Let's Talk About...Thanatos!

[TheGooeyBeans]

Here's the deal, Thanatos IS NOT an auto attack god. Some junglers are, but he most certainly is not. Thanatos is ability based through and through.

Every game Thanatos is played I hear the same stupid phrase..."Thana falls off hard late game." He does if you build him for AA damage. Thanatos scales horribly off of power, but thrives on defense, cooldown reduction, and penetration.

Stop building these items immediately...Death's Toll, Blood Forge, Executioner, Soul Eater, Rage, Malice, Deathbringer, Hastened Fatalis, etc.

If you build defensively in an appropriate manner you will still dominate early game, but be a team fighting force late game as well.

Example: Bumba's Mask ---> Warrior Tabi ---> Breastplate ---> Stone of Gaia ---> Mail of Renewal --- Titan's Bane ---> Sell Bumba's for Situational Item.

Watch your KDA soar and other teams cower as you dominate them from start to finish.

[KHARNIFEX]

thanks dad

[TheGooeyBeans]

Nice VAC bans.

[TEA || IT'S CHRISTMAS]

wtf.... Rage/deathbringer is the best way to play Thanatos lategame........

[TheGooeyBeans]

I don't know how to say it nicely, so I'll just tell you that you're wrong. AA Thanatos is squishy and is easily kited by ranged ADCs. He is useless in teamfights because supports and warriors can soak his damage and smack him down.

Again, Thanatos DOES NOT scale on physical power, which is why his early game is so potent. Also, since his abilities eat health and mana, it's important to have a nice reserve of protections and health in case you miss your 1 (pretty easy to do).

Try my build. You'll be blown away. Thanatos is a largely misunderstood god.

[PornographyIsBad]

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Thanatos is not good late game you're supposed to snowball early or you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥.

And that build is trash don't forget that you're playing an assasin not a warrior or a support if you frontline with a assasin in a team fight you should reconsidere your gameplay

Here a build example for Thanatos:

Red pot - Bluestone pendant (Bumba's is not needed read thanatos passive)

Warrior tabi

Jotunn's Wrath

Mail of renewal or spirit robe (depend of the enemy team ofc)

Brawler's beatstick

Hide of the Urchin

Titan's Bane

Beads - Blink

Originally posted by WatchSwcDay3 for free chest:

wtf.... Rage/deathbringer is the best way to play Thanatos lategame........

Please don't post

[TheGooeyBeans]

Originally posted by Sashka:

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Thanatos is not good late game you're supposed to snowball early or you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥.

And that build is trash don't forget that you're playing an assasin not a warrior or a support if you frontline with a assasin in a team fight you should reconsidere your gameplay

Here a build example for Thanatos:

Red pot - Bluestone pendant (Bumba's is not needed read thanatos passive)

Warrior tabi

Jotunn's Wrath

Mail of renewal or spirit robe (depend of the enemy team ofc)

Brawler's beatstick

Hide of the Urchin

Titan's Bane

Beads - Blink

Trust me - I snowball with my build a lot. I have used this build a lot in Conquest and also never had an issue late game. The reason I still go Bumba's is due to the Gold/XP sharing. Play any quality ranked game and you will see a lot more Bumba's than Bluestone or DT.

Don't call my build trash if you're going to advocate similar items. Stone of Gaia is vicious on Thana. My "Situational Item" could easily be Brawler's, or another defensive item. My build is something I know for a fact works splendidly against most team compositions.

Also, if more people built their assassins to be frontline focused, teams would be all the better for it. Typically, junglers become useless team members who kill trade endgame because they have no teamfight presence. My build is similar to the currently popular "Dirty Bubble" because it packs a huge punch, but also provides lots of useful defense.

Red Pot on Thana is a huge waste because you already deal enough damage to kill any god with two abilities Levels 1-5. Better to get a starter item and first level of Tabi. Thanatos farms gold so effectively that if you do get a single kill in the first two minutes and clear your camps, you'll be able to finish Tabi before you get your Ult.

[PornographyIsBad]

Originally posted by The Gooey Beans:

Originally posted by Sashka:

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Thanatos is not good late game you're supposed to snowball early or you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥.

And that build is trash don't forget that you're playing an assasin not a warrior or a support if you frontline with a assasin in a team fight you should reconsidere your gameplay

Here a build example for Thanatos:

Red pot - Bluestone pendant (Bumba's is not needed read thanatos passive)

Warrior tabi

Jotunn's Wrath

Mail of renewal or spirit robe (depend of the enemy team ofc)

Brawler's beatstick

Hide of the Urchin

Titan's Bane

Beads - Blink

Trust me - I snowball with my build a lot. I have used this build a lot in Conquest and also never had an issue late game. The reason I still go Bumba's is due to the Gold/XP sharing. Play any quality ranked game and you will see a lot more Bumba's than Bluestone or DT.

Don't call my build trash if you're going to advocate similar items. Stone of Gaia is vicious on Thana. My "Situational Item" could easily be Brawler's, or another defensive item. My build is something I know for a fact works splendidly against most team compositions.

Also, if more people built their assassins to be frontline focused, teams would be all the better for it. Typically, junglers become useless team members who kill trade endgame because they have no teamfight presence. My build is similar to the currently popular "Dirty Bubble" because it packs a huge punch, but also provides lots of useful defense.

Red Pot on Thana is a huge waste because you already deal enough damage to kill any god with two abilities Levels 1-5. Better to get a starter item and first level of Tabi. Thanatos farms gold so effectively that if you do get a single kill in the first two minutes and clear your camps, you'll be able to finish Tabi before you get your Ult.

This post show that you don't know much about the jungler role.


"The reason I still go Bumba's is due to the Gold/XP sharing"

As i said it's not needed because you're supposed to snowball so it's either you get 10 Kills in 10 Minutes or you fall behind and become useless. so Bumba's is not needed in that case


"Play any quality ranked game and you will see a lot more Bumba's than Bluestone or DT"

You're Silver 5 in conquest and have 1700 elo in casual so that's pretty funny


"if more people built their assassins to be frontline focused, teams would be all the better for it."

Again you seem to misunderstand the jungler role. and the Dirty Bubble meta is a joke don't take it seriously


"Red Pot on Thana is a huge waste because you already deal enough damage to kill any god with two"

No it's not a waste Thanatos have a high early pressure. buy red pot will give you a huge power spike to help you to get first blood and get far ahead ofc if you die you'll be far behind but anyway that's how you play Thanatos either you snowball either you fall behind and become a burden for your team

[TheGooeyBeans]

Originally posted by Sashka:

This post show that you don't know much about the jungler role.


"The reason I still go Bumba's is due to the Gold/XP sharing"

As i said it's not needed because you're supposed to snowball so it's either you get 10 Kills in 10 Minutes or you fall behind and become useless. so Bumba's is not needed in that case


"Play any quality ranked game and you will see a lot more Bumba's than Bluestone or DT"

You're Silver 5 in conquest and have 1700 elo in casual so that's pretty funny


"if more people built their assassins to be frontline focused, teams would be all the better for it."

Again you seem to misunderstand the jungler role. and the Dirty Bubble meta is a joke don't take it seriously


"Red Pot on Thana is a huge waste because you already deal enough damage to kill any god with two"

No it's not a waste Thanatos have a high early pressure. buy red pot will give you a huge power spike to help you to get first blood and get far ahead ofc if you die you'll be far behind but anyway that's how you play Thanatos either you snowball either you fall behind and become a burden for your team

This post shows that you don't know much about Thanatos OR jungling.

1. You could snowball with Thanatos without any starter item. You seriously don't understand power scaling, do you? You can just as easily get ten kills in 10-15 minutes with Bumba's as Bluestone. I do it all the time.

2. I love when people SmiteGuru check others to trash talk.
a) I started ranked play too early and paid the price.
b) There is nothing wrong with a 1,700 SmiteGuru Score. It's an estimation.
c) You must be the Sashka with 11 games played...your opinion is invalid.

3. I jungle a lot and do pretty damn well. I don't think I misunderstand it. Not all junglers should be built the same, and Thanatos benefits greatly from a Defense/CDR/Pen build similar to mine. Dirty Bubble isn't really a joke - it works against teams who fail to adjust.

4. Thanatos has great early pressure without spending 450 starting gold on a power pot. Again, I go without it all the time. Some junglers benefit greatly from the pot, Thana doesn't.

The way I play and build Thanatos completely disproves the "Thana needs to snowball or you will lose theory." I have played many games with Thana that go late where I have consistent kills throughout the game and have few deaths. We're talking 30-40k damage in games lasting over 30 minutes. His execute makes him a force late game against tanks.

You are obvious trash. Go home.

[TheGooeyBeans]

Sorry if I don't trust the opinion of someone with little history on Steam who somehow has every Smite Achievement unlocked. We know you used SAM. Nice try, though.

Your opinion is further invalidated by your awful Thor guide where you recommend building his 1 over his 3. Any Thor player worth a damn knows the 3 is his go to move.

Also...where is Void Shield?? That item was built for Thor.

You know nothing of Theory Crafting. So outclassed, GG.

[PornographyIsBad]

You're really interesting man.

470 hours in SMITE, silver 5 ,29 gods mastered and 1700 casual elo

Ok, i get it you're a Troll

Or maybe Silver players a better than Master players? should i smurf for better ranked game?

http://smite.guru/stats/hr/TheGooeyBeans/summary

[TheGooeyBeans]

Originally posted by Sashka:

You're really interesting man.

470 hours in SMITE, silver 5 ,29 gods mastered and 1700 casual elo

Ok, i get it you're a Troll

Or maybe Silver players a better than Master players? should i smurf for better ranked game?

http://smite.guru/stats/hr/TheGooeyBeans/summary

The last dying gasp of the person who just got dressed down in a forum post..."I'm Masters Rank." No you're not. STFU.

Find me a real pro or high level player that doesn't put Bumba's on Thana 99% of the time and I'll eat my hat. I can tell by your awful Thana recommendations and Thor guide that you are Bronze caliber and probably win about 40% of casual games. In those you get carried because your builds and skill prioritization are cancerous.

Never said I was a great player. The point of this post was to fix common build mistakes with Thanatos. I understand builds better than you. It's OK. Go away.

Hahaha you're Masters...LAWL GG. [VER]

[TheGooeyBeans]

Link me to your page! Of course, we'll never be able to verify that it's you. That really sucks :)

The page you found of me is actually my Smurf. I have a Masters Main. Disprove it. Come on. Do it.

[Hatsuma]

i have to agree many ppl build thana as basic attacker but most jg gods actually realy on burst or balaced build-ao kuang for instants ppl are building him atk speed but hes ment to be build burst damage. however that being said i disagree with one thing hasten fatality is a good item on thana manly because the speed buff it gives

hasten fatality + thana's 2 pretty much means no one can out run you except maybe merc.

[TheGooeyBeans]

Originally posted by Hatsuma:

i have to agree many ppl build thana as basic attacker but most jg gods actually realy on burst or balaced build-ao kuang for instants ppl are building him atk speed but hes ment to be build burst damage. however that being said i disagree with one thing hasten fatality is a good item on thana manly because the speed buff it gives

hasten fatality + thana's 2 pretty much means no one can out run you except maybe merc.

That 10% Movement Speed granted by Thana is not super useful. That's just my opinion. Like you mentioned, his 2 is a great steroid. Frostbound Hammer could be seen as useful on Thana for the large chunk of health and the sweet passive.

You're totally right about Ao Kuang, BTW. The attack speed build out of the jungle was trash and outclassed by Power/Pen/CDR.

[KHARNIFEX]

Why would you even mention my VAC Ban, plus it's a common error with Modern Warfare 2, I can e-mail Steam to remove it off my profile but I like to keep it cause it's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ magnent.