Hi-Rez Studios introduced auto buy/auto skill in the game as an auto buttist mechanism for new players to help them get an idea about how itemization works. Although it is a common Smite tip for beginners to play their first few games with auto buy/auto skill turned on until they are familiar with the Meta, they can still turn off auto buy/auto skill to try out new God builds and to check out which one works best for them.
How to turn off auto buy/auto skill in SMITE on a PC
Turning off auto buy/auto skill on a PC is very easy and simple. All you need to know is about the Guides that appear when accepting a match or the two keywords, K and I, while present in the game from where you can easily turn off auto buy/auto skill by clicking on the bottom right corners of the screen.
How to disable auto buy/auto skill after accepting a match
- Once you have accepted a match, Select a God that you would like to play with.
- Once the God is selected, Click on the 'Guides' button.
- Turn on/off auto buy and auto skill by checking the box that appears.
How to disable auto buy while present inside any game mode
Method 1 (Quicker and Easier)
- Once inside the game, press I on your keyboard
- Click on the turn-off button beneath auto purchase in the bottom right corner.
Method 2
- Once inside the game, press the Exit button.
- Click on the Guides button on the menu that is displayed
- Click the box that reads ''Auto Purchase Items''
How to disable auto skill while present inside any game mode
Method 1 (Quicker and Easier)
- Press K on your keyboard once inside the game to open the skill menu.
- Click on turn off to disable auto skill.
Method 2
- Once inside the game, press the Exit button.
- Click on the Guides button on the menu that is displayed
- Click the box that reads ''Auto Skill Level Up''
How to turn off auto buy/auto skill in Smite on a Ps4
Turning off auto buy/auto skill on a Ps4 is also very easy and simple. All that is needed to know is that pressing the options button on the controller will open up a menu that consists of Abilities and an Item store. Pressing them will open up a menu where you can disable auto skill or auto buy as you like.
How to disable auto buy/auto skill after accepting a match on Ps4
- Once in the character selection menu, press the option on your Dualshock 4 controller
- Select guides
- Turn off auto buy and auto skill
How to disable auto buy while present inside any game mode on a Ps4
Method 1 (Quicker and Easier)
- Once inside the game, press the left D-pad button.
- Press Triangle to turn off the auto-buy in the game.
Method 2
- Once inside the game, press the options button
- Click on the Item store
- Disable the auto buy present by pressing the Triangle button on your Dualshock 4 controller.
How to disable auto skill while present inside any game mode on a Ps4
Method 1 (Quicker and Easier)
- Once inside the game, press the up D-pad button
- Press Triangle to turn off the auto-skill in the game.
Method 2
- Once inside the game, press the options button
- Click on the Abilities beneath the HUD Editor
- Disable the auto skills present by pressing the Triangle on the Dualshock 4 controller.
How to turn off auto buy/auto skill in Smite on an Xbox
Turning off auto-buy and auto-skill on an Xbox is just a matter of a few clicks. You can get access to the auto buy/auto skill menu from the guides menu accessible by pressing the start button on your X box controller when accepting a match or from the Item store and the abilities menu once you are present inside the game.
How to disable auto buy/auto skill after accepting a match on Xbox
- Once in the God selection screen, press start on your X-box controller
- Select guides
- Disable auto buy and auto skill in the displayed menu.
How to disable auto buy while present inside any game mode on an Xbox
Method 1 (Quicker and Easier)
- Once inside the game, press the up D-pad button on your Xbox controller.
- Turn off auto-buy from the following menu that appears in the game.
Method 2
- Once inside the game, press the start button on your Xbox controller
- Click on the Item store
- Disable auto buy by pressing the turn-off button present beneath auto purchase on the bottom right of the screen.
How to disable auto skill while present inside any game mode on an Xbox
Method 1 (Quicker and Easier)
- Once inside the game, press the up D-pad button
- Turn off the auto-skill in the game.
Method 2
- Once inside the game, press the start button on your Xbox controller
- Click on the Abilities
- Disable the auto skills present
When is Auto purchase/Auto skill useful?
It depends. For avid gamers, enabling auto-buy in the Arena can be useful. This way avid gamers can instantly buy items while they are in the fountain and it gives them an edge over other players who have to think and buy manually in this short-paced game mode. Also, most people use a damaging build in the arena which is provided by this mechanism so itemization is not a big problem. Alternatively, avid gamers who're aware of the meta and the items available in Smite store can use the in-built God builder mechanism of the game. They can then turn on the auto-buy/auto skill so that they will follow the itemization path that is set in that specific God builder mechanism for a specific God and will not have to buy every item manually which can be time-consuming.
Note that you can not turn on auto buy or auto skill mid-game or late-game if you have already turned them off in the beginning. In order to re-enable them once again, you will have to manually check the "Auto Purchase items" and "Auto Skill Level Up" from the guides in the character selecting screen.
That is all about how to flip auto buy and auto skill switch in Smite. If you are new to Smite and are looking to increase your God pool to be eligible for competitive play, check out our article on how to get free gods in smite. If you are looking for different ways to increase your MMR and get ranked higher, check out our article on how to rank up faster in Smite.