Kuzenbo — SMITE 2 Arena Build & Guide

Kuzenbo is a Japanese magical god in SMITE 2 built for Support. In the current OB46 snapshot: B tier with a 48.9% Arena win rate. This page covers the full ability kit, base and scaling stats, recommended Arena build, counter picks, and best synergy partners.

Kuzenbo — King Kappa

Kuzenbo is a Japanese Magical god in SMITE 2, classified as Support. Specializations: Crowd Control, Lockdown, Melee, Magical, Int Scaling. Primary scaling is Intelligence (~48% average across abilities). In the current OB46 Arena snapshot, Kuzenbo sits in B tier with a 48.9% Arena win rate (appearance rate 81.9%).

Abilities

  • Passive — Water Bowl: Each time you take a portion of your max HP as damage (pre-mitigation), gain a stack of Water Bowl as your head fills with water, granting Damage Mitigation. Stacks last a duration and refresh when you gain another
  • 1st Ability — NeNe Kappa: Throw a NeNe Kappa that deals Magical Damage and can ricochet off walls. After hitting an enemy god or reaching maximum range, it bursts from its shell, Slowing them and attacking
  • 2nd Ability — Shell Spikes: Extend the spikes on your back, reflecting a portion of damage taken as Magical Damage to enemies who attack you. While active, each time you take damage, reduce the Cooldown of NeNe Kappa and Sumo Slam
  • 3rd Ability — Sumo Slam: Dash forward, becoming Slow Immune, dealing Magical Damage to enemy minions and Silencing and Pushing the first enemy god you hit. Each subsequent enemy you hit deals damage to both that enemy and the god you are pushing. Colliding with a wall also deals…
  • Ultimate — Watery Grave: Pull into your shell and spin, summoning fierce currents that deal Magical Damage and Knock Back enemies. Gain Movement Speed, Damage Mitigation, CC Immunity, and move freely in all directions

Base Stats

Official base stat values are still pending from the current source feed. The live page keeps Kuzenbo in the roster now and will fill the stat table on the next confirmed data refresh.

OB46 Changes

  • Released in OB46 as a Japanese Support: Water Bowl stacks Damage Mitigation from heavy hits, NeNe Kappa throws a ricocheting kappa that slows, Shell Spikes reflects damage and cuts cooldowns, Sumo Slam silences and pushes, and Watery Grave spins with knockback and CC immunity.
  • Aspect of Spirits is announced for October 23; it is not enabled yet.
  • Base stats are pending: the official wiki has not published them yet.
Name Cat Cost Phys Pwr Mag Pwr Health Mana Phys Prot Mag Prot HP5 MP5 Atk Spd% Crit% CDR% Lifesteal% Plating Dampen Echo% Tenacity Pathfind Pen% Passive / Notes

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