Zhong Kui

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Zhong Kui
Summary
Title:	The Demon Queller
Pantheon:	Chinese
Type:	Ranged,Magical
Class:	Mage
Pros:	Medium Crowd Control, High Area Damage
Difficulty:	Easy
Release date:	August 28, 2013
Favor:	5,500
Gems:	200
Voicelines:	Zhong Kui voicelines
Voice actor:	Daniel Penz
Stats
Health:	450 (+85)
Mana:	250 (+47)
Speed:	360 (+0)
Range:	55 (+0)
Attack/Sec:	0.86 (+1%)
Basic Attack
Damage:	33 (+ 1.5) + 20% of Magical Power
Progression:	None
Protection
Physical:	8 (+2.6)
Magical:	30 (+0.9)
Regen
HP5:	6 (+0.44)
MP5:	4.8 (+0.45)
*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level

Zhong Kui is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore

In this world resides powerful evil, intent on destroying everything crafted by Gods and Men. Without guardians of equal strength, all would have fallen long ago. Zhong Kui was once a man with ambitions no greater than scholastic excellence, but in death became the perfect shield against evil’s onslaught.

Zhong Kui sought to pit his brilliant mind against the Imperial Examinations, tests to select councilors for the Emperor. With ease, he passed, but when the emperor saw his hideous face, he cast the scholar out. Offended, furious, Zhong Kui hurled himself repeatedly at the palace gates until his body was broken.

For his crime, Zhong Kui’s soul was judged by the King of Hell, but where the Emperor saw only ugliness, the King of Hell saw potential armed with genius. Zhong Kui was appointed Lord of Demons, tasked to forever hunt and ensnare the evils of the world.

For centuries, home owners and shopkeepers have adorned their buildings with Zhong Kui’s likeness, for that visage that once horrified the emperor now glares with purpose at unwelcome demons. Yet these days, it is not just shops and homes in peril, but the whole world. It does not take a mind like Zhong Kui’s to see evil’s hand in this War of the Gods. The time has come to bring these demons to task, and Zhong Kui means to smite them all.

Abilities

Passive - Demon Bag The demons that Zhong Kui captures from Exorcism are stored in his demon bag, giving him additional protections for each demon captured. When Recall Demons is activated, Zhong Kui gains double the protections from his Demon Bag, but eventually losing all stacks when the bag is empty. Notes:   The maximum stacks for this ability is 20.   At max stacks it provides +40 Protections.   All stacks are lost on death.   Protections: 2 per captured demon   Ability Type: Buff Ability Video 1st Ability - Expose Evil Zhong Kui pastes a card on all enemies in front of him, marking them as a demon, slowing and damaging them each second while they are marked. If the card is removed, 40% of the remaining damage is done instantly. Notes:   Deals a total of 100/150/200/250/300 (+75% of your magical power) damage.   Damage per Tick:20/30/40/50/60 (+15% of your magical power)   Slow: 20%   Card Lifetime: 5s   Ability Type: Line   Cooldown: 10 seconds   Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 mana Ability Video 2nd Ability - Exorcism Zhong Kui drives out the demons of his enemies, dealing damage as they leave the body. Demons marked by Expose Evil are captured by Zhong Kui, healing him per demon captured (up to 3), and have the card removed. Notes:   This ability can heal for up to 60/105/150/195/240 (+60% of your magical power).   Damage: 75/125/175/225/275 (+50% of your magical power)   Heal: 20/35/50/65/80 (+20% of your magical power)   Ability Type: Cone   Cooldown: 10 seconds   Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 mana Ability Video 3rd Ability - Book of Demons When fired, the Book of Demons deals damage and stuns enemies, stunning marked enemies for 2x the duration and removing the card. When this ability is not on cooldown, the Book of Demons flies nearby Zhong Kui, firing for 50% of Zhong Kui's basic damage. Notes:   Units under the effect of Expose Evil are stunned for 1/1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8s.   This ability's hitbox moves clockwise around Zhong Kui.   Damage: 60/115/170/225/280 (+50% of your magical power)   Stun: .5/.6/.7/.8/.9s (2x for marked targets)   Radius: 20   Ability Type: Area   Cooldown: 15 seconds   Cost: 75/80/85/90/95 mana Ability Video Ultimate - Recall Demons Upon activation, demons pulse out from his bag at nearby players every second for 5s. They chase and accelerate over time, doing damage to enemies as they enter the body. Zhong Kui is immune to Knockback and Slows for the duration. Notes:   The number of stacks from Zhong Kui's passive has no effect on the demons or damage of this ability.   This ability can deal up to 400/475/550/625/700 (+100% of your magical power) damage.   Damage: 80/95/110/125/140 (+20% of your magical power)   Ability Type: Area   Radius: 40   Cooldown: 90 seconds   Cost: 100 mana Ability Video

Recommended Items

• Standard Build
• Arena Build

Starter [[File:|64px|link=Purification]] Purification Vampiric Shroud Lost Artifact Mana Potion Damage Spear of Desolation Spear of the Magus Bancroft's Talon Relic [[File:|64px|link=Sanctuary]] Sanctuary [[File:|64px|link=Sunder]] Sunder [[File:|64px|link=Wrath]] Wrath

Core Shoes of the Magi Chronos' Pendant {{{core3text}}} Relics Consumable Healing Potion Sentry Ward Ward

Core Shoes of the Magi Chronos' Pendant {{{core3text}}} Relics Consumable Potion of Magical Might Elixir of Power Elixir of Defense

Starter Damage Spear of the Magus Spear of Desolation Bancroft's Talon Relic [[File:|64px|link=Purification]] Purification [[File:|64px|link=Sanctuary]] Sanctuary [[File:|64px|link=Sunder]] Sunder

Trivia

• Zhong Kui's Demon Catcher skin and several of his quotes are a reference to the movie Ghostbusters.
• One of Demon Catcher's death lines "I guess... I've received total consciousness..." is a reference to the American sports comedy film Caddyshack.
• One of Demon Catcher's lines for placing a ward "Gotta catch'em all!" is a reference to the Pokémon anime series.
• The name of G.I. Zhong is a reference to the line of action figures and it's animated series G.I. Joe.

Skins

• Default
• King of Ghosts
• G.I.Zhong
• Demon Catcher
• Golden
• Legendary
• Diamond

Default
	Release Date	August 28, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	Free
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Zhong Kui voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information

King of Ghosts
	Release Date	August 28, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	100 or 9500
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Zhong Kui voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information

G.I.Zhong
	Release Date	June 2, 2015
	Type	Standard
	Cost	600
	Requirements
	Voicelines	G.I.Zhong Zhong Kui voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.

Demon Catcher
	Release Date	October 15, 2014
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	600
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Demon Catcher Zhong Kui voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin was disabled from the store at the end of the Odyssey 2015, but it may return for special promotions in the future.

Golden
	Release Date	December 5, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	200 or 9500
	Requirements	God Rank 1
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Legendary
	Release Date	December 5, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	300 or 12500
	Requirements	God Rank 5
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Diamond
	Release Date	August 19, 2014
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400 or 15000
	Requirements	God Rank 10
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Changelog

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SMITE Version 2.15.3014 (October 6, 2015)

• Base Stats

• Increased base Health from 400 to 450.
• Increased Health per level from 75 to 85.
• Increased Magical Protection per level from 0 to 0.9.

SMITE Version 2.14.2983.1 (September 22, 2015)

• General

• Added extended lines for Standard Voice Pack.

SMITE Version 2.6.2740 (May 12, 2015)

• General

• Fixed Basic Attack trails showing green fx from Standard skin.

SMITE Version 1.0.2529.2 (January 14, 2015)

• Expose Evil

• Fixed crowd control immunity removing the card and damage over time.

SMITE Version 1.0.2379.3 (October 29, 2014)

• Expose Evil

• Updated tooltip to correctly state “40% of remaining damage is done instantly” instead of 50%.

SMITE Version 1.0.2347.1 (October 15, 2014)

• General

• Fixed an issue where his basic attack projectile was invisible.

SMITE Version 1.0.2151.3 (May 28, 2014)

• Recall Demons

• Zhong Kui is now immune to Knockback and slows while channeling Recall Demons.

SMITE Version 1.0.2091 (April 16, 2014)

• Exorcism

• Reduced cooldown from 13 to 10s.

SMITE Version 1.0.2069 (April 2, 2014)

• Book of Demons

• Cooldown increased from 10s to 15s.

• Recall Demons

• Reverted previous change that prevented Zhong Kui from using abilities while channeling this ability. He may now take all actions again.
• Zhong Kui is no longer CC immune while channeling this ability, however it will continue to channel while he is under the effects of CC.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.2044.1 (March 19, 2014)

• Recall Demons

• Fixed an issue in which jumping would cancel this ability.
• Fixed an issue in which Zhong Kui was sometimes unable to use basic attacks during ability. As a result, he will no longer be able queue up and have another ability ground target ready when Recall Demons is finished.
• Fixed an issue with Polynomicon passive not working.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.2027.1 (March 12, 2014)

• Recall Demons

• Can no longer cast other abilities while using this ability, although you may still use basic attacks. Right-clicking will now cancel this ability early.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.2015.1 (March 5, 2014)

• King of Ghosts Zhong Kui has had his FX updated.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1968 (February 6, 2014)

• Expose Evil

• Recovery time reduced from 0.4 to 0.1.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1868.3 (December 5, 2013)

• Demon Bag

• Buff tooltip text updated to show correct value of 2 protections per stack

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1850 (November 20, 2013)

• Demon Bag

• Bonus protections granted for each captured demon reduced from 3 per demon to 2.

• Recall Demons

• This ability will no longer heal allied players.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1831.1 (November 7, 2013)

• Exorcism

• The amount of healing per captured demon has been reduced from 25/40/55/70/85 to 20/35/50/65/80.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1764.2 (October 2, 2013)

• Expose Evil

• The percentage of remaining damage done when removing cards early has been reduced from 50% to 40%.

• Exorcism

• The base healing of this ability has been reduced from 30/45/60/75/90 to 25/40/55/70/85.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1738 (September 18, 2013)

• Exorcism

• An issue has been fixed where the tooltip was showing incorrect mana costs for the ability.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1721 (September 5, 2013)

• Expose Evil

• The duration of the mark has been reduced from 6 to 5s.

• Book of Demons

• The magical power contribution was reduced from 70% to 50%.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1705 (August 27, 2013)

• Zhong Kui has been added to the game.