Guan Yu

Guan Yu
Summary
Title:	Saint of War
Pantheon:	Chinese
Type:	Melee,Physical
Class:	Warrior
Pros:	High Sustain, High Mobility
Difficulty:	Average
Release date:	June 29, 2012
Favor:	(Free) 0
Gems:	(Free) 0
Voicelines:	Guan Yu voicelines
Voice actor:	Mark Stoddard
Stats
Health:	480 (+87)
Mana:	220 (+35)
Speed:	375 (+0)
Range:	12 (+0)
Attack/Sec:	1 (+0.9%)
Basic Attack
Damage:	37 (+ 2); + 100% of Physical Power
Progression:	1/1/1.3/1.75x damage and swing time
Protection
Physical:	16 (+3)
Magical:	30 (+0.9)
Regen
HP5:	6 (+0.7)
MP5:	4.8 (+0.45)
*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level

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Guan Yu is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore

As a man, Guan Yu was the embodiment of loyalty, honor, and strength. As a God, he is a guardian of justice, a hero to the downtrodden, the Saint of War.

In the ancient times of the East, a great war between Three Kingdoms raged. The warlord Liu Bei, and his friends, Zheng Fei, and the mighty Guan Yu swore an oath of brotherhood in a mystical peach garden, vowing to create a new, righteous world. Together, they fought countless battles against the warlords Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and Guan Yu grew famous for his combat prowess and unwavering honor.

During the war, Cao Cao captured Guan Yu. At the time, Liu Bei's fate was uncertain, so he agreed to fight for Cao Cao under specific terms, chiefly that he would abandon Cao Cao if ever he learned the whereabouts of his sworn brother. Despite Cao Cao's gifts and promises of wealth, when Liu Bei resurfaced, Guan Yu immediately went to his side. Years later, Guan Yu again faced Cao Cao on the battlefield as the warlord fled from his defeat at Red Cliffs. Guan Yu cut off Cao Cao's retreat and obliterated his forces. Cao Cao, however, he spared and released, as a matter of honor.

After his death, Guan Yu's spirit remained at a holy shrine, coming to the aid of nearby villagers in need, battling the cruel and selfish. From all over the East, worshippers came to the shrine and burned incense to honor him. Such popularity led to Faith, and thus Guan Yu was raised as a God, deified a few hundred years later.

Now, he embodies the virtues he lived by. His statues, wielding a massive guan dao, ward against evil. Red faced to represent loyalty, his likeness is carried by merchants as proof they can be trusted. If their cause is just, he leads armies to victory. Among the Gods of any Pantheon, there are few as deadly and none as righteous as Guan Yu.

Abilities

Passive - Painless

	Each time Guan Yu damages or receives damage from an enemy he gains stacks. At max stacks the next ability used will have a boosted effect.		Notes: Stacks are not consumed on use. The third hit of Guan Yu's hit chain cleaves and the last has a range of 16.
Num Hits to Full Charge: 15 Stacks		Conviction Boost: Healing
Warrior's Will Boost: Slow		Taolu Assault Boost: Protection Steal
Cavalry Charge Boost: Slow and Stun		Ability Type: Buff



Ability Video

1st Ability - Conviction

	Guan Yu's courageous leadership is infectious and, when focused, heals himself and his allies. Healing friendly gods reduces all Cooldowns by 2s.		Notes: Cooldowns are reduced for every god hit, including Guan Yu himself.
Healing: 50/75/100/125/150		Boosted Healing: 1.7xNormal Healing
Ability Type: Area		Radius: 30
Cooldown: 12 seconds		Cost: 60 mana



Ability Video

2nd Ability - Warrior's Will

	Guan Yu charges forward, his Green Dragon Crescent Blade extended in front of him. All enemies in his path take damage and are Slowed. Hitting enemy gods lowers all of Guan Yu's Cooldowns by 2s. Guan Yu is immune to Roots, Cripples, and Knockups while dashing.		Notes:
Damage: 80/135/190/245/300 (+60% of your physical power)		Slow: 20%
Slow Duration: 2s		Boosted Slow: 40%
Ability Type: Dash		Cooldown: 12 seconds
Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 mana


Ability Video

3rd Ability - Taolu Assault

	Guan Yu spins his blade in a controlled but furious display, slicing enemies for damage every .3s for 3s. Each hit steals enemy Protections, giving them to Guan Yu. Guan Yu is immune to Knockback for the duration.		Notes: Can deal up to 135/225/315/405/495 (+180% of your physical power) damage. Can steal up to 6/12/18/24/30 protections. New stacks refresh the buff/debuff's duration.
Damage per Hit: 15/25/35/45/55 (+20% of your physical power)		Protections Stolen: 2/4/6/8/10 Max. 3 Stacks.
Protection Duration: 3/3.5/4/4.5/5s		Boosted Protections Stolen: 3/6/9/12/15 Max. 3 Stacks.
Ability Type: Line		Cooldown: 15 seconds
Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 mana


Ability Video

Ultimate - Cavalry Charge

	Guan Yu mounts his warhorse and charges for 4s. While mounted, he can steer and attack and is immune to Crowd Control. Enemies hit take damage and are Slowed. Each hit increases damage from consecutive hits against that target by 20%. Enemies hit on the dismount are Stunned. You can dismount at any time by canceling.		Notes: Can deal up to 595/805/1015/1225/1435 (+210% of your physical power) damage. Attack speed boosts the speed of the swings and move speed affects the charge's speed. Moving backwards slows the charge.
Damage: 85/115/145/175/205 (+30% of your physical power)		Damage Escalation: 20% per hit
Slow: 25% for 2s		Stun: 1.5s
Boosted CC: 40% Slow and 2s Stun		Ability Type: Area
Cooldown: 90 seconds		Cost: 80/90/100/110/120 mana


Ability Video

Recommended Items

Starter

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Damage

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Relic

Consumable

Core

Damage

Defensive

Relic

Consumable

Videos

God Tutorial

Achievements

	Charge! As Guan Yu, stun three or more gods at once with your Ultimate, Cavalry Charge.

	The Warriors Will As Guan Yu heal 3 or more of your teammates while your passive is charged.

Trivia

General

Guan Yu has been a free starter character for every new player account created since October 1, 2013. Accounts made before this date must still unlock him (5500 / 200 ). He replaced Poseidon, a change made so that new players would own one god of each class.
Guan Yu received a major rework that was released with SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1705. For more information about the old version, check Guan Yu (Original).
The warhorse used in Guan Yu's ultimate is known as the Red Hare, said to be one of the fastest horses in history during the Three Kingdoms.

God Skins

Unstoppable Blade

This is one of the few recolor skin that were released after the god was released.

Convention 2014

This skin was distributed in certains events.
This skin shares it's theme with Convention 2016 Anubis, Convention 2012 Artemis, Convention 2018 Cernunnos, Convention 2013 Kali, Convention 2017 Khepri and Convention 2015 Tyr.

Grim Horseman

I his death animation Guan Yu T-poses before falling on the ground.
This skin shares it's theme with Grim Weaver Arachne, Grim Wraith Hades, Grim Eclipse Hou Yi and Grim Shadow Nox.

Guan Unicorn

His intro line "A wizard and his unicorn are never late. We arrive precisely when we mean to." is a reference to a quote from Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings.
His line for his ultimate "Look at my horse, my horse is amazing, you must be jelly, because your horse is just basic!" is a reference to the viral video Look at my Horse Song!.
His line for his ultimate "Puff, a magical unicorn appears, his horn gives me extra penetration!" could be a reference to the Old Spice commercial.
His line for when he is low on health "Fly, you mules!" is also a reference to a quote from Gandalf.
His taunt "I think you need to go back to *Hogwash* school of wizardry!!" is a reference to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry from the Harry Potter series.

Skins

Default
	Release Date	June 29, 2012
	Type	Standard
	Cost	Free
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Guan Yu voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Unstoppable Blade
	Release Date	October 18, 2012
	Type	Standard
	Cost	100 or 9500
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Guan Yu voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Master Guan Fu
	Release Date	January 24, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Guan Yu voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.

Convention 2014
	Release Date	March 5, 2014
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	Requires Skin code
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Guan Yu voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom ability effects. This skin can only be obtained by redeeming a 2014 convention skin code.

Grim Horseman
	Release Date	April 12, 2016
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Grim Horseman Guan Yu voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin was part of the Escape from the Underworld event.

Guan Unicorn
	Release Date	March 1, 2017
	Type	Limited
	Cost	1 Gold Key
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Guan Unicorn Guan Yu voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin was part of the Adventures' Gold Vault.

Gladiator
	Release Date	February 11, 2019
	Type	Limited
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Gladiator Guan Yu voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom animations and ability effects. This skin was given as a reward to any players that reached Gold 5 or higher during the Season 5 Ranked.

Golden
	Release Date	December 18, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	200 or 9500
	Requirements	God Rank 1
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Legendary
	Release Date	December 18, 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

SMITE Version 5.23.5202 (December 19, 2018)

Conviction

Boosted the bonus healing from 1.5x to 1.7x.

SMITE Version 5.10.4812 (June 12, 2018)

Conviction

Decreased Boosted Healing from 2x healing to 1.5x healing.

SMITE Version 5.8.4766.4 (May 15, 2018)

General

The third hit of Guan Yu's hit chain now cleaves.
The last hit of Guan Yu's hit chain range has been increased from 12 to 16.
The first two hits of Guan Yu's hit chain have remain unchanged.

Painless

Stacks now only reset when out of combat, rather than being consumed by a single ability.

SMITE Version 4.20.4385 (October 24, 2017)

General

Mana per Level increased from 32 to 35.

Conviction

Decreased Mana Cost from 60/65/70/75/80 to 60 at all ranks.

SMITE Version 4.9.4091 (May 24, 2017)

Warrior's Will

Increased Physical Power Scaling from ~~50%~~ → 60%.

Taolu Assault

Increased Duration of Protection Steal from 3s → 3/3.5/4/4.5/5s.

SMITE Version 4.1.3882 (February 1, 2017)

Conviction

Decreased Base Healing from ~~65/95/125/155/185~~ → 50/75/100/125/150.
Decreased Boosted Healing from ~~130/190/250/310/370~~ → 100/150/200/250/300.

Warrior's Will

Decreased Mana Cost from ~~60/70/80/90/100~~ → 60/65/70/75/80.
Slow Reduced from ~~30%~~ → 20%.
Boosted Slow reduced from ~~60%~~ → 40%.

Cavalry Charge

Increased Base Damage from ~~75/100/125/150/175~~ → 85/115/145/175/205.

SMITE Version 3.13.3519 (July 21, 2016)

Taolu Assault

Fixed this ability not stealing protections properly from Guan Yu's target, nor giving him the correct amount.

SMITE Version 3.13.3518 (July 19, 2016)

Painless

Decreased the number of hits to max stacks from 30 → 20.

Conviction

Increased Healing from ~~50/80/110/140/170~~ → 65/95/125/155/185.
Increased Boosted Healing from ~~100/160/210/280/340~~ → 130/190/250/310/370.

SMITE Version 3.12.3494 (July 6, 2016)

New Passive – Painless

Each time Guan Yu deals or receives damage he gains a stack. Stacks are gained from minions and gods. At max stacks the next ability used will have a boosted effect.
Maximum stacks increased from 20 → 30.

Conviction

Healing increased from 50/80/110/140/170 → 100/160/210/280/340 when boosted by Painless.

Warrior's Will

Slow increased from 30% → 60% when boosted by Painless.

Taolu Assault

Protection Steal increased from 2/4/6/8/10 → 3/6/9/12/15 when boosted by Painless.

Cavalry Charge

Slow increased from 20% to 40% and Stun increased from 1s → 2s when boosted by Painless.

SMITE Version 3.4.3299 (March 15, 2016)

Conviction

Increased cooldown from ~~10s~~ → 12s.

SMITE Version 3.1.3217 (February 2, 2016)

General

Increased base movement speed from ~~365~~ → 375.

Cavalry Charge

Fixed a bug where Cavalry Charge won't go into cooldown if Khepri revives him in the middle of it.

SMITE Version 2.14.2983.1 (September 22, 2015)

Painless

Updated Passive text to include boost for dealing damage.

SMITE Version 2.13.2948.1 (September 1, 2015)

Painless

Guan Yu now builds stacks upon dealing damage to an enemy god, as well as receiving damage

Taolu Assault

Increased Slow from ~~20%~~ to 30%.
Reduced Cooldown from ~~14s~~ to 12s.

SMITE Version 2.9.2833.1 (June 30, 2015)

Warrior's Will

Fixed Cripple immunity not working.

SMITE Version 2.4.2684.1 (April 15, 2015)

Cavalry Charge

Added timer on the ground targeter indicating when the ability will expire and Guan Yu will be forced to dismount.

SMITE Version 1.0.2326 (October 1, 2014)

General

Added to the list of healers for purposes of Assault selection.

SMITE Version 1.0.2298.3 (September 10, 2014)

Conviction

Reduced cooldown from 14 to 10s.
Reduced mana cost from 60/70/80/90/100 to 60/65/70/75/80.
This ability no longer provides protections.

Taolu Assault

Physical and Magical protection debuff increased from 3/4/5/6/7 to 2/4/6/8/10.
This ability now (or once again) steals physical and magical protections per hit, granting the protections to Guan Yu, at the same rate as the protections debuff.

SMITE Version 1.0.2215.6 (July 15, 2014)

Conviction

Physical Protection increased from 10/15/20/25/30 to 25/30/35/40/45.

SMITE Version 1.0.2151.3 (May 28, 2014)

General

Attack Speed per level reduced from 1.5 to 0.9.
In-Hand Power per Level reduced from 2.25 to 2.
Taolu Assault

This ability no longer provides Guan Yu a protection buff per hit.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.2015.1 (March 5, 2014)

Warrior's Will

Updated tooltip to indicate Guan Yu is immune to roots, cripples, and knockups while dashing.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1968 (February 6, 2014)

Conviction

Recovery time reduced from 0.2 to 0.1.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1948 (January 29, 2014)

Taolu Assault

Protections buffed and debuffed per hit changed from 6/7/8/9/10 to 3/4/5/6/7.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1928.2 (January 16, 2014)

Warrior’s Will

Fixed an issue where the damage range could fall short.
Fixed an issue where victims could be hit multiple times.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1918.2 (January 8, 2014)

Warrior’s Will

Fixed an issue where the same victims could be hit multiple times during the dash.
Fixed an issue where enemies just outside the range of the dash could be falsely hit.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1721 (September 5, 2013)

General

Guan Yu’s basic attack progression now uses the same standard hit cone on the final hit as the first three. This should remove inconsistencies in target selection between hits.

Taolu Assault

Protection buff and debuff now scales 6/7/8/9/10 per rank, rather than being 10 at all ranks.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1705 (August 27, 2013)

General

Guan Yu has been given an all new 3D Model, FX, Animations and 2D Art. His damaged has switched from Magical to Physical, and several abilities have changed (most especially his Passive and Ultimate). As preparation for this change, Master Guan Fu also spent time in the gym and has grown some muscles and size.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1666 (August 7, 2013)

General

Basic attacks switched from dealing/scaling physical damage to magical.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1581 (June 20, 2013)

Taolu Assault

Fixed an issue where Taolu Assault would tick its damage an additional time.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1349 (February 13, 2013)

Fortified Defense

Gain 15 protections when near a map structure.
Cooldown has been increased from 10s to 14s.

Warrior's Will

Slow by 20% for 2s at all ranks.

Taolu Assault

Each hit debuffs enemies protections by 10, stacking 3 times.
Rank 2 & 3 are only debuffing by 15.
Description doesn’t mention stacking 3 times.

Tactician's Advantage

Stun lasts for 1.5s at all ranks.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1272.1 (December 29, 2012)

Tranquil Gift

Focus conversion for healing has been changed to magical power conversion.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1267.2 (December 27, 2012)

Tranquil Gift

Focus contribution has been reduced from 1.6 per Focus to 1.3.
Cooldown has been increased from 10s to 14s.

Warrior's Will

Cooldown has been increased from 10s to 14s.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1069.0 (September 19, 2012)

Fortified Defense

Passive is no longer active near destroyed structures.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1051.1 (September 6, 2012)

Tranquil Gift

The amount of healing has been reduced from 50/85/120/155/190 to 50/80/110/140/170.
The magical power contribution has been reduced from 35% to 30%.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.997 (August 3, 2012)

Tranquil Gift

Mana cost has been increased from 50/60/70/80/90 to 60/70/80/90/100.

Warrior's Will

Mana cost has been increased from 50/60/70/80/90 to 60/70/80/90/100.
Base damage reduced from 90/150/210/270/330 to 80/135/190/245/300.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.953.0 (July 6, 2012)

Cooldown reduction now properly applies to the abilities at the time they are used. If Tranquil Gift heals an allied player, the cooldown starts with 2 seconds removed. If Warrior’s Will hits an enemy player, the cooldown starts with 2 seconds removed. This change allows for greater variance between using these abilities in the right and wrong situations.
Tranquil Gift

Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 10 seconds.
Magical power contribution has been reduced from 50% to 35%.

Warrior's Will

Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 10 seconds.
Magical power contribution has been reduced from 60% to 50%.

Taolu Assault

Cooldown increased from 13 seconds to 15 seconds.
Base damage per hit has been decreased from 20/30/40/50/60 to 15/20/25/30/35.
Magical power contribution has been reduced from 20% to 15% per hit.

Tactician's Advantage

Base starting damage has been reduced from 100/125/150/175/200 to 75/100/125/150/175.
Magical power contribution has been reduced from 30% to 20%.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.944.1 (June 29, 2012)

Guan Yu has been added to the game.

Replaced abilities

Passive - Fortified Defense

	Guan Yu gains +15 physical and magical protection when he is near friendly or enemy structures.	Notes:






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Passive - Painless

	Guan Yu gains force of will as he deals or takes damage. Each time he damages or receives damage from an enemy god charges up his Conviction ability, increasing its healing by up to 2x after 20 hits.		Notes:
Max Heal Multiplier: 2x		Num Hits to Full Charge: 20x
Ability Type: Buff




Ability Video

1st Ability - Tranquil Gift

	Guan Yu's tranquil leadership is infectious and, when focused, heals himself and his allies. Healing friendly gods reduces all cooldowns by 2s.		Notes:
Healing: 50/80/110/140/170 (+30% of your magical power)		Cooldown: 14 seconds
Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 mana




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2nd Ability - Warrior's Will

	Guan Yu charges forward, his Green Dragon Crescent Blade extended in front of him. After passing through the area, enemies take magical damage and slowed. Hitting enemy gods lowers all cooldowns by 2s.		Notes:
Damage: 80/135/190/245/300 (+50% of your magical power)		Slow: 20%
Slow Duration: 2s		Cooldown: 14 seconds
Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 mana



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3rd Ability - Taolu Assault

	Guan Yu spins his blade in a controlled but furious display, slicing enemies for magical damage every .4s for 4s. Each hit debuffs the enemies' protections, while buffing Guan Yu the same amount. Guan Yu is immune to knockback for the duration.		Notes:
Damage per Hit: 15/20/25/30/35 (+15% of your magical power)		Protections Stolen: 10 Max 3 Stacks
Protection Duration: 3s		Cooldown: 14 seconds
Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 mana



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Ultimate - Tactician's Advantage

	Guan Yu attacks 3 times. Enemies take magical damage and are slowed. Enemies hit a 2nd time take 150% damage and are silenced. Enemies hit a 3rd time take 200% damage and are stunned for 1.5s. Guan Yu is immune to crowd control for the duration.		Notes:
Damage: 75/100/125/150/175 (+20% of your magical power)		Slow: 25% for 2s
Silence: 2s		Stun: 1.5s
Cooldown: 90 seconds		Cost: 80/90/100/110/120 mana



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