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Smite Slayer Build - Step by Step Guide - From League Starter to Ubers

3.27 KotF
Starter
End Game
Speed Leveling
Verified
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Updated on Dec 4, 2025
Dec 4, 2025

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Build Overview

This is IN DEPTH Guide for my Smite Slayer Build

The Guide will cover all progression from Lvl 1 to blowing up T17 and killing Ubers.

Endgame Gameplay / Ubers you can see in this video + 3 POB's below.

About the Build

In 3.27 Smite is still one of the strongest attack skills in the game.

It has great clear, hits enemies TWICE with proper positioning - which can DOUBLE your DPS against bosses and it's scaling is some of the best in the game. Paired with Slayer Ascendаncy and Doryani's Prototype the build can deal huge damage while staying tanky and very easy to play.

If you want to start playing the build from level 1 then Smite is a great choice for you.

This build guide will help you to pick the gear, gems and tree across your whole progression.

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You can also find the section with frequently asked questions and comments down below.

If you have questions - hit me on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ronarray), I will help!

Additional Materials:

▸ POB from 1 to 92 - https://pobb.in/8r0e-Xi1E8Jd

▸ POB for Cheap Doryani Swap (93+) - https://pobb.in/OdGH0eJq37YY

▸ POB for UBER Version - https://pobb.in/N-9OnAQVDNAp

Strengths And Weaknesses

  • Great Clear
  • Versatile
  • High Single Target DPS
  • Very Tanky in the Endgame
  • Leveling without Swaps
  • Need time to transition to Doryani
  • Need Positioning for MAX Dps

Build Variants

Change the Versions here to check Leveling Progression.


Equipment

Spiraled Foil
Sapphire Ring
Admiral's Arrogance
Pig-Faced Bascinet
Doryani's Prototype
Arn's Anguish
Lapis Amulet
Ruby Ring
Dawnbreaker
Ralakesh's Impatience (Endurance)
Divine Life Flask
Progenesis
Granite Flask
Diamond Flask
Prismatic Tincture
Large Cluster Jewel
Prismatic Jewel
Lethal Pride (Kaom Strength of Blood)
The Light of Meaning (Life)
Crimson Jewel
Crimson Jewel
Crimson Jewel
Crimson Jewel
Viridian Jewel
Viridian Jewel
Viridian Jewel
Viridian Jewel

❗ IMPORTANT - For Build to work with Doryani's Prototype you will need AT LEAST:

Dawnbreaker + Doryani's Prototype + Lethal Pride (Rakiata Tempered by War) with Tempered By War node.

If on top of it you will also have Watcher's Eye with Cold and Lightning Damage taken as Fire, you will be even more comfortable.

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Bandits: Help Alira / Change to Kill All after Doryanis.

▸ How to Cap Chaos Resistance?

For that we use The Light of Meaning (Chaos Resistance), the easiest and most straightforward way.

▸ What to Pick in Pantheon?

  • Major God: Brine King
  • Minor God: Gruthkul / Tukohama or Garukhan

▸ What to roll on the jewels?

  • First priority is +2% Maximum Fire Resistance
  • After that search for Life and Crit Multiplier / Attack speed


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▸ Grafts

Graft #1

Freezing Tuulgraft: to get Non-Vaal Strike Skills target an additional enemy. Drop the mastery if you get it and repick the Mastery to Monsters can block your attacks or any other.

Graft #2

Storming Eshgraft: to get Adds Lightning Damage OR Jolting Ashgraft for Attack and Cast Speed.

❗ Tincture is very important for your damage output. Increased Effect and Attack speed you can roll on them provide a lot of burst that will be invaluable when you fight hard bosses.

Passive Tree

main:
123
123
ascendancy:
8
8
Keystones
Iron Reflexes
Converts all Evasion Rating to Armour. Dexterity provides no bonus to Evasion Rating
Masteries
Charge Mastery (1)
3% increased Damage per Endurance, Frenzy or Power Charge
Shield Mastery (1)
2% increased Attack Damage per 75 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield
Spell Suppression Mastery (1)
Prevent +3% of Suppressed Spell Damage
Attack Mastery (1)
Non-Vaal Strike Skills target 1 additional nearby Enemy
Critical Mastery (1)
You take 30% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes
Mana Mastery (1)
12% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills
Mark Mastery (1)
10% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when you Hit your Marked Enemy
Reservation Mastery (1)
Auras from your Skills have 10% increased Effect on you
Sword Mastery (1)
120% increased Critical Strike Chance with Swords
-20% to Critical Strike Multiplier with Swords
Leech Mastery (1)
5% of Leech is Instant

▸ Can we use it with Block?

When we transition to Dawnbreaker version, we receive a debuff to our Block chance depending on how much fire damage we’ve taken recently. This way, since we’re converting most ele damage taken to fire, a barrage of hits will significantly decrease our chances to block.

As of right now, I believe that survivability is enough even without the block.

▸ Where Rage Comes From?

  • Bloodscent in our Large cluster Jewel
  • If you don't have a cluster, take path to Vengeance

▸ How to get Fortify with Doryani's Prototype?

We use Fortify Support in our main Gem Setup. You can replace it with any other damage option if you don't need fortify to survive better.

▸ How to Generate Endurance Charges?

Since we're using Brutal Charges, we need to get a source of generating Endurance Charges.

  • On packs: Disciple of the Unyielding will be enough. Either path to it, or get as an Amulet Anoint.
  • When Bossing: we'll need to use Enduring Cry while staying close to the boss to generate charges for Max dps.
  • As an alternative you can get Inexorable.

Skills

Doryani's Prototype
Saint's Hauberk
Vaal Smite
Volatility
Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks
Awakened Added Lightning Damage
Multistrike
Fortify
Ralakesh's Impatience
Riveted Boots
Molten Shell
Cast when Damage Taken
Lifetap
Vaal Smite
Flesh and Stone
Vortex Bite
Spiraled Foil
Shield Charge
Faster Attacks
Culling Strike
Rage
Behemoth Visor
Pig-Faced Bascinet
Purity of Fire
Enlighten
Wrath
Determination
Admiral's Arrogance
Antique Gauntlets
Frostblink
Assassin's Mark
Mark On Hit
Lifetap
Dawnbreaker
Colossal Tower Shield
Enduring Cry
Urgent Orders
Lifetap

Can we use Smite of Divine Judgement instead of Vaal Smite?

Overall yes, if you prefer more range and clear you can go for it just fine.

How it Plays

Use Shield Charge + Frostblink to move around and just spam Smite to deal damage.

Use Enduring Cry at the start of the Boss fight to generate charges.

▸ How to Hit Twice with Smite?

To improve the single target damage make sure you are positioning yourself correctly (explanation with visual example)

Smite consists of a melee strike and lightning area damage. It’s impossible to hit one target twice with both melee strike and lightning area that it causes.

However, if you have sources of “strike skills hit an additional target” then the enemy can be hit by both the melee damage from an additional strike target and the damage of the lightning bolt that comes from the original hit.

This interaction effectively doubles Smite damage.

It’s very easy to tell when you’re hitting twice. If you position yourself right in the boss fight, you will see two lightning beams striking the target instead of one (visual example).


Video Guide

Table of Contents

Stats

Stats are displayed for the "Lvl 92 Endgame Maps" Variant only
Character
Attributes
136 / 
286 / 
97
Movement Speed
202%
Bandits
Alira
Pantheon Major
TheBrineKing
Pantheon Minor
Garukhan
Charges
Endurance Charges
7
Frenzy Charges
7
Power Charges
3
Defensive
Life
3,659
Energy Shield
0
Mana
646
Armour
11,069
Evasion Rating
5,467
Block
65%
Resistances
75% / 
75% / 
75% / 
-2%
Simulated
Effective Health Pool
132K
Max Hit
19K / 
51K / 
51K / 
51K / 
10K
Skill DPS Estimation
Smite
2.8M

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