Nu Wa SMITE 2 Guide

Overview

Nu Wa's value is informational as much as it is damage. Her ultimate hits every enemy god on the map and, more usefully, reveals them — which turns a contested objective into a known one. Her clay soldiers add bodies to a fight and serve as stun anchors for her beam ability, the mechanic that makes her combo work at all. She is not a high-damage mid laner, and picking her for damage is a mistake; she is picked for map information, wave clear, and a reliable poke pattern.

Power spike

Level 5 for the ultimate's information value. Her damage curve is flat rather than spiky, which is consistent with a utility role.

Skill ceiling

Moderate. The mechanics are simple, but using the ultimate as an information tool at the right moment is a macro skill most players never develop.

Strengths and weaknesses

Every god guide here lists the weaknesses as prominently as the strengths, because the weaknesses are what tell you which games this pick will not rescue — and that is usually the more actionable half.

What Nu Wa is genuinely good at

• Her global ultimate reveals all enemy positions, which is genuine strategic information before an objective.
• Clay soldiers provide extra bodies and act as the anchors that let her beam stun reliably.
• Good wave clear that keeps her lane safe without much risk.
• Her fog ability provides real utility for team rotations, which is rare for a mid laner.

Where Nu Wa falls short

• Lower damage output than dedicated burst mages — she loses a straight mid-lane damage race.
• Her stun requires the beam to pass through a minion or soldier, which makes it conditional.
• Squishy with a conditional escape, so she is very vulnerable to dive.
• Her ultimate's damage is low enough that its value is almost entirely the reveal.

Build and reasoning

Cooldown reduction is the priority because her contribution is her abilities' availability rather than their damage — a second ultimate reveal in a game is worth more than a marginal damage increase on the first. Stacking mana and power early supports the constant ability usage her kit wants.

Core build path

These are item roles rather than fixed product names, because specific items are rebalanced every patch and the reasoning behind a slot is not. Match each role to whatever currently fills it best.

1. 1 Mage starter
2. 2 Mana and power stacking item
3. 3 Cooldown reduction item
4. 4 Magical penetration item
5. 5 Power item
6. 6 Late-game power

Situational purchases

Anti-heal

The enemy has sustain and your area abilities can reliably apply it.

Crowd-control reduction

You are being locked down before you can set up the soldier-and-beam combo.

Defensive hybrid

You are the target of every dive and need to survive the opening.

For the reasoning behind these stats — why penetration outperforms power against a built target, why anti-heal has to be bought before it feels necessary — see the item and stat reference and build fundamentals.

Counters and synergies

What beats Nu Wa

Dive assassins

Her escape is conditional and she has no answer to a committed dive.

Burst mages

She loses the lane damage race outright.

Mobile gods

Her stun setup takes time and mobile targets simply leave before it completes.

What Nu Wa works with

Global-presence junglers

Her reveal tells them exactly where to go, which doubles the value of their own mobility.

Objective-focused teams

Knowing where all five enemies are before starting an objective is worth a full teamfight.

Practical tips

1. Summon soldiers first, then beam through them. The stun only lands if the beam passes through a minion or soldier.
2. Use the ultimate for information before an objective, not for damage during a fight. The reveal is worth more than the chip damage.
3. Place fog on rotation corridors so your team can move unseen — one of the few genuine team utility tools a mid laner has.
4. Accept that you will not out-damage a burst mage. Play for wave control and information instead of trying to win the lane outright.

Frequently asked questions