Paladins Tier List: Best Characters [2023]

Moreover, he has a lot of room for mastery for those players willing to put in the effort. As such, Atlas is one of the best Paladins Champions you can play right now!

For example, his Blunderbuss and Turret are very effective for dishing out damage, and his Rocket Boots let him quickly charge out of harm’s way. As such, he does work well against characters like Terminus and Fernando.

Her crossbow lets her give direct and area-of-effect damage, whereas the Dodge Roll is a useful ability to fall back from dangerous situations. Moreover, her Ultimate ability reveals enemy locations, making her a great character pick for any Paladins team.

Along with Ash and Makoa, he is one of the most reliable tank Champions in Paladins, which makes him worthy of the S tier in our list!

A very satisfying feeling as you play him. The Combat Trance ability gives your stats a nice temporary boost, and the Blade Dance Ultimate ability is can be a lifesaver if played right. As such, Tiberius is a nice alternative to other damage dealers like Cassie and Sha Lin.

Androxus’s ultimate is the biggest weak point because half of the time while executing the ultimate attack, an enemy can evade it. 

Androxus is the perfect definition of a prime flanker, and if you have been playing Paladins for any length of time, you will understand his position on this Tier List.

He is a great Champion, including his Defiance ability that deals area damage and his Reversal ability that is good against ranged attacks. Although it can be deadly when it does land.

This skill alone feels overpowered while fighting one on one with an enemy player. The only problem is he relies only on his skills. When they are on cooldown, Sha Lin is exposed and weak.

Additionally, the Crippling Arrow ability makes Sha Lin a great pick against Flank Champions in Paladins, such as Vora and Vatu. The problem here, though, is how exposed Sha Lin is when his abilities are on cooldown.

As such, Sha Lin does not see much play despite being a classic Paladins character. Regardless, he is a strong choice and ranks highly in our Paladins Character List!

Moreover, his Juggernaut ability can be very fun to use once you get the hang of it. He is a very situational and one-dimensional character though, which limits his playstyles and opens him up to counters like Tyra and Vora, and prevents him from being ranked higher up in our Paladins Best Characters List.

Makoa, to put it plainly, Sounds pretty awesome, we know. This Front Line character ranks here on our Paladins Tier List because he is This is due to his Shell Shield ability that protects him and his allies from incoming damage.

The Shell Spin is also a fun way to dish out some damage. Makoa may not have any specific standouts among his abilities, but with other important tanks Champions like Ash and Khan getting banned more often in Paladins, Makoa is among the best alternatives.

Abilities like the Counter and Billow are very interesting and unique when executed correctly, and his Ultimate ability also warrants attention. Overall, Zhin is a very clean and well-executed Flank Champion in Paladins and deserves as much attention as he can get.

Terminus primarily uses his axe for dealing high damage, which makes him an intimidating Champion in close combat situations. Additionally, the Power Siphon ability that absorbs enemy attacks is also useful and gives good feedback.

It is particularly useful against high-damage enemies like Dredge since it lets you essentially use the enemy’s power against them. Terminus is also useful against Inara but does not do too well against Barik and Fernando. Moreover, Terminus is limited in his use, which restricts him to A-Tier in our Paladins Character List.

Moonlight ability, Life Link, and Goddess’ Blessing talent all favor her to become the best support champion in Paladins. That is why we reserved her a spot in A-tier.

IO is among the few Paladins Support characters in our A-tier list. The Lunar Leap can also help you evade some sticky situations. What’s more, her Begone Ultimate ability can net you some free kills if used in the right situation.

His abilities involving nature as a source of attack are exceptional, unique, and almost unavoidable. His ‘Whirlwind’ ultimate gives 2500 healing every 1s for a short duration to nearby allies.

He is a super-strong Support Champion in Paladins who also excels at range. Using his primary attack, throwing axe, Grover deals the most damage – the farther an opponent, the greater the damage. The Vine skill is also fun since it lets you fling yourself across large distances.

Moreover, skills like Blosson and Whirlwind establish Grover as a useful healer. Also, once you unlock the Deep Roots talent, this Champion can become a serious threat in Paladins. In general, Grover’s abilities are useful, unique, and difficult to avoid, which is why he deserves a spot on any team

He, too, like Zhin, offers healing to allies through his Astral Mark ability, but it is pretty slow. I found the best use of Jenos if you have Zhin side by side with you.

Jenos is also especially useful on maps like Timber Mill and Jaguar Falls, particularly with his Luminary talent that boosts his Astral Mark skill.

However, unlike other healing Champions in this Paladins list like Seris, Damba, and Grover, Jenos requires a fair bit of time out of combat to heal up. Therefore, we found him strongest when used along with characters like Zhin in Paladins.

Her enhanced mobility and burst damage-dealing attacks are the reason many Paladins players pick her up. Vora’s ultimate, called Harbinger’s Wrath, comes at the cost of a high animation time, and she remains exposed till the skill is executed. Other than that, she is a solid attack champion in the game.

She is immensely strong and satisfying to play if you can get her playstyle down. Her abilities and talents deal damage over time, and she features high sustain and great immunity to go along with it. The Deadly Scythe she uses is strong, and the Tendril skill is also very useful as long as you have charges available.

Vora’s Ultimate, called Harbinger’s Wrath, comes at the cost of a high animation time, and she remains exposed till the skill is executed. It can, however, often save her from a tight spot. As such, owing to her enhanced mobility and burst damage-dealing attacks, she remains a popular Paladins character.

Her low health is the only downside holding her back from becoming an excellent attack champion in the game.

She has an incredibly high skill ceiling, which means that there is plenty of room for mastery here. Once you do get the hang of her, though, she can be a nightmare to go against. In terms of her abilities, Evie’s Ice Staff deals good area-of-effect damage.

Moreover, the Ice Block skill conjures up an ice wall to mitigate incoming damage. The Blink and Soar skills also grant her plenty of movement options. Due to all these dynamic abilities, Evie can be a real threat in any situation.

I believe there is no parallel to Corvus in our List when it comes to a perfect all-rounder playable champion in the game.

He is especially useful in lower-elo lobbies where your Flank characters may not necessarily return for heals, and so you can heal them from anywhere on the map.

Therefore, even though Corvus favors healing over damage, he is still a great well-rounded Champion. Hence we place him firmly in the A-Tier in our list of Champions.

Using her Valor skill, Lian can prove to be an efficient crowd-controlling character. For direct damage, she uses Heirloom Rifle. By mixing her abilities effectively, Lian can devastate an enemy team in a matter of seconds.

She is a massively fun-to-play and satisfying Champion who excels in medium to long due to her versatile set of abilities. She provides a good balance of direct and area damage. The former involves her great Heirloom Rifle. Conversely, the latter includes abilities such as Valor and Presence which can prove useful for crowd control. For direct damage, she uses Heirloom Rifle.

By mixing these abilities effectively, Lian can turn the tide of a match in a matter of seconds. This makes her a Champion worthy of this position in our Paladins Champion Tier List.

Most of her abilities involve shooting enemies with the Auto Rifle or obliterating them from existence using Nade Launcher grenades. She only lacks in the shield or immunity-related abilities. Otherwise, Tyra could have made it into our S-tier list.

Tyra is a versatile Champion who can accommodate a variety of playstyles in Paladins. This is due to her varied arsenal, ranging from the Auto Rifle to the Nade Launcher and Fire Bomb that deal excellent area damage for taking on clusters of enemies.

In addition to this, the Hunter’s Mark can let you hone in on a priority target. Her Mercy Kill and Burn, Monster! talents also make her very viable in gameplay. If this Paladins character did not lack a shield or immunity-granting ability, she could have probably jumped a spot in this Tier List!

His damage and movement speed are solid, but he has high ability cooldowns (Fire Spit: 8s, Thrust: 11s, and Salvo: 6s cooldown). Even his ultimate called Dragon Punch has limited usability while fighting with an enemy.

Despite being primarily a Damage Champion in Paladins. This is mainly due to his Thrust skill that lets him jet upwards in the air. Aside from this, his weapon of choice – the Rocket Launcher – coupled with the Fire Spit and Salvo abilities give him extra area-of-effect firepower at his disposal.

Even his Ultimate, Dragon Punch, has limited usability depending on the situation. Hence, this is by no means the best Damage Champion in Paladins but is no slouch either.

Her ability, Dimensional Link, allows her to teleport to her far-end illusion. It’s a fantastic skill when it comes to switching on the fly between offense and defense. Her ultimate, Illusory Rift, heals nearby allies for 8s. Her downside is that Ying has underwhelming health, and she is not a fast attacker.

This essentially lets Ying creates powerful decoys that can serve different purposes. Finally, her Illusory Rift Ultimate feels supremely satisfying to use and lets you heal nearby allies for 8 seconds. What holds her back, though, is her underwhelming health, and her lackluster movement.

Therefore, she excels in dealing direct damage at medium to long ranges. This is helped, in part, by her Sniper Mode ability which charges her sniper rifle for increased damage.

Moreover, using her Transporter ability, she can throw a teleporter and spawn where it lands, letting her reposition quickly. She is, however, severely limited due to her sniper archetype, which does not work well on most maps in Paladins. As such, Kinessa is a very situational Champion in Paladins, and would not rank among the best Damage characters.

His other two area-of-effect abilities include Fireball and Charge. Fernando’s ultimate, Immortal, allows him to prevent allies from falling below 1500 health.

Moreover, using the Aegis talent further ups the potency of his shield. His other two area-of-effect abilities include Fireball and Charge. However, using Barik can be an effective counter to Fernando. Additionally, Fernando does not hold up well in terms of damage output in Paladins which is why he remains at the B-Tier.

However, Bomb King does not offer much to the table when it comes to one versus one engagement. I think he needs serious balancing, and if he gets one, it could take him up in our tier list.

These include explosives such as the Sticky Bomb, Grumpy Bomb, and Poppy Bomb. Not only can they get you some nice kills, but are also very satisfying to execute. Similarly, the Ultimate King Bomb ability offers mobility on top of the damage, which is a big plus.

Therefore, this Paladins character does do well on maps such as Brightmarsh and Ice Mines. However, there is much room for improvement and balancing, since Bomb King does not offer much for one-on-one engagements.

Her daggers are the primary weapon of choice to kill enemies, and Maeve’s ability, Nine Lives, gives heal for 400 points and also offers skill cooldowns of all the skills.

She does not have a shield to block incoming damage; instead, players can use her Pounce ability to dash forward to attack an enemy or dodge an incoming attack. Players can also use her Prowl ability to move faster and jumper higher – an excellent ability to get out of tight spots.

Maeve is also a compact fighter like Evie. She is, however, bested by Flank Champions higher up on our Paladins Tier List, such as Androxus. This is due to Maeve being a relatively tough character to play in Paladins, along with her lackluster damage output.

The former deals direct damage to enemies while the latter has area-of-effect damage. Ruckus’ ability called ‘Advance’ can be used to get out of hot zones and evade a dying situation.

Other than that, one can use the Emitter ability to block up to 2000 damage for a short duration. Ruckus is a great champion in our B-category of Paladins Tier List.

Ruckus is a unique Champion in this Paladins list, This is why Ruckus can often feel very well-rounded as far as Front Line Paladins characters go.

The caveat here, though, is that Ruckus’s potency is highly dependent on the player playing him. As such, it requires a fair bit of time to get used to his combat abilities, which is why he falls in the B-Tier list in Paladins.

Instead of a shield, he has a dash ability that throws him out of harm’s way, but it cools down after 5s. It is a lot of time to wait, and he has no tricks whatsoever to defend himself.

He features incredibly good mobility and is often banned in games because people do not know how to play against him. Moreover, he sports Kunai for direct damage and Shadow Bombs for effective area damage, both of which are very satisfying to play with. Hence during this time,

Vatu is exposed to foes. With some tweaks, though, this character could easily make it higher in our Paladins Champion Tier List.

She features a stance change, giving her access to unique ice and fire abilities. This adds to her arsenal and makes her a very dynamic Paladins character to play within our Tier List.

Her Ultimate ability of Dragon’s Call can also be very useful. However, the plethora of moves adds to her skill ceiling since new players need to learn a lot of different abilities and use them in the correct situations.

Furthermore, it is easy to confuse the abilities with their alternate forms, which can lead to a lot of frustration.

Octavia shares the same fate as Seris in Paladins, and both characters are similar in their offense and defense.

Octavia is a Marksman Champion in Paladins and uses her Marksman Rifle for dealing 425 damage every 0.3s. Her Commanding Leap ability is fun to use, and Distortion Field offers a good fallback when the going gets tough.

Despite this, Octavia sees little play in the game. This is because she lacks any standout features that make her a must-pick character, and so she ranks in our B-Tier list in Paladins.

Other than that, most of her abilities are designed to support team players by providing them heals. Rei’s ultimate, Vivify, makes an ally immune to attacks for 2s and restores 100% health after a certain time.

Rei is among the weaker Support Champion in our Paladins Best Character List. All in all, though, there is not enough here to differentiate Rei from other healers, which is why she does not rank among the best Paladins Champions.

On the other hand, Dredge’s lack of movement and stationary playstyle hold him back amongst other Paladins characters in this Tier List. That is to say, he can be used, but more often than not may be classified as a throw pick.

Moreover, using her Impasse, giving her some much-needed respite in tough situations. Mostly, though, Inara lets you focus on tanking and utility. She lacks in the damage department, which is why she feels currently underwhelming and sits firmly in our C-Tier list with many other Paladins Champions.

Her Flutter also provides a fair bit of mobility. With recent nerfs and adjustments, however, Willo has taken a bit of a backseat. Her limitations in the damage department also add to her woes.

Thanks to skills such as Hardening. Changing stances using Form Swap and dashing around poisoning people also has its moments of joy.

And even though she is not the best attacking or defending Champion in Paladins, this character’s immense tanking potential was just enough to warrant a spot in our C-Tier.

Who is not afraid to put some damage downrange either. And is one of the few late-game heals that cannot get countered easily. Additionally, the Wings of Wrath are also a good skill to fall back on. Nevertheless, some of her healing potentials still leave much to be desired. Therefore, she is definitely not the best healer Champion you can choose in Paladins

For quick healing, Buck uses Recovery to recover 1000 health over 1.5s duration. He does not have the shield ability to defend himself but his Heroic Leap, which deals area damage, can also be used to evade attacks.

Buck goes crazy after popping his ultimate – he gets 60% increase in the rate of fire & all ammo gets refilled.

Buck is a viable Paladins character in our Tier List. However, his Ultimate ability, though useful, can still be tricky to execute properly. As such, he remains one of our less-favored Paladins Champions on the list.

She deals with both area and direct damage using her Burst Cannon, Kinetic Burst, Assert Dominance (Ultimate), and Shoulder Bash. The latter deals 800 damage to enemies and knocks them as well.

The Siege Shield also warrants some interesting plays. Ultimately, though, she cannot match up with other Champions who fill a similar role. Therefore, she gets relegated to the C-Tier in our list of Paladins characters

Using his Assault Rifle, Viktor does 135 damage every 0.1s, and Frag Grenade deals 750 damage on enemies. Viktor does not have a shield to block the incoming damage. However, he uses Hustle ability to run faster and avoid enemy attacks with an increased 65% movement speed.

At the end of the day, though, Viktor is only really useful when you need to use his Frag Grenade. This makes him more of a dispensable character in our Paladins Best Champion preference.

Lex deals 320 damage every 0.25s by using Magnums, the dual automatic pistols. Using his ‘In Pursuit’ ability, Lex can deals 960 damage over 1.4s with increased accuracy on a single target. Lex’s ultimate, The Law, is an area-of-effect damage attack.

Lex wields dual guns and uses his agility to his advantage while charging the enemies. His movement is fair. Despite this, Lex ranks as one of the weakest Flank Champions on this Paladins list.

This is because his weapons are not very satisfying, his Power Slide can be janky, and his Ultimate The Law is one of the weakest out of all Paladins characters’. Overall, Lex could benefit from better movement perks.

Additionally, Vivian needs to be up-close to make the most of her abilities, which limits her in many situations.

Her Soul Orb deals 210 area-of-effect damage to enemies. Players can use Seris’ Shadow Travel ability as a means to dodge the incoming attack because she does not have a dedicated shield.

However, there is not much room for mastery here, and Seris can get fairly repetitive after some time. That is why this character could not rank higher in our Paladins Character List.

Pip is an interesting Champion in Paladins who can basically sling potions to achieve different objectives. However, his damage-per-second leaves a lot to be desired, and his healing abilities are not the best among other Paladins Champions.

Sadly though, Talus’s abilities do not translate well to higher-elo lobbies, and he can get countered quite easily. Therefore, he sits near the bottom of our Paladins Best Character List.

He can use Submachine Guns or his Hellkite Claws for direct damage, and Shadow Step for area damage. Moreover, he can use Dragon Stance to unlock additional abilities. Due to this, though, Koga suffers from the same problem as Inara – his skillset can be too overwhelming to use effectively. As a result, he is often not used to his full potential, and so this Paladins character ranks in the D-Tier within our list of Champions.

Grohk is a Support Champion among Paladins Characters who Grohk also can heal his allies through his Healing Totem. The healing, however, can be quite lackluster when put up against other Paladins characters in our list. This is especially the case after the nerfs he has received.

Much like other prominent Paladins Champions mentioned on this list, Strix focuses on raw weaponry. Although it blinds enemies, the damage of 150 it gives seems very lackluster. As such, Strix has one of the weaker Ultimates in the game. Moreover, Strix is not very mobile and is vulnerable to flanks. His low damage also makes it difficult for him to stay alive for long against the stronger Paladins Champions in this list.

Sadly, though, she lacks much there, making her ill-suited towards crowd control. This, however, is not enough to make up for her shortcomings. Hence, Skye ranks among the lowest among our list of Paladins characters.

Moji is probably among the cutest Champions in Paladins, but that does not translate well when it comes to her skillset. Additionally, the Familiar Spray skill does area damage, and Scamper lends some mobility. However, landing damage with Moji is quite difficult, which is why he does not stack up well against the best Champions in Paladins

Torvald, also known as The Runic Sage, is again among the weakest of all Paladins Champions on this list. The Protection shield can also be useful. Nevertheless, Torvald’s restriction to shorter engagement distances hampers him severely.

He is also very situational and is dependent on a good Flank character. Therefore, if your team does not have good communication, Torvald will not be able to help out much, which is why he is where he is on our Paladins Tier List.

Mal’Damba throws a Gourd, that explodes and deals damage to enemies while at the same time heals allies – a versatile and multipurpose ability not many champions in Paladins have.  

Another skill is that Mal’Damba can throw a Gourd that explodes and deals damage to enemies while at the same time healing allies.

However, his weapon is not the most satisfying to use, and his Ultimate can be very hit-or-miss. As such, we would definitely not rank him among the best Paladins Champions on our list.