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Teach us how to play Izanami in SMITE 2!

Izanami, the matron of the dead in Japanese mythology, is the mother of both Amaterasu and Susano, two other playable SMITE 2 gods. She's also much more flexible in this game than she was in the original thanks to her newfound focus on hybrid scaling.

If you've been playing Izanami in SMITE 2, this is your opportunity to imbue some knowledge on the rest of us. What do her abilities do? How have they changed? What are some of her best builds? What tips do you have for playing her? Teach us all of this and more in a complete Izanami guide!

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Created at 12:25pm, 19th November, 2024. Page last updated at 10:42pm, 3rd March, 2025.
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mypets3/3/2025

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Izanami is an excellent ADC, especially for those who like to put pressure on their opponents, as well as being very mobile.

It helps a lot to gain an advantage with Wave Cleansing, it has high penetration, very good for destroying tanks, as well as casting slows to control enemies.

Passive - Death Draws Night: Izanami gains physical penetration and intelligence as the fight progresses, which makes her stronger. When battles are longer, this skill is very useful.

Skill 1 - Sickle Storm: she gathers the power of automatic attacks and gives you an increase in attack speed for a few seconds (at which point the 1v1 duel is for her!). During the skill, the attacks don't pierce the enemies or return, but they do cause more damage to structures, very good for pressuring the lane.

Skill 2 - Spectral Projection: Izanami launches a projection of herself in a straight line, which passes through walls and enemies, causing physical damage and slowing all enemies it hits. This is very useful for securing that kill or fighting from a distance.

Skill 3 - Fade Away: Izanami descends into the underworld and moves away from her current position and, while stealthy, she gains invisibility and movement speed. I really like this skill because it makes her harder to capture (hard for those playing against her haha).

Ultimate - Dark Portal: a dark portal is summoned at a target location that deals physical damage and applies bleeding. The enemies hit are silenced and slowed down as well, which makes this ultimate excellent in combat, very good for securing kills.

Regarding the order in which to improve skills, I generally prefer 2 > 3 > 1.

As for the build, I always think it's best to focus on items that increase critical hits, penetration and attack speed (the perfect ADC combo). Here are a few examples: The Executioner is an essential item, penetration and attack speed, plus extra damage. Hunter's Bow, to increase movement speed; Wind Demon to increase attack speed and give critical hits; Demon Blade... and a few other items that vary according to the situation.

I generally like her as an ADC, but she can vary a little depending on the composition of the team, going to mid for example. She's strong and fast and, in the right hands, she's a powerful ally and a great threat to opponents.

yan574363/3/2025

Won$4

Like all my smite god guides, I'm here to correlate your in-game skills with the god of reality, so if this is the first time you've seen me do this, I recommend you start noticing how hi-rez takes care of this interaction, I really like it.

The goddess: She belongs to Japanese mythology and is a goddess who at the same time represents creation, she also represents death, being responsible for the creation and death of men. In my research, her figure is always accompanied by that of her brother (and husband), Izanagi, where, in short, they forged the world from a spear.

Gameplay: I judge inazami to be one of the most aggressive adc in the game, even more so in its early game, very strong and punishing. What makes her stand out in this role is her exacerbated strength and strong wave clearing. She's a god for players who like to push the limits.

Skills:

*Auto attack: Fires a projectile that deals damage to everyone it passes through, returning to you after the maximum range.

I need to explain the god's auto attack because a skill interacts directly with it.

Passive - Death Draws Nigh: As you lose life, you will gain physical penetration and intelligence.

Skill 1 - Sickle Storm: You gain attack speed on your auto attacks, but your attacks no longer pierce enemies or return to her during this time. It's a good skill for taking out structures, as it increases your damage to them.

Skill 2 - Spectral Projection: Shoots a kind of phantom projection of yourself in a straight line, dealing damage and slowing down enemies hit.

Skill 3 - Fade Away: You enter the underworld (you go underground, so those who have never played the game can understand haha) by stealth and jumping forward.

Ultimate - Dark Portal: Summons a portal that deals damage (also bleeding), slows and silences all enemies hit.

Build: As I always say in my guides, I really like to follow Frgotenpower's builds

Order of skill evolution: Ultimate > 2 > 1 > 3

JCPeters232/27/2025

Izanami is an amazing ADC in Smite 2, and she has many strengths. She can crowd control enemies, use wave clear & shred down tanks, all of which can help you gain an amazing early lead.

For each one percent of her max health that’s been taken as damage, she gains intelligence as well as physical penetration.

Here are her stats:

Physical penetration - 0.4% per stack

Intelligence - 0.5% per stack

Max stacks - 50

Something super cool about her is she can throw a piercing projectile that deals physical damage to all enemies it hits or passes through. Remember, the projectile speed can also increase with higher attack speed.

She also summons a dark portal at a target location. This deals immediate physical damage as well as applying a bleed which is further physical damage.

2bakedcookies2/26/2025

Won$10

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projectazone2/26/2025

Aesthetically, Izanami is one of the most beautiful characters because she combines strength with elegance at the same time. She has several abilities that allow her to strike both at a distance and up close, so she is a rather versatile character.

Jump Ability

Dark Portal: Through an invocation, Izanami is able to inflict damage and at the same time silence all enemies in her range of action.

Dissolve: This ability allows Izanami to recover and become invisible, thus having the possibility of moving from her position while under attack.

Enhancement Ability

Scythe Storm: For a few seconds she throws her scythes improved in speed and power. While using the ability, she also has attack speed active with additional damage to the basic one.

Death Approaches: The basic attack inflicts 75% damage, allows her to acquire, approaching death, 4% physical penetration up to a maximum of 20%.

Online Skills

Spectral Protection: With this skill Izanami not only slows down her enemies, but also inflicts damage. This skill consists of a spectral projection of herself in attack.