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King Arthur
Summary
Title: Wielder of Excalibur
Pantheon: Arthurian
Type: Melee,Physical
Class: Warrior
Pros: High Crowd Control, High Area Damage
Difficulty: Average
Release date: January 7, 2019
Favor: 5,500
Gems: 200
Voicelines: King Arthur voicelines
Voice actor: Xander Mobus
Stats
Health: 485 (+83)
Mana: 230 (+40)
Speed: 370 (+0)
Range: 16 (+0)
Attack/Sec: 1 (+0%)
Basic Attack
Damage: 39 (+ 2)
+ 100% of Physical Power
Progression: 1x damage, .33x in AoE. Lunge when no target is in range.
Protection
Physical: 17 (+3)
Magical: 24 (+1.3)
Regen
HP5: 9 (+0.8)
MP5: 4.4 (+0.4)
*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level

"Wield the power of Excalibur to hack and slash your foes with powerful combos."

King Arthur is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore[]

It is often in the time of greatest strife, when a land and its people rest on the precipice of destruction, that a hero shall rise to deliver them from ruin. So it was in the ancient land of the Britons, a realm torn asunder by darkness and war, that the greatest king they would ever know would come. He was Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon, King and Warden of Camelot.

His coming was prophesied by the great wizard Merlin, glimpsed in a comet burning though the night sky, herald of the monarch who would unite all Camelot and usher her into a new age of peace and prosperity. Though little older than a boy when King Uther fell and the mantle of ruler was passed down to him, Arthur would rise and take hold of his destiny as savior of his people. Benevolent and adept in statecraft, honourable and cunning in war, Arthur was the symbol of a new Briton.

In his hand is Excalibur, that mythic blade of divine power that only the most just of rulers may wield. Ever since the fateful day she first came into his possession, the sword has never left Arthur's side, and countless are the foes he has brought low with her, the blade's power amplified even further by his exemplary prowess in battle.

Arthur has withstood any foe who has sought Camelot's downfall, be it the numberless hordes from beyond the seas or the sinister plots of those from within his own house. No matter the scheme, or the enemy, with the aid of his mage Merlin and his knights, Arthur has prevailed, for so long as he draws breath, Camelot's lord shall not rest until her safety is won.

Now, the great King hears the call of Avalon, and answers.

Abilities[]

Passive - Steadfast
Each ability that damages a god results in a stack of Steadfast, reducing damage taken and increasing energy gain. Each time King Arthur uses an ability he swaps between his Standard and Combo Abilities. All abilities are Instant Cast. Attack Speed does not benefit his Basic Attacks, and instead increases his energy gain. Notes:
  King Arthur dashes 15 units forward (unless if crippled) before basic attacking.
  King Arthur's basic attacks benefit from only 33% Lifesteal.
  Abilities and basic attacks must deal at least 1 damage to gain energy but abilities only apply one stack of Steadfast regardless of how many gods were hit.
  Grants up to 7.5% Damage Mitigation and 80% Energy Gain at max stacks.
  King Arthur's energy meter resets upon respawning.
  Damage Mitigation: 2.5% per Stack   Bonus Energy Gain: 20% per Stack
  Duration: 10s   Max Stacks: 3
  Attack Speed Conversion: 33%   Ability Type: Buff

Ability Video

1st Ability - Overhead Slash (Hamstring)
Standard: King Arthur deals a devastating overhead blow in Melee range that creates a slashing attack that travels forwards. Enemies hit by the Melee strike take bonus damage from the Slicing attack. Combo: King Arthur swipes low, crippling and damaging enemies that are struck. Notes:
  Overhead Slash deals 78/155/238/326/420 (+78/81/84/87/90% of your Physical Power) damage in the melee range (20 units) of the ability.
  Hamstring's hitbox sweeps left to right in a cone infront of King Arthur.
  Slash Damage: 60/110/160/210/260 (+60% of your Physical Power)   Melee Bonus Damage: 30/35/40/45/50%
  Combo Damage: 70/125/180/235/290 (+60% of your Physical Power)   Cripple Duration: 1.25s
  Energy Gain: 3   Ability Type: Line, Damage (Cone, Cripple, Damage)
  Range: 70 (30)   Cost: 35/40/45/50/55 mana
  Cooldown: 16/15.5/15/14.5/14 seconds

Ability Video

2nd Ability - Battle Stomp (Uppercut)
Standard: King Arthur stomps on the ground with heavy force, causing enemies around him to take damage and become slowed. Combo: King Arthur charges forward, stopping on first god hit. At the end of the charge King Arthur unleashes an uppercut, knocking up enemies into the air. Notes:
  Stomp Damage: 55/80/105/130/155 (+40% of your Physical Power)   Slow: 30/32.5/35/37.5/40%
  Slow Duration: 2.5s   Uppercut Damage: 50/95/140/185/230 (+40% of your Physical Power)
  Energy Gain: 4   Ability Type: Circle, Slow, Damage (Dash, Knockup, Damage)
  Radius/Range: 20 (35)   Cost: 40/45/50/55/60 mana
  Cooldown: 12 seconds

Ability Video

3rd Ability - Twin Cleave (Bladestorm)
Standard: King Arthur unleashes two cleave attacks while charging forward. Enemies hit by a cleave take damage and have their protections reduced. Combo: King Arthur swings Excalibur around him, charging forward and damaging enemies 5 times before winding up a final strike that deals more damage. King Arthur is immune to Knockup for the duration. Notes:
  Twin Cleave deals up to 70/120/170/220/270 (+60% of your Physical Power) damage, reduces up to 20% protections and gains up to 3 energy per target hit.
  Bladestorm deals up to 110/265/420/575/730 (+125% of your Physical Power) damage, and gains up to 9 energy per target hit.
  Bladestorm also grants immunity to pulls, roots and slows for the duration.
  Cleave Damage: 35/60/85/110/135 (+30% of your Physical Power)   Protection Shred: 10%
  Spin Damage: 15/35/55/75/95 (+15% of your Physical Power)   Final Damage: 35/90/145/200/255 (+50% of your Physical Power)
  Energy Gain: 1.5   Ability Type: Dash, Debuff, Damage (Circle, Damage)
  Range/Radius: 30/10 (20)   Cost: 40/45/50/55/60 mana
  Cooldown: 16 seconds

Ability Video

Ultimate - Sundering Strike (Excalibur's Wrath)
35 Energy: King Arthur winds up a massive jab, charging forwards slightly before striking. Enemies hit by this jab are stunned for 1s. 80 Energy: King Arthur charges forward with Excalibur drawn. If King Arthur hits an enemy god, he launches them into the air and unleashes a barrage of 6 attacks, after which he launches them back to the ground dealing damage to the target and any enemy below. Notes:
  Excalibur glows a distinct color when at 35 and 80 energy.
  Sundering Strike has a dash range of 12.
  Excalibur's Wrath deals a total of 110/250/390/530/670 (+110% of your Physical Power) and 17/18/19/20/21% Max HP damage.
  Excalibur's Wrath also makes King Arthur immune to crowd control and untargetable while grabbing a god.
  Excalibur's Wrath will end early if the target either cleanses the knockup or dies (resulting in less than 6 hits depending on target's HP).
  Jab Damage: 100/155/210/265/320 (+65% of your Physical Power)   Damage Per Hit: 10/25/40/55/70 (+10% of your Physical Power)
  Max HP Damage: 2% Per Hit   Landing Damage: 50/100/150/200/250 (+50% of your Physical Power)
  Max HP Damage: 5/6/7/8/9% Landing Hit   Ability Type: Line, Stun, Damage (Line, Banish, Damage)
  Range: 45 (35)   Cost: 35 (80) Energy & 40 mana
  Cooldown: 20 seconds

Ability Video

Videos[]

Teaser[]

God Reveal[]

Achievements[]

The Legend of Excalibur
As King Arthur, cast Excalibur's Wrath and Sundering Strike within 10 seconds of each other.
True Strike
As King Arthur, hit an enemy with any damaging ability while their protections are reduced by Twin Cleave.


Trivia[]

General[]

  • King Arthur was the first god released in 2019.
  • King Arthur was the last god released in Season 5.
  • King Arthur was the first Arthurian god released in the game.
  • King Arthur makes an appearance in Morgan Le Fay's defeat screen.
  • King Arthur is currently the only god whose basic attacks have mobility applied to them.
  • King Arthur along with Yemoja are the only gods who are banned from Match of the Day game modes with infinite mana.
  • King Arthur along with Bake Kujira and Jormungandr are currently the only gods to have a fixed fire rate with their basic attacks, which means they cannot be affected by attack speed increase/reduction in any form.
  • King Arthur is the only god where his abilities are all instant cast regardless of what targeting mode is currently used.
  • King Arthur is one of the few gods to have 2 ultimate abilities, the other two being Cu Chulainn and Tiamat.
  • There is an announcer pack themed after King Arthur, You can hear it here: King Arthur Announcer pack.

God Skins[]

  • Pendragon
  • Wandering Blade
  • Deathbringer/Lifebringer
  • In fact, the design of his sword is similar to that of the item.
  • Convention 2020
  • Lost Soul
  • X-Calibur
  • The Green Knight
  • Crimson Authority
  • Code Slasher
  • Demonic Blade/Hellion
  • Mastery

Skins[]

Default
Default Skin card Release Date January 7, 2019
Type Standard
Cost Free
Requirements
Voicelines King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information

Excalibur's Light
Excalibur's Light Skin card Release Date January 7, 2019
Type Standard
Cost 100 or 9500
Requirements
Voicelines King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information

Pendragon
Pendragon Skin card Release Date June 11, 2019
Type Standard
Cost 750
Requirements
Voicelines Pendragon King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests, via direct purchase.
  This skin was part of the Battle for Olympus event.

Hellion
Hellion Skin card Release Date January 23, 2024
Type Cross-Gen
Cost None
Requirements
Voicelines Demonic Blade King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin was part of the Divine Legacy event.

Wandering Blade
Wandering Blade Skin card Release Date March 19, 2024
Type Cross-Gen
Cost 600 (Oni Slayer Cross-Gen Pass)
Requirements
Voicelines Wandering Blade King Arthur 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 Oni Slayer Cross-Gen Pass.

Deathbringer
Deathbringer Skin card Release Date February 21, 2019
Type Exclusive
Cost None
Requirements
Voicelines Deathbringer King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin could only be obtained by linking your account to Twitch Prime before March 25 2019.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Convention 2020
Convention 2020 Skin card Release Date October 1, 2019
Type Exclusive
Cost None
Requirements
Voicelines King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin could only be obtained by purchasing the Season 6 HRX Digital Loot Pack bundle before January 2020.

Lost Soul
Lost Soul Skin card Release Date January 21, 2020
Type Exclusive
Cost 400 (Lost Souls Chest)
Requirements
Voicelines Lost Soul King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

X-Calibur
X-Calibur Skin card Release Date September 8, 2020
Type Exclusive
Cost 400 (Odyssey: Reckoning Chest)
Requirements
Voicelines X-Calibur King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

The Green Knight
The Green Knight Skin card Release Date March 9, 2021
Type Exclusive
Cost 400 (Spring Holiday Chest)
Requirements
Voicelines The Green Knight King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Crimson Authority
Crimson Authority Skin card Release Date November 30, 2021
Type Exclusive
Cost 400 (Crimson Authority Chest)
Requirements
Voicelines Crimson Authority King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Code Slasher
Code Slasher Skin card Release Date June 14, 2022
Type Exclusive
Cost None
Requirements
Voicelines Code Slasher King Arthur 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 Code Slasher DLC.

Lifebringer
Lifebringer Skin card Release Date March 28, 2023
Type Exclusive
Cost None
Requirements
Voicelines Deathbringer King Arthur voicelines
In Game Model
Extra Information
  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.
  This skin could only be obtained by purchasing and achieving enough levels in the Duality Battle Pass.

Demonic Blade
Demonic Blade Skin card Release Date June 13, 2023
Type Exclusive
Cost 800 (Dark Dominion Battle Pass)
Requirements
Voicelines Demonic Blade King Arthur 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 Dark Dominion Battle Pass.

Golden
Golden Skin card Release Date January 7, 2019
Type Standard
Cost 200 or 9500
Requirements God Rank 1
Voicelines [[]]
In Game Model
Extra Information

Legendary
Legendary Skin card Release Date January 7, 2019
Type Standard
Cost 300 or 12500
Requirements God Rank 5
Voicelines [[]]
In Game Model
Extra Information

Diamond
Diamond Skin card Release Date January 7, 2019
Type Standard
Cost 400 or 15000
Requirements God Rank 10
Voicelines [[]]
In Game Model
Extra Information

Changelog[]

SMITE Version 11.10.8152.2 (October 24, 2024)

  • Battle Stomp/Uppercut
  • Decreased Cooldown from 14s to 12s
  • Bladestorm
  • Final Damage Scaling increased from 40% to 50%

SMITE Version 11.8.8096 (August 6, 2024)

  • Steadfast
  • Removed HP5
  • Overhead Slash (Hamstring)
  • Increased Cooldown from 14s at all ranks to 16/15.5/15/14.5/14s

SMITE Version 11.4.7978 (April 16, 2024)

  • Basic Attacks
  • King Arthur may now proc Basic Attack items with his Basic Attacks

SMITE Version 10.9.7702.2 (August 29, 2023)

  • Steadfast
  • Decrease Duration from 15s to 10s
  • Decreased Max. Stacks from 4 to 3
  • Increased Mitigation from 1% to 2.5%
  • Now gains 5 HP5 per stack
  • Battle Stomp
  • Increased the Slow debuff from 20/25/30/35/40% to 30/32.5/35/37.5/40%
  • Twin Cleave
  • Fixed issue where the first hit was only debuffing 7% Protections instead of 10%
  • Bladestorm
  • Increased base damage per swing from 10/30/50/70/90 to 15/35/55/75/95
  • Increased Final Damage from 30/80/130/180/230 to 35/90/145/200/255

SMITE Version 10.1.7415.3 (January 24, 2023)

  • Hamstring
  • Increased Base Damage from 60/115/170/225/280 to 70/125/180/235/290 on Hamstring
  • Battle Stomp
  • Increased Base Damage from 40/65/90/115/140 to 55/80/105/130/155 on Battle Stomp
  • Twin Cleave
  • Increased Protection Reduction Debuff from 7% to 10% on Twin Cleave
  • (Total debuff increased from 14% to 20% at max stacks)

SMITE Version 9.9.7253.8 (October 4, 2022)

  • Excalibur's Wrath
  • Decreased Max HP Damage from 5/6.5/8/9.5/11% to 5/6/7/8/9% on the Landing Hit

SMITE Version 8.6.6618.8 (June 29, 2021)

  • Overhead Slash
  • Decreased Base Damage from 60/115/170/225/280 to 60/110/160/210/260
  • Hamstring
  • Decreased Base Damage from 60/120/180/240/300 to 60/115/170/225/280
  • Sundering Strike
  • Decreased Jab Damage from 100/160/220/280/340 to 100/155/210/265/320
  • Excalibur's Wrath
  • Decreased Landing Hit Base damage from 50/110/170/240/290 to 50/100/150/200/250
  • Decreased Landing Hit HP damage from 5/7/9/11/13% to 5/6.5/8/9.5/11%
  • Added ‘per hit’ to the 2% HP damage

SMITE Version 8.5.6555.13 (June 1, 2021)

  • Steadfast
  • Decreased Damage Mitigation from1.5% per Stack to 1% per stack (6% to 4% total)

SMITE Version 8.2.6416.4 (February 23, 2021)

  • General
  • Fixed an issue where King Arthur could proc item effects with his basic attacks. Arthur should not be able to proc any item effects through basic attacks

SMITE Version 6.13.5787.6 (December 11, 2019)

  • General
  • King Arthur will be banned on Infinite Mana Match of the Day Modes.

SMITE Version 6.11.5701.1 (October 15, 2019)

  • Sundering Strike (Excalibur's Wrath)
  • Fixed ability where Pridwen would not trigger when this ability was used.

SMITE Version 6.10.5654.3 (September 17, 2019)

  • General
  • Fixed a condition where he could escape Persephone's Grasp of Death.

SMITE Version 6.8.5557.1 (July 24, 2019)

  • General
  • Fixed Deathbringer skin from using Pendragon grunt sound when performing Twin Cleave (Bladestorm).
  • Fixed sword not glowing based on his Energy State when not using High Shader settings.

SMITE Version 6.6.5466 (May 29, 2019)

  • General
  • Fixed an issue where King Arthur could cause opponents to become untargetable for the rest of the game.
  • Steadfast
  • Reduced Bonus Energy Generation from 25% per stack to 20%. (80% down from 100% at Maximum Stacks.)
  • Sundering Strike (Excalibur's Wrath)
  • The sword now glows a distinct color when at 35 and 80 energy.

SMITE Version 6.5.5418 (April 30, 2019)

  • Excalibur's Wrath
  • Increased Per Slash Damage from 10/20/30/40/50 to 10/25/40/55/70.
  • Increased Per Slash True Damage from 1.5% to 2%.
  • The Slash True Damage now deals Physical Damage.
  • Decreased Final Hit Damage and AoE from 60/135/210/285/360 to 50/110/170/230/290.
  • The Final Hit and AoE True Damage now deals Physical Damage.
  • Overall damage changed from 120/225/390/525/660 + 14/16/18/20/22% of HP True Damage to 110/260/410/560/700 + 17/19/21/23/25% of HP Physical Damage.

SMITE Version 6.4.5372.6 (April 2, 2019)

  • General
  • Fixed an issue where King Arthur could still move while rooted when using basic attacks.
  • Fixed an issue where King Arthur could no longer build meter towards Ultimate.
  • Overhead Slash
  • Decreased Melee Bonus Damage from 50% to 30/35/40/45/50%.
  • Twin Cleave (Bladestorm)
  • Decreased Energy gained from 2 to 1.5 per hit.
  • Sundering Strike (Excalibur's Wrath)
  • Both abilities now cost 40 mana.

SMITE Version 6.2.5291 (February 21, 2019)

  • Uppercut
  • Fixed an issue where Arthur's Uppercut ability knockup was still aim-able.

SMITE Version 6.1.5286.8 (February 11, 2019)

  • General
  • Increased Base HP by 10.
  • Increased Base HP per Level by 3.
  • Basic Attacks have had a large pass to improve functionality and remove jitter players would experience, especially on higher ping environments.
  • Fixed an issue where King Arthur could be silenced permanently from Ganesha's Ohm.
  • Fixed an issue where King Arthur could crash players with his Ultimate.
  • Fixed an issue where King Arthur could speed up players animations with his Ultimate.
  • Fixed an issue where Basic Attacks could proc item effects they were unintended too.
  • Fixed an issue where Excalibur's Wrath could stun targets behind King Arthur.
  • Updated the Camera on Excalibur's Wrath to provide better vision while airborne.
  • Updated the Camera on Excalibur's Wrath for enemies to be less jarring.
  • Twin Cleave (Bladestorm)
  • Increased Energy gained from 1 to 2 per hit.
  • Sundering Strike
  • Decreased charge range from 16 to 12.

SMITE Version 5.25.5233 (January 22, 2019)

  • Sundering Strike (Excalibur's Wrath)
  • Fixed a client crash condition with Arthur's Ultimate.

SMITE Version 5.24.5226 (January 7, 2019)

  • King Arthur has been added to the game.

Pre-release

  • Bladestorm
  • Increased final damage scaling from 15% to 40%.
  • Excalibur's Wrath
  • Increased max HP damage per hit from 1% to 1.5%.
  • Reduced max HP landing damage from 15% to 5/7/9/11/13%.
  • Total max HP damage from 21% to 14/16/18/20/22%.


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