- Hand of the Gods Advanced Rulebook - 7 March 2018
Hand of the Gods can be a bit overwhelming at first, so we want to offer resources for those seeking to learn more about the advanced mechanics on the battlefield! For starters, we encourage all new players to check out our series of tutorial video guides available on our YouTube channel here. These will cover the basics of how to navigate the in-game menus, identify the stats of cards, and play cards to lead your armies to victory. Once you have a bit more experience with the game, many players find that it's help to understand more advanced details of gameplay, such as the order in which different types of card effects are resolved, or intended interactions surrounding in-game Mechanics. For these players, we have made the Advanced Rulebook, which can be read below. Advanced Rulebook I. Sequencing Actions Actions indicate specific triggered events from a player such as attacking, play…
- Hand of the Gods 1.2 Patch Notes - 2 March 2018
General Statues produced by Medusa no longer have ownership within the Deck Tracker, and will not return to either players’ decks if affected by effects that recall them to a player’s Hand. The card will instead leave the game entirely when removed from the board. Balance Ah Muzen Cab (Mayan) Health increased from 3 to 4. Discordia (Roman) Effect now reads: Warcry: Swap random cards in your hand with an equal number of cards in opponent’s hand. This means that Discordia’s effect will no longer allow you to take more cards than you give to your opponent. Echo Blast (Hindu) The reincarnated version now deals 3 damage. Flourish (Hindu) The reincarnated version now gives +3/+3. Kumbhakarna (Hindu) The base card now can not be moved by spells, abilities, or effects. Bug Fixes Nox will now face your opponent’s Summoning Stone when she leaves a friendly unit. English card text will no longer b…
- PC servers will be restarted shortly - 1 March 2018
We are restarting servers to roll out a potential fix for an issue that is keeping some players from being able to log in.
- PC Server restart at 3:00 PM EST - 19 February 2018
We will be bringing down PC servers briefly to implement a potential fix associated with Alt+Tabbing in-game.
- Hand of the Gods Release Patch Notes - 14 February 2018
After over a year and a half of active development, Hand of the Gods is officially releasing! February 20, 2018 will mark the end of our beta testing phase on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 as Hand of the Gods undergoes its full release. What’s New With Hand of the Gods’ release, new card bundles can be now be purchased to gain immediate access to entire sets of cards! Pantheon Core Sets Players can now unlock all cards in each Pantheon with our new Pantheon Core Sets! Pantheon Core Sets can be purchased for 400 Runes each, or 600 for the Neutral set, and grant immediate access to all cards within the respective Pantheon. This means that you will receive 2 copies of the Common, Rare, and Epic cards, as well as 1 copy of the Legendary cards from the purchased Pantheon. To see which cards are included in each Pantheon Core Set, see our post here. Chinese Pantheon Core Set (55 Total Cards…
- Hand of the Gods will be Releasing on February 20, 2018! - 9 February 2018
After over a year and a half of active development, Hand of the Gods is officially releasing! February 20, 2018 will mark the end of our beta testing phase on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 as Hand of the Gods undergoes its full release. Throughout the Beta process, the Hand of the Gods team has listened closely to its community and, upon release, will introduce a number of exciting features to make the game accessible to everyone. New and current players will still be able to unlock content in Hand of the Gods by playing for free and opening Core Packs, or can now purchase Pantheon Core Sets, which will grant players access to all cards currently within a particular Pantheon. Each Pantheon Core Set, which will contain over 40 cards each, can be purchased individually for 400 Runes, and include 2 copies of every Common, Rare, and Epic card, along with 1 copy of every Legendary card in…
- Get 10 Core Packs FREE with Twitch Prime! - 26 January 2018
Bomb King brings gifts to Hand of the Gods! Claim the Twitch Prime King Bomb skin and get 10 FREE Core Packs! Here’s how to claim your free Twitch Prime loot: Create a Twitch Prime account: Sign up for a Twitch Prime account and enjoy a 30-day free trial! Link your Twitch account and Hi-Rez account: Head over to our website and link your accounts here. Claim your free Twitch Prime loot starting January 11: Navigate to the top right of Twitch and look for a white crown icon labeled "Prime Loot." Scroll until you find the Primal Prowler and Twitch Prime King bundle, and claim your loot. Enjoy your FREE 10 Core Packs!
- Open Beta 0.37 Patch Notes – Chaos in Rome - 9 January 2018
It's Chaos in Rome! Discordia is the latest Goddess to join Bellona's Army, along with three other new cards, five reworks, and a new Gauntlet Rotation. New Cards Discordia (Roman) Ranged Unit, 4 Mana, 3/3, Rare Warcry: Swap your hand with your opponent’s. Insight (Hindu) Spell, 3 Mana, Epic Replace your Leader Ability with: Discover a card in your deck. Mana Burst (Chinese) Spell, 1 Mana, Rare Deal damage equal to your opponent’s unused mana. Transmute Dead (Mayan) Spell, 2 Mana, Rare Discard a card and spawn a 4/4 Crazed ZombieReworked Cards Celestial Armor (Egyptian) Cost increased from 3 to 8. Select a friendly unit. Whenever it is targeted, spawn a 4/4 copy of it. Kraken (Greek) Now a Spell Card 3 Mana Replace your Leader Ability with The Kraken! Poseidon (Greek) New Ability: Warcry: Return all enemy units on Poseidon’s row to their owner’s hand. Add a random god to your hand for e…
- Open Beta 0.36 Patch Notes – Warrior’s Way - 13 December 2017
Open Beta Patch 0.36, Warrior’s Way, introduces 4 new cards along with 6 reworks and some quality of Life improvements. New Cards Champion’s Bluff (Greek) Spell, 4 Mana, Epic Both players spawn the highest costed unit in their hand. Erlang Shen (Chinese) Melee unit, God, 4 Mana, 4/4, Rare Warcry: Replace all Crescent Blades in your hand with Three-Bladed Spears. Three-bladed Spear: 1 Mana, Deal 2 damage to a unit. Juggernaut (Neutral) Melee unit, 7 Mana, 4/8, Epic Whenever this unit kills a unit, it can move and attack again. Neutralize (Norse) Spell, 4 Mana, Rare Set the attack and health of all units to 2.Reworked/Changed Cards Ganesha - Pillar of Life (Leader Ability) Heal a random friendly for 1 at the end of your turn. Pillar of Life is destroyed at the start of your next turn. Bakasura (Hindu) Mana Cost Increased from 3 to 8. Attack increased from 3 to 5. Health increased from 3 t…
- Open Beta Patch 0.35 - The Winged Goddess - 30 November 2017
New Cards Jing Wei (Chinese) Ranged unit, God, 7 mana, 5/4, Rare Warcry: Spawn a Wind Elemental. Wind Elemental (Neutral) Melee Unit, 3 Mana, 3/3, Common Afterlife: Add a random spell to your hand. Shrine of the Dead (Mayan) Structure, 1 mana, 0/3, Rare During your draw step, reveal the top card of your deck and a random card from your graveyard. Add one to your hand and place the other in your graveyard.Reworked/Changed Cards Accensus (Neutral) Cost increased from 3 to 9. Attack Increased from 2 to 9. Health increased from 4 to 9. New Ability: At the start of your turn, move to a random enemy and attack it. This counts as normal move and attack. Awilix (Mayan) Health increased from 1 to 3. New Passive: Whenever this unit kills a unit, spawn a 2/2 Zombie. Bloodrite (Mayan) Cost reduced from 1 to 0. New: Spend all remaining mana to spawn a Zombie with attack and health equal to the amoun…
- Cyber Monday Card Bundle Sale - 27 November 2017
Cyber Monday DealCyber Monday will also feature Core Pack Bundles at 20% off! This deal will only be available on Monday, November 27th. Core Pack Bundles Regular Price Sale Price 7 Core Packs 500 Runes 400 Runes 15 Core Packs 1,000 Runes 800 Runes 40 Core Packs 2,500 Runes 2,000 Runes 60 Core Packs 3,500 Runes 2,800 Runes
- Fall Harvest Event Weekend - 23 November 2017
Enjoy the Holidays with Hand of the Gods this upcoming weekend! Log in between Thursday, November 23rd to Sunday, November 26th on PC, Xbox One, or PlayStation 4 to receive the Bountiful Harvest Avatar in Hand of the Gods! The Bountiful Harvest avatar will be awarded to player accounts on their first login after November 27th. https://web2.hirez.com/smite-tactics//wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Icon_Player_FallHarvest.png This is the first Hand of the Gods event avatar and will only be obtainable during promotional weekends. We hope that you are enjoying the HotG Beta and look forward to having more events like this in the future. Be sure to share your feedback on our Twitter, Facebook, official Discord server, or our Forums!
- Black Friday Founder's Pack Sale - 33% Off - 22 November 2017
Black Friday DealStart the Holidays early with our Black Friday Founder’s Pack Deal on PC! Players can enjoy 33% off the Founder’s Pack from Wednesday, November 22nd until Sunday, November 26th. This deal will only be available on PC and will not apply to Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $13.39 In Hand of the Gods, you’ll receive: 15 Core Card Packs, with 5 Cards per Pack Legendary God Cards Enyo, Poseidon, Isis and Freya Beta Limited Founder’s Icon Beta Limited Founder’s Card BackPlus, you’ll unlock this bonus content in SMITE: Exclusive Enyo Bellona Skin Exclusive Hand of the Gods Loading Frame
- COMPETE FOR $50,000 AT HI-REZ EXPO 2018 - 17 November 2017
Hi-Rez Expo Open BracketThe 64-Player HRX Open Bracket will qualify 8 players across two days for the $50,000 Founder’s Tournament. Want a shot at the prize pool? To participate you only need to be attending Hi-Rez Expo 2018 between January 4th-7th!Players can register for the Open Bracket by clicking HERE. Only valid ticket holders will secure a spot, and will be notified by email once the Open Bracket fills. Players who miss the registration window can still compete! Simply check with the Hand of the Gods registration desk at the event to see if there are any available spots to fill.Schedule Thursday, January 4 9:00am EST - Hand of the Gods registration desk opens 10:00am EST - Open Bracket check-in and new signups close 11:00am EST - Open Bracket Group A begins Friday, January 5 9:00am EST - Hand of the Gods registration desk opens 10:00am EST - Open Bracket check-in and new signups…
- Open Beta Patch 0.34 - Fate and Time - 15 November 2017
New Cards Chronos (Greek) Ranged unit, God, 5 mana, 4/4, Epic Player turns last 20 seconds. Xing Tian (Chinese) Melee unit, God, 5 mana, 2/4, Rare Warcry: Deploy an axe. Friendly units that end their turn on it gain +4/+4 and consume it. Aftershock (Chinese) Spell, 2 mana, Rare Deal 2 damage to an enemy unit. If the unit is Stunned, deal 5 instead. Beckoning Strike (Chinese) Spell, 3 mana, Rare Deal 2 damage and spawn a random 2 cost unit. Caldera Nova (Roman) Spell, 6 mana, Epic Explode all Lava tiles dealing 1 damage to adjacent enemies. If this card is included in your deck, the match starts with two Lava tiles on the battlefield. Equalize (Hindu) Spell, 3 mana, Common Draw a card from your deck and from your opponent’s deck. Gift of the Nile (Egyptian) Spell, 1 mana, Common Give a friendly unit Afterlife: spawn a 1/1 version of this unit. Power Delve (Roman) Spell, 7 mana, Rare Disc…
- Open Beta Patch 0.33 - Cursed Dragon - 15 November 2017
What’s NewNew Cards Cursed Dragon - Norse Ranged Unit, God, 7 Mana, 4/5, Legendary Warcry: Poison all units on target column leaving a poison pool on tiles without units. Units that end their turn on these tiles are poisoned. Fafnir - Norse Melee Unit, God, 3 Mana, 5/5, Epic If Fafnir is including in your deck, you can not play cards that cost 5 or more.User Interface UpdatesThis patch will feature our first pass of numerous User Interface updates for better clarity and readability across all platforms. This means that the User Interface is not final and we will be taking feedback from all our players on further improvements and tweaks we can make in future updates. Be sure to share your thoughts on our official Twitter, Facebook, and Discord Channels! Deck Builder and Collection Increased the size of selected cards. Replaced model viewer with larger preview for all card types. Reduced…
- Venus Competitors Pack Leaving Stores - 10 November 2017
The Venus Competitors Pack is leaving the Hand of the Gods store on November 17, 2017. That means that November 16, 2017 will be the last chance for players to unleash their army with the best deal in Hand of the Gods, and unlock the Exclusive Aphrodite Skin in SMITE! The Venus Competitors Pack will help you quickly build your Army in Hand of the Gods, unlocking over 25 Cards directly, including the Legendary Venus and Fire Giant, an additional 50 Cards from Core Packs, and more. The Venus Competitors Pack can be purchased in-game, or Steam Page for $19.99. https://web2.hirez.com/smite-tactics//wp-content/uploads/2017/07/venusPack.pngUnlock the following in HAND OF THE GODS Legendary Roman Goddess Venus Legendary Neutral Unit Fire Giant 2 Copies of the following Neutral Commons Accensus x2 Chaofeng x2 Departed Warrior x2 Surtr x2 2 Copies of the following Neutral Rares Arges x2 Decrepit…
- Control The Game - Player Power Survey - 27 October 2017
YOU have the power! Over the next week we will be running a Player Power Survey across all platforms on general gameplay and balance inside Hand of the Gods. We highly value community feedback, especially during our early Open Beta periods, and want to give players the power to help shape the game. The first question of the survey asks which card needs to be nerfed or removed the most, and based on your feedback we'll do just that! The top voted card will receive a change, and other top offenders will be heavily looked at for changes in future updates. Players may also fill out the email attached to their Hi-Rez Account to receive a free Bonus Pack for participating in the Survey. So get to voting and fill out the Player Power Survey available at the link on our official site. We hope that you are enjoying the Hand of the Gods Beta. Be sure to also share your feedback on our Twitter, Fa…
- Trick or Treat - Halloween Event! - 27 October 2017
Get your best costume ready because the gods have decided to participate in Halloween! Log in between October 28th -31st to receive a surprise Trick or a Treat upon your first login after Halloween! Will fates favor you, or will you be a victim of the Trickster? Don't be scared, this event will span all platforms! This is the first Hand of the Gods holiday event and we are excited to celebrate the occasion with you! We hope that you are enjoying the HotG Beta and look forward to having more events like this in the future. Be sure to share your feedback on our Twitter, Facebook, official Discord server, or our Forums!
- Open Beta Patch 0.32 - The Hunt - 19 October 2017
What’s NewWith OB 0.32 we’re introducing a new series of cards to our Core Set, The Hunt! The Hunt adds 14 new cards and the reworked Agni to add to your collection! The Greek Hunter Artemis and her trusty boar Tusky have come to Hand of the Gods in search of the nine-tailed Chinese Fox, Da Ji. Will you take on the role of the hunter, the hunted, or just share a chug and witness the spectacle with the Roman God of Wine, Bacchus? Aegean Outcast - Neutral Melee Unit, 4 Mana, 4/4, Common Warcry: Swap the attack and health of a unit. Occult Deadeye - Neutral Neutral Ranged Unit, 5 Mana, 4/4, Rare Afterlife: Return a random god from your graveyard and reduce its cost by 1. Siege Master - Neutral Ranged Unit, 3 Mana, 4/1, Common Warcry: Destroy two Structures. Sellsword - Neutral Melee Unit, 3 Mana, 3/3, Common Warcry: Heal your Summoning Stone for 3. Tusky - Neutral Melee Unit, 3 Mana, Beast…
