Erlang Shen

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***"Pin down enemies and charge forth with your trusty celestial hound."***

**Erlang Shen** is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

## Lore

Many are the legendary tales of Erlang Shen.

Hearing the riverlands surrounding his home were consumed by floods, he went to engineer new dams and canals. Yet the true source of the disaster proved to be an evil dragon. With seven companions, Erlang Shen ambushed the beast. Cowardly and quick the dragon slithered into the rapid river waters, but Erlang Shen captured it with a great chain and bound it beneath a shrine. Thus the floods subsided.

When Sun Wukong's troublesome antics drew the ire of the Jade Emperor, Erlang Shen faced the Monkey King on the battlefield. For every form Sun Wukong took, Erlang Shen transformed as well. Across sea and sky and land they battled. Thus was Sun Wukong sent fleeing for his life.

When the people were plagued by demons and monsters, Erlang Shen slaughtered them to keep his countrymen safe. Three-bladed spear in hand and hunting dog at his side, no evil could threaten the innocent or the Empire. Thus, Erlang came to be loved and worshipped.

A Goddess mother and a mere mortal father, he is of two worlds. He is both sage and a soldier, humble yet regal, his veins filled with the blood of men and the divine blood of his uncle, the Jade Emperor. Having risen above his forbidden origins, Erlang Shen has proven himself among the greatest of heroes in the Jade Empire. Perhaps that is why he now takes the field. No demon, nor dragon, nor even the Monkey King himself has stood against him and won. To save the people, to save the world, Erlang Shen will fight, and another legend will be born!

## Trivia

### General

* Erlang Shen's 72 Transformations shares its name with one of Sun Wukong's abilities.

* These are the only abilities in the game to share a name.

* Erlang Shen's howling celestial dogs from his Default, Monster Trainer and Queen's Guard skins make appearances in Da Ji's defeat screen.
* Erlang Shen is the nephew of Yu Huang.

### God Skins

* **Molten Shogun**

* The original concept for this skin was created by the artist WolfDawg.

* Before being altered to fit with Smite's artstyle, this skin originally was inspired by the game Hollow Knight.
* He also made the original concept for Infantree Sylvanus.

* The actor who voiced this skin, Armen Taylor, also voiced Prince of Darkness Hades.
* This skin shares its theme with Volcanic Agni, Molten Destroyer Cthulhu, Molten He Bo, Molten Doom Kuzenbo and Igneous Terra.

* **Monster Trainer**

* Both this skin and default Erlang Shen were voiced by Brandon Mcinnis.
* This skin makes several references to the Pokémon series.

* Appearance wise, Erlang Shen looks like Red.
* His dog could be a reference to the Pokémon Pikachu and/or Manectric.
* In his intro animation, Erlang Shen takes off his hat and his dog comes out of it. This is a reference to the original title of Pokémon, Pocket Monsters.
* When Erlang Shen enters combat, he flips his hat backward similar to Ash's iconic animation before he enters a battle.
* The color scheme of his Turtle form is similar to Squirtle's.

* The background of this skin's card art resembles The Great Wall of China.
* In this skin, Erlang keeps making animal puns throughout his voicelines.
* This skin shares its theme with Kuku Kukulkan.

* **Queen's Guard**

* Erlang Shen's celestial dog becomes a Corgi in this skin.

* This is a reference to Queen Elizabeth's Corgis.

* **Regal Warrior**

* The actor who voiced this skin, Howard Wang, also voiced Gadget Goblin Cupid and Fire Lord Ne Zha.

## Skins

* Default
* Illustrious
* Molten Shogun
* Monster Trainer
* Queen's Guard
* Regal Warrior
* Golden
* Legendary
* Diamond

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin could only be obtained from certain Treasure Chests, or via direct purchase.  This skin was part of the Battle for Olympus event.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin was part of the Odyssey 2017 event.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects  This skin could only be obtained by purchasing 2 bundles from the Dawn of Babylon event.

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## Changelog

**SMITE Version 11.1.7887.5 (January 23, 2024)**

* **Spot Weakness**

* Increased Lifesteal from 3/6/9/12/15% to 4.5/9/13.5/18/22.5%

**SMITE Version 10.6.7598.5 (June 13, 2023)**

* **Howling Celestial Dog**

* Increased % Max HP damage from 1.75% to 2%

* **Pin**

* Increased Root Duration from 1.3s to 1.5s

* **9 Turns Blessing**

* Increased Damage Mitigation buff from 25% to 35%

**SMITE Version 10.3.7494.12 (March 28, 2023)**

* **Spot Weakness**

* Decreased Lifesteal from 4/8/12/16/20% to 3/6/9/12/15%
* Increased Damage Reduction per stack from 3/4/5/6/7% to 5/5.5/6/6.5/7%

* **9 Turns Blessing**

* Decreased Heal from 150/225/300/375/450 (+15% of your Maximum Health) to 100/150/200/250/300 (+12% of your Maximum Health)
* Increased Damage Mitigation from 10/12.5/15/17.5/20% to 25%
* Increased Taunt Duration from 1.2s to 1.5s

**SMITE Version 9.7.7157.8 (July 26, 2022)**

* **Howling Celestial Dog**

* Decreased Damage from 7.5% of his Basic Attack power to 5%

* **72 Transformations**

* Decreased Mink Damage Scaling from 85% of your Physical Power to 70%

**SMITE Version 9.4.7059.2 (April 19, 2022)**

* **Howling Celestial Dog**

* Reduced damage from 15% to 7.5% of Erlang Shen’s basic attack damage
* Increased damage from 1% to 1.75% of target’s max health

* **Spot Weakness**

* Decreased Bonus Damage per hit from 15/27/39/51/63 (+10% of your Physical Power) To 12/22/32/42/52 (+5% of your Physical Power)
* Erlang Shen now gains 4/8/12/16/20% Physical lifesteal while this ability is active
* Erlang Shen now applies a stacking debuff to enemy gods hit by this ability which reduces their damage output by 3/4/5/6/7% per stack, stacking up to 3 times. Stacks last 3s.

* 9/12/15/18/21% damage reduction max

* **72 Transformations**

* Erlang Shen is now knock up and slow immune while he is transformed into either animal
* Mink form

* Erlang Shen now gains 15% Movement Speed for 4s after the dash completes

* Turtle form

* This ability no longer knocks enemies up
* Shield health changed from 70/110/150/190/230 to 50/100/150/200/250 (+75% total protections from items and abilities)

* **9 Turns Blessing**

* Increased Damage Mitigation from 10/11.25/12.5/13.75/15% to 10/12.5/15/17.5/20%

**SMITE Version 8.11.6878.7 (November 30, 2021)**

* **72 Transformations**

* Decreased Turtle Damage from 65/110/155/200/245 to 55/100/145/190/235
* Increased Cooldown from 18/17/16/15/14s to 18/17.5/17/16.5/16s

**SMITE Version 7.12.6319.9 (December 15, 2020)**

* **Spot Weakness**

* Increase mana cost from 60 to 60/65/70/75/80
* Decrease base damage from 15/30/45/60/75 to 15/27/39/51/63

**SMITE Version 6.10.5654.3 (September 17, 2019)**

* **72 Transformations**

* Removed Haste effect from Mink form.
* Turtle Base Damage decreased from 75/125/175/225/275 to 65/115/155/195/235.

**SMITE Version 6.8.5557.1 (July 24, 2019)**

* **Spot Weakness**

* Decreased Base Damage from 25/40/55/70/85 to 15/30/45/60/75.

**SMITE Version 6.1.5286.8 (February 11, 2019)**

* **General**

* Increased Base HP by 10.
* Increased Base HP per Level by 3.

**SMITE Version 5.22.5162 (December 3, 2018)**

* **Spot Weakness**

* Decreased Physical Power Scaling from 15% to 10% per basic attack.

* **72 Transformations**

* Decreased Turtle Form Bonus Movement Speed from 100% to 75%.

**SMITE Version 5.21.5125 (November 12, 2018)**

* **Howling Celestial Dog**

* Decreased max health percent damage from 2% to 1% per hit.

**SMITE Version 5.19.5053.2 (October 15, 2018)**

* **General**

* Fixed showing the incorrect Basic Attack formula on the Skill Screen. Should have been 39 + 2 \* level instead of 38 + 2 \* level.

**SMITE Version 5.18.5022.1 (October 1, 2018)**

* **Howling Celestial Dog**

* Erlang Shen's dog no longer trigger on hit item passives or a portion of Erlang Shen's damage.
* Each time Erlang Shen's dog hits a target they will take 2% of the Maximum HP as damage.

**SMITE Version 5.9.4788.4 (May 30, 2018)**

* **Spot Weakness**

* Decreased Mana cost from 60/65/70/75/80 to 60 at all ranks.

* **9 Turns Blessing**

* Increased Taunt Duration from .8/.9/1/1.1/1.2s to 1.2s at all ranks.

**SMITE Version 5.5.4677.1 (March 27, 2018)**

* **General**

* Increased basic attack progression scaling to match swing time.

* From 0.65/0.65/0.65/1/.8x to .75/0.75/0.75/1.1/.9x.

* **Spot Weakness**

* Increased cooldown reduction per Basic Attack from 0.75s to 1s.

* **Pin**

* Increased Physical Power Scaling from 45% to 55%.

**SMITE Version 4.20.4385 (October 24, 2017)**

* **72 Transformations**

* Now cleanses roots on cast (can still be affected by roots during charge).

**SMITE Version 4.19.4362 (October 10, 2017)**

* **72 Transformations**

* Decreased Mink Form Base Damage from 90/150/210/270/330 to 70/130/190/250/310.
* Decrease Mink Attack Speed and Haste buff from 5s to 4s.

**SMITE Version 4.9.4091 (May 24, 2017)**

* **General**

* Increased Base Power from ~~38~~ → 39
* Increased Attack Speed per Level from ~~.8~~ → 1

**SMITE Version 4.7.4031.1 (April 25, 2017)**

* **Pin**

* Updated the description of this ability with the correct radius for this ability.

**SMITE Version 4.1.3882 (February 1, 2017)**

* **Pin**

* This ability no longer Cripples.

**SMITE Version 3.23.3779.1 (December 6, 2016)**

* **Spot Weakness**

* No longer ignores Basic Attack movement penalties.

* **72 Transformations**

* Using Mink Form will now allow you to ignore Basic Attack Movement penalties for 5s.
* Reduced Turtle Shield and Mink Attack Buff durations from ~~6s~~ → 5s.

**SMITE Version 3.21.3730 (November 8, 2016)**

* **Pin**

* Adjusted Root and Cripple durations from ~~1.15/1.3/1.45/1.6/1.75~~ → 1.3 at all ranks.

**SMITE Version 3.16.3599.1 (August 30, 2016)**

* **Pin**

* Cooldown increased from ~~12s~~ → 16s.

**SMITE Version 3.14.3547.1 (August 2, 2016)**

* **General**

* Fixed an issue where Celestial Dog was not proccing Stone Cutting Sword.

* **9 Turns Blessing**

* Improved audio and visual FX for clarity.
* Healing reduced from ~~150/240/330/420/510~~ → 150/225/300/375/450.
* Scaling reduced from ~~20%~~ → 15%.

**SMITE Version 3.13.3518 (July 19, 2016)**

* **General**

* Added Emotes.

**SMITE Version 3.12.3494 (July 6, 2016)**

* Erlang Shen has been added to the game.