There are load of heroes in Top War and I bet you’re not sure what hero you should spend your books and universal shards on, right?
Well, it can be really tough to prioritize the heroes when it comes to their versatility so I did that for you. Below you will find my tier list where I ranked all heroes based on their stats, their rarity, how strong their skill is and some more factors to give you a good indication what heroes are worth leveling and staring up in Top War and which ones not that much.
Best Heroes Tier List
Alright, before we jump right into the list I want to give some short annotations:
- This list is based on my personal opinion as well as on stats, so rather take this list as an indication and not as a fool-proof priority list you should work through from top to bottom.
- Rarity matters a lot in Top War because SSR rarity heroes can simply take more units into battle. That’s a huge advantage. Also, SSR heroes have a lot better stats overall.
Important! Don’t forget to check back frequently for my list of active gift codes in TopWar here to not miss out on Gems and other nice rewards!
Then let’s just jump into the tier list of heroes:
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Maximo
S+
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Pro:beyond broken good, I mean he-needs-to-be-fixed good. His buffs are just crazy and will make air force units of any kind go through the roof. Great on offense, great on defense and pretty much everywhere in the game.
Con:expensive paid hero and there are chances for him to get fixed, nullified by another upcoming new hero or replaced by a better hero with every update.
Selina
S+
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Pro:great buffs, especially for the back row and works great on offense as well as on defense
Con:not in the free rotation and expensive to upgrade and only works well on airforce
Serval
S+
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Pro:great buffs and stacks, make the above heroes even more skyrocketing
Con:not really a con, but also broken and plays along in the meta of Selina and Maximo. I personally think they will make players invest money heavily to run them and then bring new heroes at one point to nullify them (only my gut-feeling). Don't invest as small spender here.
Erinyes
S+
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Pro:just broken-strong 5-Star and overall insane damage output and boosting
Con:like the other S+ heroes here, don't invest unless you invest quite some money into the game, those heroes are meta-shaping and unless you're willing to invest into max and whale, you're wasting your money here. F2P don't even think about her...
Kum & Hazel
S+
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Pro:crazy buffs, just insane and is part of the strongest air force march right out of the box
Con:expensive
Brynhildr
S
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Pro:Really good
Con:Slightly better than Megatron so if you have him built you might, unless you really want to spend a lot, not neccessarily invest here
Megatron
S
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Pro:can apply vulnerability himself and combined with others that apply that will be a really viable hero + works on airforce and army setups well and is a very good on offense
Con:well, the obviously limited event(s) to get him...
Nemo
S
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Pro:silence mechanic can turn games and even work well against Maximo, can be used on offense and defense well
Con:can be squishy at times with rng dependency
Yuu
S
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Pro:s faster than Akatora and more frequent infernal attacks and stacks the enemy attack debuff. Good on offense as well as on defense
Con:only works for navy setups as she only buffs navy troops
Preycis
S
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Pro:can target back row and bring them down a lot quicker than any other. Good on offense as well as on defense
Con:front row triggers skill which makes it sometimes kind of odd in battles. Also no boosts, but that's complaining on a high scale
Shinji Ikari
S
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Pro:works in every branch and every march as none of his kit is specific to any branch. He's basically a plug-and-play hero that you can use with every march for his huge indestructible ability in the first 2 rounds, also impressive stats.
Con:limited-time hero from the collab event and expensive
Rei Ayanami
S
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Pro:works in a couple of navy marches well and can be a better placement than Seaspray. Triggers her skill a lot and if combined right will get a ton of bang.
Con:if you replace Seaspray with her it's a high investment for a small improvement
Kotiya
S
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Pro:with her great buffs and her mechanics she is one of the best heroes and used in the meta marches for navy
Con:she'll be more like a whale invest
Layla
S
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Pro:works similar to Shinji but has a non-stacking enemy attack debuff that holds for 2 rounds so a little more defensive
Con:in a march with her you kind-of have to replace a hero like Kotiya to not waste Erinyes's effect, which kind-of-hurts
Barbie
S
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Pro:Can be a replacement for Maximo or Shinji for airforce but why invest here when the others are so powerful? She is good for airforce, no question (read con below)....
Con:... but why invest in her if she is not a valid full replacement? If you lack Maximo, Kum & Hazel or Shinji, you can still go for her.
Stromoy
S
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Info:She is a crazy buffer but you need to have the team setup with Layla and Crimson to make her buffs apply properly. I rank her high as she has great potential but her cases are limited so please mind this - she is not a universal hero in TopWar!
Shikinami Asuka Langley
A+
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Pro:Great universal hero
Con:Gipsy can do more offense buffing
Snake Eyes
A+
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Pro:Great for tanks
Gipsy Danger
A+
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Pro:A very universal hero that boosts attack and the beginning of the battle and goes very well with army and with navy. Can be a replacement or substitution for Kotiya.
Con:Limited Crossover Event hero that forco to invest when he's available
Seaspray
A+
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Pro:basically a version of Nereid with much more defensive capabilities and will replace her in the meta soon
Con:debatable investment if you have invested in Nereid already, I would only invest in one of them
Nereid
A+
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Pro:great on defense and in her overall kit helpful, with a crazy skill and higher damage potential than Akatora
Con:relies on proc chance that can add some rng to it
Saker
A+
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Pro:provides HP for the whole team and can be seen as the more defensive counterpart of Megatron
Con:low trigger rate and eventually bugged ignite effect (description doesn't have it, but he adds it)
Cromwell
A+
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Pro:outstanding damage with the splash ability and best rage generation. Helpful against Maximo.
Con:new hero and therefore huge invest 'only' for being slightly better than Megatron on offense
Duke
A+
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Info:Pretty much similar to Layla and not a valid replacement if you think he is
Striker Eureka
A+
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Info:practically a replacement if you don't have Optimus Prime. Comaprable to Shinji but not as hard-hitting but with some support
Brady
A+
I had a pretty rough time ranking him, tbh. He is a great buffer and as Level 5 even better than Hzael Level 7, but although the buff sounds incredibly high, it is more a hero that will dominate the meta on newer servers as older servers really aren't that impressed by those numbers and the whole mechanics have some pitfalls, espcially when you can't combine him with a Shinji. So, looks great, works nice but is not the ruler for everything and if you're on an older server probably not worth the invest to replace Hazel if you have fully invested in her..
Optimus Prime
A+
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Pro:combined with right heroes gets a good boost, useful for PvP and PvE for defensive situations. His Exclusive LVL 7 is insane
Con:high invest, especially that you will practically need the Exclusive LVL 7 to run him properly
Springfield
A+
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Pro:works really well in a defensive army setup
Con:not an attacking hero, so investing just for a defensive setup is questionable
Crimson Typhoon
A+
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Pro:can deal a ton of damage as long as you pair him up with a hero that provides Abonormal Status
Con:event hero so limited to build and get and impossible for F2P
Maplelyn
A+
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Pro:Good hero (if you don't have Crimson)
Con:I'd like to start writing an essay here about the recent hero design that the devs have taken that I really don't understand. Why not make more clean hero design?
Bailos
A+
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Pro:really high damage and great for offense
Con:not packing the huge punch to make it to the higher tier. I don't want to find something negative just to have something negative here. She's good, but not op and not that great on defense
Aya
A+
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Pro:great skill with a shield for the front row and additional damage blasts from backline
Con:buffs primarily air force which is not that universally applicable
Starscream
A+
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Pro:can be a more offensive replacement for Aya in airforce marches
Con:buffs primarily air force which is not that universal applicable and needs to be unlocked in the limited Transformer events
Katushya
A+
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Pro:great damage and can even hold up well with paid heroes of the army type + Free2Play!
Con:falls off behind the recently released new heroes, they are simply too strong to keep up with
Polik
A
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Pro:a good defensive hero and one that relies on having a strong frontline that keeps him secure
Con:Although he's solid he doesn#t stick out anywhere. A good defensive pair with Springfield but do you really want to invest that much for a defensive combo?
Amalia
A
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Pro:crazy extra drops from her Treasure Compass skill, boosts your progress a ton + amazing attack buff for al units
Con:expensive paid hero
Tian Mu
A
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Pro:hidden exclusive skill effect that boosts damage of air force VS air force, hero bond value and also Free2Play
Con:only effective against air force
Bassel
A
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Pro:not special but his skill damage boost for navy units is quite strong
Con:nothing really outstanding anywhere
Bradley
A
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Pro:great for your army HP, decent damage when skilled up and and hidden exclusive skill effects army damage
Con:not sure if that's really worth the investment looking at the new heroes that have been released recently...
Violet
A
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Pro:nice extra damage skill that boosts overall damage up with her
Con:skill only affects navy units
Ghost
A
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Pro:insane march speed increase and exclusive skill turns him into an executioner with a good bunch of other treats
Con:buggy released and not on all servers, weaker version of Katushya
Tsuru
A
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Pro:nice flat AoE damage skill
Con:nothing in particular, she's just not outstanding anywhere
Akatora
A
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Pro:still a powerful and viable option
Con:not in the free rotation and expensive to upgrade, needs all attack perks maxed and exclusive skill to be worth it and with all the newer heroes he falls slowly out of the meta.
Bellevue
A
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Pro:eally strong (if looking at it F2P-wise even the best) navy SSR rarity heroes when upgraded well, nice damage output and skill damage and quite easy to level
Con:can be squishy and requires high exclusive skill to be leveled or her damage is not that great
Villiers
A
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Pro:great attack buff for all unit types and damage reduce buff even working when not deployed. 50 min total per day!
Con:not an active hero that makes the difference
Nimitz
A
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Pro:good allround damage navy hero and can even hold up with paid heroes of the navy type, F2P and quite easy to level, especially compared to paid heroes
Con:the newer heroes released recently are simply so much stronger that he will slowly decrease in overall viablility in Top War.
Cranston
A
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Pro:great buffing hero
Con:If you have Bradley already, you can skip him honestly as Bradley is better
Rockfield
B+
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Pro:great counter to enemies with attack speed advantage, especially navy and a good option for SVS Warzone; also F2P
Con:exclusive skill reduces damage to higher-level units
Merida
B+
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Pro:can put Sand Table in chaos mode to make them miss by 50% + hidden exclusive skill effect that improves navy training speed by a lot
Con:not really viable for anything else
914
B+
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Pro:useful burst damage capabilities and ignite proccs can boost damage well. Nearly guaranteed damage and a great counter to attacking enemies that are defending with an attack speed advantage
Con:not easy to level and not cheap to get/level
Dante
B
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Pro:on defense his skill also applies to navy and army units
Con:skill only affects air force is not beginner friendly and there are actually many better options on the table after early-game
Ben
B
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Pro:nice buff for army troops and the shield against one attack is really strong and can change battles around
Con:not easy to level and not cheap to get/level and by the time you can, you have way better options (see the tiers above). Wouldn't invest in him but is not a crime using him if you already have done that
Cherno Alpha
B
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Pro:nice buffing mechanics
Con:just doesn't do anything impressive and is mediocre in prettty much all setups
Mei
B
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Pro:hard to rank as she is technically comparable to Optimus Prime
Con:the way she's introduced and how I believe she will fall out of the meta makes me rank her here. Not a good invest for me, tbh.
Kaworu Nagisa
B
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Info:Not a hero you will use in battle, he is decorative that provides passive buffs even when not deployed
Piedmont
B
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Pro:absolutely solid stats and skills and skills can be affected by all troops
Con:require skill to procc, so a little rng heavy hero + can't do anything that the heroes in higher tiers can't
Bell
B
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Pro:nice burst damage against one enemy when skill proccs + great for defense with her enemy DMG reduce debuff
Con:require skill to procc, so a little rng heavy hero + can't do anything that the heroes in higher tiers can't
Silence
B
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Pro:good damage and can be used with all unit types
Con:damage can be RNG heavy + can't do anything that the heroes in higher tiers can't
Coyote Tango
B
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Pro:You can pay to get a 5-Star hero unlocked during the event.
Con:The only reason to get him is if you are lacking of well-built heroes for filling yur marches. He's not good at anything and won't be a valid hero compared to the others so ONLY get him if you are one solid-built hero short for your marches....
Shaquile O'Neal
C+
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Pro:passive (not need to be in battle) stats buff of 5% hitpoints and 5% attack when 5-Star
Con:statstick and not useful in battle, simply decor hero and I doubt we need to talk about how much Shaq fits into the game setting of war... a P2W stat-stick, nothing else.
Comedy Consortium
C+
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Pro:passive (not need to be in battle) HP buff
Con:dumbest hero design so far in Top War (and we had bad ones before, for sure), useless in battle, passive boost forces all whales etc. to buy it
Diana
C+
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Pro:amazing for leveling, reduces VIT costs of all dark forces and refugee camp attacks and not required to upgrade to full stars to work great
Con:not useful later
Scaramange
C+
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Pro:great for the instant Valhalla units every day, even when not leveled up much
Con:not useful active hero
Ganso
C+
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Pro:his gathering speed is increased as hidden effect on his exclusive skill and he's free from the login calender when you start playing Top War
Con:no active hero to use for battle
Lady Zizak
C+
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Pro:hidden exclusive skill effect that improves air force training speed by a lot
Con:not really useful for active battle
Tywin
C+
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Pro:increased gathering speed as hidden effect on his exclusive skill + good world boss damage
Con:not really useful for active battle
Kuruzo
C+
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Pro:great for the instant troops every day, even when not leveled up much
Con:not useful active hero
Lancester
C+
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Pro:Odinium gather speed increase and hanger capacity increase + 50 free fast repairs for Valhalla units a day
Con:fast repairs only air force only
Sam
C+
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Pro:
Con:
Wade
C+
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Pro:great instant repair only for recruiting him
Con:epic so not useful later
Kate Curry
C+
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Pro:attack speed bonus when defending a resource tile
Con:epic so not useful later
Li Hongyu
C
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Pro:You can get her early for 3000 Gems that you have earned back a couple of days later. For that, she's a good starting hero
Con:Not useful after early game
Rambo
C
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Pro:easy to get and to upgrade, good secondary hero, especially with Katsuhya with army type + can be used as gathering hero with gathering perks
Con:epic so not useful later
Ricardo
C
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Pro:strongest epic air force hero, with strong crit buff
Con:epic so not useful later
Bob
C
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Pro:march speed against dark forces
Con:rare hero so not useful at all after early game
Flora
C
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Pro:gather speed increase
Con:epic so not useful later
Delhuyar
C
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Pro:gather speed increase
Con:epic so not useful later
Ishi Tarou
C
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Pro:gather speed increase
Con:epic so not useful later
Black Widow
C
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Pro:gather speed increase
Con:rare hero so not useful at all after early game
Bumblebee
D+
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Pro:was free to get
Con:
Arcee
D+
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Pro:actually nothing
Con:outstanding lack of overall damage so not even her boosts can make up for that and minor attack boost only affects front row, not worth investing at all
Arthur Harris
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Katrina
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Lee Yewon
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Alex
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Gira
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Fahed
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Sid
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Teresa
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Friedman Hertz
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Edward
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Sauvage
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Nadia
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Chloe
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Hartman
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Reichstein
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Simon
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Hammer
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Dr. Gero
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
O'Neill
D
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Pro:-
Con:not in the meta right not or useful as replacement. Don't invest here,
Conclusion
So, that’s all heroes in Top War ranked, if you have questions or think a hero is horrible wrong-graded drop a comment below.
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I’d like a list for the free to play players please! Like I have brynhildr and Rambo as my main duos and maybe switch with katyusha and I do have Bellevue and Simon for navy but I’m not sure what to invest in. Pls help!
I love these fucking tards on here saying “this list is dog shit”. Where’s your list then asshole? Please enlighten us with your genius. The list is pretty accurate for the most part, but everyone is going to disagree about some things. The one thing I’d like to see is what 3 heroes make the current meta for each unit type. Other than that nice list and good info.
I missing tier the new heroes please
Hidden exclusive skills are active from the start or you have level/star up the hero to activate these skills? As I understand, these skills were transparent before, but became hidden afterwards.
This list is insanely inaccurate. Tim, if you’d like some help message me on discord… NJShaver#7153
This is a dogshit list, please don’t listen to it.
What does “S” and “S+” represent? I apologize if you’ve already explained this, but I’m not seeing it….
Thank you very much for putting this together, it is excellent information.
ADD Crimsoon Typhoon
Rate Crismson Typhoon
NEW HERO : Gypsy
Please rate him
Hello.. very informative page… I was wondering whether you can do up a chart that shows how many exclusive it takes from level 5 to go to 6 & 7… that way, i can plan my purchase route… i’m thinking of getting Kum & Hazel’s level 5 to level 7, but i need to know how many i need to get her there… thank you.
Please add Polik new hero
Hi,
I would like to have your opinion on the new powers of the mutant heroes.
Thanks
I did not understand the truth which are the best, can someone tell me? May include ghost
I do see you keep this fairly up to date. Regardless of the newsest hero, Nemo, could we get an addition of when the Hero’s skill has been levelled enough to be more effective than another skill that can be equipt?
Also a second ranking system for PvP Hero’s alone?
Hello, first of all thank you for the great list. Unfortunately I can’t find Nereid even though she was released before Saker, Starscream, Megatron and Acree.
Can you please include Saker ? Thank you
Who wrote This? U calling piedmont a girl and just random words… try harder
Can’t find the hero Preycis in your list…
Can you please Update.
Thanks a lot for your effort!
Preysis is already added, check the S Rank.
Bob is ranked wrong you use him with a Diana pair for faster March times but other than that he is useless
I agree with you. There is also hero bond in Bob to be considered.
Hartmann and cloe D? Dude what did you Smoking lol
Fahed should not be a C rank. Even though they are RNG heavy. When perked, skilled properly and high lvl exclusive skill they are one of the top defensive heros for army.
Selina ?
Can we have a category with with hero the hero is strong too ?
Can you include Selina ?
Can we have a tier list for best combo hero ?
Could you publish how you would match the heroes for combat, gathering, etc?
Can you update and include the transformers?
Thanks for your update, really appreciate your effort on collecting all the data
Why are wade and kate curry above rambo and why is rambo above Alex and Gira
Li Hongyu is army/land forces, not air force
Thanks, I have corrected that along with a huge update to the tier list
Where’s 914
Added him in the update I released today
What about hero partnering
Any suggestions as to which pairs are ideal to partner together
I’m working onit for the upcoming update of the list, but it’s a huge amount of combinations so takes some more time
Looking for clarification on ratings terminology…otherwise very helpful article.
Thanks
brother, i don’t speak english and i’m using the translator… do you think the Bumblebee that bad? With me he is better than Rambo (when compared using the 2).
Thanks for your insight, could you please clarify what the ratings S,Eand ABC stand for?
Ahmed an
Where do you rank 914?
Thank You for your insight!
Could you say more about Amalia since you have different opinion? I’m interested why you value her
I actually think you have a lot of decent info here. You fail to mention a few important things… first of all what the letters mean. What is S? Superior? Is E excellent? I can guess ABC. Also I feel like you must not own Amalia… I wonder if you realize she’s more than just for dropping boxes. 🤔.
This is a common ranking system used in these types of games. Comes out of Japan I think, but widely used