In SMITE, the release of a new goddess is imminent. Skadi, the Mistress of Winter brings herself and her wolf into battle!
The Frosty Huntress of the North, Skadi
Currently, the next patch of SMITE is still on the test servers, but it should be deployed on the live servers next week. Besides numerous new skins, there is also a new goddess joining the fray, who belongs to the Nordic pantheon. Skadi, the goddess of winter, enters the battlefield. She is a huntress who is always seen alongside her wolf Kaldr. Thus, she is the first character to have a “real” pet.
Let’s take a quick look at her abilities:
- Skadi is permanently accompanied by Kaldr, The Winter Wolf. The wolf counts as a melee fighter and attacks selected enemies. He has only 5 HP but loses only one of them per hit from enemy heroes and regenerates quickly. Enemy minions require 5 hits to take away 1 HP from him.
- With Piercing Cold, Skadi hurls an icy spear in a straight line that pierces all enemies and damages them. Hit enemies are slowed for 3 seconds and take double damage from Kaldr’s attacks.
- Rune of the Hunt is the command ability for Kaldr; this selects his current target. If you activate the ability again, Kaldr switches to his elemental form. In this form, he cannot attack but regenerates faster. Depending on how far this ability is upgraded, Kaldr receives additional abilities: 1 point: Kaldr gets a small charge. | 3 points: Kaldr is healed when he kills something. | 5 points: Kaldr’s attacks increase Skadi’s movement speed by 10%.
- Permafrost is a new crowd control effect. A large area is covered in ice for 5 seconds. Opponents entering the area take damage and lose control of their character: They slide across the ice. Skadi can “push” gods in a desired direction, and she herself moves faster on the ice.
- The ultimate Winter’s Grasp creates a snowstorm around Skadi and Kaldr. Enemies within range become rooted. The snowstorm deals light damage every 0.5 seconds. Kaldr is immune during the duration of the storm.
New Skins – Chocolate Chaac and Recon Artemis
With the next patch, numerous new skins are coming. In fact, so many that we can only present some highlights; a complete list can be found in our sources.
Among the most beautiful skins this time is the new look for Artemis, who gets a more modern appearance with her “Recon” skin. Chiron becomes significantly darker with his “Hellrider” appearance, and the poor Chaac is transformed into a fearful chocolate bunny with “Chaacolade”.
Many of the skins will not be directly purchasable but can be earned through the new “Season Ticket”. As in the previous year, players can purchase the ticket for a few jewels (price has yet to be determined) and earn “Fantasy Points” by winning games. Each victory brings in 15 Fantasy Points, and at certain thresholds, usually in increments of 500, there are different rewards. While there are chests with random contents at the beginning, at 7500 there is a completely new music theme for the game. Over the course of the year, HiRez plans to add more rewards for even more Fantasy Points needed.
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