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Hercules
Summary
Title: Champion of Rome
Pantheon: Roman
Type: Melee,Physical
Class: Warrior
Pros: High Single Target Damage, High Sustain
Difficulty: Easy
Release date: January 9, 2013
Favor: 5,500
Gems: 200
Voicelines: Hercules voicelines
Voice actor: J. Michael Tatum
Stats
Health: 490 (+89)
Mana: 205 (+32)
Speed: 375 (+0)
Range: 12 (+0)
Attack/Sec: 1 (+1%)
Basic Attack
Damage: 39 (+ 2)
+ 100% of Physical Power
Progression: 1/1/1.5x damage and swing time
Protection
Physical: 18 (+3)
Magical: 24 (+1.3)
Regen
HP5: 7 (+0.63)
MP5: 4.3 (+0.4)
*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level

"The earth trembles beneath your enemies. Drive them back before your might."

Hercules is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore[]

Brave Hercules, a demigod son of Jupiter, born with impossible strength and force of will; for whom no task is insurmountable, no heroic deed unachievable. Yet, Like all of Jupiter's illegitimate children, Hercules once drew the ire of Juno, and though he is now known as a hero, his greatest achievements might never have been done without Juno's initial tragic involvement.

She struck Hercules mad, and he slew his own children.

Once recovered, grief stricken, Hercules sought penance for his crimes. An oracle of Jupiter advised he should pledge his service to the king Eurystheus, and so Hercules reluctantly did so. Jealous of the demigod, the king set him to twelve impossible tasks, expecting him to fail at the first, to slay the Nemean Lion and return with its hide.

The Nemean Lion captured women and devoured soldiers. Its fur was so thick no weapon could pierce it, and its claws so sharp, no armor could guard against them. Hercules tracked the lion to its mountain caves and drew it out, firing arrows that shattered against the beast's impenetrable coat. Agilely, he dodged as the lion leapt to maul him. In the end, Hercules aimed a powerful shot straight into the lion's roaring maw, a place the powerful fur did not protect, and slew it. Then, using the beasts own claws, he skinned the hide, wearing the mantle proudly as his new armor.

Eurystheus was aghast upon the hero's return. Immediately the legend of Hercules began to grow. Eleven more labours the confounded king set against him, but time after time, year after year, Hercules performed what could not be done, earning fame, glory, and the peace he so desperately sought.

Abilities[]

Passive - Strength from Pain
Every time Hercules takes damage from an enemy god he gains a stacking self buff that provides increased Physical Power. Notes:
  Each stack provides up to 24 Physical Power (5, stacking up to 15 at level 1) with all 3 stacks providing 72 Physical Power at level 20.
  Each stack refreshes the buff duration.
  Physical Power per Stack: 4 +1 per level   Duration: 5s
  Max Stacks: 3   Ability Type: Buff

Ability Video

1st Ability - Driving Strike
Hercules delivers a mighty strike, driving all enemies back, damaging and Stunning them. Hercules is immune to Knockback during the dash. Notes:
  Damage: 100/170/240/310/380 (+90% of your Physical Power)   Stun: 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5s
  Ability Type: Line, Dash, Damage   Range: 35
  Cost: 50/55/60/65/70 mana   Cooldown: 12 seconds

Ability Video

2nd Ability - Earthbreaker
Hercules smashes the ground, sending a shockwave forward that does damage to all enemies in the path. Enemies at the end of the shockwave are thrown into the air towards Hercules. Notes:
  Has a pull range of at least 25 units in front of Hercules.
  This ability cannot pull enemies through walls.
  Damage: 90/145/200/255/310 (+70% of your Physical Power)   Ability Type: Line, Knockback, Damage
  Range: 45   Cost: 50/55/60/65/70 mana
  Cooldown: 12 seconds

Ability Video

3rd Ability - Mitigate Wounds
Hercules heals himself instantly and gains increased Attack Speed, Magical, and Physical Protections for the next 4s. A percentage of the damage taken during this time is returned to him as an additional heal at the end of the duration. Notes:
  Initial Heal: 45/75/105/135/165   Damage Returned as Healing: 20/26/32/38/44%
  Protections Buff: 20/30/40/50/60   Attack Speed: 25%
  Ability Type: Buff   Cost: 60 mana
  Cooldown: 15 seconds

Ability Video

Ultimate - Excavate
Hercules rips a huge boulder from the ground. Throwing the boulder does damage where the boulder lands. The boulder continues rolling, doing the same damage to all enemies in its path. Subsequent hits on the same enemy do 50% less damage per hit. Hercules is immune to Crowd Control while casting. Notes:
  The boulder will bounce off of any wall it hits.
  Hercules can re-aim this ability during its pre-fire.
  Can deal multiple instances of damage (150/212.5/275/337.5/400 (+50% of your Physical Power) damage after the initial hit) if the target outruns the boulder but stays in its path.
  Damage: 300/425/550/675/800 (+100% of your Physical Power)   Ability Type: Circle, Damage
  Range/Radius: 45/15   Cost: 100 mana
  Cooldown: 90/85/80/75/70 seconds

Ability Video

Videos[]

Classic God Reveal[]

Remodel Reveal[]

Achievements[]

Earthbreaker
As Hercules knock an enemy up five times in a single match using Earthbreaker.
Ricochet
As Hercules use Excavate to hit an enemy God twice, in one use, and kill them on the second hit.


Trivia[]

General[]

  • Hercules was the first god released in 2013.
  • Hercules was the last god released in SMITE Closed Beta.
  • Hercules was originally intended to be released between Bacchus and Xbalanque (likely in the week of December 3 to December 7 2012), however, Hi-Rez introduced the Focus system, and Hercules' original kit was created without said system in mind. As a result, he was postponed until after Xbalanque's release.

God Skins[]

  • Grand Slam
  • Grim End
  • Crimson Champion
  • Derpules
  • This skin is based on the large amount of negative feedback that the remodel received, including the ones saying his head looks small.
  • This skin could also be a reference to the end credit scene of the movie Beetlejuice.
  • This skin replaces his boulder with a morning star.
  • This skin was also voiced by J. Michael Tatum.
  • This skin together with Nuclear Winter Ymir were the first skins exclusive to chests.
  • La Roca
  • Hunkules
  • Road Rebel
  • Cosmic Conqueror
  • Techno Titan
  • C.A.T. Force
  • This is the first skin where Hercules is not a human.
  • Hellraider
  • Retrocles
  • Vanguard
  • Nemean Lion
  • This skin depicts Hercules in a more lore accurate way.
  • This skin uses Retrocles model as a base.

Skins[]

Default
Default Skin card Release Date January 9, 2013
Type Standard
Cost Free
Requirements
Voicelines Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information

Lion of Olympus
Lion of Olympus Skin card Release Date January 9, 2013
Type Standard
Cost 100 or 9500
Requirements
Voicelines Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information

Legion
Legion Skin card Release Date April 26, 2016
Type Standard
Cost 250 or 25000
Requirements
Voicelines Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information

  This skin can also be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Grand Slam
Grand Slam Skin card Release Date March 13, 2013
Type Standard
Cost 400
Requirements
Voicelines Grand Slam Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin can also be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Grim End
Grim End Skin card Release Date May 19, 2020
Type Standard
Cost 750
Requirements
Voicelines Grim End Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom ability effects.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests, or via direct purchase.
  This skin was part of the Grim Omens event.

Crimson Champion
Crimson Champion Skin card Release Date November 14, 2024
Type Cross-Gen
Cost 1200
Requirements
Voicelines Crimson Champion Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin was part of the Immortal Honor event.

Derpules
Derpules Skin card Release Date August 7, 2014
Type Exclusive
Cost 200 (Odyssey Chest)
Requirements
Voicelines Derpules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom ability effects.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

La Roca
La Roca Skin card Release Date February 25, 2015
Type Exclusive
Cost 500 (Colossal Chest)
Requirements
Voicelines La Roca Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom ability effects.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Hunkules
Hunkules Skin card Release Date June 2, 2015
Type Exclusive
Cost 500
Requirements
Voicelines Hunkules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin was part of the Summer of Smite 2015 event.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Road Rebel
Road Rebel Skin card Release Date April 11, 2018
Type Exclusive
Cost 200 (Wasteland Chest)
Requirements
Voicelines Road Rebel Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom ability effects.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Cosmic Conqueror
Cosmic Conqueror Skin card Release Date January 7, 2019
Type Exclusive
Cost 600 (Cosmic Bundle)
Requirements
Voicelines Cosmic Conqueror Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin comes with the Cosmic jump stamp and the Cosmic fountain skin.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Techno Titan
Techno Titan Skin card Release Date November 17, 2020
Type Exclusive
Cost 750
Requirements
Voicelines Techno Titan Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin was part of the Odyssey: Reckoning event.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

C.A.T. Force
C.A.T. Force Skin card Release Date October 19, 2021
Type Exclusive
Cost 750
Requirements
Voicelines C.A.T. Force Herclues voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin was part of the Odyssey: Perilous Seas event.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Hellraider
Hellraider Skin card Release Date December 27, 2022
Type Exclusive
Cost 600
Requirements
Voicelines Hellraider Herclues voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin was part of the Yulefest (2022) event.

Retrocles
Retrocles Skin card Release Date June 29, 2015
Type Limited
Cost None
Requirements
Voicelines Retrocles voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin was a special reward for any players that completed the 10 Million Celebration achievement (Win 10 matches during the 10 millionth player celebration) during August 2015. Completing this achievement also unlocked Hercules himself (if not owned), and his voice pack (if not owned).

Vanguard
Vanguard Skin card Release Date June 6, 2017
Type Limited
Cost 1000 (Dungeon Bundle)
Requirements
Voicelines Vanguard Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin can only be obtained by purchasing the Dungeon Bundle from the Trials of King Hercules event.

Nemean Lion
Nemean Lion Skin card Release Date October 1, 2019
Type Limited
Cost None
Requirements
Voicelines Hercules voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin could only be obtained by purchasing the Season 6 HRX Digital Loot Pack bundle before January 2020.

Golden
Golden Skin card Release Date September 18, 2013
Type Standard
Cost 200 or 9500
Requirements God Rank 1
Voicelines [[]]
In Game Model
Extra Information

Legendary
Legendary Skin card Release Date September 18, 2013
Type Standard
Cost 300 or 12500
Requirements God Rank 5
Voicelines [[]]
In Game Model
Extra Information

Diamond
Diamond Skin card Release Date August 19, 2014
Type Standard
Cost 400 or 15000
Requirements God Rank 10
Voicelines [[]]
In Game Model
Extra Information

Changelog[]

SMITE Version 11.4.7978 (April 16, 2024)

  • Earthbreaker
  • The camera is now unlocked while Hercules is casting this ability
  • Excavate
  • Hercules may re-aim the boulder while he is in his prefire state
  • The camera is now unlocked while Hercules is casting this ability

SMITE Version 11.2.7915.4 (February 20, 2024)

  • Earthbreaker
  • Increased base damage from 90/140/190/240/290 to 90/145/200/255/310

SMITE Version 10.5.7560.6 (May 30, 2023)

  • Mitigate Wounds
  • Decreased Damage Returned as Healing from 20/28/36/44/52% to 20/26/32/38/44%

SMITE Version 10.5.7560 (May 16, 2023)

  • Driving Strike
  • Increased Cooldown from 11s to 12s
  • Earthbreaker
  • Increased Cooldown from 11s to 12s

SMITE Version 10.3.7494.12 (March 28, 2023)

  • Driving Strike
  • Decreased Cooldown from 13s to 11s
  • Decreased Mana Cost from 60/65/70/75/80 to 50/55/60/65/70
  • Earthbreaker
  • Decreased Cooldown from 13/12.5/12/11.5/11s to 11s
  • Decreased Mana Cost from 60/65/70/75/80 to 50/55/60/65/70
  • Mitigate Wounds
  • Decreased Initial Heal from 60/100/140/180/220 to 45/75/105/135/165
  • Decreased Damage Returned as Healing from 30/40/50/60/70% to 20/28/36/44/52%

SMITE Version 10.1.7415.3 (January 24, 2023)

  • Driving Strike
  • Increased Base Damage from 85/155/225/295/365 to 100/170/240/310/380
  • Mitigate Wounds
  • Now Provides 25% Attack Speed at all ranks in addition to the other effects
  • Decreased Cooldown from 17s to 15s

SMITE Version 9.10.7292 (October 18, 2022)

  • General
  • Increased Basic attack speed per level from 0.8 to 1
  • Strength From Pain
  • Increased base Physical Power per stack from from 2 to 4 per stack

SMITE Version 9.7.7157.3 (July 12, 2022)

  • Driving Strike
  • Decreased Cooldown from 14s to 13s
  • Earthbreaker
  • Decreased Cooldown from 14/13.5/13/12.5/12s to 13/12.5/12/11.5/11s

SMITE Version 9.5.7096.2 (May 17, 2022)

  • Earthbreaker
  • Decreased Cooldown from 14s to 14/13.5/13/12.5/12s

SMITE Version 9.2.6981 (February 22, 2022)

  • Earthbreaker
  • Increased Physical Power Scaling from 60% to 70%

SMITE Version 8.1.6381.5 (January 26, 2021)

  • Earthbreaker
  • Increased damage from 80/125/170/215/260 (+50% of your Physical Power) to 90/140/190/240/290 (+60% of your Physical Power.)

SMITE Version 7.10.6230.4 (October 20, 2020)

  • Strength From Pain
  • Decreased Base Physical Power from 5+1 per level to 2+1 per level per stack

SMITE Version 6.3.5327 (March 5, 2019)

  • Mitigate Wounds
  • Increased Protections buff from 10/20/30/40/50 to 20/30/40/50/60.

SMITE Version 6.1.5286.8 (February 11, 2019)

  • General
  • Increased Base HP by 10.
  • Increased Base HP per Level by 3.
  • Excavate
  • Decreased cooldown from 90 to 90/85/80/75/70 seconds.

SMITE Version 5.6.4707.1 (April 11, 2018)

  • Driving Strike
  • Targets hit by Driving Strike no longer lose their hitbox while being pushed by Hercules and can be damaged.

SMITE Version 4.5.3978.2 (March 28, 2017)

  • Mitigate Wounds
  • Increased Cooldown from 15s → 17s.

SMITE Version 4.1.3882 (February 1, 2017)

  • Strength From Pain
  • NEW: Everytime Hercules takes Damage from Gods, he gains 5 Physical Power +1 multiplied by your level, stacking up to 3 times and lasting 5s.
  • Earthbreaker
  • Decreased Mana Cost from 70/75/80/85/90 → 60/65/70/75/80.
  • Mitigate Wounds
  • NEW: When activated, Hercules heals himself instantly and then heals himself again for a % of damage taken after 4s. Also, Hercules gains Bonus Magical and Physical Protections for the duration.
  • Initial Heal 60/100/140/180/220.
  • Heals for 30/40/50/60/70% of damage taken after 4s.
  • Protections 10/20/30/40/50.
  • Decreased Cooldown from 17s → 15s.
  • Decreased Mana Cost from 60/65/70/75/80 → 60 at all ranks.

SMITE Version 3.14.3547.1 (August 2, 2016)

  • Earthbreaker
  • Increased Damage from 60/110/160/210/260 → 80/125/170/215/260.

SMITE Version 3.4.3299 (March 15, 2016)

  • General
  • Increased base Movement Speed from 370 → 375.
  • Increased base Attack Damage from 35 → 39.
  • Strength From Pain
  • Increased Physical Power buff from 30 + 1 per level → 30 + 2 per level.
  • Earthbreaker
  • Reduced cooldown from 15 → 14.

SMITE Version 2.18.3094 (November 17, 2015)

  • General
  • Fixed Retrocules skin showing a line down his body at low settings.
  • Excavate
  • Fixed boulder not showing up at extreme distances.

SMITE Version 2.13.2948.1 (September 1, 2015)

  • Earthbreaker
  • Fixed inaccuracies with ground targeter causing targets to not get knocked up.

SMITE Version 2.10.2868 (July 21, 2015)

  • lik= Excavate
  • Fixed an issue where Hercules could not pull targets over Medusa statues.

SMITE Version 2.9.2833.1 (June 30, 2015)

  • Earthbreaker
  • Fixed not hitting if targets were partially in a wall.

SMITE Version 2.4.2684.1 (April 15, 2015)

  • General
  • Fixed Petrified statues always showing with a shrunken head.
  • Updated his basic attack hit fx.

SMITE Version 2.0.2573.3 (February 11, 2015)

  • General
  • Reduced base in-hand power from 39 to 35.
  • Reduced in-hand power per level from 2.25 to 2.
  • Strength From Pain
  • Reduced Physical Power gained from 30 (+3 * Level) to 30 (+1 * Level).

SMITE Version 1.0.2418 (November 19, 2014)

  • Earthbreaker
  • Fixed a bug that created strange interactions with this ability and other knockbacks.

SMITE Version 1.0.2298.3 (September 10, 2014)

  • Mitigate Wounds
  • Damage returned as healing reduced from 30/50/70/90/110% to 30/45/60/75/90%.

SMITE Version 1.0.2215.6 (July 15, 2014)

  • Mitigate Wounds
  • Damage returned as healing reduced from 40/60/80/100/120 to 30/50/70/90/110.
  • Excavate
  • This ability no longer causes Knockback on the initial hit.

SMITE Version 1.0.2188.3 (June 24, 2014)

  • Strength from Pain
  • Updated ability icon.

SMITE Version 1.0.2151.3 (May 28, 2014)

  • General
  • Attack Speed per level reduced from 1.26 to 0.8.
  • Driving Strike
  • Casting time reduced from 0.233 to 0.1s.
  • Hercules is now immune to Knockback in Driving Strike. Note: This gives him precedence against other dashes not immune to knockback.
  • Excavate
  • Hercules is now crowd control Immune during the casting time of this ability.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1988.3 (February 19, 2014)

  • Excavate
  • Fixed highlighting issues.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1948 (January 29, 2014)

  • Driving Strike
  • Post-Hit Delay reduced from 0.35 to 0.1.
  • Updated targeter for Grand Slam skin.
  • Earthbreaker
  • Width increased from 5ft to 7ft.
  • Increased area for flip-back by 2ft.
  • Mitigate Wounds
  • Post-Hit Delay reduced from 0.2 to 0.1.
  • Excavate
  • Updated targeter for Grand Slam skin.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1918.2 (January 8, 2014)

  • Driving Strike
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Hercules target to become permanently rooted.
  • Excavate
  • Fix ground target so it now matches actual ability range.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1868.3 (December 5, 2013)

  • Earthbreaker
  • Fixed an issue where targets could jump to avoid being tossed.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1774 (October 9, 2013)

  • Excavate
  • Fixed a bug where he could momentarily go invisible when firing.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1738 (September 18, 2013)

  • General
  • New Ground Targeters.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1642 (July 31, 2013)

  • Driving Strike
  • The health requirement of 50% or below has been removed from this ability. The stun will now always be applied.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1581 (June 20, 2013)

  • General
  • Hercules basic attacks have been changed to a melee progression, where his attacks scale at 1/1/1.5x.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1519.0 (May 17, 2013)

  • Driving Strike
  • Fixed a couple bugs.
  • Earthbreaker
  • Fixed an issue in which Earthbreaker would deal improper damage when playing local solo practice missions (did not affect regular matches).

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1517 (May 15, 2013)

  • Earthbreaker
  • The range of this ability has been increased from 40 ft to 45 ft.
  • Mitigate Wounds
  • This ability now heals for 15/25/35/45/55 every second for 4 seconds when initiated.
  • The percentage damage done within the 4 seconds that is returned as healing has been changed from 30/55/80/105/130% (+1% for every 2% health missing) to 40/60/80/100/120% (without additional scaling).

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1490 (May 1, 2013)

  • Strength From Pain
  • The amount of additional physical power based on a percentage of his missing health has been increased from 20 (+2 * your level) to 30 (+3 * your level).

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1350 (February 20, 2013)

  • Earthbreaker
  • The cooldown on this ability has been changed from 20s to 15s.
  • Excavate
  • The base damage of this ability has been increased from 200/300/400/500/600 to 300/425/550/675/800.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1349 (February 13, 2013)

  • Driving Strike
  • Stun for 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5s.
  • Earthbreaker
  • This ability now goes 40 ft instead of 55 ft.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1328.3 (February 1, 2013)

  • Earthbreaker
  • Cooldown has been increased from 15s to 20s.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1328 (January 30, 2013)

  • Mitigate Wounds
  • Cooldown has been increased from 12s to 17s.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1316 (January 24, 2013)

  • General
  • Fixed an (awesome) bug in which players would spawn as Hercules’ rock.
  • Earthbreaker
  • Fixed an issue where the damage was applying instantly instead of when the rocks hit enemies.
  • Excavate
  • The radius of the boulder has been increased by 50%.
  • The damage reduction from getting hit by the rolling boulder has been removed.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1288 (January 9, 2013)

  • Hercules has been added to the game.


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