Ares is a guardian God has good damage, high HP, Great at lane control and strong late game. So, I suggest you should use Ares support. Find best Ares build guides (Support) for Smite. Learn more about Ares’s abilities, Items, Relics, Combo and Gameplay
Guardian | Greek | Melee | Magical
Pros: High Crowd Control, High Defense
Difficulty: Easy
God Tier: A
| Health: 679 (+95) | Damage: 38 (+ 1.55) + 20% of Magical Power |
| Mana: 200 (+37) | Physical: 28 (+3.2) |
| Speed: 365 (+0) | Magical: 35 (+1.6) |
| Range: 12 (+0) | HP5: 8 (+0.67) |
| Attack/Sec: 0.9 (+1.25%) | MP5: 4.6 (+0.42) |
Ares Relics Build
Shard Relics:
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- Wing Shard
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- Horn shard
Relics:
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- Blink Rune
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- Greater Blink Rune
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- Corrupted Blink Rune
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- Heavenly Wings
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- Greater Heavenly Wings
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- Entangling Wings
Ares Items Build
Pro Build:
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- Sentinel’s Embrace
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- Evolved Gauntlet of Thebes
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- Breastplate Of Determination
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- Gem of Isolation
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- Genji’s Guard
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- Eldritch Dagger
Meta build:
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- Sentinel’s Embrace
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- Evolved Gauntlet of Thebes
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- Winged Blade
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- Mystical Mail
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- Gem of Isolation
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- Reverent Pridwen
Duo Lane (Support):
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- Sentinel’s Embrace
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- Prophetic Cloak
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- Gauntlet of Thebes
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- Mystical Mail
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- Pythagorem’s Piece
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- Contagion
Ares’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Shackles (Skill 1) > Bolster Defenses (Skill 3) > Searing Flesh (Skill 2) > No Escape (Skill 4).
 Shackles | |||
 Searing Flesh | |||
 Bolster Defenses | |||
 No Escape |
Ares Combo
Find best combo skill for Ares, I will help you do it.
Combo 1: Skill 3 -> Skill 1 -> Skill 2.
Bolster Defenses -> Shackles -> Searing Flesh.
Combo 2: Skill 3 -> Skill 4 -> Skill 1 -> Skill 2.
Bolster Defenses -> No Escape -> Shackles -> Searing Flesh.
Ares’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
| Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
|---|---|
    |    |
Artemis is weak against: Baron Samedi, Hel, Arachne, Aphrodite.
Artemis is pairs well with: Aphrodite, Achilles, Ishtar, Tiamat.
How To Play Ares ?
Win/Pick/Ban rate:
| Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
| Win Rate | 53.33% | 53.82% | 9.00% |
| Pick Rate | 14.92% | 11.61% | 0.25% |
| Ban Rate | 10.53% | 52.73% | 0.41% |
Best Relics for Ares:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard + Horn shard.
You can use Relics: Corrupted Blink Rune + Entangling Wings.
Best items for Ares:
Start items – Duo Lane:
Full Items – Duo Lane: If you like Ares support, you can refer this way: Sentinel’s Embrace, Prophetic Cloak, Gauntlet of Thebes, Mystical Mail, Pythagorem’s Piece, Contagion.
Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Ares pro build, you can refer this way: Sentinel’s Embrace, Evolved Prophetic Cloak, Contagion, Sovereignty, Amulet Of The Stronghold, Emperor’s Armor.
Best lane for Ares:
| Lane |  |
|---|---|
| Solo Lane | |
| Duo Lane – ADC | |
| Duo Lane – Support | X |
| Mid Lane | |
| Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Ares as: Physical Protection, Magical Protection, Health, Crowd Control Reduction, HP5, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5.
Ares can play aggressively to prevent enemy duo farm in early game.
No Escape (skill 4) is great for teamfights and easy target capture.
Ares’s Ability
Passive: Blessed Presence
Ares gains bonus ability power and base attack damage based on level.
Skill 1: Shackles
Ares damages enemies with his chains. Ares binds enemies to him and paralyzes them.
Skill 2: Bolster Defenses
Ares gains increased defense for himself and his allies and receives additional basic attack damage.
Skill 3: Searing Flesh
Ares uses the flames on his shield to strike enemies in a cone, dealing damage while being immune to Knockback.
Ultimate: No Escape
Ares throws the chain to enemies within range then pulls it towards him, gaining immunity to CC and reduced damage.
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