Smite Update 9.12 Patch Notes (Odin’s Onslaught)

Smite Update 9.12 will soon roll out on PS4, PC, and Xbox One players. According to the official Smite 9.12 patch notes, the latest update added new Odin’s Onslaught event, balancing changes and improvements. Apart from this, Smite patch 9.12 also includes stability fixes.

Previously, a bigupdate added new features and a long list of bug fixes. Unfortunately, players are experiencing a number of issues when trying to play the game. Today’s Smite update 9.12 will fix a few of these issues.

Read full details here.

What is new in Smite Patch 9.12 Update? – December 8, 2022

SMITE Odin’s Onslaught

Odin has hired five teams of two to defeat the herald of Ragnarok, Níðhöggr (Nee-thogg-r). Face off against each other to reach a bounty threshold of 35,000 gold. Defeat jungle monsters, players, and a roaming boss for bounties. Secure and deliver trophies for even larger gold rewards.
There are four unique locales in which players fight
- The Three Overworld Zones
  - Alfheim, the autumnal home of the Alfar (elves)
  - Jotunheim, the wintry home of the Jotun (giants)
  - Midgard, the temperate realm of man
- The Underworld
  - Naströnd, the bleak shore of corpses in Helheim

Mode Info
- 10 Players
- 5 Teams of 2 Players each
- Starting Level: 3
- Starting Gold: 3000
- Win Condition: Reach 35,000 gold
- Minimap:

Bug Fixes

All 6 weeks of SMITE Night will feature the new Adventure: Odin’s Onslaught
There will be no special queue, just play the adventure as usual on a Saturday to earn additional rewards
Rewards
- Week 1:
  - Adventure – Loading Screen
  - 3 day Account Booster
- Week 2:
  - Pick Your Own God Chest
  - SMITE NIGHT Avatar Chest
- Week 3:
  - SMITE NIGHT Emote Chest
  - SMITE NIGHT Cosmetic Chest
- Week 4:
  - Odyssey: Soaring Isles BONUS Chest
  - SMITE NIGHT Voice Pack Chest
- Week 5:
  - Pick Your Own God Chest
  - SMITE NIGHT Avatar Chest
- Week 6:
  - SMITE NIGHT Voice Pack Chest
  - 3 day Account Booster
- Milestones:
  - Nidhoggr Fire! Global Emote
  - SMITE NIGHT Skins Chest

BUG FIXES

UI
- Fixed an issue with PS5 and PS4 Pro lobby models having low quality textures
- Fixed an issue with the loading screen appearing too small on higher resolution monitors
Localization
- Fixed an issue with Charon’s Coin tooltip description appearing as undefined in the Spanish version
- Fixed an issue with Amulet of the Stronghold and Amulet of Silence having broken tooltip text descriptions in the Spanish version
General Gameplay
- Fixed an issue with projectiles visually firing FX multiple times
Gods
- Persephone
  - Fixed an issue where she could use Aegis Amulet in her Passive state
- Maui
  - Fixed an issue where he would cause his collisions to turn off and fall through map geometry
  - Fixed an issue where his Master Fisherman ability could damage two Gods if the first God died on hit
  - Fixed an issue where enemies weren’t getting knocked up by his Ultimate if they were hit on the edge of the ability
  - Fixed an issue where he could knock up enemies onto the Jade Corruption Joust Map geometry
- Cerberus
  - Fixed an issue with his King Black Dragon skin targeter missing elements for Paralyzing Spit
- Chang’e
  - Fixed an issue with her passive meter missing on Console
- Yemoja
  - Updated her Midnight Waters model and card art to stay true to her default appearance
Items
- Gilded Arrow
  - Fixed an issue with this item not properly choosing enemy targets correctly
- Rangda’s Mask
  - Fixed an issue where Gods would lose mask stacks from gaining temporary passive power increases from abilities, buffs, and potion of power
  - Fixed an issue where the Bracer of Radiance Relic caused Gods to lose mask stacks when walking out of the power increase aura
- Manticore’s Spikes
  - Fixed an issue that caused unintended damage against reflect damage that could also cause server instance crashes

BALANCE LIVE WITH THE 9.12 UPDATE – DECEMBER 13

Game Modes

New Adventure Mode – Odin’s Onslaught
- This will be active as its own queue for the entire update!
Unlimited Conquest Ranked
- This will be an experimental mode running for one week Dec 13-20
- Ranked Joust will be temporarily disabled during this experiment
- This queue will be Ranked Conquest but allow for players to play in parties of any size
- This queue will inherit your Ranked Conquest progress, and reward TP and MMR toward future ranked Conquest matches played in the solo-duo only queue
- This queue will be on an especially long timer, expected to only fire 3 times per day, so plan accordingly! (roughly at 10AM, 6PM, and 2AM Eastern)
SWC Conquest
- As we prepare for the World Championships we are making some environment art changes to the map
  - SWC Trophy is placed across from the Fire Giant
  - SPL Logos on the ground in the Mid Lane
  - SPL Banners hang in the Order and Chaos Bases
  - Previous SWC Champion Skin Statues are placed around the map

Goals

SWC Prep
- As usual, when we approach the end of the Season we aim to keep it light on balance as a whole. Last update and the subsequent bonus updates made some big changes to SMITE, and their impacts are still playing out across the SPL Playoffs. Out of respect for SPL players’ scrim time and for the goal of preserving the meta across the multiple SWC play-in phases, we aren’t making too many big changes. We will be buffing a series of underperforming gods to further diversify each role’s god pool in the SPL, as well as to reinvigorate casual play with these gods.
- Includes:
  - Anhur Buff
  - Ao Kuang Buff
  - Cu Chulainn Buff
  - He Bo Buff
  - Heimdallr Buff
  - Jormungandr Buff
  - Neith Buff
  - Tiamat Buff
  - Tsukuyomi Buff
Warrior Jungle Nerf
- This change could have a significant impact on the SPL meta, but it was one we felt like was still worth pursuing. It affects only a small subset of gods, but Manikin Scepter has continually been the factor that enables Warriors, often built especially tanky, to become some of the top Junglers. We want to discourage this small pool of gods from taking over the Jungle meta at SWC, and so we are applying a pretty significant nerf to the damage Manikin Scepter deals to enemy gods only. This preserves Jungle clear for those who need it, but makes it a significantly weaker item for taking down enemy gods.
- Includes
  - Manikin Scepter Nerf
Special Case God Adjustments
- We have a few other adjustments that could affect SPL, those are Maui and Ymir. They both require some specific adjustments for different reasons.
- Maui is new to the roster, and is seeing SPL play, but his performance across other skill levels and game modes has been especially low. He is getting some targeted buffs to Master Fisherman to make the charge-up and firing experience on this ability much smoother. He is also seeing a key shift in his Mystical Ulua ability to nerf the Movement Speed it provides, which is often leveraged for a huge advantage at the pro level
- Ymir has been at the top of the SPL meta for a while now, so this change is especially pro focused. In discussions with pros we agreed on a shift to multiple variables on Ymir’s Ice Wall. Previously, this ability was intensely powerful to rank up to get the max wall duration and shorter cooldown, which removed a lot of the flexibility of the god and encouraged going all in on wall spam. We have made this ability no longer scale down in cooldown per rank, and the max wall duration is now significantly less. As Ymir generally does not overperform or create balance frustration, we also buffed his rank 1 cooldown and wall duration.
- Includes
  - Maui Buff
  - Ymir Shift
  - Ishtar Nerf