The Bear Goddess update delivers -- you guessed it -- Artio, the Bear Goddess, bringing a unique stance-switching kit, powerful protection shred, and flexible frontline control. This update also expands Yulefest with new Travelers, continues map improvements, and includes wide gameplay and balance adjustments across modes, gods, and items.
New God: Artio, the Bear Goddess
Artio shifts between Druid and Bear stances, using each to pressure enemies, support allies, and chase down targets.
Decompose (Passive): Damaging abilities apply protection reduction and healing reduction.
Energy Surge / Maul Prey: Druid form pulses magic damage and heals nearby allies; Bear form swipes twice for close-range damage.
Entangling Vines / Ferocious Roar: Druid form cripples and reduces enemy power; Bear form stuns nearby enemies and boosts Artio’s defenses.
Life Tap / Heavy Charge: Druid form drains enemies in a line, stacking slows into a root; Bear form charges forward, damaging and slowing enemies.
Shapeshift (Ultimate): Switch stances and gain Invigoration stacks for movement speed and mana regeneration whenever abilities hit.
New +1s: Ranged attacks in Druid form, longer range healing, and hybrid scaling.
Aspect of the Denmother (Releasing December 5)
Artio can only change stances in the fountain but gains enhanced abilities when she leaves it. Her ultimate now changes depending on which stance she is in. It's Bearnado time!
New Wandering Market Travelers
Knights of Osiris
Two heroic skins arrive with a comedic twist.
Includes Noble Knight Osiris, Black Knight Osiris, two Peppermint Candies, multiple Prisms, Bloody Bunny Ward, and the Noble and Dark Titles.
Polar Prankster Danzaburou
A snow-throwing trickster celebrating the season.
Includes Polar Prankster Danzaburou, a Peppermint Candy, three Prisms, and an Announcer Pack.
Mystic Guardian Athena
A celestial defender from the stars.
Players who own any Mystic Guardian Prisms unlock the Premium Page automatically. Includes the Skin, a Peppermint Candy, four Prisms, and the Distance to Aid Tracker.
Game Modes and Map Updates
Conquest
Base Teleporters now cancel automatically if the target tower is destroyed.
Pyromancer no longer damages enemy structures on death.
Runic Bomb can no longer be destroyed by basic attacks and now bypasses backdoor protections.
Assault
Healers have been reorganized into three tiers based on overall team healing potential, reflecting differences between base kits and Aspects.
Quickplay Joust
Respawn times reduced across the board for faster pacing.
God Balance Highlights
Sol: Immunity fix on Dissipate.
Aladdin: Stat scaling improved in late game, major boosts to Agile Run and Genie damage.
Bellona: Reduced sustain and defensive power on Scourge and Eagle’s Rally.
Cerberus: Increased damage on Paralyzing Spit, cooldown and soul changes to Soul Expulsion.
Da Ji: Reduced scaling and lifesteal across multiple abilities.
Eset: Reduced scaling and healing on various abilities and Aspects.
Hades: Increased durability and improved scaling on Death From Below.
Hun Batz: Reduced strength per passive stack.
Jormungandr: Adjustments to base power and passive; World Serpent now grants stacking protections.
Kali, Medusa, Mulan, Osiris (Aspect), Pele, Princess Bari, Ra, Xbalanque all receive tuning changes across base kits and Aspects.
Item Balance Highlights
Talisman of Purification fix to ensure CC immunity works correctly.
Leather Cowl, Hunter’s Cowl, Sharpshooter’s Arrow receive buffs.
Dagger of Frenzy cost and scaling adjusted.
Eye of Erebus cooldown and slow duration improved.
Polynomicon now has an internal cooldown.
Numerous changes across multiple items adjusting damage, costs, scaling, and consistency.
Step into battle with Artio, collect your Yulefest Candies, and explore a refreshed battleground as the season continues.
See the full update notes here: https://www.smite2.com/news/open-beta-24-update-notes/