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SMITE 2
ActionAdventureCasual
Titan Forge Games · Hi-Rez Studios
Dec 2, 2025 · 8mo ago

ARTIO ARRIVES: The Bear Goddess Update

AI summary3mo

Introduction of Artio, the Bear Goddess, alongside significant balance adjustments to gods and items, and various map and mode improvements.

Buffs8

  • Artio
    • Decompose:Damaging abilities now apply protection and healing reduction to enemies.Added
    • Energy Surge / Maul Prey:Druid form provides AoE magic damage and healing; Bear form provides close-range melee damage.Added
    • Entangling Vines / Ferocious Roar:Druid form cripples and reduces power; Bear form stuns and increases Artio's defenses.Added
    • Life Tap / Heavy Charge:Druid form drains and roots enemies; Bear form charges to damage and slow.Added
    • Shapeshift:Allows switching between Druid and Bear stances, granting Invigoration stacks on hit.Added
  • JormungandrWorld Serpent:World Serpent now grants stacking protections.Stacking
  • Conquest
    • Runic Bomb:Runic Bomb can no longer be destroyed by basic attacks.AttackableInvulnerable
    • Runic Bomb:Runic Bomb now bypasses backdoor protections.BlockedBypasses

Nerfs1

  • PolynomiconAdded an internal cooldown to prevent excessive triggering.Added s

Bug fixes2

Other changes3

  • Conquest
    • Base Teleporters:Teleporters now cancel automatically if the target tower is destroyed.
    • Pyromancer:Pyromancer no longer damages enemy structures upon death.DamagesNo Damage
  • Quickplay JoustRespawn times reduced across the board for faster pacing.Reduced s

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Patch history

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  1. Hotfix 2/25Feb 25, 2026 · 6mo

    Hotfix 2/25 focuses on item stat adjustments, buffing Bumba's gear while nerfing several mana-scaling and strength items, alongside attack speed bug fixes.

    +43
  2. OB26 - Hotfix NotesJan 14, 2026 · 7mo

    A small hotfix addressing UI focus issues, movement speed bugs, and specific character interaction and visual fixes for Discordia.

    +1
  3. OB24 Hotfix NotesDec 5, 2025 · 8mo

    A series of hotfixes focusing on Artio's ability functionality, Da Ji's scaling, and various bug fixes for the ban phase and item store.

    +31
  4. OB 22 Hotfix NotesNov 6, 2025 · 9mo

    Hotfix addressing various bug fixes, cooldown issues for multiple gods, and a range buff for Sylvanus.

    +72
  5. OB21- Hotfix 10/24Oct 24, 2025 · 10mo

    Hotfix focusing on bug fixes for several gods and items, including ability interactions and passive triggers.

    +5
  6. OB21 - Hotfix 10/22Oct 22, 2025 · 10mo

    A hotfix focusing on bug fixes for Eset, Bumba, and various items, alongside a slight increase to Arena spooling.

    +21
  7. OB18 HotfixesSep 10, 2025 · 11mo

    OB18 Hotfixes focusing on critical bug fixes for Tsukuyomi, Hecate, and Fenrir, alongside general map and visual corrections.

    +25
  8. OB17 - August26th/27th HotfixesAug 27, 2025 · 12mo

    A series of hotfixes addressing various bug fixes for Jorm, Neith, Jing Wei, and item durations.

    2

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