The Jade Emperor arrives in Smite's 9.4 update - Full patch notes

Publish date: 2024-05-19

Yu Huang, the Jade Emperor, is making their debut to Smite’s 9.4 update. The Jade Emperor will be a mage, and you’ll be able to start playing as him starting on April 19 following the official Smite Tuesday update.

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Alongside the release of the Jade Emperor, players can look forward to the addition of several new skins, such as Shadow Bloom Persephone, Crocfather Sobke, Honorable Machina Tyr, Almighty Archon Zeus, and The Magic Dragon Tiamat.

Smite update 9.4 also sees the transition of giving Conquest map’s Carry and Support roles more XP and Gold during the game, rather than leaving it mostly with the Mid and Jungle roles. Now, the Support Buff comes with increased Base XP and Gold rewards, offering additional buffs, and the Elder Harpy has been removed from the Back Left Harpy Camp.

Multiple gods and items have been nerfed in this update, with a rework to Erlang Shen and Archmage’s Gem.

You can read the full Patch Notes for 9.4 below.

Smite 9.4 Update Patch Notes

All Jade Emperor abilities

Master of the Dao

Flames of the Phoenix

Dao Cultivation

Celestial Flight

Dueling Dragons

Update Release Schedule

April 19 – The Jade Emperor Update

May 3 – 9.4 Bonus Update

May 5 – Super Shredder Prime Gaming Release

Bug Fixes

UI

General Gameplay

Fixed an issue with “Account Boosters” not providing the proper bonuses

Gods

Items

BALANCE LIVE WITH THE 9.4 UPDATE – APRIL19

Game Modes: Conquest

The Nerf Update

General

Items

This is a long list of item nerfs and we aren’t sure if it’s worth it to individually explain why each one was changed. In general, all of these item changes follow the logic defined above. These items are the most popular or most powerful within their archetypes, and thus will be nerfed. Almost all class/role archetypes were nerfed in some way, this might create new imbalances based on which class/role is affected more heavily by these nerfs, and it will be a big priority in the next update to adjust more items and gods with the primary goal of making sure all roles continue to feel equally flexible and powerful.

Belt of Frenzy

Greater Belt of Frenzy

Belt of Insatiable Hunger

Belt of the Berserker

Bracer of Radiance

Greater Bracer of Radiance

Bracer of Brilliance

Bracer of Illumination

Chronos Pendant

Rod of Tahuti

Calamitous Rad of Tahuti

Nimble Rod of Tahuti

Divine Ruin

Spear of Desolation

Telkhines Ring

Ring of Hecate

Caduceus Shield

Breastplate of Valor

Breastplate of Determination

Breastplate of Vigilance

Ancile

Mystical Mail

Hide of the Nemean Lion

The Crusher

Hydra’s Lament

Jotunn’s Wrath

Jotunn’s Ferocity

Jotunn’s Vigor

Serrated Edge

Asi

Atalanta’s Bow

Wind Demon

Deathbringer

Envenomed Deathbringer

Malicious Deathbringer

Gauntlet of Thebes

Pridwen

Sovereignty

Heartward Amulet

Amulet of Silence

Amulet of the Stronghold

Celestial Legion Helm

Vampiric Shroud

Mantle of Discord

Rework: Archmage’s Gem

Gods

It is easier to identify the top performers for gods, and god changes have much less ripple effect on the rest of the game than item changes do. With these changes we expect that some nerfed gods will continue to remain at the top of the meta, and then more nerfs will be planned for future updates for them. We also expect some number of new gods to find new room for viability, and those gods will be individually evaluated to determine their nerf status.

Tiamat

PRIMORDIAL ONSLAUGHT

Agni

COMBUSTION

RAIN FIRE

Persephone

HARVEST

GRASP OF DEATH

Sol

STELLAR BURST

SUPERNOVA

Thoth

HIEROGLYPHIC ASSAULT

FINAL JUDGEMENT

Zeus

CHAIN LIGHTNING

DETONATE CHARGE

Achilles

GIFT OF THE GODS

SHIELD OF ACHILLES

Chaac

RAIN DANCE

STORM CALL

Gilgamesh

SUN-FORGED SCIMITAR

WINDS OF SHAMASH

Mulan

CROSS STRIKE

SPEAR THRUST

Shiva

PILLAR OF DAWN

Bellona

SHIELD BASH

BLUDGEON

Camazotz

BAT OUT OF HELL

Arachne

PREDATOR

VENOMOUS BITE

Cliodhna

VENOMOUS BITE

LURCHING CLAW

TEARING THE VEIL

Loki

BEHIND YOU!

VANISH

Tsukuyomi

DARK MOON SHURIKEN

SILVER MOON CALTROPS

Ah Muzen Cab

SWARM

STINGER

Apollo

ACROSS THE SKY

Hou Yi

MARK OF THE GOLDEN CROW

Izanami

SICKLE STORM

Medusa

VIPER SHOT

LACERATE

Artio

ENERGY SURGE

HEAVY CHARGE

Atlas

KINETIC CHARGE

Ares

SHACKLES

Bacchus

NTOXICATE

Cabrakan

SEISMIC CRUSH

TECTONIC SHIFT

Cerberus

PARALYZING SPIT

God Rework: Erlang Shen

HOWLING CELESTIAL DOG

SPOT WEAKNESS

72 TRANSFORMATIONS

9 TURNS BLESSING

New Skin Voice Actors

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