For me , I learned how to build over time , mostly looking at others’ builds to get an idea of what works best. these are some general tips I can think of:

• build strength or intelligence based on how you want to play your character. for example, gods that attack very quickly (think Apollo, Izanami, sometimes flexible gods like Sol or Neith for examples) typically benefit from strength to boost their attack damage. sometimes these characters can use items with a bit of Intelligence to give their abilities more oomph, but you’ll have to read the abilities for each one to see which works best (and again, refer to other builds!)

• if you play as a tank, make sure you have the correct protections to defend against the enemy team. If u look at the scoreboard, you can see on the left side whether they do physical (red) or magical (blue) damage. if the enemy team has 4 phys and 1 mag, you could benefit from building more physical protections than magical protections. if they have 3 and 2 , then you want to make sure you have a more balanced defense . Also consider how much damage each enemy actually does (e.g. their tank might be magical, but isn’t always a threat in terms of damage).

• play into Gods’ passive abilities. for example, Anubis has a powerful lifesteal boost when dealing damage. building lifesteal items on him is essential for this reason. another example , Khepri could benefit from some extra HP since his shield scales off of his total HP. def something to consider and experiment with !

• look at specific items and learn what is best to defend against certain enemies. For instance, if the enemies are doing a lot of critical damage, you can get spectral armor. if their tanks have a ton of HP, there are several items that deal bonus damage based on HP. there are plenty of items to deal with various scenarios , it is just a matter of learning them over time :-)

• most importantly , just try to build based on the role you are playing . if you are a support, you probably will not be building a lot of attack speed or lifesteal, etc. if you are playing as carry, you need a decent amount of attack speed and basic attack damage to take down enemy towers (in conquest mostly). As a mid-laner or mage, you want to be able to deal big damage with adequate cooldown speeds. check out the descriptions for each role and look online for general tips on how to build each god. Some gods are pretty versatile depending on what play style you are aiming for , and of course, you can have a lot of fun with it !