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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

Duelist

Slayer

Featured

By Ronarray

Updated on Dec 4, 2025

Dec 4, 2025

Path of Building Code

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

UBER Endgame

Cheap Doryani Swap (95+)

Lvl 1 to 17 - Early

Lvl 34 1st Ascendancy

Lvl 55 Full Gems

Lvl 75 EARLY Maps

Lvl 92 Endgame Maps

Change the Versions here to check Leveling Progression.

Equipment

UBER Endgame

Cheap Doryani Swap (95+)

Lvl 1 to 17 - Early

Lvl 34 1st Ascendancy

Lvl 55 Full Gems

Lvl 75 EARLY Maps

Lvl 92 Endgame Maps

❗ 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

UBER Endgame

Cheap Doryani Swap (95+)

Lvl 1 to 17 - Early

Lvl 34 1st Ascendancy

Lvl 55 Full Gems

Lvl 75 EARLY Maps

Lvl 92 Endgame Maps

main:

123

ascendancy:

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

UBER Endgame

Cheap Doryani Swap (95+)

Lvl 1 to 17 - Early

Lvl 34 1st Ascendancy

Lvl 55 Full Gems

Lvl 75 EARLY Maps

Lvl 92 Endgame Maps

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

1. Path of Building Code 2. Build Overview About the Build 3. Strengths And Weaknesses 4. Build Variants 5. Equipment 6. Passive Tree 7. Skills 8. How it Plays ▸ How to Hit Twice with Smite?

Stats

Stats are displayed for the "Lvl 92 Endgame Maps" Variant only

Character

Attributes

136 /

286 /

Movement Speed

202%

Bandits

Alira

Pantheon Major

TheBrineKing

Pantheon Minor

Garukhan

Charges

Endurance Charges

Frenzy Charges

Power Charges

Defensive

Life

3,659

Energy Shield

Mana

646

Armour

11,069

Evasion Rating

5,467

Block

65%

Resistances

75% /

-2%

Simulated

Effective Health Pool

132K

Max Hit

19K /

51K /

10K

Skill DPS Estimation

Smite

2.8M

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