Zeus

How to play Zeus

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

In your kit, Detonate Charge (explode charges; max charges stun) is your main crowd control. Chain Lightning (projectile bouncing damage) and Thunderclap (area damage, speed up) add damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Lightning Storm (large area damage), on a long cooldown (about 90s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Overcharge: damage applies charges.

Community guides level Chain Lightning, Detonate Charge and Thunderclap first. Max Detonate Charge first, then Chain Lightning, then Thunderclap.

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 The World Stone, and you finish with Soul Gem, 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.

Top players win most often against Janus, Nox and Atlas, and struggle against Neith, Hades or Geb. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.