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.
- ScarletE66Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- MishkaE61Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- LucretiaE60Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Ainz Ooal GownE30Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- SaurusE35Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
Awakened 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 BelindaE67Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened SoliseE61Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened ShemiraE66Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened BadenE67Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened AthaliaE68Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened LuciusE72Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- EugeneE66Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- GavusE67Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened SafiyaE67Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- MaetriaE68Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened BrutusE68Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened LycaE68Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened ThaneE67Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened TaleneE60Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Awakened EzizhE60Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
High 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.
- MortasE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- PalmerE44Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- RemE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- NevanthiE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- GrezhulE61Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- SilasE21Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- OdenE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- RakuE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- KrenE38Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
End-Game
Important heroes you will need in the end-game and heroes to perspectively work on and that require engravings.
- EzizhE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- DaemiaE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Elija & Lailah (Twins)E38Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- HaelusE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- IvanE63Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TamrusE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- VeithaelE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- LibertaE67Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- AtheusE62Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- LucillaE65Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- AnastaE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Adrian & ElyseE62Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- RosalineE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- NarokoE67Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- KalthinE66Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- ZolrathE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- LycaE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- SkriathE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- KhazardE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
Additions
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.
- RaineE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- EmiliaE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Joan of ArcE30Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- DaimonE30Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- EstrildaE30Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- MalkrieE68Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- OlgathE62Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Canisa & RukeE67Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- AlbedoE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- MulanE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- EorinE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- MerlinE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- BronnE60Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- JeromeE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- HodgkinE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- LorsanE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- AstarE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Leonardo da VinciE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- OrthrosE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- EdwinE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- ZaphraelE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- AntandraE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- HildwinE66Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- PulinaE44Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- CassiusE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
Whale
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.
- RowanE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Lady SimonaE38Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- SkregE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TaleneE46Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- AlnaE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- YenneferE44Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- AthaliaE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- DesiraE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- FramtonE60Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- FeraelE30Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- SonjaE30Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TrisheaE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- QUEENE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- AudraeE60Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- MoraelE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- GeraltE41Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- GinneasE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- WarekE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- CrassioE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- SalakiE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TarnosE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- FloraE38Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TreznorE30Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- ThoranE11Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- BadenE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- EironnE18Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- SafiyaE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- NylaE33Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- VylorisE60Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- IzoldE11Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- DrezE36Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- FaneE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- KaleneE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- HendrikE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- NumisuE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- CeciliaE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- PippaE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- IsabellaE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- MelusinaE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- GorvoE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- OkuE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- SatranaE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- MorrowE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- GwynethE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- ThaneE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
NO 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.
- ArthurE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- EzioE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- BrutusE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- KelthurE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- MehiraE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- BelindaE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- NemoraE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TasiE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- NaraE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- GranitE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- AnokiE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TheowynE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- JOKERE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Prince of PersiaE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- ZikisE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- FawkesE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- EluardE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TorneE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TheskuE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- LeofricE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TitusE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- RespenE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- TidusE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- LuciusE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- PeggyE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- ThaliE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- KazE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- SoliseE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- VurkE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- Wu KongE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- KhasosE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- MezothE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- NakoruruE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- OscarE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- RigbyE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- SeirusE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- ShemiraE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- UkyoE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- UlmusE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- WalkerE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
- AlaroE0Engraving Invest OrderPlease see below the optimal investment order for the cores for EngravingEngraving Invest Order
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