Objective Timers & Spawns

Dominate objectives in Smite by understanding spawn timers for buffs and towers. Secure key areas and secure victories with strategic foresight.

Mastering objective control is paramount to victory in Smite. Understanding spawn timers, buff durations, and strategic approaches to each objective can turn the tide of any match. This detailed guide will walk you through the critical objectives on the Conquest map, providing actionable strategies for both securing and contesting them.

Buff Camps

Buff camps are your primary source of early-game power and jungle control. Coordinating their spawns with your jungler and solo laner is crucial.

• Speed Buff (Yellow Buff):
  • Location: Located in the jungle near the Mid Lane, on both sides of the map.
  • Initial Spawn: 0:17 seconds.
  • Respawn Timer: 1:00 minute.
  • Buff Duration: 2:00 minutes.
  • Strategy: The Speed Buff is vital for your jungler's clear speed and gank potential. As a jungler, prioritize securing your own Speed Buff at the start. As a mid laner, be aware of when your jungler needs assistance or when you can safely invade the enemy's Speed.
• Mana Buff (Blue Buff):
  • Location: Situated in the jungle closest to the Solo Lane, on both sides of the map.
  • Initial Spawn: 0:17 seconds.
  • Respawn Timer: 1:00 minute.
  • Buff Duration: 2:00 minutes.
  • Strategy: Essential for mana-hungry solo laners. The solo laner typically starts with their jungler at this camp. Communicate with your jungler to ensure consistent hand-offs. Invading the enemy Blue Buff can severely cripple their solo laner's early game.
• Damage Buff (Red Buff):
  • Location: Found in the jungle near the Duo Lane, on both sides of the map.
  • Initial Spawn: 0:17 seconds.
  • Respawn Timer: 1:00 minute.
  • Buff Duration: 2:00 minutes.
  • Strategy: This buff is usually given to the ADC or a high-damage mage in the mid lane. It significantly boosts their damage output, making wave clear and enemy harassment more effective. Coordinate with your jungler for timely hand-offs.
• Purple Buff (Attack Speed Buff):
  • Location: Located in the jungle near the Duo Lane, on both sides of the map, opposite the Red Buff.
  • Initial Spawn: 0:17 seconds.
  • Respawn Timer: 1:00 minute.
  • Buff Duration: 2:00 minutes.
  • Strategy: Primarily for the ADC, this buff enhances their basic attack speed, crucial for sustained damage in lane and team fights. Similar to Red Buff, coordinate with your jungler for efficient acquisition.

Mid-Lane Objectives

These objectives are contested frequently due to their central location and valuable rewards.

• Harpies (Small Camps):
  • Location: Scattered throughout the jungle, often near the mid lane and between other buff camps.
  • Initial Spawn: 0:17 seconds.
  • Respawn Timer: 1:00 minute.
  • Strategy: Harpies provide valuable gold and experience. Junglers should consistently clear these to maintain their farm and pressure. Mid laners can also clear nearby harpy camps to supplement their gold income when their lane is pushed.
• Oracle Harpies:
  • Location: Two camps located on either side of the Gold Fury pit.
  • Initial Spawn: 0:17 seconds.
  • Respawn Timer: 1:00 minute.
  • Buff Duration: 60 seconds (vision of Gold Fury pit).
  • Strategy: Securing Oracle Harpies grants vision of the Gold Fury pit, crucial for preventing enemy steals or setting up your own attempts. Always try to clear the Oracle Harpies before attempting Gold Fury.

Major Objectives

These objectives offer significant gold, experience, and powerful buffs, often dictating the flow of the late game.

• Gold Fury:
  • Location: Central pit in the jungle, accessible from both sides of the map.
  • Initial Spawn: 5:00 minutes.
  • Respawn Timer: 5:00 minutes.
  • Reward: 300 gold and 100 experience to each living member of the team.
  • Strategy: The Gold Fury is a major gold swing. Attempt it when you have a numbers advantage (e.g., after securing a kill or two), when the enemy jungler is visible on the other side of the map, or when you have strong objective damage. Always ward the surrounding area and the pit itself to prevent steals.
• Pyromancer:
  • Location: Located in the jungle, opposite the Gold Fury pit, closer to the Fire Giant.
  • Initial Spawn: 10:00 minutes.
  • Respawn Timer: 5:00 minutes.
  • Reward: 150 gold and 50 experience to each living member of the team, plus a movement speed buff for 90 seconds.
  • Strategy: Pyromancer offers a significant movement speed buff, making rotations and chases much easier. It's a great objective to secure after a successful team fight or when looking to apply pressure across the map.
• Fire Giant:
  • Location: The largest central pit in the jungle, near the enemy's base.
  • Initial Spawn: 10:00 minutes.
  • Respawn Timer: 5:00 minutes.
  • Reward: 350 gold and 150 experience to each living member of the team, plus the "Fire Giant's Might" buff for 4:00 minutes. This buff provides increased power, health regeneration, and mana regeneration, and an aura that damages nearby enemies.
  • Strategy: The Fire Giant is the most powerful objective on the map, often leading to game-ending pushes. Only attempt it when you have a significant advantage, such as a deicide or a clear numbers advantage. Ensure you have deep vision around the pit and that your team has sufficient health and mana. A successful Fire Giant can allow you to push phoenixes and the Titan.

Jungle Bosses

These unique objectives offer different strategic advantages.

• Scorpion:
  • Location: Located in the jungle, near the mid lane, on both sides of the map.
  • Initial Spawn: 3:00 minutes.
  • Respawn Timer: 2:00 minutes.
  • Reward: Gold and experience, plus a temporary vision ward at the location where it was killed.
  • Strategy: Scorpions provide valuable vision, helping to track enemy rotations or potential invades. Junglers should prioritize clearing these for the vision control.
• Siege Juggernauts:
  • Location: Spawns in the side lanes after a Phoenix is destroyed.
  • Initial Spawn: After a Phoenix is destroyed.
  • Respawn Timer: N/A (tied to Phoenix respawn).
  • Strategy: Siege Juggernauts are powerful minions that push lanes aggressively. They are crucial for applying pressure to the enemy Titan after a Phoenix has fallen. Protect them as they march towards the enemy base.