I think there is no need to lay out how long and expensive building a hero in Heroes of Crown: Legends is and how much it will throw you back to do that for the first heroes you pull. The good news is, almost all heroes in the game are useful but some are more useful than others.
For that reason I have here a tier list that will show you why a hero is good and in what situations/modes they really shine (well, some shine simply everywhere).
What Heroes Are Worth Building in Heroes of Crowns?
Below you find a snapshot of the current meta of heroes and how they will be when you fully build them so you don’t have to find out the hard way yourself which ones is worth building and which ones are not.
Alright, let’s get into it.
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Wu Zetian
S+
Pretty much defines the meta in most modes with True Damage, incvinsibility and blocking heal for enemies.
Role:Mage
Alias:Ancient Empress
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Bai Suzhen
S+
Can suppress rage generation for enemies in the mid-back row which can be a win condition in many situations.
Role:Ranger
Alias:White Snake
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Tang Sanzang
S+
incredible tank with immortalility and debuffing enemies.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Buddhist Saint
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Lucia
S
Pretty much the full package for all setups with damage reduction and and protection for your main damage dealer and she deals damage based on target HP.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Dark Knight
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Zero
S+
Super much in his kit, including a ton of damage and converting damage into shield and built-in rage engine + silence enemies. and is immune to control effects himself..
Role:Ranger
Alias:Blazing Dragon
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Yen
A+
Great damage and excels through burn against bosses in long battles and her true damage based on target max HP healps there as well. Overall great but amazing against bosses..
Role:Ranger
Alias:Double-Faced Tiger
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Morrian
A
Has good damage but also her weaken and heal reduction can be devestating for enemies. On top has lifesteal and rage steal which can be incredibly disruptive.
Role:Mage
Alias:Destruction Fury
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Christine
A
Massive attacks and can hit multiple times per turn make her almost always a great hero in your lineup.
Role:Ranger
Alias:Epic Diva
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Grail
A
AoE damage with stun, weaken and armor shredder and don't forget that her basic attacks are really strong as well.
Role:Mage
Alias:Elementalist
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Ne Zha
A
Appears more complicated than he is and once below 60% HP he will start becoming a beast that will give the enemy team a lot of headach with self-healing and true damage.
Role:Ranger
Alias:Third Prince
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Kane
A
Great tank with lifesteal and immortality that can buy your team time to kick off.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Lord of the Dead
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Ao Xin
B+
Can deal damage to backrow enemies and stacks buffs up until he blows off a lot. Needs to time to build up but has a lot of potential.
Role:Priest
Alias:Glow Dragon
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Nerishta
B+
Just outputs increible amounts of damage.
Role:Assassin
Alias:Dragon Princess
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Victoria
B+
Area damage, block heal and dispell and has true damage potential and great targeting of mid and backrow enemies.
Role:Mage
Alias:Dark Bride
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Sun WuKong
B+
Summons clones, can stun and deal true damage which is very helpful against everything sturdy coming your way.
Role:Ranger
Alias:Monkey King
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Yang Jian
B+
Yang Jian is not that easy to get to work and needs tome to stack up to unfold his true potential. Also needs to steal buffs but on the right team against the right setup can really work well.
Role:Assassin
Alias:Er Lang
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Priscilla
B
Crazy useful rage battery and also alright damage make her quite a nice hero..
Role:Ranger
Alias:Aurora
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Arlune
B
Great execution targeting that will start snowballing once she starts taking down enemies.
Role:Assassin
Alias:Blade of Shadows
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Veya
B
Very effective in end game against setups that have more than one healer with her anti heal. Very strong starting hero and can run well with small invest which makes her an interesting option for many players.
Role:Ranger
Alias:Celestial Spear
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Arvette
B
Depending on the enemies either stong damage or strong crowd control, which makes her work pretty well.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Valkyrie
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Anubis
B
Good damage and area crowd control and dispelling buffs from enemies make him versatile but needs pairing with curse heroes to really work well..
Role:Mage
Alias:Adjudicator
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Merilyn
C+
Amazing in resurrecting allies so shines in the modes where this is important.
Role:Priest
Alias:Lord of Time
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Skyne
C+
Can resurrect allies and apply debuffs that increase the damage of your team. Not universally great everywhere but in some modes and in some setups for sure really strong..
Role:Priest
Alias:Dark Apostle
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Vichy
C+
Great support and her damage mitigation can save your team in many occasions.
Role:Priest
Alias:Saint of Purity
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Don
C+
Good tank and can protect the rest of the team with a good targeting mechanic of his shielding for team members that need ot. Also can intervene attacks, counterattack and apply bleed.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Master Dragon
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Marcy
C+
Assassin with high damage output and stun and true damage..
Role:Assassin
Alias:Prosecutor
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Andrew
C
Interesting kit that deals high damage and then enables team healing..
Role:Warrior
Alias:Malicious Puppet
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Omega
C
Only really useful to fend off enemy rage abilities.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Armored Mech
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Bella & Ella
C
Can dispell, heal and even generate a shield from overhealing. Just universally works in so many setups in Heroes of Crown Legends but not in the meta self.
Role:Priest
Alias:Super Twins
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Sylvie
C
She is okay everyhwere but also not really that much and just understanding her kit sometimes gives me headache. But tests don't lie and she performs.
Role:Ranger
Alias:Sword Master
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Sophia & Monica
D+
Can counter many heroes well, massive single target damage an also quite some survivability on her own make her incredibly good in Heroes of Crown.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Night Eater
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Garwain
D
Pretty bad overall but wouldn't fodder him in case meta changes or some teams evolve where he might become useful.
Role:Ranger
Alias:Ice Guard
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Nadine
D
Pretty bad overall but wouldn't fodder him in case meta changes or some teams evolve where he might become useful.
Role:Ranger
Alias:Nightingale
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Alpha
D
Pretty good in Tower but that's it about it there. Wouldn't fodder him but also building him up isn't something I'd recommend.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Savage Beast
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Garde
D
Pretty bad overall but wouldn't fodder him in case meta changes or some teams evolve where he might become useful.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Blessed Guardian
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Alicia
D
Can do some Tower but actually Fodder for ascension to be honest..
Role:Warrior
Alias:Lady Inferno
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Julius
D
Pretty bad overall but wouldn't fodder him in case meta changes or some teams evolve where he might become useful.
Role:Mage
Alias:Eternal Flame
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Atargatis
D
Pretty bad overall but wouldn't fodder him in case meta changes or some teams evolve where he might become useful.
Role:Priest
Alias:Daughter of the Sea
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Ariel
D
Can do some Tower but actually Fodder for ascension to be honest..
Role:Mage
Alias:Ancient Warlock
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Aigre
D
Can do some Tower but actually Fodder for ascension to be honest..
Role:Mage
Alias:Devil Devourer
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Dana
D
Can do some Tower but actually Fodder for ascension to be honest..
Role:Mage
Alias:Frost Spirit
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Sardimund
D
Can do some Tower but actually Fodder for ascension to be honest..
Role:Priest
Alias:Underworld Strider
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Beauvue
D
Can do some Tower but actually Fodder for ascension to be honest..
Role:Warrior
Alias:Axe Berserker
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Saru
D
Can do some Tower but actually Fodder for ascension to be honest..
Role:Warrior
Alias:Blade of Storms
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Avrora
D
Can do some Tower but actually Fodder for ascension to be honest..
Role:Warrior
Alias:Iron Fist
Tower:
Boss:
Endless Abyss:
Arena:
Kina
F
Fodder.
Role:Assassin
Alias:Fruit Candy
Nora
F
Fodder.
Role:Assassin
Alias:Luminescence
Wan Er
F
Fodder.
Role:Mage
Alias:Heady Incense
Toto
F
Fodder.
Role:Mage
Alias:Mad Inventor
Siren
F
Fodder.
Role:Mage
Alias:Sea Witch
Heimdall
F
Fodder.
Role:Priest
Alias:Astral Guardian
Dorothy
F
Fodder.
Role:Priest
Alias:Daughter of Nature
Ivasia
F
Fodder.
Role:Priest
Alias:Devotee of Truth
Lance
F
Fodder.
Role:Priest
Alias:Doomsayer
Viktor
F
Fodder.
Role:Priest
Alias:Water Sage
Lorraine
F
Fodder.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Emperor of Light
Salon
F
Fodder.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Minotaur Spirit
Lotta
F
Fodder.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Wandering Knight
Corolla
F
Fodder.
Role:Warrior
Alias:Wild Huntress
Eloi
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Huntress
Augustus
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Bookish Scholar
Sabah
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Butcher of Truth
Aya
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Celestial Harp
Cooperhill
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Demolitionist
Ragnus
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Elven Prince
Harken
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Frenzy Toxin
Lada
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Pirate King
Norman
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Starstrider Mage
Shaak
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Wrath of the Deep
Valtu
F
Fodder.
Role:
Alias:Wrathful Claw
Conclusion
I hope this overview helped you about the general overview what heroes are working well in Heroes of Crown Legends and which ones are rather mediocre or even bad. If you have any further questions, would like me to add anything or just thank for the list… feel free to drop a comment below.
