DnD Gods & Deities 5e

The World of Dungeons & Dragons is filled with fantastical creatures, but none are quite as powerful as the deities, gods, and creatures on this list. Here, we’re looking at the worshipped and reviled Dungeons & Dragons deities and DnD Gods. We will cover the complete list of DnD Gods & Deities 5e.

Other Gods & Deities 5e

There are many powerful creatures in the DnD worlds and not all of them are technically deities or gods. To the average NPC farmer, however, there’s not a lot of difference. This first list looks at some powerful creatures that may be gods, deities, or demigods — or just abnormally powerful entities. The gods, deities, or creatures on this list aren’t limited to one particular realm. They can be found in most DnD universes.

Good Gods & Deities 5e

• Bahamut – The good god of dragons
• Corellon Larethian – Elven deity of art and magic
• Deep Sashelas – Elven god of the sea.
• Garl Glittergold – Gnome trickster god.
• Moradin – Dwarf god of creation
• Rilifane Rallathil – Elven god of nature
• Sehanine Moonbow – Elven goddess of the moon.
• Yondalla – Halfling fertility goddess.

Neutral Gods & Deities 5e

• Eadro – Sea god
• Semuanya – Lizardfolk god of survival. 
• Skerrit –Centaur and Satyr god for nature. 
• Skoraeus Stonebones – Stone Giant god and god of art. 

Evil Gods & Deities 5e

• Blibdoolpoolp – Kuo-Toa worshipped as a goddess
• Grolantor – Hill Giant god of war.
• Gruumsh – Orc god of storms and war.
• Hruggek – Bugbear (if you can believe it) god of violence.
• Kutrulmak – god of war
• Laogzed – Troglodyte god of hunger
• Lolth – Spider god
• Maglubiyet – The Goblin’s god of war.
• Sekolah – God of the hunt for the Sahuagin race.
• Surtur – God of fire giants
• Thrym – God of frost giants
• Tiamat – Evil dragon god

Forgotten Realms Gods & Deities 5e

Forgotten Realms is where most modern Dungeon and Dragon stories and modules happen. Many of the iconic characters, cities, and events all happen in the world of the Forgotten Realms. 

Good Gods & Deities 5e

• Chauntea – Goddess of agriculture
• Deneir – God of writing
• Eldath – Goddess of peace
• Ilmater – God of endurance
• Lathander – God of birth
• Mielikki – Goddess of forests
• Milil – God of poetry and song
• Selûne – Goddess of the moon
• Sune – Goddess of love and beauty
• Torm – God of courage and self-sacrifice
• Tymora – Goddess of luck
• Tyr – God of justice

Neutral Gods & Deities 5e

• Azuth – God of wizards
• Gond – God of craft
• Helm – God of protection
• Kelemvor – God of the dead
• Leira – Goddess of illusion
• Lliira – Goddess of joy
• Mask – God of thieves
• Mystra – Goddess of magic
• Oghma – God of knowledge
• Savras – God of divination and fate
• Silvanus – God of wild nature
• Tempus – God of war
• Waukeen – Goddess of trade

Evil Gods & Deities 5e

• Auril – Goddess of winter
• Bane – God of murder
• Beshaba – Goddess of misfortune
• Bhaal – God of murder
• Cyric – God of lies
• Loviatar – Goddess of pain
• Malar – God of the hunt
• Myrkul – God of death
• Shar – Goddess of darkness and loss
• Talona – Goddess of disease and poison
• Talos – God of storms
• Umberlee – Goddess of the sea

Forgotten Realms Gods & Deities 5e

Deity	Alignment	Domains	Symbol
Auril, goddess of winter	NE	Nature, Tempest	Six-pointed snowflake
Azuth, god of wizards	LN	Knowledge	Left hand pointing upward, outlined in fire
Bane, god of tyranny	LE	War	Upright black right hand, thumb and fingers together
Beshaba, goddess of misfortune	CE	Trickery	Black antlers
Bhaal, god of murder	NE	Death	Skull surrounded by a ring of blood droplets
Chauntea, goddess of agriculture	NG	Life	Sheaf of grain or a blooming rose over grain
Cyric, god of lies	CE	Trickery	White jawless skull on black or purple sunburst
Deneir, god of writing	NG	Knowledge	Lit candle above an open eye
Eldath, goddess of peace	NG	Life, Nature	Waterfall plunging into still pool
Gond, god of craft	N	Knowledge	Toothed cog with four spokes
Helm, god of protection	LN	Life, Light	Staring eye on upright left gauntlet
Ilmater, god of endurance	LG	Life	Hands bound at the wrist with red cord
Kelemvor, god of the dead	LN	Death	Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales
Lathander, god of birth and renewal	NG	Life, Light	Road traveling into a sunrise
Leira, goddess of illusion	CN	Trickery	Point-down triangle containing a swirl of mist
Lliira, goddess of joy	CG	Life	Triangle of three six-pointed stars
Loviatar, goddess of pain	LE	Death	Nine-tailed barbed scourge
Malar, god of the hunt	CE	Nature	Clawed paw
Mask, god of thieves	CE	Trickery	Black mask
Mielikki, goddess of forests	NG	Nature	Unicorn’s head
Milil, god of poetry and song	NG	Light	Five-stringed harp made of leaves
Myrkul, god of death	NE	Death	White human skull
Mystra, goddess of magic	NG	Knowledge	Circle of seven stars, or nine stars encircling a flowing red mist, or a single star
Oghma, god of knowledge	N	Knowledge	Blank scroll
Savras, god of divination and fate	LN	Knowledge	Crystal ball containing many kinds of eyes
Selûne, goddess of the moon	CG	Knowledge, Life	Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars
Shar, goddess of darkness and loss	NE	Death, Trickery	Black disk encircled with a border
Silvanus, god of wild nature	N	Nature	Oak Leaf
Sune, goddess of love and beauty	CG	Life, Light	Face of a beautiful red-haired woman
Talona, goddess of disease and poison	CE	Death	Three teardrops on a triangle
Talos, god of storms	CE	Tempest	Three lightning bolts radiating from a central point
Tempus, god of war	N	War	Upright flaming sword
Torm, god of courage and self-sacrifice	LG	War	White right gauntlet
Tymora, goddess of good fortune	CG	Trickery	Face-up coin
Tyr, god of justice	LG	War	Balanced scales resting on a warhammer
Umberlee, goddess of the sea	CE	Tempest	Wave curling left and right
Waukeen, goddess of trade	N	Knowledge, Trickery	Upright coin with Waukeen’s profile facing left

Greyhawk Gods & Deities 5e

The Greyhawk setting is the OG. It was the first Dungeons and Dragons setting designed by Gary Gygax himself. It started out as a simple dungeon for his kids to play in and slowly expanded with the city of Greyhawk. It eventually spawned a massive world that was the precursor to what we know of as DnD today.

Good Gods & Deities 5e

• Fharlanghn – God, of distance, travel, and roads.
• Heironeous – God of chivalry and valor
• Kord – God of athletics and sport
• Pholtus – God of light and law
• Rao – God of peace and reason
• Trithereon – God of liberty and retribution
• Ulaa – Goddess of hills and mountains

Neutral Gods & Deities 5e

• Beory – Goddess of nature
• Boccob – God of magic
• Celestian – God of stars and wanderers
• Ehlonna – Goddess of woodlands
• Istus – Goddess of fate and destiny
• Obad-Hai – God of nature
• Olidammara – God of revelry
• Pelor – God of the sun and healing
• Ralishaz – God of ill luck and insanity
• St. Cuthbert – God of common sense and zeal
• Wee Jas – Goddess of magic and death

Evil Gods & Deities 5e

• Erythnul – God of envy and slaughter
• Hextor – God of war and discord
• Incabulos – God of plague and famine
• Iuz – God of pain and oppression
• Nerull – God of death
• Tharizdun – God of eternal darkness
• Vecna – God of evil secrets

Eberron Gods & Deities 5e

Eberron is an interesting setting in the DnD world. It’s a little darker and grittier than the high fantasy typical in the other settings, and it was designed for a contest by Keith Baker for Wizards of the Coast. Unlike the other D&D settings, the gods do not manifest in the world. You won’t fall into an ancient tunnel and meet the god of dwarves. They manifest only in the powers they bestow upon their followers.

There are 2 major groups of deities in the Eberron setting. The Sovereign Host, which are considered the good and benevolent deities, and the Dark Six, the evil deities of the setting. There is also a 3rd group of deities that are unaligned with either the Sovereign Host or the Dark Six.

Sovereign Host Gods & Deities 5e

• Arawai – Life and Love
• Aureon – Law and Lore
• Balinor – Horn and Hunt
• Boldrei – Hearth and Home
• Dol Arrah – Sun and Sacrifice
• Dol Dorn – Strength and Steal
• Kol Korran – World and Wealth
• Ollandra – Feast and Fortune
• Onatar – Fire and Forge

The Dark Six Gods & Deities 5e

• The Devourer – Nature’s Destructive Power
• The Fury – Rage and Ruin
• The Keeper – Death and Decay
• The Mockery – Betrayal
• The Shadow – Magic and Mayhem
• The Traveler – Chaos and Change

The Others

• The Silver Flame – Protection
• The Blood of Vol – Divinity Within
• Cults of the Dragon Below – Madness
• The Path of Light – Self Improvement

Pantheons 5e

The Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and Norse pantheons are fantasy interpretations of historical religions from our world’s ancient times. They include deities that are most appropriate for use in a game, divorced from their historical context in the real world, and united into pantheons that serve the needs of the game.

Fantasy Pantheons can be found in Wizard of the Coasts SRD

Celtic Gods & Deities 5e

It’s said that something wild lurks in the heart of every soul, a space that thrills to the sound of geese calling at night, to the whispering wind through the pines, to the unexpected red of mistletoe on an oak–and it is in this space that the Celtic gods dwell. They sprang from the brook and stream, their might heightened by the strength of the oak and the beauty of the woodlands and open moor. When the first forester dared put a name to the face seen in the bole of a tree or the voice babbling in a brook, these gods forced themselves into being.

The Celtic gods are as often served by druids as by clerics, for they are closely aligned with the forces of nature that druids revere.

Deity	Alignment	Suggested Domains	Symbol
The Daghdha, god of weather and crops	CG	Nature, Trickery	Bubbling cauldron or Shield
Arawn, god of life and death	NE	Life, Death	Black Star on gray Background
Belenus, god of sun, light, and warmth	NG	Light	Solar disk and standing stones
Brigantia, goddess of rivers and livestock	NG	Life	Footbridge
Diancecht, god of Medicine and Healing	LG	Life	Crossed oak and mistletoe branches
Dunatis, god of mountains and peaks	N	Nature	Red sun-­capped Mountain peak
Goibhniu, god of smiths and Healing	NG	Knowledge, Life	Giant mallet over sword
Lugh, god of arts, Travel, and Commerce	CN	Knowledge, Life	Pair of long hands
Manannan mac Lir, god of oceans and sea Creatures	LN	Nature, Tempest	Wave of white water on green
Math Mathonwy, god of magic	NE	Knowledge	Staff
Morrigan, goddess of battle	CE	War	Two crossed spears
Nuada, god of war and warriors	N	War	Silver hand on black Background
Oghma, god of Speech and writing	NG	Knowledge	Unfurled scroll
Silvanus god of Nature and Forests	N	Nature	Summer oak tree

Greek Gods & Deities 5e

The gods of Olympus make themselves known with the gentle lap of waves against the shores and the crash of the thunder among the cloud-enshrouded peaks. The thick boar-infested woods and the sere, olive-covered hillsides hold evidence of their passing. Every aspect of nature echoes with their presence, and they’ve made a place for themselves inside the human heart, too.

Deity	Alignment	Suggested Domains	Symbol
Zeus, god of The Sky, ruler of the gods	N	Tempest	Fist full of lightning bolts
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty	CG	Light	Sea shell
Apollo, god of light, music, and Healing	CG	Knowledge, Life, Light	Lyr
Ares, god of war and strife	CE	War	Spear
Artemis, goddess of hunting and childbirth	NG	Life, Nature	Bow and arrow on lunar disk
Athena, goddess of Wisdom and civilization	LG	Knowledge, War	Owl
Demeter, goddess of agriculture	NG	Life	Mare’s head
Dionysus, god of mirth and wine	CN	Life	Thyrsus (staff tipped with pine cone)
Hades, god of The Underworld	LE	Death	Black ram
Hecate, goddess of magic and the moon	CE	Knowledge, Trickery	Setting moon
Hephaestus, god of smithing and craft	NG	Knowledge	Hammer and anvil
Hera, goddess of marriage and Intrigue	CN	Trickery	Fan of peacock feathers
Hercules, god of Strength and adventure	CG	Tempest, War	Lion’s head
Hermes, god of Travel and Commerce	CG	Trickery	Caduceus (winged staff and serpents)
Hestia, goddess of home and Family	NG	Life	Hearth
Nike, goddess of victory	LN	War	Winged woman
Pan, god of Nature	CN	Nature	Syrinx (pan pipes)
Poseidon, god of The Sea and Earthquakes	CN	Tempest	Trident
Tyche, goddess of good fortune	N	Trickery	Red pentagram

Egyptian Gods & Deities 5e

These gods are a young dynasty of an ancient divine family, heirs to the rulership of the cosmos and the maintenance of the divine principle of Ma’at–the fundamental order of truth, justice, law, and order that puts gods, mortal pharaohs, and ordinary men and women in their logical and rightful place in the universe.

The Egyptian pantheon is unusual in having three gods responsible for death, each with different alignments. Anubis is the lawful neutral god of the afterlife, who judges the souls of the dead. Set is a chaotic evil god of murder, perhaps best known for killing his brother Osiris. And Nephthys is a chaotic good goddess of mourning.

Deity	Alignment	Suggested Domains	Symbol
Re-­Horakhty, god of the sun, ruler of the gods	LG	Life, Light	Solar disk encircled by serpent
Anubis, god of judgment and death	LN	Death	Black Jackal
Apep, god of evil, fire, and serpents	NE	Trickery	Flaming snake
Bast, goddess of cats and vengeance	CG	War	Cat
Bes, god of luck and music	CN	Trickery	Image of the misshapen deity
Hathor, goddess of love, music, and motherhood	NG	Life, Light	Horned cow’s head with lunar disk
Imhotep, god of crafts and Medicine	NG	Knowledge	Step pyramid
Isis, goddess of fertility and magic	NG	Knowledge, Life	Ankh and star
Nephthys, goddess of death and grief	CG	Death	Horns around a lunar disk
Osiris, god of Nature and The Underworld	LG	Life, Nature	Crook and flail
Ptah, god of crafts, knowledge, and Secrets	LN	Knowledge	Bull
Set, god of Darkness and Desert storms	CE	Death, Tempest, Trickery	Coiled cobra
Sobek, god of water and crocodiles	LE	Nature, Tempest	Crocodile head with horns and plumes
Thoth, god of knowledge and Wisdom	N	Knowledge	Ibis

Norse Gods & Deities 5e

Where the land plummets from the snowy hills into the icy fjords below, where the longboats draw up on to the beach, where the glaciers flow forward and retreat with every fall and spring–this is the land of the Vikings, the home of the Norse pantheon.

It’s a brutal clime, and one that calls for brutal living. The warriors of the land have had to adapt to the harsh conditions in order to survive, but they haven’t been too twisted by the needs of their environment. Given the necessity of raiding for food and wealth, it’s surprising the mortals turned out as well as they did.

Their powers reflect the need these warriors had for strong leadership and decisive action. Thus, they see their deities in every bend of a river, hear them in the crash of the thunder and the booming of the glaciers, and smell them in the smoke of a burning longhouse.

The Norse pantheon includes two main families, the Aesir (deities of war and destiny) and the Vanir (gods of fertility and prosperity). Once enemies, these two families are now closely allied against their common enemies, the giants (including the gods Surtur and Thrym).

Deity	Alignment	Suggested Domains	Symbol
Odin, god of knowledge and war	NG	Knowledge, War	Watching blue eye
Aegir, god of The Sea and storms	NE	Tempest	Rough ocean waves
Balder, god of beauty and poetry	NG	Life, Light	Gem-­encrusted silver chalice
Forseti, god of justice and law	N	Light	Head of a bearded man
Frey, god of fertility and the sun	NG	Life, Light	Ice-blue Greatsword
Freya, goddess of fertility and love	NG	Life	Falcon
Frigga, goddess of birth and fertility	N	Life, Light	Cat
Heimdall, god of watchfulness and loyalty	LG	Light, War	Curling musical horn
Hel, goddess of The Underworld	NE	Death	Woman’s face, rotting on one side
Hermod, god of luck	CN	Trickery	Winged scroll
Loki, god of thieves and trickery	CE	Trickery	Flame
Njord, god of sea and wind	NG	Nature, Tempest	Gold coin
Odur, god of light and the sun	CG	Light	Solar disk
Sif, goddess of war	CG	War	Upraised sword
Skadi, god of earth and mountains	N	Nature	Mountain peak
Surtur, god of fire Giants and war	LE	War	Flaming sword
Thor, god of storms and thunder	CG	Tempest, War	Hammer
Thrym, god of frost Giants and cold	CE	War	White double-­bladed axe
Tyr, god of courage and strategy	LN	Knowledge, War	Sword
Uller, god of hunting and winter	CN	Nature	Longbow

Patron Gods & Deities 5e

Patrons are gods that grant magical powers to individuals. Their spellcasting abilities and magical powers come from a direct line to their patrons. Clerics and Paladin worship them and Warlocks make pacts with them. 

Below you’ll find some options for your Cleric or Paladin’s Patron deity and inspiration for your next Warlock Patron. 

Deity	Alignment	Suggested Domains	Symbol	GameCows Notes
Bahamut, Dragon God of Good	LG	Life, Protection, War	Dragon’s head in profile	Bahamut is a good choice for Dragonborn and “good” alignment characters.
Blibdoolpoolp, Kuo-toa Goddess	NE	Death	Lobster head or black pearl	Due to their tendency towards madness and the sea they make great Undead or Old One Patrons.
Corellon Larethian, Elf Deity of Art and Magic	CG	Arcana, Light	Quarter moon or starburst	This is a good choice for elvish Clerics or Paladins. He was a master swordsman so a good choice if you want a sword as your weapon of choice.
Deep Sashelas, Elf God of the Sea	CG	Nature, Tempest	Dolphin	He is like the DnD god equivalent of Aquaman. Particularly interesting choice if you have a water-heavy adventure.
Eadro, Merfolk Deity of the Sea	N	Nature,  Tempest	Spiral design	Eadro was the creator of the Locathah and the Merfolk, so adding them into a campaign is a must when they’re involved.
Garl Glittergold, Gnome God of Trickery and Wiles	LG	Trickery	Gold nugget	Garl Glittergold is the generic god of gnomes and is a trickster-type god.
Grolantor, Hill Giant God of War	CE	War	Wooden club	Grolantor’s main attribute is that he hates races smaller them him and promotes violence against them. That’s why he is worshipped by hill giants.
Gruumsh, Orc God of Storms and War	CE	Tempest, War	Unblinking eye	Gruumsh is the god of Orcs. This one-eyed deity is said to watch over all Orcs until they rule the world.
Hruggek, Bugbear God of Violence	CE	War	Morningstar	Hruggek is the god of ambushes. Which coincides with Bugbear tactics.
Kurtulmak, Kobold God of War and Mining	LE	War	Gnome skull	The craftiest of Kobolds, Kurtulmak is their chief god and strives for the advancement of all Kobolds.
Laogzed, Troglodyte God of Hunger	CE	Death	Image of the lizard/toad god	Also known as the eater of souls and known for its endless hunger. Laogzed is another great choice for an Elder God patron.
Lolth, Drow Goddess of Spiders	CE	Trickery	Spider	The Drow society worships spiders and Lolth is the Drow’s chief deity.
Maglubiyet, Goblinoid God of War	LE	Order, War	Bloody axe	Worshippers or Maglubiyet typically slaughtered their enemies and innocents in the name of Maglubiyet.
Moradin, Dwarf God of Creation	LG (Lawful Evil)	Forge, Knowledge	Hammer and anvil	One of the chief gods of the Dwarves he was also nicknamed the Soul Forger.
Rillifane Rallathil, Wood Elf God of Nature	CG	Nature	Oak	Rillifane is one of the chief gods of the forest and the protector of nature.
Sehanine Moonbow, Elf Goddess of the Moon	CG	Knowledge	Crescent moon	Sehanine also had deep ties to the fey making her a great choice for elves and a Fey patron for Warlocks.
Sekolah, god of the hunt	LE	Nature, Tempest	Shark	Sekolah is the shark god of the Sahugin also known as “He Who Eats”
Semuanya, Lizardfolk Deity of Survival	N	Life	Egg	Semuanya was the god of survival and his worshippers can often be seen in the wilds by themselves.
Skerrit, Centaur and Satyr God of Nature	N	Nature	Oak growing from acorn	Also known as the Forest Walker, Skerrit wanders the land protecting the forests under his domain.
Skoraeus Stonebones, God of Stone Giants and Art	N	Knowledge	Stalactite	Skoraeus is the protector of the stone giants. He was reclusive and only came out to guide the path of the Stone Giants.
Surtur, God of Fire Giants and Craft	LE	Knowledge, War	Flaming sword	Surtur is the god of Fire Giants and his temples are massive forges where the giants worked their craft.
Thrym, God of Frost Giants and Strength	CE (Chaotic Evil)	War	White double-bladed axe	Thrym is the 4th deity in the giant pantheon who led the Frost Giants.
Tiamat, Dragon Goddess of Evil	LE	Trickery	Dragon head with five claw marks	Tiamat is the sister of Bahamut and the evil queen of dragons.
Yondalla, Halfling Goddess of Fertility and Protection	LG	Life, Protection	Shield	Yondalla is the creator of ad goddess of the Halflings.

We hope you enjoyed this guide to the list of DnD Deities and DnD Gods. Why not check out our War Caster 5e Feat guide or a Class guide to Rogue 5e or our DnD Races guide?

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