Engravings are a tool to improve heroes and a pretty long-term grind. Engravings have been getting enabled during the previous updates and now that they are full available for all factions I have created a priority tier list that makes sense and should give you a general blueprint in what order you want to spend on your heroes.
First, a couple of things before we get into the tier list of engravings… I haven’t released any Engravings tier list right away until I saw all the engravings for all factions for the reason to put them into the right order. Engravings are the next big long-term grind after the furniture and I wanted to make sure that I can give you a proper order, for F2P and for spenders.
Another thing is that I don’t wanted to give you a big list what Engravings unlock what ability, you can check that in the game and I want to make this tier list as on-point as possible, showing you a clear priority list how to invest and not building a wiki article here.
By the way, don’t forget to check out the active gift codes for AFK Arena here.
Engravings Priority Tier List
Please read these important points before you go to the list!
- This list values how strong heroes are in the game modes and end-game chapters of the game and how many teams can use a hero
- Just because a hero is great earlier in the game doesn’t mean you should engrave early – if that hero becomes more redundant later you wasted valuable cores on Engraving (e.g. Rowan carry you so long but Engraving him will only make him sustain a little longer before he falls off and you need to replace him, but if you Engrave him to E30 or even higher you wasted those cores without any use and there’s nothing you can do about it)
- This priority doesn’t value the strength of the Engraving abilities like many other websites do! A strong ablity from Engraving is useless if the hero is not too useful. Also, many heroes need the Engravings more for the minor nodes stats to be able to work in higher deficits and NOT the enhanced abilities their E30, E60 or E80 provide! I don’t want to call out certain websites here but there is a general misconception on several out there.
- The priorities are NOT SORTED! This means all heroes in a priority have roughly the same priority so decide based on your roaster and teams which ones to start with.
- If you#re not sure what heroes to start with, please check my frequently updated tier list of all heroes in AFK Arena to see which heroes are valuable in the long run here.
Below you will find the rough invest order that makes sense when considering how long and valuable a hero will become. If you don’t have a certain hero skip and continue with the next one(s) until you unlock that hero.
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Carry Heroes
If you're using one of those heroes currently as your main carry or haven't built them so far you should invest here. If you have replaced them already, ignore them in terms of the overall priority.
ScarletE66
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderMishkaE61
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderLucretiaE60
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAinz Ooal GownE30
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderSaurusE35
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAwakened Heroes
Awakened Heroes require E60 to unlock all abilities - if you're using and building them, their E60 should be a high priority. If not, skip them.
Awakened BelindaE67
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAwakened SoliseE61
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAwakened BadenE67
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAwakened AthaliaE68
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAwakened SafiyaE67
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderMaetriaE68
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAwakened BrutusE68
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAwakened LycaE68
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAwakened ThaneE67
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAwakened TaleneE60
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAwakened EzizhE60
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderHigh Prio
These heroes are important for the end-game and carry you there in one or multiple important game modes - they should be your highest priority after the Awakened hero(es) you're working on.
MortasE33
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderPalmerE44
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderRemE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderNevanthiE33
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderGrezhulE61
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderSilasE21
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderOdenE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderRakuE33
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderKrenE38
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderEnd-Game
Important heroes you will need in the end-game and heroes to perspectively work on and that require engravings.
EzizhE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderDaemiaE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderElija & Lailah (Twins)E38
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderHaelusE33
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderIvanE63
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderTamrusE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderVeithaelE33
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderLibertaE67
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderLucillaE65
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAnastaE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderRosalineE33
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderNarokoE67
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderZolrathE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderLycaE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderSkriathE33
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderKhazardE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAdditions
These heroes are not mandatory but enhance your end-game setups and should be on your expanded priority list after you finished to get the High/End Prio heroes you have done.
RaineE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderEmiliaE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderJoan of ArcE30
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderDaimonE30
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderEstrildaE30
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderOlgathE62
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderCanisa & RukeE67
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAlbedoE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderMulanE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderEorinE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderMerlinE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderJeromeE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderHodgkinE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderLorsanE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAstarE33
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderLeonardo da VinciE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderOrthrosE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderEdwinE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderZaphraelE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAntandraE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderWhale
These heroes will profit from Engraving but without spending a significant amount of money you shoul not engrave them as the heroes above are simply more important.
RowanE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderSkregE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderTaleneE46
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAlnaE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderYenneferE44
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAthaliaE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderDesiraE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderFramtonE60
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderFeraelE30
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderSonjaE30
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderTrisheaE33
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderQUEENE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAudraeE60
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderMoraelE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderGeraltE41
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderGinneasE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderWarekE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderCrassioE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderSalakiE33
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderTarnosE36
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderFloraE38
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderTreznorE30
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderThoranE11
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderBadenE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderEironnE18
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderSafiyaE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderVylorisE60
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderIzoldE11
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Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderKaleneE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderHendrikE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderNumisuE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderCeciliaE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderPippaE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderIsabellaE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderMelusinaE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderGorvoE0
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Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderNO Engraving!
No matter if you like those heroes or spend a lot of money, it makes little to no sense to invest cores for engraving those heroes. Some of them are good, of course, but that doesn't mean Engraving them will enhance their role or viablility at all and you can cinsider their Engravings a waste of cores.
ArthurE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderEzioE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderBrutusE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderKelthurE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderMehiraE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderBelindaE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderNemoraE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderTasiE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderNaraE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderGranitE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderAnokiE0
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Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderTidusE0
Please see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest OrderLuciusE0
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Conclusion
So, these are the heroes you should prioritize with engravings and for most players, this is already a long journey to take. I will update this with new heroes that become really valuable for the meta in AFK Arena but I can only recommend to stick to this to get the best out of the Engravings system.
There’s no reason to leave Grezhul at e60 as opposed to taking the final minor haste node for e61