Thanatos

How to play Thanatos

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

In your kit, Soul Reap (cone silence damage) is your main crowd control. Death Scythe (line damage heal) and Scent of Death (speed up, hunt dying enemies) add damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Hovering Death (fly, stun and execute), on a long cooldown (about 90s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Harvester of Souls: heal, cooldown reset on kill.

Community guides level Soul Reap, Death Scythe and Scent of Death first. Max Death Scythe first, then Soul Reap, then Scent of Death.

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 Jotunn's Revenge. Buy it early, because it grows with every kill and assist. Your core is Hydra's Lament and The Reaper, and you finish with The Crusher, Heartseeker 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 Reaping, it reworks Harvester of Souls (max health on kill) and Soul Reap (cone silence heal). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Osiris, Kuzenbo and Hecate, and struggle against Bastet, Baron Samedi or Kali. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.