Best Support (Guardian) in Smite for beginners 2025 are: Cthuldu, Ares, Artio, Athena, Cabrakan… These champions are currently extremely strong. If you can pick, you’ll have somewhat of a head-start in the game.
Top 5: Cthulhu
Guide:
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- War Banner
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- Evolved Gauntlet of Thebes
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- Breastplate of Valor
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- Oni Hunter’s Garb
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- Stone of Binding
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- Magic Focus
Cthulhu is a guardian God has high damage, good disruption abilities, big health pool and, amazing teamfight. So, I suggest you should use Cthulhu support.
You should play safe in the early game and strong in the late game because Cthulhu is strong in the late game when you obtain full items.
Take advantage of Cthulhu’s ability to control, reduce damage and passive to create an advantage in teamfights.
Top 4: Ares
Guide:
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- Sentinel’s Embrace
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- Evolved Gauntlet of Thebes
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- Reverent Pridwen
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- Gem of Isolation
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- Spirit Robe
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- Druid Stone
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.
Ares can play aggressively to prevent enemy duo farm in early game.
No Escape (skill 4) is great for teamfights and easy target capture.
Top 3: Artio
Guide:
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- Gem of Focus
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- Breastplate Of Determination
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- Tablet of Destinies
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- Stone of Binding
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- Oni Hunter’s Garb
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- Spectral Armor
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.
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.
Top 2: Athena
Guide:
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- Gem of Focus
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- Breastplate Of Determination
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- Stone of Binding
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- Reverent Pridwen
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- Void Doumaru
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- Archdruid’s Fury
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.
Early game: Farm as much as possible and use the ultimate to gank mid.
Mid – late game: Organize teamfights and get big goals.
Top 1: Cabrakan
Guide:
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- Bumba’s Spear
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- Spear of Desolation
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- Doom Orb
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- Polynomicon
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- Spear of the Magus
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- Staff of Myrddin
Cabrakan is a guardian God has crowd control, decent damage for tank and great protecting team. So, I suggest you should use Cabrakan support, jungle, solo.
Play Cabrakan as full damage or hybrid as Cabrakan works best this way.
Cabrakan good in solo or jungle.
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