Hera is a mage God has high damage balance, lots of AoE, has escape and shield from skill 2 (Polymorph). So, I suggest you should use Hera mid. Find best Hera build guides (Mid/Damage/Hades) for Smite. Learn more about Hera’s abilities, Items, Relics.
Mage | Greek | Ranged | Magical
Pros: High Area Damage, High Crowd Control
Difficulty: Average
God Tier: S
| Health: 532 (+71) | Damage: 34 (+ 1.45) + 20% of Magical Power |
| Mana: 265 (+45) | Physical: 12 (+3) |
| Speed: 365 (+0) | Magical: 30 (+1.6) |
| Range: 55 (+0) | HP5: 6 (+0.45) |
| Attack/Sec: 0.9 (+1%) | MP5: 4.8 (+0.41) |
Hera Relics Build
Shard Relics:
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- Wing Shard
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- Horn shard
Relics:
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- Aegis Amulet
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- Greater Aegis Amulet
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- Aegis Of Acceleration
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- Purification Beads
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- Greater Purification Beads
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- Temporal Beads
Hera Items Build
Pro Build:
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- Pendulum of Ages
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- Evolved Warlock’s Staff
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- Ring of Hecate
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- Evolved Charon’s Coin
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- Ethereal Staff
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- Soul Reaver
Meta build:
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- Gem of Focus
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- Doom Orb
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- Spear of Desolation
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- Evolved Charon’s Coin
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- Obsidian Shard
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- Soul Reaver
Mid Lane
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- Pendulum of Ages
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- Doom Orb
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- Spear of Desolation
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- Spear of the Magus
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- Staff of Myrddin
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- Ethereal Staff
Hera’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Royal Assault (Skill 1) > Polymorph (Skill 2) > Divine Shroud (Skill 3) > Argus, the Defender (Skill 4)
 Royal Assault | |||
 Polymorph | |||
 Divine Shroud | |||
 Argus, the Defender |
Hera Combo
Find best combo skill for Hera, I will help you do it.
Combo 1: Skill 4 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 1.
Argus, the Defender -> Polymorph -> Divine Shroud -> Royal Assault.
Combo 2: Skill 2 -> Skill 4 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 1.
Polymorph -> Argus, the Defender -> Divine Shroud -> Royal Assault.
Combo 3: Skill 2 -> Skill 1 -> Skill 4 -> Skill 3.
Polymorph -> Royal Assault -> Argus, the Defender -> Divine Shroud.
Combo 4: Skill 4 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 1.
Argus, the Defender -> Divine Shroud -> Polymorph -> Royal Assault.
Hera’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
| Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
|---|---|
    |     |
Hera is weak against: Agni, Bakasura, Cabrakan, Erlang Shen.
Hera is pairs well with: Nox, Martichoras, Kali, Serqet.
How To Play Hera ?
Win/Pick/Ban rate:
| Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
| Win Rate | 49.96% | 44.98% | 54.09% |
| Pick Rate | 4.46% | 3.99% | 2.15% |
| Ban Rate | 1.74% | 2.86% | 3.88% |
Best Relics for Hera:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard or Horn shard.
You can use Relics: Aegis Of Acceleration + Temporal Beads.
Best items for Hera:
Start items – Mid Lane:
Full Items – Mid Lane: If you like Hera mid, you can refer this way: Pendulum of Ages, Doom Orb, Spear of Desolation, Spear of the Magus, Staff of Myrddin, Ethereal Staff.
Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Hera pro build, you can refer this way: Pendulum of Ages, Chronos’ Pendant, Divine Ruin, Staff of Myrddin, Soul Reaver, Obsidian Shard.
Best lane for Hera:
| Lane |  |
|---|---|
| Solo Lane | |
| Duo Lane – ADC | |
| Duo Lane – Support | |
| Mid Lane | X |
| Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Hera as: Magical Power, Magical Lifesteal, Health, Crowd Control Reduction, Movement Speed, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5.
Early game: You should clear minions and poke mid laners on both sides with skill 2 (Polymorph). Always keep wards to control vision to avoid unexpected ganks.
Mid game: you should gank in lanes.
Late game: organize fights and get targets.
Hera’s Ability
Passive: Commanding Presence
Skill 1: Royal Assault
Skill 2: Polymorph
Skill 3: Divine Shroud
Ultimate: Argus, the Defender
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