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
- 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.
