Our past contest provided some wonderful examples of balance, theme, and gameplay, making this one a close call! Many heroes in mythology come from humble upbringings, and fewer still maintain their humanity once they've reached the stars. Much like the wonderful creators we have on the page!

This month's winner is hell0kitt! Their concept Moremi, the Savior of Yoruba did an incredible job of balancing the fundamental design points we look for when creating them. A reasonable summary on the lore drives us right into the meat of the abilities, giving a good look on Moremi's stealthy and intuitive abilities.

The rising sun only precludes the fall, and from the ground emerges greater evils even Smite has yet to uncover. This month's challenge is:

Spirits of the Graveyard

This deity should be the epitome of necromantic splendor. Association with the dead is paramount; whether that's by controlling the undead, living with undead, guarding the spirits, or being a zombie themselves!

Many mythologies have their own take on the afterlife, but others remind us that we know little about the beyond:

• Mictlantecuhtli (Aztec): Aztecs believed that death always leads to the underworld, and that you are destined to spend 4 years traveling through this god's domain before freeing yourself from his wrath
• The Fates (Greek): Creator of the alphabet (along with Hermes), and surveyors of death. Clotho held the duty of spinning the thread of life. Lachesis chose its length, and Atropos cut the ends.
• Veles (Slavic): One of only two supreme deities, he leads spirits to the meadows when they die. He is known to have taken the form of an ox and a zmaj (a demonic Slavic dragon).
• Ọya (Yoruba): The mother of nine children doomed to death, she governs not only the dead, but storms, wind, thunder, and lightning as well.

Contest Rules

• Only submit 1 entry per participant
• Reposts of older concepts must be significantly changed (reworks on 2-3 abilities). Points may be deducted if concept is too similar to the previously submitted one.
• You can freely edit you concepts after you post them. Final judging will take into account edits made before the contest’s final submission deadline.
• At a bare minimum, concepts must include a full ability kit. Extra details such as lore, design notes, balanced numbers, etc are also welcome addition to help flesh out the concept and potentially score higher points.
• Concepts will be scored based on how well they fit the theme along with 4 other categories; Thematics, Fun to Play, Balance, and Uniqueness. Check out this post for info on what each category means. (Scoring system subject to change based on judge)
• Contest winners will be notified and will be able to choose the theme for the next contest. They may also choose to act as a judge for the contest.
• Be sure to flair your submission as a contest entry.
• Deadline: October 21st