20 Aug 2019Developer postOriginal post (opens in a new tab)

New in SMITE - Queen of the Underworld Update

New Greek Mage - Persephone, Queen of the Underworld

Passive - Pomegranate Seeds
Persephone gains Pomegranate Seeds when her Harvest plants wither. If she has more than 25 Seeds she can spend these to resist death, continuing to fight for 8s but dealing 50% reduced damage. Additional Seeds are sold when she enters the fountain for 3 gold a Seed. Persephone can hold 100 Seeds.

Bone Rush
Persephone calls forth a skeletal warrior of the underworld. This warrior charges forward 35 units or until it comes into contact with a god. It charges with such force that when it stops it topples, sending bones flying forward and damaging enemies in its path. The skull from this warrior flies forward and becomes a Harvest Skull when it lands.

Damage : 100/160/220/280/340 (+80% of your Magical Power)
Cost : 60/65/70/75/80
Cooldown : 12s

Harvest
Persephone places a Skull on the ground (max 10) and activates them with Basic Attacks. She stores up to 6 Skulls. When activated it heals Persephone. After 4s it turns into a Sprout that explodes, damaging and slowing enemies. After 24s it turns into a Flower that chases down enemies for 3s before biting them. Enemies recently hit by Harvest take reduced damage from additional hits stacking 3 times. After activation or 120s they wither.

Heal : 22/29/36/43/50 (+10% of your Magical Power)
Explosion : 60/110/160/210/260 (+70% of your Magical Power)
Slow : 30%
Bite : 70/125/180/235/290 (+80% of your Magical Power)
Reduced Damage : 50/75/87.5%
Cost : 18/21/24/27/30
Cooldown : 8s

Flourish
Persephone floods the ground around her with life giving energy that propels her from the ground directly forwards or backwards; based on the direction she is moving. Harvest plants inside the area immediately grow to their next stage and activate. After using this ability the next Harvest cast is pre-germinated and spawns as a Sprout.

Range : 45
Cost : 70
Cooldown : 15/14/13/12/11s

Grasp of Death
Persephone conjures a mass of Entrapping Vines that she throws forwards, Entrapping the first enemy god or wall it touches. Entrapped gods are crippled, rooted, and have reduced Attack Speed. Binding Vines then spawn from the Entrapped target that seek nearby enemy gods. Upon finding an enemy god it Binds them, crippling them and preventing them from moving away. Entrapping Vines are destroyed if hit by 5 Basic Attacks, ending all effects.

Damage : 195/270/345/420/495 (+75% of your Magical Power)
Vine Damage : 65/90/115/140/165 (+30% of your Magical power)
Attack Speed Reduction : 20/22.5/25/27.5/30%
Duration : 5s
Cost : 70/75/80/85/90
Cooldown : 90s

Withering Bloom Persephone - Recolor Skin