Hercules is a Warrior God with really good defense, great sustain and high crowd control. So, I suggest you should use Hercules solo. Find best Hercules build guides (Solo) for Smite. Learn more about Hercules’s abilities, Items, Relics.
Warrior | Roman | Melee | Physical
Pros: High Single Target Damage, High Sustain
Difficulty: Easy
God Tier: A
| Health: 686 (+93) | Damage: 39 (+ 2) + 100% of Physical Power |
| Mana: 205 (+32) | Physical: 25 (+3) |
| Speed: 375 (+0) | Magical: 32 (+1.6) |
| Range: 12 (+0) | HP5: 7 (+0.63) |
| Attack/Sec: 1 (+1%) | MP5: 4.3 (+0.4) |
Hercules Relics Build
Shard Relics:
- Wing Shard
- Horn shard
Relics:
- Teleport Fragment
- Greater Teleport Fragment
- Heroic Teleport
- Shield Of Thorns
- Greater Shield Of Thorns
- Thorns Of Overgrowth
Hercules Items Build
Pro Build:
- Tainted Amulet
- Contagion
- Breastplate of Valor
- Cloak of Concentration
- Archdruid’s Fury
- Midgardian Mail
Meta build:
- Sundering Axe
- Frostbound Hammer
- Breastplate Of Regrowth
- Shifter’s Shield
- Pestilence
- Archdruid’s Fury
Solo Lane:
- Sundering Axe
- Golden Blade
- Gladiator’s Shield
- Phalanx
- Breastplate Of Regrowth
- Genji’s Guard
Jungle:
- Bumba’s Spear
- Evolved Transcendence
- Hydra’s Lament
- Serrated Edge
- Titan’s Bane
- Malicious Deathbringer
Hercules’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Driving Strike (Skill 1) > Earthbreaker (Skill 2) > Mitigate Wounds (Skill 3) > Excavate (Skill 4).
![]() Driving Strike | |||
![]() Earthbreaker | |||
![]() Mitigate Wounds | |||
![]() Excavate |
Hercules Combo
Find best combo skill for Hercules, I will help you do it.
Combo 1: Skill 2 -> Skill 1.
Earthbreaker ->
Driving Strike.
Combo 2: Skill 3 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 1 -> Skill 4.
Mitigate Wounds ->
Earthbreaker ->
Driving Strike ->
Excavate.
Hercules’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
| Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
|---|---|
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Hercules is weak against: Chaac, Ares, Poseidon, Artio.
Hercules is pairs well with: Terra, Thor, Rama, Chang’e.
How To Play Hercules ?

Win/Pick/Ban rate:
| Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
| Win Rate | 44.50% | 44.22% | 50.09% |
| Pick Rate | 7.64% | 8.53% | 1.32% |
| Ban Rate | 0.67% | 4.96% | 0.83% |
Best Relics for Hercules:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard or Horn shard.


You can use Relics: Heroic Teleport + Thorns Of Overgrowth.


Best items for Hercules:
Start items – Solo Lane:






Start items – Jungle:






Full Items – Solo Lane: If you like Hercules solo, you can refer this way: Sundering Axe, Golden Blade, Gladiator’s Shield, Phalanx, Breastplate Of Regrowth, Genji’s Guard.






Full Items – Jungle: If you like Hercules solo, you can refer this way: Bumba’s Spear, Evolved Transcendence, Hydra’s Lament, Serrated Edge, Titan’s Bane, Malicious Deathbringer.






Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Hercules pro build, you can refer this way: Sigil Of The Old Guard, Evolved Transcendence, Amulet Of The Stronghold, Breastplate Of Regrowth, Bloodforge, Gladiator’s Shield.






Best lane for Hercules:

| Lane | ![]() |
|---|---|
| Solo Lane | X |
| Duo Lane – ADC | |
| Duo Lane – Support | |
| Mid Lane | |
| Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Hercules as: Physical Protection, Magical Protection, Health, Crowd Control Reduction, HP5, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5, Physical Power.
Hercules strong at all stages of the game.
Using Passive (Strength from Pain) and skill 3 (Mitigate Wounds) to fight and punish anyone who dares to fight you.
Hercules’s Ability
Passive: Strength from Pain
Skill 1: Driving Strike
Skill 2: Earthbreaker
Skill 3: Mitigate Wounds
Ultimate: Excavate
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