Of course, it would so I decided to rank up all heroes here in this guide so you see what heroes you should spend all your hard-earned resources and precious time on in Empires and Puzzles.
To make this list here useful, I separated them in different categories such as tanks, healers, splash damage dealer, etc. – the reason for this is it wouldn’t make much sense to have a list where like 3 of the best 10 heroes would be tanks or healers… You need a balanced team and to have that, you will need these different roles in your team 🙂
Rework! We are starting to rework the entire list from scratch so you will be missing quite some heroes now but we will add a big bunch every week until we’re caught up. If you want us to expedite a certain hero, please let us know in the comments below and we will do everything we can.
Best Heroes Ranking In Empires & Puzzles
Below you will find the new updated tier list that is simplified as much as possible since the last version was very hard to handle. Please mind a few things when using the list:
- Important! Since we have 1000+ heroes just as 5-Star alone this is getting more and more complex so here is how it is sorted:
- heroes are initially sorted by release date as we figured this makes the most sense when checking for new heroes
- filter above the list for filtering for color and class & the search bar if you want to look up a specific hero
Hot takeIs Hygil really S+?Drag our heroes where you think they belong and share your list. 30 seconds, no account.Fight us on it
Tier B+In all honestly fun but quite rng with her attacks.
Tier AStrong tank but not a good healer that is enough.
Tier BNot good as he only goes off when his attack defeats the target.
Tier SAmazing with the mana generation bonus.
Tier A+Massive special skill.
Tier ANice mechanic with damage dealt and reduce damage taken.
Tier B+Alright but not too crazy or anything.
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Tier B+HOTM Decemebr 2025 - good for newer players and players that feel like their green hero roaster needs improvement, but not strong enough for veteran players to compete with the top heroes for her spot.
Tier AFast and reliable healer, actually really good.
Tier A+Crazy good healer.
Tier A+Reflect and block ailments make him really good.
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Tier BAmazing in rush war.
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Tier BUnderwhelming in all that he does honestly and skipping is something you won't regret.
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Tier A+🟥 Comeback kid for later stages of the battle since he gets stronger the longer the battle lasts. Can turn around battles well honestly.
Tier B+Honestly more mediocre as sniper but with the backlash that the insanity effect has on your own team.
Tier A🟩 A sniper on the stronger side but his Resonance can go either way.
Tier A+🟨 good hero woth taunt and utility and the dodge special damage is also a good thing he has in his kit.
Tier AGuillemette is a good hero, doing a lot of interesting things, but not being exceptionally impactful or overpowered.
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Tier B+🟩 Rather slow hero but not had and has potential but also damage cap is rather against him.
Tier S🟩 Great healer with a ton of passives that work well in the current meta.
Tier A+🟥 good for the most parts because of his annoying passive effect with the seedling summons every turn.
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Tier S🟨 HOTM of September 2025 and a massive one with the first special bonus and other bonus, he hits hard like a truck and can get rid of all minions + is immune to allmana reductions. And even tthe secret 2025 Family passive we don't know yet. Absolutely a hero worth having honestly, even if you're not the biggest fan of the barbarian class!.
Tier B+🟥 Yes he is great in PvP against popular comps there and has some tricks up the sleeve, but the crit chance make him unreliable and I personally think for most players you can survive well without having him.
Tier A🟦 A special that doesn't miss and extra mana and nice passives. This one here doesn't stick out as super overpowered but everything here is quite nice and working.
Tier A+🟦 Massive damage special that can snowball insanely and the passives are also pretty much in place here so I don't see many reasons why this hero wouldn't be a great addition to your roaster.
Tier S+Absolutely insane hero just for the passives to bypass minions + on top gives all allies growth and massive mana generation - probably one of the strongest heroes we saw recently in Empires & Puzzles.
Tier A🟨 Passive revive and dodging mechanic is as pssives already good and useful and most of the part of why she is useful but with the proc chances day and night right next to each other (amazing if you proc the chances, horrible if not). her special itself is rather meh.
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Tier A🟪 Cool with the dodge but makes her a bit random-depending and her special that steals all minions from enemies but the damage and the passive here that will increase damage taken is a lot more interesting. Do you need her? Well, if you struggle against minions and your roaster does lack heroes to deal well with that, she is a good pull. But she is not a meta-changer but has a cool kit that can catch your enemies off guard.
Tier A🟪 A mana battery with some gimmicks that are nice. Wouldn't give my firstborn for her but she is overall decent enough to helpyou out here and there.
Tier A+🟩 Can reduce revival chances of enemies, which is strong if needed although not too often the case - but with her paralyze and health reduction she can be a nasty heroto deal with, really nasty.Ilike her so far and if you pull her, well, you got yourself a hero that can turn things around if needed.
Tier S+🟦 This is a wild hero, with damage and buff removal, damage enabling and overall just crazy to deal with. On top, self-heals as well. Absolutely strong herothat breaks the game right now.
Tier A+🟨 Designed for titan and really good there.
Tier S🟩 She is outof this world strong and espcially in PvP such a monster to deal with that you can consider yourself very lucky having her in your roaster.
Tier B+🟥 Hero of the month for August 2025 and she is rather niche with her special passive and her mechanics. Not bad but I am not too sure that you want to invest building her all too much.
Tier S+🟨 Absolutely insane (literally asshe deals that to all enemies) and just overall a great hero to work with.
Tier S+🟩 Incredibly strong with fast damage and the fiend will over time be so nasty and devastating. Absolutely worth going for honestly.
Tier S🟥 Great to resist mana reduction and auto-dispell enemy buffs + on top the resistance against Minions and Mega Minions whatsoever. She also has good special skill damage and debuffs enemies with it. Pretty amazing honestly and a hero absolutely worth having.
Tier A+🟩 Pretty good defensive fort hero.
Tier A+🟥 Very interesting with the different damage types, the resistance and the Arctic Core all good so far and she powercreeps on stats which will make her a lot better now when she is out than in like a year probably. For long battles great and if you have a team that can actually use the synergies even better but she is not the hero to waste your monthly savings on honestly.
Tier A🟦 It's not that he is bad but as HOTM I am not sure if you want to spend. If you pull him later for sure build and use with the status effects + the ghost lane just great. But for the HOTM banner I think he is not fully worth the money honestly.
Tier S🟦 Fast speed healing, absolutely simplekit that simply works.
Tier S🟪 Please don't listen to the part of players that complain that he is not good, he actually is when dealing massive non-blackable damage and heals as well. Super strong hero.
Tier B🟥 He is alright overall but not really a must-summon for what he is and one of the more disappointing HOTM ones honestly.
Tier A+🟥 The hottest hero so far when it comes to burning effects with massive damage and merciless ticks and even restores. But he needs time to build that up so he will not crush whatever but be a pretty strong hero right off the bat.
Tier A🟪 One of the few insanity heroes that are actually good and helpful.
Tier S🟦 Feels pretty powercreep already with taunt and insanity and base stats that are top of the line. I mean HotM are pretty much always worth it and very rarely disappointing but I don't see her running the show for a long time so don't pawn your valuables for her.
Tier S🟥 Absolute beast for PvP modes def and for sure meta for a while here.
Tier S🟪 Really freaking wild with the minion bypass and negative minion effect ignoring kit.
Tier A+🟩 Good stats and rage skill can make him snowballa whole team, but he is slow speed. Still, he hits really hard and is a strong and fun hero to have and play.
Tier B+🟥 Cleanses and gives massive buffs, but that is it.Notmeta relevant and wouldn't recommend going out of your way to get him.
Tier A+🟩 Very strong right off with a lot of offensive power and indeal garrisonguard.
Tier S🟩 Pretty good with a lot of damage and also survivability and with his built-in mana battery also not slow at all. Really good pull if you want to go for it.
Tier S🟦 The way he can flip the table with insanity effect is absolutely fun and incredible strong at the same time.
Tier S+🟥 If we put the whole discoussion how toobtain her aside, yes she is incredibly strong and deals a ton of damage.
Tier A+🟪 Really strong and hits goodand hasa lotnasty things for the enemy to deal with. Good addition here.
Tier A🟥 He comes along quite innocent but the way his kit will inhibit enemies can be so brutal which makes him a good hero to have.
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Tier A🟪 Interesting for the buff prevention, the rest of the kit is pretty much same-old same-old.
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Tier B+🟦 Solid heal and the nature defense and blind is quite a bonus.
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(I neither see my post nor was told it’s awaiting moderation, so I’m gonna try again. If it’s a duplicate, please delete one of ‘em. Thanks!)
Hey, Tim: Thanks for the list; as a beginner at this game (and a not-so-experienced RPG player), this helps!
Question: My best hero, Boldtusk, appears twice in the list with different stats. (In the first appearance, he’s a S+, and in the second, he’s an A.) Are there two and if so, do I need to be very careful that I don’t confuse them, or were you simply exhausted from this massive undertaking and made an error? If the former, I’d be grateful if you’d tell me what I need to look out for.
(Mine is a red ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ that I lucked into at the start of the game.)
I also have a suggestion that’d help us out a LOT: We could much more easily read the list if you repeat the column headings for each part of the table, and also if, prior to the start of the tables, you’d define what those column headings mean. I’ve got “Offense” for “Off” and “Defense” for “Def” (right?), but haven’t a clue about the other heading items.
Thanks very much for reading, and for creating this insane list! Your eyes musta been glowing scarlet by the time you were done! You musta needed to eat an awful lotta heroes in order to get through it!
Hey, Tim: Thanks for the list; as a beginner at this game (and a not-so-experienced RPG player), this helps!
Question: My best hero, Boldtusk, appears twice in the list with different stats. (In the first appearance, he’s a S+, and in the second, he’s an A.) Are there two and if so, do I need to be very careful that I don’t confuse them, or were you simply exhausted from this massive undertaking and made an error? If the former, I’d be grateful if you’d tell me what I need to look out for.
(Mine is a red ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ that I lucked into at the start of the game.)
I also have a suggestion that’d help us out a LOT: We could much more easily read the list if you repeat the column headings for each part of the table, and also if, prior to the start of the tables, you’d define what those column headings mean. I’ve got “Offense” for “Off” and “Defense” for “Def” (right?), but haven’t a clue about the other heading items.
Thanks very much for reading, and for creating this insane list! Your eyes musta been glowing scarlet by the time you were done! You musta needed to eat an awful lotta heroes in order to get through it!
Please update Empires Puzzle Hero List
thank you
Old Cynic’s reviews are much much better. This list here is completely outdated. Lacking tons of heroes like season 5, gargoyles, knights, styx…
Cyprian costume is quite good. all allies get counter attack attack. Why do you rate so low? Also do you need the fully levelled hero head shot?
updated 3 september without Tahir? why?
Not every update is with new characters but I will update soon
No Gargoyles?
Can you explain, why Hu Tao is better in offensive than Justice? They are both slow, they have the same offensive skill, but Justice deals more damage and has more life.
Guess it is relative to the star . So justice will be compared to 5* hero’s and Hu Tao to 4* , at least that was what was done in the past
Hey thx for this List,
I Missed Kullervo, Azmia and Mielikki can you test them? 😉
And where is me oceanus
What is the ranking of Hanitra and Kara?
I can’t find them.
why scarlett in mask with five stars?
mb 4?
Lina, between Grazul and Thorne 🙂
Does anyone see Obakan w/o the Costume? I’ve looked through the list three times and while I was able to find Costume Obakan, I don’t see him w/o it. If you see him, can you please let me know where his Grade falls?
on the B+ page between Grazul and Thorne (Boril masked ends the page)
You left a bunch out
Tim can only rank the Heroes that he has, and has leveled up. Leveling Heroes up takes time.
Thank you for the update!
And thank you for continuously leveling up Heroes, ranking them and publishing your results. I look refer to this list often.
So is there a better list? Where is it?
So is there a better list?
Holy Crap.
As a long time player of this game, I recommend all of you ignore this list entirely. It is completely out of whack. DO NOT TAKE THIS PERSON’S ADVICE.
Agreed. This dude is listing some of the top tier heroes as B category, and rubbish as A+.
How is Ruby not on this list??
Any updates coming?
When will you have a grading list on 3 star hero’s best to worst?
Is there a 3 star hero list on grading. As in which are the best to worst?
When will you up date next?
Where is Franz suppose to be?
Super list!
But i don’t agree with you about Vela. She may be A or B+, not A+.
Where is Russell?
Where is Russell?
Ok so how to know witch ones are tanks, healers, and I don’t what a splash is without already having them?
Loved finding this list! Had a feeling I was wasting some resources plus confirming some of my Beliefs. Finding some of the powerful 4*s was cool too!
Great list! I don’t see Captain Nemo though.
Can we get an update on Inari & Thoth post buff.. thanks!
The fact you have Marjana being better than Gefjon is laughable.
Marjana is the costume version. To see regular Marjana, scroll down quite a bit.
nice and clear list!
could you explane me, why u rated caedmon different to sonya? expect of the colour they are the same?! (total rank is identical, but the other parts are not)
They are not the same, Sonya is far weaker than Caedmon.
Why are some recent heroes missing, like chakkoszrot and Russell??
Awesome really helps out
List looks great! When you update the list, is it possible to see what heroes are added or updated?
Here is a unique commentary as it doesn’t fit in your rankings at all, but I figured you would find it interesting. I’m a new player, less than half a year, so I don’t have a lot of anything. I did, however, get lucky and draw 2 x Devanas. For me, she’s a beast. Her minions are not the tiny ones I see summoned by other toons, and they take damage FIRST before she does. Plus she destroys any other minions, debuffs, and hits three opponents in one hit (growing a cat every time). Why this matters is since I’m new, I haven’t cleared the campaign yet. With even one of my Devanas, I can ghost the board and the cats will eat everything. I’m punching WAY above my level on both the campaigns and on raids because of this. I love your rankings because they’ll let me plan my upgrades and not waste mats on “weaker” toons, but this “sixth column” info is something useful to anyone who doesn’t yet have giant boards of 4 and 5 stars yet.
Herzlichen Dank für die super Liste sie ist sehr aufschlussreich ..Und vorallem die Zeit und die Mühe jeden Helden aufzulisten ..finde ich großartig . Herzlichen Dank dafür und weiterso..!
Hi, nice list! Thanks!
I need some help, Bobo is not on your list. And I am going to max my blue hero. But I cannot choose between Bobo and cobalt.
Can some one help me?
Cheers!
Hello!
Nice work! It helps me a lot. Thank you!
Two questions:
You wrote you separated the Heroes into categories. Where is that? I cannot find this feature.
What categories did you use?
Greetings
Why isn’t the Dark Lord on the list ?
I don’t know if you are still looking for this information but Dark Lord is in the B+ Column. I happened across the name while looking for my own Heroes.
FANTASTIC list!! I along with my alliance have been having discussions about who we should prioritize and rank up and this is a terrific conversation piece and is very well put together. Thank you so much for doing this.
My only question is when will you be adding the Villains Family to your rankings or did you intentionally leave them out? I only ask because I have DarkLord and Crystalis newly added to my roster and was wondering what your thoughts were on them.
Thanks!
Crystalis is on the list already. Might want to check them again. I am not sure why there are so many lists with duplicate names. But Crystalis was the last name on one of the pages.