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Want to use the best Hercules builds in SMITE 2? Check out our guide, which uses all of the information submitted by our community below.

The champion of Rome, Hercules, is one of two gods added to SMITE 2 with Closed Alpha Update 4, and he is the true definition of a tank. With an enormous spiked club for a melee weapon and an ultimate that allows him to hurl a huge boulder, he's a perfect choice for those who want to brawl their way into the action.

He may have only just been added to the game, but we're giving you an excuse to try him out as we want you to teach us how to play Hercules in SMITE 2! Explain each of his abilities and how they work, the best builds for Hercules, his ideal roles, strengths, weaknesses, everything a newcomer to the character needs to know to start dominating with him. The more comprehensive and useful your guide, the better your chance of a reward!

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Created at 3:34pm, 18th October, 2024. Page last updated at 2:32pm, 30th January, 2025.
Deadline at 12:00am, 18th November, 2024.

Submissions (10)

yan5743611/17/2024

Won$4

I'm very fond of Hercules, mainly because I'm a lover of Greek mythology, but I believe that his representation in the game manages to demonstrate a lot of the strength that the character himself has to carry. In mythology, Hercules triumphed against absurd odds, symbolizing resilience and superhuman strength, which we see in the skils. He can be used in the jungle and as a solo.

Skills:

Passive - Apotheosis: Every time Hercules is hit by damage, he receives a stack that regenerates life and gives him resistance. With a maximum of 4 stacks or 6 when triggering the ultimate, it becomes incredibly durable in combat, so use it to your advantage in any exchange.

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Skill 1 - Driving Strike: Hercules charges in, slamming the ground and pushing enemies backwards as he knocks them away and stuns them.

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Skill 2 - Earthbreaker: Hercules creates a crack in the earth, pushing enemies towards him.

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Ability 3 - Mitigate Wounds: Depending on how much damage he has taken in the last few seconds, he regenerates a certain amount of his own life.

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Ultimate - Excavate: Hercules throws a large stone that rolls and bounces, damaging all enemies hit and knocking them down.

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Build in the jungle:

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Build solo:

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I follow Overlay's builds, feel free to come and watch him:

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CMDR Henckes11/17/2024

Won$4

For me one of the bests solo lane gods, Hercules is ideal to deal the good amount of damage towards other gods and minion while keeping alive with tanks builds (at least this is the way I prefer to play)

One thing that makes Hercules so special is his passive, the Apotheosis, that makes he a little stronger if he is hit by an enemy god, and to achieve to the apotheosis form you should use your skill to stack up the passive 4 times (the ultimate stacks up 2 times). So, this helps you to maintain more time in a direct fight and team fights! Just take care in the beginning of the game while you didn’t equip the first items you could be vulnerable while farming gold.

Now with the active skill we have first Driving Strike, and for first skill that is used frequently you will understand why Hercules must have so much defence and health, since the Driving Strike will make you dash towards the enemy so you be in close combat all the time, this will help you if your enemy has range attack so you arrive at them faster. The Driving Stike causes damage and stunning while pushing the other gods!

The Earthbreaker skill has another approach but similar in some ways, it has a long range and make the ground come up like a wave hitting every enemy on the range area and throwing them in you direction (it will also make you fight close to your enemies, but this time you can pull them to your team ground)

Now the third skill, the Mitigate Wounds, is a buff that you apply to yourself, healing you and give you protection an attack speed and after the effect you heal yourself again and this amount will be calculated by the amount of damage you have dealt while under the effect of this skill

And finally, the Excavate, your ultra, if you have already played pinball in some arcade around your town you know what this skill do. You will throw a stone ball on the ground that will roll around and will bounce at the wall and if it hits the enemy will deal a good amount of damage

So how you could see you maybe find this god at leas easy like me, and I think this is a characteristic of many tanks gods since Smite 1, but remember to have a good communication with your team since like any tank you will need support in team fights since you be relying on your allies while you are on the front line, but at least you have you auto heal that will help you to be alive a little longer

mypets11/17/2024

Won$4

Hercules is one of the most iconic tanks in SMITE 2, and I really enjoy playing with him. He's a warrior that you can play as solo or support, being a very good tank for starting fights and still coming out alive while dealing a lot of damage. If you're one of those who like to lead battles, Hercules is ideal. Here's a summary of his abilities:

Passive - Apotheosis: every time Hercules takes damage, he gains a temporary buff that regenerates life and increases stamina. This makes him harder to kill.

Ability 1 - Driving Strike: He strikes the ground, dealing area damage and pushing enemies hit. It's great to use to disrupt enemies' positioning and force them to defend themselves. Use it to create combos with your team's skills!

Ability 2 - Earthbreaker: Hercules advances in a straight line and pushes the first enemy he hits, as well as dealing damage. I really like to start fights with this skill or isolate that more fragile opponent. If you need to flee or defend allies, it's also a good option.

Ability 3 - Mitigate Wounds: Regenerates a large amount of life, based on recent damage suffered. Try to use it after taking significant damage to maximize regeneration.

Ultimate - Excavate: Hercules throws a huge boulder that rolls across the battlefield, knocks down enemies in its path and deals a lot of damage. Excellent for starting or ending fights. A very good strategy is to combine it with an ability that groups enemies together, see if your allies have any like this!

To play as a tank, I recommend prioritizing skill optimization in the following order: 3 - 1 - 2.

Here's a build with the main items I recommend: Bluestone Pendant; Axe; Sundering Arc; Breastplate of Valor (cooldown reduction); Spirit Robe; Glorious Pridwen; Pharaoh's Curse, Gladiator's Shield.

Strengths: high survivability; group control; abilities that affect many enemies at the same time; flexible play style.

Weaknesses: when he's trying to heal himself, he's vulnerable; depends on positioning to hit the ultimate; incorrect build makes him less effective; skills that consume a lot of mana, especially at the start of the game.

Dydo11/17/2024

Won$4

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Empen11/17/2024

Won$10

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