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GUIDE

SMITE 101: GET
STRONG, FIT AND
ACTIVE
By Robert Nancarrow

Welcome back to Smite 101! Last month we show this. No matter the God or game mode, you’re
went over the map that your battles will given two slots to choose between a wide range of

often take place. Today, we’ll be taking a look at the items. They provide strong effects akin to two extra

items you’ll be bringing into said battles. There is abilities, albeit with much longer cooldowns. I’ll

little blanket advice I can give to cover everyone (other be going over each family of items from the lowest

than never battle bare-foot. Get shoes or boots you tier items to their finished forms and explaining the

barbarian, the movement and other stats are worth benefits of each. Do note though that you can only

it). Moving past the difference between physicals purchase two of these Actives, and you can’t sell them

and magicals (you can’t buy items that give physical once you leave your base (along with only getting one

power as a magical and vice versa); every god is given item from each item tree). Make sure the two you

a different kit of abilities and different stats to excel get will be useful and relevant for the whole match!

in their own role. The items you choose to build can Starting from the top as they are presented in the

help push strengths, or cover up for weaknesses. store, we’ll cover the Sprint family first. As the name

Your two active slots are a perfect example to help suggests, they all involve speeding up your character.

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