SMITE is filled with brilliant Warriors  but there are some that are, at this point in time, stronger than others. Every patch those on this list will be changed depending on the impact the patch has. However and in line with 3.1 Dwarven Corruption, these are, as far as I’m concerned, the best five Warriors.

Updated 17 July 2016

Amaterasu

I have to admit, Amaterasu is my favorite Warrior in SMITE but she also happens to be incredibly strong, while also being a lot of fun. Her kit is offensive, but also supportive and offers some utility through healing and debuffing. It gives her a high skill ceiling but one that’s also accessible and valued. Best of all and despite being melee, she has some ranged poke in Heavenly Reflection - that deals surprisingly high damage - while she can sustain herself and her team through Divine Presence. Its movement speed buff (or Power bonus) is substantial.

Her Passive (Illuminating Strike) allows her to debuff an enemy after striking them three times, causing them to then take an additional 10% damage from all sources. This weakness also spreads to other Gods. It might not sound a lot, but when spiking an enemy a 10% damage boost from an entire team is significant.

She has a powerful engage in Glorious Charge that also results in all enemies in front of her being silenced. If needed it can also be used to disengage. Finally, Dazzling Offence offers a slow and stun against a single target and is invaluable in locking down an enemy once chained after Glorious Charge.

Bellona

I can’t remember a time where Bellona wasn’t amazing and it’s all down to her kit providing so much of, well, everything. Her Passive grants her movement speed and protection when she’s taking damage (making her a nightmare in 1 on 1’s) while her remaining skills offer bags of utility and damage. Shield Bash provides further mitigation against basic attacks, and her Ultimate - Eagle’s Rally - bolsters this further with protections and AOE impact damage. Bludgeon affords her high AOE pressure and some spike potential (especially its overhand attack) while Scourge provides a powerful disarm alongside ranged poke. This flexibility in her kit allows her to fit into most team compositions and if she’s effectively rotating across all her weapon sets, there are few situations she can’t adapt to.

Erlang Shen

Without doubt he's one of the strongest Warriors in SMITE. Although he might be vulnerable to crowd control, his kit is varied and incredibly powerful. With mobility from Mink and Turtle form as well as an engage and knock-up, he's versatile the moment he starts combat. Considering he can also self shield, boost his attack power and speed, he's able to deal absolutely eye-watering damage. Best of all, his Ultimate ability allows him to control a fight whilst healing himself. Should he need to, he also has valuable crowd control in his Pin. The root can not only save himself, but allows his team to spike enemies down incredibly easily. Should he need to, he can also use 72 Transformations to zip away (instead of using them offensively). Oh and did I mention his Passive is a dog that follows him? What's not to love. 

Guan Yu

Although Guan Yu has repeatedly risen and fallen in the SMITE meta, he’s always been one of my favorite Warriors. Not only does he look awesome, but he’s a great deal of fun to play. His hybrid playstyle of damage and self healing make him particularly hardy and he can comfortably sustain himself through prolonged fights. His Passive, Painless, eventually doubles his healing from Conviction once he has attacked or been harmed 20 times. As far as Conviction is concerned, its base healing is reasonable (170) but doubled and considering it also heals allies, makes it particularly strong. Better still, it reduces your cooldowns by 2 seconds when you heal friendly Gods and at a base cooldown of 12 seconds, it’s not long until it’s ready again.

His three remaining skills all provide a dose of utility, mobility and reasonable damage output. Warrior’s Will provides such much needed mobility while lowering your cooldowns by a further 2 seconds. Taolu Assault offers further mitigation in the form of protections and knockback immunity and finally Cavalry Charge a guaranteed escape (should you need it) or an invaluable means of engagement, that allows you to deal high damage while delivering a stun on dismount. Overall, Guan Yu has a kit that provides him easy access in and out of fights and sustain once he’s committed.

Tyr

For his Passive alone Tyr is an incredibly strong Warrior. Having most common crowd controls limited to 1 second duration buys him considerable time to withstand punishment. Better yet, his stance changing between Assault and Guard also refreshes the cooldown on Fearless and Power Cleave, as well as their effect. The fact Fearless and Power Cleave have a 15 and 8 second second cooldown sounds lengthy but when you can reset both just by stance swapping (which itself has a 10 second cooldown) allows you to regularly have both through careful cooldown management. As a result of the dual effects of both skills, Tyr effectively has six skills instead of 4. For example, in Assault Stance Fearless allows Tyr to charge forwards while immune to knockup, pushing enemies along with him before knocking them up in the air. In Guard Stance he will pass through enemies instead. Understanding which stance is best for the situation is key to Tyr’s playstyle while chaining your stances together makes an immeasurable difference.

Finally and to round off Tyr’s kit, his Ultimate ability - Lawbringer - is a leap that deals huge AOE damage while slowing enemies caught in it. It’s also good for escaping if Fearless is on cooldown.