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Hades in Conquest, Mid

Hades Build Guide

 
5 years ago
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Patch 6.3
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Chthonic - NA

Hades is not the best midlaner, seeing as he lacks poke and is generally unsafe. These considered though, his surprising early burst and high base health pool allow you to take enemies by surprise and steamroll through the early game.

Main Build
Build Section
Notes

This build is tailored in respect to three things: His early power curve, his late power dive, and his need to be a bruiser in the mid/late game

Starting Items
Y10 Tiny Trinket

Y10 Tiny Trinket

+25
Magical Power
+4%
Magical Lifesteal

Mage's Blessing

Mage's Blessing

+10 Bonus Ability Damage +10 Physical Power +30 Magical Power +2 MP5 Per 10% Missing Mana ROLE QUEST: MID Kill or Assist Lane Minions or Enemy gods to gain stacks. Lane Minions are worth 1 Stack and Enemy gods are worth 5 Stacks. At 75 Stacks Mage's Blessing Evolves, gaining 10% Cooldown Reduction.

Healing Potion

Healing Potion

This consumable heals 250 Health over 25 seconds.

Mana Potion

Mana Potion

This consumable heals 150 Mana over 25 seconds.

Notes

If you are confident in your own ability, you can rush Bancroft's to get amazing early game control and damage. If you're unsure about either yourself or the match up, just use this basic starter

Base Build
First 4 Offensive Items
Shoes of Focus

Shoes of Focus

+55
Magical Power
+250
Mana
+10%
Cooldown Reduction
+18%
Movement Speed

Y10 Bancroft's Talon

Y10 Bancroft's Talon

+80
Magical Power
+200
Mana
+10%
Magical Lifesteal

PASSIVE - You gain additional Magical Power and Lifesteal scaled from missing Health. This caps at 70 power and 10% Lifesteal at 40% Health.

Y10 Warlock's Staff

Y10 Warlock's Staff

+65
Magical Power
+150
Health
+200
Mana

PASSIVE - You permanently gain +1 Health and +0.6 Magical Power per Stack, and receive 5 Stacks for a god kill and 1 Stack per minion kill. At 75 stacks this item Evolves, gaining 10% Magical Penetration and 25 Health.

Spear of Desolation

Spear of Desolation

+80
Magical Power
+15
Magical Penetration
+10%
Cooldown Reduction

PASSIVE - If you receive a kill or assist on an Enemy God all of your non-ultimate cooldowns are reduced by 2 seconds and your ultimate cooldown is reduced by 6 seconds.

Notes

If you think you want to stack it, you can go for a Warlock's Staff after Bancroft's. If not, an Ethereal Staff works just as well. As a side note, Hades never gets Spear of the Magus, and he never gets Obsidian Shard. Someone else needs to be a tank buster. He just doesn't have the base damage or the range to justify getting it ever. Also, the ult shreds protections, you don't need Magus. Just get either Divine for anti-heal or Desolation if you don't.

Possible Defensive Items
Hide of the Urchin

Hide of the Urchin

+30
Physical Protection
+30
Magical Protection
+250
Health
+250
Mana

PASSIVE - You gain +3 Magical Protection and +3 Physical Protection for each god kill or assist. At 7 stacks this item Evolves, providing a Health Shield that gains stacks every 2s. Shield only stacks if you have not taken or dealt damage in the last 5s. Each stack provides 10% of 100 Health +5 Per Level.

Mantle of Discord

Mantle of Discord

+45
Physical Protection
+45
Magical Protection
+10%
Cooldown Reduction

PASSIVE - If you take damage below 40% health you unleash a shockwave that stuns all enemies within a range of 20 units for 1s and become immune to Crowd Control for 1s. This effect cannot trigger more than once every 110s.

Void Doumaru

Void Doumaru

+60
Magical Protection
+150
Health
+35
Mp 5
+20%
Crowd Control Reduction

AURA - Enemy gods within 55 units have their Magical Protection reduced by 10%.

Notes

Pick Urchin in general for a bit of tankiness, Discord if you're afraid they'll be killing you in your ult too easily, or Void Stone if you aren't that worried about dying and want a bit of offensive edge.

Final Items
Rod of Tahuti

Rod of Tahuti

+125
Magical Power
+30
Mp 5
+10
Magical Penetration

PASSIVE - Basic Attacks and Abilities gain 15% additional Magical Power against targets below 60% Health.

Chronos' Pendant

Chronos' Pendant

+70
Magical Power
+20
Mp 5
+20%
Cooldown Reduction

PASSIVE - Every 10s the Pendant activates, subtracting 1s from all of your abilities currently on Cooldown. The initial countdown will not start until you leave the fountain.

Doom Orb

Doom Orb

+95
Magical Power
+25
Mp 5
+10
Magical Penetration
+6%
Movement Speed

PASSIVE - Killing or assisting an enemy minion provides you with 1 stack, granting 1% Movement Speed and 4 Magical Power per stack. Stacks last for 15s and stack up to 5 times. Enemy gods provide 5 stacks.

Notes

Rod of Tahuti is a good last item as it gives a lot of extra punch to your ult. Additionally, you can use Chronos' Pendant if you feel like you need the CDR or Doom Orb if it's to your flavor.

Finished Build
Shoes of Focus

Shoes of Focus

+55
Magical Power
+250
Mana
+10%
Cooldown Reduction
+18%
Movement Speed

Y10 Bancroft's Talon

Y10 Bancroft's Talon

+80
Magical Power
+200
Mana
+10%
Magical Lifesteal

PASSIVE - You gain additional Magical Power and Lifesteal scaled from missing Health. This caps at 70 power and 10% Lifesteal at 40% Health.

Y10 Warlock's Staff

Y10 Warlock's Staff

+65
Magical Power
+150
Health
+200
Mana

PASSIVE - You permanently gain +1 Health and +0.6 Magical Power per Stack, and receive 5 Stacks for a god kill and 1 Stack per minion kill. At 75 stacks this item Evolves, gaining 10% Magical Penetration and 25 Health.

Spear of Desolation

Spear of Desolation

+80
Magical Power
+15
Magical Penetration
+10%
Cooldown Reduction

PASSIVE - If you receive a kill or assist on an Enemy God all of your non-ultimate cooldowns are reduced by 2 seconds and your ultimate cooldown is reduced by 6 seconds.

Mantle of Discord

Mantle of Discord

+45
Physical Protection
+45
Magical Protection
+10%
Cooldown Reduction

PASSIVE - If you take damage below 40% health you unleash a shockwave that stuns all enemies within a range of 20 units for 1s and become immune to Crowd Control for 1s. This effect cannot trigger more than once every 110s.

Rod of Tahuti

Rod of Tahuti

+125
Magical Power
+30
Mp 5
+10
Magical Penetration

PASSIVE - Basic Attacks and Abilities gain 15% additional Magical Power against targets below 60% Health.

Notes

Late game, if you want to sell Bancroft's for something like... Shaman's, or a high power item, you can. Also, when you sell your shoes and get the speed potion, just use your best judgement as to what you need.

Mid Leveling Order
Skills Section
Death From Below
Death From Below
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Shroud of Darkness
Shroud of Darkness
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Devour Souls
Devour Souls
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Pillar of Agony
Pillar of Agony
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Notes

You should never get your silence at level 2. There is literally no reason. If you want to blight the wave safely, basic it. If you think you'll need defense, the leap is a leap. You can get it at level 3 if you need to, but I really prefer the extra level in Devour Souls. If you rushed Bancroft's Talon, you'll be able to full clear the wave at that point if you go the leveling route listed above.

Matchups
Gods Section
Strong Against
Baron SamediEsetRaRaijin
Notes

Baron and Ra are immobile and are generally just overpowered by Hades. As far as Isis and Raijin, they both channel their clear, so you can shut them down pretty quickly. On that point, if you leap on Raijin and you're quick enough, you can fear him out of his leap and then just kill him. Late game you'll suffer a bit against Ra and Raijin, but you just need to be patient and when the opportunity arises, combo and kill them.

Weak Against
AwilixKaliOsirisGaneshaYmirBakasura
Notes

Hades, like all bruisers, suffer when he can't peel enemies off of him. People who stick to him will kill him easily. Additionally, Guardians that has an instant hard cc like Ganesha and Ymir can stop any diving you play to do, and in the late game, getting cc'd when you finish leaping usually results in death. And Awilix since she can pull you fairly easily since Hades has an incredibly long leap animation

Hades in Conquest, Mid