Does ADC strictly mean Hunter?
I understand that ADC (an abbreviation of Attack Damage Carry) is a term that came from other MOBAs. In League of Legends it appears that the term is an old term since replaced with Marksman, Assassin and Fighter to refer to specific classes of champions. In the article linked there is a list of definitive ADC champions.
I've been told that in Smite ADC refers generally to Hunters. What does generally mean? I've seen this general scope used here:
and here:
Attack Damage Carry. A term generated from other MOBAs, generally used to speak about Hunters, ...
Does that mean all Hunters are considered ADC? Or is there more to this? I notice that ADC may also apply to Mages:
Additionally, AD in Smite seems to translate as physical gods. Does this not apply to ADC in Smite (i.e. both physical and magical gods can be considered ADC)?
I ask because there are many guides as well as answers on this site that refer to ADC in the context of Smite
- Exactly which gods are considered ADC?
- Does ADC really mean ONLY AND ALL Hunters?
Best Answer
From the Smite Gamepedia
Attack Damage Carry. A term generated from other MOBAs, generally used to speak about Hunters, gold and item dependent gods that can be quite dangerous at later stages of the game.
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Answer 2
An ADC is a term used to describe a ranged god that deals most damage from auto attacks. All hunters can be played as an ADC as well as some mages like Sol and Freya.
Answer 3
In Smite there is no "Attack Damage" stat so the term is not literal, you can consider it like an approximation to original.
The ADC term is referred to the role, not the class so NO, ADC do not strictly mean Hunter, but yes usually the gods who best fit in this roll are hunters.
Answer 4
An ADC in Smite is a god who mostly uses basic attacks to deal damage. Just as the other answers stated this doesn't have to be strictly gods from the Hunter class.
Although most players pick a hunter in the ADC role. As @SmedleyDSlap stated this could be a mage like Sol Freya or Chronos. And there are certain magical basic attack gods that counter the hunters.
But it could be a ranged Assassin as well there was a moment in time(Can't remember what Season it was) that Mercury was considered a viable pick as ADC.
A tip for the future. Go on twitch and watch some pro players like Barraccudda or Zapman who is a ADC. And ask questions in their chat. They have much more knowledge of their role and the game in general.
Also it is not forbidden to experiment in the game. But I advise to keep it with hunters and mages.
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