Hades
Mid, Solo
“King of the Underworld” — Hades is a Greek Mid / Solo in Smite 2.
“Hades, lord of the Underworld, as constant as the dark itself. Eldest son of Cronus, he rules with solemn duty, seldom leaving his shadowed kingdom. His capture of Persephone filled him with purpose and tempered his rule with the cycle of seasons. Yet Hades’ power lies not only in his domain but in the inevitability he represents. He watches the gods' warfare from below, his patience vast, knowing all paths eventually lead to his realm—no soul, no god, can evade his reach forever.” Hades, lord of the Underworld, as constant as the dark itself. Eldest son of Cronus, he rules with solemn duty, seldom leaving his shadowed kingdom. His capture of Persephone filled him with purpose and tempered his rule with the cycle of seasons. Yet Hades’ power lies not only in his domain but in the inevitability he represents. He watches the gods' warfare from below, his patience vast, knowing all paths eventually lead to his realm—no soul, no god, can evade his reach forever.
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Abilities
Death from Below
Leap forward to deal Magical Damage to enemies. Slows Blighted enemies. Applies Blight.
Shroud of Darkness
Silence enemies in front of you. Fear Blighted enemies. Applies Blight.
Devour Souls
Deal Magical Damage to enemies around you. Blighted enemies explode when hit, dealing additional Magical Damage to them and enemies around them. Heal yourself and your allies around you per blighted enemy hit.
Pillar of Agony
Channel to repeatedly deal Magical Damage and repeatedly Vortex enemies around you, reducing your abilities cooldowns for each hit. While channeling, you may use another ability, but only once. Reduce the Physical and Magical Protections of Blighted enemies damagedYou are CC Immune while Channeling, and gain Increased Physical and Magical Protections.
Blight
Your attacks and abilities apply Blight. Blighted enemies have reduced Strength and Intelligence, and receive additional effects from your abilities.
Lore
Inevitably, death sends everyone to Hades, God of the Underworld. In the end, he always gets his way. Eldest son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Hades was swallowed by his father as an infant along with five other siblings. Zeus, the youngest brother, escaped this fate and freed them once he’d grown strong enough to battle Cronus. Together, the six siblings defeated the Titans and banished them to the dark realm of Tartarus. Now the reigning Gods, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades drew lots for dominion. Hades drew the Underworld. Of the few that have entered the Underworld and come back, all speak dismally of the place, never wishing to return. Yet Hades, himself, rarely leaves the subterranean realm, constantly seeking ways to grow the numbers of the dead. When he desired a wife, Hades captured the radiant Persephone, daughter of the Goddess Demeter. Concealed in the Underworld, none could reach her, so Demeter cursed the land with a great famine. The other Gods pleaded with her to end it lest she destroy mankind, but she would not relent until her daughter was returned. Hades finally let Persephone leave, though not before feeding her pomegranate seeds. Having consumed the fruit, she was bound forever to Hades and required to return to her husband once per year to eat of the seeds again. This, it is said, is a time of mourning and the cause of winter. While many fear death and view it as evil, in truth, Hades endeavors only to keep balance. He is stern but fair. As God of the Dead and the Underworld, he views his authority on this matter absolute, forbidding anyone to leave his realm and growing wrathful when disobeyed or when someone tries to cheat death or steal from him. For everyone, death is unavoidable and service to Hades inevitable. Even the Gods.
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