In the god MOBA SMITE the patch 3.23 is coming, bringing not only the goddess Nike but also a demonic skin for Anubis.
Although Nike is one of the lesser-known goddesses, she was still important for the Greek pantheon. She is the goddess of victory, and without her, it would have never been possible to defeat the Titans. No matter who wants to achieve victory in the world, whether in sports, love, or battle – without Nike’s blessing, there is no victory. And since the victor writes history, Nike’s actions resonate throughout the centuries.
In SMITE, Nike is a warrior who strengthens her team with powerful buffs, is particularly resilient, and masters solid forms of crowd control.
Let’s take a quick look at Nike’s abilities:
- The passive ability To Victory! grants the entire team 3 tasks that it must complete to unlock team-wide, permanent buffs. The 3 objectives are: kill 10 gods as a team, kill 200 minions as a team, and have at least 2 allies at level 20. For each completed task, there is a buff, which becomes 3 times stronger when the remaining tasks are fulfilled. Increased power (+8/10/12%) and additional movement speed (3/5/7%).
- With Rend, Nike strikes twice in a straight line onto the target, each dealing moderate damage. If an opponent is hit twice, they lose protection for 5 seconds. When Plan of Action is active, Nike strikes a third time. After 3 hits, an opponent is disarmed.
- Plan of Action grants Nike passive health regeneration. Upon activation, Plan of Action increases the damage of the next ability and grants it an additional effect.
- Nike’s movement ability is Valiant Leap, with which she jumps to a target point, deals moderate damage, and knocks all enemies in the vicinity into the air. With Plan of Action activated, the jump is executed much faster.
- The Ultimate Sentinel of Zeus transforms Nike into an armored guardian for a few seconds and sends out a shockwave that damages enemies in the area and slows them by 30%. Additionally, Nike gains a shield equal to 40% of her maximum health for the duration of the effect. With Plan of Action active, the shield is increased to 60% of health, and the slowdown also rises to 60%.
But besides that, patch 3.23 has a lot to offer. There are numerous new skins, such as the Chilling Grasp Ah Puch, which has presumably been directly taken from a white walker from Game of Thrones. Anubis receives a tier 5 skin, the Demonic Pact Anubis, as the highlight of this year’s Odyssey. It consists of 4 different forms, each with different animations, voice packs, and of course character models. So if you’re a real fan (with a big wallet), you should secure the skin while the event is still ongoing.
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