SMITE: Top 10 Beginner Gods to Learn the Game

With this video I tried to create a list of gods that are both beginner friendly and good at teaching important skills. I think it came out really well and there isn't a single god in the Top 10 that I would change.
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[@MastYT]

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[@preadatorooze4694]

Mast hey mast I’m not new to smite or anything I just checked out a bunch of ur videos and I think they are pretty cool o started in season 4 and I’m lvl 67 so far and I really like the game. I’m decent at the game I would say about 90% of my matches were joust up until last week when I started watching you and started conquest. It’s ok really toxic tho. I play on PlayStation I don’t know if it’s cross platform but maybe you can give me some tips

[@preadatorooze4694]

I play bellona a lot and have diamond on ao Laing but haven’t played him in forever. When I don’t play bellona I play baron.

[@diverseaddiction8519]

@@preadatorooze4694 No PlayStation will not be cross platform, PC, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch will be cross platform once season 6 starts.

[@mpirmpikosmpirmpikos8034]

You should have included Chac in warriors

[@preadatorooze4694]

Diverse Addiction I shoulda guessed.

[@chew337]

Ymir and Athena is probably better for beginner supp

[@big88foxbodyfan]

I agree, when I first started really playing artio, she seemed kinda clunky. Ymir.....idk about that just because he really has to get up in the grill of the enemy. But I do agree 100% with athena.

[@sebclax5073]

big88foxbodyfan i struggle with stanc switchers in general tbh and yeh ymir is super ez to learn and has a high ish celing due to his walls and freeze

[@ajrowe5845]

I wouldn't put a new player on a guardian to begin with :) lol

[@ajrowe5845]

I do agree though that Artio is way too complicated for a new player. Ymir is awesome lol

[@chew337]

@@ajrowe5845 ymirs abilities are quite simple and straight forward

[@DildoBraggins]

Appreciate this Mast, but I really think a season 6 conquest/role guide could be really helpful for newer conquest players

[@patrickallen6193]

I never play Conquest, too many salty ass players, Arena and Joust is my shit.

[@alexbonds8352]

Ive been gone for the game for almoat 2 years and want to get back in but almost dont want to learn the new gods and item changes so a guide would be so helpful

[@enbyletti]

9:20 you were so dead lmaooo

[@lukim6411]

Artio is not beginner friendly imo. Basically any stance switching god is pretty difficult

[@iamjulian2810]

Lu Kim yeah that’s the only thing I don’t agree with in this video. How can sobek possibly have a higher skill ceiling than a stance switching god?

[@ajrowe5845]

I agree Artio is way too complex to be in this list.

[@itsozzy1378]

@@iamjulian2810 I mean, she is definitely easier than the other than switching gods. She is fairly safe with her heals, she has alot of cc, and a dash, now, if we compare that to Sobek, Sobek has one dash, the dash can be VERY risky and even if you do land it on an enemy, you need to know who to go after a sobek, imagine a sobek pulls a cerb into tower with your team mates, but cerb ults, Sobek pretty much fucked his team. Now, I dont know about beginner friendly, but you can pretty much understand her kit after a match or two.

[@itsozzy1378]

Keep in mind these gods are to help you learn the game

[@iamjulian2810]

A Wild Doggo try explaining that to a beginner lol. No beginner knows how to effectively use a gods ability, much less a god that has multiple abilities.

[@maxthomas4558]

I really like how you have added the skill floor and skill ceiling charts on here it is very helpful for not only new players, but for players that would like to learn gods that will require more practice to master. Great video, these guide videos are helpful.

[@MegaHunterZX]

Nice editing, I’d like to see more vids like this

[@MastYT]

Planning on it :)

[@alexsimonsx]

My first mage was Ra and it helped me a LOT! Love him, he's fun and easy.

[@siinrajiaal]

This video is great man. I'm gonna share this, keep it up!

[@DKTGAMING]

Thank you for making these beginning videos I just got into smite. Paragon was my first moba rip, Smite is really filling the void I've been making a fool of my self on stream learning these gods but with your help it's been so much fun you do such a great job of explaining every God

[@richardgalax4104]

Been playing smite since beta on ps4 and I am still learning. I cannot underestimate how helpful this video is! Hope to see more of these great information it's clear and concise.

[@Ifyuby]

Amazing video Mast! Keep up the amazing work!

[@daedricdalek3697]

I wish I could play AA gods, being an Oceanic player and being forced to play on N.A servers because no one plays this game makes it rather difficult to hit auto attacks with a 4 second delay.

[@sikosis999]

as an older "new" smite player, this kind of stuff is appreciated :)

[@ttvwhitewolfgaming2326]

What’s a good mage now and warrior just started

[@HeGotThatName]

I like how you presented this video, would love to see more like this.

[@TheHotdogstand]

I just started the game and this video was great! Good information and too the point :)

[@ickymclicky308]

Nem, really? BEGINNER MAST!!! I feel like you're being influenced by your own skill/experience. I taught my gf how to play Smite two years ago and she still plays today, daily. Jungle- Bastet Solo- Chaac Mid- Nu Wa Carry- Neith/Cupid Guardian- Kumba/Geb

[@HadeyanUtkan]

He recommend Anhur for beginner .. Dont take him seriously.

[@MastYT]

Keep in mind the goal is to learn as well. Gods like bastet and baka are easy but also don't teach you much

[@southernsun3449]

He also wants you to learn. You aren't gonna learn shit from a braindead god like bastet

[@HortensyaM]

She really requires skill... She has crazy aa cancels and if you want to play the best out of her, you really need your team around... She was nerfed so hard she basically can't 1v1 until the very late game, which is going to involve a lot of frustration for new players who never appreciate to rely on teammates that much and dont play on instacast for quicker AA cancels. I would definitely not recommand Nemesis, although i absolutely adore her and find her to be one of the prettiest and funniest goddesses in the game.

[@pootangboomerang]

Nem is like the easiest jungler outside of Bastet and Baka. Bastet is braindead and anyone with hands can play her, same with baka. You also shouldn't teach people the game by giving them the worst gods.

[@aFadedPanda]

I really disagree with artio being a beginner God. I suggest geb as he is much more simple.

[@silverfang4583]

No Geb takes a lot of game sense It isn't too good for beginners they will get flamed for not shielding correctly Whereas artio is brain dead easy to play and just easy to transfer skills

[@ace0939]

But geb is excelent

[@kyleeenigenburg2816]

Though I like Geb, I dont agree he is a beginner at all. Like others stated shielding is very important.

[@Levyathyn]

Geb is simple to get into, but to play Geb on any decent level takes extensive knowledge of enemy crowd control abilities and timings, how and when to engage, and how best to use your mobility.

[@rileyreaper8592]

Hey I’m new to smite could you suggest a couple gods I could play?

[@samtheactualkenku6205]

Neat list Mast. I took some time off of Smite around when they announced the Arthurian Pantheon, but I have come back and I am still maining Ymir. Now as much as I like your list and your reasonings for each choice you made for it I figured I would write my own list in this comment and see how people liked it, now I do have some that are on your list but others are of my personal preference (hint: I listed one very biased pick in this introductory bit) I might not have the best reasons as to why I chose certain gods over others aside from personal experience, but still let's see what y'all think of them: Assassins: Nemesis (Agreed) Loki (I defer here as Loki can teach a player both timing and placement) Guardian: Geb (let's be honest Geb is a pretty easy Guardian to learn and he has one the highest health pools in the game, very new player friendly) Ymir (also fairly simple to learn, he may be big and slow but he still retains some of the highest magical damage in the game and helps with zoning and, much like Loki, timing) Hunter: Neith (Agreed, hell she's the first god you play in the whole game as she's the tutorial god) Artemis (admittedly, Anhur can be super fun and can be an easy pick up, if you don't intend to play ranked otherwise you are just begging for an uphill battle with your capabilities, Artemis is much easier do to her traps and boar-stun) Mage: Ra (Agreed) Poseidon (has High mobility, can slow his opponents has a line attack that can do a lot of work and his Ult is summoning a Kraken, which if you ignore the fact that the Kraken is Norse and not Greek, is freaking awesome) Warrior: Hercules (Agreed) Guan Yu (Guan Yu is also a good example of a safe Warrior as he works best when he has nearby allies, has very straightforward attacks, and while his Ult does take some time to learn, he is still a very good choice for a beginner Warrior)

[@jowasijo]

I watched this video in season 6 when I started and I still not only watch mast whenever he uploads, but I also come back to this video every now and then as well.

[@suryahmrai]

Never clicked on a video so fast. Keep up the good work Mast!

[@callmehertz]

Nice video just started playing Smite so thanks for a great guide (thats actually not boring like the others)

[@corywinn1637]

Kukulkan is the best mage for beginners

[@wheelsx1823]

Him and ah puch 100%

[@tetracev]

Im begginer and i really don't like the gameplay

[@krubosh]

Agree

[@mrgoose3453]

I disagree kuku just isn't safe enough for a new player to use because of how hard his ultimate is to hit and they more than likely won't play him in the right part of the map

[@ZeroKiryou]

In my opinion anubis is better for beginers then kukulkhan

[@GiomDe]

now THAT is the kinda guide I've been looking for. Thank you

[@AutoAlligator]

This is a great intro to the role.

[@heckedur]

Great video, ex paragon player here. I love smite so much!

[@farmingsimulator3721]

9:20 nice editing

[@henrythegod6756]

I gave up on Ra when I first picked up the game because I couldn't land shit. Hell, after 1,000 hours into the game, I still miss a ton of his abilities, although I love playing him now. Great video, boss.

[@Husker5454]

Honestly i totally agree with these . i maybe would of picked ymir over artio mainly because a switch stance may confuse a new player and both have very aggressive kits

[@parkerharris4489]

Husker54 I think it’s good that he didn’t exactly give them like the simplist 100% point and click adventure gods I don’t think it’s bad for new players to start in with God’s that take some skill to play as it shows them that the gods do require some skill and not all of them are so point and click

[@parkerharris4489]

However I was sad to not see my boy Ymir up there

[@MastYT]

Yeah I almost did Ymir for that reason

[@ether-pq4tc]

really nice style and installations.

[@ImXarii]

I played Smite a really long time ago and am getting back into it now. I have literally no idea what I'm doing and have no friends that play so I'm looking at all the videos I can about what I can do lol. So far I'm too afraid to play conquest so I'm learning all my gods by playing joust. Thanks for the guide!

[@okin536]

Hi Mast! Thanks for the guide video. Sorry to hear they don't do as well. I much prefer them over the usual gameplay vods that're all over youtube. Really like your graphics! Nice visual touch. I like your picks. I'd say the following would also be good gods to learn: -Athena (map awareness for ult, set up teammates with taunt) -Rama (best god to learn autos with since that's all he does) -Geb (teaches people to focus on their teammates over chasing kills)

[@ethanphillips145]

This is extremely helpful!

[@magyarzalanferenc1602]

Thank you so much! That helps a lot!

[@Castaway_]

Keeping the vids fresh and new. I like.

[@matthewgarrett4146]

Thank you, teaching a friend how to play, already reccomended your videos and this is even better.

[@HadeyanUtkan]

no its a very bad video with full with wrong recomendations)

[@pootangboomerang]

@@HadeyanUtkan I mean, I started with most of these gods. The only choice I'd say isn't good is Anhur. I've been playing since halfway in season 2 and my Anhur is still the worst.

[@HadeyanUtkan]

@@pootangboomerang I'm also started with Ra and Nemesis and thats why ım against it. Ra is a mid-beginner and Nemesis is a mid-mid level god. I started my friend with Cupid and he just fine.

[@alejandrohenao5574]

Nice video, hope see more like this

[@overdose85]

Great helper. Thanks for this.

[@jonathanguitard984]

I would recommend Chaac for early players. Simple abilities to use, but lots of potential for gaining skill.

[@thatsnotgonewellatall5517]

I would say ra has one if the highest skill ceilings in the game. Everything about him is either high risk or skill shots. And when you think about his ult it doesn't do nearly enough dmg to compensate for its 1 second wind up and locked aim

[@colinmalonik9629]

that's not gone well at all the wind up is fine I just don’t like how short the range is I miss so many snipes just because their to far away :/

[@user-vp5xf6fm5p]

Feels hella satisfying tho

[@thatsnotgonewellatall5517]

@@colinmalonik9629 probably cause they can walk out the way and range in the wind up time lol

[@thatsnotgonewellatall5517]

@@user-vp5xf6fm5p if you get lucky yeah

[@savsetefano8621]

I recommend play as Thor, he does decent damage, his abilities are strong so yeah.

[@h3at614]

Is thor good for a beginner tho?

[@ssrhavel5250]

Love your vids mast, you’re the reason I play guardians in jungle lmao

[@meganb.2249]

4:34 I say Amaterasu is the easiest warrior to pick up and play. Step 1). Max her 1. Step 2). Hit all 3 of your ult hits on the person you most want to stun. Step 3). Use your 2 to brawl/skirmish, saving 3 for disengaging if you run in too deep.

[@laurence7246]

I just started yesterday and I’ve been using ares and he’s amazing

[@garethpelchat4724]

I main odin, hachiman, fenrir, and kukulkan and I can say it was a hard road and I'm still learning what's nice is to learn the importance of positioning and learning what hard counters both the character and your play style btw love the vids Mast do you have any tips for an odin player I typical play aggressive with a bruiser type of build from watching your vids I've started warding more then I used to but my early game is trash unless I get and maintain a big lead

[@iTzJonko]

where did you get the data for the skill floor and skill ceiling? it might be useful to make a video about the skill floor and skill ceilings on more gods to talk about their maximum potential and different playstyles. this could be seperated over more video's where you start the vid with the skill floor and ceiling while you play the character and look back on the gameplay what could be done better godwise. Before i forget, I love your vids

[@brendonlivingston9902]

When ya put 2000 plus hours into the game but you watch these videos anyways.

[@Mc4King]

Joust GM player here. If anyone here is new to smite and curious about a second opinion. I agree with every single Pick on this list except Scylla. I remeber first starting out with smite and playing her. For me she was one of the harder gods to master since you have to activate her abilitys a second time after landing them wich can feel a bit clunky for beginners. I would recommend playing Zhong Khui instead. High burst damage good cc good sustain and insane teamfight ults. Also his abilities are quite easy to hit so you can focus on positioning rather than aim. Also Mast is totally right about Nemesis! Playing her alone got me from a silver to gold skilled player to a medium to high platinum player. Play Nemesis people! Shes great!

[@daedricdalek3697]

Whats the difference between ranked joust and normal joust, there isn't one!

[@Mc4King]

Daedric Dalek longer q times.

[@daedricdalek3697]

Touché

[@ajrowe5845]

I also liked the Nem pick even though I never usually suggest melee gods for new players.

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

But Mast, you forgot about Loki. With how easy it is to understand his kit, ability to do tons of damage, and the fact thst any novice, pleb, and scrub can puck up, play, and master Loki in a week or less makes him the perfect starter god.

[@juliansmit3770]

I started playing the game today for the first time and I’m dunking peoplewith Odin, he’s great and noob friendly! I also played a few games as fenrir (fune oneshots)

[@brandonben6886]

chaac is perfect for a beginner solo if you dont want them feeding

[@jamesroasting7212]

Kelpo you might be damn surprised

[@king_tutt7063]

Whats feeding?

[@Nkodtb]

@@king_tutt7063 giving the enemy team kills

[@snakm]

Very true about the map awareness thing. I learned that skill through always using Nuwa's ult lel

[@johnkresge9655]

Coming from league of legends, I found kukulkan was a really fun mage to start with if you already have experience with mobas

[@Shortstep_]

Generally, best gods for begginers are the gods with a lot of mobility that can compensate for mistakes they make. Bastet, ratatoskr and such are pretty safe and can get out of the tricky situations. Also, gods with specific and simple skill rotations are also great for begginers. Most of mages have a stun skill + burst skill combo so they are pretty friendly for new players.

[@Giants44cj]

Love the vid. I personally don’t use Scylla because she is too hard to use well. I could just be bad haha

[@yannpetit6406]

good video thanks

[@martynborthwick1845]

SMITE: Top 10 Beginner Gods to Learn the Game - names Anhur 😂

[@alexaxy3328]

Or scylla...it's pretty hard to hit any of her abilities. Also, you have to learn how to use her 3 as a ward. It is definetely not for begginers. Or artio...a lot of skills.

[@mywifeisfromthephilippines6693]

Alex aXy Scylla is pretty fucking easy

[@iiprodigyxii137]

Yoda finally someone with common sense

[@mileneambrosio578]

I'm new in this game, and I loved Thoth soo much. He is very fun to play and he is not too hard to learn.

[@dudeitsafish]

IMO Anhur is the only bad recommendation (for the exact reasons you stated). Great job on the rest! Great video :D

[@killstreak4576]

I found the best geb build that you need to try, it's more a funny build but when I tried it I found it somewhat effective for killing atc and assassins. Build a defensive item at the start and then get an item that will buff your defense with a little offense on the side (ive found the cloak that stuns everyone for a second to work best) then got the rod of tahuti and build other extremely high damage items and just cc the enemy team into oblivion and target the assassins, and if you time things right you can get a lot of kills by flanking and hitting them with the boulder which will make them go flying into your team

[@letsshipit]

I never played smite before (coming from dota2) and wanted to watch this video before jumping in. I was missing the god names written out in the video or at least in the video description. Otherwise good video. thanks.

[@stefanbacvanin6653]

How do I install SMITE from the HIREZ official site whenever I start the installation and when it is finished, it starts again from the beginning?

[@amandapike7911]

I started with Cupid for three reasons. 1 - I built for movement speed to run away. 2 - I wanted arrows to stand behind a stronger player. 3 - The health of eating the hearts. I focus on killing minions, not Gods. I run from the Gods. My girlfriend laughed ( I'm a guy ), but I help the team by taking down minions and towers and running away. My win rate is about 50/50 - and I've played less then 200 games with him.

[@masterninjahda]

Really good video. I agree with others about Artio. If you are comfy with stance switching, yeah....maybe. It just depends on the person playing. But I just think there are easier supports than her for beginners to play.

[@aimeegalindo1526]

I learned the game on Ne Zha Still can't hit a sash

[@charnak]

This was a good guide with good top 10 picks for newer players to establish foundations for various game play elements and mechanics. DISCLAIMER: gods with strong burst kits like bastet and da ji are simply strong. They frag and pubstomp. That does not mean they are good gods and beginners do not need bloated egos from going 15-5 bastet/da ji and think they're awesome at smite falsely. it seemed like the intended purpose of this video was a follow-up to smite's beginning guide that came out yesterday. Under the assumption players are trying to learn conquest and the required player skills that go with it, like team awareness and map presence. To that end skill floor/skill ceiling are terms that should matter once you're trying conquest but may not before that. Additionally, mentioning the LEARN tab in-game may have been constructive as well. You used many game terminologies that wouldn't be immediately obvious to newer players and the LEARN tab has a glossary containing all of these terms.

[@ajrowe5845]

I agree specifically with your thoughts on Bastet I am all for giving new players the easiest gods to play so they can focus more on the game around them and not landing abilities. However Bastet is almost just too forgiving to learn anything and once you learn you can dive in without penalty you're stuck playing Bastet forever "I see a lot of girls that play get stuck on Bastet for this reason" No other god is as forgiving with a bad initiate. I actually like his Nem choice for that reason even though I always suggest ranged gods for new players at first. Since Nem still has the ability dash in and out for poke but it isn't nearly as forgiving as Bastet.

[@ajrowe5845]

Might be an uncommon opinion but new players have no business in Conquest in my opinion. Give them some time in arena to learn positioning etc of how close and far they need to be from enemies before trying to get them into a conquest game.

[@ajrowe5845]

Joust could be a great tool after a few arena games too to introduce new elements to the game like towers Phoenix titan, bull demon, etc. Arena, Joust, Conquest is such a great transition for new players.

[@charnak]

@@ajrowe5845 joust is too meta based. Clash is a better mode to understand those gameplay elements without the high pressure of metagame and singular lane and buff protection points.

[@peterd4047]

My list would be the following... And i dont based this off skill shots, as most abilties are jsut that, for instance, I have been playing for quite some time and I still find Ra's ult tough to land sometimes... I just base this list off how easy the god's kit is too understand and thus use effectivly. Perhaps not memorizing the differnt passives and buff and debuffs of each ability, but simply remeber how they are used in a team fight, although knowing the buffs and debuffs of abilties does make you more effective at playing a god, so perhaps my list is somewhat off, but here it goes! Mage: Anubis/Poseidon/Zeus Hunter: Neith/Artemis/Chernobog Warrior: Sun Wukong/ Bellona/ Guan Yu Assassin: Loki/Archane/Thor Gauradian: Ymir/Syllavanus/Ares

[@deonax]

Great list and video, although Scylla's movement is a leap rather than a teleport.

[@dkmbstudio]

this is very helpful for first time players and uses a switch

[@keltyepp444]

Roles wise I found playing jungle the easiest when I first started which wasn’t that long ago, but now I kind of want to try Scylla and Neith

[@danielscott6515]

This is a very good list for beginners but I’d change scilla for kulkulkan(or how ever you spell it😂) but can you do a vid on how to build characters and the basics of character building as that’s something I still struggle with after playing the game for a few months and I feel that many other poeple would benefit from this as well

[@ViraLCyclopes]

I feel like Fenrir should’ve made the list. Fenrir can play multiple roles. 3 actually compared to rats 2. He has a auto pilot ability that does a ton of damage. He has easy to hit set up. It teaches players on how to micro manage too. He can also build tanky to live longer.

[@thecheese1120]

Just started and found this guide I use Merlin because he has great abilities that help me do some amazing damage to minions and do some extra damage to help my teammates

[@Dinoninja-uf5po]

A really good, easy, and fun to play god imo is guan yu because I feel like his kit is so simple yet so effective

[@sawyerdingman9177]

So what your saying is I probably make my life more difficult than I could have while starting.

[@SgtCarson]

Can you make a video on rotations and farm?

[@garrettbickerstaff9400]

Brand new to smite just started over the weekend and have a moba background before this but I think Cerberus is pretty easy and rewarding. Combos are easy on him

[@southernsun3449]

Hate that all these comments are people who play less than you and think they know more. Great video man, we all appreciate the time and effort put into them

[@valkyriis8927]

Lol to everyone in the comments giving their opinion and BMing Mast for his picks. I agree with his choices 100% because everyone has a different skill level when they come to SMITE. And with SMITE being a totally different animal than most games, I think Mast hit the nail on the head with these starter gods. They all have important things to teach and they're easy to start with for a lot of people. Remember, everyone is different with their skills and the gods picked in this video give an all-around better understanding of the game for new people. I suck at playing warriors and in all my years of playing SMITE, I still cant play them aside from Wu Kong and Chaac but that's because I started with super hard gods and I didnt learn the basics. Unfortunately for me, my friends were cucks and talked me into starting with Hel, an extremely hard stance switching god. Now I can play the best Hel you've ever seen but I'm used to support gods with high mechanic demand. I would never recommend Hel as a beginner god based off of my ability to play her is what I'm getting at here and Mast gave his picks based off what he knows with the game and what's important when it comes to playing the game. He didn't pick his favorite gods, just the ones that make most sense for starters to SMITE.

[@felixchan21]

For me, I can only agree Neith... Actually there are more gods which rly suit for beginner. Warrior - Chaac Guardian - Ymir Hunter - Neith Mage - Posideon Assassin - Fenrir

[@XanTapp]

Jormungandr is a good guardian god to play. His kit is simple and he’s a fantastic tank using his ult to chase down and slay foes that try to run back to base or makes a good initiate ult to start team fights.

[@DKC196]

Guys, keep in mind that Mast recommends these gods for the best learning potential. There are other gods you can use, definitely, since it all comes down to personal preference and comfort. My go-to guardians when I first started were Ares and Geb. However, don’t get too comfortable since you learn the least while remaining in your comfort zone. Take a risk now and then and fuck the other players who give you shit for making a mistake or two, but listen to those who are giving helpful advice. If you truly enjoy playing Smite, learn from your mistakes and adapt your gameplay.

[@Jade-wd2gk]

My first mage was Morrigan. She taught me how to play, time, escape, and assist.

[@Crabonaut]

Kinda sad Medusa wasn't in here. Started off with her, pretty damn easy. Skills are pretty straight forward as well.

[@kingblackthorn4195]

Assassin I would say Rat and Thanatos. Thanatos is good for teaching positioning while having really great sustain and damage. Mage I would say Chang’e or Hel. Hel is good for learning to manage your abilities and sustain. Or Nox. Nox is food for learning to position and hit tour skill shots. Guardian: Ymir, Enough said. Or Sobek. Warrior: I agree with your picks. Or Odin for one of them. Hunter: Neith. Once again all the reasons you said. Then Artemis. She has a really safe ult, food ability range, can trap flanking roots and the empowered attack speed.

[@Ice-ex3ri]

The thing is, my friends have been criticizing my decision to play Sobek and with this list I do kind of want to play him, it's just that I can't find a build. And also, I mostly play Hunter. Like I play Xbalanque.

[@steveknight]

sobek a tank what modes do u like to play?

[@emberofeon4868]

Honestly by starter mage was kukulkan. The slow, thr escape and the AOE is very good at lockong down a lane and helping push if you land them right. And his ult can clear a lane very well

[@GodofDisco]

I prefer the usual vids over the guides.

[@Tonaldo90]

Hun Batz also very solid :) Always been strong and very easy to play :p

[@adamali8811]

I personally would switch out Anhur for Artemis and Nemesis for Ne Zha because the skill floor is what your most concerned about for beginner. They won't be doing combos to often, but their abilities are relatively easy to hit and do teach players the importance of passives and Crit.

[@Husker5454]

art frustrates new players tho because of her dated kit compared to newer gods or ones that have sprung up in the meta . she is super clunky and very boring .

[@jacktjong1266]

I'm a beginner in Smite, but I do have a lot of experience with League of Legends so I understand the basics of a moba. I've been having a lot of succes and fun with Discordia and Nox for mages, and Horus for guardian (idk if he's actually meant to be a guardian though). I think Ra is a bit too much of a mage to teach you the basics of the game correctly. To really get good at the game you also need to learn how to use the map to your advantage, mainly by jumping over walls to get away.

[@OnyXerxes]

l'd say the best God to learn how to get better is Tyr, he teachers you timing and positioning pretty well.

[@ajrowe5845]

This is supposed to be a new player list of beginner gods to play. Not gods with 6 abilities that can make you better at the game once you already know how to play ;p

[@ajrowe5845]

I do love me some Tyr though! :D lol

[@OnyXerxes]

@@ajrowe5845 Yeah my point is he teaches you a lot of staple things that can help a beginning player like positioning and timing n' stuff.

[@maximilianschafer1200]

I got the game yesterday is kulkulkan good? I've been using him and I really enjoy playing him

[@AHumblePear]

My own recommendations, based on how easy they are to play rather than what they teach you about the game - there's so much to learn in smite a simple kit eases you in. I feel like a lot of Mast's suggestions are great for the next step after beginner. Assassin: Rat Pele Warrior: Chaac Bellona Mage: Kukulkan Zeus Hunter: Neith Rama Guardian: Kumba Geb

[@ajrowe5845]

I agree with your reasoning here that new players need the easiest gods so they can focus more on learning the game and less about mechanics and skills shots. I also think a dash/leap is really important though and can help new players out a lot. Zeus and Kukulkan just get ganked and always being dead and behind in this game isn't fun for newbies :D lol

[@AHumblePear]

@@ajrowe5845 very true, maybe not zeus. I stand by kukulkan though, his kit is so simple and he can clear very safely

[@trilllee734]

HARDD! Video bro

[@whatthefuck7018]

And i thought chang'e was going to be on this list, suprised a lot.

[@MrRomanrin]

i would also recommend YIMIR AND ATHENA for SUPP and THOR for jungle ... coz with his ult you can have "semi global" precense and you gotta watch your map for suprise ults

[@RobynRenarde]

So coming in from League of Legends, I played ADC and top solo lane, would I be looking to play Hunters and Warriors?

[@danecarlston9440]

yes

[@user-vp5xf6fm5p]

My first gods were Ravana, Apollo, Loki waaaaaay back when. I ditched them pretty quick tho and don’t really play them much anymore

[@big88foxbodyfan]

I'm a little surprised in the picks, great picks,but some I'm not 100% in agreement with. Like anhur, I'd have maybe said rama? Just to show the importance of landing basics. Idk, not my place to say. And I might have said athena over sobek....just cause of my love in playing her or with another good one.