Ishtar

Ishtar
Summary
Title:	Goddess of Love and War
Pantheon:	Babylonian
Type:	Physical,Ranged
Class:	Hunter
Pros:	Medium Area Damage, High Attack Speed
Difficulty:	Average
Release date:	August 23, 2022
Favor:	5,500
Gems:	200
Voicelines:	Ishtar voicelines
Voice actor:	Dalia Ramahi
Stats
Health:	470 (+78)
Mana:	220 (+38)
Speed:	365 (+0)
Range:	55 (+0)
Attack/Sec:	1 (+1.6%)
Basic Attack
Damage:	34 (+ 2.6) + 100% of Physical Power
Progression:	None
Protection
Physical:	13 (+2.9)
Magical:	23 (+1.3)
Regen
HP5:	7 (+0.7)
MP5:	4.5 (+0.38)
*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level

"Harness the light of the heavens and conquer all in your path with a storm of arrows."

Ishtar is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore

Ishtar, Queen of Heaven and mistress of love and war, is a goddess of many and diverse facets. A dispenser of divine justice, she strikes down all those who would dare defy the gods, even as she zealously protects those who worship her. Brave and cunning; caring and spiteful; Ishtar is all these things and more.

She moves from conquest to conquest, never resting — never satisfied. By turns capricious and determined, Ishtar is loyal only to her own designs...though what those designs might be are never wholly clear, even to her worshippers.

When the gods first came into being, each was blessed with a domain and responsibilities — all save Ishtar. Incensed by this oversight, Ishtar stole the sacred mes from Enki, lord of the waters, after challenging him to a drinking contest. Infuriated by her impudence, Enki sent legions of monsters to reclaim his power, but all failed. Ishtar defeated them one by one, and earned Enki's grudging respect in the process.

With her newfound power, Ishtar soon set her sights on fresh challenges and conquests. She claimed the temples of her father, Anu, as her own and destroyed Mount Ebih, considering its natural beauty an affront to her authority. She even escaped from the underworld, and it was she who spoke on mankind's behalf when Enlil sought to drown humanity in a great deluge.

But perhaps the most well-known tale of Ishtar is how, having taken offense at Gilgamesh's lack of respect, sent the Bull of Heaven to slay the semi-divine king of Uruk. But Gilgamesh managed to defeat the creature, and thus earned the undying enmity of Ishtar.

Now, Ishtar has once again descended from the heavens — in search of what, none know. But woe betide any who seek to stand between the Queen of Heaven and that which she desires...

Abilities

Passive - Mark of Vengeance When Ishtar drops below 75% Health, she marks the Enemy God that most recently damaged her for 10s. Each time Ishtar deals damage to the marked God with a Basic Attack, she gains a stacking Attack Speed buff. If Ishtar receives a kill or assist on the marked God, she gains a Movement Speed buff. This passive has a 20 second cooldown. Notes:   Stacks up to 30% Attack Speed and every basic attack refreshes its duration.   The mark does not reveal stealthed gods.   Attack Speed Buff: 5% for 4s   Max Stacks: 6   Movement Speed Buff: 20% for 5s   Ability Type: Buff Ability Video Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/agb7ryQXFe8? 1st Ability - Imbue Arrows Ishtar imbues her arrows with heavenly light, enhancing her Basic Attacks in one of three ways for 6s. The three varieties include Strike Shot, a lobbed explosive arrow, Spread Shot, a volley of five arrows, and Storm Shot, a fast-paced long range snipe. Ishtar cannot hit Structures during the duration. Notes:   Ishtar can cancel the ability selection without triggering its cooldown and can cancel any of her empowered basic attacks any time.   Empowered basic attacks also don't damage player-made deployables nor wards while active.   Duration: 6s   Ability Type: Buff   Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 mana   Cooldown: 10 seconds Ability Video Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/382y8SnAr0k? 1st Ability Variant - Strike Shot Ishtar lobs bolts that explode in an area, dealing bonus damage. These shots may also be fired over walls. Notes:   Crits deal 60% damage while active.   Basic Attacks trigger item effects and benefit from only 33% Lifesteal while active.   Bonus Damage: 5/11/17/23/29   Crit Damage Reduction: 40%   Ability Type: Area Basic, Buff   Range/Radius: 47/10 Ability Video EmbedVideo is missing a required parameter. 1st Ability Variant - Spread Shot Ishtar notches additional light arrows and fires 5 shots in a cone. Only the center arrow triggers Basic Attack item effects. Notes:   Deals a total of 124/127/130/133/136% Basic attack damage per basic attack to an enemy hit by all 5 arrows.   Center Damage: 100% of your Basic Attack Damage   Side Damage: 6/6.75/7.5/8.25/9% of your Basic Attack Damage   Ability Type: Area Basic, Buff   Range: 55 Ability Video EmbedVideo is missing a required parameter. 1st Ability Variant - Storm Shot Ishtar enhances her Attack Speed and fires quick, long-range shots that deal reduced damage. Notes:   Basic attacks deal 80% damage and trigger item effects while active.   Attack Speed: 20/25/30/35/40%   Projectile Speed: 120%   Damage Reduction: 20%   Ability Type: Area Basic, Buff   Range: 80 Ability Video EmbedVideo is missing a required parameter. 2nd Ability - Rolling Thunder Ishtar calls down four strikes of lightning in a line, damaging Enemies within their area. Ishtar may aim which direction the strikes travel. If an Enemy is hit by more than one strike, they are mesmerized. Notes:   Can deal up to 240/340/440/540/640 (+160% of your Physical Power) damage.   Strike Damage: 60/85/110/135/160 (+40% of your Physical Power)   Mesmerize: 0.75s   Ability Type: Area, Mesmerize, Damage   Range/Radius: 70/15   Cost: 55/60/65/70/75 mana   Cooldown: 14/13.5/13/12.5/12 seconds Ability Video Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/yIpsp3ASWBI? 3rd Ability - Jolt Ishtar draws her blades and charges forward, striking all Enemies in her path. If she hits an Enemy God, she stops and roots them for 1s as she backflips off of them. As Ishtar is in the air, she fires her bow, dealing damage in an area around the affected God. This shot may Crit and trigger Basic Attack item effects. Notes:   The backflip has a range of 25.   Ishtar cannot backflip through map walls, however she can backflip through player-made walls.   Charge Damage: 80/120/160/200/240 (+60% of your Physical Power)   Arrow Damage: 20/30/40/50/60 + 120% of your Basic Attack Power   Root: 1s   Ability Type: Dash, Root, Damage   Range: 55/15   Cost: 60 mana   Cooldown: 15/14.5/14/13.5/13 seconds Ability Video Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/ZqLYi30CaIw? Ultimate - Blades of Retribution Ishtar becomes CC-immune and summons five swords of light, firing them out in a cone in front of her. Each sword damages and cripples enemies for 1.25s. When the swords reach their destination, Ishtar may recall them to her location within 3s. If an Enemy is hit by both the initial fire and the recall, they are stunned for 1s. Each sword hit after the first deals reduced damage, resetting before recalling. Notes:   Can deal up to 353/451/549/647/745 (+216% of your Physical Power) damage from both the initial fire and recall.   Can be refired any time, even while under crowd control or dead.   If the ability is refired while either dead or affected by a banish CC, the blades will return to Ishtar's last valid/death location.   Sword Damage: 90/115/140/165/190 (+55% of your Physical Power)   Damage Reduction: 40% per sword, up to a max of 80%   Cripple: 1.25s   Stun: 1s   Ability Type: Cone, Crowd Control, Damage   Range: 80   Cost: 100 mana   Cooldown: 90 seconds Ability Video Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/je7P05A-yTk?

Videos

Teaser

God Reveal

Achievements

Agile Archery As Ishtar, kill an enemy God with each variation of Imbue Arrows in one match.

Stunning Swordplay As Ishtar, stun 3 enemy Gods in one cast of Blades of Retribution.

Trivia

General

• Ishtar was the first hunter of the Babylonian pantheon.
• Ishtar along with Lancelot and Neith are currently the only gods who have leaps that don't let them move through walls.
• Ishtar is one of the few gods with a leap that only lets them move backwards, with the first being Neith.
• Ishtar along with Horus, Morgan Le Fay, Set and Tyr are currently the only gods where in their end of match lobbies, another playable god appears in.

God Skins

• Striking Archon

• This skin shares its theme with Dark Angel/Celestial Stinger Ah Muzen Cab, Midnight Dove Awilix, Radiant Heroine Bellona, Archangel Chernobog, Angel of Chaos Cthulhu, Celestial Mayhem Discordia, Celestial Eset, Guiding Light Ganesha, Sacred Grounds Geb, Divine Wind Gilgamesh, Inner Demon Hel (Light Stance), Seraph Horus, Heaven's Arrow Hou Yi, Divine Axe Izanami, Divine Right Jing Wei, Gazing Archon Medusa, Celestial Deliverer Mercury, Master of Light Merlin, Seraph's Bow Neith, Holo Halo Pele, Radiant Archon Ra, Sacred Arrow Rama, Celestial Inferno Surtr, Archon Thanatos, Divine Retribution Thanatos, Angelic Archon Yemoja and Almighty Archon Zeus.

Skins

• Default
• Rose Warrior
• Lunar Lightning
• Ascended
• Gilded Glory
• Striking Archon
• Golden
• Legendary
• Diamond

Default
	Release Date	August 23, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	Free
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ishtar voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Rose Warrior
	Release Date	August 23, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	100 or 9500
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ishtar voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Lunar Lightning
	Release Date	December 13, 2022
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	600
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Lunar Lightning Ishtar voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin was part of the Yulefest (2022) event.   This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Ascended
	Release Date	August 23, 2022
	Type	Limited
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ishtar voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin is part of the Season Pass 2022.

Gilded Glory
	Release Date	February 21, 2023
	Type	Limited
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Ishtar voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin was a Commendations reward, granted to anyone who played at least 50 matches during Year 10 without getting banned once.

Striking Archon
	Release Date	May 16, 2023
	Type	Unlimited
	Cost	2040
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Striking Archon Ishtar voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin could only be obtained by purchasing all the content from the Aspire Chest from the Hope Reborn event, has been available for direct purchase since the event ended, and is available in the Miraculous Chest.

Golden
	Release Date	August 23, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	200 or 9500
	Requirements	God Rank 1
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Legendary
	Release Date	August 23, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	300 or 12500
	Requirements	God Rank 5
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Diamond
	Release Date	August 23, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400 or 15000
	Requirements	God Rank 10
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Changelog

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