Athena Smite: Guide to playing Athena Smite 2 and 1, providing you with the best builds. Athena is a Guardian and choosing the right relics and items for Athena will maximize her power in battle.
( Goddess Of Wisdom )
Win rate: 53.78% – Pick rate: 5.83%
Difficulty: ( Easy )
Class: Guardian
Pantheon: Greek
Type: Melee, Physical
Tier: ( S )
Athena Best Build
Relics
Items
Smite 2: Athena Items Build
Smite 1: Athena Items Build
Athena Conquest build: War Banner, Evolved Prophetic Cloak, Mystical Mail, Erosion, Bewitched Dagger, Mantle of Discord.
Athena Joust build: Spartan Flag, Chronos’ Pendant, Evolved Gauntlet of Thebes, Eldritch Dagger, Spirit Robe, Shifter’s Shield.
Athena Duel build: Bumba’s Hammer, Chronos’ Pendant, Spear of Desolation, Polynomicon, Obsidian Shard, Magi’s Cloak.
Athena’s Skill Order
Skill 3 > Skill 2 > Skill 1.
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Athena Skill
Passive: Reach
After using a skill Athena’s basic attack will attack from a distance and pierce through enemies.
Skill 1: Preemptive Strike
Athena charges forward to attack and damage enemies.
Skill 2: Confound
Athena unleashes a stream of power that attacks enemies in front of her in a fan-shaped pattern.
Skill 3: Shield Wall
Athena summons a group of warriors to attack and slow enemies in range.
Skill 4: Defender of Olympus
Athena selects an enemy, leaps into the air, and stomps on the target enemy’s location.
How To Play Athena ?
Athena can go Solo Lane or Duo Lane – Support.
Athena has strong fighting ability, so focus damage on low-health enemies in the back to destroy them quickly.
Combo Athena:
Skill 1 + Skill 3 + Skill 2.
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Skill 4 + Skill 3 + Skill 2 + Skill 1.
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Skill 4 + Skill 3 + Skill 2 + Skill 1.
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Athena Team:
These picks good Athena : Bacchus, Athena, Nemesis, Artemis.
Athena Threats:
These picks counter Athena : Khepri, Ganesha, Ymir, Geb.
Athena Build Breakdown
Athena should start with items like: Tainted Steel, Spellbook, Teleport Fragment, Healing Potion. Athena will be stronger with the following items: Stone of Binding, Prophetic Cloak, Spirit Robe, Gauntlet of Thebes.
Gold needed to build items for Athena:
War Banner | Evolved Prophetic Cloak | Mystical Mail | Erosion | Bewitched Dagger | Mantle of Discord |
1850 (Gold) | 1750 (Gold) | 2400 (Gold) | 2200 (Gold) | 1900 (Gold) | 2650 (Gold) |
Analysis of Arachne’s items attributes:
- Magical Power
- Health
- MP5
- Cooldown Reduction
- Magical Penetration
- HP5
- Magical Penetration
- Mana
Starting Build
Blessings
Actives
Core
Build for Game Modes
Conquest | Arena | Joust | Assualt | Slash |
Gauntlet Of Thebes | Gauntlet Of Thebes | Gauntlet Of Thebes | Sovereignty | Gauntlet Of Thebes |
Prophetic Cloak | Prophetic Cloak | Genji’s Guard | Contagion | Prophetic Cloak |
Sentinel’s Gift | Stone Of Binding | Gladiator’s Shield | Amulet Of The Stronghold | Stone Of Binding |
Stone Of Binding | Gladiator’s Shield | Stone Of Binding | Stone Of Gaia | Reverent Pridwen |
Sentinel’s Embrace | Spirit Robe | Contagion | Pridwen | Spirit Robe |
Spirit Robe | Sentinel’s Embrace | Warrior’s Axe | Heartward Amulet | Heroism |
Breastplate Of Valor | Breastplate Of Valor | Breastplate Of Valor | Benevolence | Breastplate Of Valor |
Pestilence | Genji’s Guard | Chronos’ Pendant | Breastplate Of Valor | Pridwen |
Athena Statistics
Stats
Health | 700 (+105) | Mana | 190 (+34) |
Speed | 365 (+0) | Range | 12 (+0) |
Attack/Sec | 1 (+1.2%) |
Basic Attack
Physical | 28 (+3.5) | Magical | 35 (+1.6) |
HP5 | 8 (+0.8) | MP5 | 4.6 (+0.42) |
Matchups VS Athena
Name | Matches | Win rate |
![]() ![]() Athena vs Anubis | 1603 | 42.17% |
![]() ![]() Athena vs Neith | 1487 | 49.76% |
![]() ![]() Athena vs Nu Wa | 1402 | 45.44% |
![]() ![]() Athena vs Ymir | 1156 | 51.47% |
![]() ![]() Athena vs Thanatos | 1074 | 50.93% |
![]() ![]() Athena vs Medusa | 1017 | 48.48% |
![]() ![]() Athena vs Mulan | 1011 | 45.1% |
![]() ![]() Athena vs Poseidon | 1006 | 44.33% |
Conclusion on Athena
If you like a Guardian, choose Athena.
What are the abilities of Athena in smite?
Athena smite is known as Goddess Of Wisdom, taking on the role of Guardian with Easy difficulty. Athena’s passive is Reach, skill 1 is Preemptive Strike, skill 2 is Confound, skill 3 is Shield Wall and ultimate is Defender of Olympus.
Best Relics for Athena in Smite ?
Emblem of Increasing Peril, Scorching Blink Rune.
Best Items for Athena in Smite ?
Stone of Binding, Prophetic Cloak, Spirit Robe, Gauntlet of Thebes.
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