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END GAME STRATEGIES
Obviously, Meditation and Salvation are not
the best active items in the game for many gods,
Salvation can be a great boon to your team
especially past the early and mid game which is
when used properly. During objective fights, you
why Meditation is usually bashed and despised.
can replenish your allies’ mana to let them assault
Medit ation outside of Assault is only useful in
an objective fresh. Or you might even save an
the Early Game. Actives such as Sprint, Beads,
ally from a sticky situation when they’re running
and Combat blink provide more benefits and
away, giving them just enough health to deny your
survivability end game, it’s simply how it is.
enemy a kill. I would suggest pairing Salvation
So what is the takeaway from this installment
with Health based items such as Warlock’s Sash
of Against The Grain? I hope you see that Meditation
or Gem of Isolation, to further increase the amount
has the potential to be a huge impact on your early
of health given back to your teammates.
game instead of simply writing it off. It’s not an item
As far as getting Greater Mediation, I just wouldn’t
you typically want to rely on in Conquest, but like
do it, ever. It’s not worth it coming from a team fight
so many niche items in SMITE, Meditation has its
standpoint. Salvation is a much better item overall, as
time to shine. But hey, if you’re forced to give up an
it shares your benefits with your allies. Lose a little
active slot for meditation, take a page from life and
bit of the health regeneration, and share the benefit
do as Ah Muzen Cab says: if life hands you bees,
of the mana and health with your team, it will make
make a beehive and give bees to everyone. ■
By William Wakefield
your overall position much stronger in the long run.
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