Horus

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 Hou Yi  →
**~ GODS LIST ~**

***"Lead the charge, setting up for your allies. Rush to their aid when they are in danger."***

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

## Lore

Heavy lies the head that wears the crown. If such an adage holds true, then surely the heads that seek to wear it must as well. Born of Osiris, and destined to ascend to the throne of the Egyptian Pantheon as its divine ruler, Horus is an entity of great power, whose formidable strength is mirrored by his innate desire for balance and justice.

And yet, these grand attributes are not what has come to define Horus amongst the divine beings who walk the earth. Rather, it is strife, division and conflict that cling to him like a shadow. A shadow that has taken the form of his uncle, Set.

Set stands in opposition to Horus' ascension to rule, challenging so that he might be the one to take the throne and hold the destiny of their pantheon, lands and mortal worshippers in the palm of his hand. Thus has begun a path of chaos and destruction that has claimed countless lives, including that of venerable Osiris himself. Reeling from the cold-blooded murder of his father by his own uncle, Horus swore an oath to all creation, on pain of his own death, to set right the horrific deeds that had been perpetrated, and restore order, peace and justice to the land.

For Horus, this conflict will see his kingdom restored to its full former glory, first among equals of all the Pantheons in creation, or should he fail, see all he knows and loves cast into darkness, corruption and ruin. He has become inextricably linked with Set, a shining reflection of his uncle's brooding darkness. Horus knows in his heart that Set will stop at nothing to achieve his aims, and so he must do the same. For the fate of all, he must prevail, no matter the cost.

## Non-Conquest Balance

These additional modifiers will affect the god when they're played in any game modes besides Conquest:

* +5% Damage Taken

## Trivia

### General

* Horus and Set were the first double release in SMITE.
* Horus and Set were the first gods with special interaction with their passive, and the only gods where their passive description mention a god in specific.
* Horus is Osiris' and Eset's son, which makes him the half-brother/cousin of Anubis. He is also the nephew of Set and grandchild of Geb.
* Horus also makes an appearance in Set's victory screen.
* Horus along with Ishtar, Morgan Le Fay, Set and Tyr are currently the only gods where in their end of match lobbies another playable god appears in.
* In a scene of the Horus and Set Cinematic teaser, Set's weapon gets really close to Horus' eye. This is a reference to the final battle for control over Egypt where Horus has his eye severely injured but is restored by Thoth. Thus creating the Eye of Horus.
* His taunt line ▶️*"Everything the light touches is my kingdom. Even you fall under my protection!"* is a reference to a quote spoken by the character Mufasa in the Disney animated movie The Lion King.

* Anhur also has a line making reference to this movie.

* Horus continues the tradition of the anthropomorphic bird gods having a laugh resembling bird noises.
* There is an announcer pack themed after Horus, You can hear it here:Horus Announcer pack.

### God Skins

* **Seraph**

* The actor who voiced this skin, Cyrus Rodas, also voiced Hammerhead Vulcan and Striking Machina Ymir.
* This skin shares its theme with Midnight Dove Awilix, Radiant Heroine Bellona, Archangel Chernobog, Celestial Mayhem Discordia, Celestial Eset, Sacred Grounds Geb, Divine Wind Gilgamesh, Inner Demon Hel, Heaven's Arrow Hou Yi, Striking Archon Ishtar, Divine Axe Izanami, 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.

* **Shadow Specter**

* This skin is based on a forest spirit.
* The actor who voiced this skin, Christian Rummel, also voiced Knight of Storms Susano.
* 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 Howler Hun Batz, Shadow Stalker Izanami, Shadow Sparrow Jing Wei, Shadow Serpent Kukulkan, Shadow Weaver Neith, Spirit Father Odin, Shadow Bloom Persephone and Shadow Dancer Shiva.

* **Dragonguard**

* This skin is one of the few to add a tail to a god that previously didn't have one. It shares this trait with Saurian Conjurer Ah Puch, Death Dragon Anubis, Sashimi Neko/Sushi Neko Bacchus, Chaacolate Chaac, Biohacker Chernobog, Labyrinth Keeper Heimdallr, Pendragon King Arthur and Crystal Colossus Ymir.
* This skin shares its theme with Death Dragon Anubis, Dragon Knight/Dragon Templar Ao Kuang, Divine Dragon Bellona, Brutal Dragon Fenrir, Pendragon King Arthur, Dragon Lord Lancelot, Dragon Priestess Nox, Dragon's Dagger Pele, Dragon Queen/Dragon Empress Scylla, Jade Dragon Set, Dragon's Light Sobek, Draconic Devastator Thanatos and House Dragon Yu Huang.

* **Steel Falcon**

* The name on his leg piece, "HERU", is another name Horus is known by.
* This skin share its theme with Shell Shock Agni, Soldier of Fortune/Hired Gun Ares, Last Commando Rama, Squirrel Squad Ratatoskr, Infantree Sylvanus, Full Metal Vulcan and G.I.Zhong Zhong Kui.

* **Falcon Leader**

* This skin is the first skin to turn Horus into a full human instead of a bird.
* This skin shares its theme with Cyberblade Amaterasu, Cyberfox/Data Dealer Da Ji, Heatsink Pele, Cyberwolf Skadi and Cutting Edge Ullr.

## Skins

* Default
* Rightful Heir
* Bok Bok
* Seraph
* Shadow Specter
* Dragonguard
* Steel Falcon
* Blood Raven
* Falcon Leader
* 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 Heavenly Light event.

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  This skin can only be obtained by unlocking all the contents of the Rightful Heir Chest from the Battle for Olympus event.  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 can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.

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

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

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

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  This skin was part of the Charon's Journey.  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.

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## Changelog

**SMITE Version 10.5.7560 (May 16, 2023)**

* **Protector's Surge**

* Increased Cooldown from 10s to 13s

* **Non-Conquest**

* +5% Damage Taken

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

* **Resolute**

* Increased Protections per Stack from 1.5 to 2.5
* Decreased Heal per Stack from 2 + 0.75 per Level to 1 + 0.6 per Level

* **Protector's Surge**

* Decreased Heal from 70/115/160/205/250 (+10% of your Physical Power) to 40/70/100/130/160
* Decreased Cooldown from 16s to 10s
* Decreased Mana Cost from 65 to 45

**SMITE Version 9.1.6950.5 (January 25, 2022)**

* **Updraft**

* Updraft Damage Scaling from 60% to 75% of Horus’ Physical Power
* Increased Gust Damage from 20/30/40/50/60 to 30/40/50/60/70
* 15/14.5/14/13.5/13 seconds to 14-12

* **Fracture**

* Increased Cleave Damage from 60/95/120/155/190 to 60/100/140/180/220

**SMITE Version 8.9.6801.5 (September 21, 2021)**

* **Updraft**

* Increased Bonus Damage of the Gust attack from 14/23/32/41/50 to 20/30/40/50/60

* **Protector's Surge**

* Increased Healing from 50/100/150/200/250 to 70/115/160/205/250

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

* **Fracture**

* Increased Dash Range from 35 units to 40 units

**SMITE Version 8.3.6455.2 (March 23, 2021)**

* **Updraft**

* Change Cooldown from 16/16/15/15/14 to 15/14.5/14/13.5/13

* **Fracture**

* Change Cooldown from 16/15.5/15/14.5/14 to 15/14.5/14/13.5/13

**SMITE Version 7.4.5984.15 (May 5, 2020)**

* **To The Skies!**

* Decreased Movement Speed Horus gains from 135% Increase to 70%.

**SMITE Version 7.4.5984.3 (April 21, 2020)**

* **Fracture**

* Decreased Cooldown from 16s to 16/15.5/15/14.5/14s.

* **To The Skies!**

* Increased from 35% to 135% Horus now moves faster in the air while selecting a target.

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

* **Updraft**

* Fixed an issue where Horus would not get to use his follow up ranged attack on ability if he was CC'd at a certain time. He is intended to always gain this range attack after firing this ability.

**SMITE Version 6.12.5745.1 (November 12, 2019)**

* **To The Skies!**

* Fixed an issue where Horus Ultimate did magical damage.

**SMITE Version 6.11.5701.1 (October 15, 2019)**

* **General**

* if Horus dies while being spectated, their icon will no longer remain on the map until respawning.

* **Fracture**

* Fixed an issue where this ability could trigger Heartseeker twice.

* **To The Skies!**

* Fixed an issue where sometimes players became stuck in the disembodied state when using this ability.

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

* **General**

* Fixed auto level turning off when firing phase 2 of Updraft right as leveling up happens.

* **Fracture**

* Fixed an issue where if Horus dashes as Persephone's vines are reaching towards him, he can finish his dash but still be rooted and silenced.

* **To The Skies!**

* Fixed Pridwen stacking with Horus' Ultimate shield.

**SMITE Version 6.9.5607.4 (August 20, 2019)**

* **To The Skies!**

* Fixed rare issue where camera would remain focused on Horus at the teleport starting location.

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

* **Protector's Surge**

* Fixed ability running out of time and snapping back in some edge cases.

* **To The Skies!**

* Updated description to state that Allies who are in the landing area also receive a shield.

**SMITE Version 6.7.5510.3 (June 25, 2019)**

* **Updraft**

* Decreased Cooldown to 18/17/16/15/14 to 16/16/15/15/14.

**SMITE Version 6.6.5466 (May 29, 2019)**

* **Updraft**

* Fixed an issue where the follow up basic attack was benefiting from Lifesteal more than intended.
* Fixed an issue where the follow up basic attack was not slowing.
* Fixed an issue where this ability could crit when the projectile reaches maximum range.

* **Fracture**

* Improved audio feedback for the follow up hit.

* **Protector's Surge**

* This ability is now properly classified as a leap.
* Fixed an issue where this ability would sometimes fail to heal.

* **To The Skies!**

* Fixed an issue where teleported allies would sometimes not receive a shield.

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

* Horus has been added to the game.