Guide to playing Athena Smite S11, 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
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 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
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) |
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.
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 |
Conclusion on Athena
If you like a Guardian, choose Athena.
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.
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