Shiva

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Shiva
Summary
Title:	The Destroyer
Pantheon:	Hindu
Type:	Melee,Physical
Class:	Warrior
Pros:	High Crowd Control
Difficulty:	Average
Release date:	February 22, 2022
Favor:	5,500
Gems:	200
Voicelines:	Shiva voicelines
Voice actor:	Harish Bhimani
Stats
Health:	475 (+83)
Mana:	210 (+36)
Speed:	375 (+0)
Range:	16 (+0)
Attack/Sec:	1 (+1.2%)
Basic Attack
Damage:	39 (+ 2) + 100% of Physical Power
Progression:	1/.75/1.25 damage and swing time
Protection
Physical:	16 (+3)
Magical:	24 (+1.3)
Regen
HP5:	8 (+0.7)
MP5:	4.5 (+0.39)
*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level

"Cycle through the states of Bliss and Destruction to hinder your foes and bless your allies."

Shiva is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore

Worlds end, when the Destroyer dances. But so too do worlds begin, as Destroyer becomes Benefactor. It is the eternal cycle of destruction and creation, a cosmic song heard by all, but the steps of its dance are known only to one – the Lord of Dancers, Shiva.

A god of ambiguity and paradox, Shiva has as many names as there are stars in the sky. He is the embodiment of grace and compassion, but also the roaring storm which sweeps away all that stands before it. He comes in forms both fearsome and benign; destroyer and creator in one. To Shiva falls the responsibility of ensuring the sanctity of all that is. This duty requires both ferocity and mercy, for it is Shiva who must stand against the all-consuming dark and conjure light from its depths with his dance.

When the world has reached its end, it is Shiva who ushers it into oblivion. His dance, once begun, cannot be ended save in cataclysm. A purifying conflagration that reduces the old and weary world to ashes, so that something new might rise in its place. Thus has Shiva come now to the world and revealed himself to the warring gods who populate it. By his dance will the mistakes of the past be undone...and a new beginning allowed to commence.

Abilities

Passive - Samsara Shiva cycles between the states of Bliss and Destruction by dealing damage to enemy gods with attacks and abilities. Each state provides benefits to himself and allies or hindrances to enemies. On switching between states Shiva's non-ultimate ability cooldowns are reduced by 2s. Notes:   Provides a 32 HP5/MP5 buff to Shiva/allies and 16 HP5/MP5 debuff to enemies (12.5 HP5/MP5 buff and 6.5 HP5/MP5 debuff at level 1) at level 20.   Allies and enemies can only be effected by one aura regardless of how many Shivas are in range.   Shiva always starts the match and respawns in Bliss state.   Each state changes Shiva's color scheme and effects (blue for Bliss and orange for Destruction).   HP5/MP5 Buff Aura: 12 + 0.5 Per Level   HP5/MP5 Debuff Aura: 6 + 0.5 Per Level   Ability Type: Buff   Radius: 55 Ability Video 1st Ability - Emblazoned Sweep Shiva's trident is emblazoned with the fire of Agni as he spins it around dealing damage, pulling in enemies and leaving behind a firewall at the edge. Bliss – Allies gain a Movement Speed buff on passing the firewall. Destruction – Enemies suffer a Protection Reduction debuff on passing the firewall. Notes:   Can deal up to 155/300/445/590/735 (+100% of your Physical Power) damage while the buff/debuff duration while within the firewall refreshes per tick.   The Fire Damage ticks are dealt every 0.5s.   Deals one additional tick of damage on the initial hit.   Spin Damage: 65/120/175/230/285 (+55% of your Physical Power)   Fire Damage: 10/20/30/40/50 (+5% of your Physical Power)   Movement Speed Buff: 25% for 3s   Protection Reduction: 5/10/15/20/25 for 3s   Fire Persist Time: 4s   Ability Type: Circle, Knockback, Damage   Radius: 20   Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 mana   Cooldown: 12 seconds Ability Video 2nd Ability - Damaru's Tempo Shiva hits the butt of his trident down into the ground, shaking the damaru drum and causing energy to dissipate and damage enemies. Depending on the selection, enemies in the chosen segment are knocked up as well. Bliss – Allies gain an Attack Speed buff if the energy passes through them. Destruction – Enemies suffer an Attack Speed debuff if the energy passes through them. Notes:   Has a knockup height of 225 and each segment has a range of 15.   Damage: 100/150/200/250/300 (+65% of your Physical Power)   Attack Speed Buff: 30% for 4s   Attack Speed Debuff: 30% for 4s   Ability Type: Cone, Knockup, Damage   Range: 45   Cost: 70/75/80/85/90 mana   Cooldown: 13 seconds Ability Video 3rd Ability - Pillar of Dawn Shiva dashes into a pillar of fire where he meditates for a short duration, taking reduced damage and becoming immune to CC except for Stuns and Time Dilation, before being able to dash out again. Each dash deals damage to enemies and as he meditates the pillar emits an aura. Bliss – Allies in the aura gain a block stack while Shiva gains up to 3 after leaving. Destruction – Enemies in the aura suffer constant damage. Notes:   Bliss total damage: 130/190/250/310/370 (+60% of your Physical Power) damage   Destruction total damage: 242/366/490/614/738 (+124% of your Physical Power) damage   The buff/DoT can last up to 4s and after the 4s have passed, Shiva will not be able to use the second dash.   Only the first dash applies progress between states.   Shiva gains block stacks every 1s in Bliss state.   Shiva also gains Damage Mitigation while dashing.   Damage: 65/95/125/155/185 (+30% of your Physical Power)   Aura Damage: 7/11/15/19/23 (+4% of your Physical Power) every 0.25s   Damage Mitigation: 40%   Ability Type: Dash, Buff, Damage   Range/Radius: 30/30   Cost: 65/70/75/80/85 mana   Cooldown: 18/17/16/15/14 seconds Ability Video Ultimate - Shiva Tandava Shiva performs his Tandava, channeling for the next 6 seconds with CC Immunity. Every 1.5s he performs a step that can be preselected. Step one – Ally Healing and Mana restore. Step two – 50% Damage and Healing and also amplification of next step radius and effects. Step three – Damage and Shield reduction to Enemies. Notes:   Amplified Step 1 restores 105/127.5/150/172.5/195 health while amplified Step 3 deals 202.5/277.5/352.5/427.5/502.5 (+75% of your Physical Power) damage and 75% damage to shields.  Deals up to 540/740/940/1140/1340 (+200% of your Physical Power) damage (3/3/3/3 and 2/3/2/3 both deal similar damage) and heals up to 280/340/400/460/520 health and 60% mana (4 steps total) (1/1/1/1 and 2/1/2/1 both heal the same amount, although the latter combo restores only 30% mana because Step two neither restores mana nor amplifies percentage of restored mana from Step one).   If no step is selected after the initial cast, Shiva will automatically use step 1 and/or whatever step was selected.   Shiva will cycle between Bliss state if step 1 is selected last or Destruction if step 3 is last.   Healing: 70/85/100/115/130   Mana Restore: 15%   Amplification Effects: 50%   Damage: 135/185/235/285/335 (+50% of your Physical power)   Shield Damage: 50%   Ability Type: Circle, Buff, Damage   Radius: 25/35   Cost: 100 mana   Cooldown: 90 seconds Ability Video

Achievements

Dance of Bliss and Destruction As Shiva, heal allies twice and deal damage to enemy gods twice in a single use of Shiva Tandava.

Three Prongs of Trishula As Shiva, pull 3 enemy gods in a single use of Emblazoned Sweep.

Trivia

General

• Shiva was the first god released in 2022.
• Shiva was the first god released in season 9.
• Shiva is Ganesha's father.
• All his directed taunts are aimed at Hindu gods.
• The original music is composed by Ravi Deo.
• The developers researched with classical and religious texts to make Shiva more accurate to his original lore.
• One of Shiva's jokes, ▶️ "The Greek ocean god also wields a trident? I had mine before his, I'm sure of it." is a reference to Poseidon who also wields a trident.

God skins

• Electro Dancer

• The actor who voiced this skin, Trevor Garner, also voiced Drunkyard Bacchus and Vamp Tech Camazotz.
• This skin shares its theme with Divine Beats Amaterasu, DJ Ohm Ganesha, Techno Basher Hou Yi, BA5S Drop Janus, Basscannon Neith, Electric Dream Nox, Bass Demon Raijin, Ravin' Ravana and Heaven's Rave Zeus.

• Being part of this set of skins means it has a [VXG] command that will play along with other skins of the same set.

• Shadow Dancer

• This skin is based on a forest spirit.
• This skin shares its theme with Shadow Spirit Ah Puch, Shadow Eater Bakasura, Shadow Prowler Bastet, Shadow Sentry Cerberus, Primal Spirit Cernunnos, Shadow Tanuki Danzaburou, Marrow Eater Fenrir, Dreamweaver Ganesha, Shadow Hunter Hachiman, Shadow Speaker Hel, Shadow Specter Horus, Shadow Howler Hun Batz, Shadow Stalker Izanami, Shadow Sparrow Jing Wei, Shadow Serpent Kukulkan, Shadow Weaver Neith, Spirit Father Odin, Shadow Bloom Persephone and Dawn Spirit Yemoja.

Skins

• Default
• Supreme Protector
• Electro Dancer
• Shadow Dancer
• Ascended
• Golden
• Legendary
• Diamond

Default
	Release Date	February 22, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	Free
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Shiva voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Supreme Protector
	Release Date	February 22, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	100 or 9500
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Shiva voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Electro Dancer
	Release Date	March 22, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Electro Dancer Shiva 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, or via direct purchase.   This skin was part of the Heavenly Light event.

Shadow Dancer
	Release Date	August 23, 2022
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Shadow Dancer Shiva voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin was part of the Odyssey: Soaring Isles event.

Ascended
	Release Date	February 22, 2022
	Type	Limited
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Shiva voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin is part of the Season Pass 2022.

Golden
	Release Date	February 22, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	200 or 9500
	Requirements	God Rank 1
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Legendary
	Release Date	February 22, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	300 or 12500
	Requirements	God Rank 5
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Diamond
	Release Date	February 22, 2022
	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)

• Pillar of Dawn

• Decreased Cooldown from 18s to 18/17/16/15/14s

• Shiva Tandava

• Increased Damage from 125/175/225/275/325 + 40% to 135/185/235/285/335 + 50%
• Increased Healing from 55/70/85/100/115 to 70/85/100/115/130

SMITE Version 11.3.7948.3 (March 19, 2024)

• Pillar of Dawn

• The first part of this ability functions like a regular dash, allowing Shiva to slide along walls but no longer stop short
• Shiva now gains the Damage Mitigation while dashing in addition to when he is inside the pillar

SMITE Version 10.12.7798.1 (November 14, 2023)

• Pillar of Dawn

• Increased Damage Mitigation from 30% to 40%

SMITE Version 10.6.7598.5 (June 13, 2023)

• Samsara

• Increased HP5/MP5 Buff from 8 + 0.5 per Level to to 12 + 0.5 per level
• Increased HP5/MP5 Debuff from 4 + 0.5 per Level to to 6 + 0.5 per level

• Shiva Tandava

• Decreased Cooldown from 100s to 90s

SMITE Version 10.3.7494.12 (March 28, 2023)

• Samsara

• Increased Bliss base HP5/MP5 Buff Aura from 4 to 8
• Increased Destruction base HP5/MP5 Debuff Aura from 2 to 4

• Damaru's Tempo

• Decreased Cooldown from 14 to 13s

• Shiva Tandava

• Increased Mana Restore from 10% to 15%
• Decreased Healing from 80/100/120/140/160 (+10% of your Physical power) to 55/70/85/100/115
• This affects Amplify Healing and Amplify boosted Healing

SMITE Version 9.10.7292 (October 18, 2022)

• Emblazoned Sweep

• Increased Movement Speed buff from 20% to 25% in Bliss Stance
• Increased Protection reduction debuff from 4/8/12/16/20 to 5/10/15/20/25 In Destruction Stance

• Damaru's Tempo

• Increased Attack Speed Buff In Bliss stance and the Attack Speed Debuff in Destruction Stance on this ability from 25% to 30%

SMITE Version 9.4.7059.9 (May 3, 2022)

• Shiva Tandava

• Removed the 20% Damage Mitigation Shiva gains while channeling

SMITE Version 9.4.7059.2 (April 19, 2022)

• Pillar of Dawn

• This ability is now immune to all CC except stuns, as opposed to being entirely CC immune. Stuns will interrupt Shiva out of this ability if he is hit at any time during its 3 phases.

SMITE Version 9.3.7020.4 (April 5, 2022)

• Pillar of Dawn

• Increased Cooldown from 18/17.5/17/16.5/16s to 18s at all ranks.

• Shiva Tandava

• Decreased Physical Power scaling on the damage dance from 45% to 40% per hit.

• (Which decreases Physical Power scaling on amplification dance from 22.5% to 20%.)
• (Which decreases amplified damage dance power from 67.5% to 60%.)

SMITE Version 9.3.7020.3 (March 22, 2022)

• Emblazoned Sweep

• Decreased Knockup + Pull height from 3.75 to 2.5 units
• Decreased Fire damage Physical Power Scaling from 10% to 5% per tick

• Damaru's Tempo

• Decreased Knockup height strength from 300 to 225

SMITE Version 9.2.6981.4 (March 8, 2022)

• Emblazoned Sweep

• Decreased Physical Power Scaling from 60% to 55% on the initial hit

• Pillar of Dawn

• Decreased Damage Mitigation from 40% to 30%

• Shiva Tandava

• Decreased Physical Power Scaling from 50% to 45% to the Destruction Dance per hit

• Which also decreases scaling from 25% to 22.5% on the Amplification Dance per hit

SMITE Version 9.2.6981.3 (February 25, 2022)

• Emblazoned Sweep

• Fixed an issue with fire ring dealing persistent damage.
• Fixed Shiva sometimes becoming invisible.

• Damaru's Tempo

• Fixed double damage issue from knocked up targets.

• Pillar of Dawn

• Fixed instance crash related to Shiva dying at a particular time.

SMITE Version 9.2.6981 (February 22, 2022)

• Shiva has been added to the game.