Lord of Heroes Tier List
In our Lord of Heroes Tier List page, we will cover which characters/units are worth considering building and investing on to help you clear the game's content.
Welcome to our Lord of Heroes Tier list page! Here, we’ll be checking the heroes that you can recruit in the game. The characters here come in different elements and classes that you can form in your team; however, you’ll want to focus on good ones in order to help with your game’s progression.
Lord of Heroes is an adventure RPG which lets you explore other regions in order to expand your influence. You’ll need to occupy or ally with other neighboring regions as you progress through the story, and you’ll be able to unlock more difficulties. There are different character roles that you can recruit in the game and each of character has a set of skills that can be used. In our Lord of Heroes Tier List, we’ll be checking which characters that you can add to your team, we hope that this will help you in forming your team.
Disclaimer
Please be reminded that Tier Lists are not “definite” measures of the character’s strength and potential. There are a lot of factors to be considered like the characters’ availability, their synergy with your team, their utility, equipment, etc. As such, please use our tier lists as what they’re meant to be - a guide. Use tier lists to help you decide whether you’ll want to invest resources and time to build a character. At the end of the day, it’s you who will decide which ones you’ll use based on preference and performance .
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Most games that involve having multiple characters come in various rarities, and have to be pulled through a gacha system. However, in Lord of Heroes, characters can be recruited through various means and they vary per character. Some heroes can be recruited using specific currencies, while some are accessible in the shop. These heroes come in different elements as well as star ratings upon recruitment. Even if they vary in stars, they do not matter much in terms of each hero’s strength. Some 3-Star heroes even excel in their roles.
Since Lord of Heroes doesn’t follow a Gacha system, your main goal is to check each character you’ll want to recruit in the game and check their acquisition method. You’ll find if a hero can be recruited through in-game currencies, or if they are cash shop only (you will know this if it states that the hero is wandering). Playing through the story with the characters you acquire by default should be enough for you as you focus on getting items for recruitment such as Renown and Crystals. When leveling and improving your heroes, you’ll be using a lot of resources therefore you will want to focus on your main team.
Heroes that can be acquired have various roles in terms of their gameplay, therefore having a balanced team composition will help you in your progression. There are a variety of formations that you can use in battle as well, so be mindful when to change them. We’ll be providing you with the basic overview of Heroes that you can recruit, and we’ll be ranking them in S and A ranks of our tiers. We hope that you’ll find this information helpful.
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Overall Tier List
Please refer to our explanations for the individual characters listed in this tier list.
S-Rank Characters
* Earth Charlotte
* Fire Johan
* Water Krom
* Dark Rosanna
* Water Joshua
* Light Meiling
* Earth Lairei
* Light Olivia
* Fire Lairei
* Earth Aslan
A-Rank Characters
* Fire Vanessa
* Water Vanessa
* Earth Walther
* Water Fram
* Water Olivia
* Dark Mikhail
* Fire Alev
* Earth Lucilicca
* Water Lumie
* Earth Laphlaes
Top Tier Clerics
* Earth Charlotte (S)
* Fire Johan (S)
* Fire Vanessa (A)
* Water Vanessa (A)
Top Tier Guardians
* Water Krom (S)
* Dark Rosanna (S)
* Earth Walther (A)
* Water Fram (A)
Top Tier Snipers
* Water Joshua (S)
* Light Meiling (S)
* Water Olivia (A)
* Dark Mikhail (A)
Top Tier Strikers
* Earth Lairei (S)
* Light Olivia (S)
* Fire Alev (A)
* Earth Lucilicca (A)
Top Tier Warriors
* Fire Lairei (S)
* Earth Aslan (S)
* Water Lumie (A)
* Earth Laphlaes (A)
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S Rank Heroes
Earth Charlotte
Rarity and Class: 3-Star Cleric
Clerics are the main supporters of the game, and they can provide assistance through heals and some buffs, they can also debuff enemies. Earth Charlotte is a hero that you’re able to recruit at the beginning of the game as part of the story. Even though her recruitment level is 3-Star, she provides excellent support as a Cleric. Her Spirit Strike lets you attack an enemy, and you’re able to debuff them to reduce their attack power which is great especially when fighting a lot of opponents.
Her Mystic Aid skill lets you heal a selected ally based on your attack power; this will also increase your action gauge faster in order to help the entire team. For her Burst skill, she has Hymn of the Spirits which heals all allies as well as generates a shield for everyone. This is useful especially if you are fighting opponents which hit a lot of your members since it can save everyone when their HP is in a pinch.
She has two passive skills called Spirit’s Blessing and Elven Heritage. This increases her defense, as well as decreases damage from fire-elemental enemies which will help her weakness as an Earth hero. Being able to recruit her at the start of the game provides you with an excellent choice for a Cleric, so you can focus on acquiring other characters as well.
Fire Johan
Rarity and Class: 4-Star Cleric
Clerics are the main supporters of the game, and they can provide assistance through heals and some buffs. Fire Johan can be recruited whenever he is available in the cash shop since he’s a wandering hero. His Dual Strike skill lets him attack a selected enemy, this also provides an immunity buff and health regeneration buff to the user as well as an ally who has the lowest health percentage for two turns.
His Luminous Slash skill lets him attack all enemies, it provides all allies with a buff that increases critical hit rate and critical hit damage, as well as healing all allies based on the damage he deals if it’s a critical hit. His Burst skill is called Exelion Barrage, and this lets him attack an enemy and get a Fortitude Buff which increases his attack power if he deals a critical hit. The Fortitude buff makes him not fall in battle no matter how much damage he takes which prolongs his survival.
He has two passive skills called Fiery Justice and Unflinching Faith. This increases his critical rate further as well as decreases damage from water-elemental enemies which will help his weakness as a Fire hero. Fire Johan is a good S Rank Cleric because he combines both offense and defense, and his Fortitude buff enables him to withstand attacks no matter the damage.
Water Krom
Rarity and Class: 5-Star Guardian
Guardians are offensive characters that can provide bonuses to their team with their attacks. Water Krom can be recruited through your 1st and 2nd Hero’s Contract, and he is able to provide the team with increased Action Gauge acquisition. His Cyclone Flurry skill attacks a selected enemy where his damage is increased based on his speed, you’re able to get Burst Gauge gain up to 100% at max level whenever he uses this skill.
His Combat Readiness skill fills all allies’ action gauges up to 45% at max level. Not only that, but this grants them with a health regeneration buff which will help in their survival as well as letting you use more skills. His Burst skill is Dimensional Cleave, which lets you attack all enemies and damages them more based on his speed.
He has two passives called Grand General and Guardian of the Throne. This increases his speed further as well as decreases damage from fire-elemental enemies. With his skill set, you’ll want to provide him with equipment that increases his speed. His action gauge bonus for the team enables you to increase your damage output since you’re able to use more skills for battle. Consider getting him for your first Hero Contract since he’s a great addition to your team.
Dark Rosanna
Rarity and Class: 4-Star Guardian
Guardians are offensive characters that can provide bonuses to their team with their attacks. Dark Rosana can be recruited whenever she is available in the cash shop since she’s a wandering hero. Her Dolphin Skill lets her attack an enemy with increased damage based on her current health, it also increases your burst gauge gain.
Her Boon of the Sea skill fills all allies’ action gauges up to 45% at max level. This also grants the user with a counterattack buff for one turn which will help in her offense. For her Burst Skill, she has Argonaut Slam which lets her attack all enemies and has a chance to provoke them for 1 turn.
Her passives are Mermaid’s Lifeforce and Caleccian Queen. This increases her health as well as increases damage received from light-element enemies. Her skill set is focused on catching your enemies’ attention as well as being able to damage them based on her health. She has a similar skill set with Water Krom in terms of increasing the Action Gauge which is useful. She’s one of the few Dark characters as well that is good.
Water Joshua
Rarity and Class: 4-Star Sniper
Snipers are offensive characters that can deal high damage, debuff, as well as provide bonuses to your team. Water Joshua can be recruited whenever he is available in the cash shop since he’s a wandering hero. His Pendulum Kineses skill lets him attack a selected enemy and remove 1 of their most recent buffs. At max level, he gets a 90% chance for debuffing. This is very useful against bosses as well.
His Higher Order skill fills all allies’ action gauges up to 40% at max level. Not only that, but this also removed 2 of the most recent debuffs from all of your allies. His Burst skill is Gravitational Tempest and it lets him attack a selected enemy, and fill his action gauge to the max if the skill is upgraded to level 4. This will help him use Higher Order once more which will help in providing more action gauges to others.
His passives are Productive Inertia and Languid Psychic. This increases his defense, as well as damage against fire-elemental enemies. Combining Water Joshua to other characters which provide Action Gauge bonuses will let you form a team that can spam skills in no time, plus his debuffing capabilities will be very useful in taking enemies down.
Light Mei Ling
Rarity and Class: 4-Star Sniper
Snipers are offensive characters that can deal high damage, debuff, as well as provide bonuses to your team. Light Mei Ling can be recruited once you occupy Gallus Empire (East) on Extreme Difficulty, and use 700,000 Renown. Her Safflower Talisman skill lets you attack a selected enemy as well as heal all allies if she lands a critical hit.
Her Shaman’s Flare skill lets her attack all enemies as well as grant all allies with a health regeneration buff in order to help with your team’s survival. Her Burst skill is Divine Invocation, this lets her attack all enemies and acquire an extra turn if an enemy dies which is very useful in terms of damaging and recovering.
Her passives are Noble Birthright and Natural Gift. This increases her critical hit rate as well as damage against dark-elemental enemies. She’s one of the few Light characters that can be recruited in the game using Renown, her attacks and healing capabilities lets her be a great Sniper Cleric Hybrid which is useful in keeping your team alive. Providing her with high critical rate equipment provides her with the best bonus for her burst skill since the extra turn can change the tide of battle.
Earth Lairei
Rarity and Class: 5-Star Striker
Strikers are offensive characters that focus on getting high damage using various methods. Earth Lairei can be recruited from the 5th and 6th hero’s contract. Her Dragon Fang skill lets you attack your enemy and increase your critical hit damage by a certain percentage up to 5 times. Once leveled at max, she gets more damage which will work best with critical equipment sets.
Her Gale Volley skill lets her attack all enemies as well as increase her critical hit rate for two turns. Combining this with her first skill makes efficient in DPS capabilities. For her Burst skill, she has Raging Windstorm which hits all enemies as well as increasing her attack power for 2 turns if she lands a critical.
Her passives are Blessed Dragoness and Paradise’s Blessing which increases her critical hit damage as well as decreases damage from water-elemental enemies. With all of her skill combined, her main focus is to deal as much damage as possible with critical effects, so make sure to get good equipment sets with this bonus.
Light Olivia
Rarity and Class: 5-Star Striker
Strikers are offensive characters that focus on getting high damage using various methods. Light Olivia can be recruited using 5,000,000 Renown and she’s one of the few Light characters that can be obtained with this method. Her Spell Shot skill lets her attack a selected enemy, and this heals her in proportion to the damage she has dealt. She deals more damage based on the health she has lost.
Her Flash Bomb skill lets her attack all enemies as well as gain a chance to provoke them. This works in sync with her first skill since she will be able to deal more damage if she has lesser HP, then she can sustain herself with a heal. Her Burst skill is Precision Sniping, this lets her attack an enemy and ignores defense. At the same time, she can get a Thorn buff that can damage attackers.
Her passives are Piercing Gaze and Deadly Accuracy. This lets her have increased health and increased damage against dark-elemental enemies. Her skill set involves around her being able to take in some damage in order to get stronger, getting hit will provide her with the most benefits so you’ll want to provide her with an equipment set for survival.
Fire Lairei
Rarity and Class: 5-Star Warrior
Warriors are offensive characters that can provide bonuses with buffs as well as debuffing their enemies. Fire Lairei can be recruited through your 1st and 2nd Hero’s Contract, and she is able to provide a lot of debuffs on your opponents. Her Dragon’s Fang skill lets her attack an enemy and reduces their defense for up to two turns at max skill level.
Her Flame Volley skill attacks all enemies, then this provides a chance to reduce their resistance up to two turns at max skill level. For her Burst Skill, she has Raging Firestorm which attacks all enemies and reduces their action gauge by 25%, this is guaranteed at max skill level.
Her passives are Draconic Aura and Master of the Arts. This gives her increased attack power and increased damage against earth-elemental enemies. Her skill set is a balanced since it deals single and AOE damage, while debuffing at the same time. Pairing her with other DPS characters will be beneficial for the debuffs she deals.
Earth Aslan
Rarity and Class: 4-Star Warrior
Warriors are offensive characters that can provide bonuses with buffs as well as debuffing their enemies. Earth Aslan can be recruited whenever he is available in the cash shop since he’s a wandering hero. His Graviton Slash skill lets him attack an enemy and reduce their attack power for up to 2 turns at max skill level.
His Call to Arms skill lets you fill all allies’ action gauges up to 40%, as well as increases all allies attack power for 2 turns. For his passive, he has his Mountain Crusher which attacks a selected enemy and ignores their defense. The mix of this skills provides good offense opportunities for the team, and has useful debuffs.
His passive skills are Revered Leader and Emerald Lioness. This provides him with increased attack power as well as increased damage against water-elemental enemies. Overall, his kit is balanced and you’d want to fit him with a team that have good damaging skills from their action gauges.
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A Rank Heroes
Fire Vanessa
Rarity and Class: 4-Star Cleric
Clerics are the main supporters of the game, and they can provide assistance through heals and some buffs. Fire Vanessa can be recruited after you Recruit Water Charlotte and use 500,000 Renown. Her Melody of Passion skill lets her attack a selected enemy and the damage increases based on her defense.
Her Melody of Salvation heals all allies in proportion to her defense, as well as increasing all allies’ defense for up to 3 turns at max skill level. For her burst skill, she has Battleground Symphony, which heals all allies in proportion to her maximum health, as well as granting invincibility for 1 turn.
Her passive skills are Noble Birthright and Natural Gift which increases her defense and decreases damage from water-elemental enemies. She’s a good healer combined with high hp and defenses, however she loses out on S Rank to Earth Charlotte due to her availability. Recruiting her will require another recruit unlock compared to Earth Charlotte being available at the start of the game with a similar move set.
Water Vanessa
Rarity and Class: 4-Star Cleric
Clerics are the main supporters of the game, and they can provide assistance through heals and some buffs. Water Vanessa can be recruited with 6000 Crystals. Her Melody of Passion skill lets her attack a selected enemy, and this heals her based on the damage she deals.
Her Melody of Salvation skill heals all allies in proportion to her attack, and all allies will get a leech buff as well for up to 3 turns at max skill level. The health they leech will be based on the damage they have dealt. Her Burst skill, Battleground Symphony, revives all allies and heals them in proportion to her defense.
For her passive, she has Noble Birthright and Natural Gift. This increases her attack power as well as decreases damage from earth-elemental enemies. She’s also a good healer with reviving capabilities, and the leech buffs are good, however she loses out on S Rank to Earth Charlotte due to her availability. Recruiting her will require Crystals which can be used for other heroes compared to Earth Charlotte being available at the start of the game with a similar move set.
Earth Walther
Rarity and Class: 5-Star Guardian
Guardians are offensive characters that can provide bonuses to their team with their attacks. Earth Walther can be recruited through your 3rd and 4th Hero’s Contract, and he is able to provide a lot of increased action gauge for the team. His Mirage Slash skill lets him deal damage to an enemy, as well as increase his defense for up to two turns at max skill level.
His Lightning Burst skill lets him attack all enemies as well as get a chance to Provoke them which is good for tanking with his increased defense. For his burst skill, he has Heavenly Judgement which attacks all enemies as well as fills all of their action gauges by 20%.
His passives are Legendary Spellsword and War Hero. This increases his defense, as well as decreases damage against water-elemental enemies. He’s a balanced Guardian that can provide single target and AOE. However, he’ll need good healing support in order to manage the damage he will get.
Water Fram
Rarity and Class: 3-Star Guardian
Guardians are offensive characters that can provide bonuses to their team with their attacks. She is available at the start of the game’s story as part of your team. Her Spiral Slash lets her attack an enemy and has a chance to reduce their defense for 2 turns.
Her Seismic Slam skill lets her attack all enemies, with a 50% chance to inflict stun for 1 turn at max skill level. For her burst skill, she has Surging Starburst which attacks all enemies and has a chance to reduce their attack power for 2 turns.
Her passives are Wild Guardian and Knight’s Shield which increases her health and decreases damage from fire-elemental enemies. She has a balanced skill set that fulfills her role as a Guardian, and she provides debuffs and a bit of crowd-control. However, you’ll want other characters that can provide more action gauges so you can use more skills.
Water Olivia
Rarity and Class: 4-Star Sniper
Snipers are offensive characters that can deal high damage, debuff, as well as provide bonuses to your team. Water Olivia can be recruited by using 6,000 Crystals. Her Spell Shot skill lets her attack an enemy, and this heals her in proportion to the damage she deals if the attack is a critical hit.
Her Flash Bomb skill attacks all enemies, and it has a 60% chance to reduce their speed for 1 turn at max skill level. For her Burst skill, she has Precision Sniping, which attacks a selected enemy and increases her attack power.
Her passives are Piercing Gaze and Deadly Accuracy. This increases her attack power as well as increases damage against fire-elemental enemies. She has balanced skills; however other Snipers on our S Rank list provide more bonuses in terms of debuffs as well as health regeneration.
Dark Mikhail
Rarity and Class: 4-Star Sniper
Snipers are offensive characters that can deal high damage, debuff, as well as provide bonuses to your team. Dark Mikhail can be recruited as part of the game’s story once you occupy Rhodon (2-7) on Normal Difficulty. His Twin Shot skill lets him attack a selected enemy and the damage is increased based on his current speed.
His Raven Rush skill attacks a selected enemy and the damage is increased based on his current speed as well. This also increases his speed for 2 turns. For his Burst skill, he has Dire Eclipse which attacks all enemies and reduces their action gauge by 25%. This debuff is 100% once his skill level is maxed out.
His passive skills are Huntsman’s Solitude and Moonbeam Walker, this increases his critical hit rate and damage against light-elemental enemies. He’s a good sniper to bring to clear the story, however you’ll want to build speed equipment and critical bonuses in order to get the most out of his skills.
Fire Alev
Rarity and Class: 5-Star Striker
Strikers are offensive characters that focus on getting high damage using various methods. Fire Alev can be recruited through your 3rd and 4th Hero’s Contract, and she is able to gain affect turns in battle. Her Reverse slash skill attacks a selected enemy, and if an enemy dies, she’s provided 1 more turn.
Her Ignis Buster skill attacks all enemies and it heals her in proportion to the critical damage dealt whenever her hit is also critical. For her Burst skill, she has Deathscythe which attacks an enemy and ignores defense if she lands it as a critical.
Her Passive skills are Dakkeon’s Heir and Devoted Arbiter. This increases her health as well as damage against earth-elemental enemies. Because of her skill set, you’ll want to dedicate equipment sets that increase her critical chances. Her passives and other skills don’t provide increased critical chances, so you will rely on items.
Earth Lucilicca
Rarity and Class: 5-Star Striker
Strikers are offensive characters that focus on getting high damage using various methods. Earth Lucilicca can be recruited through your 1st and 2nd Hero’s Contract, and she is able to deal more damage and gain bonuses based on her health. Her Subjugation skill lets her attack a selected enemy and it heals her based on the damage she has dealt.
Her Earth Needle Shot skill lets her attack a selected enemy, then she deals more damage based on how much health she has. For her Burst, she has Black Thorns which attacks a selected enemy and creates a shield based on her maximum health.
Her passives are Archmage Authority and Enlightenment which increases her attack power and damage against fire-elemental enemies. Her skill set is dependent on her HP and you will want her fully healed in order for her to do her best. She loses out on S-Rank because this can be crippling as well if she loses HP, and she also is a single enemy focused character.
Water Lumie
Rarity and Class: 5-Star Warrior
Warriors are offensive characters that can provide bonuses with buffs as well as debuffing their enemies. Water Lumie can be recruited through your 3rd and 4th Hero’s Contract, and she can affect your opponent’s actions. Her Frost Strike skill lets you attack a selected enemy, and this lets her increase speed for 1 turn. This buff chance is 100% at max skill level.
Her Icicle Dance skill lets her attack all enemies, and it reduces their action gauge by 20% at max skill level. For her Burst skill, she has Glacial Rush which attacks all enemies. It also has a 100% chance to reduce their action gauge by 20%, and up to 80% chance to inflict sleep for 1 turn at max skill level.
Her passives are Resolute Will and Arctic winds which increases her health and increases damage against fire-elemental enemies. In order to get the max out of her skill set, you’ll want to provide her with the best speed equipment possible. This will help her in dealing out attacks as soon as possible in order for her to reduce your opponent’s actions.
Earth Laphlaes
Rarity and Class: 5-Star Warrior
Warriors are offensive characters that can provide bonuses with buffs as well as debuffing their enemies. You can recruit Earth Laphlaes after you Occupy Lumisade on Hard difficulty and spend 3,000,000 Renown. His Solar String skill lets him attack an enemy, and has a 60% chance to stun them at max skill level. He will also get a leech buff for up to 2 turns at max skill level based on the damage he deals.
His Vortex Drive skill lets him attack an enemy and it can fill his action gauge by 100%. For his Burst skill, he has Fires of Destiny which attacks all enemies and deals up to 5x additional damage according to the enemy’s maximum health. This increases his defense by 2 turns.
His passives are Clairvoyance and Chains of Fate. This increases his critical hit, as well as his damage against water-elemental enemies. His skills combined help him deal with stun capabilities to slow down opponents, however his additional damage is still dependent on the HP of his enemies. His self-buffs help with his survival as well.
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This concludes our Tier List for Lord of Heroes. We hope this information has helped you with your team building in the game. Take note that Tier Lists are never final, and they may be subject to change. Some Heroes in the game can get changes in terms of their skills through balance changes as well, and there will be more Heroes available in future updates.