Ares

Ares
Summary
Title:	God of War
Pantheon:	Greek
Type:	Melee,Magical
Class:	Guardian
Pros:	High Crowd Control, High Defense
Difficulty:	Easy
Release date:	October 4, 2012
Favor:	5,500
Gems:	200
Voicelines:	Ares voicelines
Voice actor:	Jason Douglas
Stats
Health:	485 (+90)
Mana:	200 (+37)
Speed:	365 (+0)
Range:	12 (+0)
Attack/Sec:	0.9 (+1.25%)
Basic Attack
Damage:	40 (+ 4); + 20% of Magical Power
Progression:	1/.75/1/1.25x damage and swing time
Protection
Physical:	20 (+3)
Magical:	27 (+1.3)
Regen
HP5:	8 (+0.67)
MP5:	4.6 (+0.42)
*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level

← Arachne Artemis → ~ GODS LIST ~

"Shackle foes and gather them together to be smothered in flames."

Ares is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore[]

Feared by his enemies, reviled by his father, adored by the Goddess of Beauty, and worshipped by warriors, Ares, a tortured and lonely soul, is the bloodthirsty Greek God of War.

Ares is not loved by the people. He represents everything they fear and despise: war, strife, chaos, and murder. It's said that the sky darkens when Ares takes the field. That he rides to battle on a chariot drawn by fire-breathing steeds and delights only in the clash of battle and smell of bloodshed.

Ares is not loved by his father. Zeus has many sons, but only two with his wife Hera. However, the thunder God has long suspected Hera of having an affair that led to the birth of Ares, perhaps as revenge for all of Zeus' infidelity. For this, Zeus is disgusted by him.

Ares is not loved by his sister. Athena and Ares are both Gods of War. Where Ares represents violence, force, and slaughter, Athena is the embodiment of intelligence, strategy, and leadership. Ares is quick to act and leave a bloody trail. Athena is thoughtful and careful with lives. Often they have been on the opposite sides, most notably at the Battle of Troy, where Athena viciously wounded him and forced Ares to retreat.

Ares is the lover of the Goddess of Beauty. Though Aphrodite is married to Ares' brother, Hephaestus, Ares takes what he wants, and Aphrodite gives in willingly. Their union created offspring almost as terrible as Ares himself: Phobos and Deimos, Fear and Terror.

Ares is loved only by the Spartans, who revere the God for his masculinity, his merciless warrior spirit, and tenacity against all odds. The Spartans, however, know the unpredictable fury of their patron, and bind his statues in chains. This is, in part, to prevent Ares' spirit of victory from escaping Sparta, and a vain effort to keep the God of War contained.

Abilities[]

Passive - Blessed Presence

	Each completed aura item that Ares owns grants him 40 additional Magical Power. Additionally, Ares gains bonus Basic Attack damage per level.	Notes: Grants a total of 240 Magical Power when built all T3 aura items. All items that grant this effect can be found here: Aura items.
Ability Type: Buff





Ability Video

1st Ability - Shackles

	Chains extend from Ares' shield, doing damage to all enemies in its path. Hitting a god shackles them to Ares, Cripples them, preventing movement abilities, dealing the same damage every second while slowing them by 15% and buffing Ares. While shackled, Ares can fire another chain for free within 2s. Jungle Camps take an extra +40% damage.		Notes: Deals up to 80/160/240/320/400 (+75% of your Magical Power) damage per shackle with all 3 dealing up to 240/480/720/960/1200 (+180% of your Magical Power) damage to a single target, extending the cripple/slow duration to 12s, grants up to 45% movement speed from 3 shackled gods and deals 98/126/154/182/210 (+21% of your Magical Power) damage to Jungle minions. The shackles can go through walls and are lost if either Ares or the shackled enemy move further than 65 units.
Minion Damage: 70/90/110/130/150 (+15% of your Magical Power)		God Damage per Tick: 20/40/60/80/100 (+15% of your Magical Power)
Speed Buff per Target Shackled: 15%		Duration: 4s
Max Shackles: 3		Ability Type: Line, Cripple, Damage
Range: 55		Cost: 70/75/80/85/90 mana
Cooldown: 15/14.5/14/13.5/13 seconds

Ability Video

2nd Ability - Bolster Defenses

	Ares strengthens the defenses of himself and all nearby allies for 6s, granting Basic Attack Damage, Protections, HP5, and reducing Crowd Control durations. For each shackled enemy, the Protection Buffs are increased.		Notes: Grants 41/46/51/56/61 Protections at max stacks. Shackling targets after use will still grant additional protections. The CC Reduction only affects crowd control applied after activation. Cooldown begins as soon as it's been used.
Protections: 20/25/30/35/40		CC Reduction: 30%
Basic Attack Damage: 0/5/10/15/20		Shackle Bonus: 7
HP5: 25/30/35/40/45		Ability Type: Circle, Buff
Radius: 35		Cost: 40/45/50/55/60 mana
Cooldown: 15 seconds

Ability Video

3rd Ability - Searing Flesh

	Flames pour forth from Ares' shield, engulfing enemies in a cone in front of him causing damage every .5s for 4s. Ares is immune to Knockback for the duration.		Notes: Enemy minions hit are slightly knocked back with each tick. Deals up to 120/160/200/240/280 (+64% of your Magical Power) +8/8/16/16/24% max health damage to gods and +32% max health damage to minions. Won't go into cooldown until the effect ends.
Damage per Tick: 15/20/25/30/35 (+8% of your Magical Power)		% Max Health per Tick (Gods): 1/1/2/2/3%
% Max Health per Tick (Minions): 4%		Ability Type: Cone, Damage
Range: 35		Cost: 55/60/65/70/75 mana
Cooldown: 12 seconds


Ability Video

Ultimate - No Escape

	Ares throws chains out to all enemy gods in an area around him, gaining Crowd Control immunity and Damage Mitigation. All enemies hit by the chains are pulled to Ares after 2.5s, taking damage and are Stunned.		Notes: Chains and pulls targets through walls. Ares suffers a 30% Movement Speed Slow while channeling. Dying while channeling it will cancel the effect and put it on cooldown.
Damage: 200/275/350/425/500 (+40% of your Magical Power)		Stun: 1s
Damage Mitigation: 20%		Ability Type: Circle, Stun, Damage
Radius: 35		Cost: 80/85/90/95/100 mana
Cooldown: 90 seconds


Ability Video

Non-Conquest Balance[]

These additional modifiers will affect the god when they're played in any game modes besides Conquest:

+30% Ultimate cooldown

Videos[]

God Reveal[]

Achievements[]

	Meltmaster As Ares incinerate two gods in one match with Searing Flesh.

	Two Chains? Nah, Five. As Ares hit and pull five enemy gods at once with no escape.

Trivia[]

General[]

Ares is one of the Twelve Olympians along with Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus and either Dionysus or Hestia.
Ares has been a free starter character for every new player account created since May 15, 2018. Accounts made before this date must still unlock him (5500 / 200 ).
In July of 2020, Ares received a remodel, changing his default, Destroyer, and Mastery skins. His Diamond Sword, Primal Fire/Primal Steel, SWC 2015, Soldier of Fortune/Hired Gun, Fernando, Spectral Sword, Elevate, Abyssal Knight, Star Tyrant and Godslayer skins remained unchanged.
The actor who voiced Ares, Jason Douglas, also voiced Dark Whisperer Ah Muzen Cab and Suku in the Midnight Dove Awilix skin.
One of Ares' jokes, ▶️"Sword, check. Chains, check. Shield, check. Body bags, check!", is possibly a reference to the song Murmaider by Dethklok.

God Skins[]

Diamond Sword

Ares' Diamond Sword skin is a reference to another game developed by Hi-Rez Studios, Tribes: Ascend.
This skin along with Enyo Bellona, Infiltrator/White Death Loki, Trickster Loki, Leona JPF and Sentry Vulcan are based on another game produced/distributed by Hi-Rez.

Primal Fire/Primal Steel

This skin was based on the video game series Monster Hunter.
This skin required a new rig to be built due to his original model being too old to be used as base.

The same thing had to be done for Dragon's Light Sobek.

This skin share its theme with Dragonkin Skadi, Primal Storm Susano and Wyrm Slayer/Dragonsbane Ullr.

Star Tyrant

This skin is based on the Siths from Star Wars.
This skin shares its theme with Ordo Solarus Amaterasu, Intergalactic Chang'e, Dark Lord Chaac, Ordo Aurora Freya, Dark Lord Sun Wukong and SWC 2016 Zeus.

Classic

This skin shares its theme with Classic Apollo, Classic Artemis, Classic Athena, Classic Bacchus, Classic Eset, Classic Hades, Retrocles Hercules, Classic Ao Kuang Kukulkan Old Wa Nu Wa and Classic Sobek.

Chilling Hersir

This skin shares its theme with Ice Mage Agni, Chilling Grasp Ah Puch, Ice Queen Aphrodite, Arctic Seer Artio, Snow Kitten/Little Helper Bastet, Frost Bite Cerberus, Winter's Curse Cu Chulainn, Ice Wraith Geb, Chilling Wraith Hades, Winter's Mark Hou Yi, Northern Warder Khepri, Polar Vortex Kukulkan, Kumbhalayan Yeti Kumbhakarna, Glacial Gaze/The Frost Gorgon Medusa, Snow Strix Ra, Polar Beast Ravana, Snow Day Scylla and Midnight Freeze Xbalanque.

Shackled Souls

This skin shares its theme with Blazing Tormentor Sylvanus and Eternal Tormentor Zeus.

Gleaming Defender

This skin shares its theme with Gleaming Archer Hou Yi.

Soldier of Fortune/Hired Gun

For every purchase of the Nepal Earthquake Relief Chest between May 12 and May 17, Hi-Rez donated $2 to the American Red Cross' Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts.
The actor who did the voice for this skin, Chris Rager, also voiced Bacchus and Life's a Beach Geb.
When buying offensive items, he says ▶️ "What's my prediction? Pain!", which is a quote from Rocky IV.
When buying offensive items, he also says ▶️ "This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine!", which is a reference to the Rifleman's Creed.
His low health quote ▶️ "I ain't got time to bleed!" is a quote from Predator.
His other low health quote ▶️ "No one makes me bleed my own blood!" is a quote from the film DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story.
- Rage Bakasura shares this line.
When in killstreak, he says ▶️ "Are you gonna do something, or just stand there and bleed?" , which is a quote from the movie Tombstone.
His taunt ▶️ "Your ego is writing cheques your body can't cash." is a reference to a quote from the movie Top Gun.
His taunt ▶️ "Go ahead punk, make my day." is a reference to the quote Go ahead, make my day said by Clint Eastwood's character in the 1983 film Sudden Impact.
- Grim Eclimpse Hou Yi also shares this quote.
This skin shares its theme with Shell Shock Agni, Steel Falcon Horus, Last Commando Rama, Squirrel Squad Ratatoskr, Infantree Sylvanus, Full Metal Vulcan and G.I.Zhong Zhong Kui.

Fernando

This skin is a reference to another game made by Hi-Rez Studios, Paladins.

As a cross-promotion, those who purchased the Paladins Founder's Pack not only received the Fernando skin for Ares, but also the God of War skins for Fernando in Paladins.

The actor who voiced this skin, J. Michael Tatum, also voiced Stargazer/Adjudicator Anubis, Dragon Knight/Dragon Templar Ao Kuang, Hoot 'n Holler Bacchus, Chaacolate Chaac, Father Time Chronos, Lord Slashington III Fenrir, Guan Unicorn Guan Yu, Oni Musha Hachiman, Hercules, Derpules Hercules, Hug Bug Khepri and Sun Wu Xing Sun Wukong.

He's also the original voice actor for Fernando in his source game, Paladins.

Spectral Sword

Ares' Spectral Sword skin is a reference to the Dark Souls series.
His jump animation in this skin resembles the combat roll ability in the Dark Souls series.
The actor who voiced this skin, Jessie James Grelle, also voiced Triumph & Agni/Encore Agni, Xbalanque, Jag.RAR Xbalanque, Heaven's Rave Zeus and Sky Tech Zeus.
This skin shares its theme with Corroded Colossus Atlas, Lich Queen Bellona, Soulshroud Charon, Haunted Nightmare/Ruby Ravager Chernobog, Wraith Rider Guan Yu, Grim End Hercules, Chilling Death Odin, Spectral Blade Pele, Voidsworn Surtr, Spectral Shifter The Morrigan and Haunted King Thor.

Abyssal Knight

This skin was based on the Cthulhu Mythos created by the author H. P. Lovecraft.
This skin shares its theme with Abyssal Acolyte Agni, Dark Whisperer Ah Muzen Cab, Abyssal Slayer Anhur, Abyssal Executioner Chaac, Abyssal Sorcerer Poseidon, Eldritch Ra, and Abyssal Warrior Sun Wukong.

Oni Guardian

This is the first skin Ares received after his remodel.
The three kanji that appear during his ultimate translate to: Gather (集), Strength (力), and Capture (捕).
The actor who voiced this skin, Cory Yee, also voiced Spell Chanter Apollo, Iroh Bacchus, Splinter Hachiman, Toxic Tide He Bo, Malworm Jormungandr, Crimson Authority King Arthur and Yu Huang.
This skin shares its theme with Oni Ronin Anhur, Senko Sage Anubis, Oni Huntress Artemis, Spirit Guide Artio, Oni Adventurer Athena, Great Tengu Cernunnos, Oni Chernobog, Oni Musha Hachiman, Oni King Hades, Wandering Blade King Arthur, Oni Hunter Rama and Yurei Susano.

Bit Battler

The actor who voiced this skin, Kamran Nikhad, also voiced The Eagle's Elbow Camazotz, Motlen Machina Fenrir and Infernal Beast Guan Yu.
This skin shares its theme with Bit Blaster Apollo, Pixel Beast Cernunnos, Pixel Chaos Discordia, Pixel Buster Freya, Bit Fortune Ganesha, Pixel Rush He Bo, Pixel Lancer Skadi, Pixel Hammer Thor, Bit Slayer Tsukuyomi and Bit Builder Vulcan.

Tokyo Knight

This skin shares its theme with Modern Android Achilles, Arachnoid Arachne, Spectral Oni Cliodhna, Mecha Empress Hera, Rogue Android/Rogue Cyborg Izanami and Sakura Android Neith.

Godslayer

This skin was the final reward for the Hera's Odyssey.
This is one of the few Tier 5 skins introduced in the game along with Demonic Pact Anubis, Stellar Demise Baron Samedi, Divine Dragon Bellona, Archon Thanatos, Ragnarok Force X Thor and Frostfire Ullr.

Skins[]

Default
	Release Date	October 4, 2012
	Type	Standard
	Cost	Free
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Destroyer
	Release Date	October 4, 2012
	Type	Standard
	Cost	100 or 9500
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Diamond Sword
	Release Date	September 25, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom ability effects. This skin can also be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Primal Fire
	Release Date	July 9, 2018
	Type	Standard
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Primal Fire Ares 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.

Star Tyrant
	Release Date	August 20, 2019
	Type	Standard
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Star Tyrant Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin could only be obtained by purchasing certain Treasure Chests, or via direct purchase. This skin was part of the Battle for Olympus event.

Classic
	Release Date	July 14, 2020
	Type	Standard
	Cost	200 or 5500
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Chilling Hersir
	Release Date	April 20, 2021
	Type	Standard
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Chilling Hersir Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom animations and abilities. This skin was part of the Talons of Tyranny event. This skin could only be obtained from certain Treasure Chests, or via direct purchase.

Shackled Souls
	Release Date	May 16, 2023
	Type	Standard
	Cost	1200
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Shackled Souls Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom animations and abilities. This skin was part of the Hope Reborn event. This skin could only be obtained from certain Treasure Chests, or via direct purchase.

Gleaming Defender
	Release Date	February 20, 2024
	Type	Cross-Gen
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Gleaming Defender Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin can only be obtained as a final reward of the premium track from the Gleaming Valor Cross-Gen Pass.

SWC 2015
	Release Date	December 3, 2014
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin can only be obtained as a bonus for purchasing a SMITE World Championship Digital Ticket [1].

Soldier of Fortune
	Release Date	May 12, 2015
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400 (Nepal Earthquake Relief Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Soldier of Fortune Ares 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. It could also be obtained from the Founder's Packs on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions.

Fernando
	Release Date	March 29, 2016
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Fernando Ares 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. This skin can only be obtained as a bonus for purchasing the Paladins Founder's pack.

Spectral Sword
	Release Date	January 10, 2017
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400 (Blighted Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Spectral Sword Ares 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.

Elevate
	Release Date	July 5, 2017
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400 (Elevate Bundle)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Abyssal Knight
	Release Date	December 5, 2017
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400 (Abyssal Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Abyssal Knight Ares 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.

Hired Gun
	Release Date	January 30, 2018
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	3500 FP
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Soldier of Fortune Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin was part of the Season Ticket 2018 Fantasy Points store. This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Primal Steel
	Release Date	January 28, 2020
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Primal Fire Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin can only be obtained by purchasing and achieving enough levels in the Enchanted Chronicles Battle Pass. This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Oni Guardian
	Release Date	October 20, 2020
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Oni Guardian Ares 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.

Crimson Steel
	Release Date	October 19, 2021
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	600
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Crimson Steel Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin was part of The Reaping event. This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Bit Battler
	Release Date	April 5, 2022
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400 (Glitcher Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Bit Battler Ares 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.

Tokyo Knight
	Release Date	November 15, 2022
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	600 (Cyber Tokyo Battle Pass)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Tokyo Knight Ares 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 Cyber Tokyo Battle Pass.

Tartarus Titans
	Release Date	December 19, 2022
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ares voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Godslayer
	Release Date	December 19, 2018
	Type	Limited
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Godslayer Ares 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 could only be obtained by accumulating 150 Odyssey points in the Hera's Odyssey event.

Golden
	Release Date	November 20, 2013
	Type	Standard
	Cost	200 or 9500
	Requirements	God Rank 1
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Legendary
	Release Date	November 20, 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 11.11.8187 (November 14, 2024)

Blessed Presence

Increased Magical Power gained from 30 to 40

Searing Flesh

Increased Magical Power scaling per tick from 7% to 8%

SMITE Version 10.10.7739.8 (October 10, 2023)

Shackles

Increased Cooldown from 13s to 15/14.5/14/13.5/13s

Searing Flesh

Decreased Max Health Damage to Minions from 5% to 4%

SMITE Version 10.9.7702.2 (August 29, 2023)

General

Increased Base attack damage from 38 to 40

Blessed Presence

Ares gains bonus base attack damage per level

Old attack damage – 1.55
New – 4

Shackles

Decreased God Damage per Tick from 25/45/65/85/105 to 20/40/60/80/100

Bolster Defenses

Ares and Allies now gain 0/5/10/15/20 Basic attack damage while in the area
Decreased Duration from 8s to 6s

No Escape

Added 20% Damage Mitigation while channeling

SMITE Version 10.8.7671 (August 8, 2023)

Shackles'

Decreased Cooldown from 15s to 13s

Bolster Defenses'

Increased CC Reduction from 10/15/20/25/30% to 30%

SMITE Version 9.8.7220.3 (August 23, 2022)

Shackles

Increased God damage from 20/40/60/80/100 to 25/45/65/85/105 per tick

No Escape

Decreased Cooldown from 100s to 90s

Non-Conquest

Increased Ultimate Cooldown from 15% to 30%
(from 115s to 117s)

SMITE Version 9.7.7157.3 (July 12, 2022)

Shackles

Now deals 40% extra damage to jungle monsters

SMITE Version 9.4.7059.2 (April 19, 2022)

Shackles

Decreased God Damage from 25/45/65/85/105 to 20/40/60/80/100 per tick

SMITE Version 7.10.6230 (October 6, 2020)

Bolster Defenses

Increased Hp5 from 10/15/20/25/30 to 25/30/35/40/45

SMITE Version 7.7.6121.3 (July 14, 2020)

General

Ares will have a completely new model, card art, rig and animation set in this update.
Mastery and Recolor Skins have all been updated to the new model.

SMITE Version 7.4.5984.3 (April 21, 2020)

No Escape

Decreased self slow from 50% to 30%.

SMITE Version 6.8.5557.1 (July 24, 2019)

Searing Flesh

This ability now deals Magical Damage equal to 5% Max Health per Tick to non-boss minions only at all ranks.

It still deals 1/1/2/2/3% to gods.

SMITE Version 5.6.4707.1 (April 11, 2018)

No Escape

No longer requires Line of Sight to grab onto enemies.

SMITE Version 5.2.4599 (February 13, 2018)

Shackles

Increased Minion Damage from 50/70/90/110/130 to 70/90/110/130/150.

Bolster Defenses

Decreased Mana from 60/65/70/75/80 to 40/45/50/55/60.

SMITE Version 5.1.4571.1 (January 30, 2018)

General

Increased Movement Speed from 360 to 365.

SMITE Version 4.8.4062.1 (May 9, 2017)

General

Increased Base Physical Protection from 17 → 20.

SMITE Version 4.5.3978.2 (March 28, 2017)

Shackles

Increased Minion Damage Dealt from ~~25/45/65/85/105~~ → 50/70/90/110/130.

SMITE Version 3.1.3217 (February 2, 2016)

No Escape

This ability no longer increases in stun duration for amount of targets pulled.
Increased cooldown from ~~90s~~ → 100s.

SMITE Version 2.3.2660 (April 1, 2015)

General

Fixed sword and shield persisting after death.

SMITE Version 2.1.2598.1 (February 25, 2015)

Blessed Presence

Fixed typo: Changed Ares' to Ares.

SMITE Version 1.0.2215.6 (July 15, 2014)

Blessed Presence

Fixed an issue with Ward Stone activating this passive, as it’s intended only for each “completed”, or tier 3, aura item.

SMITE Version 1.0.2173 (June 12, 2014)

Bolster Defences

Fixed a bug where the bonus from a shackled god was not expiring at the end of the shackles duration.

SMITE Version 1.0.2151.3 (May 28, 2014)

Shackles

Shackles now cause Arachne’s eggs to hatch.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.2015.1 (March 5, 2014)

Searing Flesh

Now applies knockback to minions.

No Escape

Will now properly interrupt targets pulled by it.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1948 (January 29, 2014)

Bolster Defenses

Post-Hit delay reduced from 0.3 to 0.1.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1928.2 (January 16, 2014)

General

His model has undergone artistic improvements.
Ares now has a basic attack progression of 1/.75/1/1.25.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1918.2 (January 8, 2014)

Shackles

Fixed an issue where the 15% speed buff stack would only apply once.

No Escape

Now always triggers the cooldown, even if interrupted before completing.
The additional stun duration for each enemy hit by this ability has been reduced from 0.3s to 0.2s.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1850 (November 20, 2013)

Shackles

The Shackle damage and cripple is now removed from targets when he dies.
Fixed an issue where sometimes firing another Shackle wouldn’t actually fire.
Successive Shackles after the first can now be fired at twice the previous rate.
The ground target now properly highlights only one god at a time.

Bolster Defenses

Aura protections granted increased from 10/15/20/25/30 to 20/25/30/35/40

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1738 (September 18, 2013)

Shackles

An issue has been fixed that had Shackles lifestealing at 100% instead of 33%.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1666 (August 7, 2013)

General

Basic attacks switched from dealing/scaling physical damage to magical.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1543 (May 30, 2013)

Shackles

Improvements to FX

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1403 (March 13, 2013)

Shackle

Fixed a bug when up very close, you’ll not be able to apply another Shackle.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1376 (February 28, 2013)

Shackles

Movement abilities are no longer usable when players are shackled.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1349 (February 13, 2013)

Shackles

Movement speed buff and debuff is 15% for all ranks.

Bolster Defenses

Protections increased by 10/15/20/25/30.
Crowd control durations are reduced by 10/15/20/25/30%.

No Escape

Stunned for 1s, +.3s for each enemy god hit by the ultimate.

SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1328 (January 30, 2013)

Shackles

Movement speed buff and debuff has been increased from 10% to 15%.
Focus contribution has been increased from .1% to .15% per Focus.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1272.2 (January 1, 2013)

Bolster Defenses

Protections have been increased:

Old - 2/4/6/8/10, increasing up to 20.
New - 5/10/15/20/25, increasing up to 40.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1193.0 (November 19, 2012)

Blessed Presence

Magical power bonus for completed aura items has been reduced from 40 to 30.

Bolster Defenses

Base protections reduced from 15/20/25/30/35 to 4/8/12/16/20.
Bonus protections from a shackled enemy reduced from 10 to 7.
Cooldown increased from 13s to 15s.

No Escape

While using his ultimate, Ares will move 50% slower.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1148 (November 19, 2012)

Blessed Presence

Is not affected by active item auras (Store Abilities).

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1113.1 (October 18, 2012)

Shackles

If Ares hits an enemy god with Shackles, the next chain now doesn’t consume mana, as was originally intended.

Bolster Defenses

This ability no longer affects the Minotaur.

SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1092 (October 4, 2012)

Ares has been added to the game.