In the Smite 3.6 patch a bonus round was added at the end of arena in Smite. The bonus round takes part in a small area of the arena map and is surrounded by lava that does 500 damage every second. This will make a large influence on what gods I think are the strongest for the gamemode. This is all completely based on my opinion.

Let's take a look at the gods that are going to increase your chances of winning in the arena bonus round. I will be looking at the 3 gods I think are the strongest from each role in Smite and talking about what relics, items and strategies you should be going with on each god.

Let's Start With The Warriors

The warriors that I think are the strongest for this gamemode are Tyr, Hercules and Amaterasu.

All three of these gods are going to be buying defense and health items to make sure they can take most of the damage that is being put out. Tyr and Hercules should have the Blink relic so that they can teleport in front of the enemies and try using their cc abilities to push them straight into the lava pool as the round starts. They will also need to use their healing ablilites to make sure they don't get bursted by the enemy team.

Amaterasu will be there to use her auras to give her teammates bonus power and movement speed. She will also need to use the crowd control provided from her Dazzling Offensive and Glorious Charge ablilties to keep the enemies away from her teammates.

The Hunters

In my opinion the top three hunters in this mode are Anhur, Ullr and Xbalanque.

All the hunters will be necessary to deal high amounts of damage whilst staying behind the tankier gods on their team so they do not get burst by the enemy damage. Xbalanque is great because his ultimate will blind the enemies and allows his team to either make the enemies waste their relics like Purification and Sanctuary or just attempt to burst the enemy team.

Ullr has a great form of escape, a stun using his axe and a high amount of single target damage. Anhur will play like Tyr and Hercules by using his knockback ability to try to push the enemy out of the arena but he also has a lot of burst potential from his other ablilties.

The Strongest Mages

I think that the strongest mages are Scylla, Vulcan and Posiedon.

These mages are strong because they have the potential to burst most the gods in the game but they are also easy targets for a lot of tanky gods with abilities that have crowd control. All of these gods have an ultimate that can do over 1000 damage but all of that damage is hard to secure because of relics like Sanctuary. This means that you will have to wait for the enemies to use their relics before you use your important abilities.

Vulcan also has a cannon that can be placed to zone the enemy gods with low health and prevent their blink from being used by keeping them in combat.

Assassins

The best three Assassins are Hun Batz, Kali and Bakasura.

Kali and Bakasura are good because they have really fast auto attack chains and can kill any gods easily. Bakasura also gets true damage on his Butcher Blades ability which makes him important for bursting gods that have all defense items. Hun Batz can use his ultimate which has a large surface area to push the enemies next to the edge of the arena. This is great for setting up damage for gods like Anhur, Tyr and Hercules.

Guardians

I think the best guardians are Sobek, Xing Tian and Bacchus.

These three guardians all serve the same purpose as Tyr and Hercules. They all have a lot of defense and at least two abilities with crowd control to force the enemies into the lava. Sobek should blink then pluck the enemies either into the lava or his damage dealers depending on how easy the god he attacks is to kill. Xing Tian is there to use his ultimate that scoops the enemies around him up and throws them in the direction he is facing and it also guarantees that if the enemy has Purification they will use it. Bacchus is more of a god that is going to stay near his team and if the enemy dive in on his teammates he will use crowd control to create enough distance for his allies to escape.

The Dream Team

Now I am going to be talking about what combination of gods is the strongest for this gamemode. In the perfect game I would want Xing Tian so that he can force the enemy into the lava or force their Purification to set up his allies. Next I would want a Kali because if the enemy has used all their ultimates and she is still alive she can erase any of them easily. I would also like a Poseidon because his Whirlpool has a great slow and his ultimate can take a good chunk of any gods health. Xbalanque because he can use his ultimate to set up Xing Tian's ultimate and Kali's burst. And finally I would like Herc because he can absorb damage and allow Kali to attack when the enemy has no abilities ready.

Thank you for reading and hopefully I have helped some people. Feel free to tell me your dream team. All card art found at smite.gamepedia.com