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Xbalanque, the destroyer

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Smite God: Xbalanque

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Xbalanque Build

Massive damage

Ninja Tabi

Transcendence

The Executioner

Soul Eater

Odysseus' Bow

Deathbringer

This is a short build as it is only used for joust. I found this build when playing against a Xbalanque and tested the build after the game as it has it's perfect power and crit damage with an extra 200+ damage with odysseus bow and it can completely destroy anyone's health.

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(143) |

I don't want to see this build on Xbal page anymore or have to update mine so please consider this advice:

Improved build: , , , Wind Demon, , .

Or: , /, , , , /.

Qins: , , , , , ///.

(81) |

Which is better for crit, trans or dev's?

(401) |

Both can work right now, if you remember some of my other recent comments.

Devo's is full commitment to basic attacks. It's fine, and obviously a normal fit for a crit build.

Trans provides a measure of hybrid function due to the higher power for ability scaling, and the CDR and mana for ability use. But since we have a strong stat item in that is a great alternative to Devo's, along with the ability to replace Tabi late, Trans crit is a thing.

Either can work just fine, and "better" is subjective or dependent on match, IMO. And for Xbal, having Trans means you can basically have Bolas on indefinitely.

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(143) |

Trans + asi exists yes, but then you only have space for boots, exe and 2 crit items. Also Luka said this is for Joust not conquest. And do not go trans crit against a Kuzenbo because you will need double lifesteal

(401) |

Good points.

(143) |

Devourers, unless you’re going solely for damage, then trans. Trans builds require you to sacrifice something if you want lifesteal OR a third crit item (unless you sell boots for it, but Devourers builds don’t have this problem and could even go double lifesteal to counter Nemian/thorns/Kuzenbo). You could also just rush bloodforge but I don’t recommend it.

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(3) |

I'll test these builds side by side

(143) |

Luka, after all this time, how are you still this clueless when it comes to builds?

(3) |

Not at all, this build is used for joust and that's all I can really say. It can do most damage to squishies and if you have a good team, it can shred through anybody. It would need more testing in joust to be more successful but hey, this will destroy someone.

(401) |

Luka, you really can reference the ADC builds on my Conquest guide as a base of information. You can also reference my Items guide, etc.

As with any other feedback on optimal hunter builds, you really need to keep in mind the things we've told you in the past:

When building crit, get at least at least 2 crit items to meet/exceed 50% at end build.
When building crit, try to avoid items with 0 power. Crits scale off of your base damage, and when you have a 0 power item, it provides 0 damage increase with regard to a single hit. If you are looking for the AS as well (as you listed O-Bow), you DO have options that provide both power and AS... Ichaival, Asi, Silverbranch Bow, etc.

Just because someone that built something ended up owning you doesn't mean it's a good build.

If you need to review these concepts, check our PMs or any of the comments on your other builds to refresh your memory. I don't mind helping, but I'm going to stop providing feedback if you just don't care to listen.

(401) |

I feel I should at least offer a bit more feedback...in this case, build suggestions.

For the match reference, it's here.

Before I go into a suggested Xbal build, let's get some reference.

Enemy team: Xbalanque, Ah Puch, Horus. 2 physical, 1 magical, 1 tank.
Your team: Chaac, Agni, Set. 2 physical, 1 magical, 1..."tank."
Ah Puch built Shoes of Focus (okay), Soul Reaver 2nd (not okay), Spear of Desolation (okay), Book of the Dead (not really okay cuz no Book of Thoth high mana to really take advantage of the passive), and was working toward either Chronos' Pendant (okay) or Rod of Tahuti (would also be okay). The build is lacking in some pen...Deso is okay, but would be good to have more. It also prioritizes Reaver way too early, and BotD is just not that good in this situation (though there are at least 2 items with some mana, so that's...better than nothing).
Horus built Reinforced Shoes (good), Runic Shield (not sure why exactly), Jotunn's Wrath (bad), Sovereignty (that would have been good if it was a lot earlier), and was working into...one of the hammers. He should have gotten Sov 2nd if he wanted to do that, and shouldn't have picked up Jotunn's at all. He did 4.6k damage the entire match which is almost nothing, and that's having invested in some offensive function. At least he didn't feed. (also note he did only 903 healing...so nothing really on that front either.
Chaac built Warrior's Blessing (uh, okay? but I wouldn't get it personally), Gladiator's Shield (sorta okay but unnecessary cuz he has plenty of sustain in his Rain Dance), Warrior Tabi (good), Jotunn's Wrath (okayish if he's going damage, but with his teammates, he should have been going tank), Ancile (still no real health in his build, and miniscule physical protection to this point when the main damage dealer and obviously biggest threat being Xbal), and working into some hammer. He did the most damage on the team, but that's also because he has easy poke and the Agni was feeding.
Agni built Mage's Blessing (okayish), Bancroft's Talon (don't really know why, he can mostly poke from further away and shouldn't be looking to box with that Ah Puch or Xbal poke, Shoes of Focus (okay but needed some pen and should have probably gone Magi), Book of Thoth (doesn't really need, he's not super mana hungry with a 0 cost ult), and working into either Chronos' Pendant or Rod of Tahuti. He fed pretty hard, going 1/7/8.
Your Set build: Attacker's Blessing (arguably okay), Warrior Tabi (good), Hastened Katana (as stated in other feedback usually not suggested this early, and pretty dangerous in this situation as you've got a lot of damage threat from XBal and AP), Rage (no), Asi (no, not at this stage at least).

Your team didn't do you any favors, but I'd say overall that the level of competition on both sides is very, very questionable, and it's telling by the build quality.

Now, Xbal had a case of indecision when it came to the build. is really more for physical mage types. It goes well with ...but then as said before, he went for O-Bow and then DB. DB should almost never be 1st crit item. O-Bow is usually not suggested in crit builds. And there was 0 pen in the entire build. And despite that, he STILL did most damage in the match by far.

Xbal can be played like a physical mage if you want. A build there would be , , , , , situational. SE can be delayed as preferred.

He can also be built with a Trans crit or Trans Qin's direction. Qin's not needed in this case because the entire enemy team he was facing built 0 health throughout most of the match. So Trans crit could be fun. We'll keep the DB in there, but the order and item choices need to be adjusted greatly. , , , , or Wind Demon, .

Or he could go Trans crit and get some use out of O-Bow. , , , , , . Or if you want to rush O-Bow for some reason (poke, quick clear), Tabi/Trans/O-Bow/Exe/Qin's/situational. Crusher is situational in the first build example, but works well.

He can also go Devo's, or no stacking, but I'm not going to describe those build directions.

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(143) |

wrote:

Xbal can be played like a physical mage if you want. A build there would be Warrior Tabi, Transcendence, Soul Eater, Jotunn's Wrath, Titan's Bane, situational. SE can be delayed as preferred.

What???

(401) |

Non-Conquest. He's fun to do this with in an Arena setting, for example. Note I obviously don't have him listed as a Mid option in the Conquest guide, and guess I should have clarified this in the comment, so calm your cajones XD

(143) |

To get the most out of “ability based xbal” you need to use your 3.

(401) |

I would have said his 2 more than his 3. And spamming the ult.

(143) |

Yes, you use the 2 more, but the problem is his 3 is used to get the most out of the 3, and as we know, that's his escape. Maybe go a trans-aa based build if you want his 2/3 to hit hard, but do not build Xbal like an ability hunter. Maybe for arena/assault you could get soul eater over devourers but thats it.

(81) |

wrote:

If you need to review these concepts, check our PMs or any of the comments on your other builds to refresh your memory. I don't mind helping, but I'm going to stop providing feedback if you just don't care to listen.

Same here. For now I'm just going to downvote this because is the lone crit item.

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(46) |

I honestly think he's doing it on purpose at this point.

(3) |

Literally just saw someone build it, I tested it, the crit capped to 600+(somehow) and the ody bow capped to over 200 damage which was really weird.

(401) |

Testing a build can be a couple different things, you understand. Testing in jungle practice isn't evaluating its viability, and it also depends on your target. Note that your targets don't have any protections, or things like that. And what are you evaluating it AGAINST? How are you COMPARING? Because if you just have one point of reference, you have no base to say it's better or worse than anything else.

(3) |

Well, first I evaluate what items I have and test the damage with the bots. Once done with all of them, I go and test protections then I test damage from O-bow on the line of bots and see what the damage is, I also test camps and fire giant. I test all of these at least 3 or 4 times.

(81) |

Jungle practice is just that: practice. If you're not testing out a build in a live match, then you aren't really testing. Go test this out in 15-20 actual games (i.e. not against bots), then come back with the results.

(401) |

Whoa...I don't do this. LOL

(143) |

Why not? (Not saying you have to, but it’s a good idea)

(401) |

When you offer 15 builds in some of your old god builds, did you test each one of them 15-20 times?

At a certain point, you have the knowledge to understand how builds work (in a general sense), why they're optimal in a certain way, etc. In general, I don't think I really steer people the wrong way, even on gods I don't play too often. Maybe you disagree.

I mostly don't worry about your build suggestions, because you've spent plenty of time playing, theorycrafting, etc., and I know you get the gist. Same with some of the others here.

(143) |

Depends on the god, but mainly no. I use similar builds for a lot of gods (e.g mages) that I don’t necessarily need to do extensive testing (unless there is major item shifts like the mid-season 5 patch). Also I don’t believe you need to actually do 15-20 games worth of testing unless you were doing some kind of in-depth duel guide.

(105) |

5-10 sounds better for a build. For an in depth guide you will indeed have tested a lot of builds around that number and have like 50+ games on the god if not more

(81) |

The point was that one game does not make a build. :P

(17) |

Alexa, define "pount"

(81) |

Alexa, define "jackass".

"Tlaloc. You're welcome."

(72) |

"No"
"You're welcome"

(3) |

Alright

(17) |

Proper builds aren't tested on bots solely. They're tested on real players in real matches to account for factors not present in training modes.

(3) |

I also forgot to mention that I did test this build one friend with other builds.

(3) |

I would also compare it to different builds at some times and this one just deletes health.

(401) |

Sorta like other builds...

You also never just think about it dealing damage. You think about the utility. When and where is the lifesteal for sustain when exchanging damage, if you don't have self healing? Where is the flat pen and % pen/protection reduction, which helps with all enemy gods? How does power and AS interact and combine (and understand that early game, power does more for your overall DPS than AS)? Who are you facing in the specific match that you might want to counter-build against? Are you building crit items properly and at a good position? Etc., etc.

(401) |

I don't believe so.

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