Artio is a guardian God versatility has high damage, mobility, high sustain and very hard to kill. So, I suggest you should use Artio support, solo. Find best Artio build guides (Support) for Smite. Learn more about Artio’s abilities, Items, Relics.
Guardian | Celtic | Melee | Magical
Pros: High Crowd Control, High Sustain
Difficulty: Average
God Tier: A
Health: 700 (+100) | Damage: 38 (+ 1.8) + 20% of Magical Power |
Mana: 210 (+39) | Physical: 28 (+3.5) |
Speed: 365 (+0) | Magical: 35 (+1.6) |
Range: 12 (+0) | HP5: 8 (+0.9) |
Attack/Sec: 1 (+1.2%) | MP5: 4.6 (+0.43) |
Artio Relics Build
Shard Relics:
- Wing Shard
- Horn shard
Relics:
- Cloak of Meditation
- Greater Meditation Cloak
- Cloak Of Ascetic
- Heavenly Wings
- Greater Heavenly Wings
- Entangling Wings
Artio Items Build
Pro Build:
- Vampiric Shroud
- Mystical Mail
- Contagion
- Stone of Binding
- Gem of Isolation
- Glorious Pridwen
Meta build:
- Gem of Focus
- Breastplate Of Determination
- Tablet of Destinies
- Stone of Binding
- Oni Hunter’s Garb
- Spectral Armor
Duo Lane (Support):
- Sentinel’s Embrace
- Tablet of Destinies
- Gauntlet of Thebes
- Stone of Binding
- Gladiator’s Shield
- Spirit Robe
Solo Lane:
- Tainted Amulet
- Manticore’s Spikes
- Genji’s Guard
- Gladiator’s Shield
- Midgardian Mail
- Soul Reaver
Artio’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Energy Surge (Maul Prey) (Skill 1) > Entangling Vines (Ferocious Roar) (Skill 2) > Life Tap (Heavy Charge) (Skill 3) > Shapeshift (Skill 4).
![]() Energy Surge (Maul Prey) | |||
![]() Entangling Vines (Ferocious Roar) | |||
![]() Life Tap (Heavy Charge) | |||
![]() Shapeshift |
Artio Combo
Find best combo skill for Artio, I will help you do it.
Combo 1: Skill 3 -> Skill 4 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 3.
Heavy Charge ->
Shapeshift (Druid Form) ->
Entangling Vines ->
Life Tap.
Combo 2: Skill 4 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 1.
Shapeshift (Bear Form) ->
Ferocious Roar ->
Maul Prey.
Artio’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
Artio is weak against: Ares, Hun Batz, Ganesha, King Arthur.
Artio is pairs well with: Skadi, Sylvanus, Set, Janus.
How To Play Artio ?

Win/Pick/Ban rate:
Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
Win Rate | 47.81% | 49.82% | 41.86% |
Pick Rate | 4.13% | 2.16% | 0.21% |
Ban Rate | 1.46% | 2.39% | 0.18% |
Best Relics for Artio:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard or Horn shard.
You can use Relics: Cloak Of Ascetic + Entangling Wings.
Best items for Artio:
Start items – Duo Lane (support):
Start items – Solo Lane:
Full Items – Duo Lane: If you like Artio support, you can refer this way: Sentinel’s Embrace, Tablet of Destinies, Gauntlet of Thebes, Stone of Binding, Gladiator’s Shield, Spirit Robe.
Full Items – Solo Lane: If you like Artio solo, you can refer this way: Tainted Amulet, Manticore’s Spikes, Genji’s Guard, Gladiator’s Shield, Midgardian Mail, Soul Reaver.
Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Artio pro build, you can refer this way: Sentinel’s Embrace, Evolved Prophetic Cloak, Pestilence, Spectral Armor, Spear of Desolation, Spirit Robe.
Best lane for Artio:

Lane | ![]() |
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Solo Lane | X |
Duo Lane – ADC | |
Duo Lane – Support | X |
Mid Lane | |
Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Artio as: Physical Protection, Magical Protection, Health, Crowd Control Reduction, HP5, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5.
Use different abilities between different poses to make the most of her power.
In Druid form deals more damage than Bear form.
Artio counter: Nemesis, Susano or Tyr, Bastet, King Arthur.
Artio’s Ability
Passive: Decompose
Artio will reduce the enemy’s physical defense and magic defense.
Skill 1: Energy Surge (Maul Prey)
Druid Form: Artio emits a wave of energy that damages enemies. Artio will heal himself and his allies.
Bear Form: Artio slashes enemies with his claws, dealing physical damage to enemies.
Skill 2: Entangling Vines (Ferocious Roar)
Druid Form: Artio creates vines around him that paralyze enemies and reduce their strength.
Bear Form: Artio roars and stuns all nearby enemies.
Skill 3: Life Tap (Heavy Charge)
Druid Form: Artio drains the enemy’s vitality, dealing 5 damage and healing himself. Basic attacks increase slow.
Bear Form: Artio dashes towards enemies, increasing their movement speed and slowing them.
Ultimate: Shapeshift
Artio switches between Druid and Bear. Every time Artio transforms, Artio receives vitality, increased movement speed and MP5.
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