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You ever see a gun this big? 2.0 - Complete Danzaburou Guide (OB 5)

Conquest

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Smite God: Danzaburou

Choose a Build: Traditional

Traditional Aspect

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Danzaburou Build

Standard Start example

Notes Standard start for the standard build

Leather Cowl

Axe

Health Potion

Multi Potion

Purification Beads

Standard Build Example (No crits)

Notes Average build for most matches. Deals great damage via basics and good damage on abilities plus melt tanks and can quickly kill squishes.

Hunter's Cowl

Sun Beam Bow

Bragi's Harp

Qin's Blade

The Executioner

Odysseus' Bow

Titan's Bane

crit Build Example

Notes Build using crits to an insane dps late game against squishes that won't have . Also melts objectives and can do good damage to tanks.

Sharpshooter's Arrow

Sun Beam Bow

Qin's Blade

The Executioner

Deathbringer

Titan's Bane

Starters

Notes Possible starts you can pick. See itemization.

Leather Cowl

Gilded Arrow

Death's Toll

Bumba's Golden Dagger

Good itens

Notes Possible items you can pick to your build that are great for you. See itemization.

Bloodforge

Bragi's Harp

Dagger Of Frenzy

The Executioner

Sun Beam Bow

The Crusher

Qin's Blade

Odysseus' Bow

Devourer's Gauntlet

Titan's Bane

Crits

Notes Crit options for you.

Death Metal

Deathbringer

Demon Blade

Musashi's Dual Swords

Situational Itens

Notes Possible items you can pick on some specific scenarios. See itemization.

Lernaean Bow

The Reaper

Hastened Fatalis

Avatar's Parashu

Brawler's Beat Stick

Danzaburou Build

Start

Sands of Time

Axe

Multi Potion

Health Potion

Full build example

Notes If you think it's worth to play with his aspect (I have my doubts) , then this build will allow you do reasonable damage but create a one man army capable of taking down structures and solo objectives, no team needed.

Pendulum of Ages

Sun Beam Bow

Bragi's Harp

Qin's Blade

Obsidian Shard

Nimble Ring

Rod of Tahuti

Good Item options

Bracer Of The Abyss

Divine Ruin

Obsidian Shard

Rod of Tahuti

Bragi's Harp

Sun Beam Bow

Nimble Ring

Qin's Blade

Situational items

Demonic Grip

Typhon's Fang

Doom Orb

Jade Scepter

Archmage's Gem

Introduction

Art by Hadassa

My name is x MysTeRioN z, a majority Xbox Player but sometimes I play on PC too. I'm a Brazilian nice guy who likes to play FPS, Racing, Plataform and RPG games. I like to study and read when I'm not playing and I'm also studying to be a lawyer. My xbox gamertag is the same as here: x MysterioN z.

I'm here to bring you this guide to play with . I will tell you everything you need to be a very good tanuki in battle. So, with no tricks, let's go

Credits for HiRez via Youtube

Why don't you join me? - Danzaburou

I want to tell you everything you need to know about this cute little ~~raccoon~~ tanuki so you can play with him as ADC on conquest. I personally love this character because he is fun, funny and his kit is so well made that is impossible to not fall in love with him!!!

Stats

General
Health: 587 (+77.55)
Mana: 296 (+42)
Speed: 430 (+0)
Range: 55 (+0)
Attack/Sec: 1 (+1.5%)

Regen
HP/s: 1.7 (+0.2)
Mana/s: 2.25 (+0.25)
Protection
Magical: 26.7 (+1.46)
Physical: 18.4 (+2.76)

Basic Attack
Damage: (+100% of your STR + 20% of your INT)
Progression: None

Pros / Cons

Pros

Taunt without DR
Good Burst Potential
High boxing potential
Clones are useful vs structures
Great self peel
Good gank potential
His aspect makes him a one man army vs objectives
Very funny tanuki

Art by Bomine via Artstation

Cons

Very Squishy
0 Attack Speed buff
Your escape can be easily shutdown
Your taunt can be easily avoided
Clones are very unreliable if building default STR ADC build
Aspect danza relies on his passive to deal damage
Clones are very dumb.

Abilities

Dishonest Duplication Dishonest Duplication
Type: Passive

Every time hits an enemy he may spawn a clone of himself that will attack with basic attacks the target.

details

Fool's Gold
Type: Projectiles
Cooldown: 12 secs

Hit Damage: 95/145/195/245/295 (+90% Strength and 65% Intelligence)
Explosion Damage: 30/55/80/105/130 (+20% Strength + 40% Intelligence)

rolls out 3 money bags that pass through and damage Enemy minions, but stop on Enemy gods. When a money bag stops moving or hits a god, it reveals to be an explosive, which detonates after a short delay. Gods hit are damaged and intoxicated, dropping a gold coin that both Danza or any ally can pick up to provide him 10 gold.

details

Subsequent hits of the money bag or explosions deal only 15% of its damage.

Alluring Spirits
Type: Ground Target
Cooldown: 16 - 12 secs

Healing: 15/20/25/30/35 (+5% Intelligence)
Damage: 90/140/190/240/290 (+70% Strength + 40% Intelligence)

takes a swig of his sake bottle, gaining health, before hurling it in front of him, dealing damage to Enemies in the inner circle. The bottle of sake applies stacks to Enemy gods in the area slowing, and upon reaching 3 stacks, taunting (with no diminishing returns) them towards the sake bottle.

details

Enemies that take more than 30% of their max. Health while taunted are broken out early. If the enemy is a jungle camp, it takes extra 40% damage from this skill.

If you activated the aspect this ability will only heal you and create 2 clones.

Tanuki Trickery
Type: Ground Target, Self buff
Cooldown: 16 secs

Damage: 20/30/40/50/60 100% Intelligence + 55% Strength)
Movement Speed: 20%
Leaf Movement Speed: 30/32.5/35/37.5/40%

Danzaburou creates a field where he moves faster, is slow immune, takes less damage, and has no basic attack penalty, plus doubles the chance of creating a clone ~~(pretty balanced)~~. Enemies in the field are slowed by 20%. If Danzaburou leaves the field, it fades, turning him into a leaf with other decoys that mimic his movement. As a leaf his movement speed is increased, he is slow immune and can pass through Enemies. Now this also does damage upon creating the field.

details

Any hit from Enemy gods or if Danzaburou himself attacks, he will be reverted to normal form.

Uproarious Rocket
Type: Projectile or Charge
Cooldown: 90 secs

Impact Damage: 300/360/420/480/540 (+100% Strength + 70% Intelligence)
Explosion Damage: 225/270/315/360/405 (+50% Strength + 80% Intelligence)
Stun Duration: 1/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4

summons a magical leaf that transforms into a large bamboo rocket! While preparing, Danza can aim the rocket within 180 degrees to lock onto Enemy gods, or he can refire this ability to become the rocket, also becoming untargetable. Once fired, the Rocket will pass through and damage Enemy minions,stopping on the first Enemy god/wall hit dealing the impact damage and stunning them while dealing the explosion damage to a the area around the impact.

details

You have 2 seconds after fired to choose if you want to go with the rocket or not. You can calce this ability inside the rocket to jump out of it (it will keep going in a straight line after that).

Abilities combos

Art by Bomine via Artstation

Wave clear

Attacking and Enemy (Far away)

Attacking and Enemy (Close)

Aspect Danza

Self-Peeling/Run away

How to play

Early Game

Key parts of early gameplay: Farming, HP and Mana Care, (Moderate) Aggressive playstyle, Attacking the tower, Wards, Ganks, Positioning, Fighting, and Poking.

early game in details

Farming: As you probably know, farming is the most important thing in a game of conquest. At the early stages, you have a good clear, so you just have to focus clear the wave. The more you farm, the bigger you get and by getting bigger you may help your team and do your job, carry the game, as soon as possible. Start on the red buff then go to the purple near your lane and GET the buff. It provides a minor protection reduction and Attack Speed, very helpful to you. Then farm your lane minions. Once you got to level 2 you may go and farm the harpy close to your lane but be careful it takes some time to kill and you need to clear it with your support, farm alone is a waste of HP and time. Keep farming your wave and avoid unnecessary backs to not lose the farm.
Watch you Health and Mana closely: Watch your Health and Mana. If you are out of mana, you are an easy target because you won't have Tanuki Trickery and/or Alluring Spirits, your escape/self peel. Don't try to force fights unless you're confident you can either kill your opponent or escape alive. If in doubt about your mana or HP, return to base. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY!.
Be careful with the mini-gods...I mean minions: Early fights usually happen with minions around. When you attack the enemy gods, their minions turn to you and start to hit you. Be careful. Minions at the early game are almost like gods and can do more damage than the enemy gods (mainly the ranged ones) so be careful fighting around enemy minions, also you can use this tactic in your favor, trying to force the enemy to fight near your minions. Also, the wave has always priority over harpy and even your purple buff!
Be aggressive (but with moderation): Yes you can attack enemy gods and try to hurt them even though you are not a kinda early game God. Watch your support behavior, try to use VGS to sync your behavior with his, and work together. Remember that you have a taunt and intoxicate allied with good damage and can be useful to you since your support probably will have another hard cc to help. Combining CCs early game may result in a kill. However be careful, you are "extremely fragile and breaks for everything!", in other words, you also die easily, so it can be too risky to be too aggressive, so use your brain, be aggressive once you have cleared the wave, or when the enemy cannot avoid your attacks and/or you know the enemy JG/mid is not around.
Attacking the enemy tower: Just attack the enemy tower if you have a good vision of the enemies on the map. Sometimes you might see yourself alone in the lane and you look at that tower asking to be shut down, but if you don't have any vision of the JG or enemies, don't go because it's too risky and you might get ganked and die.
Wards: An important habit to play at conquest and mainly as ADC is ward. Buy Wards is something extremely important and with well positioning you can run for your life even before a gank happens. Remember that people (usually) are not idiots, if they are passive and suddenly they become aggressive that means a possible gank is coming and if you don't have any wards you won't be able to confirm it so you can miss a chance of turn the fight at your favor and punish the enemy. So, never forget wards especially at the early game where ganks are more deadly. Also, DO NOT STAND NEAR THE ENEMY TOWER YOU ARE A FREE GANK DOING THAT. Not even wards can save you sometimes if you have a bad positioning like this.
Ganks: Gank is when you start a fight with help of a teammate surprising the enemy. Use vgs to request ganks or to cancel them. Don't let your teammate start a fight and retreat without saying anything. Usually, I would recommend you follow the ganks and help your teammates but try to get the kills, you need to get bigger :p. Use "VG3", "VG1", "VGG", "VVX" are examples of commands you might use. Also always remember to say when the enemy is missing so the JG won't waste time going there when there are only minions. Don't ask for ganks when the enemy is under the tower, early game it's too hard to dive, Retreat and let the enemy farm away from his tower then you engage.
Positioning: About your positioning my comment is, stay behind the support whenever he is there and don't go in the middle of the wave else you will be hit by both minions when attacking the enemy. Also, don't stay too close to the enemy tower when you don't have the vision of the enemy mid and JG, else you are asking for a gank.
Fighting and Poking: Fight behind your support if possible and do not stay near the wave, minions will melt your HP and for the enemy turn the fight in his favor later it is extremely easy. Also, try to poke your enemy with some basic attacks and maybe Fool's Gold. If you are against an ADC without sustain (rushing no lifesteal/ Death's Toll in the kit nor self healing) at this game stage you can win the lane by using this tactic. You also have some CCs on your kit that can be something REALLY powerful in the first early stages mainly if you have aggressive support.

DON'T CHASE AN ENEMY IF YOU ARE NOT SURE YOU'LL KILL. DON'T GO IF THE ENEMY HAVE TEAMMATES NEAR HIM or IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE ENEMIES ARE.

Prefer to don't try and stay alive instead of dying trying and feed the enemy.

Mid Game

Key parts of mid gameplay: Keep the Farming, Staying alone at lane, Aggressive playstyle, Rotating, Wards, Objectives.

Mid gameplay in details

Staying alone at Lane: At some moment, mainly in mid and high elos you will be alone with the other ADC on your lane. Remember the poking and fighting scenario from the early game, try to poke your enemy, and then, when he is at Medium/Low HP finish him with a burst combo using your ulti+2+1. Watch out with enemy ganks, DON'T FORGET TO WARD, and if you don't have any vision of the enemies be careful, better safe than sorry. If you feel (or hear) that enemies are coming for you, retreat. DO NOT STAY "UNDER" the enemy tower facing the enemy ADC else you will be asking to die there, your lane is longer than others and you don't have anything to escape than pure movement speed. Once you took the enemy tower rotate. If it's too early like 10min then stay in the lane but keep farming and don't stay too close to the Tier 2 tower.
Keeping up with the Farm: Just because the lane phase ended that doesn't mean you shouldn't farm anymore. Farm the neutral camps and buffs (with allies) to still getting bigger. You must not forget your farm or you will fall and won't be able to do anything.
Aggressive playstyle: Now it's time to become a little aggressive. Your damage scales very well now (mainly with the build I did). I recommend you start playing a little more aggressively, but not too much. Remember that your kit has strong flaws and CANNOT save you from some hotter situations. So you can blow enemies with your combos and your ganks, mainly with the ulti so use it in your favor.
Rotating: After you destroyed the enemy tower unless it's too early and you didn't even finish your stacks you will want to rotate, going to other lanes to help in fights and ganks or to do some objectives. Just don't forget to come back often to your lane to defend it, else the enemy will split splash (push) your lane and will destroy both towers and sometimes even the phoenix. And yes, some people are pure bots and won't rotate, that doesn't mean you also should stay there too, just mean that you need to return often to defend it ;)
Objectives: REMEMBER THAT OBJECTIVES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN KILLS, so it's time to start do your job, carry the game doing the objectives. This means that whenever your team starts an objective like fire giant or gold fury you must be there because from mid to late game you are the highest DPS of the team, and these objectives and structures are killed/destroyed with DPS, Basic attacks, so, help them.
Wards: This is the time you will need to pay a lot attention. When you stay alone on your lane it means you have 0 help, so if someone ganks you, there's nobody to help you so, ward the map. Check the section "Warding" to learn how to do it.

Late Game

Key parts of late gameplay: Farming Occasionally, Grouping Up, Self Peeling, Wards, Objectives, Late game Teamfights.

Late gameplay in details

Farming Occasionally: Just because the match is at advanced stages that don't mean you don't need to farm. Remember that even full build you can buy potions like Elixir of Strength and Elixir of Intelligence. So, even though you already finished your build keep getting some farm OCCASIONALLY to stay ahead of your enemy and get these consumables that can change your match. Of course, you won't leave your team to farm away from them but if you notice some EXP, buff, or minions near F A R M.
Grouping Up: At late game, a key point to the carry is group up with your team. They do need you and you do need them. You are probably the highest DPS on the team and they really need you to destroy any remaining objective, be the constant damage on the teamfight and you also need them because you are a big glass canon walking around any engagement on you can be a sentence to death. So you help them and they help you gotcha? (In theory, of course, :p). Stay behind your team, especially your tank (support and or solo) and DO NOT walk alone or stay in the front line.
Self Peeling: Unfortunately, you are very squishy, so YOU DIE VERY FAST at the late game for other mids, carries and some jgs so DO NOT AVOID the "self peeling". Peeling is when you basically protect a teammate to help him get a kill, if someone dives into the backline to kill you, do not avoid using your ulti on your feet or fight back, yes try to run but if you can't better die fighting than just die. You have enough CC for self peeling against most part or Gods that dives you, so use it, you won't help the teamfight if you die before it starts, so forget the TF for a moment and defend yourself. Call for help if necessary!!!!!
Wards: Late game wards are important to know your enemy position. Don't forget especially to ward the Gold Fury AND the Fire Giant, these objectives can change the game's destiny depending on when and how they are made. You also must ward the JG so you can see enemies and maybe get a kill on someone walking randomly and then force a teamfight while they are 4 vs 5.
Objectives: These are the priorities late game. Stop rushing for killS and start to destroy/kill objectives. Remember that you can't split splash (split push) because you don't have the highest DPS of the entire game (there are better hunters for that like Izanami) nor has a great escape to get out of there without dying so I recommend you group up with your team and rush objectives together.
Late game Teamfights: This is where you shine, teamfights. Your ulti really hurts and can easily force relics from enemies to your team attack. While fighting, focus always on a single target, preferentially the squishes first, and then tanks, and don't forget to run for your life if someone dives you.

Aspect Danza

What changes?

Builds

How to build

Now I will talk about how you should build the little tanuki boy properly, what your build must have to be decent and viable.

how to build

Builds

Traditional Danza (No aspect)

Aspect Builds

Itemization

Start Items (Traditional Danza)

explanations

Good Items (Traditional Danza)

explanations

Bloodforge - Bloodforge is good because offers great STR, AS and a shield for survivability. Any STR build could receive this item and will be good, but it's not core or anything like that.
Bragi's Harp - Bragi's Harp is basically free extra damage on each basic and since you're a hybrid god, you can take advantage of both STR and INT on it. If you are a not build crits with higher possible damage number this item is basically core for you and should be on almost all of your builds.
Dagger Of Frenzy - Dagger Of Frenzy is another great start item, offers great power spike with the STR and deals insane pressure when its passive is active.
The Executioner - Pen reduction, STR and AS, everything you love as a basic attacker. Strongly recommended as your main pen item, basically core. It has the doown side you gotta stack it before dealing full damage but it does bring a lot of extra pen than the other solutions in the game, totally worth IMO.
Sun Beam Bow - Sun Beam Bow is like Bragi's Harp but you gotta activate and deactivate after every fight. Not core due to the low stats but adds nice damage to your basics. When combined with deaths toll/[item=deaths embrace] it's very powerful cause the mana regen becomes very decent and you can keep it activated for longer without run out of mana or recover a lot of mana quickly to reactivate it again.
The Crusher - Has extra damage whenever you hit an ability, 10% penetration and CDR for extra ability spam. I think it's a way better option for your 2nd pen item when needed than titan's bane that is only 5 more STR and 5% more pen.
Qin's Blade - Qin's Blade is like Bragi, extra free damage on each auto vs gods. You should always build this item.
Odysseus' Bow - With no AS cap anymore Obow capabilities can be fully utilized with 0 waste. Extra clear to not waste your skills on wave/camps and on TF deals significant AoE damage, so even if you target a tank you may still hit a squishy in the backline.
Serrated Edge - Serrated Edge is basically the GOAT lifesteal item. Brings decent power+lifesteal and a passive that basically is the more you fight, the more strong you become, gaining more lifesteal and STR.

Situational Items (Traditional Danza)

explanations

Good Items (Aspect Danza)

explanations

Situational Items (Aspect Danza)

explanations

Random Facts

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Danzaburou was the last god release in 2020 and in Season 7.
One of Danzaburou's other jokes, "I once hid as a tea pot, but someone took me and locked me away for a year. Never again." is a reference to the tale of Bunbuku Chagama, which tells of how at a temple called Morin-ji [ja] in Kōzuke Province (now Gunma Prefecture), the master priest (abbot) owns a chagama (tea kettle). When the priest sets the kettle on a hearth, the kettle sprouts a head and a tail (or legs as well), and turns into a half-badger, half tea-kettle creature.
The Danzaborou Ascended Skin card art makes a reference to the myth of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. In the skin full card art there are the following yokais Gashadokuro, Rokurokubi, Chochin-obake, Kasa-obake, one of Kuzenbo's Kappas, and Kitsunes carrying the platform where Danzaburou is standing. You can see them all only on the full card art.

Art by Charleyfox via DeviantArt

Art by Bomine via Artstation

From all the season 7 gods with an Ascended skin, only Danzaburou and Mulan don't use a red color scheme.
The sake bottles that are hanging around Danzaburou's waist are an allusion to how Tanukis in their myths are depicted with large testicles.
Danzaburou's joke line "Do not compare me to a kitsune! We Tanuki are the best, don't you forget it!" is a reference to his hatred towards Kitsunes.
The name of his recolor is a reference to the "full name" of the yokai Bake-danuki.
The Kero Kero skin changes Danzaburou from a Tanuki to a Frog and its name is possibly a reference to the "ribbit" sound on Japanese language (I guess?).

Danzaborou was the first god to receive a skin above tier1 (recolor) at the release (he was launched with Don Zaburou skin).
Don Zaburou is the only skin where the entire name of the skin sounds exactly like the god's name itself, except with slightly different spelling and two words.
On the that Skin Danzaburou is a common Raccoon. Although both animals are similar, to the point of western media translating Tanuki to Raccoon, they are in fact not the same. This skin shares its theme with Crime Boss Kuzenbo.
One of Danza lines on Uproarious Rocket on his crime boss skin, "Say hello to my little friend." is a reference to the movie Scarface. Crime Boss Kuzenbo, which shares its theme with it, also makes the same reference to this line when firing a Nene.

Final considerations

"So there's many powerful gods, all warring against each other. So you call on me. The magical raccoon dog. Interesting decision."

Art by Bomine via Artstation

My final considerations are that he is incredibly fun/funny to play and is one of the best ADCs ever. He is not the easiest hunter and might take a while to learn him, but he also isn't the hardest.

If you follow the tips and the builds here I'm sure you'll be THE TRUE LEGENDARY TANUKI and will kick everyone's butts on your game!!

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Stats

Pros / Cons

Abilities

Abilities combos

How to play

Builds

Itemization

Random Facts

Final considerations

You ever see a gun this big? 2.0 - Complete Danzaburou Guide (OB 5)

Smite God: Danzaburou

Danzaburou Build

Standard Start example

Notes

Standard Build Example (No crits)

Notes

crit Build Example

Notes

Starters

Notes

Good itens

Notes

Crits

Notes

Situational Itens

Notes

Danzaburou Build

Start

Full build example

Notes

Good Item options

Situational items

Introduction

Stats

Pros / Cons

Abilities

Abilities combos

How to play

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Aspect Danza

Builds

How to build

Now I will talk about how you should build the little tanuki boy properly, what your build must have to be decent and viable.

What a Danza build must have?

What a Danza build may have?

What a Danza build usually mustn't have?

Builds

Standard Build Example (No crits)

Alternative Build Example (Crits)

Aspect Build Example (Crits)

Itemization

Start Items (Traditional Danza)

Good Items (Traditional Danza)

Situational Items (Traditional Danza)

Good Items (Aspect Danza)

Situational Items (Aspect Danza)

Random Facts

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Final considerations

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