How Do I Build A God?

1.Shoes/Boots Should be a Part of Your Build.


    Some form of shoes/boots should be a part of your build no matter what gamemode or god you are playing. They give 18% movement speed which you will notice immediately and give you decent power along with other stat increases. 

2.You Are Only as Tanky As You Build

This is a general tank build that can work well for me. Mark of the Vanguard is sold late game for a situational item depending on the other team's composition. 

   Guardians and warriors are naturally  tankier than mages, hunters and assassins but tank items help reinforce their natural stats.

3. Tanks need Physical AND Magical Protection, AND HP.

As you can see in this build Spirit Robe and Hide of the Urchin give you both magical and physical protection. At the same time, Bulwark gives additional magical and Breastplate gives you additional physical. This build also give you max cooldown reduction, a good amount of health and CC reduction.

   If you are going to be tanky or a bruiser then you need to have magical and physical defense. Another good stat to include in a tanky build is HP, and HP5 is a good stat for gods that have heals.



4.Penetration is A Must

This is what Penetration  can do to protection.

   Penetration is a necessary and important part of every build that lets you do more damage to towers, gods and objectives because you penetrate their protections. 

5.Start With A Starter 

   In game modes like Conquest, Clash or Siege buying a starter item will help you get through early game and then still help until you sell it off late game.

If you are a jungler Bumba's Mask is a must.

6.Mages And Hunters Get Stacks on Stacks On Stacks

   
  Mages and Hunters can buy items that stack to give them increasing stats that will help once they are bought and then get better as you build more stacks. 

  Usually you build these items 3rd or 4th to get them to full stacks as quickly as possible

7. Build To Your Role 

ADC,Support, Mid, Jungle, Solo 

   How you build depends on your role, in general ADC build damage and attack speed, Mid build damage and cooldown, supports build protection and health, solo laners, build bruiser with damage and protections, and jungler build either damage or crits depenging on who they are.

8. Hit Your Targets 

Just make sure that what you hit you hit multiple times.

   Items that require multiple hits to be at their maximum effectiveness like Executioner or Spear of the Magus are very strong items but only if you can insure that you will get the maximum amount of stacks. For example Spear of the Magus works best on gods like Anubis, Poseidon and gods that have attacks that do multiple hits.

9. Finish What  Your Started

Don't Build Like this 

   When you are building an item it is better to finish building 1 item fully until before you buy another item unless you absolutely need the other item. Finishing the first item will be more cost effective and more effective in a fight.

How To Use VGS in SMITE (PS4)

To use VGS Click Right on the D Pad  To use VGS Click Right on the Directional Pad. Then You Have These are your general categories for communication. From here we will only go over the most important commands for tactics and at the end we will see the more social commands. First I will go over the commands and after each section  explain what they mean and when to use them.

Start By Pressing Right on the D-Pad Then..

    Square = Emote

Fun ways to communicate and show personal flare with a character.

Triangle = Talk

General communication with your team but in a more social and friendly way

Circle = MIA (Missing)

One of the most important call outs to make. This lets your team know that the enemy in your lane (enemy mid laner if you are in mid etc.) is not in lane with you and to keep an eye out for them. This should be used every time the enemy that should be in your lane isn’t there, if they still aren’t there after a minion wave then call missing again.

X = Attack

This lets you team know that they should attack and tells them that you are about to attack and puts you on the same page as them

R1 = Tactics

Under the Tactics Menu you have the options for Gank, Help, Ward and Defend.

Square = Gank  

Gank basically means go for the kill and is used when you are making a rotation to a teammates lane and lets your team in lane know to be aggressive and that you have their back. This is an important call out to know so that you don't sneak up behind an enemy and then die because your team didn't know what you wanted them to do.

Triangle = Help

When things hit the fan, call for help or if you see on the map that a specific lane is getting pushed, telling them to "Help ___ lane" lets your jungler know which lane he needs to focus on ganking/pushing.

Circle =  Ward

Wards are a vital part of SMITE because it lets your team know when the enemy jungler is going to gank them, it gives you a heads up on rotations, and it can tell you when enemies are going for objectives. If see a lot of ganks in specific lane or area telling your teammates to ward near that area can save a teammates life.

X  = Defend

This means to go and defend a lane/objective. This is mostly used for when your team is not defending a lane/ the enemy is pushing a lane and no one is near it or when you think an enemy is trying to sneak an objective.

Endings =

With each and everyone of the Commands I’ve shown you after you have entered the general command you need to add an ending so say which lane you are talking about:

Square = Left Lane  

Triangle = Middle Lane

Circle = Right Lane

X   = Objectives

Objective =

If you need to tell them to attack, defend, ward etc. an objective then after you hit X you need to enter one more Command.

Square = Fire Giant

Triangle = The Titans

Circle =  Gold Fury

Some Example =

If you want to say attack right lane = Right, X, Circle.

Defend the Fire Giant = Right, R1, X, Square  

Other Useful Command: Here you can find the more social VGS that are used to just be a good teammate, friendly and make the game more fun.
Command	What is Says	General Tips
Right, Circle, X, + Ending	Retreat	If you hit X again it is a general “Retreat”
Right, Triangle, Triangle, Square	Hi	Good Manners to say when a game starts
Right, Triangle ,Triangle, Circle	Good Luck	Good Manners to say when a game starts
Right,Triangle ,Triangle, X	Have Fun	Good Manners to say when a game starts
Right,Triangle , Square, Circle, X	You Rock	Good Sportsmanship and team moral.
Right, Triangle, X , Square	Good Game	Good Sportsmanship .
Right, Triangle ,Circle , Square	Thanks	Good Manners.

If you guys think there are commands that are useful that I missed or if you think I missed something leave a comment. Hope this helps all the new PS4 Players get better and have more fun at the game so Right, Triangle ,Triangle, Circle and Right,Triangle ,Triangle, X. See what I did there...If not look back at the chart, if you don't think its funny then...umm.. I'm sorry, Its hard to be funny over text. See ya guys.

Ra Guide

Egyptian God of the Sun

Overview: A really good beginner god is Ra. He has a heal, safe clear, a simple ult and a useful passive. He is a free safe and fun mid laner.

Ra's Passive gives increase your movement speed as you use your abilities. It can stack up to 3 times and last for 6 seconds.

Ra's 1 is a line attack that does damage.

Ra's 2 is an AOE around him that slows enemies every.5s and after 2s it does damage,doubles the slow, and blinds enemies if they are looking directly at him.

Ra's 3 is an AOE that last for 6s and hurts enemies and heals allies in it

Ra's Ult is a line attack that can go through walls, has super long range and hurts if enemies get by it.

Abilities: 

1.Speed of Light (Passive)

Ra's passive Speed of Light simply increases his movement speed every time he uses an ability. Stacks up to 3 times.

• Ability: Buff
• Movement Speed: 6% 
• Max Stacks: 3
• Lifetime: 10s 

2.Celestial Beam

For Ra's first ability, he summons a beam of light that does damage in a straight line. This is your main wave clear and main way to deal damage. 

• Ability: Line 
• Cost: 70/80/90/100/110
• Cooldown: 10s 
• Damage: 95/155/215/275/335 (+70% of your magical power)

3.Divine Light

Light start glowing out of Ra, stacking a slow every .5s near him and twice as fast if they are facing him. After 2s the light detonates,damaging enemies and increasing the slow. If an enemy is facing Ra during the explosion are blinded.

• Ability: Area
• Radius: 30
• Cost: 60/70/80/90/100
• Cooldown: 12s
• Damage: 60/100/140/180/220 (+30% of your magical power)
• Slow per Stack: 5%
• Detonate Lifetime: 3s

4.Solar Blessing

Ra summons a pillar of light that can heal allies or hurt enemies every second for 6s. This can be used to help wave clear by placing it on the wave before you use your 1 especially during early game.

• Ability: Ground Target 
• Radius: 20
• Cost: 65/75/85/95/105 
• Cooldown: 18s
• Damage per Tick: 20/32/44/56/68 (+20% of your magical power) 
• Heal per Tick: 20/30/40/50/60 (+15% of your magical power)
• Lifetime: 6s

5. Searing Pain

Ra summons the power if the sun to unleash a devastating blast of heat in front of him. This has a really long range and can be used through walls.

• Ability: Line 
• Cost: 90
• Cooldown: 70/65/60/55/50s 
• Damage: 400/475/550/625/700 (+100% of your magical power)

How I Build Ra: 

Credit to ELITE OWNAGE for the App Used in the Image

   When I play Ra I like to have a build that lets me cast a lot and do a lot of damage while still being able to sustain myself. To do this I start by following the basic mage start of buying Vampiric Shroud and Lost Artifact plus 1 health and 1 mana potion. This give me some sustain with Vampiric Shrouds passive plus some power and MP5. After that I work my way to getting Shoes of Focus. I choose Shoes of Focus over Shoes of the Magi because I rather have early cooldown than early pen because I will be getting pen later in the build. Then I start building Warlock's Sash so I can start stacking as early as possible and get the power, health, and mana.  After that I finish off Chronos Pendant, from the Lost Artifact I bought at the start to get to get more power, MP5 and full cool down. Then I buy Obsidian Shard to get some penetration. I get Obsidian Shard over Spear of the Magus because Obsidian Shard gives you more penetration to objectives which allows you to take objectives faster and I like to always be the obj player. For my 5th item I get Lotus Crown mainly for the passive which gives you 20 physical and magical protection for 5 second if you heal a teammate and it gives you physical protection, power and MP5. 

Credit to ELITE OWNAGE for the App Used in the Image

   For my final item I sell off Vampiric Shroud and build toward Rod of Tahuti for a even more damage to end the game. For active I get Combat Blink for bad situations and a second item depending on the situation like Beads, Sprint, etc. 

How to Play Ra

• In general you want to play Ra like any other mage. 

• When you are trying to clear using you 1 and a few basics gets it done really quick, or you can drop your 3 between the archers and melee minions and then use your 1 to clear a wave really fast. 

• If you get put into a bad position use for 2 as your run away place your 3 then run through it, use your 1 if minions get your way and just keep your passive up. 

• If the person chasing you has low health and you know you are going to die Ult them and try to get the kill.  This is more for fun than good advice but if it work, it's really funny.

• If your team need to escape placing your 3 in front of you guys can let your team heal as you run through it. Or place it behind you to slow the enemies down.(The ability doesn't slow but they will not want to take unnecessary damage so they would try to walk around it)

• Ra's Ult is great for stealing Fire Giants and Gold Furys or Sniping enemies that try to get away.

Summary:
Ra is a really good God for Beginners because of how safe his wave clear and heal make him kinda safe but he is still gankable if you don't play smart. Try to follow these tips and try my build until you get used to it and then see what works for you and what doesn't and then adjust my build and advice to your own playstyle. 

Study Like A God

 

       Alright this is just a quick tip that I've been doing a lot  but didn't realize how much it was helping me until today. The tip is to basically study to Smite, just kidding it's to watch professionals or youtubers play Smite because you see what they do and then implement what they do into your playstyle. Don't completely copy what they do because then you won't have fun but if you pay attention to things like how they react to certain situations or what they buy on certain Gods that you struggle with, you can learn a lot and become better.

    The best place to watch is the Smite Pro League or SPL where profession Smite teams go head to head playing 2 back to back intensely competitive and entertaining games.  Each week there are two games from Europe and North America on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. If you don't want to watch every game, every week you don't have to, but I highly recommend at least watching a few games and see if you like it.

If that's not your style then look up Smite tips, Smite gameplay, etc. on youtube and find what you like. I personally watch Tyde Time and LostScarf the most.  

Arena Tips

The Arena!!!

1. Get Buffs When Possible

• Don't rush into a fight like a chicken with its head cut off. There are 3 jungle buffs on each side. 
• Let  3 people on your team get a buff
• Mages usually get Mana 
• Assassins or Warriors usually get Damage 
• Hunters usually get Attack Speed
• Remember to keep an eye on buff timers so you can keep your stats up 

2. Kill the Minions 

• Last hitting minions deduct 1 point from the enemy team
• Escorting your minions  to the enemy portal  deduct 1 point from the enemy team
• Killing an enemy God deducts 5 points from the enemy team 

3.  Protect Your Siege Minions/ Attack The Enemy's 

• For every 10 God kills your team gets you spawn a Siege Engine 
• Has more health than a regular minion 
• Can't Attack
• Only move forward if it has at least 1 team member near it
• Move Slower 
• 15 points if you escort them to the enemy portal

4. Make Sure Your Build Makes Sense for Arena  

• You don't need to buy starter items because the flow of arena allows you to just jump into your build, Most people buy full boots first
• Wards aren't really useful
• You're almost always in a team fight so beads and other actives are very useful 
• Getting items with both physical and magical defense isn't a bad idea if you're struggling or if you just want to be able to sustain more.
• If the other team has a Ares BUY BEADS I die way to many times from his ultimate

5. Don't Play too Conservatively or Aggressively 

• Remember you are almost always in  a team fight, so be careful when using them aggressively
• Be careful when chasing alone if you do make sure you have teammates on the way or a way to get out fast  
• Remember that the area is relatively small so if you need to go back to the fountain a lot then you can just make sure that when you do you don't leave your team hanging 
• Timing Ults together can get a lot of kills especially combining an Ares or Xian Tien Ult with a AOE Ult like Hou Yi  or Poseidon

6. Work with Your Team

• Use the VGS to tell you team mates when to attack, defend, or  retreat (If don't know what those are I got you Click Here )
• Talk to your team in the lobby to coordinate Gods and have a good team composition.
• If you see someone going for a kill Do Not Kill Steal 
• If you and your team are in trouble, using an AOE Ult like Hou Yi or Poseidon as you run can save your team from losing points.

How To Use VGS in Smite (PC)

    In all of Smite's game modes,, there is always a lot going on which makes talking to your team really hard and very important. Lucky for us Smite has an in game chat system called the VGS ,Voice Guided System, that uses key combinations to make callouts for you. Callouts are basically how you and your team react to situations and plan accordingly so that you guys can win the match.

VGS Main Screen

   This is the main menu,and  yes does look intimidating, that pops up when you first hit v.

Don't be scared I have the most important call outs in a neat chart to help you get started making call outs and being an effective teammate.

Code	Meaning
A	Attack
B	Enemy
C	Careful
D	Defend
E	Emotes
F	MIA
G	Gank
H	Help
I	Incoming
Q	Ward
R	Retreat
S	Self
T	Returned
V	Other

Here are the Endings For VGS

These are the most important ending for the VGS combos that involve key positions on the map.

Code	Meaning
-1	Left Lane
-2	Middle Lane
-3	Right Lane
-GF	Golf Fury
-FG	Fire Giant

These Are the Most Useful

Here are a few VGS combinations that I think are important to know and the main callouts that I see in game.

Code	Meaning
VAA VA-	Attack Attack + Ending
VGG VG-	Gank Gank + Ending
VDD VD-	Defend Defend + Ending
VFF VF-	Enemy Missing Enemy + Ending
VHH VH-	Help Help + Ending
VVVE	On my way
VVT	Thanks
VVGG	Good Game
VVGN	Good Job
VVM	Out of Mana
VVB	Be Right Back