SMITE: How To Play Cthulhu! | Cthulhu Guide | Cthulhu Build, Tips & Tricks

[@herrschmidt5477]

my Cthulhu guide: Ult -> push all buttons -> laugh. Maybe watch your HP while doing so.

[@TheYungrico1]

Not a regular laugh a manic laugh to where ppl believe you have issues.

[@talbyclark3291]

Lol

[@ninyaslicey1874]

Yeah pretty much

[@kean8994]

When i see one enemy i can spam all my of my liabilities when i see in the entire enemy group together my brain says yeeeeet kill them all

[@classycthulhu8449]

Just do that, especially watch your HP and you'll be fine, you'll Love it. I think you could really Craft some interesting builds with this guy.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Upgraded Shield of Thorns when ulting is so fun

[@tennagon3822]

Noted.

[@m-tay5687]

@Capcom&SNK Fan ?

[@San-cb9mj]

@Capcom&SNK Fan lol he was kinda a rlly good god to be added :P

[@daviddinges9168]

@Capcom&SNK Fan may I ask why? I mean at least he is technically a god unlike Merlin or Arthur. Or even anyone from the chinese pantheon since they dont believe in gods just higher beings, which is one of the reasons why the hindi and Buddhists have their arguments on Buddha's origin

[@SlippySmalls]

@Capcom&SNK Fan stop copy and pasting this in the comment section kiddo

[@kitsunelover5572]

20:03 for builds.

[@evanlondo9436]

I have been loving midguardian mail on him personally when dealing with AA gods, slows them down a little when they hit you so you can close the distance while also giving a fair amount of health.

[@johnkelley1788]

I'm new to smite, cthulu pulled me into this madness. Ty for your guide really really informative.

[@gh0stsm0ke]

welcome!

[@bradyv8324]

Welcome! Dont let the community sway you away and enjoy the spread of madness

[@SadBoiEx]

Same lol

[@whathappened_.]

Same

[@killerflash5666]

Wise words

[@LuckyDragon289]

I'm surprised Oni Hunter's Garb wasn't mentioned; wouldn't its passive synergize really well with Cthulhu's already-existing damage mitigation?

[@DukeSloth]

Absolutely! I don't think it's core on him though. A few defensive items are enough for him and after that you often get more out of damage.

[@thefench1]

you need to see the relation ... the 6 percent by oni hunters garb are very gentle but for he has already so much mitigations on himself ... 6 percent aint so much anymore if you already have 20 percent from the passive plus atk speed redux resulting in hidden damage redux too you might want to get some flat protections or may even offensive options

[@Sephyrulz]

thefrench1 said it well, when you already INHERENTLY stack protections and damage mitigation, OHG's numbers just don't stack up. And it's not worth building early (In Conquest) as you're not really team fighting quite yet aside from the occasional gank, which Cthulu can usually escape from quite decently if you have your 3 up. I see use for it in Arena early, however. You get your ultimate so quickly, and the whole mode is one big team fight, so OHB may be useful in early game there, and you can sell it for more CDR or damage later.

[@DavidSantos-ix1hu]

I like bluestone and staff of magi on chuthulu it makes him tankier and works with all his skills.

[@johnathansanford8206]

Just incase someone else hasnt said it, he has a blind spot in his ult, just behind and to the left of him. If you get attacked and focused here i recommend reverting ult immediately and dashing out

[@joshhawkins8394]

just spin around?

[@johnathansanford8206]

@@joshhawkins8394 to wich would be replied: rotate with his spin.

[@ruefiasco3608]

Use his 3rd in ULT it’s a aoe tht usually works for me

[@johnathansanford8206]

@@ruefiasco3608 also sacks hp for it for minimum damage, risky if ur getting drilled. ADCs are dangerous to him

[@ruefiasco3608]

Johnathan Sanford very true I forgot about tht

[@jaymietran5257]

Having osiris using his ult on cthulu while hes in his ult form is so funny

[@22Temple]

I was using the build that you and frost had been talking about with void shield and it absolutely shreds Cthulhu late game. You can kill him super fast when he Ults.

[@AnimeALX]

I feel like he dies at lvl 2 super easy because the adc can hit most of their autos on him and he gets absolutely shredded by them late game when in his ult but to other roles he feels like he makes a big impact when fighting against.

[@dafall6450]

Well considering ive been maining cthulhu in solo since he came out, I straight smack ass. I smack guardian ass I smack assassin ass I smack mage ass I smack warrior ass but those adcs... they scare me

[@AnimeALX]

@@dafall6450 AA assassins and adcs eat Chtulu for lunch

[@dr.evil2some847]

@@AnimeALX wat does adc mean?

[@AnimeALX]

@@dr.evil2some847 attack, damage, carry or carry for short

[@NerdGuy1988]

@@AnimeALX Maybe early on but if it gets to mid/late game and you build bruiser/damage you will shred them while they do next to nothing. From my experience anyways.

[@youtuber-lr8ck]

I always watch all ads on your guides. I know they take long to make so I support the best I can. Thanks!

[@TheYungrico1]

( Talisman of energy-Shoes of Magi-Breastplate of Valor-Pythagorem's piece-Pridwen-Typhon's Fang.) For an Relic Cursed Ankh to make up for no anti heal. This is a very aggressive team build i came up with. You get Power, defense, some added health/Lifesteal with cooldown. Teammates gets lifesteal, attack and movement speed. Great for support roles. Can solo to very versatile.

[@thatsmokerwasme]

As someone who considers themselves a supp main. When did supports start building flat out damage items?! Eargly awaiting that sod vid.

[@Hellraider091]

Support main here myself, but it's been like this for awhile now half the time when I see other support players they don't even build support items anymore they literally rush cool down and only care about themselves. What are playing support for if your not gonna play the role right. Not gonna lie I do this sometimes but it's more hybridy. Get your thebes sovernty heartward voidstone and etheral or either prydwen breastplate or genjis.

[@surreal9583]

its weird, but a lot of supps go for the utility and power as tankiness is not so hard to build into

[@cristerlydioniciocastillo4696]

Supp main here, it happens because people actually dislike playing support, they rather play a solo style guardian with some utility than a tankie guardian, because of problems than rhe carry sucks, you are always behind, saltines for your teammates foe taking kills by accident, and because you have to do an impact in a teamfight, plus anything bad happens: Is your fault.

[@DukeSloth]

It's a very recent development in the pro league. It's not necessarily about people disliking support either, those pros have been support mains for ages. It's basically about stat efficiency, I'll make sure to get out the video soon!

[@plapps]

So wait, if a target has 3 stacks of Torment on and you use your first ability on them, how does that interaction work? Does it apply the 4th stack then consume them in the same cast or does the enemy have to have 4 insanity stacks already on them in order to consume the stacks?

[@riku580]

I'm at rank two with Cthulhu. It just adds the stack to them. No consumption of stacks. They should be insane after the use

[@zaneomega2]

They have to be a 4, it doesn't stack sadly

[@avengersspirit4751]

it kinda sucks yea in that combo best thing to do is a basic atk combo then 3 then 1

[@Darkalanche]

Just listening to the sky crack and all is the best thing ever. And by far one of the BEST hyper aggression characters in my opinion. He is everything i want in an aggressive support or solo.

[@MrRomanrin]

GEM OF ISO and MIDGARD are 2 "must" buy items for me...

[@dafall6450]

Same here usually I go midguard for phys and either oni or pest depending on who im facing Magi shoes gem of iso chronos rod of tabooty

[@unoxys]

Gem of iso makes his mire 1000 times more effective

[@bradyv8324]

Personally the gem of iso is nice but its not necessary since his mire already slows. Can instead build a different item for more damage or more protection

[@dafall6450]

@@bradyv8324 youre right but usually i like to focus on making a characters stranghts better. I see how it can help to go with more damage or something else though.

[@bradyv8324]

Dafall next time you play try swapping gem of iso with divine ruin and build tanky. Its great for support. Im not competitive though so give it a shot and see how it goes

[@shadowkirby3763]

You know it’s been a long match if you absorb enough insanity to max out his passive

[@cogahan]

Yeah btw, isn't mitigation a bad thing for damage? I just threw it into google translate because I didn't know what mitigation means, and it spat out, that it basically means to make it less, for example, putting on a bandaid will mitigate the pain

[@andaisven8447]

@@cogahan mitigation in this game is big for Guardians because if they’re at 40% damage mitigation that means 100 damage auto hits for 60 instead / the longer the match and the more mitigation the better

[@christophersmith8848]

@@cogahan Damage Mitigation applies to damage you take, not damage you deal

[@cogahan]

@@christophersmith8848 Ok but is the mitigation Permanent?

[@dmcdante8845]

For me. I max the two, then the one, then the three and finally, four. So far, been good during 1v1 fights. Honestly, love him more in solo then support duo. Always start on warrior's blessings on him. Builds very. This is my opinion and so far, love playing him a lot!!!

[@Escapism-for-everybody]

how the defaq do you even stack more than 1 before the enemy or you dies ? In Arena its not possible

[@simonschimmy5558]

tried stone of binding and it "only" triggered on the 3 which didnt seem worth it for me but heck might have to try it again

[@DukeSloth]

Sounds like a bug? Check my Cthulhu mechanics video, it procs all of his abilities there, including the 1 if you have the fear.

[@simonschimmy5558]

@@DukeSloth oh, will do! thanks for the reply duke

[@ΓιάννηςΔοβλέτογλου]

How about an attack speed build Cthulhu? It kinda capitalizes on getting torment stacks rather quickly. I tested a full attack speed build and his autos go like crazy fast. Then i removed like 2-3 attack speed items for some dmg or cdr. Damage-attack speed hybrid feels the best for me.

[@dragonheart1236]

I like running Shogun's Kusari on him. It allows him to stack his passive quicker, and it really helps team fights and ganks, especially when he ults

[@elian6774]

Can someone tell me why i cant see half the things he put at 20:54 in my Cthulhu shop thing?

[@kunaly.5831]

I really like the Lifesteal boots on him in the solo lane. It’s a small amount of lifesteal but it adds up. Also the power is nice. Then I go into celestial legion helm or void stone

[@staxkingdom3553]

One question there's no way to avoid the fact that his health drops dramatically the second the battle intensifies. I mean his health will drop no matter how well you stack your damage, even in ulti form?

[@zhwellrested]

I’m surprised Cthulhu even needs a guide, he’s ridiculously easy to play

[@BrennonIsMilak]

Some item's I've really been liking on him that I don't think were mentioned are bulwark of hope (especially when used with mantle), gem of isolation, and the forgotten item, Mail of Renewal, cd health and hp5, all good stats for him, and a heal that scales off your max health when any nearby enemy god or objective is killed, it's a ton of healing and I usually end up at full hp after I'm done ulting.

[@GoPostalMan000]

How do you do a solo?

[@nyxorigan7806]

If you use the phantom relic (forgot what it’s called) during the ult it takes away the slime effect and it’s just his normal model

[@user-vj8fj6hu7z]

Very helpful video as usual :) How can I unlock Cthulhus Limited Skin which you use in this Video?

[@jasmined4307]

I think the battle bass but I looked and I couldn’t find it

[@DukeSloth]

Oh, you have to buy the bundle for that which includes all the limited recolors of new god releases for the year. I didn't buy it though, not worth it imo. All skins are automatically unlocked in jungle practice!

[@user-vj8fj6hu7z]

@@DukeSloth okay not worth at all thx for your quick reply I really appreciate it

[@daviddinges9168]

@Capcom&SNK Fan why?

[@T-Dogg20]

Hey I have my Cthulu at mastery 7 and just now decided to learn how to fully play him. Thanks!

[@zakjames475]

The mire has pretty good Crowd control capabilities

[@olivierbourgeois3230]

First time I understand the explanation on this god. Good work!

[@davidleivaarias9498]

Reflect damage is kinda good since you are a huge target during the ult, however the mitigation affects how much is reflected but can be good in some situations

[@rawkhawk414]

I was always under the impression that damage mitigation is calculated after damage reflection. ?

[@LordKarnox]

What Relics should he use?

[@avengersspirit4751]

the 3rd hit chain doesnt seem to connect alot, also i think they need to buff the torment duration 5 sec is really short. The only other thing i would like to see is a meter bar or a icon to know if enemy has max torment something like Baron Samdi icons

[@Boulder7685]

Clocked over 3 hours into him at this point. 11 matches. 91% win rate. I feel like I'm actively damaging my ability to play the game because this boy is so broken. Not that I'm really complaining because the squid is our one true lord and savior.

[@fadeddragon123]

People haven’t learned how to play against him either.

[@rick2987]

it has a weird learning curve. first, he would seem broken, after the counters, he would seem shit, but when people learn to profit the 3 of the ult and the taco bells night, he would seem pretty broken once more. But yeah, you can got 90% winrate in a lot of gamemodes on low-mid elo, as they re unbalanced there (ah puch or ares on assault; ares or nox on arena; ares and hou yi in joust; and aphro and ares ever (i like ares))

[@yupjuliansje]

my experience with cthulu, " get ready for a teamfight, dash in, ult, try to pull off some damage and apply nightmare, and then i die"

[@sheevpalpatine9054]

Just got this game two days ago and this is who I'm saving for next.

[@flojoonthemojo]

Is he for free in terms of irl money?(i wanna get the game and I know its free, but is he too?)

[@Nova-iq2ox]

@@flojoonthemojo in real money, you don’t have to spend any,but he costs game currency

[@pfitz9346]

+1 for the amazing taste in background music.

[@fadeddragon123]

Cthulhus counter is to get in his face when he ults, getting his harder by his ult 3 is better than getting spammed by the ult 1/2, yes you will get more madness stacked on you too.

[@rawkhawk414]

My biggest pet peeve when playing Cthulhu so far is Kali climbing up my nutsack like I'm some kind of Dark Souls boss.

[@fadeddragon123]

Rawk Hawk exactly. He needs to cancel his ult when there’s a physical with quins in his face.

[@dmcdante8845]

Team fight, yeah. Haha. It depends on the situation and how the fights can shift. Love the video.

[@carlosportuguez3461]

Can you make a video for funny interactions with his ult? Like getting Fenrir ulted, Medusa petrified...

[@DukeSloth]

Don't think there are all too many, mainly because he's CC immune so something like Fen ult wouldn't work. The funniest ones I've seen were Medusa ult and Osiris ult.

[@paintitblack4135]

I just want to know when to use your ult efficiently, PLUS I don't get how his passive works truly.

[@NotCaff]

I always go guard blessing > shoes of focus > gauntlet > breastplate > pestilence > stone of gaia > mante of discord and then a relic dagger

[@ryangreen2493]

Can someone explain the hype around him? I have yet to lose to him in arena or conquest

[@bradyv8324]

Honestly he seems relatively balanced if the other side knows how to fight it, im just hyped because i love cthulhu and the whole mythos

[@cosmicstoryteller3611]

4K health with 2 health items, not counting ult extension. If you 1 everyone in sight with full cdr(which you can achieve with defensive items, which I highly recommend to stack heavily), you gain up to 30% dmg mitigation. He’s pretty much unkillable if you play right.With just the inclusion of his dash, he feels extremely mobile. All this, coupled with his heavy cc kit, means that during normal play, he’s very hard to kill. His ult shreds protections with each swipe, the knock up is useful for disrupting enemy attacks as well, the 3 is a surprisingly good support ability while also being effective against enemies. Being able to using relics in this state, alongside the aforementioned health boost, makes his ult a game changer for team fights, viable to initiate or to finish it off. Maybe I’ve just had a good few games with him, but I haven’t lost with him yet.

[@bradyv8324]

The Ventriloquist i found going against him as long as your carry or jungle doesnt suck and you have good burst damage he dies relatively quick. Especially early game and double especially if they build qin sais. But yeah even ill admit his health and survivability im his ult is insane. If they were to nerf him probably remove the extra health from the ult or scale it down

[@cosmicstoryteller3611]

BradyV83 If you use his 1 correctly in the early game, you can make sure you only engage properly when you have that mitigation active. Use health pots to sustain and his early game remains pretty damn strong as long as your skill is up to par. That being said, items like soul reaver and qins are definitely trouble no matter what.

[@billydocker1234]

Next video: How to stop Cthulhu (Please xD)

[@DukeSloth]

Actually on my list already!

[@billydocker1234]

DukeSloth I’m looking forward to it :) the big boi is just so tanky

[@fadeddragon123]

My tip.. get in his face when he ults similar to old Baba Yaga. Yes he has his 3 but it’s better than being spammed by his 1/2, and yes you will do less damage to him still

[@bienhy5120]

@@billydocker1234 rely on your basic attacker physical with qin sais, it's pretty easy for them xD

[@JohnGlow2]

Achilles’s execute doesnt care about Cthulu, and his ult makes him unmissable

[@bvituperative3320]

How do you get insanity?

[@thelonelylovecraftianbeing1491]

If u get hit 4 Times by how abilities or you look at him in ult u get the insanity

[@YojiKyuSama]

I feel like bracer of undoing would throw people off. If you pop it right you could have almost full health when his ult ends.

[@dalink2388]

My first time playing Cthulhu was in Joust and the elephant god was on the other team. He made me wanna uninstall the game cause his ability canceling abilities would piss me off so muuuuch. It’s more annoying when you’re trying to use ultimate or any ability an he just cancels you. So triggering.

[@jjbrampton4529]

Yo Duke, you can’t get out of Cthulhu when you shadow step into his ult as Nox

[@jjbrampton4529]

Or when you shadow step into him and then he ults. You’re trapped! I’ve finally found a bug haha

[@stevenvargas3417]

That can be life saving for a Nox right? Lol

[@Sephyrulz]

I play Xbox, so I don't have a Macro, but BOY HOWDY have I memorized the button combo. ➡️ RB A B

[@rain-5103]

Great video as always

[@Zefo_No]

11:14 Weird, i thought the 3 healed for 14% of Cthulhu's max hp, or did they change that?

[@angelplou9548]

They didnt change anything

[@DukeSloth]

Nah, it was always the target's max HP, even on PTS.

[@umar3507]

19:40 Build^^^

[@alexanderreau]

Can u do a skadi build?

[@andrewmason7188]

How do you cancel

[@dumbtweacz2150]

Just got the game and I bought him straight up and he’s pretty op

[@hatihrovitnisson6269]

Perfect a guide for my new main, I thank you good sir

[@Jonatron503]

My three big tips to start with... First tip: play as a team. Second: stop feeding. Third: Being a bruiser or tank is fine, just stop whining about grouping up when you have no map/teammate awareness.

[@surealitycomplex4077]

essentially use the dash to get in the center of enemies turn around and blast ability one at them and then ult and spam every button except ult all to the tune of thomas the dank engine got it

[@avengersspirit4751]

build is at 19:40

[@PewPewShootEmUp]

Gem of Isloation is really good. Makes his root pretty much guaranteed

[@Prxaiz]

Speed, damage boost and consumables. Is my build. I have been doing good

[@drummersnare6276]

There’s so many cthulus in conquest now

[@loganpotts4035]

did you fight a cthulu named dubstepyoda?

[@matanuji4315]

Full damage or full movement speed take it or leave it

[@offsidechillpill3251]

Thank you!!!!

[@Grimhead]

Good fucking guide. Thanks for this video!

[@dariusmakua7099]

Is he still good?

[@carsonsillib9560]

What the heck his ult is on a 20 second cooldown

[@TheSmiles]

I love this god so much so fun

[@texcorps9432]

Hi Rez wanted him to sell well and get played. They certainly did that lol. Now get to those nerfs....please Lord Hi Rez...

[@soulreaver6546]

Hes easily countered, all abilities are slow and percent damage destroys him completely

[@texcorps9432]

@@soulreaver6546 any god can be easily countered by someone. Doesn't change his bloated kit and team fight control and damage. I'm not saying he's broken but you're joking if you don't think Hi Rez will nerf him over the next few patches.

[@fork-man]

@@soulreaver6546 he is roght you know every god has a counter god playstyle or items bit it does not take away how annoying or op they are zues is a prime example he got counters but that does not take away him from doing his combo and no scope kill you and half you're team with his absurd damage

[@perihelionphotography]

I'm just waiting to see kratos show up

[@MaxPootis]

How to play Cthulu....FULL DAMAGE 20/0 KD

[@troy3423]

He's broken.

[@isaiescamilla550]

He didn't mention that the transfuse uses your health on use and it deals more damage to enemy gods that are closer to you

[@SuperSonic1116]

Thanks elon

[@maceinfaceinc]

Idk why people pick up voidstone anymore, the 10% doesnt seem worth when you got items like genjis

[@zashisouthpaw69]

step 1 buff his stacks its impossible to get over 20 percent proven in training

[@MurIocMage]

Simple pro tip: Press 4 and watch them flee like cowardly dog

[@amandadeloach5826]

Or do it at the same time as an enemy cthulhu, and just have a kaiju battle

[@xaviernightmare6234]

I'm a berserker type

[@bobbychews]

Can someone please sum it up for me? I’m eager to play him properly already! I’ll watch the video anyway but I don’t have the time while gaming currently.

[@daviddinges9168]

@Capcom&SNK Fan why? What's your reasoning for this?

[@TheSmiles]

Capcom&SNK Fan he’s insanely fun to play

[@vampr20ranger]

he i feel is broken he ut dps everyone in game ive played so far

[@johnathansanford8206]

That's to be expected, he specialises in AoE damage, that is easy for the most part to hit.

[@amandadeloach5826]

He also just released.

[@sinistergeek]

it's extremely hard to follow. Smite gamer tips and trick are like pro gives pro advice. I mean at think for player who just started with no knwoladge. It's hard to keep up....idk i am very dissapointed!

[@volodymyr6532]

Cthulhu is stupid strong. Sometimes i want to delete smite. Wtf with Hi-Rez

[@chasewarren9702]

They said they were planning on releasing him in an over tuned state. They didn't want Baba part 2.

[@crusaderofthenile4829]

He not that strong

[@daviddinges9168]

If you get creative he is honestly really easy to counter. Try having wallmaking characters such as ymir or terra. One thing in almost all of the lanes through the jungle block off his movement drastically

[@thrilltokill5409]

I play on xbox and I'm pretty good with cuthulu, anyone want to play ?

[@salfisher297]

Is Cthulhu a dlc?

[@maxstro7033]

I can't never pick him SMH 🤣

[@gwenk9706]

So you can pick him😂

[@forsaken696]

Wow so funny

[@majorrager3138]

Is this video also available in English?

[@Blusdw]

He's busted soo

[@daviddinges9168]

I've only been able to play one game since his release do to traveling right now but he honestly seems busted but easy to shut down with being a little creative.

[@Blusdw]

@@daviddinges9168 he has literally every form of CC

[@ΒασίληςΜέρτογλου]

its CTHULHU not CATHULHU

[@real_ez8412]

hmm 5 months later and this god is still the most overtuned POS no skill god in the entire game. just pukes on your screen with no counterplay.

[@Sektus69]

You're making a guide for a character who will be op for weeks, until hirez will make some serious nerfs, and who will be unkillable no matter what items he will build... genius...

[@texcorps9432]

@griffith did nothing wrong Or he has a different view than you. Wouldn't say he is broken but he's overtuned and its clearly cause Hi Rez wanted him to be a popular God out the gate and not another baba situation.

[@Zero-ge4vb]

@griffith did nothing wrong He doesn't do too bad in Solo tbh, but Qin Sais and other % health items destroy him. He's good, but he's not broken like release Bellona, I'd even go as far to say Heim may still be better. But that's just my opinion

[@daviddinges9168]

@@texcorps9432 eh, he has a lot in his kit but he can be easily countered by a lot of gods too with only a little creativity. His damage scaling is also really bad compared to the damage of other guardians, I'd still be far more terrified of a bachus or gabrakan due to their insane cc and damage scaling.

[@puffyeato]

not that the guide is bad but I feel like guides can skip the ability review

[@suikerpapas7830]

Plsss dont be nerfed cthulhu, i think he is still balanced

[@amandadeloach5826]

Maam, get some help, now.

[@Jadizi]

First of all, him getting a whole other set of abilities in his ult was overkill. Instead of creating unique kits like DOTA2 or League, they just mash a bunch of derivative shit into a kit and release it.

[@bobbyjoe232]

U don’t understand the joy of life

[@glassking8416]

What would you give him then Mister smart ass?

[@fadeddragon123]

The ult is more like a stance switch. There is little synergy true. Funnily enough his ults counter is to get in his face and his 3 does more damage the closer they are to him, plus the damage reduction stacking the closer you are to them

[@texcorps9432]

@griffith did nothing wrong I like his kit alot but its far from unique. The most unique part is the visual effect of being hit by his abilities for too long

[@fadeddragon123]

Smite kits are very simple compared to other MOBAs because of: 1. It’s third person view. 2. It’s on consoles 3. It’s meant to be a more simple game and cater towards people who have never played MOBAs. It’s meant to be welcoming