Thanatos Smite: Guide to playing Thanatos Smite S11, providing you with the best builds. Thanatos is an Assassin and choosing the right relics and items for Thanatos will maximize him power in battle.
( Hand Of Death )
Win rate: 42.17% – Pick rate: 12.14%
Difficulty: ( Average )
Class: Assassin
Pantheon: Greek
Type: Melee, Physical
Tier: ( C )
Thanatos Best Build
Relics
Items
Thanatos Conquest build: Bumba’s Spear, Jotunn’s Wrath, Hydra’s Lament, Serrated Edge, Bloodforge, Shadowdrinker.
Thanatos Joust build: Bumba’s Spear, Jotunn’s Vigor, Hydra’s Lament, Bloodforge, Serrated Edge, Heartseeker.
Thanatos Duel build: Bumba’s Spear, Jotunn’s Vigor, Shadowdrinker, Hydra’s Lament, Serrated Edge, Bloodforge.
Thanatos’s Skill Order
Skill 1 > Skill 2 > Skill 3.
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Thanatos Skill
Passive: Harvester of Souls
Thanatos kills enemies to gain power and heal.
Skill 1: Death Scythe
Thanatos throws his scythe, dealing damage based on a percentage of the enemy’s health. Enemies hit are slowed and Thanatos heals.
Skill 2: Scent of Death
Thanatos is immune to slowing effects, gains increased movement speed, and gains physical penetration.
Skill 3: Soul Reap
Thanatos swings his scythe in a cone, silencing enemies.
Skill 4: Hovering Death
Thanatos flaps his wings and flies into the air, gaining movement speed before landing, damaging and stunning enemies.
How To Play Thanatos ?
Thanatos can go Jungle.
Thanatos needs to play aggressively from the start, using his ultimate as a tool to quickly finish off enemies or stun them.
Combo Thanatos:
Skill 2 + Skill 1 + Skill 3.
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Skill 2 + Skill 3 + Skill 1.
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Skill 2 + Skill 4 + Skill 1 + Skill 3.
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Thanatos Team:
These picks good Thanatos: Thanatos, Vamana, Martichoras, Aphrodite.
Thanatos Threats:
These picks counter Thanatos: Ratatoskr, Kali, Serqet, Scylla.
Thanatos Build Breakdown
Thanatos should start with items like: Mace, Eye of the Jungle, Healing Potion, Mana Potion, Purification Beads. Thanatos will be stronger with the following items: Brawler’s Beat Stick, Hydra’s Lament, Jotunn’s Wrath, Serrated Edge.
Gold needed to build items for Thanatos:
| Bumba’s Spear | Jotunn’s Wrath | Hydra’s Lament | Serrated Edge | Bloodforge | Shadowdrinker |
| 2100 (Gold) | 2300 (Gold) | 2300 (Gold) | 2500 (Gold) | 2500 (Gold) | 2250 (Gold) |
Analysis of Thanatos’s items attributes:
- Physical Power
- Magical Power
- Penetration
- Cooldown Reduction
- Mana
- Physical Penetration
- Cooldown Reduction
- Physical Lifesteal
- Movement Speed
Starting Build
Blessings
Actives
Core
Build for Game Modes
| Conquest | Arena | Joust | Assualt | Slash |
| Hydra’s Lament | Hydra’s Lament | Hydra’s Lament | Hydra’s Lament | Hydra’s Lament |
| Jotunn’s Vigor | Bloodforge | Jotunn’s Vigor | Bluestone Pendant | Jotunn’s Vigor |
| Serrated Edge | Jotunn’s Vigor | Serrated Edge | Jotunn’s Vigor | Bloodforge |
| Bloodforge | Serrated Edge | Brawler’s Beat Stick | Bloodforge | Serrated Edge |
| Eye Of The Jungle | Heartseeker | Heartseeker | Heartseeker | Heartseeker |
| Jotunn’s Wrath | Jotunn’s Wrath | Jotunn’s Wrath | The Crusher | Bluestone Pendant |
| Heartseeker | Manikin Scepter | Bloodforge | Jotunn’s Wrath | Bluestone Brooch |
| Bumba’s Dagger | The Crusher | Bluestone Pendant | Brawler’s Beat Stick | Jotunn’s Wrath |
Thanatos Statistics
Stats
| Health | 546 (+79) | Mana | 240 (+38) |
| Speed | 370 (+0) | Range | 12 (+0) |
| Attack/Sec | 1 (+1.7%) |
Basic Attack
| Physical | 20 (+3.1) | Magical | 30 (+1.6) |
| HP5 | 8 (+0.67) | MP5 | 4.4 (+0.38) |
Matchups VS Thanatos
| Name | Matches | Win rate |
 vs  Thanatos vs Neith | 2926 | 46.24% |
vs  Thanatos vs Anubis | 2864 | 52.16% |
vs  Thanatos vs Nu Wa | 2759 | 47.63% |
vs  Thanatos vs Ymir | 2050 | 47.41% |
vs  Thanatos vs Medusa | 1986 | 48.14% |
vs  Thanatos vs Cthulhu | 1926 | 49.22% |
vs  Thanatos vs Poseidon | 1840 | 48.04% |
vs  Thanatos vs Mulan | 1811 | 50.19% |
Conclusion on Thanatos
If you like an Assassin, choose Thanatos.
What are the abilities of Thanatos in smite?
Thanatos smite is known as Hand Of Death, taking on the role of Assassin with Average difficulty. Thanatos’s passive is Harvester of Souls, skill 1 is Death Scythe, skill 2 is Scent of Death, skill 3 is Soul Reap and ultimate is Hovering Death.
Best Relics for Thanatos in Smite ?
Greater Purification Beads, Greater Blink Rune.
Best Items for Thanatos in Smite ?
Brawler’s Beat Stick, Hydra’s Lament, Jotunn’s Wrath, Serrated Edge.
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