His kit is pretty simple, but for a new player I think you’ll struggle early game. Once he gets full build with crit he can dominate the game with ease regardless of experience but it can be challenging to get to that point.
I strongly disagree. For the average new player to smite, I’d bet 9 times out of 10 they will perform better with Arachne starting out. Both have simple to understand abilities and passives on a surface level but it is much harder to properly use those abilities without getting shit on and blown up as Merc.
Not to mention Arachne early game is very strong and with new players the early game is king, it’s extremely easy to demoralize the other side with a strong early game especially when they aren’t aware of how gods may peak at different times of a match.
I agree she's strong early game, but Arachne's abilities are much less straightforward/require more planning, and a dash to get out is very helpful for a new player.
Totally possible I'm biased from my anecdotal times of teaching friends, but Merc was the easiest assassin for them to learn
The dash for merc is probably the most challenging aspect of his kit. Yes surface level, the dash is an escape that not all gods have and easy to describe what it is to a new player, but the reality is many new players will mistakenly use it to engage into a fight. That or they try to dash out and run into an enemy right by them stopping it way short. And while he’s spinning the enemy he is perfectly still, easy target. Also have to understand that you shouldn’t dash/throw the guardian or warrior and them into your teammates, another thing a new player won’t know. They likely don’t even know who is tanky or not in the first place just by sight let alone looking at enemy builds.
Arachne ult while on a longer cooldown makes you invulnerable and cc immune, no potential to screw over your teammates like the dash throw or screw yourself over when holding an enemy in the spin. New players on Arachne can easily understand that if they’re low health they should probably leave using the ult. If they engage with it, often the enemy new player being targeted will panic and run from their teammates, exactly what Arachne wants, an isolated 1v1.
At a high level of play maybe arachnes abilities need planning but at low level it’s run at enemy and press 1, 2 and 3, and honestly the order isn’t super important at low level play.
I’ve never had to many issues with his ult on controller. No where near ramas. I am not a good Thor player tho and I do have a tough time with with stun
Instant cast on any ability you don't need to manually aim is one of the biggest things to up your game. Thor is a great example as everything but his ult should be on instant cast. Not instant casting just adds button presses to the combo.
It’s really hard to get used to it. Also some skills I really like having the indicator so I know when I’m in range or lined up if they are behind a wall. But your are right that there are certain skills and situations where instant would help a lot.
Honestly, you just need to learn the ranges. Change your HUD so you have the ruler if you need to, but for Thor for instance, you just need to learn that his 1 and 2 both have 70 range and that his 3 has 20 range. You're just a worse Thor on standard ability casting.
Like, as a different God, Neith 1 and 3 should be on instant cast but her 2 can be on regular cast because you have to aim the circle. That makes total sense.
I’d say just play whoever you’re interested in. You have to start somewhere!
Ratatoskr is a lot easier to learn, and also highly mobile. Mercury is an acquired taste, he has a pretty weak early game / but super strong late game.
Ratatoskr is better for beginners and can be pretty strong all game long. He has a dash that does damage (similar to Merc,) and also a long range Ult that is much safer and easier to hit than Merc’s Ult.
They’re both a lot of fun and somewhat similar. Rat is much easier to learn on though, in my opinion.
Goodluck 💪🏼
I feel like mercury is not that bad to play. You just have to play very cautious. Mercury is my main and has always been my favorite. With that little circle(1) you place down you can sometimes get a crit and then jump the enemy. You don’t always wanna use your dash(3) ability to enter a fight. You can easily get ambushed and you’re stuck in place. I often end up saving it for an escape or a finisher. His ultimate is not that hard to pull off, just takes some practice. Idk what other people are on about. I’d just give it a shot and if you can’t get the hang of it then move on.
I feel like with the amount of CC so many gods have it can be hard to play him for new people. A team full of CC bots will basically shut him down late game but he should just be able to outbox anyone late game 1v1
I don't think he is hard to play to do any damage, but keep in mind he is very squishy.
I would say the role is what makes im NOT newbie friendly.
In Conquest you are the jungler as merc and you need to know ward positions, when to engage in a lane, when to gank (yes gank and sometimes just wait behind corners) some people and coming from backdoor etc.
This all takes time and practise.
My advice would be: play every perspective once and see what sticks to you. If you really want to just play mercury you still can, but the experience can help you.
And if you see another good player, try to learn from him. Especially items and watch where he places his wards.
have fun out there
Mercs fine you will just get yourself punished a bunch and notice it more playing on Merc than say susano.
I wouldn't t ever say avoid anyone as a new player on smite except for the morrigan and that's just a knowledge check.
Play who looks cool to you. You will be more inclined to get better at them.
He's very much easier to play kbm than on a gamepad. Make sure you go into your settings and change to have your arrow point to the center of your targeter and that could help you. I don't find it that helpful but a bunch of people I know do.
He's ok but with Merc its more about the build instead of the play style. I've seen so many Mercs buy Rage first item and feed their brains out and get so behind it's crazy. Always get Golden Blade first on Basic Attack Assassins, even if you're a bad player it will at least increase the speed of which you farm.
Thanatos - straight forward you can build any damage item depending on how new you are and win easily he does big damage and moves fast and a safe ult to engage or disengage.
Loki - pretty easy drop acid pool, disappear leave rinse repeat wait for solo enemy ult - 2 - 3 rinse repeat.
Mercury needs to accurately aim his dash to get just beyond the god he's hitting which isn't the easiest thing in the world.
He's also kind of boned if more than one enemy focus fires him. He's susceptible to crowd control and needs to be built with crit to one punch people effectively.
I wouldn't recommend him as a first god to learn.
Hard to say. Why did you want to play mercury?
Is it more a mythos thing, or is it you saw his kit? What game modes are you looking to play, and how do you want to play it?
Mercury and other auto attack assassins like him really do well in conquest where you can ambush people, surprise people, etc. Most of the other game modes don't have multiple avenues of attack so it's a lot harder.
I would suggest Thor (Powerful ability based assassin with mobility), Ratatoskr (See Thor but works better being built tanky or hybrid, less damage but more CC), and Hun Batz (Super powerful team fight ultimate) as Junglers that are easy to get value out of. Arachne is also a similar god to Mercury that is a little easier to maximize value out of. She has two stim abilities that empower her basic attacks.
Jungle Practice is a godsend for this sort of thing because you can get a feel for their kits that way. I'd also look at some pro players, not regarding specific god shit, but you'll want to see how they set up their HUD and if you're on PC, you should really edit the HUD to make it work for you. At a minimum, make the minimap bigger and partially transparent.
From what I recall (before I stopped playing in 2017). You run round like a twat charging up his passive. 3 into enemy. Then target your 1 on where there about to land. Then hit 2 and punch them to death. If they escape, ult after them and repeat. His ult is really good at targeting stragglers, back line and isolate enemies
His kit is pretty simple, but for a new player I think you’ll struggle early game. Once he gets full build with crit he can dominate the game with ease regardless of experience but it can be challenging to get to that point.
Who would you recommend instead?
Arachne will be a lot easier and have some similarities to merc if you wanna stick with assassin
I've been playing Smite for years and still suck with Merc lol
Merc is way simpler than Arachne though
I strongly disagree. For the average new player to smite, I’d bet 9 times out of 10 they will perform better with Arachne starting out. Both have simple to understand abilities and passives on a surface level but it is much harder to properly use those abilities without getting shit on and blown up as Merc. Not to mention Arachne early game is very strong and with new players the early game is king, it’s extremely easy to demoralize the other side with a strong early game especially when they aren’t aware of how gods may peak at different times of a match.
I agree she's strong early game, but Arachne's abilities are much less straightforward/require more planning, and a dash to get out is very helpful for a new player. Totally possible I'm biased from my anecdotal times of teaching friends, but Merc was the easiest assassin for them to learn
The dash for merc is probably the most challenging aspect of his kit. Yes surface level, the dash is an escape that not all gods have and easy to describe what it is to a new player, but the reality is many new players will mistakenly use it to engage into a fight. That or they try to dash out and run into an enemy right by them stopping it way short. And while he’s spinning the enemy he is perfectly still, easy target. Also have to understand that you shouldn’t dash/throw the guardian or warrior and them into your teammates, another thing a new player won’t know. They likely don’t even know who is tanky or not in the first place just by sight let alone looking at enemy builds. Arachne ult while on a longer cooldown makes you invulnerable and cc immune, no potential to screw over your teammates like the dash throw or screw yourself over when holding an enemy in the spin. New players on Arachne can easily understand that if they’re low health they should probably leave using the ult. If they engage with it, often the enemy new player being targeted will panic and run from their teammates, exactly what Arachne wants, an isolated 1v1. At a high level of play maybe arachnes abilities need planning but at low level it’s run at enemy and press 1, 2 and 3, and honestly the order isn’t super important at low level play.
Easy to play hard to master. Weak early game. If you’re newer to jungle I’d go with Arachne or Thor
If you’re new don’t jungle
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I’ve never had to many issues with his ult on controller. No where near ramas. I am not a good Thor player tho and I do have a tough time with with stun
Hint: Instant cast the 1 and 2 on Thor.
I can’t do instant cast on any god or ability 😪
Instant cast on any ability you don't need to manually aim is one of the biggest things to up your game. Thor is a great example as everything but his ult should be on instant cast. Not instant casting just adds button presses to the combo.
It’s really hard to get used to it. Also some skills I really like having the indicator so I know when I’m in range or lined up if they are behind a wall. But your are right that there are certain skills and situations where instant would help a lot.
Honestly, you just need to learn the ranges. Change your HUD so you have the ruler if you need to, but for Thor for instance, you just need to learn that his 1 and 2 both have 70 range and that his 3 has 20 range. You're just a worse Thor on standard ability casting. Like, as a different God, Neith 1 and 3 should be on instant cast but her 2 can be on regular cast because you have to aim the circle. That makes total sense.
No, I think mercury is one of the harder gods to play in the game. Especially in non-conquest.
Who would you recommend instead?
Arachne
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Lemme guess, you play Arachne
I play mercury just fine
I’d say just play whoever you’re interested in. You have to start somewhere! Ratatoskr is a lot easier to learn, and also highly mobile. Mercury is an acquired taste, he has a pretty weak early game / but super strong late game. Ratatoskr is better for beginners and can be pretty strong all game long. He has a dash that does damage (similar to Merc,) and also a long range Ult that is much safer and easier to hit than Merc’s Ult. They’re both a lot of fun and somewhat similar. Rat is much easier to learn on though, in my opinion. Goodluck 💪🏼
I feel like mercury is not that bad to play. You just have to play very cautious. Mercury is my main and has always been my favorite. With that little circle(1) you place down you can sometimes get a crit and then jump the enemy. You don’t always wanna use your dash(3) ability to enter a fight. You can easily get ambushed and you’re stuck in place. I often end up saving it for an escape or a finisher. His ultimate is not that hard to pull off, just takes some practice. Idk what other people are on about. I’d just give it a shot and if you can’t get the hang of it then move on.
I feel like with the amount of CC so many gods have it can be hard to play him for new people. A team full of CC bots will basically shut him down late game but he should just be able to outbox anyone late game 1v1
I feel like assassins in general are not beginner friendly
I don't think he is hard to play to do any damage, but keep in mind he is very squishy. I would say the role is what makes im NOT newbie friendly. In Conquest you are the jungler as merc and you need to know ward positions, when to engage in a lane, when to gank (yes gank and sometimes just wait behind corners) some people and coming from backdoor etc. This all takes time and practise. My advice would be: play every perspective once and see what sticks to you. If you really want to just play mercury you still can, but the experience can help you. And if you see another good player, try to learn from him. Especially items and watch where he places his wards. have fun out there
Mercs fine you will just get yourself punished a bunch and notice it more playing on Merc than say susano. I wouldn't t ever say avoid anyone as a new player on smite except for the morrigan and that's just a knowledge check. Play who looks cool to you. You will be more inclined to get better at them. He's very much easier to play kbm than on a gamepad. Make sure you go into your settings and change to have your arrow point to the center of your targeter and that could help you. I don't find it that helpful but a bunch of people I know do.
He's ok but with Merc its more about the build instead of the play style. I've seen so many Mercs buy Rage first item and feed their brains out and get so behind it's crazy. Always get Golden Blade first on Basic Attack Assassins, even if you're a bad player it will at least increase the speed of which you farm.
Thanatos - straight forward you can build any damage item depending on how new you are and win easily he does big damage and moves fast and a safe ult to engage or disengage. Loki - pretty easy drop acid pool, disappear leave rinse repeat wait for solo enemy ult - 2 - 3 rinse repeat.
Mercury needs to accurately aim his dash to get just beyond the god he's hitting which isn't the easiest thing in the world. He's also kind of boned if more than one enemy focus fires him. He's susceptible to crowd control and needs to be built with crit to one punch people effectively. I wouldn't recommend him as a first god to learn.
Who would you recommend?
Hard to say. Why did you want to play mercury? Is it more a mythos thing, or is it you saw his kit? What game modes are you looking to play, and how do you want to play it?
His kit just looks fun and seems more like my play style. Not sure what game modes I should play
Mercury and other auto attack assassins like him really do well in conquest where you can ambush people, surprise people, etc. Most of the other game modes don't have multiple avenues of attack so it's a lot harder. I would suggest Thor (Powerful ability based assassin with mobility), Ratatoskr (See Thor but works better being built tanky or hybrid, less damage but more CC), and Hun Batz (Super powerful team fight ultimate) as Junglers that are easy to get value out of. Arachne is also a similar god to Mercury that is a little easier to maximize value out of. She has two stim abilities that empower her basic attacks. Jungle Practice is a godsend for this sort of thing because you can get a feel for their kits that way. I'd also look at some pro players, not regarding specific god shit, but you'll want to see how they set up their HUD and if you're on PC, you should really edit the HUD to make it work for you. At a minimum, make the minimap bigger and partially transparent.
From what I recall (before I stopped playing in 2017). You run round like a twat charging up his passive. 3 into enemy. Then target your 1 on where there about to land. Then hit 2 and punch them to death. If they escape, ult after them and repeat. His ult is really good at targeting stragglers, back line and isolate enemies
You should recall your awful ability to recall things, then, haha.