SMITE - God Reveal - Baba Yaga, The Witch of the Woods

Introducing the newest god to join the battleground - Baba Yaga, The Witch of the Woods. Available in the "Witch of the Woods" update in SMITE!

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[bunlymeng]

I highkey miss lore lady telling the lore with that old style story telling with the scroll ;(

[eyeballpoker]

I remember my grandmother telling me folk lore stories about baba I’m psyched to finally see her in smite

[TheJoeDeSouza]

Remember that Baba Yaga once killed three men in a bar with a pencil.

[deniskreynin]

I grew up in a Russian home so this is insane to me

[Connor-rlpf]

Give her an Adidas tracksuit skin and call her baba Slava or I riot

[sadsloth]

I wish they would start telling the actual lore again.

[cyxaricus]

For those, who wish to know her lore: in origin slavic folklore, Baba Yaga is the witch, living in a woods. She's neutral, but creepy powerful witch. Her house is always chicken-legged house, hidden in deep danger woods. All the main heroes in folklore find her to ask for a help when there is nothing left to do with. Excluding her own house, Baba Yaga moves sitting in pounder with broom. When heroes come, they always repeat the same phrase to enter the house: "Hut the hut, stand backward to the wood, but in front of me". There is no folklore stories about this witch, she's always a creepy strange neutral witch, that helps the bravest heroes to find their way. Mostly she gives them a ball of thread, that rolls by itself, helping to find what the hero wants to.

[drrecon]

Props to HiRez for having over 100 gods in the game and still making really interesting and creative characters. (Kinda sad that Overwatch only has 30 something and the new characters feel like rip offs of older heroes)

Edit: Not saying that Smite and OW are the same type of game, just kinda disappointing to see OW dropping the ball on creativity compared to Smite for example.

[majidnobles]

I freaking love Baba Yagas gameplay, it's really been thought through with a steep learning curve!

[thebluefog]

I'm from Bulgaria and I've heard so much about Baba Yaga. Might as well begin to play Smite again because of this.

[emineminoglou]

I admire the creativity of Smite devs. Very impressive!

[dimasfaza]

This actually a pretty creative character, good on you Smite.

[thewilltheway]

I picked up the game again after over a year not playing, so I didn't know any of the new gods. I remember I lost sight of Baba for a second and when I looked back she had transformed into a house. It was very startling when she started chasing me.

[leafeonking]

I know people are going to say bring back lore lady. She's still here. I'm actually fine with hearing the actual god tell their story

[Sir-jine]

they made this new character just because they can make a gingerbread house skin for christmas and hansel and gretel reference skin

[CrimsonShoty]

Damn I still remember hearing Stories and Tales of the old witch in the woods who live in a cabin on chicken legs
ready to snach you if you don't eat your veggies ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[evenesence]

Very fun, new play-style! Good amount of utility which is always welcome and her stacking ability is very unique.

Can't wait to play her, I love all the new ideas added to Smite this year. Keep em coming!

[GunGodYV]

YES ! Finally something from our mythology/folklore that is perfectly represented

[dyllanrodriguez]

I this. She looks like so much fun and that house concept looks wild, imagine seeing a walking house in the distance. It’d be kinda cool if it was bigger tho, like it’s a house and she’s as big as the house in game but not in her trailer

[andrewpeska]

I’m always into random characters so I’m excited Baba is coming out