With Hero Wars Alliance’s massive roster of 73 heroes, and more constantly being added, it can be tough to sort out the good from the great. Well, worry no more, because with this Hero Wars tier list guide, you’ll get an idea of which heroes to prioritize to get the most out of them.
This Hero Wars tier list guide is specifically for Hero Wars Alliance, not Dominion Era. Both games are similar, but have a slightly different list of heroes and stats. The best heroes for Alliance might not be as amazing in Dominion Era, and vice versa.
What Makes A Hero Great In Hero Wars
Of course, the main criteria is if they can do their job well. A tank can only be a great tank if they can absorb a ton of damage and potentially even redirect damage from their allies to them. However, another criteria is their versatility. Can they perform more roles than their main one? If a tank can also deal a lot of damage, heal, or apply buffs or debuffs, then that makes him incredibly useful in a ton of team compositions.
Also, the power and usefulness of a hero in Hero Wars changes as they level up, unlock abilities, talismans, skins, and all the other upgrades they receive as they grow. A hero that isn’t super useful at their lower levels might suddenly become unstoppable at later levels, and a hero that’s awesome for the early game content might outlive their usefulness in endgame content. For the sake of this Hero Wars tier list, we’ll take a look at the heroes at their very strongest to determine which of them is the best when all of their upgrades are unlocked.
Hero Wars Alliance: Hero Wars Tierlist
S-Tier
These are the heroes that you’ll commonly see in meta teams that will often top the PvP modes.
Hero
Class
Pros
Cons
Aidan
Healer
Amazing healing capabilities Increases his and his teammates’ max health Forms one of the best healing-damage duos in Hero Wars with Kayla
Lower than average defense, but his healing more than makes up for this
Kayla
Warrior
Incredibly high DPS that bypasses armor High survivability since she can heal herself Forms one of the best healing-damage duos in Hero Wars with Aidan
Can be vulnerable to burst damage when jumping into the middle of the enemy team
Iris
Mage
Works really well with teams that work with buffs and debuffs Immune to debuffs
Can be squishy, especially since she’s usually in the middle
Julius
Tank
Provides tons of shields that work against both physical and magic attacks Buffs allies’ armor and magic defense Can clear debuffs and other status effects Boosts team attack speed
Not particularly amazing at offense
Yasmine
Warrior
Very high critical hit chance Can cancel out enemy healing Great at dodging attacks
Low magic defense
Dante
Marksman
Pushes the enemy frontline back, messing up their formation Dodging gives him high survivability, which is uncommon among Marksmen
Vulnerable to magic attacks
Xe’Sha
Mage
Basic attacks deal magic damage, and she can also buff her magic attack stat a lot Lowers enemy accuracy
A glass cannon; needs protection
Guus
Healer
Great healer Can stop ally health from dropping past 25% Buffs team crit chance
Low defense Low damage
Octavia
Support
Buffs team dodge chance Allows you to dodge magic damage Buff team armor penetration
Vulnerable to pure damage builds
Oya
Warrior
Excellent at breaking shields Provides healing Buffs crit chance
Not a pure tank, so you’ll still need one when facing a high-damage team
A-Tier
Not as good as the heroes on top, but still pretty functional substitutes if you don’t have the S-tier heroes. Some of these may also offer additional utility not found in the S-tier.
Hero
Class
Pros
Cons
Astaroth
Tank
Very good at defending the team against physical damage Burns the enemy backline’s energy
Very low damage Not as useful against magic damage
Sebastian
Support
Buffs critical hits and turns them into pure damage Protects team against stun and curse
Purely a support character (low attack and defense)
Artemis
Marksman
High damage that scales over time and with team HP Deals AoE damage Can blind
Very squishy
Amira
Support
Counters high crit teams by turning their crit hits into crit fumbles Defends against magic damage
Low armor High cooldown time on abilities
Lara Crofl
Marksman
High crit chance and crit damage Can endlessly increase her physical attack damage Can buff each of her stats once
She does a lot of things well, but she does nothing incredibly well
Corvus
Tank
One of the best counters against dodge-focused teams Lowers enemy armor and magic defense Buffs team’s physical and magic damage
Low damage, must rely on DPS heroes
Folio
Mage
High magic damageCreates an ink copy that can tank for the team Great against high-intelligence teams because he lowers enemy intelligence
Currently only has two skins, so he lacks skin buffsIs squishy
Cascade
Marksman
Great at stripping armor and magic defense Further buffs damage dealt to enemies
Deals low physical damage
Cleaver
Tank
Ruins enemy back row by pulling them to the front Deals AoE pure damage
Incredibly strong individually, but doesn’t have a lot of synergies
Fafnir
Support
Generates shields for allies Buffs allied physical damage Stuns enemies
Deals absolutely no damage on his own
Isaac
Marksman
Provides shields that defend against physical and magic damage Reduces enemy armor
Needs support to buff his damage
Jorgen
Control
Slows and stuns enemies Protects both the frontmost and backmost heroes
Deals low damage on his own
Morrigan
Healer
Prevents enemy heroes from resurrecting Continuously summons skeletons to tank for you
Is only half as efficient if paired with heroes outside her faction Despite being a healer, she uses minimal healing
Nebula
Support
Buffs team’s physical and magic attack Removes status effects from allies
Very squishy Offensive abilities’ targeting can be weird at times
Peech
Warrior
Deals high physical damage that target high armor enemies Lowers enemy physical attack
Control effects can mess with her abilities
Polaris
Control
Stuns enemies a lot Makes stunned enemies more vulnerable to magic damage
She mostly only works with high magic damage teams
Tempus
Support
Stops time, preventing enemies from doing anything Slows down enemies Makes all debuffs and status effects more effective
Purely a support character, needs tanks, DPS, and other roles in your team to be effective
Tristan
Warrior
Very high physical damage output Can burn enemy energy
Weak against magic-focused teams
B-Tier
Heroes that have niche uses. If you know how and when to use them, they can surprise your enemies who have “better” heroes.
Hero
Class
Pros
Cons
Ninja Turtles
Marksman
Constantly messes with the enemy formation Stuns enemies a lot
Max health and energy cannot be increased by abilities
Andvari
Control
Protects team from displacement effects Protects the lowest armor hero from physical and pure damage
Benefits the most from being in front, but deals low damage
Alvanor
Support
Good at defending against basic attacks Provides decent healing
Weak to high physical damage teams
Astrid and Lucas
Marksman
Lucas is an amazing tank against low attack speed teams Stuns enemies
Low magic defense
Aurora
Tank
Deals considerable magic damage for a tank Good at defending against magic damage
Not as great at tanking physical damage
Celeste
Support
Converts enemy healing into damage Basic attacks deal magic damage in Dark Form Can clear debuffs and status effects from allies
Needs some micromanagement to use the abilities you want
Dorian
Healer
Gives your team vampirism effects, increasing survivability
Low damage Very low armor
Faceless
Control
Can copy abilities, allowing you to reuse the most powerful ones Buffs team magic defense
Tricky to time copied abilities Weak to physical damage
Heidi
Mage
Constantly applies Toxin DoT (damage over time)
Needs to be in prolonged battles to get the most out of his abilities
Helios
Support
Counters critical hit teams Defends the team from physical damage
Vulnerable to magic damage
Lian
Control
Charms enemies that target her Has an ability that deals pure damage
Vulnerable to control effects
Luther
Tank
Jumps into the midst of the enemy team, can be used to take down high-priority, squishy targets Procs a lot of stun
Displacement abilities can render him useless
Mojo
Mage
Pretty good against the Hydra raid boss Counters energy burn/absorb strategies
Very squishy
Mushy and Shroom
Tank
One of the highest damage dealers in the Hydra raid boss
Less useful (but still viable) outside of raid bosses
Phobos
Control
Wreaks havoc on the enemy with the highest magic attack stat Procs many different kinds of debuffs
If the enemy has more than one high-magic attacker, you’re at a disadvantage Weak to high-physical damage teams
Qing Mao
Warrior
Steals enemy armor and distributes it to the team Blinds enemies
Pretty much only synergizes with high physical damage teams
Satori
Mage
Basic attacks deal magic damage
Weak to physical attacks
Soleil
Support
Blocks and reflects status effects Punishes the usage of control abilities Strips enemy armor and magic defense while buffing your physical and magic attack
Countered by teams that just focus on raw damage and not status effects and control
C-Tier
Heroes that may only be used to counter another hero but are mediocre anywhere else. Or heroes that may only excel at a specific game mode, like raid bosses.
Hero
Class
Pros
Cons
Ginger
Marksman
Deals decent AoE damage
Many other heroes can fulfil her role better
Galahad
Warrior
Deals decent physical damage with a little pure damage mixed in
His charge can put him ahead of your tanks and get him killed Doesn’t do anything else but attack
Chabba
Tank
Can take one enemy hero temporarily out of commission
Basically only useful for stalling
Dark Star
Marksman
Cancels buffing skills Pushes back the frontline
Mediocre set of skills
Jet
Support
Strips armor and stops regeneration Buffs crit chance
Low defense, must be protected
Jhu
Marksman
Deals HP percentage damage, making him great against the Hydra raid boss
Outside of the raid boss, he’s pretty mediocre
Keira
Marksman
Silences enemies Many abilities buffing her basic attack
Only compatible with a team that’s focused on basic attacks
Krista
Support
Procs slow and magic defense debuffs
Forced to be paired with Lars to even be viable
K’arkh
Warrior
Stuns enemies Heals self
Vulnerable to magic damage
Lars
Mage
Deals extra damage against enemies marked by Lars and Krista
Forced to be paired with Krista to even be viable
Lilith
Mage
Offensive abilities target the hero in the middle, which is rare in Hero Wars
Low armor
Orion
Mage
Gains energy fast
Abilities all have different target priorities, making it hard to do lethal damage to any single opponent
Peppy
Control
Chaotically launches status effects, making her unpredictable Creates a shield that damages the opponent when attacked
Since you don’t know which status effect she’ll proc, it’s hard to place her in a team that only specializes in one
Rufus
Tank
Generates a shield that blocks magic and pure damage while healing allies Can only be normally killed by physical damage
Vulnerable to physical damage
Ziri
Tank
Buffs her defenses, then taunts enemies to attack her, guaranteeing she tanks a lot of damage Reflects physical damage
Your team suddenly becomes vulnerable once she burrows Vulnerable to magic damage
D-Tier
Not necessarily bad heroes, but ones that simply have better substitutes.
Hero
Class
Pros
Cons
Arachne
Control
Stuns the enemy multiple times
Very squishy Other heroes can provide better stun abilities
Cornelius
Mage
Decent against magic-based enemies
Vulnerable to physical attack Abilities are almost useless against enemies that focus on physical damage
Daredevil
Marksman
Gradually increases her physical attack
Very squishy Takes time to build up her damage before she can become a proper threat
Elmir
Warrior
Spams clones to tank and deal additional damage
Ironically, the clones designed to tank die pretty easily
Fox
Marksman
Blinds and stuns enemies
Doesn’t affect the back row at all Very squishy
Kai
Mage
Deals decent magic damage Has vampirism
Very squishy There are far better options for magic damage
Markus
Healer
Decent healing that prioritizes the lowest HP teammate Can still cast abilities for a short while after dying
Low survivability (you kinda expect him to die)
Maya
Healer
Pulls the enemy back and front rows to the center Provides healing over time
Healing regen cooldown is a little long, and the healing regen itself takes some time to fully heal heroes
Thea
Healer
Does AoE healing Can silence opponents Buffs ally skill speed
Doesn’t heal a huge amount
Ishmael
Warrior
Temporarily increases crit chance Has vampirism
Doesn’t specialize in anything
Notable Hero Synergies and Counter Combos
Tristan from Hero Wars
Fafnir, Artemis, Tristan (FART) - A classic synergy in Hero Wars. Fafnir buffs the team’s damage and grants protection while Artemis and Tristan deal out a ton of damage. Tristan also doubles as a tank, but it doesn’t hurt to add another one.
Octavia, Dante, Yasmine - Heroes that are great at dodging, and their synergy allows them to increase their dodge chance even more. Octavia allows them to even dodge magic damage while giving them bonuses for dodging.
Judge, Julius, Isaac (JJI) - This synergy focuses on spawning shields nonstop. If you need some heavy defense, this is the trio to go for.
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Knowing the best individual heroes is great and all, but at the end of the day, you play Hero Wars Alliance with teams. So, how would you know which heroes are the best for the specific team you’re building? Here’s what you should consider:
Set a goal for what you want your team to excel at. Do you want a team that’s focused on critical hits, raw damage, heavy tanking, or something else?
If you’re looking to beat a particularly tough opponent, research which heroes counter the ones they’re using. Every hero and team in Hero Wars Alliance has a counter.
You can use our Hero Wars best team guide as a basis for picking out the best teams.
