Thanatos

Thanatos
Summary
Title:	Hand of Death
Pantheon:	Greek
Type:	Melee,Physical
Class:	Assassin
Pros:	High Sustain
Difficulty:	Average
Release date:	September 18, 2013
Favor:	5,500
Gems:	200
Voicelines:	Thanatos voicelines
Voice actor:	Scott Freeman
Stats
Health:	390 (+75)
Mana:	240 (+38)
Speed:	370 (+0)
Range:	12 (+0)
Attack/Sec:	1 (+1.7%)
Basic Attack
Damage:	39 (+ 2.3); + 100% of Physical Power
Progression:	1/.75/1.5x damage and swing time, hitting in an AoE on the final blow
Protection
Physical:	14 (+2.9)
Magical:	30 (+0.9)
Regen
HP5:	8 (+0.67)
MP5:	4.4 (+0.38)
*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level

← Terra The Morrigan → ~ GODS LIST ~

"Reap souls and gain life force. The scent of death draws you to the next victim."

Thanatos is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore[]

Inevitably, all mortals must die. They cling to life with fevered desperation, for death is a cold unknown, filled with uncertainty and bleak, everlasting finality. Some accept fate with grace, others are dragged, kicking and screaming, though in truth, no mortal would go to Hades willingly. They are reaped by the nightmarish God of Death, whose grim visage strikes strange against the gleeful satisfaction he feels at performing his work. Thanatos is the very face of death.

Yet, to Thanatos, Mortals are easy prey. Their end is preordained, harvesting them but a game to pass the eons, but a God, a being beyond the mortal coil, now there is a creature Thanatos eyes with greedy longing. He despises the immortality other Gods covet. To him, it is a perversion and defiance of his very purpose.

But can a God truly die? As the Heavens clash and immortal blood spills on the Earth, Thanatos hungers to find out. War is but the preamble to death, a battlefield of souls rent from their bodies, listlessly waiting to be taken by the God of Death. A war between Gods, a war of this magnitude can mean only one thing. Thanatos is about to be very, very busy.

Abilities[]

Passive - Harvester of Souls

	Enemy gods within his ultimate's execute Health threshold are revealed to Thanatos. Dealing the killing blow to enemies also empowers Thanatos, healing him based on the max HP of his target and reducing his active cooldowns. Additionally, all of Thanatos' abilities cost Health and Mana to use.		Notes: Doesn't reveal stealthed gods.
HP Restore (Gods): 20% of target's max HP		HP Restore (Minions): 10% of target's max HP
Cooldown Reduction (Gods): 5s		Ability Type: Buff




Ability Video

1st Ability - Death Scythe

	Thanatos flings his scythe at an enemy, dealing damage and an additional 10% of the target's maximum Health against enemy gods. Enemies hit are slowed for 3s and heal Thanatos based on damage dealt. Consumes 5% of Thanatos' current HP when used.		Notes: Has a range of 70.
Damage: 100/170/240/310/380 (+60% of your Physical Power)		Bonus Damage (Gods): 10% of max HP
Healing: 75% of damage dealt		Slow: 20%
Ability Type: Projectile		Cost: 25/35/45/55/65 mana
Cooldown: 13 seconds


Ability Video

2nd Ability - Scent of Death

	Thanatos senses death, gaining immunity to Slow effects and additional move speed and Physical Penetration for 6s. His speed bonus increases up to double when moving toward an enemy god within the instant kill Health threshold of his Ultimate. Consumes 5% of Thanatos' current HP when used.		Notes:
Penetration: 15/20/25/30/35		Move Speed: 10/15/20/25/30%
Bonus Speed (Low Health): 10/15/20/25/30%		Ability Type: Buff
Cost: 20/25/30/35/40 mana		Cooldown: 13 seconds



Ability Video

3rd Ability - Soul Reap

	Thanatos swings his scythe, dealing Physical damage and Silencing enemies he hits. Thanatos moves at a reduced rate while swinging. Consumes 5% of Thanatos' current HP when used.		Notes: Its hitbox sweeps right to left in a cone in front of Thanatos. Has a range of 40.
Damage: 100/150/200/250/300 (+70% of your Physical Power)		Silence Duration: 1s
Ability Type: Cone		Cost: 25/30/35/40/45 mana
Cooldown: 15 seconds



Ability Video

Ultimate - Hovering Death

	Thanatos flaps his wings and ascends for 5s, unable to be hit. While airborne, he moves unimpeded at an increased speed before diving to his target location, dealing damage. Enemies below a Health threshold are instantly killed. All others are Stunned. Consumes 10% of Thanatos' current HP when used.		Notes: The bonus Movement Speed buff is affected by Scent of Death's low health target boost. Thanatos is immune from crowd control effects while using this ability. Has a range of 55.
Damage: 90/125/160/195/230 (+80% of your Physical Power)		Kill HP Threshold: 24/28/32/36/40%
Stun Duration: 1s		Bonus Move Speed: 150%
Ability Type: Ground Target		Radius: 15
Cost: 40/50/60/70/80 mana		Cooldown: 90 seconds


Ability Video

Videos[]

God Reveal[]

Achievements[]

	Reaper of Souls As Thanatos silence fifteen enemies out of their abilities.

	Wrecking Ball As Thanatos execute three or more enemies in a single match using Hovering Death.

Trivia[]

General[]

Thanatos is Nix's son and is Eris and Nemesis' brother.
The actor who voiced Thanatos, Scott Freeman also voiced Agni and Poolseidon Poseidon.
One of Thanatos' jokes, ▶️"Don't look into the deadlights!" is a reference to the horror novel It by Stephen King.
One of Thanatos' death quotes, ▶️"Death is but a door, time is but a window, I'll be back..", is a reference to Vigo the Carpathian from the movie Ghostbusters II.
Thanatos along with Achilles and Ao Kuang are the only gods whose ultimate abilities execute gods under a health threshold.

God Skins[]

Every Thanatos skin above Tier 2 changes his ultimate ability targeter.

Reaper Tech

This skin is a reference to the Gundam series.
The actor who voiced this skin, Nick Landis, also voiced Metal Carnage Fenrir, Rama, Orbital Strike Rama and Sacred Arrow Rama.
One of this skin's jokes, ▶️"I came here to laugh at you", is a reference to a line said by Quattro Bajeerna in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
This skin shares its theme with Jackal Tech Anubis, Tremor Tech Cabrakan, Vamp Tech Camazotz, Storm Tech Chaac, Shadow Tech Chernobog, Dual Tech Hel, Warp Tech Janus, Living Alloy Jormungandr, Tornado Tech Kukulkan, Revenge Tech Nemesis, Omni Tech Odin, Ragnarok Force X Thor, Whirlwind Tech Xing Tian and Sky Tech Zeus.

Final Boss

This skin takes inspiration on the character Sephiroth from the game Final Fantasy VII.
There was a teaser for this skin was drawn by community artist Karulox, made to resemble Yoshitaka Amano's work.

Jack the Reaper

This skin is a reference to the infamous British serial killer Jack The Ripper, and the urban legend Headless Horseman mixed with the traditional Jack-o'-lantern.
This skin shares its theme with Headless Norseman Loki.

Grim Reaper

This skin is based on the Personification of Death.

Cyber Scythe

This skin was part of the event Hera's Odyssey.
The actor who voiced this skin, Stephen Fu, also voiced Pendragon King Arthur.
This skin shares its theme with Darkblade/Heistblade Pele, Prototype Scylla and Titanium Tracker Xbalanque.

Valkyrie's Rage

This skin is based on a Valkyrie.
This is the second gender-bent skin introduced into Smite, the first one being Ladybug Khepri.

Thanatoast

This skin was a level 6 free reward of the event Odyssey: Underworld.
This skin is based on an old community joke where people would misspell his name due to it sounding like Toast.
This skin shares its theme with Sunny Side Up Bacchus, Feaster Bunny Bakasura, Chaacolate Chaac, Rocky Road He Bo, Gummy Worm Medusa, Sweet Justice Nemesis, Playful Bunny Nu Wa, Sweet Tooth/Sweetie Pie Sol and Belly Ache Ymir.

Ruby Rose/Classic Ruby Rose

This skin is part of the RWBY Battle Pass.
This skin is a cross promotion between Hi-Rez Studios/Titan Forge Games and Rooster Teeth to promote the release of Volume 7 of RWBY.
This skin shares its theme with Blake Belladonna Amaterasu, Weiss Schnee Freya and Yang Xiao Long Terra.
There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here:Ruby Rose Announcer pack.

Winged Death

This skin is part of the event Odyssey: Reckoning.

Archon

This skin is based on an Angel.
This skin was the first Tier 5 skin in the game.
The actor who voiced this skin, Major Attaway, also voiced Cerberus and Ragnarok Fenrir.
One of this skin's jokes, ▶️"One does not simply walk into the enemy titan!", is an altered version of a famous quote made by the character Boromir in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
One of this skin's jokes, ▶️"This isn't even my final form!", is a reference to a line said by Frieza in Dragon Ball Z.
This skin shares it's theme with Midnight Dove Awilix, Archangel Chernobog, Celestial Eset, Sacred Grounds Geb, Inner Demon Hel, Seraph Horus, Heaven's Arrow Hou Yi, Divine Axe Izanami, Divine Right Jing Wei, Celestial Guard Odin, Radiant Archon Ra, Sacred Arrow Rama and Angelic Archon Yemoja.

Demonic

This skin uses Archon Thanatos' final model as a base.
This skin shares its theme with Soul Piercer Achilles, Demonic Pact Anubis, Torment/Agony Bellona, Hellscape/Heretic Cernunnos, Hellrider Chiron, Fiendish Rage Cu Chulainn, Sin of Greed Fafnir, Infernal Beast Guan Yu, Howler Demon Hun Batz, Fiendish Flight Jing Wei and Infernal Lord Zeus.

Deathy Chibi

This skin shares its theme with Itty Bitty ChiBee Ah Muzen Cab , Sunny Chibi Amaterasu, Itsy Bitsy Chibi Arachne, Chompy Chibi Fenrir, Heebee Chibi Hades, Blinky Chibi Janus, Breezy Chibi Kukulkan, Snakey Chibi Medusa, Steamy Chibi Sol, Beaky Chibi Thoth, Freezy Chibi Ymir, and Zappy Chibi Zeus.

Skins[]

Default
	Release Date	September 18, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	Free
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Soul Harvester
	Release Date	September 18, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	100 or 9500
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Reaper Tech
	Release Date	March 1, 2016
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Reaper Tech Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.

Final Boss
	Release Date	March 1, 2017
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Final Boss Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.

Jack the Reaper
	Release Date	October 16, 2013
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400 (Halloween Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Thanatos 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.

Obey
	Release Date	May 9, 2017
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400 (Obey Bundle)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Final Boss Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.

Grim Reaper
	Release Date	October 10, 2017
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400 (Halloween Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Grim Reaper Thanatos 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.

Cyber Scythe
	Release Date	September 17, 2018
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	600
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Cyber Scythe Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin was part of the Hera's Odyssey event.

Valkyrie's Rage
	Release Date	April 9,2019
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	750 (Council of the Gods)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Valkyrie's Rage Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin is part of the Council of the Gods event.

Thanatoast
	Release Date	September 17, 2019
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Thanatoast voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin could only be obtained by achieving level 6 in the Odyssey Underworld event.

Ruby Rose
	Release Date	November 12, 2019
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ruby Rose Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin was earned as a final reward from the premium track in the RWBY Battle Pass.

Classic Ruby Rose
	Release Date	November 12, 2019
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ruby Rose Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin was earned as a final reward from the prestige track in the RWBY Battle Pass.

Winged Death
	Release Date	September 8, 2020
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Winged Death Thanatos 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.

Archon
	Release Date	December 17, 2014
	Type	Limited
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Archon Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin has an animated loading screen card. This skin changes appearance when Thanatos levels up to 5, 10 and 15. This skin could only be obtained by unlocking all the items from the Odyssey 2015 before January 9, 2015.

Demonic
	Release Date	January 30, 2018
	Type	Unlimited
	Cost	8000
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Demonic Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin can only be obtained by reaching level 32 in the Season Ticket 2018.

Deathy Chibi
	Release Date	March 23, 2021
	Type	Unlimited
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Deathy Chibi Thanatos voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin could only be obtained by obtaining all the content from the Sand Dunes Chest of the Talons of Tyranny event.

Golden
	Release Date	December 5, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	200 or 9500
	Requirements	God Rank 1
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Legendary
	Release Date	December 5, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	300 or 12500
	Requirements	God Rank 5
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model

Extra Information

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

Extra Information

Changelog[]

SMITE Version 6.12.5745.1 (November 12, 2019)

Hovering Death

Fixed an issue where Thanatos was not properly executing Kumbhakarna and Persephone through their passive abilities.

SMITE Version 5.9.4788.8 (June 1, 2018)

General

Fixed a few crash issues with this god.

SMITE Version 5.7.4730 (April 24, 2018)

General

Fixed an issue where Thanatos could get into a state where he can't attack Jungle Camps.

SMITE Version 3.20.3702.3 (October 25, 2016)

General

Abilities now cost % of current Health, not % of total Health.

Soul Reap

Adjusted Silence duration from ~~.5/.75/1/1.25/1.5s~~ → 1s at all ranks.

SMITE Version 3.11.3462 (June 21, 2016)

Soul Reap

Scaling increased from ~~60%~~ → 70%.

SMITE Version 3.4.3299 (March 15, 2016)

General

Increased base physical protection from 11 → 14.
Increased base attack power from 37 → 39.

SMITE Version 2.7.2766 (June 2, 2015)

Harvester of Souls

Fixed an issue where the heal was granted for the previously killed target instead of the last.

SMITE Version 2.4.2684.1 (April 15, 2015)

Hovering Death

Added timer on the ground targeter indicating when the ability will expire and Thanatos will be forced to land.

SMITE Version 2.2.2636 (March 18, 2015)

General

Fixed description cutoff at Progression.

SMITE Version 2.0.2574 (February 2, 2015)

General

Fixed an issue where Thanatos’ passive was not granting minimap vision on the new Conquest.

SMITE Version 1.0.2529.2 (January 14, 2015)

Scent of Death

Fixed the bonus speed not applying when facing an executable target.

Hovering Death

Fixed the default skin playing Archon voice over on execution.
Fixed basic attack animations not properly syncing after landing.

SMITE Version 1.0.2247 (August 5, 2014)

Hovering Death

Changed “pounce” to “dive” in his tooltip. Boom.

SMITE Version 1.0.2135.1 (May 14, 2014)

'Hovering Death

Fixed an issue with getting stuck after firing Aegis before ascending.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1988.3 (February 19, 2014)

Hovering Death

Increased casting time from 1.2 to 1.5s.
Fixed an issue where Thanatos did not ignore slows while flying.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1968 (February 6, 2014)

Death Scythe

Recovery time reduced from 0.8 to 0.1.

Soul Reap

Recovery time reduced from 0.5 to 0.1.
Cast time increased from 0.4 to 0.6. (original timing)
Damage scaling reduced from 80% to 60%.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1949 (January 31, 2014)

General

Temporarily reverted the last patch’s post-hit delay reduction. In a future patch, we will re-instate the post-hit delay but were working on new pre-hit delay animations to better balance out his timings.

Death Scythe

Post-Hit delay returned to 0.8 from 0.1.

Soul Reap

Post-Hit delay returned to 0.5 from 0.1.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1948 (January 29, 2014)

Death Scythe

Reduced the width of the ground targeter to better match that of the projectile.
Post-Hit delay reduced from 0.8 to 0.1.

Soul Reap

Post-Hit delay reduced from 0.5 to 0.1.

Hovering Death

Fixed an issue where gods could sometimes survive the instant kill with enough damage reduction %.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1918.2 (January 8, 2014)

Death Scythe

Angled the preview mesh in the targeter fx for the standard and Jack the Ripper skins to match that of the projectile.
Minor projectile fx cleanups.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1868.3 (December 5, 2013)

Death Scythe

Increased healing on successful hit from 50% of damage dealt to 75%.

Hovering Death

Bonus move speed while flying increased from 100% to 150%.
Fixed an issue with his landing animation playing twice.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1850 (November 20, 2013)

Harvester of Souls

Now correctly indicates that this also grants 5s Cooldown Reduction when delivering the killing blow to enemy gods.

Death Scythe

Adjusted the projectile FX to better fit the collision radius of the projectile.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1838.1 (November 13, 2013)

General

Fixed an issue where his basic attack progression animations could sometimes get out of sync with the hits

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1774 (October 9, 2013)

Death Scythe

The health cost for using this ability has been reduced from 10% to 5%.

Hovering Death

The health cost for using this ability has been reduced from 15% to 10%

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1764.2 (October 2, 2013)

Soul Reap

The amount of time between firing this ability and the damage occurring has been reduced from 0.6s to 0.4s.

Hovering Death

The amount of time between firing this ability and flying into the air has been reduced from 1.5s to 1.2s.
Thanatos can now see through the fog of war when he is flying during his ultimate.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1740 (September 25, 2013)

General

Fixed an issue in which Thanatos could go invisible.
Fixed an issue in which the heartbeat sound could persist after a player restores his health.

Death Scythe

Tooltip corrected to reflect that it deals dmg based on max hp instead of current hp.

Hovering Death

Fixed an issue in which Thanatos could get stuck in his ultimate.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1739.1 (September 19, 2013)

General

Fixed an issue in which Thanatos could go invisible.
Fixed an issue in which the heartbeat sound could persist after a player restores his health.

Death Scythe

Tooltip corrected to reflect that it deals dmg based on max hp instead of current hp.

Hovering Death

Fixed an issue in which Thanatos could get stuck in his ultimate.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1738 (September 18, 2013)

Thanatos has been added to the game.