Game of Empires Warring Realms Tier List, Best Heroes (2024)

In Game of Empires: Warring Realms, heroes have different purposes and roles on the battlefield. They also have different Rarities, Skills, and potential bonuses that make them essential for the success of your squads. With so many stats and abilities to consider, it can be difficult to determine which are the best heroes in this strategy mobile title. To make things easier for you, we have created a tier list of the highest-rated heroes.

S-Tier (Best Options)

These are the best heroes in Game of Empires Warring Realms. They are strong in all aspects, especially for attacking other players’ cities, capable of dealing great damage.

Frederick I Barbarossa (All units, DPS, Siege)
Alexander The Great (Infantry units, DPS, Siege)
El Cid (Archer units, Skill, Siege)
Edward the Black Prince (Archer units, Skill, Siege)
Hannibal Barca (All units, DPS, Siege)

Frederick I Barbarossa

Frederick I Barbarossa is the best hero in Game of Empires: Warring Realms because he is capable of dealing high damage. Although his 10% Attack bonus is lower than other heroes in this tier, he still stands out because his first potential bonus effect applies to all types of units in your squad.

Rarity: Legendary
Best for Leading: All units
Combat Role: DPS
Best for: Siege
Potential 1: All units’ Attack up to +10%
Potential 2: Resource Gathering Speed up to +25%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Infinite Waves – Deals damage to the target troop (damage multiplier 600).

Alexander The Great

Rarity: Legendary
Best for Leading: Infantry units
Combat Role: DPS
Best for: Siege
Potential 1: Infantry Attack up to +15%
Potential 2: Tech Speed up to +25%
1st Skill (lvl.1): The Son of God – Deals damage to the target troop (x400) and reduces damage taken by your troops by 12% for 3s.

El Cid

Rarity: Legendary
Best for Leading: Archer units
Combat Role: Skill
Best for: Siege
Potential 1: Archer’s Attack up to +15%
Potential 2: Tech Speed up to +25%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Raining Arrows – Deals damage to the target troop (x400) and grants all Archer units a bonus damage of 12% for 3 sec.

Edward the Black Prince

Edward of Woodstock (or the Black Prince) - Legendary S-Tier Hero

Rarity: Legendary
Best for Leading: Archer units
Combat Role: Skill
Best for: Siege
Potential 1: Archer Defense up to +15%
Potential 2: Training Speed up to +25%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Black Arrow Rain – Deals damage to up to 5 enemy troops in a cone (x550). The damage is reduced by 15% per affected enemy unit.

Hannibal Barca

Rarity: Legendary
Best for Leading: All units
Combat Role: DPS
Best for: Siege
Potential 1: All units’ Defense up to +10%
Potential 2: Training Speed up to +25%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Elephant Formation – Deals damage to the target troop (x400) and reduces damage taken by your troops by 12% for 3s.

A-Tier Heroes (Good)

Charlemagne (Priest units, Support, Common)
Joan of Arc (Priest units, Support, Common)
Hanzo (Cavalry units, Skill, Expedition)
Temujin (Cavalry units, Mobility, Expedition)
Richard The Lionheart (Infantry units, Defense, Garrison)

Great support and defense. In our A-Tier, we’ve included heroes who are good for supporting your squad during a battle. At the top of this tier, we have Charlemagne and Joan of Arc with their powerful healing buffs, good defense, and the Common ability, which means that they can boost the abilities of any type of unit in your squad.

They are followed by Temujin and Hanzo, both being capable of doing good damage but because of their Expedition ability, they are better suited for attacking Barbarians and other neutral units. Lastly, we have Richard The Lionheart, which is best suited for defending your city due to his Garrison ability.

Charlemagne

Rarity: Legendary
Best for Leading: Priest units
Combat Role: Support
Best for: Common
Potential 1: Priest Heal up to +15%
Potential 2: Training Speed up to +25%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Holy Knight – Heals slightly wounded units in your troop (healing multiplier 450), and up to 5 allied troops in an area (healing multiplier 225).

Joan of Arc

Rarity: Legendary
Best for Leading: Priest units
Combat Role: Support
Best for: Common
Potential 1: Priest Defense up to +15%
Potential 2: Resource Load up to +25%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Angel Blessing – For your troop and allied troops in an area, gain Cavalry ATK, Infantry and Siege unit DEF, Archer and Priest HP by +12%

Hanzo

Rarity: Legendary
Best for Leading: Cavalry units
Combat Role: Skill
Best for: Expedition
Potential 1: Cavalry DEF up to +15%
Potential 2: Tech Speed up to +25%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Tenchu – Deals damage to the target troop (x400) and reduces his DEF by 12% for 3 sec.

Temujin

Rarity: Legendary
Best for Leading: Cavalry units
Combat Role: Mobility
Best for: Expedition
Potential 1: Cavalry ATK up to +15%
Potential 2: Training Speed up to +25%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Mighty Spear – Deals damage to target troop (x600).

Richard The Lionheart

Rarity: Legendary
Best for Leading: Infantry units
Combat Role: Defense
Best for: Garrison
Potential 1: Infantry Defense up to +15%
Potential 2: Training Speed up to +25%
1st Skill (lvl.1): King of the Crusaders – Deals damage to an enemy troop (x400) and heals a portion of the slightly wounded units in your troop (x200)

B-Tier Heroes (Average)

Ivan IV (All units, DPS, Siege)
Pompey (Archer units, Skill, Siege)
Nobunaga (Infantry units, Skill, Field Battle)
Hermann (All units, DPS, Siege)

Good offense alternative. The B-Tier is the light version of the S-Tier and here we have heroes that are good at attacking other cities. But because their Rarity is Epic and not Legendary as the S-Tier, their base stats and potential bonuses are lower. However, this doesn’t mean that they can’t be used in a successful attack.

At the top of our B-Tier list is Ivan IV (or Ivan the Terrible) with his good damage effect, being able of leading any type of unit due to his Leadership ability. He is followed by Pompei, which surprisingly has the highest Attack stat for Homeland Defense, the newest game mode.

Ivan IV

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: All units
Combat Role: DPS
Best for: Siege
Potential 1: Attack of all units up to +5%
Potential 2: Stone load up to +15%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Tsar’s Codex – Deals damage to the target troop (x400).

Pompey

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: Archer units
Combat Role: Skill
Best for: Siege
Potential 1: Archer Attack up to +10%
Potential 2: Hero EXP up to +10%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Fire Arrow – Deals damage to up to 5 enemy troops in a cone (x400). The damage is reduced by 15% per affected enemy unit.

Nobunaga

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: Infantry units
Combat Role: Skill
Best for: Field Battle
Potential 1: Infantry Attack up to +10%
Potential 2: Food Collection Speed up to +15%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Tenka Fubu – Deals damage to the target troop (x400).

Hermann

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: All units
Combat Role: DPS
Best for: Siege
Potential 1: Defence of all units up to +5%
Potential 2: Iron load up to +15%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Cause of Freedom – Deals damage to the target troop (x360).

C Tier Heroes (Below Average)

Cleopatra (Priest units, Support, Common)
Kim Deokman (Priest units, Support, Common)
Vlad Dracula (Cavalry units, DPS, Expedition)
Belisarius (Cavalry units, Skill, Expedition)
Timur (Cavalry units, Mobility, Expedition)

A mix of good support and offense. The C-Tier is filled with heroes that are good for both offense and support. And by good, I mean less effective than S-Tier due to the fact that they are also Epic heroes as those from the previous tier. Consider it as an alternative for A-Tiered heroes. Here’s the full C-Tier list:

Cleopatra

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: Priest units
Combat Role: Support
Best for: Common
Potential 1: Priest Defense up to +10%
Potential 2: Food Load up to +15%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Blessing of Isis – Grants your troop and allied troops in an area ATK +6% for 3 sec.

Kim Deokman

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: Priest units
Combat Role: Support
Best for: Common
Potential 1: Priest Heal up to +10%
Potential 2: Wood Load up to +15%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Benevolent – Heals slightly wounded units in your troop (x240). The damage is reduced by 15% per affected enemy unit, and up to 5 allied troops in an area (x80).

Vlad Dracula

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: Cavalry units
Combat Role: DPS
Best for: Expedition
Potential 1: Cavalry Defense up to +10%
Potential 2: Hero EXP up to +10%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Black Arrow Rain – Deals damage to up to 5 enemy troops in a cone (damage multiplier 550). The damage is reduced by 15% per affected enemy unit.

Belisarius

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: Cavalry units
Combat Role: Skill
Best for: Expedition
Potential 1: Cavalry Attack up to +10%
Potential 2: Hero EXP up to +10%
1st Skill (lvl.1): War Machine – Deals damage to the target troop (x400).

Timur

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: Cavalry units
Combat Role: Mobility
Best for: Expedition
Potential 1: Cavalry Defense up to +10%
Potential 2: Hero EXP up to +10%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Harbinger – Deals damage to the target troop (x360) and reduces his Attack by 8% for 3 sec.

D Tier Heroes (Weakest)

Edward I (Cavalry units, Skill, Garrison)
Mulan (Archer units, Skill, Garrison)
Charles Martel (Infantry units, Skill, Garrison)
Hussar Elite (Cavalry units, DPS, Expedition)
Praetorian Prefect (Infantry units, Defense, Expedition)

Garrison and city development. The D-Tier are the lowest-rated heroes in Game of Empires Warring Realms and should be used only if you don’t have better alternatives.

These heroes are suitable for Garrisoning and city development, as they have a decent combination of defense and resource gathering.

The last two heroes, however, are the overall weakest heroes because of their Rare Rarity, which is the lowest one in the game. Here’s the full D-Tier list:

Edward I

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: Cavalry units
Combat Role: Skill
Best for: Garrison
Potential 1: Cavalry Attack up to +10%
Potential 2: Stone Collection Speed up to +15%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Triumphant Slash – Deals damage to the target troop (x400).

Mulan

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: Archer units
Combat Role: Skill
Best for: Garrison
Potential 1: Archer Defense up to +10%
Potential 2: Iron Collection Speed up to +15%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Power Shot – Deals damage to the target troop (x360) but slows her Movement Speed by 12% for 3 sec.

Charles Martel

Rarity: Epic
Best for Leading: Infantry units
Combat Role: Skill
Best for: Garrison
Potential 1: Infantry Defense up to +10%
Potential 2: Wood Collection Speed up to +15%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Hammer Strike – Deals damage to up to 5 enemy troops in a cone (x320). The damage is reduced by 15% per affected enemy unit.

Hussar Elite

Rarity: Rare
Best for Leading: Cavalry units
Combat Role: DPS
Best for: Expedition
Potential 1: Cavalry Attack up to +5%
Potential 2: Wood Collection up to +10%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Charge – Deals damage to the target troop (x250).

Praetorian Prefect

Rarity: Rare
Best for Leading: Infantry units
Combat Role: Defense
Best for: Expedition
Potential 1: Infantry Defense up to +5%
Potential 2: Wood Load up to +10%
1st Skill (lvl.1): Vigilance – Your troop takes 5% less damage for 3 sec.

How We Compiled the Tier List

We’ve compiled our tier list of Game of Empires Warring Realms heroes using a variety of factors such as base stats, each hero’s unique skills, potential bonuses, the type of game mode that each hero is best for (whether is a PvP Siege or a Barbarian fight), but also each hero’s role in battle (based on DPS, Defense, or Support). We then ranked all heroes across a 5-tier system, with Tier S being the highest and Tier D being the lowest.

Best hero combination

As a beginner in Game of Empires Warring Realms, you can only have one hero in a troop/squad. But once you upgrade a hero to level 20, you will be able to pick a second hero as the deputy.

The best hero combination is to pick an S-Tier as the main hero and an A-Tier as the deputy, this way you will have both high damage output and good support.

Game of Empires Tier List Deciding factors

Hero Rarity

In Game of Empires Warring Realms, heroes are categorized into 3 types of Rarities: Rare (blue), Epic (purple), and Legendary (orange). The best heroes in the game are those having the Legendary Rarity, as they have the highest stats and most powerful skills, and potential bonuses.

Hero skills’ base stats

The best heroes in the game also have powerful skills that can give a huge boost to your squad during a battle. Although all skills can be upgraded, it is also important of taking into consideration the base stats for each hero’s skill. For example, Frederick I Barbarossa has a 600 damage multiplier attack with his Infinite Waves skill, which can easily take out enemy squads in a single hit.

Another hero with powerful skills is Edward the Black Prince, who is capable of doing damage to up to 5 enemy troops in a cone with a 550 damage multiplier attack. These stats apply to a level 1 skill and the more you upgrade the hero skills and unlock more skill slots, the stronger the heroes will become.

The type of units a hero can lead

Another critical factor for choosing a good hero is the type of units the hero can lead. Some heroes such as those having Leadership ability are able to lead all types of units, while others are more specialized, able to lead only a certain type, whether is Infantry, Archer, Cavalry, or Priest units.

Combat Role

The hero’s combat role is also a factor to consider, as some heroes are better suited for defending the city or attacking enemy cities, while other heroes are more suited for Barbarian fights or healing your squad.

Conclusion

Choosing the best hero is not an easy task, as there are many factors to consider. But by following the steps above, and inspiration from our hero tier lists for Game of Empires Warring Realms, you should be able to pick the best hero for your needs.