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.
Please mind! I have reworked this list completely as new heros and meta shifts have changes so much in Top War in the past months. Upcoming! In the next updates I will give more attention to hero pairing recommendations and hidden skills as well
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 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.
- below the table you find some further information for the heroes, most about their skill and versatility overall. Doing that inside the table would have created a mess.
Then let’s just jump into the tier list of heroes:
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| Hero | Tier | Info |
|---|---|---|
 Amalia |
S+ |
+ crazy extra drops from her Treasure Compass skill, boosts your progress a ton + outstanding ATK buff for all units – expensive paid hero |
 Diana |
S+ |
+ amazing for leveling + reduces VIT costs of all dark forces and refugee camp attacks + not required to upgrade to full stars to work great x although she costs real money, she’s extremely cheap offered in the beginning for $1 |
 Katushya |
S+ |
+ F2P + outstanding damage and can even hold up well with paid heroes of the army type + quite easy to level, especially compared to paid heroes + Hero Bond value |
 Nimitz |
S+ |
+ F2P + best allround damage navy hero and can even hold up well with paid heroes of the navy type + quite easy to level, especially compared to paid heroes + Hero Bond value x falls off a little towards endgame, but at that point you normally can shift perks to a new hero anyway |
 914 |
S+ |
+ useful burst damage capabilities + ignite proccs can boost damage well – not easy to level and not cheap to get/level |
 Ben |
S+ |
+ nice buff for army troops + the shield against 1 attack is really strong and can change battles around – not easy to level and not cheap to get/level |
 Bassel |
S |
+ not special but his skill damage boost for navy units is quite strong x can be obtained for Gems (and you can save them up to get him free) |
 Selina |
S |
+ great buffs, especially for the back row – not in the free rotation and expensive to upgrade – buffs primarily air force which is not that universal applicabl |
 OptimusPrime |
S |
+ combined with right heroes gets a good boost, useful for PvP and PvE + insanely OP with lvl 7 exclusive x can be obtained for Gems (and you can save them up to get him free) |
 Yuu |
S |
+ faster than Akatora and more frequent infernal attacks + stacks enemy attack debuff + good in attacking and defending – buffs primarily navy which is not that universal applicable Pairings: 
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 Aya |
S |
+ great skill with a shield for front row and additional damage blasts from backline x can be obtained for Gems (and you can save them up to get him free) – buffs primarily air force which is not that universal applicable |
| Akatora |
S |
+ really powerful – not in the free rotation and expensive to upgrade – needs all ATK perks maxed and exclusive skill to be worth it |
 Scaramanga |
S | + great for the instant Valhalla units every day, even when not leveled up much |
 Kuruzo |
S | + Hero Bond value
+ great for the instant troops every day, even when not leveled up much |
 Villiers |
S |
+ great attack buff for all unit types + damage reduce buff even working when not deployed |
| Bailos |
S- |
+ really nice damage x needs to be paired with hero that decreases enemy attack for the extra damage (like Teresa) – buff only affects navy units |
 Violet |
S- |
+ nice extra damage skill that boosts overall damage up with her – skill only affects navy units |
 Bell |
S- |
+ nice burst damage against one enemy when skill proccs + great for defense with her enemy DMG reduce debuff – require her skill to procc, so a little rng heavy hero |
 Bradley |
A+ |
+ great for your army HP + when skilled up also has fairly decent damage + great hidden exclusive skill effect boosting army damage + Hero Bond value |
 Bellevue |
A+ |
+ really strong (if looking at it F2P-wise even the best) navy SSR rarity heroes when upgraded well + great damage with high skill damage + quite easy to level, especially compared to paid heroes + Hero Bond value – can be squishy – requires high exclusive skill to be leveled or her damage is not that great |
 Silence |
A+ |
+ good damage and can be used with all unit types – damage can be RNG heavy |
 Dante |
A+ |
+ On defense his skill also applies to navy and army units – skill only affects air force is not beginner friendly |
 Rockfield |
A+ |
+ Outstanding exclusive skill effect that will even hit higher enemies + best allround air force hero in Top War that is free + great F2P option for SVS Warzone + Hero Bond value – exclusive skill reduces damage to higher-level units – air force is not beginner friendly
|
 Simon |
A+ |
+ great navy hero and the fact he’s only SR rarity makes him even better + easy to upgrade and also great secondary commander + can do gathering as well (but needs some perks) + Hero Bond value |
 Kate Curry |
A |
+ nice gathering hero and with SR rarity easy to upgrade |
 Black Widow |
A | + Hero Bond value
+ super easy to max / solid gathering hero – only useful in the earlier stages of Top War |
 Wade |
A | + Hero Bond value
+ great instant repair only for recruiting him – no other “real” battle versatility |
 Delhuyar |
A |
+ great gathering extra speed, especially for Odinium – no Hero BonD Value |
 Ishi Tarou |
A |
+ good gathering speed increase for all resources – no Hero Bond value & only gathering hero |
 Tywin |
A |
+ increased gathering speed as hiffen effect on his exclusive skill + good world boss damage + quite easy to level, especially compared to paid heroes + Hero Bond value – outside of world boss damage-dealing not that versatile |
 Ganso |
A |
+ his gathering speed is increased as hidden effect on his exclusive skill + is free from the login calender when you start playing TopWar + quite easy to level, especially compared to paid heroes + Hero Bond value – actually only good at base defense damage dealing |
 Merida |
A- |
+ can put bosses in chaos mode to make them miss by 50% + hidden exclusive skill effect that improves navy training speed by a lot |
 Lady Zizak |
A- |
+ hidden exclusive skill effect that improves air force training speed by a lot + Hero Bond value |
 Tian Mu |
B+ |
+ hidden exclusive skill effect that boosts damage of air force VS air force + Hero Bond value – only effective against air force |
 Sam |
B+ |
+ can lock down enemy air units (useful in Expedition) + Hero Bond value |
 Li Hongyu |
B+ |
+ Hero Bond value x you can get her early for 3000 Gems that you have earned back a couple days later. For that, she’s a good starting hero |
 Arthur Harris |
B+ |
+ Hero Bond value x okay for air force but air force isn’t that great right now in Top War |
 Rambo |
B+ |
+ easy to get and to upgrade + good secondary hero, especially with Katsuhya with army type + can be used as gathering hero with gathering perks + Hero Bond value |
 Katrina |
B |
+ nice flat buff for units – only affect navy type units – needs secondary hero to deal good damage |
 Ricardo |
B | + Hero Bond value
+ strong crit buff – only affects air force units |
 Reichstein |
B | + Hero Bond value
+ best dodge buff in the game – makes it RNG heavy depending how the dodge will procc |
 Hammer |
B | + Hero Bond value
+ reduces damage taken can snowball quite well – only affects navy units and needs to snowball to be useful |
 Lee Yewon |
B- |
+ decent combat strength – lacks in additional value to make it worth using her |
 Alex |
B- |
+ Hero Bond value x falls off a little towards endgame, but at that point you normally can shift perks to a new hero anyway x you can get him early in the Beginner Boost offer for low money, giving you an alright starting hero |
 Gira |
B- | x skill CAN be powerful but pure defensive so you need a strong secondary hero with much skill damage to deal enough damage before she can trigger her skill |
 Tsuru |
B- |
+ nice flat AoE damage skill x requires you to have a secondary hero that reduces enemy attack to really deal sufficient damage |
 Dr. Gero |
C | + Hero Bond value
+ can make comebacks with the extra buff – requires low HP to activate skill, then it makes it RNG heavy and also only affects air force units |
 O’Neill |
C | + Hero Bond value
+ super easy to max – not really useful in battle, small buff, only affects air force units |
 Fahed |
C |
+ can be a good setup – in reality quite squishy depending on what troops triggers the anger points, rng heavy |
 Sid |
C |
+ Hero Bond value – skill won’t trigger often enough to make it worth in the long run |
 Teresa |
C | + Hero Bond value
+ great when paired with heroes that require reduced enemy attack for extra damage, like Bailos or Tsuru x good debuffer but lacks in overall damage |
 Friedman Hertz |
C | + Hero Bond value
x skill sounds good, but need the right enemy setup to really make the full impact – only affects enemy air force really well, very niche role |
 Edward |
C | + Hero Bond value
– not really strong skill and requires your air force attacking enemy navy forces to work |
 Sauvage |
C | + Hero Bond value
+ skill chances happen quite often – not much versatility and only applies to air force units |
 Bumblebee |
C |
– lacks so much compared to other SSR heroes, obviously a “freebie” hero, not really worth investing in |
 Nadia |
D | |
 Chloe |
D | |
 Hartman |
D | |
 Bob |
D |
+ good damage and can be used with all unit types – really no value but you’ll use him due to a lack of options early. Don’t invest when you unlock more heroes in Top War! |
Can’t find the hero Preycis in your list…
Can you please Update.
Thanks a lot for your effort!
Bob is ranked wrong you use him with a Diana pair for faster March times but other than that he is useless
Hartmann and cloe D? Dude what did you Smoking lol
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