Smite Gods Ranked From Best to Worst: Guardians

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Welcome to Smite gods ranked from best to worst, the series where we take a look at the game’s 120+ playable characters and try to figure out which ones are worth your time and which ones are best to avoid in the current season. In this first installment, we’re going to rank the Guardians, Smite’s tankiest gods that are tasked with initiating fights and providing crowd control. Most of the time you’ll only want a single Guardian in your team so it’s vital that you pick the right one.

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Needless to say, all Smite gods can be good or bad depending on which mode you’re playing. However, looking at win rates it’s clear that some are much better than others across the board. Smite is a team game so individual win rates won’t always reflect how good a god is but the stats do give us a rough idea of where each Guardian stands as of patch 9.6. We’ll make sure to update this list as new patches roll out so check back often.

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I was a bit surprised by this first one but it turns out that Yemoja has the lowest win rate out of all Guardians. It’s very interesting to note that she actually takes the top spot in Ranked Duels according to the websites mentioned earlier, but comes in dead last in most of the other modes.

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Kumbhakarna is a bit of an oddball and one of my least favorite Guardians in Smite. That’s not why I placed him this low on the list, though. According to the stats, this god doesn’t excel in any particular area. In fact, he has negative win rates in most modes.

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Cerberus is pretty good but his win rates are surprisingly bad in both normal and ranked modes. The Warden of the Underworld does reasonably well in Assault but doesn’t have impressive performances in most of the other modes.

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Similar to a lot of other Smite gods, your mileage with Kuzenbo will vary greatly depending on which game mode you’re playing. King Kappa has the third-best win rate in Ranked Duels but his performances in other modes are either average or underwhelming.

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Cthulhu isn’t based on a religious pantheon like most other Smite gods, which makes him pretty unique He’s also currently the only god in the Great Old Ones pantheon. Cthulhu is a very popular character in pop culture but he isn’t very remarkable in Smite I’m afraid.

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Sobek is another extreme example of why choosing the right Guardian for the right mode is so important. Surprisingly enough, the God of the Nile takes the top spot among Guardians in Ranked Joust according to the stats but he falls towards the bottom of the pack in all other modes.

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Smite Gods Ranked From Best to Worst: Guardians

Smite Gods Ranked From Best to Worst: Guardians

I was a bit surprised by this first one but it turns out that Yemoja has the lowest win rate out of all Guardians. It’s very interesting to note that she actually takes the top spot in Ranked Duels according to the websites mentioned earlier, but comes in dead last in most of the other modes.

21. YEMOJA – GODESS OF RIVERS

Kumbhakarna is a bit of an oddball and one of my least favorite Guardians in Smite. That’s not why I placed him this low on the list, though. According to the stats, this god doesn’t excel in any particular area. In fact, he has negative win rates in most modes.

Kumbhakarna is a bit of an oddball and one of my least favorite Guardians in Smite. That’s not why I placed him this low on the list, though. According to the stats, this god doesn’t excel in any particular area. In fact, he has negative win rates in most modes.

20. KUMBHAKARNA – THE SLEEPING GIANT

20. KUMBHAKARNA – THE SLEEPING GIANT

Cerberus is pretty good but his win rates are surprisingly bad in both normal and ranked modes. The Warden of the Underworld does reasonably well in Assault but doesn’t have impressive performances in most of the other modes.

19. CERBERUS – WARDEN OF THE UNDERWORLD

Similar to a lot of other Smite gods, your mileage with Kuzenbo will vary greatly depending on which game mode you’re playing. King Kappa has the third-best win rate in Ranked Duels but his performances in other modes are either average or underwhelming.

18. KUZENBO – KING KAPPA

Cthulhu isn’t based on a religious pantheon like most other Smite gods, which makes him pretty unique He’s also currently the only god in the Great Old Ones pantheon. Cthulhu is a very popular character in pop culture but he isn’t very remarkable in Smite I’m afraid.

17. CTHULHU – THE GREAT DREAMER

Sobek is another extreme example of why choosing the right Guardian for the right mode is so important. Surprisingly enough, the God of the Nile takes the top spot among Guardians in Ranked Joust according to the stats but he falls towards the bottom of the pack in all other modes.

16. SOBEK – GOD OF THE NILE

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