Nemesis

How to play Nemesis

Nemesis is a melee assassin from the Greek pantheon who deals physical damage. Top players play Nemesis in the Jungle.

In your kit, Swift Vengeance (dash, then dash again) is your way in and out of fights. Slice and Dice (cone damage; middle slows) slows enemies. Retribution (shield, reflect damage + heal) adds damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Divine Judgement (target damage, protection steal), on a long cooldown (about 90s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Scales of Fate: attacks steal power.

Community guides level Swift Vengeance, Slice and Dice and Retribution first. Max Slice and Dice first, then Retribution, then Swift Vengeance.

Your job is to find and defeat a fragile target, usually the enemy mage or hunter. Do not start fights head on: wait for someone to use their escape or step out of position, then strike. In the jungle, clear your camps quickly and help other lanes by ambushing enemies who have used their escape.

Start with Bumba's Hammer, then buy Hydra's Lament. Your core is Jotunn's Revenge and The Crusher, and you finish with Heartseeker, Titan's Bane and Avatar's Parashu. A good relic is Sundering Arc. If the enemy team heals a lot or you keep dying, open the full tool and enter the enemy gods for the exact swaps.

If you own Aspect of Justice, it reworks Divine Judgement (average your and target's health). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Atlas, Morgan Le Fay and Mercury, and struggle against Charon, Odin or Sun Wukong. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.