In recent years, Athena's status in "Glory of Kings" has gradually declined. Due to the official weakening of the sacrifice gameplay, this hero rarely appears among players. However, recently a player created a new Athena gameplay - the reload flow, and used this gameplay to win consecutively in the peak competition. So, what exactly is the reloaded Athena? What are its advantages? Let us find out together below.
First of all, let’s take a look at the equipment and inscription choices of this heavy-equipment style Athena. According to players’ recommendations, the heavy equipment Athena’s equipment is: purple jungle knife, resistance shoes, red lotus cloak, overlord heavy equipment, blood demon’s wrath, and eternal night guard. The inscription choices are 10 Harmony, 10 Eagle Eyes, and 10 Fate. This choice of equipment and inscriptions is very different from the traditional Athena gameplay. There is no attack equipment at all, and there is not even one piece of equipment that can strengthen the basic attack.
However, it was this kind of outfit that allowed Athena to win consecutively in the peak competition. This is enough to prove the feasibility of this gameplay. So, what are the advantages of reinstalling Athena?
First of all, the tankiness of heavy-equipment Athena is very high. When the jungle knife is at full level, Athena in this set has 13,751 health points, physical resistance of 681, and magic resistance of 639. Although the physical resistance is relatively low, the high health value and the shield effect of the skills make Athena's tankiness surpass that of most tank heroes. Moreover, Athena's skill mechanism also comes with a high shield. The basic shield of one skill is 825 points. With the physical bonus, the shield is nearly 1,000 points. The basic shield of the ultimate move is as high as 2,700 points, and with the physical bonus, the shield is more than 3,000 points. Another benefit of the shield is that it is immune to critical hits and bloodstealing.
Secondly, the fault tolerance rate of reloading Athena is also very high. High frankness often means high fault tolerance. Athena is a hero that needs to be operated very much. If Athena is fully output and a mistake is made in the operation, there may be very serious consequences. But for full-meat Athena, this is not a problem at all. Full-meat Athena has a very high cost of trial and error. Even if you make a mistake once or twice, even if your proficiency in Athena is not that high, you can still achieve the effect of full-meat Athena.
In addition, Heavy Athena also has high mobility. Many tank heroes have a common problem, that is, they are bulky. But the hero Athena is different. Athena's first and second skills can both move, and her second skill can also penetrate strength. At the same time, her enhanced basic attack can also track enemies from a long distance; her first skill can also refresh the cooldown time of her second skill; and her first skill can also refresh the cooldown of her second skill. Skills and ultimate moves can also provide dominance. Therefore, if Athena wants to cut into the back row, as long as the opponent does not drop her in seconds, no matter how many displacement skills the back row has, it will not be able to get rid of Athena.
Although many players are worried about the insufficient damage of full-flesh Athena and the inability to cut the back row, in fact, these problems are completely reassuring. Even with all-meat equipment, Athena has no shortage of damage. First, the basic damage of skills one, two, and three is high enough; then Red Lotus Cloak, Melee Jungle Knife, and Blood Demon's Fury can also provide part of the damage; and finally, Athena's second skill. After three enhanced basic attacks hit the enemy in a short period of time, they will cause an additional damage of 25% of the lost health value, which is equivalent to the second skill attacking the same target three times and causing an additional finishing damage to it.
Overall, the playability of the reloaded Athena is very high. Its role and positioning are very similar to Xiahoudun. Although it lacks Xiahoudun's high recovery and control, Athena is more flexible and poses a greater threat to the back row.