Izanami

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***"Your sickles are never far and being close to death only makes you stronger."***

**Izanami** is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

## Lore

As Izanami gave birth to the god of Fire, his searing skin scorched her flesh. Fearful she would die, her husband, Izanagi, the man with whom she had created the world, held her close and wept. But it was too late. So grievous were the wounds, Izanami succumbed to death.

To rescue her soul, Izanagi traveled to Yomi, the realm of darkness and death. Through the black maze he searched, until finally he came upon her, hidden amongst the shadows. He implored her to return with him. She could not, for she had already eaten the fruit that grew in Yomi. Izanagi insisted. He would not leave her in this place. He swore it.

Izanami agreed to take her husband to see the Gods of Yomi, to implore them to free her. Meanwhile, remain in darkness, she cautioned him, for the realm of the dead was not meant for the living to see. Taken by foreboding, Izanagi lit a torch and laid eyes upon his wife. No longer the graceful, elegant beauty she once was, Izanami now appeared a rotting corpse, hollow and decayed, maggot ridden and foul. Frightened and disgusted, Izanagi broke his vow and fled.

Through the bowels of Yomi he ran, pursued by the fiend that was once his wife. Escaping the cave entrance, Izanagi rolled a boulder in place to block it. Sealed within, betrayed and cursed, consumed with wrathful anger, Izanami swore, one thousand lives would she take each day. One thousand to pay for the broken promise he made.

Since then, Izanami has kept her vow, each day reaching beyond the grave to pull souls to Yomi. But war has broken the boulder that once kept her sealed away, and Izanami has emerged, cold and lifeless, but burning with a vengeance against all that lives. One thousand souls will not be enough.

## Trivia

### General

* Izanami was the first hunter of the Japanese Pantheon.
* Izanami is the mother of Amaterasu, Susano, Raijin and Tsukuyomi.
* Izanami is also the wife of Izanagi and both created the islands of Japan in the Shintoist creation myth.
* Izanami continue the tradition of Japanese gods having lines in Japanese.
* Izanami's intro line ▶️*"I am the shoguness of sorrow!"* is a reference a line made by the character Aku from the animated television series Samurai Jack.
* Izanami's line for when she is in a Killstreak ▶️*"I am death, destroyer of worlds!"* is a reference to a quote said in an interview by J. Robert Oppenheimer on the documentary The Decision to Drop the Bomb.
* One of Izanami's death voicelines *"What strange times that even death may die..."* is a reference to a quote by H. P. Lovecraft, "It is not dead which can eternal lie and with strange eons even death may die.", who is also the creator of Cthulhu.

### God Skins

* **Apricot/Cherry Apricot**

* This skin is a cross promotion between Hi-Rez Studios/Titan Forge Games to promote VSHOJO.
* This skin shares its theme with Zentreya/Voltage Zentreya Mulan, Kson/Emerald Blade Kson Nemesis, Vei Nu Wa, Ironmouse/Ironmrouse Persephone, Nyanners Serqet and Silvervale Skadi.

* **Plague-bearer**

* This skin's "curses" line, ▶️*"Rats!"* and directed taunt toward Fenrir, ▶️*"Fleas! Get him out of here!"* are references to the main cause of spread of The Great Plague.
* Her voice line for destroying a tower, ▶️*"Ashes, ashes..."* and her death line, ▶️*"We all fall down..."* are from the American version of Ring a Ring o' Roses, a nursery rhyme commonly associated with the plague.
* Her quote when in kill streak, ▶️ "Beat down with the sickness!" is a reference to the song Down with the Sickness by Disturbed.
* Her other kill streak quote ▶️ "More like typhoid scary!" is a reference to Typhoid Mary.
* One of her jokes, ▶️ "I've got a fever, and the only thing that will cure it is a penta kill!" is a reference to the line "I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell!" spoken by Christopher Walken in the memorable Saturday Night Live skit.
* The actress who voiced this skin, Lydia Mackay, also voiced Covert Ops/Crimson Ops Bastet, Hera, Battle Queen Hera and iDusa/iDusa Elite Medusa.
* This skin shares its theme with Plague Lord Hades, Plague Purger Ra and Plague Minister Set.

* **Dreadful Doll**

* This skin is based on haunted dolls or killer toys.
* This skin makes a cameo appearance in the card art for Ma Chérie Arachne and Plushie Ganesha.
* Her direct taunt to Scylla ▶️ "Send my regards to Mr. Fluffybottoms!" is aimed at her Child's Play skin.
* The actress who voiced this skin, Macy Anne Johnson, also voiced Adventurer's Guild Bastet and Shadow Claw Bastet.
* This skin shares its theme with Ma Chérie Arachne and Deadly Doll Cilodnha.

* **Mummified**

* This skin is based on a mummy.
* This is the first skin to have an Egyptian theme.
* The actress who voiced this skin, Michele Knotz, also voiced The Sparrow Nike.
* This skin shares its theme with Pharaoh's Curse Cabrakan, Cursed Pharaoh Hades and Queen Cobra Medusa.

* **Baroness**

* The actress who voiced this skin, Laila Berzins, also voiced Galaxy Shaper Nox, Dropkick Terra and Spirit of the Bear Terra.
* This skin shares its theme with Mademe Darkness Nox.

* **Shadow Stalker**

* This skin is based on a forest spirit.
* This skin shares its theme with Shadow Spirit Ah Puch, Shadow Eater Bakasura, Shadow Prowler Bastet, Primal Spirit Cernunnos, Shadow Tanuki Danzaburou, Marrow Eater Fenrir, Dreamweaver Ganesha, Shadow Hunter Hachiman, Shadow Speaker Hel, Shadow Specter Horus, Shadow Howler Hun Batz, Shadow Sparrow Jing Wei, Shadow Serpent Kukulkan, Shadow Weaver Neith, Spirit Father Odin, Shadow Bloom Persephone and Shadow Dancer Shiva.

* **Witchbane**

* This skin is based on a vampire/monster hunter.
* This is the first skin where Izanami is not an undead.

* Because of this, some of her animations had to be slightly altered or completely removed for this skin.

* This skin shares its theme with Witch Seeker Amaterasu, Demon Scourge Athena, Nightbane Jing Wei and Silver Bullet Tsukuyomi.

* **Twisted Joke**

* This is the first skin to have a clown theme.
* The actress who voiced this skin, Aimee Smith, also voiced Soul Slayer Nemesis, Queen Bee Nox and Battleship Heaven Nu Wa.
* This skin shares its theme with Bad Apple Discordia.

* **Rogue Android/Rogue Cyborg**

* The actress who voiced this skin, Larissa Galagher, also voiced Royal Champion Awilix.
* There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here: Rogue Android Announcer pack.
* This skin shares its theme with Modern Android Achilles, Arachnoid Arachne, Tokyo Knight Ares, Spectral Oni Cliodhna, Mecha Empress Hera and Sakura Android Neith.

* **Divine Axe**

* The actress who voiced this skin, Cristina Valenzuela, also voiced Amaterasu, Senpai Da Ji, Discordia, Biohacker Kali and Sea Maiden Medusa.
* This skin shares its theme with Midnight Dove Awilix, Radiant Heroine Bellona, Archangel Chernobog, Angel of Chaos Cthulhu, Celestial Mayhem Discordia, Celestial Eset, Sacred Grounds Geb, Divine Wind Gilgamesh, Inner Demon Hel, Seraph Horus, Heaven's Arrow Hou Yi, Striking Archon Ishtar, Divine Right Jing Wei, Gazing Archon Medusa, Celestial Deliverer Mercury, Master of Light Merlin, Holo Halo Pele, Radiant Archon Ra, Sacred Arrow Rama, Celestial Inferno Surtr, Archon Thanatos, Angelic Archon Yemoja and Almighty Archon Zeus.

* **Screamy Chibi**

* This skin was also voiced by Lisa Ortiz
* This skin shares its theme with Itty Bitty ChiBee Ah Muzen Cab, Sunny Chibi Amaterasu, Itsy Bitsy Chibi Arachne, Chompy Chibi Fenrir, Heebee Chibi Hades, Breezy Chibi Kukulkan, Blinky Chibi Janus, Snakey Chibi Medusa, Beamy Chibi Ra, Steamy Chibi Sol, Stormy Chibi Susano, Deathy Chibi Thanatos, Rumbly Chibi Thor, Beaky Chibi Thoth, Freezy Chibi Ymir and Zappy Chibi Zeus.

* **Queen of Cards**

* This is the fifth T5 final reward skin not obtainable in the Odyssey events, the other four being Divine Dragon Bellona, Forgotten Gods Chaac, Totem Caller Hou Yi and Winds of Change Kukulkan.
* The actress who voiced this skin, Lauren Mayfield, also voiced Deadly Dinner Discordia.
* This skin shares its theme with Wildcard Merlin and Heartbreaker Nox.

## Skins

* Default
* Dark Matron
* Bloodthirster
* Apricot
* Cherry Apricot
* Plague-bearer
* Dreadful Doll
* Mummified
* Baroness
* Shadow Stalker
* Witchbane
* Twisted Joke
* Rogue Android
* Rogue Cyborg
* Divine Axe
* Screamy Chibi
* Queen of Cards
* Golden
* Legendary
* Diamond

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin can also 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 was part of the VSHOJO 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 was part of the VSHOJO Event 2.0.  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 accumulating 31500 Odyssey points in 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 comes with a special emote.  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 was part of the Odyssey 2018 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 was part of the Divine Uprising 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 was part of the Hera's Odyssey 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 was part of the Odyssey: Underworld 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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 Requirements
  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 can only be obtained by purchasing and achieving enough levels in the Cyber Tokyo Battle Pass.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin could only be obtained by purchasing all the content from the Queen of Darkness Chest from the Talons of Tyranny event, has been available for direct purchase since the event ended, and is available in Miraculous Chests.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin could only be obtained by purchasing all the content from The Reaping event, has been available for direct purchase since the event ended, and is available in Miraculous Chests.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin has an animated loading screen card.  This skin changes appearance, character animations, and ability effects.  This skin could only be obtained by unlocking all items from the Heavenly Light event, or via direct purchase after the event ends.

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## Changelog

**SMITE Version 10.8.7671 (August 8, 2023)**

* **Death Draws Nigh**

* Decreased Penetration per Stack from 4% to 3%

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

* **Sickle Storm**

* Decreased Attack Speed from 55/60/65/70/75% to 45/50/55/60/65%

**SMITE Version 9.2.6981.4 (March 8, 2022)**

* **General**

* Decreased Base Physical Power from 36 to 34
* Decreased Base Attack Speed from 0.95 to 0.92

**SMITE Version 9.1.6950.5 Bonus (February 8, 2022)**

* **Spectral Projection**

* Decreased Physical Power Scaling from 90% to 80%

**SMITE Version 8.6.6618.4 (June 15, 2021)**

* **Fade Away**

* Decreased Cooldown from 20/19/18/17/16s to 17/16.5/16/15.5/15s

**SMITE Version 8.1.6381.5 (January 26, 2021)**

* **Death Draws Nigh**

* Izanami’s Sickle projectile speed increases as she gains attack speed. This should result more closely with her sickle returning before a second one fires.

**SMITE Version 7.1.5858.2 (January 28, 2020)**

* **General**

* Increased return projectile damage from 25% to 35%.

* **Spectral Projection**

* Reduced cooldown from 16/15/14/13/12 to 14/13.5/13/12.5/12.

**SMITE Version 6.13.5787.6 (December 11, 2019)**

* **Fade Away**

* This ability was not working as intended when hinting enemies at the direction Izanami had moved to.
* Visual FX now properly show to enemies.
* HP bar no longer shows to enemies.

**SMITE Version 6.5.5418 (April 30, 2019)**

* **General**

* Fixed an issue where her first basic attack would gain the benefit of Ichaival.

* **Death Draws Nigh**

* Decreased the threshold of missing health to gain a stack from 15% to 10%.

* This effect still caps at 20% Physical Penetration, but Izanami reaches the cap at 50% HP now instead of 25% HP.

* **Spectral Projection**

* Changed slow duration to be 3s at all ranks.

* **Fade Away**

* Lowered travel time from 0.6s to 0.5s.
* Removed the brief self root at the end of this leap.

**SMITE Version 5.13.4890 (July 24, 2018)**

* **General**

* Fixed an issue where Izanami's self buff ability Icon would not glow like other self buffs. This should glow when the ability doesn't go on cooldown until the duration finishes, which this ability does.

**SMITE Version 4.21.4416 (November 7, 2017)**

* **General**

* Fixed Izanami Dreadful Doll icon not displaying.

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

* **Fade Away**

* Decreased Stealth Duration from 4/4.5/5/5.5/6s to 3/3.5/4/4.5/5s.

* **Dark Portal**

* Reduce Damage from 250/350/450/550/650 to 220/320/420/520/620.
* Decreased Physical Power Scaling from 130% to 100%.
* Decrease Silence Duration from 1.5/1.75/2/2.25/2.5s to 1.5/1.65/1.8/1.95/2.1s.

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

* **Fade Away**

* Reduced casting time before the leap from 0.65s to 0.35s.

* **Dark Portal**

* Reduced warm-up time from 0.85s to 0.6s.
* Reduced post-fire time from 0.85s to 0.6s.

**SMITE Version 4.8.4062.1 (May 9, 2017)**

* **Fade Away**

* Decreased Mana Cost from ~~90/85/80/75/70~~ → 70 at all Ranks.

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

* **Fade Away**

* Minion Damage can no longer break the Stealth from Fade Away.

**SMITE Version 4.3.3934 (March 1, 2017)**

* **General**

* Base Damage decreased from ~~40~~ → 36.

**SMITE Version 3.22.3756.1 (November 21, 2016)**

* **General**

* Base Damage increased from ~~36~~ → 40.
* Basic Attack Damage per Level increased from ~~2.05~~ → 2.4.

**SMITE Version 3.18.3651 (September 27, 2016)**

* **General**

* Izanami's Basic Attacks now deal 75% damage going out and 25% damage going in, changed from 50%/50%.
* Base Attack Speed increased from ~~.85~~ → .95

* **Fade Away**

* Izanami is now invisible to minions when she begins channeling Fade Away.

**SMITE Version 3.17.3628 (September 13, 2016)**

* **Fade Away**

* Increased Stealth duration ~~from 3/3.5/4/4.5/5~~ → 4/4.5/5/5.5/6.

* **Dark Portal**

* Increased Damage from ~~250/340/430/520/610~~ → 250/350/450/550/650.
* Increased Scaling from ~~120%~~ → 130%.

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

* Izanami has been added to the game.