Hey, I’m Zathong and this guide is about Athena Build in Smite Season 11. I will help you in playing this Athena God more effectively in Conquest, Arena, Assault, Joust and Slash.
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Guardian | Greek | Melee | Magical
Pros: High Crowd Control, High Defense
Difficulty: Easy
God Tier: S
| Health: 700 (+105) | Damage: 35 (+ 1.5) + 20% of Magical Powe |
| Mana: 190 (+34) | 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 (+0.42) |
Athena Relics Build
Shard Relics:
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- Wing Shard
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- Horn shard
Relics – Duo Lane (Support):
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- Cloak of Meditation
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- Greater Meditation Cloak
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- Cloak Of Ascetic
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- Magic Shell
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- Greater Magic Shell
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- Fortifying Shell
Relics – Solo Lane:
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- Teleport Fragment
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- Greater Teleport Fragment
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- Heroic Teleport
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- Horrific Emblem
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- Greater Horrific Emblem
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- Emblem Of Trembling Terror
Athena Items Build
Duo Lane (Support):
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- Sentinel’s Embrace
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- Chronos’ Pendant
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- Gauntlet of Thebes
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- Prophetic Cloak
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- Stone of Binding
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- Spirit Robe
Solo Lane:
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- Sundering Axe
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- Pythagorem’s Piece
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- Gladiator’s Shield
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- Bewitched Dagger
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- Breastplate of Valor
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- Oni Hunter’s Garb
Pro Build:
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- Compassion
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- Evolved Prophetic Cloak
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- Breastplate of Valor
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- Stone of Binding
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- Pestilence
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- Manticore’s Spikes
Athena’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Shield Wall (Skill 3) > Confound (Skill 2) > Preemptive Strike (Skill 1) > Defender of Olympus (Skill 4).
 Preemptive Strike | |||
 Confound | |||
 Shield Wall | |||
 Defender of Olympus |
Athena Combo
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Combo 1: Skill 1 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 2.
Preemptive Strike -> Shield Wall -> Confound.
Combo 2: Skill 4 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 1.
Defender of Olympus -> Shield Wall -> Confound -> Preemptive Strike.
Combo 3: Skill 4 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 1.
Defender of Olympus -> Confound -> Shield Wall -> Preemptive Strike.
Athena’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
| Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
|---|---|
    |    |
Athena is weak against: Kumbhakarna, Sylvanus, Erlang Shen, Jormungandr.
Athena is pairs well with: Anhur, Loki, Kumbhakarna, Janus.
How To Play Athena ?
Athena is a guardian God has high burst damage, crowd control, global presence and can support any hunter. So, I suggest you should use Athena solo, support.
Win/Pick/Ban rate:
| Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
| Win Rate | 51.09% | 47.93% | 33.80% |
| Pick Rate | 15.31% | 16.80% | 0.18% |
| Ban Rate | 16.80% | 6.08% | 0.15% |
Best Relics for Athena:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard or Horn shard.
You can use Relics: Cloak Of Ascetic + Fortifying Shell or Heroic Teleport + Emblem Of Trembling Terror.
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Best items for Athena:
Start items – Duo Lane (Support):
Start items – Solo Lane:
Full Items – Duo Lane: If you like Athena support, you can refer this way: Sentinel’s Embrace, Chronos’ Pendant, Gauntlet of Thebes, Prophetic Cloak, Stone of Binding, Spirit Robe.
Full Items – Solo Lane: If you like Athena solo, you can refer this way: Sundering Axe, Pythagorem’s Piece, Gladiator’s Shield, Bewitched Dagger, Breastplate of Valor, Oni Hunter’s Garb.
Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Athena pro build, you can refer this way: Compassion, Evolved Prophetic Cloak, Breastplate of Valor, Stone of Binding, Pestilence, Manticore’s Spikes
Best lane for Athena:
| Lane |  |
|---|---|
| Solo Lane | X |
| Duo Lane – ADC | |
| Duo Lane – Support | X |
| Mid Lane | |
| Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Athena as: Physical Protection, Magical Protection, Health, Crowd Control Reduction, HP5, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5.
Early game: Farm as much as possible and use the ultimate to gank mid.
Mid – late game: Set up team fights to achieve lofty objectives.
Athena’s Ability
Passive: Reach
After using an ability, Athena launches a ranged Basic Attack that hits all foes, passes through them, and deals the first enemy struck with 50% more damage. Damage from Reach activates Basic Attack Item Effects but not Ability effects.
Skill 1: Preemptive Strike
Athena gets ready to sprint. Athena will dash past minions, pause, and strike the first enemy god she comes across while slowing and doing damage to everyone she strikes. Athena earns one stack of Block (maximum of three) if she strikes an adversary. This allows her to deflect any god’s next Basic Attack.
Skill 2: Confound
A shockwave of force is released from Athena’s shield, taunting the gods who oppose her and compelling them to engage in combat or flee.
Skill 3: Shield Wall
When the Athenian soldiers are summoned, they do damage right away and then strike for more damage after two seconds.
Ultimate: Defender of Olympus
Anywhere in the universe, Athena chooses one of her allies, propels herself into the air, and 3.6 seconds later, she lands close to that deity. Both Athena and the allied god receive 35% Damage Mitigation during those 3.6 seconds. When Athena lands, enemies in the area suffer damage.
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