Bellona Build Guides - Abilities, Items, Combos & More

Bellona, the Goddess of War, is as a versatile and durable warrior, excelling in crowd control, sustain, and adaptability. Her abilities allow her to switch between offensive and defensive stances, making her a dominant force in both laning and team fights.

Rome has forgotten her. Bellona, the Goddess of War, took no time to build temples or gather worshipers. She favors only those for whom war is life; for that is where she thrives - not on the steps of hallowed basilicas or in whispered prayers, but in the blood-soaked mud, among the breathless armored troops, in the roar of victory. When Rome was young, Bellona ran with her armies, conquered her enemies, made her strong. As Rome aged and began to crumble, she fought only with her strongest and most cunning of worshipers, Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Sulla rose through the ranks by accomplishing impossible deeds of heroism and ruthless prowess. His enemies feared him, his soldiers loved him, and everywhere he went, Bellona rode with him. Together they quelled the Germanic hordes, they broke the Social War, they sacked Athens. Sulla was utterly undefeatable, and it was the Goddess of War that made him so. But the Roman Senate moved to displace Sulla and end his rise to glory.

"March on Rome," Bellona quietly urged, "and you shall rise as no other. "Emboldened, Sulla commanded his legions and took the city streets, Bellona at the fore, slaughtering the gladiator-slaves that stood against them. The Senate buckled. They cast the vote. Sulla became the first life-long dictator of Rome. During Sulla's reign, Bellona was worshipped for the Goddess she was. But Sulla had grown old. His wars were over. Bellona moved on, and Rome forgot. But the forgotten are not gone. Gods clash in titanic conflict. It is in war she thrives. No one will forget Bellona the Goddess of War this time.

Adapt to the Fight: Use your abilities to switch stances based on the situation sword and shield for defense, hammer for area damage, and scourge for sustain and disarming enemies.

Position Smartly: Use Shield Bash to engage or escape and Scourge to control basic attack heavy opponents.

Ultimate Timing: Save Eagle Rally for critical moments to either initiate fights or save allies by providing buffs and CC.

Stay in the Fight: Maintain your passive stacks to maximize protections and mobility in extended engagements.

Use Bludgeon for clear, Scourge for sustain/control, Shield Bash for trades or escape. Start with ultimate, then Bludgeon for damage, control with Scourge. Choose between damage or tank based on enemy team; counter auto-attack gods.

Sulla's Favor: Her lore ties her to Lucius Cornelius Sulla, a historical figure who became Rome's first life-long dictator under her favor.

Her ability to switch between sword, hammer, and scourge reflects her versatility, rarely highlighted in other games.

"Eagle's Rally" serves both offense and defense, creating a strategic zone for allies in battles.

Her backstory includes the Bellonarii priests' self-harm rituals, showcasing war's brutality.

Her complex kit makes her a challenge to balance, with small changes significantly impacting her effectiveness.

1. Pros

• Versatility: Bellona stances allow her to adapt to any combat situation, whether it is dealing damage, peeling, or sustaining in fights.
• Crowd Control: Her abilities provide disarm, slows, and stuns, offering excellent control over engagements.
• Sustain: Scourge and her passive provide healing and durability in prolonged fights.

2. Cons

• Skill-Dependent: Missing abilities can significantly reduce her effectiveness.
• Vulnerable to Crowd Control: Heavy CC can interrupt her combos and limit her stance utility.
• Mana Management: Early-game mana costs can restrict her aggression if not managed properly.

0. Basic Attack

Deal Physical Damage to an enemy in front of you. You have 4 different weapons to attack with, depending on the most recent ability used.

1. Passive - Master Of War

When you hit or are hit by basic attacks, you gain stacks of Movement Speed.

• If using Sword and Shield, you also get Protection stacks
• If using Scourge, you also get Attack Speed stacks
• If using Hammer, you also get Strength stacks

2. Ability 1 - Shield Bash

Dash forward with your shield to deal Physical Damage and Slow enemies in front of you.

• Gain 1 Block stack for each enemy god hit
• Change to Sword and Shield basic attacks
• Every third successful basic attack grants a Block stack, reflecting damage

3. Ability 2 - Bludgeon

Spin your hammer to deal Physical Damage to enemies around you, then slam to deal Physical Damage to enemies in a line.

• Change to Hammer basic attacks
• Your basic attacks now hit nearby enemies

4. Ability 3 - Scourge

Lash out with your Scourge to deal Physical Damage and Disarm enemies.

• Change to Scourge basic attacks
• Your basic attacks Heal you

5. Ability 4 - Eagle's Rally

Leap forward and plant your flag to deal Physical Damage and Stun enemies.

• The flag empowers you and allied gods in the area, granting Strength, Intelligence, Physical Protection, and Magical Protection
• You are CC Immune while Leaping

Basic Combos:

• Skill 1 + Skill 2.
• Skill 4 + Skill 3 + Skill 2 + Skill 1.

Ex Combos:

• Shield Bash to get closer and slow the enemy > 1 or 2 Basic attacks > Bludgeon > Scourge > Basic attacks > if enemy uses a skill to escape > Eagle's Rally to stun the enemy > basic attacks
• Eagle's Rally to stun the enemy and get closer > Basic attacks > Shield Bash > Basic attacks > Bludgeon > Scourge > Basic attacks

1. Early Game

Start on the fire giant's side of the lane. In the first wave of minions you have to gather the minions to push using Bludgeon hitting the enemy god so that the minions will hit you and we can push basics with the hammer. Thanks to the fast push that Bellona has you have several options:

1st Invade the blue buff.

2nd Push a second wave of minions to level up to 2 and invade their blue buff or you can do your buff if you see that the enemy jungler can gank you.

The following moves are to push the lane and try to win the Totem (Totem gives gold for the whole team and mana regeneration). You have a good 1vs1 thanks to the fast push with Bludgeon so you can try to kill him or not let him push the minions to be able to get the Totem more easily and be able to invade the harpies on the sides or quickly make your own to continue creating pressure.

On the side camps you can kill the gold camp which doesn't give you experience but a lot of gold, and the two harpy camps give gold and experience.

Remember to buy wards to avoid the ganks and try to comunicate to the jungle to invade blue buffs or try to kill the solo laner.

From this point it is repeating the same thing push minions > blue buff > Totem > harpy camps.

2. Mid game

At this point of the game, which is roughly between 10:00 and 20:00 minutes, you have to push the lanes as quickly as possible and try to rotate because right now you have a very good 1vs1 especially vs the jungler and the carrys and you should beat everyone, so you have to take this advantage by rotating and forcing fights or looking for kills using your ultimate Eagle's Rally for engage.

If you do rotations in mid lane, try to get into the enemy jungle to ward Vision Ward and look for the enemy jungler to be able to look for a kill or leave him with low health to be able to do the pyromancer.

If you use the teleporter from the solo to the duo lane, you have to do the same play but trying to kill the carry and gain the pressure to be able to do the Gold Fury.

3. Late game

At this point in the game your job is to be the frontline with the support as teamfights start around the fire giant at around minute 25:00.

Bellona's late game is not his strong point so you have to be careful.

To deal with this type of situation you have to take advantage by using the bushes to become invisible, looking for the 1vs1 against the jungler and the enemy carry or looking for an engage with your team using your ultimate Eagle's Rally to stun enemies.

Remember that your abilities Shield Bash and Scourge counter carries and junglers' basic attacks.

The moment you have the fire giant buff, the sieges on the Phoenix begin. Here you have to take advantage of your Scourge potential to not let carrys enemies throw basic atacks and you can also use your ultimate Eagle's Rally to engage with stun and combo with your team and destroy the Phoenix with the help of your carry and mid slowly. You can also go with your jungle to another Phoenix to create pressure since you have a lot of defense to tank and your jungle can do good damage to the Phoenix easily, adding to the fact that you have a very good fight.

If the enemy has the fire giant and it is your turn to defend the Phoenix, you have to be in a group with your team and defend under the Phoenix, being careful with the picks.

Constantly call for all information, when you engage try to be followed by your team, always be sure of your decision making.

Remember to wards all the zone on fire giant and when you are sieging you need wards too.

Bellona is a powerful solo lane warrior who thrives in extended fights and team engagements. If you master her stance switching, sustain, and crowd control, you’ll dominate your lane and become a nightmare for enemy carries.