Xbalanque - Hunting Nightmare

Xbalanque - the mayan god - born in night. Ok, stop here with boring introducing sentences and start the guide. This will be my first guide at smitfire. If you like it I may add more :) Don't hesitate to critisize anything/ give tips!

Pros:

• High Damage
• Global Ultimate
• Awesome ganker

Cons:

• Squishy

I hope my english, learned in school, is understandable. Don't hesitate telling me mistakes :)

Items

[*] : You may wonder why not to build the Devourer's Gloves . Soul Eater gives you more lifesteal and health at the beginning. This is perfect if you're playing with a mate and want to tank a jungle camp. Anyway it makes you less weak.

[*] : Well, Xba is one of the fastest gods anyway. But those boots give you evrything you need. Just buy them.

[*] : The reason why I like building Rage right now is the incresing crit chance if you're not critting. This is your guarantee for many crits after you completed the ...

[*] : The items passive is a must have for Xba. Before you have bought it you will crit maybe 300. Now there are 50% more. At this point of time Xba starts getting really stong.
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Situationals:

[*] Witch Stone : Perfect Item as AD carry against Meeles. You get less damage and they do less. And its not defensive at all thanks to its attack speed.

[*] or/and [*] : If there is more than one tank in the enemy team get the Bane, if he's equipping physical protection. (e.g. there are 4 Mages in your team a tank won't mind a single ad carry). If there's only one tank you may equip the Executioner cause it grants you better stats.

[*] : You may wonder: Why to equip this in a damage build? Well it does damage! It reflects 30% of the damage a basic hit should have done on you (weird sentece :D ). So an other Adcarry hurts you less and for evry autohit the enemy does he'll get damage back. Perfect if ther are at least 3 Physics.

[*] : If the enemy team is that mixed and you can't really say you'll need penetration / protection and you just want to do more damage, get Qin's. It grants you some health and gives a good additional damage.


[*] : This item I do use if there is much magical burst e.g. Freya, Ao Kuang, Hebo... It has health and the shield can save youre a*s. (If there's a better option in your point of view tell me)


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Abilities:

[*] Sprint Escape or gank. Perfect item for Xba if you're new :)

[*] Meditation Xba is an ad carry. Why to buy mana? Well, if you're in mid this item may helps you staying longer in your lane than an enemy god. You'll get a deciding advantage! If you're new, it isn't easy to handle your Bola. This rescues Rookies.

[*] : Must have item against all gods doing heavy Aoe Damage which you can avoid. (e.g. Freya, Anubis, Ao Kuang ect.) Also a musthave against Ares.

[*] Useful against stunning classes (Ymir, Neith, Loki ect.) and Ares

[*] If you're getting better with Xba, this is perfect to penetrade escaping god's, save your mates lifes and pushing an enemy in a 1v1 or teamfight.

1. Branching Bola

This one is really nice to do a huge AoE to kill minions, damage gods. BUT: Beware your MANA!


2. Poison Darts

This will do damage, slow your enemy and give an additional 30% damage to your . If you're pushing always use this before your 3!

(If you used 4 to 5 points for this ability it may can help escaping by turning around and slowing your opponent.)

3. Rising Jaguar

On the one hand this is your biggest damage output, on the other your best way to escape! If you're against a Hades / Anubis you'll need it to jumnp away, so be careful using it!

4. The Ultimate:Darkest of Nights

There are many options to use Xba's Ult:

• Escape: You're about to die? Press 4 and run out the hell! You're contrahent can't see you, will be stuned / has to wait and you gain additional speed.
  
• Attack: Before using your 2nd and 3rd use your ult to do additional damage and confuse your enemy. He may gets feared and forgots not to move. Stun!
  
• Gank: You gank an other lane and starts with you're ult. The enemy will think you'r just using it in your lane and PEW PEW you're behind him!
  
• Help Mates: You're mates are shouting for help and are low hp? Don't hesitate to ult. If they survive you did eveything right. If not..well ... :D
  
• Help Mates2: You may use your ult to assist a kill. If you see your mates pushing a lane they're may persueing an enemy?

Beware, it always depends on which lane you're taking and which god's you're playing with and against.

1. The Manabuff: Starting the Game

In my point of view the manabuff is the greatest jungle buff to start with. Combined with you're Bola you can take down minions easily and even damage your contrahents. BUT: If the Bola hits an enemy god, nearby minions will attack you! So better get back, behind you're minions.
How to get it at the Beginning?

• You at least need one mate. With and one you're able to tank the Camp.
• If you have two mates, 2 can block the minions and you "tank" them from a certain range. (No one will get damage)
• Burner: (Just recommended if you're playing with premades.) At the beginning of a game, you hide near the fire giant / gold fury at right lane. When the game is started and 10 secs are over PUSH to the enemy manabuff. If someones there kill him, if not keep pushing to the low jungle camp and start the teamfight. Big surprise! After killing / damaging the contrahents you can easily do the right lane manabuff and go back to your lane having an advantage!
  

2. On the Lane

The most important thing is your basic attack combined with your Branching Bola. At the beginning it's hard to get minions down but since you bought rage you won't even need mana. If you've got the manabuff: Bola + Push! If not: Just use your abilities if the enemy is pushing to hard and they can attack your tower.
Your 2nd and 3rd ability are really strong!( + ) After having shot your darts jump in front of your enemys direction doing a huge damage. Then finish him of with your Bola/Basics. After having played Xba for a while you'll get to know when it's time to use this damage: If you're the god has 100% you just will give him about 50% and he may kills you / runs away / laughs ;) BUT: if he's at ca. 60% you can reduce his life to 25% (by + ) give him 2-3 hits. First Blood/Kill.

3. Teamfights

If you're in a teamfight be really careful. You can die in a few seconds. You're not the one to jump in and start the fight. This is the bruiser's / tank's work! Stay behind hitting opponent with your bola, doing aoe. After the first damage trades it's your time to use your ult , confuse/blind every enemy god and do your REAL ( + ) damage. Get the kill, finish escaping gods of. Some of you might say this is killstealing. Well it's not at all, cause you at least can do 50% of the damage and avoid enemys getting safe with 10 lucky HP.

4. The Jungle

After having bought it's really easy to jungle on your own getting buffs / exp. It will give you an advantage, so just do it while ganking or coming back to your lane.

5. Towerkills

Just as a short hint: Xba has one of the strongest tower damage due to his !

There is much more the say about Xbalanque! If there are interests I will add more. But its 4 o'clock right now and time to sleep :D

See you :)