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Hand of the Gods Advanced RulebookMar 7, 2018 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/97c52267d96405d706477915def63797da7aecaf.pngHand 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, playing a card, issuing a movement, using a warcry, using a leader ability, or ending a turn. Effects An effect is any event that occurs as a result of an action. Effects can trigger other effects. Priority Each effect of a given action has a priority that determines the order in which it occurs in relation to other effects. Resolution Resolution refers to when a specific effect actually occurs. Time Order If there are multiple effects of the same priority, the effects are resolved in the order of the actions that created them. Priority The following is the basic priority ranking of effects found in Hand of the Gods. Unit Deployment Warcry Attack Damage Attack Damage Effect Return Damage Return Damage Effect Reincarnate Death Resurrection Unit Spawn Afterlife All other unspecified effects Note: There can be some exceptions to these priorities caused by specific card effects that directly manipulate the normal functionality of a listed mechanic. Tiers The best way to conceptualize the sequencing of events is to think of it as a hierarchy with a “tie breaker” based on time order. Tier 1: Actions Actions fire off a series of effects Tier 2: Effects Any action can have multiple effects and each effect can itself have multiple effects. Tier 3: Priority Each action has a priority that determines the order in which it occurs. When an action occurs, each effect is resolved one at a time in priority order. If two or more effects share a priority, the order in which they are resolved is then determined by the time order of the action or other effect that triggered them. This process is completed until all effects of a given action are resolved. Example 1 Attacking another unit with one of your own is an example of an action. Once a unit attacks there are many possible effects but the most common ones are damage from your unit and return damage from the enemy unit. When the attacking action occurs, all effects are ranked by priority and time order. For this ex...Hand of the Gods 1.2 Patch NotesMar 1, 2018 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/df62085d8c62abd21fc71296b92c4a071767ffa4.pngGeneral 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 be displayed during the Tutorials when playing Hand of the Gods in other languages. Wins will now be properly tracked within the Pauper Gauntlet mode, allowing players to receive the rewards after reaching 5 consecutive wins. The new opening loading video will now properly play on PlayStation 4. All Gold Cards can now be Disenchanted, and a second copy will be Craftable once you have one copy of the Gold version of a card. Loki’s Attack and Death sound effects will no longer play when volume is set to 0. Nox’s Card Text translation has been updated in the Spanish version of the game. The Safe Frame feature will now properly work on PlayStation 4 so that the game will not be over- or under-sized relative to players’ TV sizes. Xbox and PlayStation 4 players will no longer be able to interact with the “Okay” button before one’s Mulligan cards appear, as this was resulting in a soft locked state. Leader Level experience will now be properly displayed within the Collection and the End of Match lobby. Loki will no longer receive double benefits from +1 Attack Buffs. Shrine of the Dead will now properly place the unselected presented card in the Graveyard. Steam Achievements will now unlock immediately, rather than requiring the game to be closed and reopened. Avatar Icons that are unlocked as a Gauntlet Reward will now have the tooltip displayed in the appropriate language. Card Text will no longer be cut off vertically on some cards. PC servers will be restarted shortlyMar 1, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsWe 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 ESTFeb 19, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsWe will be bringing down PC servers briefly to implement a potential fix associated with Alt+Tabbing in-game.Hand of the Gods Release Patch NotesFeb 14, 2018 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/df62085d8c62abd21fc71296b92c4a071767ffa4.pngAfter 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) Egyptian Pantheon Core Set (44 Total Cards) Greek Pantheon Core Set (57 Total Cards) Mayan Pantheon Core Set (41 Total Cards) Hindu Pantheon Core Set (48 Total Cards) Norse Pantheon Core Set (47 Total Cards) Roman Pantheon Core (55 Total Cards) Neutral Pantheon Core Set (88 Total Cards) Core Set Bundle With the release of Hand of the Gods, the Founder’s Pack will be replaced in the store with our new Core Set Bundle. The Core Set Bundle combines the Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Mayan, and Neutral Pantheon Core Sets (a total of 285 cards) for only a $19.99 direct purchase! Cosmetic Pack Cosmetic Packs are now available in the Store for purchase in exchange for 4,000 Favor or 50 Runes. Each purchase of a Cosmetic Pack will award the player with one of 100 items, including Card Backs, Avatar Icons, and Skins. Among those that already existed within Hand of the Gods, a number of brand new items will be added to the Cosmetic Pack for players to unlock: Card Backs Pirate Card Back Avatars Bakasura Thor Agni Ah Puch Ah Muzen Cab Anhur Anubis Ao Kuang Aphrodite Apollo Arachne Ares Artemis Athena Awilix Bacchus Bastet Bellona Cabrakan Chaac Chang’e Chronos Cupid Fenrir Freya Geb Guan Yu Hades He Bo Hel Hercules Hou Yi Hun Batz Isis Janus Jing Wei Kali Khepri Kukulkan Kumbhakarna Loki Medusa Mercury Ne Zha Neith Nemesis Nox Nu Wa Odin Osiris Poseidon Rama Ratatoskr Ravana Scylla Serqet Skadi Sobek Sol Sun WuKong Sylvanus Ymir Zeus Zhong Kui Pirate Skins Dreadbeard Poseidon Skaliwag Kali High Seas Sobek Vulcap'n Redbeard Vulcan Gold Pack Gold Packs have now also been added to the store and can be purchased in exchange for 150 Favor or 50 Runes. Each pack will award the player with one random Golden version of a card within the Core Set. Core Pack The Core Pack will still remain within the Store and can be purchased in exchange for 300 Favor! These packs will still have a chance to drop Golden Cards, but no longer contain Leader skins. Achievements You’ll no...Hand of the Gods will be Releasing on February 20, 2018!Feb 9, 2018 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/df62085d8c62abd21fc71296b92c4a071767ffa4.pngAfter 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 the Pantheon from the Core Set. The Neutral Pantheon Set, which will contain over 80 cards, can be purchased individually for 600 Runes and includes 2 copies of every Common, Rare, and Epic card, as well as 1 copy of every Legendary card from the Neutral set of cards. For immediate access to even more cards, the Core Set Bundle will now be available for $19.99 that grants players access to all current cards from the Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Mayan, and Neutral Pantheon Core Sets. Players that own the Founder’s Pack or Venus Competitor’s Pack will receive the Core Set Bundle for free when it becomes available! Players will experience the same level of highly exciting gameplay upon the game’s release. There will be multiple game modes for players to explore and conquer: Versus: The Casual and Ranked queues will now be combined, allowing rank progression as soon as you start the game. Challenge: Face off against your friends and put your deck building skills to the test. Arena: Players will construct a 25-card deck by going through rounds of selecting one of three presented cards. The Gauntlet: Fun game modes will cycle on a daily basis that will allow players to do constructed play with decks limited by special rules. Training: Play through the tutorial to learn the basics of Hand of the Gods, or test your experimental deck against our AI. Players that have bought Runes will receive bonus Runes to return their total to the amount purchased during the Beta. These players will also keep all content purchased with their Runes! This means that you can use your Runes to purchase new Cosmetic and Gold Packs that allow players to obtain items such as Card Backs, Avatar Icons, and Golden Cards. Players will be granted access to the new release changes on PC beginning on February 12th. On this date, the Founder’s Pack will no longer be available for purchase, but the Core Set Bundle will take its place. With the full release of Hand of the Gods, the team w...Get 10 Core Packs FREE with Twitch Prime!Jan 26, 2018 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/bbede1c399f319c1034f35d1d2aa2f0748ceb9f0.jpgBomb 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 RomeJan 9, 2018 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/0830ddb5833ae12dc44ef12f03ac7eb47cc5e850.jpg 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 each returned. Sacrifice (Egypt) Cost increased from 2 to 3. Kill a friendly unit and add two copies of it to your hand. Void Zone (Mayan) Moved from the Hindu pantheon to the Mayan pantheon 4 Mana Silence all enemies adjacent to either Summoning Stone.New GauntletsWeekday Gauntlet 1: Colossal Decks can only include cards that cost 5 or more. Players start with 5 mana. Rewards: 2 core packs, 100 favor, Cutesy Merdusa.Weekday Gauntlet 2: Marksmanship Players can only queue with decks that have Spells and Ranged units. No melee units are allowed. Rewards: 2 core packs, 100 favor, Cutesy Izanami. Weekend Gauntlet 1: Triple Threat Map includes only three rows of playable tiles. All normal decks allowed. Rewards: 3 core packs, 150 favor, Cutesy Neith. Weekend Gauntlet 2: Pantheon Wars Players can only queue with decks that have ALL Egyptian or Chinese cards. All other pantheons are not allowed in this queue, nor are neutral cards. Rewards: 3 core packs, 150 favor, Cutesy Bastet.Bug Fixes Accensus can no longer move through blocked paths to hit a unit. Added a tooltip for the reincarnated version of Tribute of Stone. Fixed an issue where cards would occasionally get stuck in hand. Fixed an issue where Leader Abilities would not work after using Nox’s Warcry. Fixed an issue where Ra’s Leader Description would get cut off on lower resolutions. Fixed an issue where Silence would not affect Spartan, Osiris, and Pillar of Fortitude. Fixed an issue where the Turn Timer could could get stuck and lock players out of action. Player names no longer stay on screen when conceding a game from the Menu. Sanctuary now properly prevents poisoned units from dying. Updated Bakasura’s card text to properly reflect his Warcry.Open Beta 0.36 Patch Notes – Warrior’s WayDec 13, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/12005028492da76e3bfba69a8dfdd7aace70ec46.jpg 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 to 8. New Ability: Warcry: Kill a friendly unit and gain attack equal to its cost. Afterlife: Spawn a 3/3 Avatar. Bolster (Roman) Select a friendly unit. Set all friendly unit’s health to match the target’s. Cataclysm (Egyptian) Stun enemy units in a 2x2 area and leave lava in tiles with no units. Dying Wish (Egyptian) Mana cost increased from 1 to 2. Kill a friendly unit and spawn a random unit from your deck that costs up to 2 more. Osiris (Egyptian) Mana Cost increased from 8 to 9. Attack increased from 4 to 7. Health increased from 4 to 5. New Ability: At the end of your turn, spawn a random unit with Afterlife from your Graveyard. Spartan (Neutral) Attack increased from 2 to 3 Health reduced from 6 to 5 New Passive: Whenever Spartan kills a unit, spawn a random unit that costs 2 and give it Charge. New Gauntlets Weekday Gauntlet 1: Spell Lock Decks can not contain any Spell Cards. 5 Wins Rewards: 2 Core Packs 100 Favor Cutesy Sol Avatar Weekday Gauntlet 2: Mortality Players can only use decks that include only cards from the Neutral Pantheon. 5 Wins Rewards: 2 Core Packs 100 Favor Cutesy Medusa Avatar Weekend Gauntlet 1: Entrenched The map contains two rock formations that block unit movement. 5 Wins Rewards: 3 Core Packs 150 Favor Chef’s Special Avatar Weekend Gauntlet 2: Prodigal Players can only create decks that contain Rare, Epic, and Legendary Cards. 5 Wins Rewards: 3 Core Packs 150 Favor Cutesy Freya Avatar Only decks created from your collection and meeting the deck requirements will be eligible for use in the Gauntlet. This must be done before entering the queue. Rewards will be granted to players who achieve 5 wins. Monday at 5am EDT – Friday at 5am EDT players will be able to access two weekday gauntlets. Friday at 5am EDT – Monday at 5am EDT players will be able to access two weekend gauntlets. After a player has won or lost a specific gauntlet type, they will not be able to enter that same gauntlet again until the daily coold...Open Beta Patch 0.35 - The Winged GoddessNov 30, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/bcc8a95118d9a01dfc0920441f04ef0a60edcc9f.jpg 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 amount spent. Hades (Greek) New Passive: Whenever this unit kills a unit, add a copy of it to your hand. Promote (Roman) Cost reduced from 3 to 1. New: Replace all friendly units in a 2x2 area with a random unit that costs 1 more.New Gauntlets Weekday Gauntlet 1: Marksmanship Players can only queue with decks that have Spells and Ranged units. No Melee units are allowed. 5 Wins Rewards: 2 Core Packs 100 Favor Cutesy Izanami Avatar Weekday Gauntlet 2: Overflow Players have 10 mana every turn. 5 Wins Rewards: 2 Core Packs 100 Favor Thanatoast Avatar Weekend Gauntlet 1: Pauper Players can only create decks that contain Free and Common cards. 5 Wins Rewards: 2 Core Packs 100 Favor Cutesy Chang’e Avatar Weekend Gauntlet 2: Pantheon Wars Players can only queue with decks that have ALL Hindu or Mayan Cards. All other pantheons are not allowed in this queue, nor are neutral cards. 5 Wins Rewards: 3 Core Packs 150 Favor Cutesy Scylla Avatar Only decks created from your collection and meeting the deck requirements will be eligible for use in the Gauntlet. This must be done before entering the queue. Rewards will be granted to players who achieve 5 wins. Monday at 5am EDT – Friday at 5am EDT players will be able to access two weekday gauntlets. Friday at 5am EDT – Monday at 5am EDT players will be able to access two weekend gauntlets. After a player has won or lost a specific gauntlet type, they will not be able to enter that same gauntlet again until the daily cooldown resets at 5am EDT.General FPS Limiter In-game frames per second can now be limited to match the refresh rate of your monitor on PC. This feature will reduce resource usage, and will be to the benefit of laptops and older computers. Quest Requirements Quests that required players to play 30 gods (from a particular pantheon) have been reduced to 20 gods. Quest that required players to play 60 gods (from any pantheon) has been reduced to 50 gods. Gauntlets Gauntlet Rewards now only require 5 conse...Cyber Monday Card Bundle SaleNov 27, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/bde094535f8c40c2ae307ca89b35b813eab58a8b.jpg 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 WeekendNov 22, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/2b3ba820e695edfbfbc158e9d902b8c5ad4eb6c6.png 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 http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/ba91f7b9717c9a88279b83605933114a9a48cfc0.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% OffNov 22, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/a648e4d89c4d431bf1753f51eab306311309b200.jpgBlack 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 FrameCOMPETE FOR $50,000 AT HI-REZ EXPO 2018Nov 17, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/e937359a1f8b719fb660f811a11a56b702824285.jpgHi-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 close 11:00am EST - Open Bracket Group B begins Saturday, January 6 10:00am EST - Founder’s Tournament check-in 11:00am EST - Founder’s Tournament begins Sunday, January 7 11:30am EST - Founder’s Tournament Grand FinalsOpen Bracket FormatThe 64-Man Open Bracket will be randomly split into two groups of 32 Players. Each group will compete over 5 rounds of Swiss, with the top 4 from each group qualifying for the $50,000 Founder’s Tournament. Players will compete over 5 rounds of Swiss style play Players who competed in the HRX Qualifiers will be soft seeded in the first round of Swiss, and the rest randomized. Players will then be assigned an opponent to face based on these seedings. Pairings will compete in a Best of Three set, with each set win awarding 1 point. Subsequent rounds of Swiss will randomly pair players of the same, or similar, records. After 5 Rounds of Swiss, the 4 players with the most points from each group will earn qualification to the Founder’s Tournament held on Saturday, January 6th. Tiebreakers will be determined in the following order; Head to Head - Number of set wins versus all tied opponents. Game Differential - Total number of Games won minus games lost within sets.Full tournament rules will be released in the coming weeks. $50,000 Founder’s TournamentThe 8 players who qualify from the Open Bracket then test their skill against the 8 players from the HRX Qualifiers in a Single Elimination Best of 5 bracket. We’re excited to see the best Hand of the Gods Players from around the world clash at Hi-Rex Expo 2018! Seeding Potpie echang Meziljie YouCanCallMeAl Swidz Unscathed StryKerRO Goodfeller HRX Open Group A #1 HRX Open Group B #1 HRX Open Group A #2 HRX Open Group B #2 HRX Open Group A #3 HRX Open Group B #3 HRX Open Group A #4 HRX Open Group B #4Prizing Pool: $50,000 1st: $20,000 2nd: $10,000 3rd/4th: $3,000 3rd/4th: $3,000 5th-8th: $2,000 5th-8th: $2,000 5th-8th: $2,000 5th-8th: $2,000 9th-16th: $750 9th-16th: $750...Open Beta Patch 0.34 - Fate and TimeNov 15, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/1b131226ee09af558d327f5e9fd4302553404c8a.pngNew 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 Discover a unit that costs 7 or more and reduce its cost to 0. Recursive Vitality (Chinese) Spell, 1 mana, Common Give a God +1/+0. When you play a God, return this card from your graveyard. Soul Bind (Hindu) Spell, 3 mana, Common Select two units that cost 4 or less. When one dies, the other dies. Voice of Eternity (Egyptian) Spell, 1 mana, Common Discover a card with Afterlife.New Holiday Packhttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/2f42f4cee92b9baabe6bbd38eda1e8450025a84e.pngGet ready for the Winter Holidays with the Hand of the Gods Holiday Pack! The Holiday pack will replace the Halloween Pack in the store on all platforms with the release of OB 0.34. The pack includes Limited Edition Skins for Hand of the Gods, featuring a new unit model, Special FX, Sound FX, and Card Art. In addition to unit skins, the Holiday Pack includes exclusive Leader skins for Ah Puch and Nu Wa, along with two Limited Edition Holiday Avatars, and a Holiday Card Back! Each Holiday Pack opened will unlock a skin, avatar, or card back you have not already unlocked (Gods skins will award 2 copies). Holiday Skins are not disenchantable, and will only be available for the duration of the promotion.The Holiday Pack will be purchasable for 200 Runes and unlock one of the following with each opened: Nu Wa Leader Skin - Nice and Naughty Ah Puch Leader Skin - Nutcromancer Geb God Skin - Snowman Ratatoskr God Skin - Festive Fenrir God Skin - Wreck the Halls Holiday Avatar - Ruderp Holiday Avatar - Pupresent Kaldr Holiday Card BackNew Gauntlets Weekday Gauntlet 1: Time Shift Player turns last 30 seconds. 8 Wins Rewards: 2 Core Packs 100 Favor Cutesy Fafnir Weekday Gauntlet 2: Colossal Decks can only include cards that cost 5 or more. Players start with 5 mana. 8 Wins Rewards: 2 Core Packs 100 Favor Cutesy Merdusa Weekend Gauntlet 1: Sharing is Caring Player’s draw from their opponent’s deck. Decks must include at least 15 unit cards. 8 Wins R...Open Beta Patch 0.33 - Cursed DragonNov 15, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/d84c69bfe9a45f951d42b036ee5f58b91992ed1c.jpgWhat’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 the number of cards per page by 2. Improved card counter with better indication of how many of a specific card is already in your deck.HUD New in-game UI art treatment The playable grid is now always visible. New mana count treatment with larger sizing. Deck tracker and taunts have been moved under the menu in the top left.Camera FOV has been tightened to give a more up close view of the board.General Card Text Cleaned up various card text descriptions for better clarity Athena, Bacchus, Bull Demon King, Pillar of ExileBalance Aspect of Life Cost increased from 2 to 4.Venus Competitors Pack Leaving StoresNov 10, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/8722bd71cba858103cd4c363bdf4286a40290a0d.jpg 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 Bowman x2 Gallus x2 Imperial Archer x2 Oogway x2 Hyena x2 2 Copies of the following Neutral Epics Blademaster x2 Bull Demon King x2 Sagittarius x2 10 Additional Core Packs #1 Player Avatar Competitor’s Card BackUnlock the following in SMITE Venus skin for Aphrodite in SMITE Control The Game - Player Power SurveyOct 27, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/c8e3a7ab4bdeb949acb23ee22127cc6e0adf3486.pngYOU 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, Facebook, official Discord server, or our Forums!Trick or Treat - Halloween Event!Oct 27, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/53b7a0f6806d2a5e8897185bd6a499a0e583dfa0.png 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 HuntOct 19, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30506753/5138f8b9000bb708145f7d2e68cf1ef6a4ab8d59.jpgWhat’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, 4/2 , Common Warcry: Move to a random enemy unit and stun them. Da Ji - Chinese Melee God, 5 Mana, 5/5, Epic Warcry: Give a Beast +2/+2. Inferno - Chinese Spell, 10 Mana, Common Deal 8 damage. Artemis - Greek Ranged God, 7 Mana, 4/5 , Rare Warcry: Reveal the top card of your deck. Deal its cost as damage to an enemy. Shock and Awe - Greek Spell, 3 Mana, Rare Silence an enemy and trigger a friendly god’s Warcry.Bacchus - Roman Melee God, 4 Mana, 4/4 , Rare At the start of your turn, Bacchus drinks his wine and gets an additional random effect. Protect 1 +1/+1 Attacks hit adjacent enemies Immune: Melee War Burden - Roman Spell, 3 Mana, Common Target a unit. The owner’s cards cost 1 more until the unit is removed from play. Grave Dig - Mayan Spell, 2 Mana, Rare Discover a card from your graveyard.Agni - Hindu (Adjusted Passive) Costs 4 to play at first. Warcry: Deal 1 damage to enemy units. Attack reduced from 4 to 2. Reincarnate cost is 6 mana. Reincarnate Warcry: Deal 2 damage to enemy units. Aspect of Life - Hindu Spell, 2 Mana, Rare Discover a 0 Mana, 1/1 clone of a unit in your hand.Shard of Bhumi - Hindu Spell, 1 Mana, Common Deal damage to an enemy unit equal to the number of Structures you control.New Feature: Deck Search and Filter This patch we are introducing a robust Deck Builder Search and Filter system, with multiple options to sort through your collection. All filters options are togglable, so players can identify exactly what type of card they want in their deck. The filter is accessed in your collection menu by selecting the Filter icon next to the Disenchant Extra option. The Deck Builder Search and Filter allows players to sort through the following options: Search Look up any card by name or card text! Included Unowned Filter Included Owned Goldens Filter Mana Cost Filter Players will be able to select multiple Mana Costs when using this filter. Type Filter Beast Structure God Leader Rarity Filter Free Common Rare Epic Legen...

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