Rome may have forgotten her, but the pro scene certainly hasn't, as Bellona has managed to Rally straight into a close second place with a 57.96% contest rate overall, and a colossal 131 total games contested (seeing 41 bans and 90 games played). Luckily for the patron(ess) saint of sledgehammers, not much seems to have changed in Season 3. Those who fought with the Roman Goddess of War triumphed, and those who did not were often sent fleeing before her. This gives the Saint of War top slot in the war report - but not by much, as hot on his horse's heels is: Bellonaīae-lona, the First Lady of SMITE, was the face of much of Season 2. While he's not as disruptive as some other picks, Guan Yu is simply one of the most durable, mobile warriors available - and in a game that revolves heavily around movement and staying alive, it's hard to ask for much more out of your frontliners.
A Taolu Assault here, a Warrior's Will there, a Conviction to top off your friendly meatshield, and suddenly the enemy team will be fleeing from a war of attrition they're not equipped to handle - straight into being run down by a Cavalry Charge. Where Guan Yu thrives is right on the battle lines between teams - while he can certainly dive back lines with a Cavalry Charge or keep his own glass cannons healthy with Conviction, he is at his best when he's drawing out fights, letting his ability to grind small advantages turn the tide in his team's favor. Once incredibly powerful, then relegated to more of a role-player, Guan Yu is back on the front line with a mighty vengeance (and a respectable win rate of 56.52%). Wielding a hefty 62.39% contest rate in the SPL, Guan Yu is the single most picked (69 games) or banned (72 games) Warrior in the professional scene this Season. In a list of Warriors, it's hard to do better than the Saint of War himself. With that out of the way, let's go over which picks have been reading up on their Sun Tzu, starting with: Guan Yu While comfort on a pick is certainly something, it's rare that they'll pass up obvious opportunities or advantages, and far more likely they'll simply learn a new god that's above curve if the opportunity presents itself. These are some of the best players in the world competing against some of the other best players in the world. Now, this approach has a few of its own flaws - specifically, certain players are just "known for X", tilting the pick/ban rate a little more in a specific god's favor than it would be in a "normal" game - but overall, contested picks are usually above the power level curve much more often than they are targeted bans. Being a contested god says much more about the desirability of any given character than nearly anything else - cause when most (if not all) of the professional scene operates on the assumption that either you have this pick, or no one does, it's usually for good reason. Rather, the metric by which the following picks are judged is mostly the rate of contest: How often they're picked (or banned). Of course, Hades has also won an incredible 1/1 games played. While Win Rate or Kill Participation are easy first glances, they fail to account for much when actually assessing a god's performance throughout the season - Hades, for example, is currently batting a solid 100% win rate in the North American SPL. Though you're familiar with how we decide which picks claim the victor's spoils and which Warriors were sent home packing if you've checked our lists of top Mages or Guardians, I'll take a moment to fill in those of you a little green behind the ears. So get your trusty sword and board ready, Warriors - this might get messy. So if the mystic Mage mumbo jumbo keeps you a little too far from the fight, and you don't exactly have that protective instinct, never fear - I've done the boring bookwork to get you back in the fight with the top 4 bruisers, beaters, and battlehardened badasses of SMITE Season 3.
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