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Build bloodforge if you're snowballing, and dev gauntlet for a more passive approach. Counter/Situational items added at the end.
Tap each threat level to view Cupid’s threats
....run..please
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 107 [display_name] => Heimdallr [url] => heimdallr ) [scoreVal] => 1 [notes] => ....run..please ) 1
Please avoid this matchup...
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 64 [display_name] => Medusa [url] => medusa ) [scoreVal] => 1 [notes] => Please avoid this matchup... ) 1
Similar situation to Ullr, and her ult gets her out of your ult pretty easily.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 1 [display_name] => Artemis [url] => artemis ) [scoreVal] => 2 [notes] => Similar situation to Ullr, and her ult gets her out of your ult pretty easily. ) 1
His poke is pretty annoying, but if you can get past it you're good.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 91 [display_name] => Hachiman [url] => hachiman ) [scoreVal] => 2 [notes] => His poke is pretty annoying, but if you can get past it you're good. ) 1
If you can pin her down in your ult, you're fine, but she can poke decently and jump out of most situations.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 30 [display_name] => Neith [url] => neith ) [scoreVal] => 2 [notes] => If you can pin her down in your ult, you're fine, but she can poke decently and jump out of most situations. ) 1
His poke make it a pretty difficult matchup, but certainly possible.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 51 [display_name] => Ullr [url] => ullr ) [scoreVal] => 2 [notes] => His poke make it a pretty difficult matchup, but certainly possible. ) 1
Ez clap.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 86 [display_name] => Cernunnos [url] => cernunnos ) [scoreVal] => 5 [notes] => Ez clap. ) 1
Pretty easy matchup, just be mindful of the fact that you can only crit him once every 3 seconds thanks to his passive.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 62 [display_name] => Hou Yi [url] => hou-yi ) [scoreVal] => 5 [notes] => Pretty easy matchup, just be mindful of the fact that you can only crit him once every 3 seconds thanks to his passive. ) 1
This is a pretty easy matchp for Cupid, and he can pin him down with his ult.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 27 [display_name] => Xbalanque [url] => xbalanque ) [scoreVal] => 5 [notes] => This is a pretty easy matchp for Cupid, and he can pin him down with his ult. ) 1
Can't cripple a man with no dash lol.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 45 [display_name] => Ah Muzen Cab [url] => ah-muzen-cab ) [scoreVal] => 3 [notes] => Can't cripple a man with no dash lol. ) 1
Not much to say here, just watch out for his ult... and BEWARE OF THE SHIFTING SANDS.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 5 [display_name] => Anhur [url] => anhur ) [scoreVal] => 3 [notes] => Not much to say here, just watch out for his ult... and BEWARE OF THE SHIFTING SANDS. ) 1
Izanami is a machine late game, but if you can get ahead early you should be fine.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 80 [display_name] => Izanami [url] => izanami ) [scoreVal] => 3 [notes] => Izanami is a machine late game, but if you can get ahead early you should be fine. ) 1
Jing Wei is just a solid character, but she isn't much of a problem.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 75 [display_name] => Jing Wei [url] => jing-wei ) [scoreVal] => 3 [notes] => Jing Wei is just a solid character, but she isn't much of a problem. ) 1
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 74 [display_name] => Skadi [url] => skadi ) [scoreVal] => 3 [notes] => ) 1
Same as chernobog.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 33 [display_name] => Apollo [url] => apollo ) [scoreVal] => 4 [notes] => Same as chernobog. ) 1
His ult is pretty annoying, but not much of a problem.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 95 [display_name] => Chernobog [url] => chernobog ) [scoreVal] => 4 [notes] => His ult is pretty annoying, but not much of a problem. ) 1
Just kite.
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 71 [display_name] => Chiron [url] => chiron ) [scoreVal] => 4 [notes] => Just kite. ) 1
Array ( [god] => Array ( [god_id] => 55 [display_name] => Rama [url] => rama ) [scoreVal] => 4 [notes] => ) 1
I'm a Cupid/Hou Yi main who tends to play more Cupid than Hou Yi in ranked, and I peaked as the #14 cupid in ranked Joust. Cupid is pretty simple, and is often overlooked, but if you play smart he can really throw the enemy off guard, and he snowballs pretty hard. He has solid sustain with his 2, and he has great team-fight presence with his ult. His mobility is decent, and his 1 is okay for wave clear and duels.
Pros:
Insane snowballing
Good sustain
Okay wave clear
Good escape
Amazing team-fight + duel
Great skins lol
Cons:
Weak before 5
Hard to come from behind with
Cupid's skills are very straightforward, but that does not mean they are worthless.
His passive builds stacks by attacking minions and enemy gods, and when at max stacks, his 1 will stun, and his ult mesmerize will last longer.
Cupid's 1 (Heart Bomb) is his main skill used for clear and dueling. It leaves a bomb that detonates, dealing damage on explosion, and stunning if your passive is active.
Your 2 drops hearts that heal you or allies, and your mana is restored if picked up by an ally.
The third ability is a dash, pretty self explanatory.
Cupid's ultimate lays down a crippling field that mesmerizes once it detonates.
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Don't forget to hit the publish button to publish your guide after the changes, else we can't see it.
I would also like to comment that I disagree with a lot of threats you listed. Anhur and Skadi a lower threat than neith? Why?
Does the rest of the build look ok to you?
The anti-tank build lacks something really important: Attack Speed. If you are aiming to kill tanks, it's only possible via basic attacks so he should increase his AS on that build to proc more Qins.
But thinking crit can't deal good damage to tanks just isn't right (outside of Nemian and Thorns).
I was referring to his Anti-tank build (the second one) that doesn't use crits.
This is up to you, but consider listing situationals. Also, separate the start from the completed build, it'll look cleaner.