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. Find best Athena build guides (Solo/Support) for Smite. Learn more about Athena’s abilities, Items, Relics.
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:
- Wing Shard
- Horn shard
Relics – Duo Lane (Support):
- Cloak of Meditation
- Greater Meditation Cloak
- Cloak Of Ascetic
- Magic Shell
- Greater Magic Shell
- Fortifying Shell
Relics – Solo Lane:
- Teleport Fragment
- Greater Teleport Fragment
- Heroic Teleport
- Horrific Emblem
- Greater Horrific Emblem
- Emblem Of Trembling Terror
Athena Items Build
Pro Build:
- Sentinel’s Embrace
- Evolved Prophetic Cloak
- Evolved Gauntlet of Thebes
- Reverent Pridwen
- Stone of Binding
- Divine Ruin
Meta build:
- Sundering Axe
- Breastplate Of Determination
- Evolved Prophetic Cloak
- Archdruid’s Fury
- Curseweaver
- Spirit Robe
Duo Lane (Support):
- Sentinel’s Embrace
- Chronos’ Pendant
- Gauntlet of Thebes
- Prophetic Cloak
- Stone of Binding
- Spirit Robe
Solo Lane:
- Sundering Axe
- Pythagorem’s Piece
- Gladiator’s Shield
- Bewitched Dagger
- Breastplate of Valor
- Oni Hunter’s Garb
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
Find best combo skill for Athena, I will help you do it.
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 |
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Athena is weak against: Kumbhakarna, Sylvanus, Erlang Shen, Jormungandr.
Athena is pairs well with: Anhur, Loki, Kumbhakarna, Janus.
How To Play Athena ?

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 | ![]() |
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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 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
Athena’s next basic attack will be at long range when using a skill. It deals additional damage and can penetrate enemies.
Skill 1: Preemptive Strike
Athena rushes to attack the first enemy, dealing damage, gaining stacks and reducing damage from enemies.
Skill 2: Confound
Athena releases power from her shield to taunt enemies and reduce their attack speed.
Skill 3: Shield Wall
Athena summons Athenian warriors that damage and slow enemies.
Ultimate: Defender of Olympus
Athena launches herself into the air and lands on a selected ally. Athena and her allies will have reduced damage and increased movement speed.
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