I play unranked and I get flammed as solo whenever I go for mana buff vs help jungle clear speed and harpies. They dont understand that getting mana and going to lana first gives early lane pressure and allows solo to snowball
Yeah, a lot of people still don't know about it. Communicate it to them before the match and if they still complain, might as well start at speed. Not worth having them tilt over that
I've only gotten like 5 Solo games this patch (all unranked, as well) and for two of those the Jungler helped me with blue before going speed. I dunno if this is some special start to help the solo get to lane faster or if they didn't know jungler starts at yellow instead of clearing with solo.
@@DukeSloth The only issue with that is that going blue to lane gives less xp than getting speed and back camps first. which is why I don't like that start
It doesnt automatically “give lane pressure and lead to snowball” cause if the enemy started with jungler they hit 3 before u so they actually get lane pressure. Plus its god dependent
@@youtubeguy4989 this statement is simply incorrect and has been disproven many times in the pro league. both hit level 3 on the same wave and the one starting blue usually has pressure since they're in lane earlier.
Thanks Duke! I was just look through you videos for one like this. Since I've finally graduated college I definitely need the refresher in what to do. Ich danke Ihnen sehr!
Duke this series is VERY GOOD please continue it every time the meta shifts. The information here is literally a gold mine to smite players. I can not stress how absurdly useful this vid was to me. 👍
I really appreciate videos like this, even if I play smite every day sometimes I just don’t catch on to what the meta currently is with so many changes so fast
Starts can also do 2 webs on red with arcane and if u want to be aggressive from the start jungle go red first than ganks mid etc than speed this is proven strats from spl if ur wondering
Duke idk I haven’t seen anyone talk about this but as a jungler I go with the solo to steal the enemies blue so far it’s been successful 90% of the time then I work my way down to farm
Horus Jungle will also get good with the new manakin hidden blade because of his hit-and-run playstyle. He already good with that and tier 1 items already helps him in jungle
Hey Duke, I play Aphrodite..mostly Arena, and ok I get that her Kiss won't work on the big guys...but I JUST noticed that neither does her Stomp, so the only damage she can deal is her doves, which is OK or her normal shot which is not very good!!! I "understand" that her Kiss wouldn't stun him, but I feel that her Stomp should... especially if she's the ONLY Goddess that's alive to try and defend her portal!!!
I wanna start playing smite again but I haven't played in over a year.. I had trouble trying to keep up with everything in this video and don't wanna risk dealing with trolls that hate newbs like me, worse my account was high level so I won't be playing newer players. I'll probably have to do some experimenting in the computer modes first to get a hang of everything again. An unfortunate part about these games.
So I play Gilgamesh in the jungle and I was wondering if this build was any good: Benevolence -> animosity Ninja tabi -> wind Demon Stone cutting sword Frost borne hammer Berserkers shield Shoguns kusari. I tend to do really well with this build and I was wondering if it is competitively viable
Sounds pretty bad. Benevolence is really bad in jungle and will hurt your early clear and fight a lot. Berserker's is not really a good item anymore. Building Wind Demon as a lone crit item isn't really ideal. Also Animosity is magical damage and cannot benefit from any pen on a physical god except for toxic blade. I'd probably suggest: Eye, Ninja, Stone Cutting, Frostbound, Shifter's, Shogun's, Protector of the Jungle, Boots for Void Shield. Not 100% sure if I like that build either but it sounds like an improvement on your current one. Alternatively for my suggested build swap Shifters for Void Shield and sell boots for Qin's Sais.
I saw that people were ruling out thebes currently because mages get so much power early that even that aura and the fact that it’s a bit expensive isn’t really worth going for at any point now
I think the biggest problem lately at least playing casual and only queing solo or with one other is they keep adding gods with cc and displacements but they don't add new gods with anti cc like ever. Imagine how nice it would be if they would add some new supports like hel and you could like solo target something with cc immunity and a shield or protections buff every 15 sec. I'm so tired of getting juggled by nezha, kumba, herc, gilgamesh, ect. and not having a single counter because I got hit by 1 ability and I'm literally not allowed to input anything for controls and beads are down....
Conquest is so important for meta, but if you play arena (basically all I do) leather cowl is sooooo much better than anyone talks about, your almost always near a teammate. Proximity items are a big deal in arena. Arena is popular but not important 🤷♂️ especially as ranks go up
Conquest defines the META... for conquest. Yes some of this transfers from game mode to game mode. But it mainly pertains to Conquest. Also, this information is gathered from people at the highest level of play. So your average player may not use a lot of these gods. Because it doesn't matter what God you pick, or how you build them, if you play like shit 🤷♂️. I don't typically play much Conquest/Ranked either. So I take all of this with a grain of salt..
Ornate is still good in arena though cause you get extra gold there. Cowl is fine there cause you don't have to worry about mana sustain but i'd rather just take the extra crit from Ornate, also Ornate gives a good amount of attack speed itself.
Im not sure if the set nerf is live already, but i think he is not gonna be good anymore. they nerfed every ability he has and now with the nerf to his 1 i feel like it was too much
"Go to my garage, hide in the corner, stare at my home gym, and contemplate finishing this sentence"
How did this weird ending even start? Why are we here?
@@insolidusyt Just to suffer?
In another 3 videos we’ll get the rest of the next word in that sentence
I play unranked and I get flammed as solo whenever I go for mana buff vs help jungle clear speed and harpies. They dont understand that getting mana and going to lana first gives early lane pressure and allows solo to snowball
Yeah, a lot of people still don't know about it. Communicate it to them before the match and if they still complain, might as well start at speed. Not worth having them tilt over that
I've only gotten like 5 Solo games this patch (all unranked, as well) and for two of those the Jungler helped me with blue before going speed. I dunno if this is some special start to help the solo get to lane faster or if they didn't know jungler starts at yellow instead of clearing with solo.
@@DukeSloth The only issue with that is that going blue to lane gives less xp than getting speed and back camps first. which is why I don't like that start
It doesnt automatically “give lane pressure and lead to snowball” cause if the enemy started with jungler they hit 3 before u so they actually get lane pressure. Plus its god dependent
@@youtubeguy4989 this statement is simply incorrect and has been disproven many times in the pro league. both hit level 3 on the same wave and the one starting blue usually has pressure since they're in lane earlier.
Me looking to maybe start SMITE
This video randomly appears
Good timing
Love to see new meta videos keep it up duke you’re doing great ❤️
Thanks Duke! I was just look through you videos for one like this. Since I've finally graduated college I definitely need the refresher in what to do. Ich danke Ihnen sehr!
Duke this series is VERY GOOD please continue it every time the meta shifts. The information here is literally a gold mine to smite players. I can not stress how absurdly useful this vid was to me. 👍
Thanks for putting such a comprehensive primer together. Hope we get another one for the patch tomorrow.
Oh, thank you. I haven't played conquest literally in ages and now I know what that one mage meant constantly pinning the map on the red buff :D
2:21 Hercules - wife couldn't open a can
It's always good to have a new meta video it helps make sure your building right
I really appreciate videos like this, even if I play smite every day sometimes I just don’t catch on to what the meta currently is with so many changes so fast
Great explanation! Wife & I enjoyed it! Wish we had a good conquest time like that!
Please make one of these each patch!
Very good video thank you actually detailed and I’m still not the best smite player so it was very big help
Starts can also do 2 webs on red with arcane and if u want to be aggressive from the start jungle go red first than ganks mid etc than speed this is proven strats from spl if ur wondering
Duke idk I haven’t seen anyone talk about this but as a jungler I go with the solo to steal the enemies blue so far it’s been successful 90% of the time then I work my way down to farm
The Dukesloth lore is thickening but still no answers. Come on Duke, what are you contemplating in your home-gym?
Thank you for this duke!
Best video, more of that please!
Horus Jungle will also get good with the new manakin hidden blade because of his hit-and-run playstyle. He already good with that and tier 1 items already helps him in jungle
Hey Duke, I play Aphrodite..mostly Arena, and ok I get that her Kiss won't work on the big guys...but I JUST noticed that neither does her Stomp, so the only damage she can deal is her doves, which is OK or her normal shot which is not very good!!! I "understand" that her Kiss wouldn't stun him, but I feel that her Stomp should... especially if she's the ONLY Goddess that's alive to try and defend her portal!!!
What would be a good build for Fenrir? Also will you update this when boots are gone?
What’s the manikins hidden blade buff?
Quick question. If hunters build meta is surrounding crit how do they counter healing God's early game eg: Hel?
Seems I really gotta try and pick up Athena again.
You iz rokstar!
@@Boyde712 woohoo I am greatest yes?
Yeah buddy love your analysis!!
I wanna start playing smite again but I haven't played in over a year.. I had trouble trying to keep up with everything in this video and don't wanna risk dealing with trolls that hate newbs like me, worse my account was high level so I won't be playing newer players. I'll probably have to do some experimenting in the computer modes first to get a hang of everything again. An unfortunate part about these games.
So I play Gilgamesh in the jungle and I was wondering if this build was any good:
Benevolence -> animosity
Ninja tabi -> wind Demon
Stone cutting sword
Frost borne hammer
Berserkers shield
Shoguns kusari.
I tend to do really well with this build and I was wondering if it is competitively viable
Sounds pretty bad. Benevolence is really bad in jungle and will hurt your early clear and fight a lot. Berserker's is not really a good item anymore. Building Wind Demon as a lone crit item isn't really ideal. Also Animosity is magical damage and cannot benefit from any pen on a physical god except for toxic blade. I'd probably suggest: Eye, Ninja, Stone Cutting, Frostbound, Shifter's, Shogun's, Protector of the Jungle, Boots for Void Shield. Not 100% sure if I like that build either but it sounds like an improvement on your current one. Alternatively for my suggested build swap Shifters for Void Shield and sell boots for Qin's Sais.
I saw that people were ruling out thebes currently because mages get so much power early that even that aura and the fact that it’s a bit expensive isn’t really worth going for at any point now
Good video
When are you going to make a new one for the current patch? I’m picking up the game again and this one seems to be a little outdated now.
Bastet buff when?
Going out to the garage got cut out lol
10:12 talks about Cerberus how he's on the list as Cerberus is shredded by your 450 crits. :')
A good video
I already pla6y manikin hidden scepter with thanatos and its already good
Umm.. what keybinds do you use to walk with?
The Jungle Meta is so boring right now but I'm loving Chang'e right now
Dukesloth does ganesha need a buff or are some of the guardians in need of a nerf? (Athena obv needs a nerf)
Ganeshe is pretty balanced and does ok
@@lassehoffmann625 i guess im just salty becuz of going against athena every game
I miss the days where I dominated mid with thoth.
I think the biggest problem lately at least playing casual and only queing solo or with one other is they keep adding gods with cc and displacements but they don't add new gods with anti cc like ever. Imagine how nice it would be if they would add some new supports like hel and you could like solo target something with cc immunity and a shield or protections buff every 15 sec. I'm so tired of getting juggled by nezha, kumba, herc, gilgamesh, ect. and not having a single counter because I got hit by 1 ability and I'm literally not allowed to input anything for controls and beads are down....
its not ch as in change is ch as in chiron(helpful tip for charon's coin)
Building neither crit never crossed my mind.
I hope they make athena s taunt harder to hit
Its so easy to hit and.you cant anything but to either beads it or have a cc immune ulti
i still dont understand how erlang shen is not in the conversation for great warriors lol
Because Bluestone is meta in solo lane and Erlang Shen is a auto attack god
Only in jung
Conquest is so important for meta, but if you play arena (basically all I do) leather cowl is sooooo much better than anyone talks about, your almost always near a teammate. Proximity items are a big deal in arena.
Arena is popular but not important 🤷♂️ especially as ranks go up
Conquest defines the META... for conquest. Yes some of this transfers from game mode to game mode. But it mainly pertains to Conquest. Also, this information is gathered from people at the highest level of play. So your average player may not use a lot of these gods. Because it doesn't matter what God you pick, or how you build them, if you play like shit 🤷♂️.
I don't typically play much Conquest/Ranked either. So I take all of this with a grain of salt..
Ornate is still good in arena though cause you get extra gold there. Cowl is fine there cause you don't have to worry about mana sustain but i'd rather just take the extra crit from Ornate, also Ornate gives a good amount of attack speed itself.
I mean duke sloth, Gilgamesh is a valued mid laner XD. You weren’t wrong
LMAO true
When does the new patch arrive again?
Should be the 18th
@@inundertow5638 thank you 😄
Well Chernoborg's 2 can crit and we are in a crit meta so, it makes sense
Chernobog is valued cause of his global ult
@@kriegaone3658 right, that too, kinda forgot about it
Book of Toth buff? KUKULKAN STONKS
Im not sure if the set nerf is live already, but i think he is not gonna be good anymore. they nerfed every ability he has and now with the nerf to his 1 i feel like it was too much
When I build the arrow i feel like i lack atack speed. I know it's strong but it doesn't work for me. (Most of the time)
Are you building it with the current meta crit build? You should have enough attack speed with Exe, Wind Demon and Ornate.
@@kriegaone3658 Yeah, I do, maybe i'm just bad :(
u trippin for not putting khepri on support list. He's lowkey kinda broken
,but guys remember Neith is not something we want to play, the gameplay in the background is to show you that Neith is not fun or good.
It only shows that Dukesloth is a pro player being able to play her at such high level
Day 1 of posting for duke’s algorithms
Cancel that
Guardian always last :(
geez stop telling me what to do Duke Sloth and making everything boring with standard builds...
*me taking notes* :P XD
Lol stay out the garage