SMITE: THE SUNDER ISSUE!

SUNDER IS OP. Ok, good description.
No, seriously - Sundering Spear has recently been picked up more and more in SMITE, gaining drastically more popularity over time after being used more in the pro scene. It is no longer uncommon to see 3-4 sunders per game across most levels of play. This video will explain what makes Sunder so strong and arguable even OP.

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Published on Nov 30, 2016

• Game: Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo, 1994, SNES)
• ReMixer(s): ZiSotto
• Composer(s): David Wise, Eveline Novakovic, Robin Beanland
• Song(s): "Aquatic Ambiance"
• Posted: 2016-11-30, evaluated by Chimpazilla
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[Zefo_No]

I still think the main issue isn't Sunder, it's that absolutely every teamfight relic got nerfed in S4.
Meditation was still good but, instead of seeing the issue and buffing the rest, Hi-Rez just nerfed that into the ground as well.
What was left for those that don't need beads or aegis early?

[RoronoaZoroHunterX]

Ranked is now cancer with even supports picking up sunder for first relic. Now engagements under level 5, coupled with gods who excel early game, have even more of a reason to be aggro. Snowballing has never been more easy.

[icarusnevermore]

remember when Osiris got a skin neither do i

[soldierangelo]

Without sunder the meta would be a Tanky meta again

[svalfish]

The main reason I hate sunder is because I can never hit the damn thing

[JacobCafer]

how do you not get stunned by the xbalanque ult when you keep moving at 6:12?

[Smartguy]

As DS mentioned in the video, if sunder gets a nerf, then another relic will take its place. Once that relic shines, it will get a nerf, and so on and so on. Sunder is a little strong right now but it used to never be picked up

[gabijota]

The Damage With Sunder and Frenzy
Sunder:It is single target and for your team (does a bit more damage)
Frenzy:It is for allies that are in a team fight with different targets Frenzy was meant for teams not duels

[whytho]

Dukesloth logic: it's not awilix and its not bought on awilix so 0/10

[Dalkian]

Sunder is not an issue, a real issue is aegis.

[alexandrefigs]

Couldn't Hi-rez, instead of trying to simply nerf sunder to make it balanced, buff other relics or items in order to make everything equally "op" ? I mean, buffs are cooler than nerfs.

[gabijota]

what is the ability control:
Ability 1:A?
Ability 2:W?
Ability 2:R?
Ability 3:Spacebar?
what do you move with? How are you comfortable with dem controls

[tyranttyger]

Would it balance out if HOG was reverted back to its Season 3 stats?

[ZoomerAdvice]

You're right. Nerf Sunder so that melee assassins have no chance of bursting down other gods. Assassins are already handicapped when Mages and Hunters can do the same or better damage as Assassins from range.

[uniporndev]

Please don't nerf Sunder, just buff what needs buffing, I'm so bored of game devs taking the easy way out when it comes to balancing by just nerfing something so it isn't usable for a season and then buffing it next.

[Balila_balbal_loki]

you know how sprint counters curse as an active? i think maybe shell will get a buff and negate damage/cleanse increase from abilities and stacking sunders stop adding up this will kinda nerf it but not really makes the relic situational but usable

[dragontyron]

I think they'll probably either reduce the duration or change it back to a protection shred.

I really do want to see the other relics buffed, though. I get that Shell was _horribly stronk_ back in the day, and that's why they nerfed it, but it seems so useless now, especially compared to things like Frenzy objective push and Sunder stacking instakills.

[solmarquez]

Duke, could you do a whatever happened to osiris? I see him everywhere now, and I'd like to know why
Thank you

[Meitti]

On the bright side many teams pick way too many of them and become easy kills for any god with cc in his kit. So gods like Kali actually benefit from the Sunder meta, not because she herself can get sunder, but because people will pick sunder over beads or aegis. So Kali gets a free kill whenever a god with sunder gets in the range of her 3.

[MechAce]

I hope this item doesn't get a big nerf. We need the other relics buffed. No one picks up shell, hog, the anti heal one (can't remember name since I never see it), and now med is picked less since the nerf. I hate aegis and beads more then sunder but they can't be nerfed cause they're really the only good defensive relics in the game.