Ao Kuang

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**~ GODS LIST ~**

***"Stealth and call upon devastating dragons to execute foes."***

**Ao Kuang** is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

## Lore

Regal, powerful, the Dragon-God of the Eastern Sea commands storms and tides with the flick of a claw, yet he seethes with rage for past humiliations.

As one of four Dragon-Gods, Ao Kuang demands tribute from those along the Eastern shores. For their worship, tides remain calm, rivers contained, and rainfall for crops plentiful. It was not always like this, however. Long ago, Ao Kuang grew greedy and expected greater sacrifices. When they were not given, he sent floods, tidal waves, and devastating storms, striking so much fear into the people they dared not speak of this violence to the Jade Emperor. Ao Kuang enjoyed his total control.

Then came Sun Wukong to his undersea palace seeking a weapon for his famous journey to the West. Despite the offer of other weapons, Sun Wukong took the Ruyi Jingu Bang, an immense pillar that aided in controlling the tides. It was believed none could even lift it, but Sun Wukong spun it with ease. As if this were not humiliating enough, Sun Wukong demanded other gifts of armor, shoes, and helm, all of which Ao Kuang was forced to supply.

Next, the demigod boy Nezha, playing in a stream, inadvertently shook Ao Kuang's palace. Annoyed, the Dragon-God set forth his favorite scout to kill the child, but Nezha defended himself and the scout was slain. Furious, Ao Kuang ordered his third son to destroy Nezha, yet Nehza slew him as well. Completely outraged, Ao Kuang went to Nezha's father and threatened to take the issue before the Jade Emperor, but Nezha tackled the Dragon-King and forced him to submit.

Such repeated shame and humiliation have both humbled Ao Kuang and tempered his fury to steely resolve. Long has he awaited his chance to rise again and exert dominance as a great Dragon-God of the Sea.

## Non-Conquest Balance

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

* -5% Damage taken
* -10% Non-ultimate cooldowns
* -10% Ultimate cooldown

## Trivia

### General

* On September 10, 2014 the original Ao Kuang received a major visual revamp that changed the character into Kukulkan, which gave way for the current Ao Kuang.
* The actor who voiced Ao Kuang, Kaiji Tang, also voiced Cangaceiro Vamana.
* When Ao Kuang uses the ability Wild Storm, the quote ▶️*"A mighty sword!"*, is a reference to the quote the Original Ao Kuang used when he used the ability, Whirlwind, which was ▶️*"A mighty storm!"*.

* Ao Kuang will also sometimes exclaim ▶️*"Celebration!"* when killing a Jungle boss, this is a reference to his original ▶️VEW quote which became a meme within the Smite community along with the former quote.

* One of Ao Kuang's introductions, ▶️*"Know your enemy, know yourself, and victory will be assured! ..Unless you're fighting a dragon, of course."*, is a reference to a quote from the ancient Chinese text The Art of War.
* One of Ao Kuang's directed taunts for Hun Batz, ▶️*"Why do Mayan immortals always look so familiar?"*, references the fact that two characters from the Chinese pantheon (the original Ao Kuang and original Sun Wukong) were revamped into Maya deities.
* One of Ao Kuang's taunts, ▶️*"You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting!"*, is a direct quote from the movie A Knight's Tale.
* One of Ao Kuang's jokes, ▶️*"Water can flow, or it can crash! Be water, my friend!"*, is a quote from the famous martial artist and film actor Bruce Lee.
* Ao Kuang along with Achilles and Thanatos are the only gods who's ultimate abilities execute gods under a health threshold.
* Ao Kuang along with Freya. Maman Brigitte and Tiamat (ground stance) are the only mages who use melee basic attacks.

### God Skins

* **Clockwork Knight**

* Both this skin and Ao Kuang were voiced by Kaiji Tang.
* This skin shares its theme with Electric Buzz Ah Muzen Cab, Clockwork Chaos Discordia and Madame Blade Serqet.

* **Sand Viper**

* This skin was probably based in the science fiction novel Dune.
* The actor who voiced this skin, Brad Venable, also voiced Abyssal Acolyte Agni, Abyssal Executinor Chaac, Cyber Samurai Hachiman, Hunkules Hercules, Jandroid Janus, Kumbalayan Yeti Kumbhakarna, Prizefighter Mercury, Omni Tech Odin and Fun-pocalypse Xbalanque.

* **Admiral**

* This skin could have been based on the manga and anime Space Pirate Captain Harlock.
* This is the first skin where Ao Kuang does not turn into a dragon when he executes gods, he insteads boards a Pirate Ship.
* The actor who voiced this skin, David Matranga, also voiced Northern Ranger Hachiman and Secret Order Ullr.

* **Cursed Bloodline**

* This skin changes Ao Kuang's dragon form to a Vampire Bat.
* This skin shares its theme with Vampiress Amaterasu, Count Baron Samedi, Countess Chang'e, Scarlet Coven Eset, Prince of the Night Hou Yi, Biting Countess Maman Brigitte, Vampetrify Medusa and Vampiric Scylla.

* **Dragon Knight/Dragon Templar**

* This skin changes Ao Kuang's dragon form to a European Dragon.
* The actor who did the voice for this skin, J. Michael Tatum, also voiced Stargazer/Adjudicator Anubis, Fernando Ares, Hoot 'n Holler Bacchus, Chaacolate Chaac, Father Time Chronos, Lord Slashington III Fenrir, Guan Unicorn Guan Yu, Oni Musha Hachiman, Hercules, Derpules Hercules, Hug Bug Khepri and Sun Wu Xing Sun Wukong.
* This skin shares its theme with Death Dragon Anubis, Divine Dragon Bellona, Brutal Dragon Fenrir, Dragonguard Horus, 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.

## Skins

* Default
* Tempest
* Dragon King
* Clockwork Knight
* NRG
* Sand Viper
* Admiral
* Cursed Bloodline
* The Chosen Dragon
* Dragon Templar
* Jade Dragons
* Dragon Knight
* Golden
* Legendary
* Diamond

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  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 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 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 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 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 unlocking 6 or more items from the Odyssey 2016 before January 7, 2016.

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## Changelog

**SMITE Version 10.10.7739.5 (September 26, 2023)**

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Increased Cooldown from 90s to 100s

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

* **Dragon King's Sword**

* Decreased maximum Health Heal from 5% to 3%

**SMITE Version 10.2.7456.4 (February 21, 2023)**

* **Wild Storm**

* Decreased Magical Power Scaling from 50% to 40%

**SMITE Version 9.12.7365.1 (December 13, 2022)**

* **Wild Storm**

* Decreased Mana Cost from 60/65/70/75/80 to 50/55/60/65/70
* Decreased Cooldown from 7s to 6s

**SMITE Version 9.9.7253.5 (September 20, 2022)**

* **General**

* Increased Magical Power Scaling on the the 2nd and 3rd hits of the hit chain from 50% to 70%
* Written as: 1/.7/.7/1x damage and 1/.5/.5/1x swing time

* **Wild Storm**

* Increased Magical Power Scaling from 40% to 50%

**SMITE Version 9.7.7167.3 (July 12, 2022)**

* **Dragon King's Sword**

* Decreased time it takes to gain a stack from 12s to 10s

* **Water Illusion**

* Increased Magical Power Scaling from 60% to 70%

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

* **Dragon King's Sword**

* Decrease power-up time from 20s to 12s

* **Dragon Call (Revert)**

* Increase Attack Damage 30/45/60/75/90 to 35/50/65/80/95

**SMITE Version 7.7.6121.3 (July 14, 2020)**

* **Dragon Call**

* Increased Slow on ranged attack from 20% to 30%.

* **Wild Storm**

* Decrease Cooldown from 9s to 7s.

**SMITE Version 7.6.6084.5 (June 19, 2020)**

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Fixed an issue with Ao Kuang's camera zoom after using his Ultimate.

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

* **General**

* Fix text on final swing – its a full 1s, just has short prefire.

* **Dragon Call**

* Decreased Slow on ranged attack from 30% to 20%.

* **Wild Storm**

* Increase Cooldown from 7s to 9s.

**SMITE Version 6.4.5372.6 (April 2, 2019)**

* **Dragon Call**

* Decrease Attack Damage: 35/50/65/80/95 to 30/45/60/75/90.

**SMITE Version 6.3.5327 (March 5, 2019)**

* **General**

* Fixed Ao Kuang Dragon Knight skin missing AOE FX on Wild Storm.

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

* **Dragon King's Sword**

* Every 20 seconds Ao Kuang gets a stack of Dragon King's Sword. As long as he has a stack, his next non-ultimate ability that deals damage to an Enemy god will consume a stack to have its cooldown reduced by 2s and heals Ao Kuang for 5% of his Maximum Health. Successfully executing an Enemy god with King of the Eastern Seas fully charges Dragon King's Sword.
* This effect can stack up to 3 times.

**SMITE Version 5.15.4934 (August 20, 2018)**

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Fixed an issue where Ymir wall could cause issues with Ao Kuang's ultimate.

**SMITE Version 5.7.4730 (April 24, 2018)**

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Fixed an issue where Ao Kuang's ultimate would not work properly if he consumed multiple potions while firing it.

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

* **Dragon Call**

* Decreased the Ranged Dragon Throw's Magical Power Scaling from 90% to 78% (from 15% to 13% per dragon).

**SMITE Version 5.4.4654 (March 13, 2018)**

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Removed the brief window where Ao Kuang is untargetable during this abilities casting time.

**SMITE Version 5.1.4571.1 (January 30, 2018)**

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Self heal on this ability now only triggers after Ao Kuang has executed a target and flown up into the air.

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

* **Dragon Call**

* Increase Ranged Dragon Damage from 15/20/25/30/35 to 20/25/30/35/40.

* **Wild Storm**

* No longer triggers basic attack items or effects. Will still trigger charges of Dragon Call.
* Increased Base Damage from 80/125/170/215/260 to 90/135/180/225/270.

**SMITE Version 4.13.4202 (July 18, 2017)**

* **General**

* Increased Mana from ~~200~~ → 240.
* Increase Mana per Level from ~~36~~ → 38.
* Increased MP5 from ~~4.5~~ → 4.8.
* Increased MP5 per Level from ~~.2~~ → .41.

* **New Passive - Dragon King's Sword**

* Each time Ao Kuang successfully uses his dragon form to execute an enemy god he gains a stack of Magical Power and Lifesteal. Stacks up to 3 times, stacks are permanent.

* Magical Power per Stack: 15
* Magical Lifesteal per Stack: 5%

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

* **Water Illusion**

* Minion Damage can no longer break the Stealth from Water Illusion.

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

* **Wild Storm**

* Damage decreased from ~~90/140/190/240/290~~ → 80/125/170/215/260.

**SMITE Version 3.11.3462 (June 21, 2016)**

* **Water Illusion**

* Damage reduced from ~~90/140/190/240/290~~ → 70/120/170/220/270.
* Magical Power Scaling reduced from ~~70%~~ → 60%.

**SMITE Version 3.9.3416 (June 1, 2016)**

* **Dragon Call**

* Fixed an issue where this ability would incorrectly hit non-highlighted targets.

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

* **General**

* Increased Health Scaling from ~~74~~ → 82 per level.
* Increased starting HP5 from ~~7~~ → 10.
* Increased HP5 Scaling from ~~0.48~~ → 0.7 per level.
* Increased Magical Protection scaling per level from ~~0~~ → 0.9.
* Increased Magical In-Hand Scaling per Level from ~~1.7~~ → 2.4.

**SMITE Version 2.16.3039 (October 20, 2015)**

* **King's Sword**

* Updated description to clarify when energy regenerates.

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

* **Dragon Call**

* Increased base damage from 30/45/60/75/90 to 35/50/65/80/95 per Dragon.

* **Wild Storm**

* Reduced Magical Power Scaling from 50% to 40%.
* Increased Cooldown from 5s to 7s.

**SMITE Version 2.11.2891.1 (August 4, 2015)**

* **Wild Storm**

* Fixed Polynomicon Passive activating on target when cast at max range.

**SMITE Version 2.10.2868 (July 21, 2015)**

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Fixed issue with Restricted Camera.

**SMITE Version 2.8.2806 (June 16, 2015)**

* **King's Sword**

* Fixed issue where casting an ability while out of Mana could consume two charges.

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Fixed several cases where landing the ability would not properly knock up or Execute the target.

**SMITE Version 2.7.2766 (June 2, 2015)**

* **King's Sword**

* Fixed 2 energy charges being consumed when out of Mana and using King of the Eastern Seas.

* Water Illusion

* Fixed the ground target highlight range being too short.

**SMITE Version 2.5.2721 (April 28, 2015)**

* **Water Illusion**

* Now automatically detonates at the end of its duration if Ao Kuang did not manually detonate.

* **Dragon Call**

* This ability can now be activated in Stealth without revealing Ao Kuang.

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Increased cast range from 15 ft to 17 ft.
* Increased kill threshold form 23/26/29/32/35 to 30% at all ranks.
* Now restores 10/15/20/25/30% of Ao Kuang's maximum Health upon successful execution.

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

* **General**

* Fixed some popping animation issues when moving and using abilities simultaneously.

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Added timer on the ground targeter indicating when the ability will expire and Ao Kuang will be forced to land.

**SMITE Version 2.2.2636 (March 18, 2015)**

* **General**

* Golden/Legendary/Diamond skins now properly using correct skin at the end of match lobby.

**SMITE Version 2.0.2573.3 (February 11, 2015)**

* **Water Illusion**

* Fixed water clone not showing at High and below video settings.

* **Dragon Call**

* Damage reduced from 40/60/80/100/120 to 30/45/60/75/90 per Dragon.
* Increased Magical Scaling on Basic Attacks from 28% to 30%.

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Fixed ability not going on cooldown when Ao Kuang uses Aegis just before ascending.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2529.2 (January 14, 2015)**

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Fixed passive not consuming energy from using this ability.
* Updated tooltip to reflect that he replenishes his passive meter after landing from Dragon form.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2476 (December 17, 2014)**

* **King's Sword**

* When using energy to cast an ability in place of mana, it will no longer consume two energy charges. One charge will provide the casting and also the damage increase.

* **Dragon Call**

* Magical Power Scaling of melee damage reduced from 30% to 28% per Dragon.
* Ranged damage when re-activating the ability and sending Dragons forward reduced from 20/30/40/50/60 to 15/20/25/30/35 per dragon.

* **King of the Eastern Seas**

* Fixed a bad interaction with this ability and Kumbhakarna's Sleepy. Kumbhakarna is no longer executed if his passive is available, but Ao Kuang still enters Dragon Form.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2418 (November 19, 2014)**

* Ao Kuang has been added to the game.

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