bit of boost in attack speed? 40%
attack speed and 30 power for
you, decreasing those you hit
by up to 30 power for 3 seconds
for each side, helps out a lot
for 1650 gold if you want to give
yourself that nudge ahead!
HOW ABOUT ACTIVES?
Well, if you’re Jungling you
are more than likely going to
end up with Hand of the Gods to
start, ending in either Wrath or
poke and more for straight up
most Assassins, a handy bubble
Fist of the Gods. Unless the Solo
early boxing, often seen as an
taking a shot of hard crowd
laner (as well as the Support)
early (2nd/3rd/4th item pickup)
control will mean you won’t have
grabs a second Wrath of the
crit item if passing over Golden
to deal with it there and then and
Gods, it’s useful to grab Wrath
Bow or before other penetration.
can keep going, and 350 health
over Fist for objective purposes.
bonus is not to be sniffed at!
Mercury is able to go in and either
Devourer’s Gloves - If you
have the time and ability to
Bloodforge - Can’t stack
throw the enemy Support out of
stack, Devourer’s Gloves can
or need some lifesteal later
the way or even stun them via
help you out in the boxing world,
on? Bloodforge is there to help,
Sonic Boom and go for a steal,
with power and lifesteal.
stacking power and lifesteal for
even kill them if you please!
Jotunn’s Wrath - More
a number of seconds as you do
After that, you can go into
common in the non-crit heavy
successful basic attacks (this
either Greater Sprint or Greater
builds, Jotunn’s allows more
stacks on ‘Made You Look’,
Purification. Both are very useful
penetration and power to
so you could get all 5 stacks
to Mercury, Sprint being there to
come through instead of the
instantly just from that ability)
remove the auto attack penalty and
RNG found in crits, as well as
to help you keep on boxing.
grant more mobility (which he will
the handy cooldown reduction
Malice - This is more of a
earn power from) and Beads being
niche pickup when you’re looking
there to release any kind of lock
to disturb people with crits. Pack
down the enemy team has and to
late pickup item, this will help
a punch with ‘Made You Look’ and
reduce your cooldowns (‘Maximum
shred through the nasties that
leave them to take in the damage
Velocity’ comes to strike again!)
built up defence over the game
as they look around for help!
for your steroid and dash.
Titan’s Bane - More of a
in hopes of not dying to you!
Magi’s Blessing - A saviour to
Ichaival - Want to increase
your power and have that little
The SMITE Community Magazine Issue #9
Better get your fists up and
ready, that’s finishing it up folks! ■
By Ashley Eaton-Jephcote
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