Guardians to Start With
A tricky thing to do no matter your skill level when dipping into a whole new battlefield role is actually deciding how to do it. Games like Battlefield or even Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare give you one option per choice so there’s no need to vacillate over the decision for hour upon hour. In Smite, however, a plethora of possible selections is laid out before you. It’s often best before trying out a totally new Guardian to spend some time in the practice modes to get a hang of your abilities and strengths. If you’re completely new to Smite there are some fairly easy options you can jump into that aren’t incredibly difficult to learn.
Ymir
Many players who are jumping into Smite for the first time will be given Ymir to play with. The father of the frost giants in Norse Mythology, he is a brutal mountain of ice who delights in nothing more than slowing his opponents to a crawl. Imagine an iceberg with sentience and a big hammer, you’re almost there. His abilities revolve around keeping enemy gods slowed in order to make them light work for his team. He’s no slouch when it comes to the crunch either, as his abilities all apply the debuff Frostbite which makes his basic attack deal 100% more damage. A nuisance if played poorly, a powerhouse if played well.
Hades
Hades bucks the Smite Guardian trend by being a mainly ranged attacker who can still potentially be played as a brick wall. His basic attacks dish out a Blight debuff which makes his other abilities more destructive to the enemy or supportive to his colleagues. When played alongside a hunter this floating ruler of Hell can provide a much-needed rush into the opponent’s face. Combining the teleporting attack Death From Below with the blackhole-esque Pillar Of Death, only to follow up with Devour Souls can change the flow of a team-fight resolutely in the favor of Hades and his companions.
Sobek
Sobek isn’t exactly the easiest Guardian to play in Smite but when you’ve put enough time into learning the abilities he has under his belt, the Egyptian God of the Nile is nigh-unmatched in his ability to get enemies right where he wants them. His Charge Prey ability throws the opponent back over his head and into the waiting arms of fellow gods, and can be combined with the 360 Tail Whip to keep the opponent where they should be. He’s even got the ability to stick around with the conal Sickening Strike, which heals Sobek after it strikes up to 3 enemy players or minions.
