Poseidon

How to play Poseidon

Poseidon is a ranged mage from the Greek pantheon who deals magical damage. Top players play Poseidon in the Mid lane.

In your kit, Tidal Surge (wave damage knockback) is your main crowd control. Trident (faster, stronger attacks) and Whirlpool (area cripple vortex) add damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Release the Kraken! (area damage knock-up), on a long cooldown (about 90s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Changing Tides: hit attacks, move faster, abilities stronger.

Community guides level Whirlpool, Tidal Surge and Whirlpool first. Max Whirlpool first, then Tidal Surge, then Trident.

Most of your damage comes from abilities, so fight from behind your front line and never be the closest god to the enemy. Look for the moment your crowd control can land, then follow up with the rest of your damage. You have no dash, so your positioning is your escape. In the mid lane, clear the wave quickly, then help the side lanes or the jungle.

Start with Archmage's Gem, then buy Spear of Desolation. Top players buy it in the first two or three slots. Your core is Book of Thoth and Chronos' Pendant, and you finish with The World Stone, Rod of Tahuti and Obsidian Shard. A good relic is Aegis of Acceleration. 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 the Trident, it reworks Tidal Surge (wave damage knockback) and Trident (piercing, stronger attacks). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Hercules, Ah Puch and Nox, and struggle against Gilgamesh, Amaterasu or Awilix. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.