Thanatos — SMITE 2 Arena Build & Guide

Thanatos is a Greek physical god in SMITE 2 built for Jungle. Currently A tier with a 51.7% Arena win rate. This page covers the full ability kit, base and scaling stats, recommended Arena build, counter picks, and best synergy partners.

Thanatos — Hand of Death

Thanatos is a Greek Physical god in SMITE 2, classified as Jungle. Specializations: Slayer, Global, Execute, Melee, Physical, Str Scaling. Primary scaling is Strength (~81% average across abilities). In the current SMITE 2 Arena tier list, Thanatos sits in A tier with a 51.7% win rate (pick rate 0.9%). Thanatos's aspect, Aspect of Reaping, Scaling bruiser-assassin. Passive no longer heals but grants permanent Max HP on kills. Soul Reap deals bonus damage based on Max HP and heals from Max HP.

Abilities

  • Basic Attack — Thanatos 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 3 hit chain. Attacks in order of 1x, 0.75x, 1.5x damage and swing time. The final hit…
  • Passive — Harvester of Souls: You revel in the deaths of your foes Notes: Enemy Gods at low health are revealed to you Killing an enemy Heals you Killing a God reduces your Cooldowns Your abilities cost Health instead of Mana The Health threshold is determined by the rank of Hovering…
  • 1st Ability — Death Scythe: Fling a scythe projectile that deals Physical Damage and Slows the first target hit Notes: You Heal for 50% of the total damage done Gods take 12.5% of their Max Health as bonus Physical Damage This ability stops on first target hit, and does not pass…
  • 2nd Ability — Scent of Death: Sense death, becoming Slow Immune and gaining Movement Speed and Penetration Notes: You deal bonus damage to and gain bonus Movement Speed when moving towards enemies at low health Bonus Movement Speed scales from 0% effectiveness to 100% effectiveness.…
  • 3rd Ability — Soul Reap: Swing your scythe, dealing Physical Damage and Silencing enemies in front of you Notes: }} Damage: 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 Damage Scaling: 80% Strength Silence Duration: 1 second Cone Angle: 110 degrees Cooldown: 14 | 13.5 | 13 | 12.5 | 12…
  • Ultimate — Hovering Death: Fly into the sky, then dive to a location dealing Physical Damage and Stunning enemies hit Notes: Enemies at low health are Executed You gain 125% Movement Speed while flying Execute kills enemies even if their death would normally be prevented by other…

Base Stats

  • Health: 483
  • Mana: 296
  • HP5: 1.7
  • MP5: 2.25
  • Physical Protection: 19
  • Magical Protection: 27.5
  • Attack Speed: 0.98
  • Move Speed: 380
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