Guan Yu — SMITE 2 Arena Build & Guide

Guan Yu is a Chinese physical god in SMITE 2 built for Support, Solo. Currently S+ tier with a 55.0% Arena win rate. This page covers the full ability kit, base and scaling stats, recommended Arena build, counter picks, and best synergy partners.

Guan Yu — Saint of War

Guan Yu is a Chinese Physical god in SMITE 2, classified as Support, Solo. Specializations: Brawler, Healing, Melee, Physical, Hybrid Scaling. Primary scaling is Strength (~22% average across abilities). In the current SMITE 2 Arena tier list, Guan Yu sits in S+ tier with a 55.0% win rate (pick rate 1.1%). Guan Yu's aspect, Aspect of the General, Full Intelligence support. Passive grants Int instead of AS. ALL Strength scaling removed. Conviction applies HoT + shares stolen prots. Taolu/Cavalry scale Int only.

Abilities

  • Basic Attack — Guan Yu Basic Attack: Deal Physical Damage to an enemy in front of you Notes: If multiple enemies are in the area, the enemy closest to the center of the area will be hit Has a 4 hit chain. Attacks in order of 1, 1, 1.3, 1.75x damage and swing time. The third hit…
  • Passive — Battle Fervor: Gain stacks of Fervor when dealing or taking damage Notes: Fervor provides Attack Speed per stack At maximum stacks it provides more Attack Speed Gain 1 stack when Basic Attacking a minion, and 3 stacks when Basic Attacking an enemy God Abilities gain 1…
  • 1st Ability — Conviction: Heal yourself and nearby allied Gods Notes: Healing allied Gods reduces cooldowns for Guan Yu and his allies Allies are Healed for 75% of the total Can be cast during any of Guan Yu's other abilities If Guan Yu would benefit from the Cooldown Reduction,…
  • 2nd Ability — Warrior's Will: Dash forward, dealing Physical Damage to and Slowing enemies you pass through Notes: Hitting enemy Gods reduces your cooldowns Damage: 80 | 135 | 190 | 245 | 300 Damage Scaling: 60% Strength Slow: 30 | 32.5 | 35 | 37.5 | 40% Slow Scaling: 2 seconds Slow…
  • 3rd Ability — Taolu Assault: Swing your blade in a flurry, dealing Physical Damage repeatedly and stealing protections from enemies hit up to 3 times Notes: Damages 10 times over 3 seconds Every 25% Attack Speed increases the number of damage ticks by 1 You can cancel this ability at…
  • Ultimate — Cavalry Charge: Mount a warhorse, gaining CC Immunity. Strike enemies while riding, dealing Physical Damage. Dismount with a final swing that also Stuns all enemies hit Notes: Enemies hit by previous strikes take increased damage from the strike, stacking for each…

Base Stats

  • Health: 567
  • Mana: 292
  • HP5: 1.62
  • MP5: 1.33
  • Physical Protection: 16
  • Magical Protection: 27.5
  • Attack Speed: 0.98
  • Move Speed: 375
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