SMITE: Fundamentals of Item Building! How To Build For Beginners

Basic guide for item building in SMITE, explaining what is required for a good build and how items should be put together.
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[@DukeSloth]

Btw, something the more experienced players may notice is that I don't mention wards. If you're experienced enough to notice that, then build wards! I think absolute beginners who are just learning how to build will have other things to focus on first and no one wards on low level games anyways.

[@joppiseni3710]

Learned to ward from 3 years of Heroes of Order and Chaos

[@cthulhu7551]

Great now i can send this to my friends instead of telling them what to build on their characters every match.

[@imaginedyingtolowrankkhezu5552]

They'll probably forget and ask anyways

[@OberonKin]

"YO BRO, DO I GET BANCROFT'S ON ANUBIS?" Edit: Just noticed your username. Shouldn't you be used to people asking you things?

[@alexjv1370]

Ricardo Barreto thats when you report them 💀

[@automatedsoul]

I have a friend who is level 105. He still ask what to build on SUPPORTS.

[@daddydarklord]

This hurt. Too real. I'm the friend.;(

[@jeofbrinclhof7861]

I know how to build but uuuuhh I'll just watch just In case 😳

[@sirgideonofnir6840]

That was why I clicked too lol

[@aquacyanide]

I've played this game for 5 years and I've still had a little issue with some gods and some items, this video did help out tbh. But I mainly found this to send one of my friends who's new to smite so

[@liladopsball]

This is super helpful for me, great structure and you explain stuff very well! I'm new to mobas in general, and even though I have been playing smite for a while I am still relatively unsure of what to build, especially when picking up a new god. I don't really like looking at pro builds bc I feel they're often very situational, so this video is giving me a core concept and some info on what not to do, thanks!

[@DukeSloth]

Thank you! Just as a general piece of advice: While pro builds DO include situational items and are sometimes being put together for specific play styles, GENERALLY speaking that's rarely a major issue in Smite. Most builds on pro level aim for maximum stat efficiency, so while there may sometimes be better situational options, those builds will rarely be completely bad for a situation, especially if they're consistently being used by multiple pros. The biggest outlier here are solo lane builds, where counter building is a lot more important. But then again, if you want to learn solo lane, you definitely have to invest some time into learning how to build relatively early.

[@zeplin8971]

I love that you put out this awesome type of content. Thanks for what you do for the Smite community

[@raistlinmajere1000]

Thank you very much. It is very useful for new players like me who comes from other Moba games (lol in my case). Sometimes turns to be frustrating when you are used to another shop and items (in lol there are 87 finished items or tier 3).

[@tamodashi3988]

Great tips for beginners! It's 4am and my brain is on auto pilot :( great video, keep up the good work!

[@ph0b0z90]

This video helped me so much bro, thank you so much for making this, I was having trouble on what to choose to buy and my teammates would tell at me for either buying the wrong thing or just being trash in general so thnx for the vid you explained alot and really helped me. Keep up the good work

[@514chicks]

Great timing, just getting back into Smite

[@leohomin]

This’ll come in handy for my friends who just started, saves me the trouble of teaching them. 😂

[@LotR4Lyfe]

Thank you so much!!! I’m getting a couple of my friends in the game so I can finally get a squad going.

[@shadowkirby3763]

I know what builds i could use Also me: *auto build:on*

[@henrikhetland7005]

Ive watched the video and I must say that Ive seen you do better guides. Plz take this as constructive critisism. I noticed you failed to mention the most easy and important aspect of item building: I think the first thing you should have done is to talk about relics, which you did, but explain why beads are the one an the most important relic in the game and why you should always build it on all squishy gods. Then talk about blessings. Then you should have explained for each class what is the most beneificial build no matter the meta and why. 1.Adcs works best when they have a decent amount of power combined with attackspeed. 2.Mages works best with power and pen. 3.Assassins works best with power and pen(except kali, arachne etc.). 4.Warriors works best with defence/hp and cooldowns. 5.Guardians works best with defence/hp. This is true for all roles since the release of smite. You could quickly mention that flat pen increase your overall damage against squishy and percentage helps you deal more damage to tanks. (Pen doesnt have to be difficult) Finally you could talk about exceptions (like Kali and Baka need hasten katana and attackspeed instead of power and pen). And that your allowed to build hybrid items(item that gives def/hp+ power) to mix up your build if you want more damage for warriors or more sustain for assassins.

[@lassehoffmann625]

you can still play oneshot guardian etc that work too

[@loganprasch7115]

Whelp you just answered half my questions, nice

[@Sombody92]

Very good paragraphs

[@MrImasta]

Thnx bro ive been looking for this answer for so long!!👍👊✌🖐🤩

[@2Niips]

can u add me and teach me

[@isabelle7753]

Thanky you very much for this guide :)

[@alexmid5262]

thx bro really needed it

[@kenziephillips3154]

I'm brand new to SMITE so my friend sent me this guide without watching it first and instead of helping me understand I was just even more confused.

[@Eli-nj6mf]

It’s complicated as hell but it just takes time tbh. I’m sure you’ll get it soon

[@grimmalkinn9760]

Omg thank you I was looking at textual guides and they didn't help at all xD

[@Gamerhobo420]

I think you should do a part 2 on counter building items like spectral to counter crit adcs etc

[@axelmartinez1235]

I think a good video idea will be to make a recap on what roles do. The conquest map had updated quite a bit and often players like me want to STAY optimized. Going into mid season patch on console, it would be really great to know the updates routes and strats for each role. I also main jungle and Im in plat ranked, and I didnt even though this was a "farming" meta, as quoted by weak3n. I don't even know what that means!

[@faemonster9003]

A farming meta means you will prioritize farm from camps instead of ganking. So it's like waiting for all of the camps to be down after you clear them and then ganking until they come back up

[@DukeSloth]

I think I'll just entirely overhaul the Conq guide come midseason. This is the first time we have substantial Conq changes since S6 or so. That'll include pathing, meta etc.

[@daddydarklord]

How did you know I personally have been digging deep into building and have been currently craving another build guide source other than the fantastic FineOkay video? You read my mind and I like it. Proof the world revolves around me. 💁‍♀️ Lol thanks for the video, brother. It takes me a while for stuff to click so the more help the better.

[@xMiguel__]

i have a question: does the „categories” do something like „starter”, „core”, „damage” etc.?

[@harxey]

need an updated version of this

[@MoXuP]

Honestly every time i cant sleep, i turn on this dudes vid.. it is probably good and smart content, but i just love sleeping to it lol

[@lexiepepe6979]

Haven’t played in 2 years need to learn everything again

[@stanleyblackwell2066]

Amen hence y I'm here lol

[@munchpunch2981]

I haven’t played since 2016 😂😂 i know nothing

[@faemonster9003]

I also just realized he didn't say to not build assassins blessing on anyone but junglers. I see new players doing this and it hurts me

[@DukeSloth]

Good point, didn't think of many players initially taking gods into unconventional roles!

[@faemonster9003]

@@TheGambleGame yeah, true. I guess I didn't really think about that. But it still hurts me lmao

[@pcjohnny]

Been playing since beta up to Skadi release (can't remember which season was it) and just recently returned. For that whole time I've never learned to build, position correctly.... basically, play the game properly. Then again, never bothered to play ranked and haven't played conquest since season 1.

[@RandyButternubbss]

This helped a lot thank you 😁

[@susangass1487]

I'm on PS4 and I can get into the gear to customize but soon as I put starter in it just freezes and can only click triangle doesn't allow checking of box

[@fisharepeopletoo9653]

Is this frost rubbing off on duke? Great vid i love the show you how to think about things vids way more than the "just do what i do" vids

[@DukeSloth]

I'd be more inclined to blame the guy in my game today who upgraded 2 (bad) relics on Poseidon less than halfway through the build, but the comparison is a compliment to me nonetheless ;)

[@fisharepeopletoo9653]

@@DukeSloth Lmao fair enough. And it was totally intended as a compliment!

[@cielphantomhive8070]

What is a substitute for mama’s blessing?

[@thesorrow96]

my builds in smite is Depends on enemy team if i play with warrior or tank

[@besh_rs]

Just what I needed! Duke can we get an advanced tutorial of some saught? Like positioning and when to poke and not to poke, when to dive and how hard to agress etc? Atm I'm trying to get into smite campaign but feel I'm being to aggressive or how I should be positioning myself etc

[@DukeSloth]

A lot of these things are kind of hard to put into a tutorial, because the advice here depends a lot on the players. For example, the definition of "hard aggressive plays" could differ greatly between a generally defensive or offensive player. I will see what I can do!

[@nobodyimportant2165]

Duke, could you do a video on penetration. I'm curious about whether building "some" pen is worth it since more pen would benefit from increasing returns. Unless I'm misunderstanding how pen works, every 1 point of reduced protections is a greater percent damage increase than the last. So against a squishy target at level 20, with essentially 50 protections, 25 flat pen increases your damage to that target by 20 percent. 50 pen will increase damage by dealt by 50 percent. With the limit of 6 items, is the percent total damage increase from pen worth more than the amount of power (filtered though scaling and not increasing base damage dealt) that could be built within those item constraints?

[@nobodyimportant2165]

This is speaking to magic pen specifically. That's where I got the approximate 50 base protections at level 20 from

[@DukeSloth]

Will make a pen guide a patch or so after the midseason changes, as it changes a lot of pen items.

[@B01]

Meditations not too terrible in joust when everyone can get effects at the same time, but conquest (I mostly play joust) I can't imagine it being very worthwhile. Obviously, even in joust, if they have Anubis/Hades/Medusa, you're not grabbing medi lol

[@michaelzuniga3721]

You should make a counter building guide

[@marcelrojewski3129]

Will this video will still be up to date after mid-season patch?

[@DukeSloth]

It mostly should be, yes. As my goal wasn't so much to talk about specific items, but rather general build constructs, this should remain relevant for a long time.

[@metalmichew2]

Oh man... the lvl 2 sprint strats where so good back then

[@h4devoe]

Wish I could have sent this video to the Anubis solo I played with last night who built only lifesteal items and no boots 😔

[@TheRisible]

Lol I’m sending this to all the randoms on my team

[@cruzanassassin]

I'm on ps5 and I don't even know how to equip these items... I don't understand how to buy them... I can open the store in game that shows them, but from there everything is confusing

[@projectworld4023]

Has anyone joined the discord channel? Because of this video I would like to learn the fundamentals behind item building in Smite also. Is this discord channel the right place for me?

[@Peyo664]

How to open a shop?

[@auraofeden7602]

oh, ¿sleep token? 😳👌:what a gentleman, what a fellow brother of culture omg

[@OrangeManGood444]

I played in a conquest and I had it on auto purchase items and it literally didn’t buy me one item the entire game and I couldn’t purchase one myself either so I had to go through a whole match with no items and I still went 12-4.It was very very embarrassing not having one item purchased and being level 20

[@jdoggydog7683]

🍪

[@magnolia8886]

im still confused he mightve explained it in the vid but what does starter, core, damage, etc mean im kinda slow lol

[@MrImasta]

Me too probably must build in starter 1. Then what type of god is example:mage build starter then penetration then power...i think

[@Beessokoo1coo1]

So basically don’t use items from level one or two just max ones aka third one 14:47

[@WillKincaid]

Played this game for like 2 hours, never played a moba before , and well... I fucking hate it

[@horacebennett9514]

What are stacking items?>

[@Weissfu]

Things that accumulate stacks on minion kills/god kills

[@cpt.blazedasfck4208]

Dein Akzent hört sich an als ob du Deutscher bist. Tolle Tutorials hast du da gemacht ;)

[@cemmdemir1995]

Dachte ich mir auch LOL

[@Brandon-jf2dw]

What's wrong with meditation?

[@distraction2803]

1) Does nothing mid/late game 2) Antiheal exists 3) Takes up a relic slot you need for other things (shell, aegis, beads, blink) 4)Makes you look like the noobiest of noobs you can possibly be

[@DukeSloth]

Dist Raction already touched on some of the essential points: Antiheal is very accessible and cheap in Smite, meaning that Meditation gets weakened by it a lot. Additionally, Shell is basically a better version of Meditiation, especially after upgrading it. Especially squishy characters (so the ones that aren't tanky) also require other relics over Meditation, mostly Purification Beads and Aegis Amulet. It's the only way for many of them to avoid crowd control (for example being stunned) or high bursts of damage. New players tend to use Meditation as a crutch to offset their misplays, which also teaches you a very impractical playstyle. It teaches a poor understand of how aggressive/defensive you should play and also discourages an efficient use of health pots. So the sooner you rid yourself of Meditation as a staple in every build, the earlier you'll be able to significantly improve in your game awareness. That said, Meditation isn't inherently horrible on EVERYONE ALL THE TIME. There are outliers that can make effective use of it in specific situations. However, these outliers are so rare that it's hardly worth mentioning and especially not important for new players.

[@Brandon-jf2dw]

@@DukeSloth I understand, thank you for making that clear :)

[@DukeSloth]

@@Brandon-jf2dw Anytime!

[@BrennonIsMilak]

I don't think you meantioned that 99% of the time, solo will build teleport. Probably intuitive for players from other mobas, but not as much for people who are new to the genre as a whole.

[@DukeSloth]

We've had quite a few metas and strats with Talaria/Traveler's instead of Teleport, even very recently in the SPL, so I don't really want to make that blanket statement.

[@BrennonIsMilak]

A fair point, but that's high level stuff. For beginners, it's still a safe bet. Off the top of my head I don't think it's ever been wrong for solo to grab teleport. There have been slightly better options, but it's still core.

[@HomelessMan52]

Why’s meditation bad?

[@DukeSloth]

Antiheal is very accessible and cheap in Smite, meaning that Meditation gets weakened by it a lot. Additionally, Shell is basically a better version of Meditiation, especially after upgrading it. Especially squishy characters (so the ones that aren't tanky) also require other relics over Meditation, mostly Purification Beads and Aegis Amulet. It's the only way for many of them to avoid crowd control (for example being stunned) or high bursts of damage. New players tend to use Meditation as a crutch to offset their misplays, which also teaches you a very impractical playstyle. It teaches a poor understand of how aggressive/defensive you should play and also discourages an efficient use of health pots. So the sooner you rid yourself of Meditation as a staple in every build, the earlier you'll be able to significantly improve in your game awareness. That said, Meditation isn't inherently horrible on EVERYONE ALL THE TIME. There are outliers that can make effective use of it in specific situations. However, these outliers are so rare that it's hardly worth mentioning and especially not important for new players.

[@Gamerhobo420]

I personally think med and bracer should get buffs or the upgrade forms should get reworked since there useless like 10 minutes into a game

[@faemonster9003]

Receiving a like from the sloth man himself on my comment has made my day

[@Bluemansonic]

Ok, this is impossible to keep track of while playing or doing chores, can you be more specific on what roles need what items? I'm so confused I cant watch the video if it's just rambling...

[@JL-dd4gd]

honestly, such a badly explained guide lol.

[@squashbanana5146]

I'm waiting for these new players to stop playing ares in mid just because he's a popular God. They can build whatever they want and they'll still get whipped in mid as ares No hate to new players...just having frustrations with people who don't at least try to understand the roles before hopping into conquest

[@TheeOK1]

I'm more annoyed at the people who play modes like arena, build poorly, then get mad they aren't as effective as they should be and blame it on teammates. God forbid if you try to tell them what's wrong or correct them.

[@illumi9044]

"The fundamentals of building" *20 minute long episode*

[@DukeSloth]

What exactly do you think fundamentals are?

[@illumi9044]

@@DukeSloth I just meant I thought the basics of the game would be faster to understand. Im just starting smite w/o any previous MOBA experience and Im pretty lost already.

[@lpdante7168]

Vain glory player..... I'm lost

[@Mrepicman-xs3fc]

2 minutes in and am extremely confused

[@danielfraiz74]

PRO TIP FOR BEGINNERS: never and I say never, and I can't say it enough, NEVER use the recommended items on the first page of the store. It doesn't make any sense. If you want some advice, go for popular items, and even that is sometimes broken

[@spudmaster1793]

Cabroken comes to mind lol. And don't even get mange started on Set popular items . . .

[@distraction2803]

Popular items are the same as recommended items now, it was changed multiple months ago I believe.

[@squashbanana5146]

@@distraction2803 false. I speak as a baba yaga player who sees completely different items on both tabs

[@execalibur4293]

Duke please let me give you a kiss on the lips

[@TheTabaK23]

It makes me mad that hi Rez puts the onus of learning their game on youtube and twitch creators instead of providing actually informative tutorials.

[@vetabeta9890]

😍

[@squashbanana5146]

One of the few flaws of smite that I've seen

[@aBlindManOnAcid]

Finally some dumb video I fucking hate smite but still Fucking play what’s the fuck is the game about what’s the story why are we even fighting why just chill bro seriously like why why why why why why why why

[@JL-dd4gd]

yeah.. i’ll be honest, this was a pretty badly explained guide.

[@otrico7106]

Too many dumb items with no clear path for upgrades and auto upgrades doesnt work in joust. Could have been a good game.