Ranks are based on how much each hero helps real progression: survival, wave clear, boss pressure, support value, gear dependency, and whether the hero is available early or requires DLC.
ProgressionFarmingBoss checks
S Tier heroes are broadly useful across beginner pushing, survival, and boss checks.
A Tier heroes are strong, but usually need the right gear, protection, or party support.
B Tier heroes can still be useful, but are more situational than the top cores.
Older rankings can be misleading if they relied on bugged Priest Wrath of Heaven damage, Blessing of Might stacking, uncapped damage reduction, or the previous Explosive Bolt behavior. This tier list treats those hotfixes as corrected and ranks heroes by stable role value.
Priest fixes75% capExplosive Bolt
STop tier
S Tier: Knight, Priest, Hunter
Knight anchors the frontline, Priest keeps long pushes alive, and Hunter brings strong controlled damage. This trio is the safest high-value direction for progression and boss checks.
KnightPriestHunter
AStrong
A Tier: Sorcerer, Slayer
Sorcerer gives strong AoE clear while Slayer adds melee burst and lifesteal. Both can feel excellent once gear and party support are strong enough.
SorcererSlayerGear scaling
BSituational
B Tier: Ranger
Ranger is still useful as a free ranged starter, but the current early meta treats it as more situational than Priest, Hunter, or Knight-centered teams.
Use this page to compare hero strength. If you want exact teams for beginner pushing, farming, boss walls, Ranger solo, or Sorcerer fire play, open the builds guide.
Beginner buildFarming buildBoss build
NoteSituational
Ranger ranking note
Ranger is easy to start with and can support safe backline damage, but it is ranked below the top cores because stronger progression usually comes from Knight, Priest, Hunter, or protected AoE setups.
The tier list answers which heroes are broadly strongest. The builds guide answers which combination to use now, including all-round, farming, boss, Ranger solo, and Sorcerer fire setups.