Introduction

Olorun is the newest god to arrive on the battleground introducing the Yoruba pantheon from west Africa! Olorun is a distant deity who has no need for worshippers like other supreme gods like Zeus, Ra and Odin as he has no interest in such affairs. With the world barely scraping by after ragnarok old rivalries have sparked new flames and war is making a deadly comeback, the gods need a ruler now that Zeus has fallen, a being that has no quarrels or history with those beneath him so he can rule fairly and restore justice to the world and that being is Olorun ruler of the heavens and now Olympus.

Olorun is a mage but not your average mage as he lacks large AOE damaging abilities due to him being ADC mage like Chronos, Sol and Freya. this means he is primarily focused on basic attacks like gods who belong to the hunter class. In this guide I'll introduce you to this god and his abilities so you'll make your enemies be seeing stars in no time!

There are two primary roles for Olorun, those roles being mid and carry it mainly comes down to your preference. I personally recommend carry as he can team up with his support to confirm kills easier and to make his farming phase a little easier. once you are more experienced with Olorun I'd recommend mid as its fun and allows him to team up with other physical hunters, just be weary of early game ganks as they could sabotage your early game!

Ability 1: Focused light

Olorun charges ball of light (max of 2 seconds) and as he charges it's range increases, once max range is hit the ability will automatically fire as this ability cannot be cancelled manually even whilst charging. the light passes through minions but not gods so if you are trying to clear wave be sure an enemy god doesn't get in the way. this ability can crit (explained in the passive) so you can crit a entire minion wave if your crit chance is high. this ability charges stacks for overflowing divinity for each minion or god hit.

Ability 2: overflowing divinity

Upon activating this ability Olorun will obtain a boost in attack speed and his basic attacks and focused light will begin to acquire stacks. during the attack buff or 4 seconds afterwards you can re-activate this ability and conjure the sun to fire projectiles equivalent to the amount of stacks obtained. As this ability fires the projectiles will speed up and deal less damage and will begin to scatter into different locations around the target area, be sure to make the first projectiles count as they'll do the most damage. this ability cannot crit. once the sun is conjured all stacks are depleted, so be sure to save them for the right moment as you can also charge stacks without firing them.

Ability 3: Consecration

Olorun releases the light within him and knocks back any enemies in his proximity allowing him to give himself space so he can decide whether to stay and fight or make a tactical retreat. this ability also heals himself and allies that are within your proximity,for every ally you heal you'll receive both magical and physical protections. this is a nifty ability that can assist you in team fights and to heal ally's who have survived a recent skirmish so you must decide to use this ability to heal yourself and allies or to knock back a enemy who is to close for comfort.

Ultimate: Sanctified Field

Olorun sends Olodumare and Olofi and they bring forth a field that slows everything within and by slow I don't mean just movement speed, everything is slowed from projectiles to ability animations. "slow time? how are you supposed to counter that?" its pretty simple, CC immunity whilst CC immune you can move freely in the field and during this time you can decide whether to attack Olorun or to exit the field whilst you aren't slowed. inside the field Olorun is much faster and the cap on his attack speed removed allowing him to quickly dispatch of enemies in the field. There is a downside to this ultimate, relics such as thorns and aegis will last longer which won't sit well with Olorun, abilities also last longer such as Odin's cage and Poseidon's whirlpool and many more so when you are caught in his field be sure to utilise this weakness to save yourself from a tight situation. Olorun's allies aren't affected by his ult whatsoever

List of what is affected by sanctified field

Projectiles of any kind such as tower shots and basic attacks

minions

jungle camps

fire giant, gold fury, Bull demon, Apophis and siege beasts

god animations and abilities

gods that aren't cc immune or un-targetable

Titan

Passive: Touch of Fate

Olorun gains 1% crit chance per 10 magical power obtained from magical items with a cap of 70%, his basic attacks only hit for 50% unlike the usual 100% which is what physical hunters do. this passive allows Olorun to be the only ADC mage with crit in the game.

Conclusion

thank you for taking the time to read my guide to the newest god Olorun! this god is a breath of fresh air for the ADC role and brings a whole new pantheon to smite which opens up the path to the possibility to introduce orisha's to the battleground! More information on Olorun is below such as builds and levelling order, have fun ruling the battleground!