Watcher of Realms has a lot of heroes and also a lot of game modes – hard to decide which heroes are overall good and useful, right? Well, I have decided to make this tier list of her to give you a good overview what heroes are good in Watcher of Realms and which ones are rather meh.
Looking at how much time and resources it takes to build a hero, this should help you decide which ones you invest in and which ones you can rather skip.
The Best Heroes in Watcher of Realms
Alright, below you will find the full list of all the heroes I have evaluated and tested so far in Watcher of Realms and if you open the ‘Show More’ of a hero, you will see a short description and how they do in certain game modes.
Update! Added the new limited hero Falcia
Please also make sure to check out my freshly udpated tier list for the artifacts in Watcher of Realms here.
Here is the new faction at a glance:
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SalazarS+Great single-target burst damage if you need it - but that is really useful in most game modes in Watcher of RealmsClass: FighterCampaign: A+Void Rift: A+Guild Boss: S+Tide: SRaids: B+Best Salazar Build
ElowynS+Best overall healer in the game and useful everywhere and in any team.Class: HealerCampaign: S+Void Rift: S+Guild Boss: S+Tide: S+Raids: SBest Elowyn Build
DoloresS+The thing with Dolores is that her healing is not enough to make her heal alone but a generally good base healing that bases on target stats as well so she can run end-game with maxed legendaries as well. Her main treat is her ultimate that will increase the attack of all allies in range (also by target stats percentage) and she will bump up everyone and is useful practically everywhere and up to end-game.Class: HealerCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: S+Tide: C+Raids: A+Best Dolores Build
ViernaS+Area damage and clearing waves, this is waht you use her best so only Guild Boss is a weak spot for her, otherwise useful in pretty much all game modes of Watcher of RealmsClass: MageCampaign: SVoid Rift: SGuild Boss: BTide: SRaids: SBest Vierna Build
HatssutS+Can be used pretty much everywhere and crucial for Gear Raid IIIClass: MarksmanCampaign: SVoid Rift: SGuild Boss: ATide: S+Raids: S+Best Hatssut Build
ArroganceSGreat overall damage output makes him a useful ehero in pretty much all game modes and ges well with many setups.Class: FighterCampaign: SVoid Rift: SGuild Boss: STide: S+Raids: A+Best Arrogance Build
ZilituSOne of the best heroes for Guild Boss to deal massive damageClass: FighterCampaign: A+Void Rift: A+Guild Boss: S+Tide: SRaids: ABest Zilitu Build
LayaSSolid healing and damage buff but also increases rage.Class: HealerCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: STide: A+Raids: A+Best Laya Build
MorriganSDeals solid area damage and boost othersClass: MageCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: CTide: A+Raids: ABest Morrigan Build
TorodorA+Self-reviving tank, I think this justify his rank here easily. Low maintenance and good impact and deals quite some damage when awakened quite a bit.Class: DefenderCampaign: AVoid Rift: AGuild Boss: STide: ARaids: BBest Torodor Build
OlagueA+One of the best defenders in Watcher of Realms also due to his shielding from his passive ability that is basically activa the whole time.Class: DefenderCampaign: S+Void Rift: S+Guild Boss: DTide: A+Raids: C+Best Olague Build
BrokkirA+Amazing defender in Watcher of Realms with shielding, fatal damage resisting and immunity and he also gives defense buffs to allies as well.Class: DefenderCampaign: S+Void Rift: S+Guild Boss: DTide: SRaids: C+Best Brokkir Build
AbominationA+Amazing offesive tank with high base HP and useful in many game modes.Class: FighterCampaign: AVoid Rift: AGuild Boss: A+Tide: SRaids: B+Best Abomination Build
WrathA+Good damage and can watch himself without needing much support - pretty much plug-and-playClass: FighterCampaign: A+Void Rift: A+Guild Boss: STide: SRaids: BBest Wrath Build
LugaruA+Good bleed damage dealer but needs a support as he will damage himself and is not that sustainable with his kit.Class: FighterCampaign: AVoid Rift: AGuild Boss: A+Tide: ARaids: BBest Lugaru Build
AjaxA+Nukes AoE like crazy and applies burn. Insane damage dealer if you manage to pull and build him. Downside? Yes, the deploy costs make him sometimes not viable as it takes too long to get him on the map...Class: MageCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: CTide: B+Raids: B+Best Ajax Build
KhametA+Deals burst area damage and can deal well with tank enemies.Class: MageCampaign: A+Void Rift: A+Guild Boss: C+Tide: A+Raids: ABest Khamet Build
TwinfiendA+Incredible for Guild Boss once you got his Awakening 1 to support Zilitu as your damage dealer in Guild Boss.Class: MageCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: S+Tide: ARaids: BBest Twinfiend Build
SetramA+Good single-target damage that excels in range which can be so useful in certain situations but also in general a good hero in Watcher of Realms. He can be your last resort with his ultimate if things get messyClass: MarksmanCampaign: SVoid Rift: SGuild Boss: S+Tide: SRaids: ABest Setram Build
SilasA+High single-target percing damage and pretty reliable damage output overall.Class: MarksmanCampaign: SVoid Rift: SGuild Boss: STide: A+Raids: BBest Silas Build
HexA+Deals great range magic damage where other ranged heroes in Watcher of Realms only deal piercing damage.Class: MarksmanCampaign: SVoid Rift: SGuild Boss: S+Tide: A+Raids: B+Best Hex Build
King HarzACan tank for most and with a good defender down, he does do very well.Class: DefenderCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: DTide: ARaids: BBest King Harz Build
GhanASolid tank and great damage for your team and with healers around he can sustain quite a lot while helping your team ramp up damage output.Class: DefenderCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: B+Tide: ARaids: B+Best Ghan Build
Captain ReveAGood crowd control and damage but only available in events.Class: DefenderCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: CTide: ARaids: B+Best Captain Reve Build
VolkaAWith Awakending you can respawn allies quicker and her team lifesteal make her a great heroClass: FighterCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: B+Tide: ARaids: BBest Volka Build
ArachaAAmazing Lord BonusesClass: FighterCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: A+Tide: ARaids: B+Best Aracha Build
DeimosAHis damage scales by his own max HP and can be great in Build Boss teams.Class: FighterCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: STide: B+Raids: CBest Deimos Build
CerberusAThere is multiple aspects to him - first of all he deals a ton of damage but most of his kit is also designed to use him as a last resort to prevent enemies passing and let him die to re-deploy him. He does what he does but needs the timig and enough players struggle with him at first simply because he seems to be really squishy (until you get to the point where you let him die enough and re-deploy him and just accept that as his kit the way it is). The revival times will go up each time and he is rather a 'you-shall-not-pass' hero than one to deploy and forget for the battle.Class: FighterCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: DTide: BRaids: B+Best Cerberus Build
HollowAHealing and rage boosting makes her a great hero that goes so well with many teams in Watcher of Realms.Class: HealerCampaign: A+Void Rift: A+Guild Boss: A+Tide: ARaids: B+Best Hollow Build
VortexAGreat range healer and scales his healing by max HP - would rank him higher if he would have buffs but out-of-the box an easy plug-and-play healer.Class: HealerCampaign: SVoid Rift: SGuild Boss: CTide: A+Raids: B+Best Vortex Build
CarnelianADeal area damage but that's not too impressive - the main reason she is here is that she can grant fatal immunity to allies which last and the way she applies them comes out to be really helpful espcially when you get her build to a point where the effect jumps and applies it to all allies in range. Her healing is overall nothing to really count on as the trigger is quite problematic.Class: HealerCampaign: AVoid Rift: AGuild Boss: CTide: ARaids: B+Best Carnelian Build
NocturneAGreat single-target damage dealer for magic damage and dropped a little with Hex in the mix but still a good Guild Boss and other PvE content character.Class: MageCampaign: A+Void Rift: A+Guild Boss: STide: ARaids: BBest Nocturne Build
EonaAGreat area magic damage for an epic hero and a great carry for long times in Watcher of Realms before you really need legendaries.Class: MageCampaign: A+Void Rift: A+Guild Boss: CTide: A+Raids: B+Best Eona Build
PyrosAGreat debuffs and a very good hero for Guild Boss to deal more damage.Class: MageCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: S+Tide: BRaids: CBest Pyros Build
LaseerASolid overall but primarily useful for his anti-healing debuff when you need it. There's not too many situations right now where you really would need the heal-blocking but even without a solid area damage dealer that you can run successful in many magic teams.Class: MageCampaign: AVoid Rift: AGuild Boss: DTide: B+Raids: B+Best Laseer Build
TheowinASlowing and area damage make him a solid hero to run and a great early carry hero to have.Class: MarksmanCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: CTide: B+Raids: BBest Theowin Build
CalypsoABuilds up more and more damage and is a good single-target damage dealer in Watcher of Realms so whenever you don't need burst (e.g. Guild Boss) and deal single-target damage, she is a great choice.Class: MarksmanCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: STide: A+Raids: C+Best Calypso Build
MaulAIf you need burst area damage, he is a fantastic choice and with Awakening you can get slow and freeze as well.Class: MarksmanCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: CTide: B+Raids: B+Best Maul Build
RazaakAPiercing damage and area damage alone makes him a good hero in Watcher of Realms. He can burst like crazy, espcially when paired with a attack supporter hero.Class: MarksmanCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: A+Tide: ARaids: A+Best Razaak Build
SargakAHas the potential to burst like crazy but also needs a healer to keep him alive during that. His ultimate cleans and strikes like a truck if you make it work.Class: MarksmanCampaign: AVoid Rift: AGuild Boss: A+Tide: ARaids: C+Best Sargak Build
KriaAGreat against mob waves but she needs to constantly kill enemies to really show her full potential.Class: Campaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: CTide: B+Raids: B+Best Kria Build
KinezaANice Fighter with some sustain and dodge and overall solid performance against most but airborne mobsCampaign: B+Void Rift: A+Guild Boss: A+Tide: A+Raids: B+Best Kineza Build
IsoldeB+Solid epic defender and early-to-mid game one of the great bread-and-butter heroes also for just enabling the lord bonus on your carry heroes. Later just has problems as can't scale stat-wise enough to sustain well but building her early will give you a great defender that you will use for quite some time.Class: DefenderCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: DTide: BRaids: C+Best Isolde Build
BaronB+Great defender overall and espcially amazing epic defender with decent damage for a defender that can carry you in Gear Raid IIClass: DefenderCampaign: SVoid Rift: SGuild Boss: DTide: A+Raids: BBest Baron Build
RegulusB+Defender that can keep allies alive. Why not ranked higher? Other defender ranked higher defend as good as he does and he doesn't provide any buffs or shielding except the fatal blow surviving of allies.Class: DefenderCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: DTide: B+Raids: C+Best Regulus Build
ApsanB+Fighter with air focus can be useful in very niche situations but overall not too many cases where you can universally use him that make it really wirth investing in himClass: FighterCampaign: CVoid Rift: CGuild Boss: B+Tide: B+Raids: BBest Apsan Build
ValkyraB+Can work behind a defender and deal piercing damage and apply a great debuff. Her low block rate sometimes is annoying but her revive is useful at times. Overll if she would be epic I'd rank her higher but the investment in her as legendary hero compared to other legendaries is questionable. She was the first legendary I pulled so she carried me quite a while in earlier modes as off-tank but has fallen off later.Class: FighterCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: C+Tide: B+Raids: BBest Valkyra Build
ValeriyaB+Damage output when critically needed is there and her passive can protect her at least from dying during the ultimate, but each strike ticks her down and without heavy shielding beforehand and strong healing she will most of the times go down when you use her ultimate which is not too optimal in most situations.Class: FighterCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: B+Tide: B+Raids: BBest Valeriya Build
SadieB+Protects allies and heals them, but her healing is not the greatest and her main support is helping survivnge strong single-shots.Class: HealerCampaign: A+Void Rift: A+Guild Boss: CTide: BRaids: BBest Sadie Build
EzrynB+Great ultimate that can heal anywhere on the map if neededd, but expensive to level and doesn't provide buffs for allies and, on top of that, is only a single-target healerClass: HealerCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: CTide: A+Raids: B+Best Ezryn Build
VenomaB+I like the mechanics but right now her faction is not strong enough to make the best synergies to be strong enough.Class: MageCampaign: C+Void Rift: C+Guild Boss: CTide: B+Raids: B+Best Venoma Build
ZelusB+Solid debuffs and damage but quite high placement costs that I don't think are justified enough to rank him hier in this tier list in Watcher of Realms.Class: MageCampaign: CVoid Rift: CGuild Boss: CTide: CRaids: BBest Zelus Build
KaedeB+Has potential but also pitfalls and works best in a team based around Chaos Dominion faction heroes, tbh.Class: MageCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: CTide: BRaids: C+Best Kaede Build
NyxB+Great range but also her deployment costs are quite high and there are simply more versatile marksmen in the game. Still, very useful in Gear Raid III to cover a side laneClass: MarksmanCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: CTide: B+Raids: B+Best Nyx Build
LuneriaB+A marksman with magic damage and good at killing bosses but needs a markman team to really work well.Class: MarksmanCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: ATide: ARaids: BBest Luneria Build
TaurielB+Solid with good single-target damage and you can save up her ultimate that can attack anywhere on the map to take out waiting bosses to relief your defense a little bitClass: MarksmanCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: B+Tide: B+Raids: CBest Tauriel Build
BrienneB+Really needs her ultimate to pop and air units to attack - if you take this as her condition, she is great.Class: MarksmanCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: C+Tide: B+Raids: C+Best Brienne Build
FalciaB+Requires shield for her passive and her ultimate, as good as it is, will not switch targets if she overkills. That makes her waste some potential and the North faction also don't really fits her kit too well.Class: FighterCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: A+Tide: B+Raids: C+Best Falcia Build
AzhorBToo inconsistent as defender, espcially as the claimed end-game legendary defender his skill kit promisesClass: DefenderCampaign: C+Void Rift: C+Guild Boss: DTide: CRaids: D+Best Azhor Build
VladovBHe needs to kill with his ultimate or he will die, simple at that. So his ultimate is more like a burst if you have a wave of mobs incoming. If there are none, your healer has a lot to deal with to keep him alive as his ultimate will kill him.Class: FighterCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: A+Tide: B+Raids: CBest Vladov Build
GreedBOverall decent kit with ton of slow and AoE but the fact that airborne targets take less damage make him less versatileClass: MageCampaign: C+Void Rift: C+Guild Boss: C+Tide: BRaids: BBest Greed Build
MarriBThe freezing is nice and the area damage as well, but the overall damage falls off quite soon and then her only real use-case is freezing and slowing down enemies and I think that is not that great for taking up a slotClass: MageCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: DTide: B+Raids: BBest Marri Build
DurzaBReally needs more Chaos Faction heroes in your team and additional healing or he will take out your entire team. If you make it work he heavily buffs, though.Class: MageCampaign: C+Void Rift: C+Guild Boss: C+Tide: C+Raids: BBest Durza Build
ShamirBIn terms of damage he is rather meh, even compared with some epic mages in the game. The fact that makes him stand out is the slowing effect that he constnatly applies and stacks so slow down mob waves while your damage dealers take care of them.Class: MageCampaign: B+Void Rift: B+Guild Boss: C+Tide: BRaids: C+Best Shamir Build
LightlockeC+Has his buff and healing with overflow but simply don't heal enough in his basic attacks to amke him a healer for your team. Can be a useful secondary healer that you can build cheaply, thoughClass: HealerCampaign: BVoid Rift: BGuild Boss: CTide: BRaids: C+Best Lightlocke Build
DassomiC+Works with the cross-synergies of the Chaos Dominion team but outside of that there are barely any debuffs that you need cleansed and his healing overall is not that high to make him a great healer pick on his own.Class: HealerCampaign: CVoid Rift: CGuild Boss: CTide: CRaids: C+Best Dassomi Build
TitusCSelf-healing defender but has a weird kit as he can't be healed and needs to be hit to heal himself. Later in the game he is not able to stand up anymoreClass: DefenderCampaign: DVoid Rift: DGuild Boss: DTide: DRaids: CBest Titus Build
CycloneCThe pushback is the only thing I like but a manual ultimate from a unit that has a hard time sustain and doesn't deal good damage is not enough to really make him rank great here.Class: FighterCampaign: CVoid Rift: CGuild Boss: CTide: CRaids: C+Best Cyclone Build
AtroxCExtremely funky kit overall and dies off and you can place him again and ticks down again, like a living AoE. Just not good, why spend deployment cost over and over instead of having a healer and a figher that stays alive?!Class: FighterCampaign: C+Void Rift: C+Guild Boss: DTide: C+Raids: BBest Atrox Build
LiliCDecent early-game healer but her single-target heals without much more to it doesn't let her sustain against the other healers in Watcher of Realms.Class: HealerCampaign: CVoid Rift: CGuild Boss: DTide: CRaids: C+Best Lili Build
Conclusion
I hope this tier list helps you decide what heroes to run but also what heroes are worth your time and resources to invest in – I will update this tier list frequently so make sure to check back with every update to be up to date with the best heroes in Watcher of Realms. If you have any questions, notes or anything else you feel that needs to be added here, please post a comment below and I will be happy to reply.
