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.
The July 21 update strengthened Hunter and Slayer, raised the melee Armor cap to 85%, adjusted Knight and Priest passives, and reduced ranged-monster damage. Older rankings should be re-tested instead of copied as permanent answers.
Hunter buffSlayer buff85% melee Armor cap
STop tier
S Tier: Knight, Priest, Hunter
Knight anchors the frontline, Priest keeps long pushes alive, and v1.01.00 gives Hunter much stronger controlled damage and movement. This trio is a high-value direction for progression and boss checks.
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AStrong
A Tier: Sorcerer, Slayer
Sorcerer gives strong AoE clear while the v1.01.00 Slayer reaches targets and activates Crushing Blow and Ground Slam sooner. Both improve sharply with the right gear and party support.
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.