Zeus is a mage God has high damage, great nuke, high lifesteal and good amount of mana. So, I suggest you should use Zeus Mid. Find best Zeus build guides (Mid/High Damage) for Smite. Learn more about Zeus’s abilities, Items, Relics.
Mage | Greek | Ranged | Magical
Pros: High Area Damage
Difficulty: Average
God Tier: A
Health: 532 (+75) | Damage: 35 (+ 1.5) + 20% of Magical Power |
Mana: 245 (+44) | Physical: 11 (+2.9) |
Speed: 360 (+0) | Magical: 30 (+1.6) |
Range: 55 (+0) | HP5: 6 (+0.45) |
Attack/Sec: 0.95 (+0.99%) | MP5: 4.6 (+0.45) |
Zeus Relics Build
Shard Relics:
- Wing Shard
- Horn shard
Relics:
- Aegis Amulet
- Greater Aegis Amulet
- Aegis Of Acceleration
- Purification Beads
- Greater Purification Beads
- Temporal Beads
Zeus Items Build
Pro Build:
- Axe of Animosity
- Shifter’s Shield
- Evolved Book of Thoth
- Demonic Grip
- Cyclopean Ring
- Ethereal Staff
Meta build:
- Blood-Soaked Shroud
- Evolved Warlock’s Staff
- Shifter’s Shield
- Evolved Charon’s Coin
- Staff of Myrddin
- Soul Reaver
Mid Lane:
- Pendulum of Ages
- Chronos’ Pendant
- Doom Orb
- Spear of the Magus
- Perfected Rod of Tahuti
- Soul Reaver
Zeus’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Detonate Charge (Skill 3) > Aegis Assault (Skill 2) > Chain Lightning (Skill 1) > Lightning Storm (Skill 4).
![]() Chain Lightning | |||
![]() Aegis Assault | |||
![]() Detonate Charge | |||
![]() Lightning Storm |
Zeus Combo
Find best combo skill for Zeus, I will help you do it.
Combo 1: Skill 1 -> Skill 3.
Chain Lightning ->
Detonate Charge.
Combo 2: Skill 1 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 4.
Chain Lightning ->
Detonate Charge ->
Lightning Storm.
Combo 3: Skill 2 -> Skill 1 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 4.
Aegis Assault ->
Chain Lightning ->
Detonate Charge ->
Lightning Storm.
Zeus’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
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Zeus is weak against: Ao Kuang, Arachne, Loki, Athena.
Zeus is pairs well with: Cernunnos, Da Ji, Aphrodite, Martichoras.
How To Play Zeus ?

Win/Pick/Ban rate:
Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
Win Rate | 51.11% | 38.81% | 33.33% |
Pick Rate | 4.12% | 2.72% | 0.54% |
Ban Rate | 0.88% | 3.21% | 1.22% |
Best Relics for Zeus:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard or Horn shard.
You can use Relics: Aegis Of Acceleration + Temporal Beads.
Best items for Zeus:
Start items – Mid Lane:
Full Items – Mid Lane: If you like Zeus mid, you can refer this way: Pendulum of Ages, Chronos’ Pendant, Doom Orb, Spear of the Magus, Perfected Rod of Tahuti, Soul Reaver.
Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Zeus pro build, you can refer this way: Pendulum of Ages, Doom Orb, Spear of Desolation, Evolved Charon’s Coin, Perfected Rod of Tahuti, Soul Reaver.
Best lane for Zeus:

Lane | ![]() |
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Solo Lane | |
Duo Lane – ADC | |
Duo Lane – Support | |
Mid Lane | X |
Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Zeus as: Magical Power, Magical Lifesteal, Health, Crowd Control Reduction, Movement Speed, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5.
Zeus has a strong damage output but a low defense, hence teamfights require teammate defense.
Zeus’s Ability
Passive: Overcharge
Skill 1: Chain Lightning
Skill 2: Aegis Assault
Skill 3: Detonate Charge
Ultimate: Lightning Storm
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