Ten years ago today, mythological MOBA SMITE came out in open beta on PC. To celebrate its tenth year on the MOBA circuit, the freemium game is teaming up with card battler Magic: The Gathering to create an event unlike any other.
The crossover will last for three months, and includes a new Conquest mode with a fresh new map, five new skins inspired by M:TG which cost 1,200 gems each, and a further five skins in the next update.
Here are the five new skins:
- Chandra Nalaar — Pele
- Liliana Vess — Nu Wa
- Atraxa — Thanatos
- Jace Beleren — Yu Huang
- Karn — Atlas
Alongside these five characters is the ability to play as the Fire God Surtr, who comes with a range of flame-based abilities:
- Obsidian Flesh
- Surtr’s flesh cracks into fragments after he loses enough health. On picking these up Surtr gains a percentage of his Max. Health over time and Protections for 3s. Enemies can destroy these fragments by walking over them.
- Flames of Muspell
- Surtr sets his sword ablaze gaining Haste while this buff is active. Surtr’s next successful Basic Attack will deal bonus magical damage, ignite the target causing them to take damage over time as well as spawning a Fiery Imp. This ability’s bonus damage increases per stack (max. of 200) when an enemy dies while the burning effect is active.
- Giant’s Grasp
- Surtr pulls the closest target to him, either an enemy lane minion, a Fiery Imp or a magma rock if neither are in range. Surtr then hurls the object forwards, dealing damage and stunning enemies ahead.
- Emberwalk
- Surtr’s fury creates a ring of embers around him providing a Movement Speed buff that increases for hitting enemies, while the ability is active. The ring deals damage and slows enemies once as it expands or when fully formed and again when it contracts. While formed, the outer ring deals continuous damage to enemies inside. The ring also picks up Obsidian Flesh fragments.
- End of Days
- After a short buildup, Surtr surges into the air infusing into a large Meteor. While in the air, Surtr is immune to damage and can choose where to come crashing down. Before landing, Meteorites split off, targeting enemies on the ground, dealing damage and spawning Fiery Imps. Surtr’s Meteor deals increased damage and knocks up enemies hit.
Surtr will also have three skins himself:
- Ascended Surtr (Year 10 pass skin)
- Masteries Surtr (Mastery skin)
- Azure Flames Surtr (standard recolour)
The update goes live today.
Are you hyped for this M:TG x Smite collab? Tell us in the comments!
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Well, I will pass. If it wasn't Magic The Gathering I would have checked it out but due to WoTC business practices I won't touch it.
#OpenD&D
I’d go back to Hearthstone & Overwatch before I touch anything Wizards have had their filthy mitts on.
#D&DBegone
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Haha that’s terrible timing
Well, this is more in-line, thematically, than their Nickelodeon crossover.
And way more in tune than their Slipknot crossover.
@theModestMouse - To be fair, their move is misleading and scummy all around. Which honestly, I hope it wakes people up off of it.
Cause their OGL is similar to video game engines such as Unity and Unreal licensing too. Not carbon copied, but similar leverage is in place to "own" the game you made on their engines.
Woohoo, I all for it!
#CloseDnD
Looks cool. I don’t play SMITE but I like the look of it/concept.
I kind of suspected this article's comments would turn into a discussion about D&D
If only WotC was half as good as it was 30 years ago…
Wait what’s going on, what happened, what did the devs do, fill me in somebody.
@Snatcher Google OGL changes and you will see what WotC wanted to do to it's contributors, and fans of D&D.
@Snatcher https://www.pcgamer.com/dungeons-and-dragons-ogl-isnt-worth-fighting-for/
@Tasuki That’s so messed up honestly, these people help spread your product, and this is how you treat them? That messed up.
@Snatcher Yep. Hence why I won't be buying anymore of their products. Be it D&D, Magic the Gathering or whatever else Wizards of the Coasts does.
With everything going on I am surprises that Smite wants to be associated with them.
@Tasuki Probably was before this happened, maybe, I hope. Come on smite.
@Snatcher Regardless this can't be good for Smite. Makes you wonder why Smite why.
@Tasuki - Agreements are often done months, sometimes years, Hi-Rez would of had most its money invested in the crossover.
@EaglyTheKawaiiShika You know what they say actions speak louder then words.
Let's see if they back out. I know I would.
@EaglyTheKawaiiShika @Tasuki - Most agreements have binding contract between the two, and I doubt this will effect Smite much if at all, to be perfectly honest.
And by this point, most of the money in the deal is sunk in, it'd be a costly divorce of a partnership. Especially if you consider how this would look to future potentials.
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