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Smite Season 5 Includes Updated Conquest Map, Cerberus, and New Pantheons

Hi-Rez Expo 2018 kicked off in a big way, revealing what's next for the god-based MOBA, Smite.

Ozzie Mejia

January 4, 2018 6:15 AM

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Hi-Rez Studios is kicking off this year's Hi-Rez Expo in a big way, discussing what's next for its god-based MOBA, Smite. With the Smite World Championships taking place this weekend, Season 5 is on the horizon and it's going to introduce some major changes.

Hades, King of the Underworld has some big plans for the Smite world. He's starting off by changing up the Season 5 Conquest Map, evolving it to make it completely symmetrical. This means both teams will begin the game on an even playing field. It also looks much sleeker, as the updated map also introduces whole new environmental assets.

Hades is also bringing along his trusty hellhound, Cerberus, along for the ride. The three-headed beast will be Smite's 93rd playable character and will debut with patch 4.25. Those who are on the Smite public test server will get a chance to see all of these changes first on January 17.

Finally, Smite will soon expand beyond its current pantheons. Hi-Rez will be reaching into Slavic and Voodoo mythology for future updates, so look for those two pantheons to be represented later in 2018.

All of these updates are being revealed as part of the Hi-Rez Expo kickoff stream, which can be seen live below.

Watch live video from HiRezTV on www.twitch.tv

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?