There are also several heroes that are great early in the game but will get worse later and you have still wasted your resources on them.
Please also refer to my recently updated list of skins & glyps to level for each hero here, great hero synergies that makes great teams here and also useful, my guide for countering every hero in Hero Wars here.
What Are The Best Heroes in Hero Wars?
Before we jump into the tier list, please let me clarify something about the new ranking system.
The New Ranking System
So here’s the issue with many tier lists: they try to make sense of heroes individually. But individual strength means nothing in Hero Wars, it’s about who you counter and what heroes you form synergies with.
Added first impressions on Eva who also now comes to the browser version as well
Hero Wars Tier List
Alright, let’s go directly to the list:
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These heroes here are new or rebalanced and need more testing and time to get their place in the meta. Please mind that the descriptions are our first impressions on them and are no reflection of their final ranking or advice to invest money
Tier AEnables marksman and basically brings them back into viable meta and hits really hard against frontline tanks and backline support. Debatable if she needs to be in her underwear to do all that but if you can ignore that you get a really useful hero to deal with a lot of setups that can give you a hard time (from hard tanks to backline, which is literally all there is). On the downside, and that is a real one after testing her for a few weeks, her teams (and that is not her, it is the nature of her synergies) are really galss cannon on the defense so if they can't really get the job done quick and right, their fragility serves them on a platter.
Mandatory Heroes
These heroes are super strong and needed in many cases and teams to progress or are hard counters to frequently encounters that you need or get stuck
Tier S+Not crazy universal and has some synergy requests but overall goes well with a lot of heroes in Hero Wars.
Tier S+Heals, skyrockets damage dealer and is overall THE support hero in Hero Wars for mobile and browser version in 2025, no two opinions about that honestly.
Tier S+Has some teams that will work well with her but is not really a hero you will call plug-and-play with any hero or archetype of team.
Tier S+Has been silently finding some good teams since her release and is working well in them.
Tier S+Available for the browser version first we can expect her to drop on mobile later as well. Honestly, she basically puts an end to all dodge teams and heroes immediately and changes so much in the meta that you need her. She has a passive aura that will not only remove ALL dodge from enemies, it will also make them take more damage so there are quite a couple of versatile heroes and teams in Hero Wars out of the equation now, making her almost a must-build hero in 2025.
Tier S+Not as universal as other heroes of her class but she made some good synergies so far and is a hero you can build several teams around.
Tier S+She sleeps enemies, turns them into sheeps and debuffs their attack (including allies applying this effect). Hard counter to sseverals heroes. She looks pretty bad espcially since she will counter a lot of heroes hard (in particular Kayla). She feels a lot like an overkill here that will dominate and get a hard counter herself soon after but that is my personal opinion. If we take the current snapshot of the game, she will be really strong and hard to deal with.
Tier S+Can work great but also needs somewhat her team tailored around her ability.
Tier SLet's pretend you don't have to restrict and max her out completely and ramp up everything she has and max her our... then you will have a hero that deals insane amounts of pure damage that can crit (yes, pure damage that ignores mitigations and crits so technically there is NOTHING right now in the game that can counter that other than insane amounts of healing). I mean this is what she is, but if you add in the mix the amounts of investment to get her there you will look at a more reasonable picture as without her talisman and maxed kit she is solid but nothing more.
Tier SHis overall kit with a lot of basic attacks is all good and so on and looks quite balanced actually, not bad or good. The catch with him is that he can not just instantly kill enemies with low health, he can also prevent them to be resurrected which is huge for several modes but high investment needed for him to work so do not expect a cheap plug-and-play hero here.
Tier SThe interesting part about her is not that she deals and deals damage but more the way she charges your other healers and heroes that base off health since she turns overheal into more health (super wild) and also has some energy charging. She is not a main healer and doesn't heal enough to be your main healer, but she has quite a sweet support kit.
Tier SAbsolutely wild kit that pretty much transforms all armor and defense into pure health and then deals damage back that she absorbs. More viable in arena and hard-counter all burst crit mercilessly right now so if arena is your focus, there will be little way around her.
Tier SCan be combined with almost all heroes and works well in so many teams it's crazy.
Tier SShe is be a hero that outputs massive penetration and critical hits when paired with heroes that can stack that well up. The massive hits she can do are great but there is not a case where you will be omg-I-need-Lara-Croft at any point. Yes she can ramp up a little bit more damage than others, like Jhu, in some battles but is that enough to get and build here? I think for most players it is not but she has a cool kit, has a very vintage videogame style and if you are a new player who hasn't built heroes like Jhu, she can be worth it. Or as a whale as well, of course. For most players, although, she will not be worth building all the way honestly.
Tier SFinds her teams slowly but steady and I guess this will turn for the better as she simply has several archetypes she can go well with.
Tier SDoesn't have too many heroes she can work with due to her kit and her role as a shield breaker but when you need her she does a spendid job. Still, several month after relase you don't see many meta teams with her and only situational counter setups.
Tier SCrazy good with so many heroes, really good utility in many team archetypes in Hero Wars.
Tier SShe is coming more and more up and there are quite a couple of great teams she is good in.
Important Heroes
These heroes here are part of many strong meta teams and you will use them frequently or they are good counters to meta teams. Also heroes that never hurt building as you will use them frequently
Tier A+Her blind mechanics are interesting and honestly she seems like a really strong support hero for magical damage teams, which luckily makes her not apply her traits on any team there is out there which would be incredible wild. Looking strong though but I am a little concerned how this will affect the meta this year and if there might be a hard-counter coming soon.
Tier A+Has settled well in the meta, without being too overpowered but has several setups where she can work in.
Tier A+Only with undead and in particular Morrigan a strong synergy. This work well but overall the only way to make him work well.
Tier A+Has several teams she works well in but not too crazy much compared to other heroes but with the new crushing skin she actually got quite a bump up.
Tier A+Versatile in so many teams, not just with Corvus.
Tier A+Goes well with a lot of heroes due to his aura and with the rewark stronger now. A lot stronger.
Tier A+Negates basic attack damage and reflects it, resurrects team and can counter enemy ultimates. Pre-order testing pushed players easily to top ranks in arena so there you know where the road leads with him and I believe he will dominate early this year until hard counters will get released later this year.
Tier A+Good news is he is not outdamaging the last hero but hard-counters mages by silencing intelligence enemies - and that might impact the meta a lot more than meets the eye here as he can and will single-handed remove all mage heroes from the table just by being in your team. So, I believe there will be a way to either deal with him efficiently or they will bring a new hero soon that hard-counters him. If mage setups give you a hard time, he should be a hero to think about honestly but also keep in mind that without his max relics and high investment, he is actually not that great since his abilities build on one another.
Tier AHe is vulnerable at start but as the bettle progresses and your opponent can't take him out early enough, he ramps up and deals surpsingly efficient with all meta heroes.
Tier ANot too universal but can work in quite an amount of teams.
Tier AAlready in the mobile version for a while and now gets some love and synergy for the browser version.
Tier AHard to get and also very particular about the heroes you can combine him to really work well.
Tier AWorks well in several teams.
Tier AHis ability to steal abilities make him versatile in many team archetypes.
Tier AWorks in so many teams and along so many heroes well that he deserves a high ranking.
Tier AHis main ability is super similar to Amira and he deals some damage and provides energy to your team along counter heroes liky Kayla pretty well. And the end of the day you want to unlock him and then see how the meta evolves before investing much here and before there are good skins available I doubt he will be too relevant overall but as a hero he has a decent kit so you will not sink resources when building him.
Tier AIs a hero you find quite a bunch of heroes to combine with and teams that work well.
Tier AHis energy control goes with any team and any situation.
Tier AUseful in many different teams.
Tier ACrazy enabler and goes well with so many different damage dealers but can also boost tanks that deal damage or healers.
Tier AShe is an incredible area damage dealer and has some debuffing and control under the hood as well. I personally see her switch up the meta in Hero Wars in 2025 quite a bit and building her is for sure not a mistake or anything to regret.
Tier AHas some synergies with magic but not overly easy to combine in too many setups due to her kit and what she provides and needs. Just not the overpowered hero that some people expected her to be upon release.
Tier AIncredibly synergy with his control protection make him great with pretty much any hero in the game.
Tier ALike with all new heroes in Hero Wars, it takes time to really evaluate them and with Soleil the verdict is quite easy - he supports your team and really only shines when used against setups that apply control effects on your team. So he is not that universal damage dealer or tank, he is situational but I am sure the developers have plans with him in the future but at the current state he is not a MUST-GET! hero.
Tier ABasically a magic damage protector and you can strike out most of his kit and replace the long descriptions with the word 'stun' to understand his mechanics. He is quite specific in some parts and I don't see him dominate and being more of a hero that will force out some certain compositions but also runs into hard counters. I mean, most of you want to know if he is worth building and my point is he is alright and useful but not a hero you will use all the time or plug into many teams easily and that works there.
Hydra Only
These heroes are only important to build for Hydra and don't find much of a place in other teams or the meta
Tier AHas his niche cases and setups where you will use him, but not a universally easy hero to synergize.
Tier AOne great healer that goes well with pretty much any team and any hero.
Important Niche Counter
These heroes are only used sometimes but important counters to certain teams that you will need occasionally. Build them but don't invest too much and be aware that the ones above are more important in terms of general progress
Tier B+New Way of Nature frontline warrior that you get for free from the new building game mode. I personally am not a fan and his kit is pretty much assassin style and punishes shielded enemies. He is a niche usage hero just with the way the meta teams work and although I love his character design, no reason to fall blindly in love here just for the way they pushed him into the new mode on us. Will become more relevant over time probably but for the time being niche is his verdict.
Tier B+Since the rework for sure more viable, although not overpowered as it looks. Needs more testing to see where exactly in the meta she will find her place but since she was pretty irrelevant before and I don't see any mandatory win conditions in her kit I don't see her in the top categories.
Tier B+High synergy in many teams also as he can off tank with another tank and also protect heroes from getting pulled.
Tier B+Incredibly versatile as healer and damage dealer and support as well and basically fits everywhere.
Tier B+Can work well in several teams but for the better performance needs heavy paid skin investment.
Tier B+Works in quite a number of good teams and is a hero that belons in the upper third of this tier list.
Tier B+Great control and useful in several setups.
Tier B+Yes, a magic hero was so badly missed and he is designed for the new asgard boss, sure, but also the way he enables magic and has strong combos make him a great addition and if you are not sure or debating if you should get him... if you do spend you will not regret it as he is good and useful. Mabye not that much for newer players and you won't be completely out of the meta as F2P if you don't, but he is a great addition.
Niche Use
These heroes work really well in very specific teams or counter vers specific setups. Having them helps but no need to prioritize them too early and build them with too much priority
Tier BA good damage dealer and if you're not against a magic counter team she fits any team.
Tier BSolid tank, not incredible and can work with many teams and heroes.
Tier BAlright in several setups but also not too universally useful.
Tier BCan work well in multiple archetypes.
Tier BFor me easily the best hero to build that was released this year - espcially since the event structure is quite alright and accessible and the way the Ninja Turtles work with their control immunity and damage + stun makes them a really useful hero with a lot of utility and capabilities to compete against meta teams. Basically runs well in any physical damage team + the niche uses so I think we will have them running wild quite a bit.
Tier BFor anti-mage teams great but otherwise not too universal with synergies.
Tier BNot too easy to synergize well. What I mean with that is that the heroes that work with him make him work well but he is not a plug-and-play hero in Hero Wars.
Tier BSuper specific and can't run with most heroes that well.
Tier BNot really great, still and also not really versatile and most heroes have better options than her.
Tier BHas some teams that utilize her well but can't form synergies with too many heroes.
Tier BEven after her rework not that strong and easy to synergize well.
Tier BWorks in many good teams well.
Tier BWorks well with many heroes and is a pretty good universal hero to use.
Tier BHas his teams and archetypes that he can jump around in but not as universally great in any team.
Tier BShe finally got the rework she deserved early in 2025! Now she is finally useful and with the new crushing skins really doing well (I wanted to write 'crushing it' but that felt wrong).
Tier BNot really helpful espcially as tank that burrows herself from time to time.
Tier BWith his revive a good secondary tank and compatible to a lot of team setups.
Out Of Meta
These heroes are not necessarily bad or useless but you will not really have a point where you would stand there and miss not having them. They can be used, they can be useful but they are not needed right now in the current meta
Tier CMore of a specific counter and not a hero that is know to have a lot of synergies or works with many team archetypes in hero Wars.
Tier CVery little cases to form synergies with and overall most of the time can be swapped out there as well.
Tier CWorks in some setups but the way her kit works the meta right now let her fall under the table for most cases.
Tier CHis self sustain is alright and he can theoretically go well with many heroes but also they can have better options.
Tier CVery rare cases where you need her in a team and very little heroes out there that really form good ssynergy with her.
Tier CGreat tank and can deal damage and can tank for most team archetypes.
Tier CNot crazy many teams form good synergies with Ishmael but the ones that do work well.
Tier CWorks well in so many teams and has so many heroes you can combine him with that he absolutely belongs up here.
Tier CVery little teams demand him and he can nnormally replaced there as well.
Tier CGreat synergy in the twins synergy and that also goes well with many teams.
Tier CGreat synergy in the twins synergy and that also goes well with many teams.
Tier CNot really that much synergy overall in the broad spectrum of good teams.
Tier CPretty good synergy with several heroes.
Tier CVery particular compatibility, primarily with Cleaver.
Tier CSolid healer but also many other healers can do well. Still no mistake to have and use.
Conclusion
I hope you find the tier list useful and check out my other guides in Hero Wars. If you have further questions, just leave a comment below and I’ll be happy to answer.
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Astaroth only gets a B?
Great insights on the hero tier list for 2025! I appreciate how you broke down each hero’s strengths and weaknesses. I never thought to consider Folio’s synergy with Peech until now—definitely going to try them out in my next matches! Thanks for the detailed analysis!
In every major update i never seen their tier change, isnt the game buff and nerf their heroes? I always use this as my reference but im not sure now cause the static ranking here
Hero Wars work different than other similar games as heroes will not go from zero to hero with some changes in their kit since their power comes from synergies with other heroes to make strong comps and their ability to counter other key heroes with their skill mechanics rather than stats. This means their role is often more shaped when new heroes are released which, before 2024, was not often the case and we saw somewhat like 2-3 new heroes per year. Hero Wars Alliance breaks that pattern now with monthly new heroes but unless they can smash heavily by making new and very strong synergies, the broad tiers are quite static. I think I can name super drastic changes from heroes being trash and then suddenly great and vice versa over the last 5 years on one hand. In general, all heroes are working more or less if you can set them in a fitting composition and against an enemy where they will work. Some just make more and easier synergies with more heroes and work against more setups better than others which makes a huge part of the tier list here. The only thing that normally changes a hero performance dramatically is when you see a dev post that has the phrase “hero rework” in it
Is there a tier list for web hero wars?
Do you think Astaroth, Galahad, Keira, Sebastian, and Dorian make a good team? I also have Arachne, Artemis, Mojo, Astrad & Lucas, Maya, and possibility to Martha. I’m floundering. I really don’t know how this works. Astaroth dies, it’s all over. That’s why I added Galahad. Any advice would be appreciated.
If you’re a new player, it’s advisable to try and upgrade Astaroth to his violet for his revive ability. His skills are useful, but if the problem is that you end up getting defeat you should switch out Astaroth for Martha as you already have Galahad and he’s already a tank plus Maratha increases movement speed with her ultimate and she’s an amazing healer too. If you’d like to keep Astaroth on your team, he’s really valuable for defense, not as much offence with his energy draining capabilities. Maybe you could try and upgrading his barbaric skin, magic defence, armor, and health stats and that might fix your issue 🙂
I think some commenters are missing the point that this list ranks heroes primarily on their synergy potential and not their individual strength as a hero. This list is all about end game.
Thank you, that is the point 🙂
If this list is all about the end game, it’s pretty bad.
I think the original concept is flawed. You would think that every other tier list subtly includes synergy in their “best” list as they are (presumably) playing in the levels over 120 and their list would automatically reflect this.
I find it odd that this list is at odds with pretty much every other list out there. Even my own players don’t reflect this list. I think this is a list written by the players in the mid-levels pandering to the elusive words “synergy” and improperly skewing this list toward that standard.
For example – Sebastian. He’s hardly an A tier hero in the end game. And yet, he’s got an A+ rating here.
Krista and Lars – I cant say I’ve seen either on an opponent’s team in probably a year. They are more like C tier hero’s… and yet they are A’s on here?
Yes, synergy is important, and it can’t be stacked. But it doesn’t overcome that some characters suck. Every hero has synergy, so in many elements they are all equal when you get to the top. The key is which work BETTER than others and have key elements as a team. Individual “synergy” is like only looking at an engine and deciding to buy a car based on that single criteria.
Exactly! I see heroes on here that are rather useless with star status rank, and some great ones way down, or not even listed.
I hope no new player builds off this list.
Also Dante is very good because of his damage and he is a C+?
Hi, my name is Michael Nunes, you can call me just Michael! I’m guessing that you could make a tier list for the heroes to use against hydras, but I’m also guessing that you need to see a tier list that you haven’t seen yet perhaps and that it will shed some light on the heroes to use against the different hydras for each turn because there’s 3 turns against them. So in this case or scenario, I would like to know which hero teams to use in each turn against one hydra at a time similar to a tier list that I got about two or three years ago, is there some way I can attach a picture of this tier list to this message?
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Darkness
84.91 Water
57.98 Earth
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mojo daredevil celeste celeste sebastian nebula molo daradeni maya xe’sha fox nebula hu daredevil orion lorion fox sebastian martha dorian cornelius mojo dorian martha martha dorian
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26.01
521
18.60
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30.20
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Maybe this won’t be attached as a real picture I meant to send to you but can you contact to me by email so that I can send the picture attached to the message I will send, because this way, this tier list will be useful to me, I hope you’ll understand me, thanks!
Sincerely
Michael Nunes
Just wanted to let you know your missing Krista/Lars.
upvote the request 🙂
Thanks
What’s your YouTube account?
Hi, nice guide here! Just want to point out that the “BEST SKINS & GLYPHS PRIORITY” link under each hero goes to AFK Arena artifacts page.
Thank you for the lists you provide. I just wanted to point out Jhu’s photo is under both B and D. Heidi’s photo is under both C and F. Lilith, Alvanor, and Amira are missing.
Lol you don’t know shit…I wasted my time reading this
Comments like yours are completely useless to someone who took a lot of time to create this. Did he hurt your feelings because your KSJ team isn’t S+. Grow up and provide useful criticism. As far as I could tell everything was pretty close other than his Artemis facts which are way off since she is undoubtedly the strongest physical attacker in the game and her GTF combo is a doozy. Still try to not be an obnoxious tool and instead provide helpful info to make the site better. The biggest problem with HW community is people like you. There is an adage as old as time that still rings with truth. Talk to people like you want to be spoken to.
è la mia migliore eroina!! Sì!
Whatever hero you use, make sure to max out glyphs and artifact FIRST. These boost your hero’s stat at the least cost to you. I never used Aurora because I started in mobile and she was terrible in mobile. Thought Galahad was really good though… The reason I said glyphs and artifacts because they use resources that you should have plenty of and it boosts the hero by at LEAST 20,000-40,000 points if you have them maxed out. It’s much easier than trying to increase rank or skins. A hero at violet +3 with maxed out artifact and glyphs will be more powerful than a hero at Orange +4 without any artifacts or glyphs.
Maya saves my team again and again with her healing. D? Not at all, she’s rated A or B on other sites. Damn. And Astorath is sooooo overrated in all of these. He dies in a blink of an eye even with resurrection. Horrible hero. And damn, Aurora? She needs all resources devoted to dodge. Qing Mao, Maya, and Alvanor paired with Aurora (Alvanor, who you don’t bother to list) are A to S heroes 100%.
Yeah. Maya saves my full team in Compagion but nowhere else. Definitely not D tier. About A-B tier. Yasmine is pretty deadly and kills my team in a blink of an eye. S-A tier. And Astaroth? He’s killed right after I left to take a drink of water. ( even with resurrection) Aurora is good enough when she’s very upgraded( violet rank, dodge high, Cain protanged…) Also, here’s what’s funny: WHY IS CELESTE B+ TIER?!? She’s the second-best healer in the game in all guides that I know except for this one. Definitely an S- tier.
me 2
Astorath is not overrated, nor is Aurora. This list isn’t very accurate but they’re really not. Many heros now how powerful attacks, and Aurora is a tank that relies on dodge, which is the meta nowadays for hero wars. And Astorath burns the other team’s energy, which is a really useful asset and his health is really high if you upgrade him right. Maya is good, but her healing isn’t the greatest, it’s equivalent to Astorath’s shield, Maya doesn’t deserve to be that low on the list, even if she isn’t the best healer, she’s a great pure damage dealer.
EXACTLY! She’s a GREAT hero. I’ve been trying to beat her in the tower for months, and I always failed. She is a great hero, in my opinion, her attacks are super strong. For example, my sister’s heroes are at violet rank. She’s been fighting in the tower. And for her, Yasmine is at violet rank too, whenever she fights in the tower. My sister always loses her at least 3 out of 5 heroes because of Yasmine. Yasmine is an awesome hero. I LOVE Yasmine. She is very deadly, just like you said
But she is so easily countered by Helios. She lasts no time at all if Helios opposes
I know! I’m so disappointed that Celeste and Yasmine are so lowly rated when Celeste is literally the best slot for the game!! And Dante too, if you upgrade him right he can easily one-shot enemies! This list isn’t accurate at all!
What does tier “S” mean?
Do any of you like Lian and is she strong?
S tier is better than all the tiers, even better than A tier. S tier is sort of like a A++ tier.
”S” Tier means something like – ”Super” or ”Special” ( better than A+ )
Chabba survives well when upgraded I like how he just eats the enemy
thats true.but i rather astaroth
Is there a web version of this somewhere?
Facebook.. if you mean the game
There’s hero wars allaiance, which is on mobline, and regular hero wars, (hero-wars.com) which is online
Luther is fairly good but he looses health too quickly so I have to wait until I can hit the opposing team really hard so he doesn’t die. If you use Astroath’s attack and his at the same time it can reduce some of the attack.
Markus’s ultimate skill will help Luther survive longer. You can put another healer for better support cause Markus can die too quickly.
No your playing the web version, I play both and the FB version i think is much harder because so many more play it
The list misses Thea (solo) and mentions Maya twice: D and B+.
Also, why is Yasmine ranked D? I think she can be quite powerful to clear opponents’ weak spots.
Why has this list changed so drastically in just two weeks??
Yeah ??? i don’t get it
Warum tauscht Isaac noch nicht auf?
Is luther really good?
imo luther is a good tank, however he is vulnerable to magic damage and cant compare to tanks such as asteroth who will survive much better overall. he is good to pair with asteroth since they both have good health pools and luther will benefit from asteroth’s blue skill.
he is good at distracting the other team but his health is really bad so when he teleports to the other team you are gonna have to end the battle really quick or you’ll lose him
In facebook you have max of 20 skill points.
Kai is the very best hero and that is a fact
just because you write it here doesn’t make it a fact 😉
I play on my computer, not on facebook and not on a moble device. My guess is that I play the facebook version, but I can’t confirm that. Can anyone help me out with this?
anything other than hero wars app on mobile can be considered the same as facebook, so yes, you play facebook.