Hades is a mage God has high burst damage, good mobility, sustain and great for team fights. So, I suggest you should use Hades solo, mid. Find best Hades build guides (Mid) for Smite. Learn more about Hades’s abilities, Items, Relics.
Mage | Greek | Ranged | Magical
Pros: High Defense, High Sustain
Difficulty: Easy
God Tier: C
| Health: 665 (+89) | Damage: 32 (+ 1.5) + 20% of Magical Power |
| Mana: 265 (+53) | Physical: 25 (+2.8) |
| Speed: 365 (+0) | Magical: 30 (+1.6) |
| Range: 55 (+0) | HP5: 5 (+0.54) |
| Attack/Sec: 0.95 (+1.05%) | MP5: 5 (+0.36) |
Hades Relics Build
Shard Relics:
- Wing Shard
- Claw Shard
- Horn shard
Relics:
- Aegis Amulet
- Greater Aegis Amulet
- Aegis Of Acceleration
- Purification Beads
- Greater Purification Beads
- Temporal Beads
Hades Items Build
Pro Build – Solo Lane:
- Tainted Breastplate
- Bancroft’s Claw
- Evolved Book of Thoth
- Polynomicon
- Typhon’s Fang
- Perfected Rod of Tahuti
Meta build:
- Sacrificial Shroud
- Doom Orb
- Evolved Book of Thoth
- Spear of Desolation
- Staff of Myrddin
- Perfected Rod of Tahuti
Mid Lane:
- Sacrificial Shroud
- Bancroft’s Claw
- Polynomicon
- Typhon’s Fang
- Calamitous Rod Of Tahuti
- Mantle of Discord
Hades’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Devour Souls (Skill 3) > Death From Below (Skill 1) > Shroud of Darkness (Skill 2) > Pillar of Agony (Skill 4).
![]() Death From Below | |||
![]() Shroud of Darkness | |||
![]() Devour Souls | |||
![]() Pillar of Agony |
Hades Combo
Find best combo skill for Hades, I will help you do it.
Combo 1: Skill 2 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 1.
Shroud of Darkness ->
Devour Souls ->
Death From Below.
Combo 2: Skill 1 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 4.
Death From Below ->
Shroud of Darkness ->
Pillar of Agony.
Combo 3: Skill 2 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 1 -> Skill 4.
Shroud of Darkness ->
Devour Souls ->
Death From Below ->
Pillar of Agony.
Hades’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
| Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
|---|---|
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Hades is weak against: Zeus, Anubis, Poseidon
Hades is pairs well with: Anhur, Lancelot, Chang’e, Ymir.
How To Play Hades ?

Win/Pick/Ban rate:
| Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
| Win Rate | 57.96% | 47.54% | 63.65% |
| Pick Rate | 10.40% | 3.45% | 6.61% |
| Ban Rate | 56.25% | 3.87% | 45.39% |
Best Relics for Hades:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard or Claw Shard or Horn shard.



You can use Relics: Aegis Of Judgement + Temporal Beads.


Best items for Hades:
Start items – Mid/Solo Lane:






Full Items – Mid Lane: If you like Hades mid, you can refer this way: Sacrificial Shroud, Bancroft’s Claw, Polynomicon, Typhon’s Fang, Calamitous Rod Of Tahuti, Mantle of Discord.


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Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Hades pro build, you can refer this way: Tainted Breastplate, Evolved Book of Thoth, Bancroft’s Claw, Polynomicon, Typhon’s Fang, Spear of Desolation.



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Best lane for Hades:

| Lane | ![]() |
|---|---|
| Solo Lane | |
| Duo Lane – ADC | |
| Duo Lane – Support | |
| Mid Lane | X |
| Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Hades as: Magical Power, Magical Lifesteal, Health, Crowd Control Reduction, Movement Speed, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5.
Hades strong in early game and nerfed late game.
Hades has ability clears waves with ease in the early game.
You need to wards to get vision and roam early to put pressure on the enemy.
Hades’s Ability
Passive: Blight
Skill 1: Death From Below
Skill 2: Shroud of Darkness
Skill 3: Devour Souls
Ultimate: Pillar of Agony
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