I Watched ONE OF SMITE'S HIGHEST RATED ARES PLAYERS...

[@WakaLakaOsaka]

I kept skipping ahead waiting to see the moment the THIRD HIGHEST RATED ARES would pop off and instead he just fucking disappeared into the background like a fart on the wind.

[@Ytbjohn06]

I really do hope ares gets a partial rework someday his kit is just abysmal outside of some very specific mobility heavy matchups.

[@TexasFan361]

Just give his 2 something better than what he has now. If not oh well. I still feel if you play Ares only run blink and be aggro. If you hit chains you will do great and if you can't don't even look at picking ares

[@LazyCloud9]

I'd like to see his 2 allow his 1 the ability to ricochet to a nearby enemy god, once. Be even better if both linked gods are either slowed to hell or immobile for x duration.

[@teelee8760]

He's good in team fight though. But u have to hit those ones on God's that have movement abilities. One item I always have on ares is winged blade.

[@nickhammond2443]

I agree I think if they made his 1 a cone like Ymir freeze allowing it to be hit a little easier, and a change to his aoe buff, if they made it to where when ares chains someone, up to 3 he uses his 2 and pulls people to him, almost like a mini ult/Maui pull? I feel like that would make him very good that way he is able to pull more and hit more chains consistently. Both imo are problems I believe he has.

[@jaredramirez9623]

I pretty strongly disagree, I play a lot of ares and I do fairly good with him. He’s only mobile if you don’t know how to use his 1, he’s only got low sustain if you don’t know how to use his 2, and he’s only got low CC if you don’t build him right. I get a lot of use out of gem of iso and his 3 with full CDR, and he performs great

[@cvescio17]

This makes me want to be the greatest Ares..

[@JediMentat]

If this is the bar you should have zero problem

[@cvescio17]

@@JediMentat right..

[@valrunk467]

We believe in you. The power within!

[@cvescio17]

Match ID: 1318810659 I am now the greatest ares ever

[@invisibleword7891]

As someone who gas played Ares for a long time watching him play hurts me a lot

[@Wired4Reality]

Agreed, 10 minutes into this game and I was putting my hair out.

[@canaldecasta]

1 should stun if you land 2 or more chains on the same character (So 1 chain from 1 and 4 stuns before and after the pull). Helps with Beads galore and gives him at least something to protect someone.

[@chaaosheretic]

Ares ult half way or at the end isnt that bad. Most players would use beads during the fight allowing ares to control the enemy team or even ult to secure a fleeing enemy

[@pure8211]

I love how the enemy team just ignores him

[@SkywardMako]

I've been an ares main at heart since I started, I've never taken breaks from him and he's constantly been my highest char or one of my highest if it's not my main account, and I'll say ares isn't that good. He's bad, he takes SO much skill and awareness to make useful, and then after you put your whole life into making him useful, an atlas pressing buttons with his tongue will still ALWAYS out-value you. Ares really needs some love or at least an item he can abuse lol, I will agree he shines most in solo and that's where he's seen in spl and high ranks, he's fun in jg and decent but as a supp there's one word for him. Pain. Edit: getting farther in the vid, he just ult more often than not SPAM IT ON COOLDOWN! JUST ULT, ALL THE TIME, EVERY FIGHT, SOLO ULT, JUST DO IT WTF

[@peterbrown8455]

You want a guardian with good early pressure (maybe say, extended AoE autos?), a long duration cripple, a great team utility ability, and a big beads-pulling, CC immune, big impact pull (how about a safer, faster canneled one)? And what if I throw in a leap (so you aren't forced to buy blink) and a nasty cc chain? There's a Maui for that. The only thing Ares does better than Maui is solo carry early through his own dmg. (Also tbf he trades a longer cd 1 and 2 for a now 20s shorter cd ult). Unless you are literally ulting on CD, just play Maui.

[@elijahkodjo8793]

Holy fuck, he's waiting till next game to ult😂😂😂😂

[@LimitlessFitnessZ]

Dude I played with this guy today. He was Hades mid on my team and literally didn't use his ult for the last 9 minutes of the game. We had 3 team fights in that time and he died with it up all 3 times. I couldn't help but just laugh, lol.

[@AmericanIlluminati]

Playstation players certainly aren’t impressing. After this, I’m convinced that ranks mean absolutely nothing.

[@shannonhartfiel2973]

I watched that game and it was bc he was getting shredded anytime he did but yall thought his ultimate made him not die

[@LimitlessFitnessZ]

@@shannonhartfiel2973 you can watch past games? How do you do that? Yeah I know he was getting shredded. If you looked at his build you would see he had no lifesteal and no defense as Hades mid. I'm not saying him ulting would have saved his life or won us the game, especially with his build. I'm just wondering what else do you do as Hades when you get surrounded by enemies. Ulting seems like the only option, yet he didn't.

[@christianhatch7842]

This poor Achilles man, did everything right, glad he got the win.

[@zextax2680]

I get a feel that this Ares gets all his wins like this....

[@Mark-et6lq]

What if Ares 2nd ability did pulse dmg and after a while it stuns or roots 😅

[@francovenica1531]

I keep seeing him using his 2 randomly, in the middle of no where for no reason and drives me nuts

[@brianwhitney3266]

If they added like a movement speed or attack speed aura to his 2 he would definitely be better.

[@certesgaming]

I subbed a couple weeks ago. My johnson has grown 10 fold and the mrs has never been happier.

[@cutemothman3591]

I personally think he needs a full rework even to a point of making Ares, the God of War, a warrior. He just never felt like he should've been a Guardian with a title like that.

[@cutemothman3591]

Cerberus is just a better Ares when comparing their kits side by side. Even down to the Ults

[@jaredramirez9623]

Idk if it makes me qualified to have a say in the status of ares BUT- as some who has, in ranked conquest, a 53% win rate, a 1.54 KDA, and 50 hours, I feel like he is in and almost always has been in a fairly decent spot for solo if you know what you’re doing

[@ImpactsSenju]

As a support main who averages 3/4/25+ this was the most disappointing display of supporting ive ever seen. Bad character with a mix of bad support awareness, never initiating fights, staying mid lane the entire game, and having 0 map awareness, never focusing who he should to help get easy kills. Had he supported the Achilles even ONCE the game would have been a wash. BUT again, the situational awareness was just NOT there. Also, never and i mean never was this 4.2k health TANK on the front line, quite literally stayed behind Skadi and Kali the entire game 💀 I'm not a pro I'm not a masters player, i may not even be good enough to being saying any of this, but HOLY do I feel disappointed as someone who plays nothing but support to see this type of scaredy cat gameplay, initiate the fight, get them to use beads, sacrifice yourself if you must and let your team wipe them.

[@onlyshelton]

If this is the bar idk what to think

[@R3SPONS3]

What’s the song that starts at 4:55? Lmao the beat of it alone makes this all more hilarious.

[@Master1Morrison]

Maybe the only change I’d do for ares would be to help him land chains Would be when he 2 it roots enemies around him so that way he can land chains and cc the enemy Because outside of ult he doesn’t peel It’s very sad Or make him a mage and give him scaling lol

[@theblaqknight]

At this point, Ares is just bad Maui. Maui has a ranged cripple that also pulls. Maui has an AOE buff that relies less on positioning and teleports a teammate instead of just being a buff. Maui has an actual hard CC ability that doubles as movement instead of a pitiful tick damage ability. Maui has an ultimate pull that he doesn't need Blink to use effectively and it leaves behind a wall. They need to seriously buff Ares' damage because that's what he's supposed to do. He's supposed to trade peel for kill potential and he can't even come close to killing people since the 9.5 defense changes.

[@joepreston2669]

Can you adjust your screen on the bottom right to see the 6th items from red team during the video?

[@canaldecasta]

Strongest Ares:

[@jaysyliboy4050]

He fears no monkey 💀

[@lokstir4568]

So can you just rewatch this video from that Achilles' point of view. I want to see that game. He was dancing on that other team.

[@ASHF0X]

Wish ares 2 did more. Like a passive buff, with an active effect. Or have some bonus skill activation for hitting all of your chains on one or more targets. He needs something. My man’s feels…so…meh 🤷‍♂️

[@ASHF0X]

Oh…have his two have passive armor and magic resist as an aura, activating his passive. Upon skill activation all chained enemies are rooted. His one could have a damage ramping capability. Landing his chains increases his 3’s damage. His three could have a stun built in much like a baccus belch. If all three chains hit one target his 3 is buffed, allowing a shield slam as displacement/stun. Idk…I just miss ares being…a god of war lol

[@igfj9241]

It gives hp5, prots of both, ccr, and movement speed for ares when he hits his chains. It’s kind of a inflated ability I can see it’s a headache for hirez to change and make him a better character

[@christianhatch7842]

Just turn ares 2 into a shield slam that knocks enemies back, and make him mobile in his ultimate. Boom fixed

[@vincentsanabria]

And a few more things his team knowing there’s an ares you literally make a plan and work around him

[@noahsimmons875]

Always wondered what a good ares player look like 👀😂

[@vincentsanabria]

This ain’t it I promise

[@ArmyDucks]

I'm still wondering

[@traviszane5334]

Dont worry wait till 10.6 update comes out and everybody just plays guardians and warriors.

[@badatdrawing5083]

every ability base squishies are gonna dissapear from the meta lmao

[@brettburr1003]

That Skadi is the GOAT

[@vincentsanabria]

And your right end game I always come in clutch

[@ImpactsSenju]

Day 1 of asking for the #1 Athena player

[@joshuamercadomendez6679]

Im playing ares in casuals conquest or ranked joust. If it was me I could have killed that bachus over in the jungle at the first 5 min. The starter he used stinks for ares sentinels cloak or warriors blessing for me. Contagion shoguns kusari pridwen first 3 items. @11:50 he could have ulted, portaled and chained under tower. The rank system sucks I agree there should be a severe tier difference. As for the chains I use quick cast. This ares is #3 but doesn't play smart. Made too many mistakes like with the build and relics. I hate how he uses his 2 when it's purpose is for more damage on chains or to help a team fight. He is constantly using it for no reason

[@cata9223]

Ares is actually great man but needs more damage so he doesn’t have to build so much hybrid. I don’t play pro level tho

[@mrv9937]

Ares doesn't have hard cc's like a baachus as you said but he have cripple on his chains it's not nothing not every gods have cripple it's very strong dissruption , not as good as silence but very good , one of the best warrior have this cripple as well , King Arthur...

[@GhostOfThiccc]

NOTI GANG WE BALL

[@idonotconsent1020]

I'm not even noti gang, this was on my recommended for some reason lmao

[@hailhydra1598]

Yer

[@69Drindel69]

If he spaced the chains at 4:30 he would've got the kill.

[@Bradl3y91]

I never even thought about that part of the mechanic

[@golum247]

Wait a minute match making got 4 masters in game and decided to put 3 of them in one team instead of dividing them evenly. Them having mixed masters with diamonds isn't that bad as long it they were divided evenly but Hi-rez doesn't know how to balance game. I bet they have based on individual rankings instead on team overall, witch could explain imbalance in team making.

[@trevorr9919]

I think his chains need an added 0.5 second stun or root for the first time you take damage with the effect happening once per enemy. His three should have a winding up slow. Or have his 2 to detonate the effects while you have them going. Or have his 2 do something useful if you have both chains and fire doing there effects, could be it detonates a decent stun or fucking something

[@cvescio17]

FINALLY..

[@TheDrexill]

I'm gonna break and say Ares is quite good... he's just a higher skill cap, and this guy didn't have it. Makes me want to play him though, seems it'd be easy to hit #1.

[@vincentsanabria]

Honestly ares really ain’t that bad I’ve won multiple games but it’s rough. I’ll agree

[@shannonhartfiel2973]

As a person who is the ares friend I can tell you he mainly plays Bacchus now . He's a pretty decent support but this game just nit a good 1 for him

[@m1k3stunner85]

Full damage is fun in other modes

[@jurasicpet88]

You should watch the #1 Atlas DJ

[@netn1917]

Day 5 of asking for Number one Morrigian video🙏

[@Scyllamain]

Yes

[@bretclarke666]

I agree, character is poopy! I had to skip to the end just to see who won 😪😂😂😂 #1 Morgan le Frey would be cool, very much enjoy the character 😊

[@brbaker1968]

Area is really good now, this guy just sucks, his passive is really good for doing dmg by building auras that also help the team, his chains and upgrades sunder with the right build will do 70% hp at least on anyone but the support

[@dosicmyth]

Wait, who's the top 2 ares? Because I'm like %70 win rate 3 star ares but I don't play him that much anymore. Lol

[@jerichoakuma7441]

Probably entering theory mode here but I'm under the belief that guy was carried to his rank

[@LimitlessFitnessZ]

I played with him today and he was Hades mid and didn't use ult for 3 team fights in a row. I alway check the stats after my matches and couldn't believe he was Diamond 2.

[@jerichoakuma7441]

@@LimitlessFitnessZ then he had to of been carried right? Or at least boosted if thats possible to be boosted.

[@LimitlessFitnessZ]

@@jerichoakuma7441 Hard to say, recent stats show he plays mostly support and won most of those games, according to smitesource. Maybe he was tired that game or drunk. Maybe he just isn't familiar with the mid role or hasn't played Hades that much. I know I can't play jungle at Diamond/Master level and would probably look like a shitter in that role.

[@J3ff2424]

Why was he just constantly popping his two with nobody around. Like dude is just wasting mana and cooldowns

[@jacobyshmurda2650]

I mine as well be the #1 Ares at this point lol

[@zer0436]

Can you spectate top loki next?

[@TheRealJohnHelldiver]

He already did

[@ponynightxd1163]

I played a qp conquest with him a month and half ago and I thought he was new with how bad he was. (I was his hunter) now I know his a boosted trash can probably egotistical too

[@juicenozzle2575]

3rd best ares out of the 3 people that play ares in ranked

[@michaelfroelich13]

Ares is a better jungler than a support 😂

[@AmericanIlluminati]

I’m late but WE MADE IT HAPPEN BOYS!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@Dodgingsimulator]

If you think ares is useless is because you have played with an absolute amateur ares you play once with a controlling ares it's a free win everytime

[@PurpleCyanideTube]

So I know this is supposably the 3rd best ares.. but what rank is this? It feels like silver from the first couple minutes

[@DubGamingFTW]

This Ares is dook

[@godtype9706]

Bro this Ares got carried to top 3

[@honzavavrushka686]

I don't think, that Ares is bad charakter/god... Yes, he is a bit bad at beggining, but at the end, you can go crazy, really crazy. Full aura tank is good build, by my opinion. But this player is just bad...

[@tommytukka7034]

Ares is arena man..

[@Mr_Bobo99]

Ares is not a good support right now but for being the 3° Ares on the leaderboard this guy is a bit lost in the sauce.

[@shannonhartfiel2973]

He is only 3 bc he played him alot start of season and he was in school still so he barely played but won alot with ares

[@davidgraham476]

Day 1 of best arachne player

[@Flightbald]

Do phersphone

[@TheClapinator]

The worst ares ive seen is the 3rd best? 🤨

[@frenchiee_96]

As a top 10 ares.... Ares is dog shit... But against any character with a dash? And when yiu get paired with a thor? Brother i have a 100% win rate on games with a thor on my team when im ares. I always have everyones beads down. And when i do thor just shits on the squishy. Ifnyiu dont got beads or refuse to use them youre dead either way. Thats the point of ares. You force relics out of squishies with blink ults and let your jungler and mage pop off. You arent peeling for anyone as support so build a hybrid tank and make your jungler and solo a tank and just W key. If that doesnt work then ggs

[@dosicmyth]

You're judging ares on a guy who a) didn't get blink on ares and b) got cool down shard. Right off the bat this game was fucked.

[@OqiviOrein0]

Honestly when I play mid and my support is in my lane for no reason I'm like would you get out of my way, I'm not trying to split xp between us.

[@Jonlp6]

Lol your buddy weaken loves copying your content

[@manseyful]

I stopped watching after 10 minutes because it was painful. I came back after 9 hours and its still hurting

[@conormckinley9420]

Ares desperately needs a rework I think he has the worst designed kit in the game. Also its so wierd to me that he isnt a warrior like hes the god of war.

[@Tokoshaka]

Just play nox

[@jefroxpadayogdog]

I play smiite, but i do not know how to play conquest, ill always played the arena

[@zcd5022]

Did you watch this video before posting this as my god it’s a boring game to watch am 5 mins in tho 😂

[@minkstinkus1905]

she*

[@engineerfalde]

Ive played a ton of Ares players way better then this guy.. this was painful watching

[@somebodyontheinternet1090]

Guy is 2rd best ares in the game but doublej somehow believes he know better on how to play him lol

[@thomaswagner4163]

:)

[@tonyontilt3522]

Yuck, easy to judge people that can't respond

[@suku9259]

This is a bad ares player just saying…