The Task of Playing a Guardian
Before you even consider playing a Guardian there is one thing you need to remember: you will never have the glory of a high kill count. The rare occasion that you do means one of three things has happened (possibly more): you’ve been stuck with a poor team, the enemy team isn’t capable of properly dealing with you, or you’re simply awesome. Even in the single lane team-fight mode Assault you’re unlikely to ever get more kills than any of the Hunters or Mages on your team. That’s ok though, because you’re not out there to kill everything. Your focus is on getting as many assists as (in)humanly possible.
The best part is getting assists as a Guardian which is incredibly easy. Pair up with a capable Assassin, Hunter, or Warrior and you’re both going to be a near-unstoppable force. They’ll be farming the kills, you’ll be raking in the assist gold like Scrooge McDuck on payday.
In Conquest, Joust, and Siege your home is in the long-lane. The long lane is whichever lane has the greatest distance between the opposing team’s tower and your own. At the start of a conquest or Siege game, this will be either the left or right hand lane so take your pick if you’re first out of the gates. If others are ahead of you in selecting their locations, go to whichever lane only has one player in it or wherever someone asks you. This of course isn’t set in stone like a commandment so here’s a commandment for you: “Thou Shalt Useth Thine Noggin.”
In Joust there’s only one land so just get into that and do your duty. Assault also only has one lane but that’s a team-fight game. You want to be in front of your team at all times to sincerely screw with the plans of your rivals, using that massive amount of health and crowd control you’ll likely have at your disposal to throw a spanner into the works wherever possible. Do be wary in Assault though. Not all players will have a full understanding of their characters. Be a little cautious until there’s been enough time to gave the abilities of your colleagues.
When it comes to Arena, you are the linchpin. When there’s a mass of combat going on you are the eye of the storm. The one holding the enemy in place and stopping them for destroying your colleagues in little more than a sneeze is you. Arena’s battlefield in Smite is much more fluid than in that of other game modes so get to the center of combat and get to work. It’s often a good idea also for you to take it upon yourself to hold up minion waves as they will constantly chip away at your ticket’s total with or without the influence of the opposing team.
