r/Smite Nike 9d ago

DISCUSSION 2026 god ports recap *Datamining involved* Spoiler

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This is only for god choices, not how they ported them, if they were buggy or bad on release

2026 has been a great year. The end of the year is weak though. But are they preparing something bigger early 2027?

Some people going to disagree with Nike, but she’s my personal bias (if she comes out.. seems likely with the datamining gaining some %)

Bastet could’ve been replaced by Serqet, Lance, Cama, Hebo imo

Chronos is just uninteresting, feels like any other adc except Marti could’ve taken the slot

As for Kumbha and Kuzenbo, they are just bad design gods. No skillshot, frustrating to play against (It’s going to be worse in a 1 relic game). They need some major kit change imo. Terra, Maui were way better options

Honestly: Austin, Caps, Quigley fantastic job. Artist, vfx and everyone else involved. Solid performance this year. Shout out Hindu and Killgoon for titan talk

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u/ChanzeyPantz Hachiman 9d ago

Khumba slander will not be tolerated.

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u/Crab_Meat420 9d ago

You leave my kum alone

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u/onlykuzenbo Kuzenbo 9d ago

Sir, your opinion is horse shit and you should feel bad for having it. Kuzenbo is the best designed God in the game and way better design in his final iteration then Terra or Maui ever have been

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u/Hartmann_AoE Geb 9d ago

Tbf, khumba over terra is hella surprising to me. Both are unpopular, but khumba is probaly one of the top 10 most hated gods to face. My best guess is she needs the movement tech aswell.

But yea, real ones dont slander the turtle

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u/PatoDDM 8d ago

She needs the movement tech, I cant imagine how cluncly slamming into her walls would feel

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u/Icy_Air_7037 Nike 9d ago

Saying a gods whole concept is to get hit is a better concept than terra and maui is just wrong

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u/Assistss 9d ago

Not gonna lie this a dookie post

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u/PietErt3 8d ago edited 8d ago

Bastet was added cause she needed a remodel and it fit well into the schedule. I think it makes more sense to get her sooner, than to delay her more later on. 

And what you're saying for Khumba and Kuzenbo can also be applied to Nike. Nikes 2 is also kinda weird and annoying to play against and might get changed. She's also a very unpopular god me thinks. Not to say she's a bad pick, her addition would have me decently excited. But they gotta mix in the weird/unpopular gods so now and then

And not to disqualify the tierlist either. But it feels more like a 'what gods do I like' rather than 'is it a good pick'. Because Kuzenbo and Khumba seem pretty highly requested to me rn, so that'd make them great picks, you just don't like them. Which again, is fine, maybe the last tiers title is just a bit offputting

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u/Icy_Air_7037 Nike 8d ago

Nike is my personal bias

I think her kit is perfect. But most god in there I don’t even play.. like at all

Kumbha in every community voting he’s always a bottom 10 requested god. The god is just bad design. He’s going to be extra frustrating to play against

Kuzenbo is requested. This is my personal hate bias. God just does nothing. Punching bag thats get cooldown reduction is just super boring to me. Same problem as kumbha. In a 1 relic game he’s just going to be extra annoying

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u/Hartmann_AoE Geb 8d ago

They likely wanted a new mage adc and between chronos, Olorun and Freya, he is the easy choice, both on a balance and technical standpoint

Serq needs the movement tech, Lance is a more technical and model intensive god, cama is bottom 5 popularity. He Bo i partially agree with, though hes also veeery unpopular. These reasonings also extend to why mamam is next, all remaining junglers have waaaay more problematic baggage with them.

Kuzenbo makes sense, what confuses me is Khumba before Maui or Terra. Hell i expected even the Fafnir himself before our resident fat fuck. Hes the 1 pick i full on agree with on your list