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set up ambushes for them, or just bait out abilities.
Known for her chaotic battlefields, The Morrígan fits queen of gods and goddesses alike, a being made
well with an ability such as this, which can not only help
cause Confusion as you would expect from the name,
but benefits from large and disorderly battles such as
the kind she was known for instigating as a goddess.
DAT ULT DOE
This is where The Morrígan really shines, with
one of the best and brightest godly ultimates Hi-
Rez has ever introduced into the game. The end
result is classic Morrígan, letting her change her
form into that of any god on the battlefield and
make full use of their items and abilities. Confusion,
chaos, the theft of power and the alteration of fates,
it’s perfect for her. It also makes her extremely
versatile, and is maybe the only way to take the core
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concept of a mage in SMITE and allow room for the
of three powerfully diverse divine entities, and fully
represent the breadth of their pool of abilities.
In closing, it’s worth noting that The Morrígan,
or the Morrígna or the Anand or whatever, has had a
long history of being interpreted and reinterpreted by
modern myth and pop culture. She’s been a character
in fighting games, RPGs, even other MOBAs--with
varying interpretations on name, character, even
origins. But the name of Morrigan, Morgan, Morgana,
and the like are still standing strong and still tied
deeply to the core embodiment of the triple-goddess
of war we all know and love. Personally, I think it’s
high-time the original gets some play in SMITE, a
game that doesn’t just bring an interpretation of The
Morrígan as a character, but as the goddess(es) she
By Devon Boyette
was, to the battlefield. It was, after all, her fate.
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