diff --git a/pomice/__init__.py b/pomice/__init__.py
index 9112ff2..02de6c5 100644
--- a/pomice/__init__.py
+++ b/pomice/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if discord.__version__ != "2.0.0a":
         "using 'pip install git+https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py@master'"
     )
 
-__version__ = "1.1.4"
+__version__ = "1.1.5"
 __title__ = "pomice"
 __author__ = "cloudwithax"
 
diff --git a/pomice/enums.py b/pomice/enums.py
index f85232f..b7e3d22 100644
--- a/pomice/enums.py
+++ b/pomice/enums.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from enum import Enum
+from enum import Enum, auto
 
 
 class SearchType(Enum):
@@ -21,3 +21,25 @@ class SearchType(Enum):
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self.value
+
+class NodeAlgorithm(Enum):
+    """The enum for the different node algorithms in Pomice.
+    
+        The enums in this class are to only differentiate different
+        methods, since the actual method is handled in the
+        get_best_node() method.
+
+        NodeAlgorithm.by_ping returns a node based on it's latency,
+        preferring a node with the lowest response time
+
+        NodeAlgorithm.by_region returns a node based on its voice region,
+        which the region is specified by the user in the method as an arg. 
+        This method will only work if you set a voice region when you create a node.
+    """
+
+    # We don't have to define anything special for these, since these just serve as flags
+    by_ping = auto()
+    by_region = auto()
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.value
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pomice/events.py b/pomice/events.py
index 6aeb45d..1cd7641 100644
--- a/pomice/events.py
+++ b/pomice/events.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class TrackStartEvent(PomiceEvent):
     """
     name = "track_start"
 
-    def __init__(self, data: dict):
-        self.player = NodePool.get_node().get_player(int(data["guildId"]))
+    def __init__(self, data: dict, player):
+        self.player = player
         self.track = self.player._current
 
         # on_pomice_track_start(player, track)
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class TrackEndEvent(PomiceEvent):
     """
     name = "track_end"
 
-    def __init__(self, data: dict):
-        self.player = NodePool.get_node().get_player(int(data["guildId"]))
+    def __init__(self, data: dict, player):
+        self.player = player
         self.track = self.player._ending_track
         self.reason: str = data["reason"]
 
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ class TrackStuckEvent(PomiceEvent):
     """
     name = "track_stuck"
 
-    def __init__(self, data: dict):
-        self.player = NodePool.get_node().get_player(int(data["guildId"]))
+    def __init__(self, data: dict, player):
+        self.player = player
         self.track = self.player._ending_track
         self.threshold: float = data["thresholdMs"]
 
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ class TrackExceptionEvent(PomiceEvent):
     """
     name = "track_exception"
 
-    def __init__(self, data: dict):
-        self.player = NodePool.get_node().get_player(int(data["guildId"]))
+    def __init__(self, data: dict, player):
+        self.player = player
         self.track = self.player._ending_track
         if data.get('error'):
             # User is running Lavalink <= 3.3
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class WebSocketClosedEvent(PomiceEvent):
     """
     name = "websocket_closed"
 
-    def __init__(self, data: dict):
+    def __init__(self, data: dict, _):
         self.payload = WebSocketClosedPayload(data)
 
         # on_pomice_websocket_closed(payload)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class WebSocketOpenEvent(PomiceEvent):
     """
     name = "websocket_open"
 
-    def __init__(self, data: dict):
+    def __init__(self, data: dict, _):
         self.target: str = data["target"]
         self.ssrc: int = data["ssrc"]
 
diff --git a/pomice/player.py b/pomice/player.py
index 00d385b..850cc4b 100644
--- a/pomice/player.py
+++ b/pomice/player.py
@@ -36,13 +36,19 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
 
         return self
 
-    def __init__(self, client: ClientType = None, channel: VoiceChannel = None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(
+        self, 
+        client: ClientType = None, 
+        channel: VoiceChannel = None, 
+        *, 
+        node: Node = None
+    ):
         self.client = client
         self._bot = client
         self.channel = channel
         self._guild: Guild = self.channel.guild
 
-        self._node = NodePool.get_node()
+        self._node = node if node else NodePool.get_node()
         self._current: Track = None
         self._filter: Filter = None
         self._volume = 100
@@ -55,7 +61,6 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
         self._ending_track: Optional[Track] = None
 
         self._voice_state = {}
-        self._extra = kwargs or {}
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return (
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
 
     async def _dispatch_event(self, data: dict):
         event_type = data.get("type")
-        event: PomiceEvent = getattr(events, event_type)(data)
+        event: PomiceEvent = getattr(events, event_type)(data, self)
 
         if isinstance(event, TrackEndEvent) and event.reason != "REPLACED":
             self._current = None
diff --git a/pomice/pool.py b/pomice/pool.py
index c91cd83..9459422 100644
--- a/pomice/pool.py
+++ b/pomice/pool.py
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ import asyncio
 import json
 import random
 import re
+import time
 import socket
 from typing import Dict, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
 from urllib.parse import quote
+from enum import Enum
 
 import aiohttp
 from discord.ext import commands
+from discord import VoiceRegion
 
 
 from . import (
@@ -17,17 +20,18 @@ from . import (
     spotify,
 )
 
-from .enums import SearchType
+from .enums import SearchType, NodeAlgorithm
 from .exceptions import (
     InvalidSpotifyClientAuthorization,
     NodeConnectionFailure,
     NodeCreationError,
+    NodeException,
     NodeNotAvailable,
     NoNodesAvailable,
     TrackLoadError
 )
 from .objects import Playlist, Track
-from .utils import ClientType, ExponentialBackoff, NodeStats
+from .utils import ClientType, ExponentialBackoff, NodeStats, Ping
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .player import Player
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ URL_REGEX = re.compile(
 )
 
 
+
 class Node:
     """The base class for a node. 
        This node object represents a Lavalink node. 
@@ -62,6 +67,8 @@ class Node:
         password: str,
         identifier: str,
         secure: bool = False,
+        heartbeat: int = 30,
+        region: Optional[VoiceRegion],
         session: Optional[aiohttp.ClientSession],
         spotify_client_id: Optional[str],
         spotify_client_secret: Optional[str],
@@ -73,7 +80,9 @@ class Node:
         self._pool = pool
         self._password = password
         self._identifier = identifier
+        self._heartbeat = heartbeat
         self._secure = secure
+        self._region: Optional[VoiceRegion] = region
 
        
         self._websocket_uri = f"{'wss' if self._secure else 'ws'}://{self._host}:{self._port}"    
@@ -127,6 +136,11 @@ class Node:
         """Property which returns a dict containing the guild ID and the player object."""
         return self._players
 
+    @property
+    def region(self) -> Optional[VoiceRegion]:
+        """Property which returns the VoiceRegion of the node, if one is set"""
+        return self._region
+
     @property
     def bot(self) -> ClientType:
         """Property which returns the discord.py client linked to this node"""
@@ -142,6 +156,11 @@ class Node:
         """Property which returns the pool this node is apart of"""
         return self._pool
 
+    @property
+    def latency(self):
+        """Property which returns the latency of the node"""
+        return Ping(self._host, port=self._port).get_ping()
+
     async def _update_handler(self, data: dict):
         await self._bot.wait_until_ready()
 
@@ -216,7 +235,7 @@ class Node:
 
         try:
             self._websocket = await self._session.ws_connect(
-                self._websocket_uri, headers=self._headers, heartbeat=30
+                self._websocket_uri, headers=self._headers, heartbeat=self._heartbeat
             )
             self._task = self._bot.loop.create_task(self._listen())
             self._available = True
@@ -414,6 +433,8 @@ class Node:
             ]
 
 
+
+
 class NodePool:
     """The base class for the node pool.
        This holds all the nodes that are to be used by the bot.
@@ -433,6 +454,41 @@ class NodePool:
     def node_count(self):
         return len(self._nodes.values())
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_best_node(cls, *, algorithm: NodeAlgorithm, voice_region: VoiceRegion = None) -> Node:
+        """Fetches the best node based on an NodeAlgorithm.
+         This option is preferred if you want to choose the best node
+         from a multi-node setup using either the node's latency
+         or the node's voice region.
+
+         Use NodeAlgorithm.by_ping if you want to get the best node
+         based on the node's latency.
+
+         Use NodeAlgorithm.by_region if you want to get the best node
+         based on the node's voice region. This method will only work
+         if you set a voice region when you create a node.
+        """
+        available_nodes = (node for node in cls._nodes.values() if node._available)
+
+        if not available_nodes:
+            raise NoNodesAvailable("There are no nodes available.")
+
+        if algorithm == NodeAlgorithm.by_ping:
+            tested_nodes = {node: node.latency for node in available_nodes}
+            return min(tested_nodes, key=tested_nodes.get)
+            
+        else:
+            if voice_region == None:
+                raise NodeException("You must specify a VoiceRegion in order to use this functionality.")
+
+            nodes = [node for node in available_nodes if node._region is voice_region]
+            if not nodes:
+                raise NoNodesAvailable(
+                    f"No nodes for region {voice_region} exist in this pool."
+                )
+
+            return nodes[0] 
+
     @classmethod
     def get_node(cls, *, identifier: str = None) -> Node:
         """Fetches a node from the node pool using it's identifier.
@@ -461,6 +517,8 @@ class NodePool:
         password: str,
         identifier: str,
         secure: bool = False,
+        heartbeat: int = 30,
+        region: Optional[VoiceRegion] = None,
         spotify_client_id: Optional[str],
         spotify_client_secret: Optional[str],
         session: Optional[aiohttp.ClientSession] = None,
@@ -474,7 +532,8 @@ class NodePool:
 
         node = Node(
             pool=cls, bot=bot, host=host, port=port, password=password,
-            identifier=identifier, secure=secure, spotify_client_id=spotify_client_id,
+            identifier=identifier, secure=secure, heartbeat=heartbeat,
+            region=region, spotify_client_id=spotify_client_id, 
             session=session, spotify_client_secret=spotify_client_secret
         )
 
diff --git a/pomice/utils.py b/pomice/utils.py
index 096844a..a26b721 100644
--- a/pomice/utils.py
+++ b/pomice/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import random
 import time
+import socket
 from typing import Union
+from timeit import default_timer as timer
+from itertools import zip_longest
 
 from discord import AutoShardedClient, Client
 from discord.ext.commands import AutoShardedBot, Bot
@@ -86,3 +89,68 @@ class NodeStats:
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"<Pomice.NodeStats total_players={self.players_total!r} playing_active={self.players_active!r}>"
+
+
+class Ping:
+    # Thanks to https://github.com/zhengxiaowai/tcping for the nice ping impl
+    def __init__(self, host, port, timeout=5):
+        self.timer = self.Timer()
+
+        self._successed = 0
+        self._failed = 0
+        self._conn_time = None
+        self._host = host
+        self._port = port
+        self._timeout = timeout
+
+    class Socket(object):
+        def __init__(self, family, type_, timeout):
+            s = socket.socket(family, type_)
+            s.settimeout(timeout)
+            self._s = s
+
+        def connect(self, host, port):
+            self._s.connect((host, int(port)))
+
+        def shutdown(self):
+            self._s.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RD)
+
+        def close(self):
+            self._s.close()
+
+
+    class Timer(object):
+        def __init__(self):
+            self._start = 0
+            self._stop = 0
+
+        def start(self):
+            self._start = timer()
+
+        def stop(self):
+            self._stop = timer()
+
+        def cost(self, funcs, args):
+            self.start()
+            for func, arg in zip_longest(funcs, args):
+                if arg:
+                    func(*arg)
+                else:
+                    func()
+
+            self.stop()
+            return self._stop - self._start
+
+    def _create_socket(self, family, type_):
+        return self.Socket(family, type_, self._timeout)
+
+    def get_ping(self):
+        s = self._create_socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+     
+        cost_time = self.timer.cost(
+            (s.connect, s.shutdown),
+            ((self._host, self._port), None))
+        s_runtime = 1000 * (cost_time)
+
+        return s_runtime
+
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 66a9e80..0b32f5a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ with open("README.md") as f:
 setuptools.setup(
     name="pomice",
     author="cloudwithax",
-    version="1.1.4",
+    version="1.1.5",
     url="https://github.com/cloudwithax/pomice",
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
     license="GPL",