Rygel’s Rambles: PvP Tier List [PATCH 1.0]
Who are the Best Characters to climb the PvP ladder with
Who is this Rygel guy?
Hello Hero Hunters, my name is [808] Rygel and some of you may have seen me around in the Global and VIP chat channels while in game. I’m a member of the prominent and highly active Hawaii Warriors Alliance. I started playing Hero Hunters while it was still on it’s 0.1 version/update (Not too sure if they had a 0.0 version or not). I was the second player ( @Tranquilmoon606 managed to beat me by less than an hour) to have reached Tier 1 (and made it onto the Leaderboard, back when there was only one global leaderboard for all PvP, before the tournament system was released) once PvP was released. Ever since then, I’ve been fairly active in the PvP scene, (aside from a hiatus I had at the end of 2017). I am very passionate about this game, and love helping the community grow and expand, especially now that Hero Hunters has launched world wide, and we’ve got a huge influx of fresh hunters into the mix.
Preface Ramble
Hey Hero Hunters, I’m FINALY back with another Tier list, all fresh for the 1.0 patch, and our new influx of fellow players around the world. I will be compiling a list of all the heroes in the game, and sorting them into tiers, to help our community grow in knowledge, as well as help other players which I will through playtesting, theory crafting and feedback from other players. So please bear with me while the first few versions of this list may not be too accurate, as we as a community grow and develop strategies and metas.
Please note: I currently only have my tier lists for PvPing in mid-late game (aka: Post Gold Abilities unlocked) filled out, I will hopefully be finalizing my early game PvP tier lists later this week, after I’ve playtested some more on my alt account, crunched some more numbers and put more research into Pre Gold PvPing.
PATCH: 1.0 Updates
With the big milestone 1.0 patch, and the accompanying World Wide launch, the number of balance changes for heroes is a bit lower than in the past (during beta), so we can hope that the heroes have been stabilized a bit (and only see smaller balance tweaks, and no drastic re-works).
BUFFS
NERFS
TWEAKS
(neutral changes or mix of buff & nerf)
Now for the Tier lists:
Full Roster Tier List (Post Gold Abilities)
Tier 1: Gods
(Good in Almost Every Situation)
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Mid Line:
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Tier 1.5: Demi-Gods
Currently hovering between Tier 1 and 2
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Tier 2: Strong Choices
Works well in many situations
Front Line:
Mid Line:
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Tier 3: Balanced Choices
Front Line:
Mid Line:
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Tier 4: Underpowered/Specialized Choices
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Farmer’s Tier List (Post Gold Abilities)
Only includes heroes that can be acquired without spending gold
Tier 1: God Tier
Good in many situations | “Easily” Upgraded
Front Line:
Mid Line:
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Tier 2: Strong Choices
Front Line:
Mid Line:
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Tier 3: Balanced Choices
Front Line:
Mid Line:
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Tier 4: Underpowered or Specialized Choices
Front Line:
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Coming Soon: Pre-Gold Ability tier lists
In this section the Full Roster and Farmers Tier lists for heroes for PvPing in the early game, before you've leveled high enough to contend with heroes with their Gold abilities unlock. (Green, Bronze and Silver heroes only). This needs a little more research on my alt account.
Hero Tier Explanations
Tier 1 - Gods: These Heroes are the strongest or best equiped to do what they're designed to do: High Damage Dealers, Nigh unkillable Frontliners, Great Defenders, Healers, Disruptors, Support, and they typically have more than one tool to work with, or fit really well into multiple roles. In the Farmer's Tier List, strong and easily upgraded heroes (ones who have a really high upgrade cap that doesn't rely on buying crates for upgrade materials) are also includedTier 1.5 - Demi-Gods: These heroes are on the cusp of ascending to the God tier, or have recently received balance tweaks that are bringing them back down to just being merely "exceptional mortals"
Tier 2 - Strong Choices: These heroes, generally do well in many situations, and have some sort of advantage over most other heroes in their role.
Tier 3 - Balanced Choices: These heroes tend to be relatively balanced and hopefully here is where Hothead Games designers are aiming to get their PvP hero designs to reside. These heroes generally do well at their job, however they're not overpowered by any means, and do have their weaknesses
Tier 4 - Underpowered or Specialized Choices: Some of these heroes can still do well in a PvP setting, but they tend to feel a little underpowered or offer less reward than that of others in their role. These heroes may also be better suited or specifically designed to excel in other game modes, such as Campaign, Raids or Gauntlet.
Coming Soon: Hero Ranking Explanations
In this section I will explain why certain heroes were ranked where they were on my list
Disclaimers:
- The purpose of this list is primarily for discussion and to provide a starting point for helping players both in their PvP Hero/Team selection, as well as in their decisions on who to invest effort upgrading first.
- Your preferred playstyle (including your proficiencies with the various weapon and character styles) as well as the team comp on a whole matters as much, if not more than any perceived power of any one individual hero.
- This list is only ranking heroes based on their perceived PvP power, various heroes could belong to a vastly different “tier” in the other game modes, such as Campaign, Raids or Gauntlet.
