THEORY
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This is where Thanatos’s Ultimate, ‘Tartarus’, comes
more often. This would allow you to consistently poke
in. Directing all his hatred towards one specific
the enemy up to a point where getting a kill is almost
god, Thanatos throws that particular god down to
completely assured. Cooldown reduction items would
Tartarus where they will receive heavy damage
then be of least importance for the same reason.
from the physical and mental torture endured
In terms of teamfights, ‘Escalating Weakness’
in the abyss. Upon release, the god is never the
and ‘Tartarus’ would be the most beneficial.
same after witnessing the horrors contained in
‘Tartarus’ for reasons explained previously and
that dungeon. They will be feared for a short period
‘Escalating Weakness’ for the healing reduction.
of time after returning from Tartarus. This ability
Area of Effect (AoE) healing gods such as Hel and Ra
would function as a temporary removal of a high
would be the most affected by this since Thanatos’s
damaging god in teamfights thus handicapping the
ability also reduces healing in an AoE around
enemy team and giving yours a strong advantage.
him. Applying the combination of ‘Merciless’ and
In the laning phase, maxing ‘End Life’ would
‘Escalating Weakness’ will also help concentrate
be the best idea to clear minion waves and also to
the enemies in one area as they are pulled towards
provide poke. ‘Escalating Weakness’ will also remove
you thus helping you team in landing abilities.
the sustain of enemies which is very apparent in the
This concludes another edition of God Re-
solo lane. Pitting him against other mages in lane,
Envisioned. Would Thanatos be more than just the
Thanatos might almost always have the upper hand
early game god that we know and love with this
due to ‘Merciless’ increasing his magical power.
re-imagined version of his character? I hope you
Building mana-providing items such as ‘Book of
enjoy this read as much as I enjoyed re-creating
Thoth’ would be a good idea due to his Passive. If
this Greek personification of death, Thanatos! ■
your team is getting a lot of kills, abilities can be used
36 The SMITE Community Magazine Issue #11
By Timothy Tian
The GameOn Magazine