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 how this list is structured and how you use it:
- Sorting of heroes: The heroes are sorted in their respective troop type (army, navy, air force) and then they are sorted with the newest heroes at the top down to the ones available on release of the servers.
- Ranking/Tiers: with the way heroes work the ranks are not directly easily be told. A hero can be S-Tier on a new server for 3 months until newer heroes will totally replace him. We want to reflect that in the list in an update in the next weeks. So that’s why you see three main ratings below each hero (more on that below)
- Hero Builds: we’re also working on the ideal builds (in particular runes and kills) to use on each hero. They will also be released in the next week
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How Ranking Works
You will find three indicators below each hero:
- Worth on Release: shows how good a hero is when becoming available on your server. This is just how well that hero is initially!
- Viability Duration: this shows how long this hero will be useful to you. some heroes are super strong but only for a very short time, others are okay but useful for a long time. those two bars help you identify with every NEWLY release hero to decide if that hero will be worth it to you or not
- Meta Relevance: this shows how impactful in the meta the hero is for the duration it works well.
Then let’s just jump into the tier list of heroes:
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Air Force Heroes
Newer heroes are higher up.
Abad
Incredibly ignition air force support/trigger hero if you are building this archetype march.
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Kai
Good for PvE with his damage buffs from trial but you will barely see him being used for PvP so if that is enough for you to build him you get a good hero..
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Storm Shadow
Replacment for Shinji and super strong indestructible effect.
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Tigress
Pretty much a identical copy of Brady so if you have him built there is no real need to invest in her. If not, here is your chance to get an incredibly air force buffer.
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Barbie
Absolutely strong air force once released on your server and stays in the meta for quite a while and still has her use-cases later. She is not broken upon release like a hero like Maximo but for sure work and make it worth the invest.
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Brady
Great buffer for air force but requires the meta heroes in air force to do something so he is not a standalong, plug-and-play hero that will bust, he will help those heroes to bust really hard.
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Cranston
Along Barie and other top heroes for air force available when he is released on your server for sure a hero that is worth the invesst.
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Kum & Hazel
Was really good until Brady came along (with a second one now with Tigress as well). Still a useful one unless you want to compete meta-wise.
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Arthur Harris Mutated
A tad more useful than the non-mutated one but still not really relevant.
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Lancester
Gathering hero, nothing more.
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Saker
Unless you are spending a lot and are okay to invest in a hero that shines bright for a very short time, he is not a hero to be too much interested in when he becomes available on your server.
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Serval
Honestly, I never see a point where it is worth building since she doesn't do anything your other heroes can't at this point.
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Starscream
He is good for World Boss but honestly the invest in him for those extra percentages are only useful if you're a high spender in TopWar.
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Hartman Mutated
Honestly, and I think I am willing to die on that hill, I think the mutated version is weaker than the original.
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Maximo
Once he gets released on your server he will dominate. Dominate heavily for quite a while so get him. If your server is older and has a lot of the newer generation heroes he is not that crazy anymore.
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Nadia Mutated
You can use her along Maximo and other strong air force heroes but honestly she is not really needed.
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Sauvage Mutated
Not that he is bad, but by the time here you have Maximo enter the air force meta which makes it quite useless to use him.
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Selina
She does her job well when she is released and you can run her along heroes like Maximo and Barbie. Asuka will replace her though.
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Tian Mu Mutated
He is better than the regular one but also here, why bend backwards to make a mediocre hero work by force when there are good ones available? And yes, even the dodge mechanic is not changing my mind on him.
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Arthur Harris
Is not that great on early servers and it doesn't get better and unless you're in real need for a filler hero in air force, just ignore him.
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Aya
In all need of you need to fill your air force team but honestly, she is not even that good on new server so you can actually ignore her.
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Dante
Super early new server you might reasonably be thinking about him but honestly there is crazy airforce coming your way soon enough so rather wait for the stronger heroes to become available on your server.
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Dr Gero
Nothing to really think about and for sure not a hero to spend anything on that isn't in your bag already.
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Edward
Early on good against navy but honestly as a player on a new server you don't have to bother too much with him since be goes into non-relevance after a few months with better heroes becoming available.
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Edward Mutated
When his mutated version becomes available and you have Barbie running, you can do some wild stuff. Not for a long time but they two will bring some havoc.
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Hartman
Great early hero on new servers where you can use him to execute stacks.
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Lady Zizak
Only good for the training speed or gathering.
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Nadia
Not good early and useless later I don't see any point in building her.
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Ricardo
As an early F2P hero he is pretty good for his rarity. He is not meta or does wonders but if you are on a new server, you're not spending money on the game, he is a pretty good bet.
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Rockfield
Actually good against navy early and also SvS WZ a useful choice..
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Sauvage
Can make some nice F2P setups but he is not extremely strong. Still, for F2P an interesting hero I would recommend on new serves.
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Tian Mu
The evaluation is honestly between useless, not-the-absolute-worst and you-might-make-a-march-that-works. In short, there are a lot better options to invest in that make sense.
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Tsuru
Actually makes some good early combos and also F2P friendly ones early. She is not meta-defining or rockstar on new servers, but you can combine her well and the investment to make her work is also alright.
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Villiers
Honestly she is good, though a tad expensive to build, but she also works with upcoming heroes and will provide a lot. But you have to be willing to invest some in her.
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Army Heroes
Newer heroes are higher up.
Marvingt
Highest indestructible point in the game but can't be combined with other heroes that offer that, so if you have heroes with that ability you don't really need to invest in him unless you are top 1% of the players but I can see him working with army heroes released after him well enough to justify building him.
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Monkey
Too good to be true, extermely strong and for sure a hero to buy if you are investing. Will run the show for quite a while.
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Nelle
Good about her is she already is good at E0 so the invest is somewhat alright - bad news is to be good she needs the other strong new army heroes around, like Quily.
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Po
Perfectly in line with heroes like Meatron or Gipsy Danger upon release, nice allrounder heroes that are worth it if you want to invest a bit.
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Quily
If you are willing to go all Magnetic Pulse archetype he makes an incredible march with the heroes needed, so he is not a plug-and-play type of hero. Strong but requires a lot to work in terms of team building (like Nelle).
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Shifu
He is a decoration hero (means you build him for his passive buff that he applies for having them unlocked) but you never use him actively in battle - normally heroes that top spenders get.
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Brynhildr
There is quite a lot going into the equation here with her. First, making top army marches without collab heroes is impossible and if you have her well-built and can pari her with collag heroes ans Asuka, she is pretty powerful. But clean salte you really want to think twice if you want to invest into her at this point.
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Cherno Alpha
You can use him if you haven't built Layla but I would recommend Layla over them at any point.
Coyote Tango
Absolutey nice hero for army to have. Army meta lives from the collab heroes and he is one to go with if you want to stay on top of it. Gets later replaced by Monkey, though.
Gipsy Danger
Works with army and navy and is pretty strong in PvE content. You might hear here and there that people have certain PvP combos with him but in all reality that is not working.
Kaworu Nagisa
He is a very temporary useful whale hero.
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Mercury
If you're willing to make E5 you get a good decor hero.
Polik
Good but you need E7 and the other current meta heroes to make use of him.
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Pop
She will give you extra Boxes every time you defeat Dark Forces with her - so that being said you need to 2-Star her for the extra stuff you get. Is she worth it? I don't really think so but in the long run she will give daily extras so if you get her early and play with her for a couple years she is worth it.
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Scarlett
Actually I don't see the point getting her. She is not useful at all and don't get tempted as spender that you can max her quite cheap compared to other collab heroes - you will not at all use her much.
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Shikinami Asuka Langley
She had her shining times and is still useful, don't get me wrong, but not meta anymore. If you have built her you can still run her well but there are better heroes to invest if you would start from scratch investing in her.
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Shinji Ikari
Really strong but Storm Shadow is up to replace him in the meta now.
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Snake Eyes
Needs to be attacked to deal counterdamage to actually do something, so he is absolutely a hero only useful in PvP..
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Striker Eureka
Can protect the middle row but mostly used in PvP and also keep in mind that his traits are outshined by the newer heroes.
Bumblebee
Loses relevance once your server is like 1 year in when the newly available heroes take over. If you want a strong hero that you have to spend quite a tad on to build he is alright but most players can live without him.
Comedy Consortium
Passive whale hero for passive buff. BUild up high and never use actively and realistically only useful for the 1% of players that are willing to powercreep a few percentage points and invest into a E5 just to never actively use it.
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Cromwell
A hero that works really well upon release on your server but also with all the collab heroes in army around not one that stays too relevant in the meta for too long, so be aware of that if you start investing in him that he burns bright and quick.
Ghost
He was not good uon release and nothing changed - at no point,e ven when released on newer servers, is he useful so stay away.
Megatron
On release a scary bad boy with the first collab event but that was a very long time ago and ever since Askuka and other collab heroes took over, he is not that relevant anymore. If you have built him back in the days you might still find yourself swapping him in here and there but from scratch or if he is in a re-run event, don't invest in him anymore.
Mei
I never was a huge fan of her (and her character design didn't help with that), but she can make some good setups when she becomes available but also, you will not take yourself out of the race if you skip her.
Flora
She is a gathering hero so don't invest any universals here but as gathering hero quite worth it.
Gira
She can be a good defense hero when she becomes available on your server, but only if you really need a hero there at that point.
Li Hongyu Mutated
Only useful for hospital trap, that's pretty much it and for most players that is not worth it espcilly since the basic isn't worth it.
Piedmont
Passive hero that has non-combat relatedbuffs but has to be built. More like a top player hero in TopWar.
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Amalia
Early hero that is really useful when you start but once your server is a couple months old and newer heroes come out, she will lose relevance quickly. She is like a jump-start hero to rush very quickly.
Bell
Not really bad on new servers but for most players that start out on a new server I rather recommend until stronger heroes become available.
Ben
He is alright on new servers if you want to spend a ton early to push around others, but for the avarage player or any regular server he is best to be ignored.
Bradley
As the free hero on new server okay to level with the shards you get but don't expect wonders here and never spend any universals on him.
Diana
Good early Dark Forces hero, you decide if you want to push that or not. I wouldn't say the invest is a mistake but you don't actually NEED it.
Fahed
Good early defense hero but that's about it.
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Friedman Hertz
He gives you an edge over players that use free available heroes but he also becomes irrelevant shortly after when the newer heroes are getting released.
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Kate Curry
Gathering hero, which she does fine. Just don't invest anything that is not coming your way automaticlly into building her.
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Katushya
She has her moments on new server where she is quite good for a while, but that will pass.
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Kuruzo
Only for the passive fast troop training, not for active use in battle.
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Li Hongyu
Not really worth it.
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Rambo
Super early beginner hero on new server and you will replace him. Build with shards that you get but never invest universal materials in him.
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Scaramanga
Only for the passive Valhalla Unit training, you would never use him actively in battle.
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Tywin
You might early think about running him but later with his Skill Enhancements he makes most sense in gathering marches.
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Wade
Only for the free instant unit repair useful, not actively in battle.
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Navy Heroes
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Jester
Similar to Stromoy when it comes to silence and enhancing so only build if you don't have Stromoy and look for a hero that can provide debilitation for navy. Incredible hero and worth the invest at this point.
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Meowzilla
Navy trigger/support hero that is comparable to heroes like Maplelyn, Crimson and Zhen. Actually good but a steep investment if you have a hero like Crimson already built..
Duke
Okay alternative to Shinji if you couldn't get him during the event but not needed if you did.
Layla
Actually pretty solid and universally useful in any setups upon arrival. I think for most players, until you always buy the latest heroes available and the collab heroes, she is a pretty good investment.
Shaquile O'Neal
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Bellevue Mutated
For the sake of getting into her, her mutated version can be a very short-term benefit with debilitation but honestly you get better ones soon enough.
Katrina
When she gets released on your server she will rock the show for a short time, but the following generation of heroes will shut her down brutally so unless you spend on the game and you spend frequently and want a wild ride with her for a short time, she can be skipped.
Merida Mutated
Wouldn't call her mutated version good but an replace Nemo if you build a march around him.
Teresa Mutated
As useless as her non-mutated version.
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Yuu
Snowball enemies but honestly she is a hero for the higher spenders on new server to rush over their opponents before they catch up.
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914
Jump-start hero for heavy spenders on new servers to run along Akatora. If you don't find yourself in that description don't bother with him.
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Akatora
Really strong hero on early servers but gets replaced when the newer heroes become available..
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Bailos
From all the new server / early release heroes, she is actually the ones that are good. But only on new server and later has some use against World Boss, but once the newest heroes are available on your server, don't think much about her anymore.
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Bassel
A strong hero on new servers but as soon as the next generation of heroes is released he will get replaced. If you want to spend money on a new server to get a boost, he can do stuff for you.
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Bellevue
Anyone telling you that she is strong is outdated. She USED TO BE a strong hero on new servers but then she also got nerfed so you don't need to bother much about her anymore. Not on new servers and for sure not on aged servers in Top War.
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Chloe
She is honestly at no point, new server or not, a hero you should think about.
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Ganso
Early F2P defense hero and later good gathering hero so building him has a lot to it.
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Hammer
Good with something like Ganso as early defense setup, but that's all he is really worth for and that also will go by.
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Lee Yewon
Actually don't bother, there is never a point where she actually works well eought o spend universals on her.
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Merida
On a brand new server you can make use of her early on but she will get bypassed by newer heroes rather quickly so you can also get away not building her at all and never look back.
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Nemo
On new servers great and if you build him to E7 you can use him against World Boss for quite a while, but gets replaced by Crimson.
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Nimitz
Early server rockstar with Bassel if you want to invest the money. He can do good for a few months on a new server until he get replaced.
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Sid
You can use him along the early-server star heroes to rock some navy early but I honestly don't think this is useful unless you are a player that spends a lot early to push on a new server.
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Simon
Build early and use against army but we are talking the first days on a new server where he works. Literally days..
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Teresa
There is some early off-meta mixed marches you can do with her but realistically rather stick to the good heroes available to you on your server and you will not lose out skipping her. .
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Violet
Very early you can use her in your navy march but there will be better heroes coming soon to your server so don't spend any universals on her.
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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.
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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