The newest god in SMITE cheats a bit. Hachiman can attack from a much greater distance than other hunters.
Patch 4.17 of SMITE is on the way and brings another fresh god into the game – the hunter Hachiman.
While his mother, the empress of the realm, was pregnant with Hachiman, the emperor was captured. Fearing that the birth of the son could slow down the troops, the empress tightly wrapped her belly, so Hachiman stayed in his mother’s womb for a full three years. When he was finally born, he embodied everything that an honorable, brave, and powerful warrior should be on the battlefield.
In SMITE, Hachiman is a hunter. Let’s take a brief look at his abilities:
- The passive ability Master of Arms ensures that Hachiman receives a stackable buff when landing basic attacks, which increases his mana regeneration.
- Eagle Eye grants the god some fire arrows. These arrows deal more damage and have greatly increased range, but damage slowly decreases after the normal range (55 units).
- The Heavenly Banner can be summoned in a target area. A banner rushes down from the sky and deals area damage. Hachiman himself receives a bonus to his attack speed, and all allies within the banner also benefit from the bonus.
- Iaijutsu serves as Hachiman’s escape or stun at the same time. The god dashes in a straight line, passing through all enemies and damaging foes in his path. At the end of the movement, Hachiman performs a circular attack. If an enemy is hit by both effects, they are briefly stunned.
- Hachiman’s ultimate is Mounted Archery. The hunter jumps on his horse and rides straight ahead. On the horse, Hachiman can aim in any direction and then shoot an arrow at all enemies in the target area at the press of a button, which deals high damage, has a great range, and slows down enemies.
Apart from Hachiman, the patch also brings back the “usual suspects,” with a few new skins. This time, including a dark skin for Nu Wa, a heroic skin for Ah Muzen Cab, and a cyber skin for Chaac.
Previously, SMITE just received a real druid – the goddess Artio.
