SMITE 2 News

[p]Open Beta 22 brings the Keeper of the Wild Update, introducing the forest guardian Sylvanus, improved Conquest Lighting, new Wandering Market Travelers, quality-of-life improvements, and the start of Pantheon Quests.[/p][h2]New God: Sylvanus, Keeper of the Wild[/h2][p]Command the power of nature through seeds, flowers, and vines.[/p]

• [p]Nature’s Bounty (Passive): Picking up seed pods restores mana and reduces cooldowns.[/p]
• [p]Verdant Growth: Throw pods that root enemies or grow flowers for ally mana regen.[/p]
• [p]Wisps: Heal allies or damage enemies, reviving or empowering flowers.[/p]
• [p]Nature’s Grasp: Pull enemies or pods toward you; below 40% health, consume pulled pods for Wisps.[/p]
• [p]Wrath of Terra (Ultimate): Slam the ground, dealing continuous damage and knocking up foes.[/p]

[p]Aspect of Grover’s Wrath (Releasing Nov 7)
Sylvanus gains increased attack speed and damage to debuffed enemies while trading some healing for aggression. Build Anger stacks to unleash Enrage and empower his grasp of nature, now a Tether instead of a Pull.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]New Wandering Market Travelers[/h2][p]Dark Lord Sun Wukong
From the ashes of forgotten empires, the Dark Lord rises again.
Includes the Dark Lord Skin plus Obsidian, Voidspawn, and Frostbane Prisms, Godslayer Jump Stamp, and Dark Lord Title.[/p][p]Sacred Arrow Rama
With virtue and divine precision, Rama pierces the darkness.
Includes the Sacred Arrow Skin plus Cursed Wraith, Starbound, and Infernal Menace Prisms, Heaven’s Shower Jump Stamp, and Sacred Arrow Badge.[/p][p]Soul Piercer Achilles
If you own any Soul Piercer Prisms, instantly unlock the Premium Page.
Includes Soul Piercer Skin, three Prisms, the Flowers Received Tracker, and Soul Piercer Title.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]Quality of Life & Gameplay Updates[/h2]

• [p]Pantheon Quests: Complete new challenges in the Events tab to earn Pantheon Badges.[/p]
• [p]New Lighting: Enhanced visuals in the lobby and Conquest map.[/p]
• [p]Audio Updates: Improved effects for Thanatos’ basics and the Conquest day/night cycle.[/p]
• [p]Ward Timers: Wards now show a countdown on the minimap.[/p]
• [p]Jungle Practice: Added “Add Item Stacks” option for testing.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]God Balance Highlights[/h2]

• [p]Amaterasu shifted for more consistent damage and reduced early scaling.[/p]
• [p]Aphrodite, Chaac, Nu Wa, Thor, and Tsukuyomi receive buffs.[/p]
• [p]Eset, Hua Mulan, Mercury, Osiris, and Xbalanque see targeted nerfs.[/p]
• [p]Sobek and Scylla receive tuning and fixes.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]Item Balance Highlights[/h2]

• [p]Chandra’s Grace adjusted for shorter cooldown buff windows.[/p]
• [p]Daybreak Gavel, Dagger of Frenzy, Eye of Erebus, and Shield Splitter strengthened.[/p]
• [p]Leviathan’s Hide, Screeching Gargoyle, and Stone of Binding improved for better reliability.[/p]
• [p]The Executioner reduced in cost for smoother builds.[/p]

[hr][/hr][p]Take root and restore balance with Sylvanus, Keeper of the Wild. Explore new Travelers, chase Pantheon rewards, and discover how nature reshapes the battlefield.

The full update notes are available here: https://www.smite2.com/news/open-beta-22-update-notes/[/p]

[p]
Hotfixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed Eset’s Wing Gust not pushing back minions[/p]
• [p]Fixed timing issue with Loki’s Vanish[/p]
• [p]Fixed Mulan’s Training Banner never coming back if dying while deploying[/p]
• [p]Fixed Ullr’s passive cooldown reduction not working[/p]
• [p]Fixed Chronos Pendant passive not working[/p]
• [p]Fixed Necronomicon losing stacks if changed in the inventory slot[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue with Ground Target Arrow stopping short of full ruler length[/p]

[p]Step into the Goddess of Magic Update — Open Beta 21 delivers a spellbinding mix of new content, festive Travelers, and game-changing mechanics.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]🪶 New God: Eset, the Goddess of Magic[/h2][p]Master arcane control and protective power with Funeral Rites, stacking buffs and enhanced basics.[/p]

• [p]Wing Gust (1): Fire 4 magic projectiles, gaining speed and crowd control immunity.[/p]
• [p]Spirit Ball (2): Launch and detonate a spirit orb for scaling damage and stuns.[/p]
• [p]Dispel Magic (3): Silence, slow, and strip protections — shielding allies.[/p]
• [p]Circle of Protection (4): Create a damage-reducing zone that heals and explodes with stored energy.[/p]

[p]Aspect of the Lifewarden (Releasing Oct 24) — Allies gain Transference healing from Wing Gust and Dispel Magic now shields allies without needing a hit!
[/p][hr][/hr][h2]🌙 New Conquest Feature: Moonlight Phase[/h2][p]A rotating phase every 6 minutes transforms the map visually and mechanically:[/p]

• [p]Collect Moonlight Shards from crystals, kills, and objectives[/p]
• [p]Earn Gold and trigger Naga Lane Pushers when ahead at Moonlight's end[/p]
• [p]Reach 100 Shards to claim Ritual of the Full Moon, granting speed boosts and Star Strikes that reveal and damage enemies[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]🎃 New Wandering Market Travelers[/h2][p]Fat Loki Cabrakan — Mischief meets muscle.
Unlock instantly with the Premium Page, plus:[/p]

• [p]Joki, Mariachi, and Loki Charms Prisms[/p]
• [p]Fat Loki Ward Skin[/p]
• [p]Pumpkin (Reaping Event)[/p]
• [p]New Aspect: Cabrakan — Aspect of the Rotund Jotunn (Releasing Oct 27) adds stealth and a teleporting ultimate?!? (Yes, he's literally Fat Loki with the Aspect on.)[/p]

[p]Lil’ Thanatos Cupid — Love meets the Underworld.
Includes both Lil’ Thanatos and Big Head Cupid (using the Classic Cupid Voice Pack) skins instantly![/p]

• [p]Onyx, Opal, and Shadow Prisms[/p]
• [p]Announcer Pack[/p]
• [p]Pumpkin (Reaping Event)[/p]

[p]Void Wyrm Kukulkan — Return of the serpent! (Releasing Oct. 27)
Owners of any Void Wyrm skin instantly unlock the Premium Page:[/p]

• [p]Brightscale White, Venomspite Black, Emberglow Gold Prisms[/p]
• [p]Void Egg Badge[/p]
• [p]Pumpkin (Reaping Event)[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]👻 New Supporter Store[/h2][p]Halloween 2025 Teleporter VFX Bundle[/p]

• [p]Boo Buddy[/p]
• [p]Reaping! Teleporter effects[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]🏃 New & Returning Skins[/h2]

• [p]Hell’s Fury Mercury (Cross-Gen)[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]⚙️ Quality of Life & Ranked Updates[/h2]

• [p]Improved Match Lobby visuals, lighting, and pick/ban clarity[/p]
• [p]Soft Ranked Reset (Conquest): Top ranks drop slightly; all below Platinum 3 remain stable[/p]
• [p]Earn badges for last split’s performance[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]⚔️ New Items & Balance Changes[/h2][h3]🧩 Moonlight Items[/h3]

• [p]Helm of Darkness: Gain speed during the Moonlight Phase and deal damage when stealthing past foes[/p]
• [p]Screeching Gargoyle: Silence and reduce protections in Moonlight Phase[/p]
• [p]The Reaper: Don't lose stacks when you die during the Moonlight Phase[/p]

[h3]🪞 New Core Items[/h3]

• [p]Eye of Erebus: Adaptive scaling active with a Watchful Eye trap[/p]
• [p]Chandra’s Grace: Regens and cooldown reduction for low-health allies[/p]
• [p]Xibalban Effigy: Absorbs damage briefly, then deals mitigated damage back[/p]

[h3]⚔️ Item Tuning Highlights[/h3]

• [p]Ancile, Arondight, Brawler’s Ruin, Death Metal, Talisman of Purification all buffed[/p]
• [p]Necronomicon reworked with 6 stack system[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]🧙 God Balance[/h2]

• [p]Buffs: Athena, Awilix, Ra[/p]
• [p]Nerfs: Ares, Nu Wa, Sun Wukong, Xbalanque[/p]
• [p]Fixes: Fenrir tooltip, Jormungandr scaling, and more[/p]

[hr][/hr][p]Return to the battlegrounds, command the Moonlight, and master the power of Eset — the Goddess of Magic has arrived!

Full patch notes are available here: https://www.smite2.com/news/open-beta-21-update-notes/[/p]

[p]New Ported God [/p]

• [p]Osiris[/p]
  • [p]General[/p]
    • [p]Melee Basic Attacks[/p]
    • [p]Damage Type: Physical[/p]
    • [p]Scaling Type: Strength, with Protection Scaling on some abilities[/p]
  • [p]Passive: Fragmented[/p]
    • [p]Lose a Fragment of your body each time you use an ability, gaining 2% Damage Mitigation for each missing Fragment. [/p]
      • [p]After Losing 8 fragments, become a spirit for 6 successful basic attacks: walk through enemies and enemy blockers, gain Attack Speed, and your basic attacks ignore movement speed penalty.[/p]
  • [p]Ability 1: Sickle Strike[/p]
    • [p]Throw your Sickle, dealing Physical Damage and slowing the first god hit. It passes through minions.[/p]
  • [p]Ability 2: Spirit Flail[/p]
    • [p]Strike the target area with your flail, dealing Physical Damage and granting movement speed. [/p]
      • [p]Enemies affected by Sickle Strike have their slow increased in power and duration.[/p]
  • [p]Ability 3: Judgement Tether[/p]
    • [p]Tether yourself to nearby enemy Gods. Tethered enemies have reduced attack speed and reduced damage for 4 seconds. [/p]
      • [p]The tether breaks if targets move far enough away. [/p]
      • [p]Targets still in range when the duration expires are stunned. [/p]
  • [p]Ultimate Ability: Lord of the Afterlife[/p]
    • [p]Leap to a target location, dealing physical damage and rooting enemies. Apply a negative cooldown reduction and healing prevention to enemy gods hit.[/p]
      • [p]On Use: Immediately gain maximum Fragment Stacks 
        
         [/p]
  • [p]Aspect of of the Fragmented (Releasing October 10th)[/p]
    • [p]Abilities now scale with intelligence only. Fragments are lost passively on casts and on ability god hits. Osiris games % Damage dealt or Damage Mitigated based on how whole he is. [/p]
    • [p]Sickle Strike has no cooldown and costs 4 Fragments.[/p]
    • [p]Spirit Flail consumes Sickle Strike for bonus damage but no slow. [/p]
    • [p]Lord of the Afterlife summons a slowing, damage-dealing specter. You no longer leap to location [/p]

[p] [/p][p]New Aspect[/p]

• [p]Loki - New Aspect - Aspect of Agony[/p]
  • [p]Loki’s previous Aspect was underperforming and failed to hit the mark of making him a viable Support or Solo. This new, replacement Aspect is intended to fill that niche[/p]
  • [p]Vanish no longer grants Stealth; its attach now inflicts Blind instead of Bleed. [/p]
  • [p]Agonizing Visions can be cast on allies, providing damage mitigation while slowing enemies.[/p]
  • [p]Behind You now deals bonus damage scaling with your Health and Protections rather than its percentage increase[/p]

[p] [/p][p]New Wandering Market Travelers[/p][p] [/p][p]Ms.Diagnosis Neith Traveler[/p][p]Contents[/p]

• [p]Ms. Diagnosis Neith Skin - Instantly unlocked after purchasing the Premium Traveler Page[/p]
• [p]Premium Page Contents - Unlock the following items with Wandering Market Coins[/p]
  • [p]Ms. Diagnosis - Graveyard Shift Prism[/p]
  • [p]Ms. Diagnosis - Blood Drive Prism[/p]
  • [p]Ms. Diagnosis - Candy Cure Prism[/p]
  • [p]Boo Buddy - Ward Skin[/p]
  • [p]Pumpkin - Part of the Reaping event[/p]

[p] [/p][p]Sentai Mulan Traveler[/p][p]Contents[/p]

• [p]Sentai Hua Mulan Skin - Instantly unlocked after purchasing the Premium Traveler Page[/p]
• [p]Premium Page Contents - Unlock the following items with Wandering Market Coins[/p]
  • [p]Sentai - White Blaze Prism[/p]
  • [p]Sentai - Cosmic Flair Prism[/p]
  • [p]Sentai - RGB.EXE Prism[/p]
  • [p]Sentai - Title[/p]
  • [p]Pumpkin - Part of the Reaping event[/p]

[p] [/p][p]Slaughterhouse Chaac Traveler[/p][p]Contents[/p]

• [p]Slaughterhouse Chaac - Reaping Event Reward - Instantly unlocked after collecting 6 Pumpkins found in other Travelers and as rewards in-game. [/p]
  • [p]Note: The Reaping event UI will disappear after the event ends, but Pumpkins will remain available to collect, and will continue to grant Reaping rewards[/p]
    • [p]You can continue to check the number of Pumpkins you have in the Loadout screen, by looking at Slaughterhouse Chaac or Spooky Oracle Princess Bari[/p]
• [p]Premium Page Contents - Unlock the following items with Wandering Market Coins[/p]
  • [p]Slaughterhouse - Smiley Time[/p]
  • [p]Slaughterhouse - Infernal Rider[/p]
  • [p]Slaughterhouse - Carnival Carnage[/p]
  • [p]Slaughterhouse - Gilded Gore[/p]

[p] [/p][p]Wandering Path - New Reward System[/p]

• [p]Wandering Path[/p]
  • [p]Wandering Market Levels are now reflected on a Path, with a visible Level Number[/p]
  • [p]Each Level continues to grant Wandering Market coins at the past rate[/p]
  • [p]Every fifth level (e.g. 5, 10, 15, …) grants an additional bonus reward[/p]
    • [p]Players can earn 300 Diamonds by completing the Path, in addition to other rewards[/p]
    • [p]Note: A Reaping Event Pumpkin is available at Level 55[/p]
• [p]Wandering Path Free Store[/p]
  • [p]Players may spend their Wandering Market Coins to unlock:[/p]
    • [p]New: Market Chest[/p]
      • [p]May be rolled once per day[/p]
      • [p]Has a chance to roll Skins, Cosmetics, Diamonds, Boosters, Ascension Pass Tokens, Legacy Gems, or Wandering Market Coins[/p]
    • [p]God Unlock Tokens (Unlimited)[/p]
    • [p]Classic Announcer Pack Chest (Once per Week)[/p]
    • [p]Classic Cutesy Chest (Once per Week)[/p]
    • [p]Classic Music Chest (Once per Week)[/p]
    • [p]Classic Skin Chest (Once per 28 Days)[/p]
• [p]Weekly Quest[/p]
  • [p]A new Weekly Quest has been added to SMITE 2[/p]
  • [p]This grants Wandering Market Coins after playing 4, 8, and 16 games each week[/p]

[p] [/p][p]New Skins and Cosmetics[/p]

• [p]Cross-Gen Street King Sun Wukong[/p]
  • [p]Owning this skin in either SMITE or SMITE 2 unlocks it in both games[/p]
• [p]Pride Badge Bundle[/p]

[p] [/p][p]Quality of Life and New Player Improvements[/p]

• [p] New Match Lobby[/p]
  • [p]Improvements to match lobby interface, making it easier to select between Gods[/p]
  • [p]Now displays your teammates’ models as they lock in[/p]
• [p]New FX for Agility relic[/p]
• [p]New FX and Audio for Curios[/p]
• [p]Music System Rework[/p]
  • [p]Tracks will no longer play over each other[/p]
  • [p]Specific new logic will determine how long the Titan track plays, and what can end the music[/p]
• [p]Alternate Hitmarker Sounds have been added for Crits, Ticks, and Waveclear[/p]
• [p]Code for the Profile UI has been rewritten for increased performance[/p]

[p] [/p][p]Game Modes[/p]

• [p]Conquest[/p]
  • [p]Titans[/p]
    • [p]Titans are no longer immune to damage from Critical Strikes[/p]
    • [p]Now take 50% less bonus damage from Crits[/p]
• [p]Ranked Conquest[/p]
  • [p]Simultaneous Ranked Bans are now implemented. Each player will be able to Ban 1 God, bringing the maximum number of potential Banned Gods to 10. [/p]
    • [p]As a result, players must now own 20 Gods to participate in Ranked Conquest[/p]
• [p]Arena and Joust[/p]
  • [p]Pacing changes have been made to reduce the length of matches in these modes[/p]

[p] [/p][p]God Balance[/p]

• [p]Ares (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]No Escape (4)[/p]
    • [p]This ability no longer Cripples[/p]
• [p]Fenrir (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]Seething Howl (2)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Lifesteal: 12% -> 8/8.5/9/9.5/10%[/p]
    • [p]Note: This ability description was incorrectly listed to be providing 20% Lifesteal[/p]
  • [p]Aspect of Loyalty[/p]
    • [p]Seething Howl (2)[/p]
      • [p]Decreased Lifesteal: 12% -> 8/8.5/9/9.5/10%[/p]
• [p]Hades (Fix)[/p]
  • [p]Pillar Of Agony (4)[/p]
    • [p]Fixed an issue where casting this ability would noticeably reduce FPS.[/p]
• [p]Hou Yi (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]Divebomb (3)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Range: 8.8m -> 7.2m[/p]
• [p]Loki[/p]
  • [p]Removed: Aspect of Concealment[/p]
  • [p]NEW: Aspect of Agony[/p]
    • [p]Vanish no longer grants Stealth; its attack now inflicts Blind instead of Bleed. Agonizing Visions can be cast on allies, providing damage mitigation while slowing enemies. Behind You now deals bonus damage scaling with your Health and Protections rather than its percentage increase.[/p]
      • [p]Aspect Damage Mitigation: 15/17.5/20/22.5/25%[/p]
      • [p]Aspect Backstab Health Scaling: 2%[/p]
      • [p]Aspect Protection Scaling: 12%[/p]
• [p]Nu Wa (Buff)[/p]
  • [p]Mysterious Fog (1)[/p]
    • [p]While Stealthed, Allies will now pass through other characters[/p]
• [p]Princess Bari (Buff)[/p]
  • [p]Sacred Bell (1)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Lob Damage: 65/105/145/185/225 -> 70/115/160/205/250[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Cooldown: 15/14.5/14/13.5/13s -> 13s[/p]
    • [p]Fixed an issue where Mystic Surge was not increasing the Sacred Bell Roll Damage[/p]
• [p]Sun Wukong (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]Undefeated Body (P)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Protections Per Level: 2 -> 1.5[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Strength and Intelligence Per Level: 1.5 -> 1[/p]
• [p]Thanatos (Fix)[/p]
  • [p]Hovering Death (4)[/p]
    • [p]Fixed an issue where kills from this ability would not trigger his passive cooldown reduction, or reduction from items like Jotunn’s Revenge.[/p]
• [p]Tsukuyomi (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]Dark Moon Shuriken (1)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Damage: 80/130/180/230/280 -> 70/120/170/220/270[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Strength Scaling: 90% -> 80%[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Intelligence Scaling: 80% -> 70%[/p]
  • [p]Piercing Moonlight (4)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Cooldown: 90s -> 100s[/p]
• [p]The Morrigan (Buff)[/p]
  • [p]Deadly Aspects (1)[/p]
    • [p]This ability no longer resets The Morrigan’s Attack chain[/p]
  • [p]Confusion (3)[/p]
    • [p]While Stealthed, The Morrigan will now pass through other characters[/p]
• [p]Xbalanque (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]Poison Darts (2)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Intelligence Scaling: 45% -> 40% [/p]
    • [p]Decreased Strength Per Tick: 15% -> 10% [/p]
    • [p]Decreased Intelligence Scaling Per Tick: 25% -> 20%[/p]
  • [p]Darkest of Nights (4)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Attack Speed: 20/30/40/50/60% -> 20/28/36/44/52%[/p]
  • [p]Aspect of the Nightstalker[/p]
    • [p]Darkest of Nights (4)[/p]
      • [p]Decreased Ability Damage buff: 10/15/20/25/30% -> 10/13/16/19/22%[/p]

[p] [/p][p]Item Balance[/p]

• [p]Lernaean Bow (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]Decreased Damage: 50% -> 40%[/p]
  • [p]Increased Cooldown: 20s -> 30s[/p]
• [p]Pendulum Blade (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]Increased Cost: 2550g -> 2800g[/p]
• [p]Polynomicon (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]Decreased Intelligence Scaling: 65% -> 60%[/p]
  • [p]Increased Cost: 2400g -> 2550g[/p]
• [p]Riptalon (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]Decreased Attack Speed: 25% -> 20%[/p]
  • [p]Increased Recipe Cost: 900 to 1100[/p]
• [p]Sanguine Lash (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]The Passive and Active Damage from this Item no longer provides Lifesteal[/p]
• [p]Vital Amplifier (Nerf)[/p]
  • [p]Decreased Attack Speed per stack: 10% -> 7.5%[/p]
• [p]General[/p]
  • [p]Many item recipes were updated so items you are more likely to want first appear to the left of the tree, making quick purchases easier.[/p]
    • [p]Gem of Focus[/p]
    • [p]Polynomicon[/p]
    • [p]Devourer’s Gloves[/p]
    • [p]Learnean Bow[/p]
    • [p]Bloodforge[/p]
    • [p]Pendulum Blade[/p]
    • [p]Avenging Blade[/p]
    • [p]Tekko Kagi[/p]
    • [p]Jade Scepter[/p]
    • [p]The Crusher[/p]
    • [p]Deathbringer[/p]
    • [p]Heartseeker[/p]
    • [p]Phoenix Feather[/p]
    • [p]Prophetic Coak[/p]
    • [p]Ancile[/p]
    • [p]Rod of Asclepius[/p]
    • [p]Runeforged Hammer[/p]
    • [p]Shifter’s Shield[/p]
    • [p]Helm of Darkness[/p]
    • [p]Contagion
      
      Hotfix Notes:
      10/7[/p]
      • [p]Fixed missing ground ruler/line and 3D preview targeter[/p]
      • [p]Match lobby[/p]
        • [p]Fixed allowing banned gods to be picked[/p]
        • [p]Fixed being unable to ban with gamepad[/p]
        • [p]Fixed unable to reroll or lock-in on gamepad[/p]
        • [p]Fixed missing god models on initial selection[/p]
      [p]10/8[/p]
      • [p]Match Lobby visual improvements (lighting and background)[/p]
      • [p]Wandering Pass visual improvements[/p]
        • [p]Adding missing chest acquisitions[/p]
        • [p]Removed false notifications when chests were not available[/p]
      • [p]Fixed missing ground ruler/line and 3D preview targeter[/p]
      • [p]Match lobby[/p]
        • [p]Fix draft lobby unable to close settings menu with gamepad[/p]
      • [p]Loki Aspect Ability 1 fixes[/p]
        • [p]Now scales with CDR per rank plus tooltip and buff bar icon fixes[/p]