Smite Tier List: Best Characters Ranked [2023]

Smite is a multiplayer online game that was released in March 2014. Since its release, its developers have added a lot of new characters to it. At the moment, there exist more than 100 characters for players to choose from. To help you select the right characters, we will write down a Smite tier list in which we will be ranking all characters from best to worst. 

In our Smite god tier list, we are going to divide the characters into different tiers. For each character, we will give you a little glimpse of what they are capable of doing. Here is the 2023 summary:

S-Tier List Characters

The strongest characters in Smite. No other character is better than them. 

Freya

The first character on our Smite tier list is Freya. She is a fantastic warrior capable of flying above the battlefield by using her Ultimate ability.

Arachne

Arachne offers various powerful attacks while her Passive ability boosts the physical damage of her basic attacks by 1.5%. She is a great asset and that is why she ranks higher in our Smite god tier list.

Nemesis

Nemesis is another powerful character who can perform a dash in a straight line that damages anyone in the path. Furthermore, she can also reduce the health and movement speed of a single enemy god.

Amaterasu

Amaterasu’s Passive ability allows her to illuminate the enemies she targets with her basic attacks. She can also silence her enemies by using her sacred blade.

Olorun

Olorun can fire an energy orb in front of him, which deals a lot of damage. However, before firing the orb, Olorun takes around 2s to charge it.

Tsukuyomi

Tsukuyomi has a Passive that allows him to wield the Shingetsu and Mangetsu in his hands. The best part is that whenever he hits an enemy with these weapons, they become empowered.

Cupid

Cupid has an attack called Heart Bomb, which allows him to fire an arrow towards his target. Upon hitting the enemy successfully, it slows them down while dealing some damage. Cupid can also increase the movement speed of his allies by using one of his abilities. He is a great addition to Smite god tier list.

Ratatoskr

This character can deal damage to his enemies and slow them down during the process by using one of his abilities called Dart. In addition to this, he can also reduce their Physical Protection.

Bakasura

Bakasura has one of the best Passives in the entire game as it increases his attack and movement speed for each enemy he takes down. Furthermore, he also gains Physical Power through one of his abilities. He is a unique character in our smite arena tier list.

Heimdallr

Heimdallr can throw his sword up in the air and highlight enemies through it. He can then send the sword towards the target’s location to take them down. He is also capable of stunning an enemy god by using his Ultimate ability.

Jing Wei

Jing Wei can create a gust of wind through her ability called Persistent Gust. This gust of wind can then deal damage to every enemy caught inside its radius and can even know up enemy gods.

Eset

Eset’s Passive called Funer Rites helps her with assisting her teammates as it allows her to share additional HP5 and MP5 with her nearby allies. She can also increase her movement speed through one of her abilities.

Ullr

Ullr offers an attack called Bladed Arrow through which he throws a bladed arrow in a straight line that passes through every enemy it hits. This attack is perfect for times when you want to clear your way.

Yemoja

Yemoja can summon a wave of water and send it towards her enemies to deal damage to them. She can also create a ring, and anyone who steps inside it will get damaged. This is something that works well against large groups.

Hercules

Hercules’ Passive ability is called Strength from Pain and it boosts his physical power every time he takes damage from an enemy god. Furthermore, Hercules can send out a shockwave in front of him by smashing the ground, damaging all enemies in the path.

Thor

Thor’s Passive works uniquely as it grants him additional physical power if there is an enemy god nearby. In addition to this, Thor can throw his hammer forward and damage all the enemies in front of him.

Vamana

One of Vamana’s attacks called Clear the Path allows him to sprint forward with his umbrella open and knock every enemy he hits into the air. This is ideal for situations where you need to clear a large group of enemies quickly.

Hera

Hera is capable of calling down Argus by using her Ultimate ability. Argus will then attack all nearby enemies and will stop at nothing. Hera can also control his movements, something that makes the ability even more powerful.

Cthulhu

Cthulhu can break down the mental fortitude of all enemy gods that appear in front of him by using his Passive ability called Prey on Fear. Furthermore, he can also send out a powerful blast of energy that deals a lot of damage.

Poseidon

The final character in the S-Tier category on our Smite tier list is Poseidon. His Passive ability increase his movement speed, and he can also send out giant water wave towards his enemies by using an ability called Tidal Surge.

A-Tier Characters

The smite arena tier list characters we have mentioned in our A-tier are extremely powerful and are some of the best characters to use in Smite. 

Ares

Ares has an ability called Shackles that throws out multiple chains from his shields towards enemies and deals damage to them. In addition to this, he can also improve the defense of himself and all of his nearby teammates.

Artio

Artio’s Passive ability is called Decompose, and it decomposes every enemy god that gets hit by her Druid or Bear damaging abilities. This can sometimes be enough to take down powerful enemies quickly.

Izanami

Izanami’s Passive ability transforms her into a powerful warrior when she gets close to dying. The more her health drops, the more powerful she becomes. In addition to this, by using her Ultimate ability, Izanami can summon a dark portal.

Ao Kuang

Ao Kuang offers an ability called Water Illusion that allows him to get into stealth for a few seconds. He remains in this state for 5 seconds or until he performs an attack. He is a fine addition to our smite arena tier list.

Anhur

Anhur has a Passive called Enfeeble and it reduces the enemy’s physical protection for 3 seconds if they get hit by his spear attacks. On the other hand, his Ultimate ability is perfect for clearing a group of enemies as the spears he throws through it can pierce through anything.

Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga’s Ultimate ability is an interesting one as it lets her call down her Cabin from the sky. It crashes onto the ground and pushes nearby enemies away from its location. She can then get inside it and use it as a protective shield while throwing Witchfire Bolts from the inside to clear the area. He is always going to rank in A Tier on our Smite Tier List.

Change

Change’s Passive is called Jade Rabbit. This rabbit helps her sell and purchase items while standing anywhere as he will go and fetch them for her.

Kali

One of Kali’s attacks, called Lash lets her throw various blades in a specific direction. Each blade does separate damage and causes Bleed as well. However, keep in mind that the Bleed effect does not stack.

Anubis

Anubis can summon a swarm of locusts by using an ability called Plague of Locusts. These locusts will then attack all enemies within range. This ability can be used at times when you’re stuck inside a group of enemies and are unable to escape.

Camazotz

Camazotz is capable of screeching loudly, something that sends out a huge sound wave towards his enemies. This sound wave does damage to every enemy caught inside it.

Cabrakan

Cabrakan’s Passive ability is called Shadow Zone, and it reduces the amount of damage he and his teammates take by 5%. Furthermore, he can cause an earthquake by slamming his shields on the ground.

Raijin

Raijin can call down a lightning bolt from the sky and send it towards his target’s location. The ability has a cooldown of 15 seconds and is perfect for taking down powerful enemies far away.

Cerberus

Cerberus has a Passive called Spirit of Death. Because of this, if there’s an enemy god present within 40 units and he heals himself, then Cerberus receives 50% of the heal. This is perfect for times when you are out of healing items.

Pantheon	Greek
Class	Guardian
Difficulty	Easy

Baron Samedi

Baron Samedi’s Ultimate ability allows him to become immune to Crowd Control. In addition to this, the amount of damage he takes from enemy attacks is also reduced by 35%.

Pantheon	Voodoo
Class	Mage
Difficulty	Mage

Terra

Terra’s Passive is called Standing Stones, and as its name implies, it creates Standing Stones. When these stones are active, her attacks deal extra damage to enemies. In addition to this, she also becomes immune to Knockup.

Pantheon	Roman
Class	Guardian
Difficulty	Hard

Rama

One of Rama’s abilities can help him out greatly in combat as it increases his attack speed significantly. Furthermore, by using his Ultimate ability, Rama can jump into the air and attack his target with 3 powerful arrows.

Pantheon	Hindu
Class	Hunter
Difficulty	Average

Tiamat

Tiamat’s Passive grants him extra heath from his nearby allies whenever he is in his flying stance. He even gains some health if an enemy of his gets eliminated.

Pantheon	Babylonian
Class	Mage
Difficulty	Hard

Susano

Susano is yet another character on our Smite tier list whose Ultimate ability is extremely powerful. It’s called Typhoon and it allows him to summon a hurricane at his location. This hurricane then pulls all enemies that are within the range towards itself and deal massive damage.

Pantheon	Japanese
Class	Assassin
Difficulty	Hard

Kukulkan

Kukulkan’s Passive ability is simple as it increases his Magical Power by 4%. He is also capable of firing a projectile breath attack through one of his abilities.

Pantheon	Maya
Class	Mage
Difficulty	Easy

B-Tier List Characters

The characters we have listed in our B-rank smite duel tier list are a tad bit more underwhelming than the two tiers we have mentioned above. Still, B-Tier characters offer some of the best abilities in Smite. 

Danzaburou

Danzaburou’s Passive ability helps him get rich as he starts storing 10% of his gold in one of his pouches. Once the pouch gets filled, he starts gaining some bonus gold. He even sends out money bags towards his enemies to attack them.

Pantheon	Japanese
Class	Hunter
Difficulty	Average

Thoth

Thoth has an Ultimate ability called Final Judgement and it’s perfect for taking on large groups. When used, he summons a total of four glyphs and then sends them forwards towards his enemies to damage them.

Pantheon	Egyptian
Class	Mage
Difficulty	Average

Cu Chulainn

Cu Chulainn can attack the enemies in front of him by throwing a spear towards them. This attack does a lot of damage and even ends up stunning minions that are not that powerful.

Pantheon	Celtic
Class	Warrior
Difficulty	Average

Ravana

This character has a Passive ability called Chain of Blows and it enhances his Combo Chain when he lands various attacks on his enemies. So far he is our favorite character in Smite duel tier list. After the Combo Chain reaches level 8, Ravana is rewarded with a shield that is equal to 5% of his maximum health. In addition to this, his movement speed is also increased by 3%.

Pantheon	Hindu
Class	Assassin
Difficulty	Average

Ne Zha

Ne Zha is capable of increasing his attack speed as well as his critical strike chance through one of his abilities. He can also perform an attack that directly attacks the first enemy god in its path.

Pantheon	Chinese
Class	Assassin
Difficulty	Average

Persephone

Persephone can summon a skeleton warrior from the underworld who will deal with her enemies. The warrior is strong considering he can even take on enemy gods.

Pantheon	Greek
Class	Mage
Difficulty	Hard

Kuzenbo

Kuzenbo can extend the spikes on his back to deal damage to all his nearby enemies. In addition to this, the character can silence enemy minions through one of his attacks.

Pantheon	Japanese
Class	Guardian
Difficulty	Easy

Agni

Agni’s Passive ability grants him 1 stack of Combustion each time he performs a basic attack on his enemy. In addition to this, the character can send a cloud of noxious gas towards his enemy’s location and damage everyone who passes through the cloud. Agni is a unique character in smite duel tier list.

Pantheon	Hindu
Class	Mage
Difficulty	Hard

Ganesha

Ganesha’s Passive works more like helping his fellow teammate out. When he takes his enemy down, the friendly god who is closest to his location gets the credit for the kill. As for Ganesha, he only gets credited for assisting the kill.

Pantheon	Hindu
Class	Guardian
Difficulty	Average

Janus

Janu’s Portal ability is one of the most useful in the game. He can create a portal out of nowhere, and his teammates can then use it to move from one place to another quickly. Janus can even place it on the floor and use it as a trap as his enemies will get sent into the air when they fall in it.

Pantheon	Roman
Class	Mage
Difficulty	Average

Kumbhakarna

Kumbhakarna gets a second chance at life thanks to his Passive ability. Instead of dying after reaching 0 health, he falls asleep and wakes up 8 seconds later with 25% health in his stack. However, if he gets hit with 6 basic attacks while sleeping, then he’ll get eliminated.

Pantheon	Hindu
Class	Guardian
Difficulty	Guardian

Apollo

Apollo can fly into the air on his chariot thanks to his Ultimate ability. He can deal damage to his enemies by constantly landing at their locations.

Pantheon	Greek
Class	Hunter
Difficulty	Easy

Hou Yi

Hou Yi’s Passive ability saves him from multiple critical hits. This is because after his enemy hits him with a critical attack, he can not be hit again with a critical attack for 3 seconds. And these three seconds are enough for him to escape.

Pantheon	Chinese
Class	Hunter
Difficulty	Hard

Da Ji

Da Ji can cause a bleed effect on her enemies even with her basic attacks as she has sharp claws. She can even burn her target by heating her claws.

Pantheon	Chinese
Class	Assassin
Difficulty	Average

Geb

Geb’s Passive serves as a kind of a shield as it reduces the amount of damage he takes from a critical hit by 75%. This alone is something that makes him a good warrior for the front lines, making him a good contender for Smite joust tier list.

Pantheon	Egyptian
Class	Guardian
Difficulty	Average

Discordia

Discordia can throw a Golden Apple of Discord that will bounce off of walls and deal damage to every target it hits. This ability is highly recommended for times when you want to clear a group of targets quickly.

Pantheon	Roman
Class	Mage
Difficulty	Average

Hun Batz

Hun Batz can increase the damage of his basic attack by 15% after using his Passive ability. Furthermore, he can even send a monkey towards his targets, attacking every enemy he will see.

Pantheon	Maya
Class	Assassin
Difficulty	Easy

Erlang Shen

Erlang Shen lets his dog attack his enemy as well whenever he performs a basic attack. In addition to this, he also happens to be the one character who can analyze his enemy’s strengths and weaknesses.

Pantheon	Chinese
Class	Warrior
Difficulty	Average

Sun Wukong

Sun Wukong is yet another powerful warrior on our Smite tier list. Thanks to his Passive, he gains 10% physical power and 10% protection when his health falls below 50%, which is why he is great to pick for Smite joust tier list.

Pantheon	Chinese
Class	Warrior
Difficulty	Average

Artemis

If her enemies her under the effect of Crowd Control, then Artemis will deal 15% more damage through her basic attacks to gods and 30% more damage to minions.

Pantheon	Greek
Class	Hunter
Difficulty	Average

Hel

Hel’s abilities have different added effects, such as increasing her Magical Power, increasing her Protection, and so on.

Pantheon	Norse
Class	Mage
Difficulty	Hard

C-Tier List Characters

C-Tier characters In our Smite tier list are not that powerful but can still hold their ground firmly in combat. 

D-Tier List Characters

D-Tier Smiter characters should only be chosen when you are unable to choose a character from the above-mentioned tiers. 

Just like how we have always heard it, Zeus can attack his enemies with a lightning bolt that does a lot of damage. He can also summon a lightning storm over his enemies. 

Nox can silence her enemies by putting them in a void of darkness. She can even dash forward towards her enemies and deal damage to them. 

F-Tier List Characters

F-Tier characters are the weakest characters in Smite. There is no reason for you to choose them.

Loki

Loki’s Passive allows him to deal more damage to his opponents but only when he attacks them from behind.

Osiris

Osiris has an ability that allows him to throw his Sickle towards his target. The attack also slows the movement of the target. 

Bastet

Finally, we have Bastet. She has a Passive ability called Tracking Scent which marks the enemy she hits, but only for a short period of time. 

This was all regarding our Smite tier list. We hope that it will help you choose the right characters. Keep in mind that the entire list is based on our personal preferences. Therefore, you might find the placement of some characters odd. Before you leave, make sure to check out our Brawlhalla Tier List and King of Fighters All Star tier list as well. 

The guide has now been checked and updated in 2023.