SMITE 2 Brings Xing Tian Into the Fight With a Spinning Ultimate

SMITE 2 has added the classic god Xing Tian in the July 14 update. The warrior brings a kit built around stacking health and regeneration, repeated leaps, crowd control, and an ultimate that spins through nearby enemies before throwing them away.

The update also runs Race to Radiant for Xing Tian from July 14-21. After that, Race to Exalted for Scylla will take place from July 21-28. Players who earn 1000 additional Worshipers on Scylla during that event can earn rewards similar to the Race to Radiant series. The timing and event details are listed in the official Steam announcement.

Xing Tian’s alternate Aspect of the Relentless Spite will release on July 17. The update also brings new Wandering Market Travelers, a Conquest Totem adjustment, god balance changes, item revisions, audio updates, quality-of-life additions, and several bug fixes.

New Classic God: Xing Tian

• Passive: Smoldering Rage
  • Ability hits grant Smouldering Rage stacks. Each stack grants HPS and temporary Maximum Health for a duration.
  • Stacks up to 12 times
  • Stack duration refreshes when you hit with an ability
• Ability 1: Furious Roar
  • Shout from your chest in a line, dealing Magical Damage and reducing enemy Attack Damage for a duration. Enemies also take Magical Damage over time based on their Maximum Health
• Ability 2: Hook Slam
  • Swing your axe upward, dealing Magical Damage and Knocking Up enemies hit,then slam into the ground from Magical Damage and Rooting them for a duration.
• Ability 3: Sky-Cutting Axe
  • Leap forward, dealing Magical Damage to enemies where you land. Within a short duration, Leap again.
    • Hitting an enemy god grants Protections for a duration.
    • Refreshes Furious Roar damage over time on enemies hit.
• Ultimate Ability: Whirlwind of Rage and Steel
  • After a brief windup, spin with your axe, damaging and grabbing nearby enemies before throwing them in the direction you are facing.
    • Grabbed enemies take Magical Damage on the grab,repeatedly during the spin and again on the throw.
• Aspect of the Relentless Spite releasing July 17th
  • Smoldering Rage no longer grants HPS or temporary Maximum Health. Instead you gain Spite, a resource that stacks up to 100 and starts at max.
  • Sky-Cutting Axe no longer grants protections.
  • Whirlwind of Rage and Steel can be ranked up at level 1, has no cooldown, and no longer grabs enemies, but can be channeled as long as you have Spite.

Races and Wandering Market Travelers

• Race to Radiant for Xing Tian July 14-21
• New: Race to Exalted for Scylla July 21-28
  • The first players to earn 1000 additional Worshipers on Scylla during the race will earn rewards similar to the Race to Radiant.

Classic Traveler: Life’s a Beach Geb

• Instantly unlocked after purchasing the Premium Traveler Page
• Premium Page Contents – Unlock the following items with Wandering Market Coins
  • Sea Glass Prism
  • Sand Dollar Prism
  • Molten Shore Prism
  • Sand Palace Ward Skin
  • Battle Banner (part of the Darkstar Empire Event)

Classic Traveler: SPF666 The Morrigan

• Instantly unlocked after purchasing the Premium Traveler Page
• Premium Page Contents – Unlock the following items with Wandering Market Coins
  • Memento Morri Prism
  • Spiders Silk Prism
  • Toxic Tide Prism
  • Crying Seagulls Badge
  • Battle Banner (part of the Darkstar Empire Event)

Darkstar Empire Event Reward Traveler: KEP9000 Khepri

• Instantly unlocked after collecting 6 Battle Banners!
• Premium Page Contents – Unlock the following items with Wandering Market Coins
  • UwU Prism
  • Khepboy Prism
  • Hotrod Prism
  • Bling Prism

Patch Notes

This update changes how Conquest Totems reward experience, adjusts several gods and defensive items, adds Ethereal Staff, and includes audio, interface, and bug-fix work across the game.

Gameplay

• Conquest
  • Totem
    • Decreased base XP Reward 100 -> 35
    • Added +5 XP Reward scaling per Totem respawn (max +40)

God Balance

Aladdin

• Kufic Invocation
  • Reduced Large Projectile Intelligence Scaling from 72% to 60%
  • Reduced Large Projectile Return Intelligence Scaling from 50% to 40%
  • Reduced Small Projectile Intelligence Scaling from 40% to 33%
  • Reduced Small Projectile Return Intelligence Scaling from 25% to 20%
  • Reduced Large Projectile Strength Scaling from 63% to 55%
  • Reduced Large Projectile Return Strength Scaling from 55% to 48%
  • Reduced Small Projectile Strength Scaling from 35% to 30%
  • Reduced Small Projectile Return Strength Scaling from 35% to 30%
• Sultan’s Grace
  • Genie Punch Intelligence Scaling Reduced from 20% to 15%
  • Genie Punch Strength Scaling Reduced from 35% to 27%

Bastet

• Razor Whip
  • Strength Scaling reduced from 30% per tick to 22% per tick.
  • Ability has changed to a fixed angle sweep.
    • This means that Bastet can no longer extend (or shorten) the hitbox with movement of her camera.

Cabrakan

• Refraction Shield
  • Max Health Heal per Target Scaling Reduced from .75% to .5%

Chronos

• Accelerate
  • Base Movement Speed Buff reduced from 20% to 10%
  • Bonus Intelligence per 4 activations reduced from 3 to 2

Horus

• Updraft
  • Gust Damage reduced from 30/40/50/60/70 to 20/30/40/50/60
• Fracture
  • Cleave Damage reduced from 60/100/140/180/220 to 50/85/120/155/190
  • Cleave scaling reduced from 45% to 40%

Kali

• Lash
  • Intelligence Scaling Reduced from 35% to 30%
  • Strength Scaling Reduced from 30% to 25%
  • Bleed Intelligence Scaling reduced from 10% to 7% per tick

Nu Wa

• Fire Shards
  • Base Damage Reduced from 100/175/250/325/400 to 100/150/200/250/300

Item Balance

Amanita Charm

• Physical Protection increased 15->25
• Magical Protection increased 15->25

Berserker’s Shield

• Physical Protection increased 30->50
• Magical Protection removed 15->0
• Maximum Health increased 0->200
• Health Regen increased 0->4
• New Passive
  • While Berserk
    • 15 Physical Protection
    • 15 Magical Protection
    • 25% Attack Speed
  • Now builds from Olmec Blue instead of Engraved Guard

Breastplate of Valor

• Physical Protection increased 35->50

Draconic Scale

• Physical Protection increased 20 -> 30
• Magical Protection increased 20 -> 30
• New Passive
  • Gain 4 Protections against that God’s damage type
  • Stacks last 1.5s (7 stacks)
  • Stacks decay 1 at a time

Dwarven Plate

• New Passive
  • 15 Bonus Physical Protections
  • 45 Bonus Magical Protections
  • On Use: Switch which Protections are increased more.

Eye Of Providence

• No longer an active item.
• New Passive
  • Open Consumable slot: Gain a Sentry Ward once every 120s

Freya’s Tears

• Physical Protection increased 20 -> 30
• Magical Protection increased 25 -> 35
• New Passive
  • On 25% health lost gain 15 Physical and Magical Protections for 5 seconds

Genji’s Guard

• Magical Protection increased 50->60

Hussar’s Wings

• Physical Protection increased 25->35
• Magical Protection increased 25->35

Kinetic Kuirass

• Physical Protection increased 15->25
• Magical Protection increased 15->25

Leviathans Hide

• Physical Protection increased 35->45

Mystical Mail

• Physical Protection increased 25->40

Oni Hunter’s Garb

• Magical Protection increased 40->50

Shield of the Phoenix

• Physical Protection increased 25->35

Shifter’s Shield

• Physical Protection increased 15->25
• Magical Protection increased 15->25
• Health Regen increased 0->4

Stone of Binding

• Magical Protection increased 25->35

The Executioner

• Attack Speed increased 15%->20%
• Passive
  • Apply 1 stack of Piercing
  • Piercing reduces 7% Protections for 4s.(Previously 6%)
  • Stacks up to 4 times. (Previously 5 times)

Tyrfing

• Cost Reduced 2600->2400

New Item

• Ethereal Staff
  • Intelligence 60
  • Max Health 250
  • Tenacity 15
  • Passive: Ability Hit a God
    • Steal 6% Max Health and Mana from a single target
    • Triggers once per Ability
    • Stacks last 60s
    • Stacks decay 1 at a time
    • Cooldown 15s
    • Cost 2550g

Audio

• Thor ultimate take-off and hammer spin sounds are easier to hear if you are in range
• Increased Thanatos’ ultimate screech attenuation and added the original tail to the sound
• Fixed an issue with Sfx not playing for the Sylvanus and Sun Wukong global emotes

Quality of Life

• Multi-Select Profile Cosmetics for random cosmetics!
• Diminishing Returns is now displayed on the Buff Bar.
• Directed Taunts have been reintroduced to the game.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a Controller Navigation Issue- When there isn’t an item directly in the row below your current item, then you couldn’t move down rows.
• Fixed Totem taking incorrect damage from %HP damage
• Fixed Danzaburou clones chasing Jungle Wisps
• Fixed Agni Path Of Flames dealing damage outside of it’s intended location

Xing Tian’s arrival gives SMITE 2 players a new frontline option, while the balance pass gives defensive builds plenty to reconsider. Tell us what you think in the comments, and follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, and Instagram.

Smite 2

Developed by Titan Forge Games

Become a god and wage war in SMITE 2, the Unreal Engine 5-powered sequel to the legendary third-person action MOBA. If you love challenging competition, intense action, ability-driven combat, rewarding teamwork, or godly mythology, you’ll see why 40+ million players love SMITE.

• Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, MOBA
• Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
• Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
• Release: 2024-01-09
• Publisher: Hi-Rez Studios
• Age Rating: ESRB T / PEGI 12 / ACB M / GRAC 15+ / CERO B / USK 12 / CLASS_IND 12
• IGDB Rating: 79.7/100

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