Pele — SMITE 2 Arena Build & Guide

Pele is a Polynesian physical god in SMITE 2 built for Jungle. Currently A tier with a 51.4% Arena win rate. This page covers the full ability kit, base and scaling stats, recommended Arena build, counter picks, and best synergy partners.

Pele — Goddess of Volcanoes

Pele is a Polynesian Physical god in SMITE 2, classified as Jungle. Specializations: Slayer, Mobile, Melee, Physical, Str Scaling. Primary scaling is Strength (~42% average across abilities). In the current SMITE 2 Arena tier list, Pele sits in A tier with a 51.4% win rate (pick rate 0.4%). Pele's aspect, Aspect of Obsidian, Tanky self-healer. Passive grants Protections instead of Strength. Magma Rush heals (4-16 + 1.15-2.25% HP from Items/tick). No CD, uses Fuel. OB33: Magma Rush dmg -10 base, -5% scaling.

Abilities

  • Basic Attack — Pele 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 Damage Scaling: 100% Strength + 20% Intelligence + 100% Basic Attack Power Range: 1.92 meters Cone Angle:…
  • Passive — Everlasting Flame: When you drop below 50% health, gain increased Strength and Lifesteal. This effect has a cooldown Notes: }} Strength: 10 Strength Scaling: 2 Per Level Lifesteal: 15% Buff Duration: 6 seconds Cooldown: 30 seconds
  • 1st Ability — Pyroclast: Fires a Magma projectile that deals Physical Damage and grants fuel per enemy God hit. At max range the Magma persists and fires additional shard projectiles back to you, dealing Physical Damage to enemies Notes: The number of shards returning is…
  • 2nd Ability — Eruption: Gain a burst of speed before dealing Physical Damage and Knocking Up enemies around you Notes: At ranks 3 and 5 this area gains additional explosion areas, which deal reduced Physical Damage and have a smaller Knock up Activating this ability while in the…
  • 3rd Ability — Magma Rush: Repeatedly deal Physical Damage to nearby enemies and gain Movement Speed while this ability is active. Magma Rush uses Fuel for its duration and has no cooldown Notes: Reactive this ability to amplify the effect, expending more fuel but dealing increased…
  • Ultimate — Volcanic Lightning: Become CC Immune then Dash forward dealing Physical Damage and Slowing the first enemy God hit, and firing a cone attack that deals Physical Damage to other enemies Notes: For the next 10 seconds or 4 attacks, every time you Basic Attack an enemy, you…

Base Stats

  • Health: 567
  • Mana: 234
  • HP5: 1.7
  • MP5: 1.33
  • Physical Protection: 19
  • Magical Protection: 27.5
  • Attack Speed: 0.98
  • Move Speed: 380
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 Passive / Notes

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