Merlin is a mage God has high area damage, crowd control, AOE damage and high single target. So, I suggest you should use Merlin Mid. Best Merlin build guides (Mid/Arena/High Damage) for Smite. Learn more about Merlin’s abilities, Items, Relics.
Mage | Arthurian | Ranged | Magical
Pros: High Area Damage
Difficulty: Hard
God Tier: S
| Health: 518 (+79) | Damage: 34 (+ 1.5) + 20% of Magical Power |
| Mana: 250 (+55) | Physical: 14 (+3.2) |
| Speed: 355 (+0) | Magical: 30 (+1.6) |
| Range: 58 (+0) | HP5: 6 (+0.48) |
| Attack/Sec: 1 (+0.8%) | MP5: 4.8 (+0.44) |
Merlin 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
Merlin Items Build
Pro Build – High Damage:
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- Tablet of Destinies
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- Gem of Focus
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- Evolved Book of Thoth
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- Breastplate Of Determination
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- Soul Reaver
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- Soul Gem
Meta build:
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- Gem of Focus
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- Chronos’ Pendant
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- Divine Ruin
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- Spear of Desolation
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- Perfected Rod of Tahuti
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- Soul Gem
Mid Lane – High Damage:
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- Pendulum of Ages
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- Chronos’ Pendant
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- Charon’s Coin
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- Soul Gem
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- Divine Ruin
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- Soul Reaver
Merlin’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Eclipse (Radiate/Frostbolt) (Skill 1) > Vortex (Dragonfire/Blizzard) (Skill 2) > Flicker (Skill 3) > Elemental Mastery (Skill 4).
 Eclipse (Radiate/Frostbolt) | |||
 Vortex (Dragonfire/Blizzard) | |||
 Flicker | |||
 Elemental Mastery |
Merlin Combo
Find best combo skill for Merlin, I will help you do it.
Combo 1: Skill 1 -> Skill 2 -> AA -> Skill 3 -> AA -> Skill 4 -> Skill 1 -> Skill 2.
Eclipse -> Vortex -> AA -> Flicker -> AA -> Elemental Mastery (Ice) -> Eclipse (Frostbolt) -> Vortex (Blizzard).
Merlin’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
| Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
|---|---|
    |     |
Merlin is weak against: Ares, Athena, Ganesha, King Arthur.
Merlin is pairs well with: Hercules, Ravana, Atlas, Cernunnos.
How To Play Merlin ?
Win/Pick/Ban rate:
| Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
| Win Rate | 48.37% | 47.64% | 37.65% |
| Pick Rate | 10.62% | 4.74% | 1.22% |
| Ban Rate | 1.75% | 1.59% | 0.47% |
Best Relics for Merlin:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard or Horn shard.
You can use Relics: Aegis Of Acceleration + Temporal Beads.
Best items for Merlin:
Start items – Mid Lane:
Full Items – Mid Lane: If you like Merlin mid, you can refer this way: Pendulum of Ages, Chronos’ Pendant, Charon’s Coin, Soul Gem, Divine Ruin, Soul Reaver
Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Merlin pro build, you can refer this way: Pendulum of Ages, Chronos’ Pendant, Spear of Desolation, Divine Ruin, Soul Gem, Perfected Rod of Tahuti.
Best lane for Merlin:
| Lane |  |
|---|---|
| Solo Lane | |
| Duo Lane – ADC | |
| Duo Lane – Support | |
| Mid Lane | X |
| Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Merlin as: Magical Power, Magical Lifesteal, Health, Crowd Control Reduction, Movement Speed, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5.
Merlin has high damage and good crowd control. But Marlin’s energy source is low and depletes quickly so you need to calculate carefully before making combos skills.
Merlin’s Ability
Passive: Overload
Skill 1: Eclipse (Radiate/Frostbolt)
Skill 2: Vortex (Dragonfire/Blizzard)
Skill 3: Flicker
Ultimate: Elemental Mastery
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