- Outer Gods. The Outer Gods serve a cosmic function that the Great Old Ones do not, and although they may be worshiped as gods by madmen and heretics, they care little for such things and are dedicated to their tasks without question. Although they rule over the universe, they do so in a manner humans would consider chaotic at best, and are totally uncaring of the plight of others.
- Great Old Ones. They are a pantheon of demonic extraterrestrial gods that are more known amongst mortals than the Outer Gods, but are infinitely less powerful. Regardless of this fact, the Great Old Ones are completely invincible in comparison to humanity, and their alien nature is so utterly bizarre that it inspires madness in all who gaze upon them.
- Overdiety. An obscure being who does not grant spells or require worship as a normal deity, but primarily exists to moderate pantheons. Deities and Demigods does not actually define any deities of that rank, and it is almost never used.
- Greater Deity. These tend to have millions of worshipers. The head of a pantheon is usually a greater deity, as are its most popular members. They count as if they already rolled a natural 20, and automatically maximize all rolls. They can change traits like gravity and magic within a plane.
- Intermediate Deity. They have hundreds of thousands of worshipers. They always get a natural 20 on any check. They can raise buildings and change terrain at will within ten miles.
- Lesser Deity. They have thousands of worshipers. Deities of this rank and above cannot be magically imprisoned or banished. They may take 10 on any check.
- Demigod. May have a few hundred or a few thousand devoted worshipers. Deities of this rank or above are immune to electricity, cold, acid, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, death effects, and disintegration, and do not automatically fail on a roll of natural 1. Deities of this rank or above also have numerous other minor abilities, including their own godly realm, the ability to communicate with anyone, and the ability grant spells to worshipers and to cast any spell they can grant.
- Demon Lord or Abyssal Lord. Demon lords are archfiends who gained great power and established a position of preeminence among demonkind. Over millennia, these demons had amassed tremendous power and authority over their domain.
- Quasi-deity or Hero-deity. An immortal being who receives maximum hit points per hit dice, but may not grant spells to clerics. They include the offspring of deities and mortals, and humans who ascended to entry-level divine status.
- Saints. A person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as being in heaven after death.
- Titans. The offspring or creations of deities. Titans include the empyrean, the kraken, and the tarrasque.
- Vestiges. A dead deity who has lost all or nearly all of their worshipers.
A deity can hold a separate divine rank on different worlds, depending on their popularity within each world.
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