Guan Yu

←  Gilgamesh
 Hachiman  →
**~ GODS LIST ~**

***"With conviction charge forth on your warhorse and shred through armor and foe."***

**Guan Yu** is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

## Lore

As a man, Guan Yu was the embodiment of loyalty, honor, and strength. As a God, he is a guardian of justice, a hero to the downtrodden, the Saint of War.

In the ancient times of the East, a great war between Three Kingdoms raged. The warlord Liu Bei, and his friends, Zheng Fei, and the mighty Guan Yu swore an oath of brotherhood in a mystical peach garden, vowing to create a new, righteous world. Together, they fought countless battles against the warlords Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and Guan Yu grew famous for his combat prowess and unwavering honor.

During the war, Cao Cao captured Guan Yu. At the time, Liu Bei's fate was uncertain, so he agreed to fight for Cao Cao under specific terms, chiefly that he would abandon Cao Cao if ever he learned the whereabouts of his sworn brother. Despite Cao Cao's gifts and promises of wealth, when Liu Bei resurfaced, Guan Yu immediately went to his side. Years later, Guan Yu again faced Cao Cao on the battlefield as the warlord fled from his defeat at Red Cliffs. Guan Yu cut off Cao Cao's retreat and obliterated his forces. Cao Cao, however, he spared and released, as a matter of honor.

After his death, Guan Yu's spirit remained at a holy shrine, coming to the aid of nearby villagers in need, battling the cruel and selfish. From all over the East, worshippers came to the shrine and burned incense to honor him. Such popularity led to Faith, and thus Guan Yu was raised as a God, deified a few hundred years later.

Now, he embodies the virtues he lived by. His statues, wielding a massive guan dao, ward against evil. Red faced to represent loyalty, his likeness is carried by merchants as proof they can be trusted. If their cause is just, he leads armies to victory. Among the Gods of any Pantheon, there are few as deadly and none as righteous as Guan Yu.

## Trivia

### General

* Guan Yu has been a free starter character for every new player account created since October 1, 2013. Accounts made before this date must still unlock him (5500  / 200 ). He replaced Poseidon, a change made so that new players would own one god of each class.
* In August of 2013 Guan Yu received a major rework that was released with SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1705. For more information about the old version, check the replaced abilities section.
* The warhorse used in Guan Yu's ultimate is known as the Red Hare, said to be one of the fastest horses in history during the Three Kingdoms.
* Guan Yu, Kali, Rama and Tyr are the only gods who don't make jokes.

### God Skins

* **Unstoppable Blade**

* This is one of the few recolor skins that were released after the god was released.

* **Master Guan Fu**

* This skin is based on elderly kung fu masters found in many martial arts films.

* **Infernal Beast**

* In the full version of this skin's card art, behind Guan Yu appear Fiendish Rage Cu Chulainn, Temptress Aphrodite, Inner Demon Hel, Soul Piercer Achilles, Deadly Desire Da Ji and Demonsoul/Ebonsoul Serqet.
* The actor who voiced this skin, Kamran Nikhad, also voiced Bit Battler Ares, The Eagle's Elbow Camazotz and Molten Machina Fenrir.
* This skin shares its theme with Soul Piercer Achilles, Demonic Pact Anubis, Devilish Charm Baron Samedi, Torment/Agony Bellona, Hellscape/Heretic Cernunnos, Hellrider Chiron, Fiendish Rage Cu Chulainn, Sin of Greed Fafnir, Hellraider Hercules, Howler Demon Hun Batz, Fiendish Flight Jing Wei, Infernal Winds Kukulkan, Miss Misery Nike, Crimson Kraken Poseidon, Angel of Death Thanatos, Demonic Thanatos, Nightbringer Demon Xbalanque and Infernal Lord Zeus.

* **Convention 2014**

* This skin was distributed in certain events.
* This was the first skin Guan Yu received after his remodel.
* This skin shares its theme with Convention 2016 Anubis, Convention 2012 Artemis, Convention 2019 Cerberus, Convention 2018 Cernunnos, Convention 2013 Kali, Convention 2017 Khepri, Convention 2020 King Arthur and Convention 2015 Tyr.

* **Grim Horseman**

* In his death animation, Guan Yu T-poses before falling on the ground.
* This is the first skin with a custom voice pack Guan Yu received.
* The actor who voiced this skin, Joshua Tomar, also voiced Einherjar/Storm Jarl Chaac, Constable Moosejaw Chiron and Steel Scarab Khepri.
* This skin shares its theme with Grim Weaver Arachne, Grim Wraith Hades, Grim Eclipse Hou Yi and Grim Shadow Nox.

* **The Shadow/Crimson Conqueror**

* The actor who voiced this skin, Bill Millsap, also voiced Tiger's Fury Achilles, Pharaoh's Curse Cabrakan, Shining Chivalry Chiron and Tsukuyomi.
* This skin shares its theme with The Leigon Hades.
* There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here:The Shadow Announcer pack.

* **Primordial Paragon**

* This skin shares its theme with Primordial Punisher Anubis.

* **Guan Unicorn**

* The actor who voiced this skin, J. Michael Tatum, also voiced Stargazer/Adjudicator Anubis, Dragon Knight/Dragon Templar Ao Kuang, Fernando Ares, Hoot 'n Holler Bacchus, Chaacolate Chaac, Father Time Chronos, Lord Slashington III Fenrir, Oni Musha Hachiman, Hercules Derpules Hercules, Hug Bug Khepri and Sun Wu Xing Sun Wukong.
* His intro line ▶️*"A wizard and his unicorn are never late. We arrive precisely when we mean to."* is a reference to a quote from Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings.
* His line for his ultimate ▶️*"Look at my horse, my horse is amazing, you must be jelly, because your horse is just basic!"* is a reference to the viral video Look at my Horse Song!.
* His line for his ultimate ▶️*"Puff, a magical unicorn appears, his horn gives me extra penetration!"* could be a reference to the Old Spice commercial.
* His line for when he is low on health ▶️*"Fly, you mules!"* is also a reference to a quote from Gandalf.
* His taunt ▶️*"I think you need to go back to \*Hogwash\* school of wizardry!!"* is a reference to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry from the Harry Potter series.

* **Gladiator**

* This skin was given as a reward to any players that achieved 75 or more wins during Season 5 Ranked.
* This is the first Guan Yu skin where he doesn't have a beard.
* The actor who voiced this skin, Andrew Love, also voiced Frost Bite Cerberus, Oni Chernobog, Wise Wizard Merlin and Phoenix Ra.
* This skin shares its theme with Gladiator Thor.

## Skins

* Default
* Unstoppable Blade
* Master Guan Fu
* Infernal Beast
* Convention 2014
* Grim Horseman
* The Shadow
* Primordial Paragon
* Crimson Conqueror
* Guan Unicorn
* Gladiator
* 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 could only be obtained from certain Treasure Chests, or via direct purchase.  This skin was part of the Talons of Tyranny event.

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  This skin comes with custom ability effects.  This skin can only be obtained by redeeming a 2014 convention skin code.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin was part of the Escape from the 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 was earned as a final reward from the premium track in the Final Boss Battle Pass.  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: Soaring Isles event.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin could only be obtained by purchasing and achieving enough levels in the Boss Monsters Battle Pass.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin was part of the Adventures' Gold Vault.

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  This skin comes with custom animations and ability effects.  This skin was given as a reward to any players that reached Gold 5 or higher during the Season 5 Ranked.

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## Changelog

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

* **Conviction**

* Decreased Mana cost from 60 to 45

**SMITE Version 10.6.7598.10 (June 27, 2023)**

* **Conviction**

* Cooldown increased from 13s to 14s

* **Taolu Assault**

* Decreased Base Damage per Hit from 20/30/40/50/60 to 17/27/37/47/57

* **Cavalry Charge**

* Decreased stun duration from 1.5s at all ranks to 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5s

**SMITE Version 10.5.7560.6 (May 30, 2023)**

* Decreased max stacks from 4 to 3 on the protection steal
* Decreased boosted max stacks from 4 on 3 of the protection steal

**SMITE Version 10.4.7525.1 (April 18, 2023)**

* **Conviction**

* Decreased Healing from 30/50/70/90/110 to 20/40/60/80/100

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

* **Conviction**

* Decreased Healing from 50/75/100/125/150 to 30/50/70/90/110
* This ability now applies the 1s Flat CDR effect on allied gods healed

* **Taolu Assault**

* Increased Max Stacks from 3 to 4

**SMITE Version 9.8.7220.3 (August 23, 2022)**

* **Conviction**

* Decreased Cooldown from 14s to 13s

* **Warrior's Will**

* Decreased Cooldown from 14s to 13s

**SMITE Version 8.11.6878.2 (November 16, 2021)**

* **Taolu Assault**

* Decreased Cooldown from 15s to 13s

**SMITE Version 8.4.6501.9 (May 4, 2021)**

* **Cavalry Charge**

* Decreased Base Damage from 85/115/145/175/205 to 75/100/125/150/175 per hit

**SMITE Version 8.3.6455.11 (April 6, 2021)**

* **Conviction**

* Increased Cooldowns from 12s to 14s

* **Warrior's Will**

* Increased Cooldowns from 12s to 14s

**SMITE Version 7.9.6189.6 (September 8, 2020)**

* **Taolu Assault**

* Increased Damage per tick from 15/25/35/45/55 to 20/30/40/50/60

**SMITE Version 7.6.6084.2 (June 16, 2020)**

* **Painless**

* When this passive is about to fade an additional FX will play.
* Fixed an issue where some skins were missing the passive effect entirely.

**SMITE Version 7.3.5945 (March 24, 2020)**

* **Warrior's Will**

* Removed the camera lock when using this ability.

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

* **General**

* Increased Base Attack Speed per level from 0.9 to 1.2.
* Increased Mana Per Level from 35 to 39.

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

* **General**

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

**SMITE Version 5.23.5202 (December 19, 2018)**

* **Conviction**

* Boosted the bonus healing from 1.5x to 1.7x.

**SMITE Version 5.10.4812 (June 12, 2018)**

* **Conviction**

* Decreased Boosted Healing from 2x healing to 1.5x healing.

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

* **Painless**

* Updated all mentions of Out-Of-Combat triggers to be specific about their timing.

**SMITE Version 5.8.4766.4 (May 15, 2018)**

* **General**

* The third hit of Guan Yu's hit chain now cleaves.
* The last hit of Guan Yu's hit chain range has been increased from 12 to 16.
* The first two hits of Guan Yu's hit chain have remain unchanged.

* **Painless**

* Stacks now only reset when out of combat, rather than being consumed by a single ability.

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

* **General**

* Mana per Level increased from 32 to 35.

* **Conviction**

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

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

* **Warrior's Will**

* Increased Physical Power Scaling from ~~50%~~ → 60%.

* **Taolu Assault**

* Increased Duration of Protection Steal from ~~3s~~ → 3/3.5/4/4.5/5s.

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

* **Conviction**

* Decreased Base Healing from ~~65/95/125/155/185~~ → 50/75/100/125/150.
* Decreased Boosted Healing from ~~130/190/250/310/370~~ → 100/150/200/250/300.

* **Warrior's Will**

* Decreased Mana Cost from ~~60/70/80/90/100~~ → 60/65/70/75/80.
* Slow Reduced from ~~30%~~ → 20%.
* Boosted Slow reduced from ~~60%~~ → 40%.

* **Cavalry Charge**

* Increased Base Damage from ~~75/100/125/150/175~~ → 85/115/145/175/205.

**SMITE Version 3.13.3519 (July 21, 2016)**

* **Taolu Assault**

* Fixed this ability not stealing protections properly from Guan Yu's target, nor giving him the correct amount.

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

* **Painless**

* Decreased the number of hits to max stacks from ~~30~~ → 20.

* **Conviction**

* Increased Healing from ~~50/80/110/140/170~~ → 65/95/125/155/185.
* Increased Boosted Healing from ~~100/160/210/280/340~~ → 130/190/250/310/370.

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

* **New Passive – Painless**

* Each time Guan Yu deals or receives damage he gains a stack. Stacks are gained from minions and gods. At max stacks the next ability used will have a boosted effect.
* Maximum stacks increased from ~~20~~ → 30.

* **Conviction**

* Healing increased from 50/80/110/140/170 → 100/160/210/280/340 when boosted by Painless.

* **Warrior's Will**

* Slow increased from 30% → 60% when boosted by Painless.

* **Taolu Assault**

* Protection Steal increased from 2/4/6/8/10 → 3/6/9/12/15 when boosted by Painless.

* **Cavalry Charge**

* Slow increased from 20% to 40% and Stun increased from 1s → 2s when boosted by Painless.

**SMITE Version 3.4.3299 (March 15, 2016)**

* **Conviction**

* Increased cooldown from ~~10s~~ → 12s.

**SMITE Version 3.1.3217 (February 2, 2016)**

* **General**

* Increased base movement speed from ~~365~~ → 375.

* **Cavalry Charge**

* Fixed a bug where Cavalry Charge won't go into cooldown if Khepri revives him in the middle of it.

**SMITE Version 2.14.2983.1 (September 22, 2015)**

* **Painless**

* Updated Passive text to include boost for dealing damage.

**SMITE Version 2.13.2948.1 (September 1, 2015)**

* **Painless**

* Guan Yu now builds stacks upon dealing damage to an enemy god, as well as receiving damage

* **Taolu Assault**

* Increased Slow from ~~20%~~ to 30%.
* Reduced Cooldown from ~~14s~~ to 12s.

**SMITE Version 2.9.2833.1 (June 30, 2015)**

* **Warrior's Will**

* Fixed Cripple immunity not working.

**SMITE Version 2.4.2684.1 (April 15, 2015)**

* **Cavalry Charge**

* Added timer on the ground targeter indicating when the ability will expire and Guan Yu will be forced to dismount.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2326 (October 1, 2014)**

* **General**

* Added to the list of healers for purposes of Assault selection.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2298.3 (September 10, 2014)**

* **Conviction**

* Reduced cooldown from 14 to 10s.
* Reduced mana cost from 60/70/80/90/100 to 60/65/70/75/80.
* This ability no longer provides protections.

* **Taolu Assault**

* Physical and Magical protection debuff increased from 3/4/5/6/7 to 2/4/6/8/10.
* This ability now (or once again) steals physical and magical protections per hit, granting the protections to Guan Yu, at the same rate as the protections debuff.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2215.6 (July 15, 2014)**

* **Conviction**

* Physical Protection increased from 10/15/20/25/30 to 25/30/35/40/45.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2151.3 (May 28, 2014)**

* **General**

* Attack Speed per level reduced from 1.5 to 0.9.
* In-Hand Power per Level reduced from 2.25 to 2.
* **Taolu Assault**

* This ability no longer provides Guan Yu a protection buff per hit.

**SMITE Beta Version 0.1.2015.1 (March 5, 2014)**

* **Warrior's Will**

* Updated tooltip to indicate Guan Yu is immune to roots, cripples, and knockups while dashing.

**SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1968 (February 6, 2014)**

* **Conviction**

* Recovery time reduced from 0.2 to 0.1.

**SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1948 (January 29, 2014)**

* **Taolu Assault**

* Protections buffed and debuffed per hit changed from 6/7/8/9/10 to 3/4/5/6/7.

**SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1928.2 (January 16, 2014)**

* **Warrior’s Will**

* Fixed an issue where the damage range could fall short.
* Fixed an issue where victims could be hit multiple times.

**SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1918.2 (January 8, 2014)**

* **Warrior’s Will**

* Fixed an issue where the same victims could be hit multiple times during the dash.
* Fixed an issue where enemies just outside the range of the dash could be falsely hit.

**SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1721 (September 5, 2013)**

* **General**

* Guan Yu’s basic attack progression now uses the same standard hit cone on the final hit as the first three. This should remove inconsistencies in target selection between hits.

* **Taolu Assault**

* Protection buff and debuff now scales 6/7/8/9/10 per rank, rather than being 10 at all ranks.

**SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1705 (August 27, 2013)**

* **General**

* Guan Yu has been given an all new 3D Model, FX, Animations and 2D Art. His damaged has switched from Magical to Physical, and several abilities have changed (most especially his Passive and Ultimate). As preparation for this change, Master Guan Fu also spent time in the gym and has grown some muscles and size.

**SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1666 (August 7, 2013)**

* **General**

* Basic attacks switched from dealing/scaling physical damage to magical.

**SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1581 (June 20, 2013)**

* **Taolu Assault**

* Fixed an issue where Taolu Assault would tick its damage an additional time.

**SMITE Beta Version 0.1.1349 (February 13, 2013)**

* **Fortified Defense**

* Gain 15 protections when near a map structure.
* Cooldown has been increased from 10s to 14s.

* **Warrior's Will**

* Slow by 20% for 2s at all ranks.

* **Taolu Assault**

* Each hit debuffs enemies protections by 10, stacking 3 times.
* Rank 2 & 3 are only debuffing by 15.
* Description doesn’t mention stacking 3 times.

* **Tactician's Advantage**

* Stun lasts for 1.5s at all ranks.

**SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1272.1 (December 29, 2012)**

* **Tranquil Gift**

* Focus conversion for healing has been changed to magical power conversion.

**SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1267.2 (December 27, 2012)**

* **Tranquil Gift**

* Focus contribution has been reduced from 1.6 per Focus to 1.3.
* Cooldown has been increased from 10s to 14s.

* **Warrior's Will**

* Cooldown has been increased from 10s to 14s.

**SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1069.0 (September 19, 2012)**

* **Fortified Defense**

* Passive is no longer active near destroyed structures.

**SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.1051.1 (September 6, 2012)**

* **Tranquil Gift**

* The amount of healing has been reduced from 50/85/120/155/190 to 50/80/110/140/170.
* The magical power contribution has been reduced from 35% to 30%.

**SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.997 (August 3, 2012)**

* **Tranquil Gift**

* Mana cost has been increased from 50/60/70/80/90 to 60/70/80/90/100.

* **Warrior's Will**

* Mana cost has been increased from 50/60/70/80/90 to 60/70/80/90/100.
* Base damage reduced from 90/150/210/270/330 to 80/135/190/245/300.

**SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.953.0 (July 6, 2012)**

* Cooldown reduction now properly applies to the abilities at the time they are used. If Tranquil Gift heals an allied player, the cooldown starts with 2 seconds removed. If Warrior’s Will hits an enemy player, the cooldown starts with 2 seconds removed. This change allows for greater variance between using these abilities in the right and wrong situations.
* **Tranquil Gift**

* Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 10 seconds.
* Magical power contribution has been reduced from 50% to 35%.

* **Warrior's Will**

* Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 10 seconds.
* Magical power contribution has been reduced from 60% to 50%.

* **Taolu Assault**

* Cooldown increased from 13 seconds to 15 seconds.
* Base damage per hit has been decreased from 20/30/40/50/60 to 15/20/25/30/35.
* Magical power contribution has been reduced from 20% to 15% per hit.

* **Tactician's Advantage**

* Base starting damage has been reduced from 100/125/150/175/200 to 75/100/125/150/175.
* Magical power contribution has been reduced from 30% to 20%.

**SMITE Closed Beta Version 0.1.944.1 (June 29, 2012)**

* Guan Yu has been added to the game.

## Replaced abilities

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  Ability Type: Buff
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  Radius: 30
  Cooldown: 14 seconds
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  Slow Duration: 2s
  Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 mana
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  Buff/Debuff Max Stacks: 3
  Ability Type: Line
  Cooldown: 15 seconds
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  Silence: 2s
  Ability Type: Cone
  Cooldown: 90 seconds
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