastet has. Bastet doesn't scale as well as you, so you can crush her late game. Be careful around level 5, however, as you won't have a lot of healing, Bastet's cats can kill you if you overextend even a bit.
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 Chaac kinda sucks right now in general. As warriors go, he doesn't bring much to teamfights or laning phase, so you won't see much of him.  Thunder Strike is easy to avoid, Sprint and Winged Blade will stop his  Rain Dance from sticking to you, and  Storm Call's silence is disruptive, sure, but not much. Don't expect to get kills in this lane, but don't expect to lose either. You will most likely take tower before he does.
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Easy. Get Purification and you outright win. You can Kiss his main form of clear and poke:  Brutalize, and with that,  Unchained becomes nearly useless. Undying Love counters  Ragnarok. Plus you have presence late game.  Fenrir loses this lane hard.
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Also easy, for similar reasons.  Taolu Assault is very vulnerable to a nicely aimed Kiss, and loses all clear until it comes back up.  Cavalry Charge still does some damage, but you can Undying Love the stun to prevent gankability. Kill  Guan Yu early during teamfights and the enemy team loses a potent frontliner.
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All about timing. Counter  Sacred Monkey's teleport with a Back Off! before he can land a crit, heal up from  Overhand Smash, Kiss him if he jumps at you with  Somersault, and Undying Love out of  Fear No Evil. You will definitely have more push than him, but both of you bring enormous teamfight presence, so be careful late game.
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Kill him. It's easy, since Love Birds applies a tick, so even under  Vanish you'll see the damage numbers.  Assassinate can be countered by Undying Love. If you land a kill on  Loki while he's stacking  Transcendence, he'll fall behind and you can win lane with ease. However, once you start rotating, he'll backdoor your towers, so just be careful and don't lose your phoenix.
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Aphrodite with Winged Blade has nothing to fear from  Osiris. If he wants to dive,  Lord of the Afterlife will stop your healing, but Kiss will give you distance from his  Judgement Tether. Osiris is bad right now, so don't expect to see him much, but Aphrodite is a respectable counter.
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Love Birds heals back the poke from  The Magic Cudgel. Back Off! or Kiss stops  72 Transformations from hitting you, and Undying Love stops ganks.  Sun Wukong can be easily killed if he misplays by trying to kill you. Teleport can really come in handy early.
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This matchup is interesting. Winged Blade is a big deal in this lane, since it counters both  Undead Surge and  Empty the Crypts. However, if you get hit by  Fleeting Breath, you won't be able to use Love Birds to clear unless you are at 100% health, since the ability will do extra damage and stun you. Dodge the Fleeting Breath and let  Ah Puch clear before you, and you'll have more influence late game.
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 Amaterasu's early game is as bad, if not worse, than yours, but she has a better middle game, and your late game is equivalent. She cannot use her  Glorious Charge to counter your clear, and you can win most trades againts her. Trade Love Birds for  Heavenly Reflection, Kiss for Glorious Charge and Undying Love for  Dazzling Offensive.
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Everyone thinks this matchup is impossible, and I have no idea why. The key is to get Sprint, a slow immunity on a 150 second cooldown. Winged Blade is REALLY helpful here. In addition, the punish combo ( Kiss, Back Off!, Love Birds ) will stop him after he clears the wave when he tries to poke you, probably with  Butcher Blades. Just survive the lane and you'll do fine, but if you and your jungler can get a kill, this lane will be extremely easy.  Bakasura WILL NOT drop a kill to you alone unless he misplays terribly, since  Eat Minion and  Take Down are very good at survivability.
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This is all about trades. Trade Undying Love for  Eagle's Rally, Love Birds for  Bludgeon, Kiss for  Scourge, Winged Blade for  Shield Bash.  Bellona is much better against characters that use auto attacks, and since Love Birds will be on a 5s cooldown by 15 minutes, you won't be using auto attacks too much, only really early on, when Scourge doesn't stop you for more than 1.4 seconds, so Scourge isn't broken against you. Otherwise, play it safe, rotate when she rotates, and if she dies in a teamfight, take the tier 1 tower as soon as possible.
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This matchup is simple, if not easy. Kiss his  Seismic Crush, heal up from his  Refraction Shield with Love Birds, avoid  Tremors. When he ults, use Undying Love, then Sprint around the walls and get to your tower as soon as possible.
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Neither of you are going to die.  Rewind is a second life for him, and your sustain counters his poke. Kiss  Chronos when he  Accelerates so that he can't burst you down with auto attacks.
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 Erlang Shen can destroy you early on, so make sure he doesn't get near you. Love Birds only after he pokes you or the lane with  Pin, and always Kiss him out of  72 Transformations ES. You won't die if you don't misplay.
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Another stalemate lane.  Hades clears faster than you early game, so you'll be under pressure, just don't give up your tower. When he tries to use  Pillar of Agony, use Undying Love and Sprint to get out and heal from Love Birds.
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Aphrodite has one goal in this lane: outlast  Hel. When she uses 3 abilities to clear/heal the wave and 1 to poke, you'll use 1 to clear and back up. Hel without a blue buff is awful, so she'll have to back, and you can take her tower easily. With that lane advantage, you'll crush late game. Don't die though; Hel fed is disgustingly good. Stay safe and focus on objectives.
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This matchup relies on one thing: dodging  Earthbreaker.  Excavate can be immuned even under the effect of  Driving Strike with Undying Love,  Mitigate Wounds doesn't matter, but if  Hercules Earthbreakers you into tower then Driving Strikes you further into the tower's range, you'll have a tough time getting out. Be careful, and play teamfights the same as Guan Yu.
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Aphrodite goes very even against hunters. Right now, hunters are arguably overpowered, so they will scale most better than you, but that's the only reason this is in medium. Let them use their clear ability, whether  So Beautiful,  Spirit Arrow, etc, then clear the wave with Love Birds and heal back their poke. Kiss can punish them if they try to attack you, and Undying Love is a last resort if you screw up.
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 Ravana will destroy you early game, so make sure he can't get near you early game. Wait until level 5 to get out of of tower range, and use Winged Blade to counter he's slow from  Prana Onslaught. Heal back he's poke with Love Birds and make sure you don't die. Fightinh a fed Ravana isn't easy, or fun.
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Stalemate. Watch out for his  Fearless, either dodge it or stop it with Kiss. Clear the wave, and bait  Lawbringer dives if you can. This should be a tie.
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 Vamana is harder than most warriors.  Clear The Path could put you in tricky positions,  Umbrellarang slows, and  Armored Umbrella is a big nuke. However, if Vamana uses  Colossal Fury, use Undying Love to immune the first few auto attacks, then run for tower. Don't poke him with Love Birds, since each tick will increase his ult's duration.
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*******, this lane is hard. As soon as you use Love Birds, she will  Moonflower Dance in, heal the wave back up, and reduce the healing you get by 50%. You can Undying Love out of  Waxing Moon, which, especially in teamfights, is helpful, but the laning phase is extremely difficult. Be careful and don't let her kill you. If you can, an early invade with a jungler like  Thanatos,  Freya or Bellona will give you an advantage.
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 Sickening Strike counters your healing,  Tail Whip cancels your abilities,  Charge Prey puts you in dangerous positions, and  Lurking In The Waters gives  Sobek sustain. He's a guardian, so you won't be able to poke him out. Good luck winning this lane, it requires constant concentration.
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 Sol will have a WAY better early game, will be able to poke you out easily, and can chase you with  Disapparate. Her basic attacks hurt a lot and you won't be able to kill her. Constant ganking from the jungler may help you surviving in this lane. Remember to smartly use Undying Love and Love Birds. Back Off! will be somewhat useless in this matchup.
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The first two or three levels are hard for Aphrodite; most meta solo-jungle pairs can outclear and outpush Aphrodite with any jungler besides Hercules. Still, you'll have sustain with Love Birds, and when the junglers rotate, the real fun begins.
The last part of what I refer to as the early game is level 5. If the enemy solo laner has kill potential at level 5 ( the two most important being Bakasura and Bellona ), take Undying Love. If not, put a third point in Love Birds for increased clear and healing.
The laning phase constitutes the mid game. By level 9, you'll have full clear with Love Birds apart from the brute minions. With given clear, Aphrodite becomes a poke monster, especially after near-max CDR is reached with Chronos Pendant and Blue Buff. You can clear the wave, Kiss the enemy solo laner, Back Off! them, and lead them with Love Birds again for enormous levels of poke. Blue buff allows an infinite number of these pokes. Unless you die once or twice during this phase, you are guaranteed to win lane and get the tower first. In addition, when other solo laners rotate, it is not as safe for you to do so. Instead, push the tier 2 tower, take jungle buffs, et cetera. Take advantage of farming the lane alone.
Ganks will most likely happen during the mid game. During an allied gank on the enemy solo laner, you will want to Kiss the jungler immediately and use Back Off! to slow the enemy. Love Birds will serve as poke and extra damage, but mostly, you'll be playing assist. Kissing the solo laner will increase your jungler's damage, so land those Kisses!
As soon as Aphrodite enters teamfights, the game changes. You'll have close to max CDR, so heal your allies whenever possible. You can even spam Love Birds into walls or camps instead of hitting enemies, since the heal is extremely valuable. Don't waste Undying Love - use it only if your soul mate is about to die or if a burst/cc-heavy ultimate ( Release The Kraken!, Pillar of Agony, 
Searing Pain, Waxing Moon, etc ) is used on you and/or your soul mate. Kiss targets that your soul mate is focusing for the increased damage. Use Back Off! to stop enemy aggression. Aphrodite is the mistress of sustain, so use her healing and CC to your advantage. Always stay linked to your jungler or ADC, linking to others only for temporary amounts of time and only if they are low health.
FemFatalis, who stopped updating her amazing Aphrodite solo guide, and allowed me to use her info and BBCoding for this guide !
DucksRock for seeing things for me so I didn't have to hop in game
xXSlyFoxHoundXx, the Youtuber who showed me smite !
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