Agni general tips to improve?

[Mori]

Hey, been playing Agni for some time now and really crushing in normal most matches (though not necessarily winning just as much per se, due to team synergy and early game mishaps). I really like playing him and feel like I do great with his combos and all and I got a decent build set up (lots of magical power, mana boost and high mana regen, with good CDR and some magical penetration, don't recall exact items though, sorry).

But in any case, I was wondering if anyone out there has good Agni playing tips, both general and specific, thanks!

[Kadaver]

Originally posted by Eid¤l¤n:

Hey, been playing Agni for some time now and really crushing in normal most matches (though not necessarily winning just as much per se, due to team synergy and early game mishaps). I really like playing him and feel like I do great with his combos and all and I got a decent build set up (lots of magical power, mana boost and high mana regen, with good CDR and some magical penetration, don't recall exact items though, sorry).

But in any case, I was wondering if anyone out there has good Agni playing tips, both general and specific, thanks!

First of all, play safe untill you get your ulti. Agni has an escape, but needs time to grow stronger.
When you get to level 5, keep attacking from a distance. Do the ult + 1 combo to stun them for team mates engaging, or just to be a massive d*ck.

Agni shines out at long distance poking and being a big bully in general.
Stay behind your team though, because Agni is very squishy.
Do not just engage without a team because you need one. Especially early/mid game.
Late game and with the right build Agni can pretty much 1 shot with his 4 - 1 - 2 combo, but dont get cocky ofcourse.

Agni is a kinda straight forward god so there's not much left to say about him, but he's a great god none the less. Not really that popular anymore, though still gets picked often enough and I love having one on my team for his utilty purposes.


To conclude: Agni destroys when in the right hands. If you see someone coming after you, show them you're the real deal by keeping distance but still being able to attack with your abilities. Chanses are they'll be less than 50% HP once they're close enough to attack.

Thats how I play him personally, and because I keep my distance and stick close to the guardians or warriors I usually do very well. When some one comes in melee range, I punish by ulting, placing my 1, stunning them, so I have to time use the rest of my ult too.
When they get back up, you either use your 2 or 3 depending on wether your attacking or escaping. But when you're out of abilities I suggest you dont go boxing, Agni is more abilty based.

[SmoothPanic]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIbYTRro7_Q This combo is 1-3-2-4.

2-1-4 is harder to do, but leaves you with an escape.

[Mori]

Okay, good to know, thanks! Do you guys have specific relics to recommend for situations? I tend to main a lot of arena and joust with Agni, and find that purification usually helps first for cc, but I think as Kadaver talks about, I need to practice facing off against gods coming after me by stunning, and intimidating or killing them in that short encounter rather than trying to turn tail with purification and die in the run.

My second relic is Sanctuary which I pair with cc to help get aaway (or alone to counter assasins like Loki) but idk if that's a good combo overall?

More team awareness and staying mindful of my squishiness would definitely help counter this though, which I'm working on.

[EmethSAS]

Originally posted by Eid¤l¤n:

Okay, good to know, thanks! Do you guys have specific relics to recommend for situations? I tend to main a lot of arena and joust with Agni, and find that purification usually helps first for cc, but I think as Kadaver talks about, I need to practice facing off against gods coming after me by stunning, and intimidating or killing them in that short encounter rather than trying to turn tail with purification and die in the run.

My second relic is Sanctuary which I pair with cc to help get aaway (or alone to counter assasins like Loki) but idk if that's a good combo overall?

More team awareness and staying mindful of my squishiness would definitely help counter this though, which I'm working on.

Purification and Sanctuary are common Relics for Mages to go with as the best to keep themselves alive. Some other good alternatives to try for other uses would be Sprint for engages and escapes and would help teammates as well, or Curse for slowing enemies to make landing your combos easier or countering enemy healers, or in rare cases Meditation for the instant health and mana regen, or Phantom for passing through player summoned walls if you're against Odin, Ymir, or Terra, or possibly Thor. Beyond that there probably isn't much you would want to get on Agni.

[Mori]

Originally posted by EmethSAS:

Originally posted by Eid¤l¤n:

Okay, good to know, thanks! Do you guys have specific relics to recommend for situations? I tend to main a lot of arena and joust with Agni, and find that purification usually helps first for cc, but I think as Kadaver talks about, I need to practice facing off against gods coming after me by stunning, and intimidating or killing them in that short encounter rather than trying to turn tail with purification and die in the run.

My second relic is Sanctuary which I pair with cc to help get aaway (or alone to counter assasins like Loki) but idk if that's a good combo overall?

More team awareness and staying mindful of my squishiness would definitely help counter this though, which I'm working on.

Purification and Sanctuary are common Relics for Mages to go with as the best to keep themselves alive. Some other good alternatives to try for other uses would be Sprint for engages and escapes and would help teammates as well, or Curse for slowing enemies to make landing your combos easier or countering enemy healers, or in rare cases Meditation for the instant health and mana regen, or Phantom for passing through player summoned walls if you're against Odin, Ymir, or Terra, or possibly Thor. Beyond that there probably isn't much you would want to get on Agni.

Okay, thanks for explaining the relic choices for Agni! I'll try experimenting some with the different relics for the situation.