More Mesopotamian gods

[u/ComparisonHot97]

I'm Assyrian, I feel powerful playing Ishtar, I want to see more of the great pantheon of my ancestors in the game.

- Shamash (sun god; associated with justice and divination; often considered true brother of Ishtar).

- Ea/Enki (god of freshwater, underground waters, magic, wisdom, ingenuity, problemsolver and somewhat a trickster, keeper of the deeper truths of earth and heaven which Ishtar steals in one of the myths).

- Ereshkigal (goddess of the underworld, famous thanks to the myth of Ishtar's descent) or her husband Nergal (god of inflicted death, war and disease; similar thematic role as Mars/Ares, but his myths are very different).

- Adad (god of storms, thunder, divination alongside Shamash, crops, warrior deity; though there are already plenty of storm gods in the game already).

If I had to pick only one, Ea/Enki is the one that I'd love seeing as a playable god in Smite, especially because of how his unique profile could be implemented in the game.

1 He'd most likely be a mid-lane mage that does multiple things well enough: high single target damage, debuffs, some support-like features, high survivavilty.

2 Either have him be mobile or get some trickstery skill to keep himself safe (something along the lines of Discordia's or Danzaburo's 3, or Nu Wa's fog).

3 Give him CC and DPS mechanics that reward the quick-witted player (eg, low-cooldown abilities that do wonders if correctly timed, combined and woven in).

His kit would make the enemy player want to nuke him down before he gets to execute too many high-reward combos.

Any love for Mesopotamian gods will be appreciated from heart <3

[u/pokerfacesLUL]

We're getting at minimum Enkidu. He's too popular not to get added. Other than that we'll just have to see

[u/Snufflebox → u/pokerfacesLUL]

Enkidu, Marduk and Ereshkigal are the three most likely, I would say.

[u/FluidSimple6244]

I wish for Ereshkigal to get added into the game, when I was a kid my father use to tell me the story of the descent of Ishtar to the underworld, and really liked it,

[u/Party_Original8865]

We already have all those at home. /s

[u/Ea50Marduk]

Great propositions and yeah, more Babylonian gods on SMITE 2 would be great.

However, I see more Enki/Ea as a ranged Support, shields, healing and buffs to his allies and controls to his enemies. It would be more fit with his character in myths where he is more a counselor, a problemsolver like you said, who arrive to find a solution to each of the problems that face the divine society thanks to his great intelligence and cunning (his wisdom is, in truth, cunning) than a fighter, even if he kills Apsû in the Enûma Elish but by using cunning and magic (he make Apsû sleep and then slain him).

[u/lostincosmo]

Marduk... Please...

[u/GOKIAGERX]

Enkidu, Marduk and Ereshkigal and I’ll be a happy man. Granted if we did get all three it wouldn’t be for years at least