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Hand Of The Gods (Old)
Vampiric Shroud
Shoes of the Magi
Void Stone
Polynomicon
Book of Thoth
Rod of Tahuti
Heavenly Wings
Hand Of The Gods (Old)
Vampiric Shroud
Shoes of the Magi
Heavenly Wings
Void Stone
Polynomicon
Book of Thoth
Rod of Tahuti
Greater Sprint
Wrath of the Gods
Gem of Isolation
Obsidian Shard
Spear of the Magus
Spear of the Magus
Bancroft's Talon
Pythagorem's Piece
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Hello everyone. I'm Joshiek, an avid Smite player, and welcome to the Agni guide!
In this guide I will show you how to play Agni, what to build, and when to build it!
(As a side note, I might add a solo and arena build later if anyone requests it but for now this is a Conquest guide)
| Sprint | Yea, I know it's very basic and typical but sprint is very good to help you keep your mid tower. This item is very optional depending the enemy mid player. I would get this item if your enemy has extreme push. You can use this EARLY game to get back to your tower without using mana with Path Of Flames. |
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Yes, you want HOG. However, if your support and knows what they are doing, you shouldn't need to purchase the other levels of this item until LATE game. Do NOT use this item on the mid camp in starting! (More about this later) |
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Starting out with shroud is really your choice, while I love shroud in Normal que's it's also not that amazing. However it is a good boost to early magic power! The pro's to this for ANY mage is the mana return honestly. |
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Obviously the boots. Purchase only the 1st lvl of boots to start, because you want HOG and some pots. |
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Void stone is a good early pene item, due to it's first 2 levels being slightly cheaper than obsidian shard. Most people would go for either spear or shard early, however I believe this item will give you a nice early edge. Although if you want to replace this with a better penetration item later, that's acceptable. |
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Polynom nom nomicon! This item is REALLY great for early pushing, even though it's power isn't as effective early as it is late you can still put it to good use! |
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Now now now, before you go on saying "DAT PRICE!" you need to know how good Agni's PASSIVE is and how this item will help you wreck with those fire DoTs. Even though getting the stacks might be annoying they are permanent and by the time you fully build this item it will most likely be mid/late game. |
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This is 100% a late game item and even though it doesn't give you any offensive effects directly, it does give you a 25% increase to magical power. |
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Okay so later in the game you can replace shroud with shard, which is pretty good for it's penetration. With a 33% penetration passive it isn't BAD but compared to other late game penetration items its a little lower on the list. |
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You will probably want to replace shroud with this item, not only due to it's power AND penetration but it's passive! This is one of the best mage penetration items with a great price for late game replacement. |
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Alright, so I know this is a VERY expensive replacement item but it's very good for Agni. Agni is a very quick skill mage and by that I mean when you use his abilities you have to use them FAST. Like
Chang'e. Hitting your enemy with an auto attack to slow them and then use a combo attack with
Fumes and then
Flame Wave. It's great late game, especially in late game team fights.
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And FINALLY we arrive at my favorite part. The FIRE!
The Passive:
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Agni's passive is one of my favorite out of all the mages in the game. After 4 basic attacks you gain a fire buff that applies with
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! This passive is amazing, do you have any idea how annoying fire DoTs are early game? VERY. Use this passive to your advantage!
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This is probably agni's most effective ability because it's easy to aim, and works with
. This is a very good ability to use early game with
. You NEVER want to use this skill WITHOUT
your passive! If you use Flame Wave without Combustion being active then you are doing it wrong.
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Path of Flames is a great combo ability with pretty much any of
Agni's other ones. It works with Fumes and can be used to get that run-away kill with
! However, a big mistake that most people seem to make with Agni is USING THIS EARLY GAME TO KILL MINIONS. Don't. Do. It. While this can be an effective push, it hurts like
early game due to high minion dmg and the fact that you are exposed to the enemy player.
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Honestly this skill is my least favorite. However it has more advantages than I like to admit. This combo's with EVERY ability and causes a stun. Which is actually insanely good. The only thing that makes this skill useless is the fact that most people place it down just to place it. When you place Fumes down it is a ticking time bomb for the enemy. You have to be VERY fast. As soon as you place this down you need to instantly cast
or Path of Flame. (Although I do not suggest using your only escape, Path, in anything but a 1v1 fight with someone as this is your ONLY get away without sprint.)
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Rain Fire! The most beautiful ult in the world! 0 mana cost, 20 second cooldown, and you can use it 3 times in a row? Yes please! This ult combo's with
Fumes even though it's a bit touchy. I believe Hi-Rez has tried to fix this a little bit in the past but here's what you need to keep in mind about this ult: You are rooted when you fire it, you are very exposed when you fire it due to rooting, and there is a SLIGHT delay on the stun with
Fumes.
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While the Pros to Agni far outweigh the Cons they still need to be listed. So let's go through a quick list of them, pros first of course.
is easy to aim it's also EASY TO MISS. When agni casts this ability, like chang'e and her
, it moves with where you are currently looking. These abilities have been touchy in the past with Smite and tbh they still are.
Team work with Agni is very important! I've found that the key to winning a game with Agni is providing ganks, yes ganks. As said in other sections, agni can combo a stun with every single skill. Which makes him a very good ganker.
Early game I suggest staying in your lane and getting good pushes. Use HOG (if you choose to buy it) and a combo of
to clear those early waves. But once you get some breathing room Mid game, give some ganks if you can spare a few minutes on your own lane.
Ganking Solo isn't really necessary if your jungler is doing His/Her job. You can actually take a pretty big load off the Jungler by ganking Duo every now and then. Duo normally is in it's own little world, which means it is perfect for you to gank them. Even if you don't get a kill or your duo doesn't get one either, it's still helpful for you to lend a hand and a push.
Thank you guys for reading this guide and (maybe) giving it an Upvote.
Also a thank you for the comments/criticism. They helped me make this guide better and more informative.
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Have a great day and keep burnin'!
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I strongly suggest you put in skill combos (
I suggest you put in
Great addition to explaining items, but all of them still aren't there :(. I see you have added some BB Coding in, but it still doesn't look amazingly appealing. Obviously it doesn't need to look amazing but it is a nice plus. I suggest you use columns so you can fit the item/ability on the same line as the description. Use the link I provided earlier.
Some of the pros and cons are spot on but don't include some major ones that pertains to all mages in general. Or maybe you thought that ahead of time and didn't want to put it :P. It still is missing some stuff while many explanations are quite short.
But yes, it doesn't deserve a downvote anymore, but I won't upvote it just yet! Will gladly re=review any time.
The build is alright, but this guide is incomplete anc lacking. The skill order isn't there, barely any organization, and no explanations for anything you tell a player to do (items).
Would suggest you to look at TT's Guide to Making Guides and now Jordenito's BB Coding Guide.
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I really advise you follow what Greenevers has said you do, and just put in the basic parts of a guide. I won't vote on this guide until it sees major content change.
Would suggest you to look at TT's Guide to Making Guides and now Jordenito's BB Coding Guide.
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