9.11 Ganesha Support Guide

Patch 9.11

Here i shall state some general tips for Ganesha:

A good ability combo to learn is: Remove Obstacles into Ohm. The stun and knockup from Remove Obstacles will mean the enemy affected will be stopped infront of you, meaning they'll be stuck in the Ohm silence cone. This means the target will be unable to use abilities for about 3 seconds (should you channel Ohm for its entire duration), whilst also being immobile for some of this time as well.

Your passive applies not only to gods, but to minions and jungle camps, i go over the impacts of this in the abilities section, but remember you also have an increased range and timer on assists

The damage increase from Ganesha's turn of fate also applies to Hand of the Gods. This is however exceedingly niche as it usually only amounts to a bonus 12 damage

While Ganesha does have soem potential for offensive playmaking, that being your dash and ultimate, you should primarily be looking to peel for teammates.

The combo listed in the first tip means youre extremely good at punishing bad positioning, providing yours isnt worse. If an enemy dives too deep or is too commited to a kill, you can easily hold them in place and allow your team to collapse on them

Main Build

Build Section

Notes

This is a standard build i would use in most games, unless sepcific counter items are needed. In the current meta, i recommed that Thebes, Manticore's Spikes, and Spirit Robe are essential support items.

Notes

I've found benevolence to be the better starter on Ganesha. Sentinels is a viable item however, if you prefer it.

Notes

Relics as well as order of pridwen and magus change up as needed (if youre dying a lot go pridwen then magus, if youre comfortable and want the extra damage get the magus)
If you need antiheal get divine ruin instead of magus (and maybe try and fit in either pestilence or contagion but they dont feel as good imo)

Notes

The damage item at the end can change depending on matchup
Divine ruin for anti heal (Though this should be gotten earlier and can consider pestilence or contagion)
Desolation/Chronos' Pendant for cooldown
Soul Reaver for %health damage
This is also true for the main builds, however i feel magus' passive works best for a support, making a specific target take extra damage from all sources

Notes

These items all can be used if you so desire.
Mail of Renewal can be an alternate start to Thebes, providing instant protections and a strong healing passive
Spectral, Contagion, Pestilence, Shoguns, Witchblade, and Nemean will all be matchup dependant
Pythags, Chronos', and soul reaver are also all viable damage options, with pythags being a more team oriented one, and does have a useful 10% cooldown reduction stat as well.

Notes

These are the alternate relics that can be considered, depending on the game
Phantom if there is an Odin, Cabraken, or other nasty walls (Whilst your dash allows you to pass through, your allies will need the help)
Ankh if there is a lot of healing (I feel blighted is the better upgrade)
Horiffic Emblem if you're able to play more aggressive and the enemy is lower mobility
Beads if youre getting crowd controlled too much

Other relics i feel are too niche, not as good, or dont see a reason to pick over other relics.
Notable choices though:
Entangling wings for fun
Blink if you choose to build Sentinels
Sunder for even more damage if you can hit it consistently
Thorns can also be sometimes fun

Leveling Order

Skills Section

Turn of Fate

Ohm

Remove Obstacles

Dharmic Pillars

Notes

Before i continue, i want to state that Ganesha's passive DOES apply to minions, jungle camps, everything. This means that thebes will stack if you get a killing blow on a minion and someone is in assist range, and similarly if you kill an enemy in assist range of someone with, for example, book of thoth, they will receive stacks on that item. Whilst it is good practice not to kill minions as a support, Ganesha lets you not have to be so diligent with yourself.

I have shown the levelling order for the first 5 levels, as these i feel are most important to highlight, and everything following just involves maxing each ability when possible (and i dont remember the levels the ult upgrades at lmao)

Turn of Fate is your main source of damage and lane clear, as well as providing a power increase for each enemy hit 2%. This will always be, 99.9% of the time, the first ability you put a point in to

Remove obstacles at level 2 allows for good lane pressure, strong peel, good setup, and more early damage. I will also stress that this dash has a unique function of allowing you to pass through player made walls. This includes Odin's, Ymir's, Cabrakan's, etc. Any player made object that would normally block your movement, This dash lets you go through.

After this, get a point in Ohm so you have every ability available. Two important features of Ohm: 1.) It gives a protection aura whilst being channeled (60 of both prots at max rank). 2.) You are knockback immune (though move slightly slower) while channeling

You've likely heard before about the offensive amount of damage Ganesha's ult can do. Most of this comes from being hit by multiple ticks of the damage lines. To try and guarantee as much damage as possible, place a corner directly infront of an enemy, blocking their movement. This will cause them to get stuck and be forced to take some damage. Alternatively, you can hit someone with your dash as they take damage to hold them in the area, dealing some ridiculous numbers. This is however quite difficult to pull off. Really though, if you just place this in the middle of a teamfight, youre bound to hit most people and get some decent value out of it.

Your leveling order priority will be:
Dharmic Pillars
Turn of Fate
Ohm
Remove Obstacles

Matchups

Gods Section

Notes

Gods without leaps can be easily trapped by your ult, and you can also ignore any walls that gods may create, nullifying one of their abilities. Having a long channeled silence also makes Ganesha useful against ability reliant gods (Especially King Arthur), or gods who themselves have long channeled or windup abilities that dont provide cc immunity (Cabraken Tremours, Cerberus Breath, Kumbha Slam, etc)

Notes

Gods with leaps can ignore Ganesha's ult and jump over the damage. Auto attackers are also relatively indifferent to Ganesha's silence. Gods that play at longer ranges than others are also generally safe from Ganesha's silence and his dash, making it difficult to land any crowd control without putting yourself into danger

Main Build Build Section
Leveling Order Skills Section
- Untitled Skill Leveling
Matchups God Section
- Strong Against
- Weak Against

Ganesha Build Guide

Tactical Tonys - EU

Benevolence

Glowing Emerald

Healing Potion

Healing Potion

Healing Potion

Healing Potion

Hand of the Gods

Compassion

Evolved Gauntlet of Thebes

Manticore's Spikes

Spirit Robe

Y10 Spear of the Magus

Pridwen

Compassion

Amulet of the Stronghold

Genji's Guard

Manticore's Spikes

Spirit Robe

Y10 Spear of the Magus

Compassion

Sovereignty

Jade Emperor's Crown

Manticore's Spikes

Spirit Robe

Y10 Spear of the Magus

Sentinel's Gift

Sentinel's Embrace

Y10 Pythagorem's Piece

Mail of Renewal (old)

Traveler's Cloak

Spectral Armor *old*

Emperor's Armor

Chronos' Pendant

Pestilence (old)

Shogun's Kusari

Witchblade

Soul Reaver

Hide of the Nemean Lion

Y10 Emblem of Increasing Peril

9.11 Ganesha Support Guide

Spectral Armor old