There are a ton of characters in Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-Earth so you don’t just have a difficult time choosing your team, but also what characters in general you should invest in and build – and some characters do really well while others will fall off towards later game heavily!
In my tier list here I have them all listed and ranked to give you a idea if you should invest in this character or not + show what characters in LotR Heroes they synergize well, too.
Best Characters Tier List in LotR: Heroes
Alright, enough introduction let’s start with the tier list of the best characters (Tier S) to the worst (Tier D). Also, please keep in mind this tier list is created to show the viability towards end-game, so just because a character does good early in the game doesn’t mean he will be ranked high here when he/she is falling off later.
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Bolg
S
Easily one of the best heroes with a ton of damage output and ability to disrupt enemies and disable. He can basically do all at once with control effects, has decent damage and can also take some beatings as he is tanky as well. On top of that buffs orcs, trolls and misty mountain characters as well.
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Tordok,Nurraz
Elladan
S
A really good tank if you combine him with elves and rangers and can also deliver solid damage output as well.
Race:Elf
Synergizes with:Elrohir,Arwen
Ghazh Ironhide
S
He is all about damage and with his area-damaging abilities he can wreck enemies. For me the best damage dealer in the game right now..
Race:Troll
Synergizes with:Shagat,Rokma
Gruhur the Brute
S
First of all, yes, he is slow - but effective. He can reduce enemy armor for two turns and buffs Might to your team and Daze on the enemies. Combine him with the right setup and he can break you through rough setups..
Race:Troll
Synergizes with:Nurraz,Bolg
Halbarad
S
Absolutely crazy if you use him in a ranger team. He is tanky, he has damage and also enables rangers really well with his kit..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Strider,Mirie
Lord Elrond
S
Best healer in Lord of the Rings Heroes and can resurrect. Almost all elf teams need him and get so much stronger through him.
Race:Elf
Synergizes with:Elrohir,Lomion
Arwen
A+
Great healer and outstanding support and works in pretty much all team setups. Also her passive is really great as well if things get messy so you gain Nimble..
Race:Elf
Synergizes with:Elrohir,Leliel
Elrohir
A+
One of my favorite damage dealers right now and the way his provoking works when enemies attack make him a great addition in so many team setups..
Race:Elf
Synergizes with:Naremiri,Elladan
Eomer
A
When I read his kit I thought this is one of the strongest heroes in the game - but his summon goes down quite quickly and requires quite some team-tailoring around him to work that well..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Lady Eowyn,Eothain
Eothain
A
A great tank and if you don't spend much, this is your go-to-tank option in LotR Heroes! Has great counters and turn meter benefits in his kit as well..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Eomer,Lady Eowyn
Lady Eowin
A
She can clear banes, which already makes her a really useful hero in LotR Heroes but also her assist and damage-enabling abilities make her a very broad-matching fit for many teams..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Eomer,Eothain
Shagat
A
A little bit of a disclaimer here, you need to run him in a Mordor team or he won#t work well at all. If you do, he will pump your turn meter and his debuffs are crazy - his self-buffing after killing one of your teammates is questionalble but works really well to my surprise..
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Ghazh Ironhide,Grimlurz
Strider
A
You will get Strider quite early in Lord of the Rings Heroes and he will remain viable for a long time. Good damage, armor and his burns work well and if you can make his crits work in a solid team he is rolling..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Frodo Baggins,Halbarad
Ugluk
A
Is tanky and has a large HP pool to sustain and with his disabling and blinding effects he is a hero that you will enjoy using..
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Mauhur,Azhak
Azhak
B+
Very nice damage on single-targets and his primary role is dealing with taunting enemies so disrupt synergies. Not universal and also not available early in the game but one to have in your expanded roaster, for sure - espcially later in the game..
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Mauhur,Ugluk
Dunhar
B+
Okay damage and solid healing. Overall not too crazy but the best shadow healer in LotR Heroes so I ramked him here.
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Ugluk,Mauhur
Fili
B
Good healer but that's pretty much it - there are no ways you can make him work extremely strong so it feels like he's falling off later in the game, although his debuffs are also pretty nice..
Race:Dwarf
Synergizes with:Kili,Fro
Herendil
B
Is quite situational as you need to get a kill to really make his damage-engine rolling. For me more a hero to run against summoner to bag the kill easily and go from there..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Sergeant Ara
Kili
B
Very solid damage output and nice critical damage if you need some burst (can be RNG, though). His disable can also sometimes be a blessing to have..
Race:Dwarf
Synergizes with:Fili,Fro
Lomion
B
Decent single-target damage but falls off towards the late-game of Lord of the RIngs Heroes of Middle Earth..
Race:Elf
Synergizes with:Leliel,Elrohir
Mauhur
B
The reason I rank him here is that he, first of all, really needs a lot of investment to work well and you also need to run him along Uluk or his kit will not have any real impact..
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Ugluk,Dunhar
Mirie
B
Works well in a ranger team and there she will deliver quite good damage output and has some synergies with Halbarad but that's about it..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Strider,Halbarad
Naremiri
B
Decent healing with elves and can provide value in those teams, other than that not impressive at all..
Race:Elf
Synergizes with:Lomion,Leliel
Nurraz
B
Pretty fragile and squishy to play in many situations and it really takes until he can finally summon - if he doesn't die and starts his summons he is really great but as this is a big IF I only rank him here..
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Gruhur the Brute,Bolg
Rokma
B
Value in Mordor squads with a ton of great debuffs but not the fastest and I personally don't like that you can't use him outside of Mordor teams well..
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Uzhan,Grimlurz
The Great Goblin
B
Requires goblins and is not that strong overall compared to other large units..
Race:Goblin
Synergizes with:Grimpa,Chef Krazhka
Tordok
B
Extremely fragile and squishy and the bad news is, he is a tank - and that's probably the least useful thing to say about a tank. Can work okay-ish with Bolg but overall there are a lot better options available in Lord of the Rings Heroes....
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Bolg,Nurraz
Alreda the Chieftain
C+
Messes with enemy turn meter but that's about it and she really requires the team to be on point to work well enough to consider her in most situations..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Wexxe
Chef Krazhka
C+
Has some okay healing but also forces a lot of goblins on your team to work. For that reason I rank him here..
Race:Goblin
Synergizes with:The Great Goblin,Golburz
Eddric
C
Okay tank and okay damage dealer but without Blood Frenzies useless and just overall not a character that stands out in anything he does..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:
Fro
C
On paper nice as a tank with stunning ability but there are simply not enough dwarves available to build his synergy up enough..
Race:Dwarf
Synergizes with:Kili,Fili
Frodo Baggins
C
Yes, signature character but not that viable. Don't deal significant damage and the single-target burst is not enough, either..
Race:Hobbit
Synergizes with:Strider,Pippin Took
Golburz
C
Is designed as a support character but applies a lot of bleed and needs goblins - just a weird kit..
Race:Goblin
Synergizes with:Chef Krazhka,The Great Goblin
Grimlurz
C
Deals single-target damage but by far not enough to make him stand out against the main area-damage dealers.
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Shagat,Uzhan
Grimpa
C
Needs goblins around him but can be a fast tank - but not one you want to invest too much towards end-game..
Race:Goblin
Synergizes with:The Great Goblin,Chef Krazhka
Merry Brandybuck
C
Has a ton of buffs in his kit but normally will go down too quickly to make use of it so I don#t want to rank him any higher....
Race:Hobbit
Synergizes with:Pippin Took,Frodo Baggins
Orfurz
C
Needs a lot of goblins around him to work okay-ish.
Race:Goblin
Synergizes with:The Great Goblin,Golburz
Pippin Took
C
A quick character if you need it and has support and healing - but a big problem is keeping him alive..
Race:Hobbit
Synergizes with:Merry Brandybuck,Frodo Baggins
Robel
C
The whole kit is not working well right now - turn meter rewind sounds great but is not in reality and the passive ability nearly never delivers any significant results..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Yeftu,Wubete
Sam Gamgee
C
Not a solid tank, not a support that helps much, no significant damage... well, not useless but not good either..
Race:Hobbit
Synergizes with:Frodo Baggins,Merry Brandybuck
Uzhan
C
Needs Mordor and if you can apply Concentration on them you can see solid results - other than that nothing to consider..
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Ghazh Ironhide,Rokma
Wexxe
C
Needs a lot of Blood Frenzy to work and deal solid single-target damage..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Alreda the Chieftain
Wilfwyn
C
On her solid damage output but missing any synergy to make her do an impact.
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Eomer,Lady Eowyn
Wubete
C
Can apply slow to an enemy and although a tank is working better for slow and damage dealing (but, of course, this will not scale well enough to viable later in the game)..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Robel;yeftu
Yeftu
C
Can Expose and Weaken and deal some damage but not that much synergy right now..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Robel,Wubete
Aeldred
D
Can heal but that's pretty much all he can and without any other support the other healers in Lord of the Rings Heroes are simply a lot stronger.
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Eothain,Eomer
Leliel
D
Feel like a lot more needs to be done here.
Race:Elf
Synergizes with:Lomion,Naremiri
Morzha
D
His buffs/debuff is great but only affect a single target which doesn't make it worth to run him, tbh..
Race:Orc
Synergizes with:Mauhur,Ugluk
Sergeant Ara
D
Very fragile character, can't recommend her at all right now..
Race:Human
Synergizes with:Herendil,
Conclusion
I hope this list helps you in your investment order in Lord of the Rings_ heroes of Middle Earth and if you have more question/think a character is missing or ranked horribly wrong, please post a comment below and I’ll be happy to reply.
