Kingshot heroes

The permanent exception. His damage-reduction widgets keep him useful as joiner infrastructure all the way into Gen 7. The only Gen 1 hero you never bench.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

1

Troop type

Infantry

Source

VIP 7+ packs

A two-sword outlaw raised by the Unjust League who walked into town in daylight with a bounty on his head and was allowed to stay.

Conquest

Combo Slash, Arcane Swordship, Onslaught, Double Parry

Expedition

Battle Ready, Way of the Blade, Unrighteous Strike, Discernment, Born Leader

Amadeus's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

The standout of the Epic and Rare roster and an arena mainstay from day one.

Rarity

SR

Generation

1

Troop type

Cavalry

Source

Path of Growth, Hero Recruitment and Watchtower Intel, all available from the start

A self-taught inventor with a cannon-sized blunderbuss whose career was saved when rebels attacked in the middle of her product demo.

Conquest

Burst Fire, Defense Upgrade, Weapon Upgrade

Expedition

Stand of Arms, Shield Wall

Chenko's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A solid Amadeus stand-in early on. Falls behind from Gen 3, and her defensive kit does nothing in Bear Hunt.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

1

Troop type

Infantry

Source

Early purchase reward

A Viking warrior who refused to keep raiding, won a death duel against her chief's champion and rode away on a moose.

Conquest

Antler Assault, Spear Charge, Fury, Valiant Fury

Expedition

Oath of Guardian, Echoes of Valhalla, Nature's Balance, Zeal, Power of the Deer

Helga's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Your first real tank and garrison anchor. Carries the early game, gets phased out around Gen 3.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

1

Troop type

Cavalry

Source

Free, day-2 login

Sole survivor of a burned village and daughter of a church paladin, now a red-armored lancer who took the paladin's oath herself.

Conquest

Gallant Throw, Brave the Storm, Persistence, Crimson Spirit

Expedition

Rally Flag, Hero's Domain, Youthful Rage, Divine Strength

Jabel's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A humble baker who became a deadly archer, carrying a mysterious northern past that hints at a truth she's not ready to reveal.

Rarity

R

Generation

1

Source

Hero Recruitment, Intel Missions, and Conquest Battles

Main purpose

Joiner / Expedition

A baker from the far north who turned out to be a crack shot and will not say whether the rumors of royal blood are true.

Conquest

Rain of Arrows, Target Lock

Expedition

Green Thumb, Forager's Luck

Olive's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Early filler. Fine while he is what you have, replaced without regret.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

1

Troop type

Archer

Source

Early events

The camp's ever-smiling quartermaster and the only man of the Wild Rabbit Brigade to walk out of the Golden City.

Conquest

Rapid Fire, Final Prayer, Superior Techniques, Fearless Advance

Expedition

Taskforce Training, Resourceful, Positional Battler, Defend to Attack

Saul's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Best garrison joiner of the early game; her healing stacks value across marches.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

2

Troop type

Cavalry

Source

Hall of Governors, daily deals

A blind healer who lost her eyes to an archbishop and perceives the world through what she calls spiritual sight.

Conquest

Rejuvenating Plea, Redeemer, Intimidation

Expedition

Noble Path, Elixir of Strength, Trial by Fire, Fortitude

Hilde's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

The long-term archer investment of this window, strong in Arena and Expedition alike.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

2

Troop type

Archer

Source

Hall of Heroes

Captain of the Santiago and one of the Four Great Captains, back in port thirty years after his fleet vanished in the Misty Tides.

Conquest

Tidal Rush, Fermented Blow, Lucky Hit

Expedition

Wild Card, Rumhead, Dynamo

Marlin's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

The best F2P frontline and garrison hero, relevant deep into Gen 5. Her 40% HP heal keeps walls standing.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

2

Troop type

Infantry

Source

Hero Roulette (F2P)

An Unjust League foundling from the slums north of Noxholm whose hair turns from black to yellow when the hunt begins.

Conquest

Shield Strike, Agony Rush, Holy Might, Death Or Glory

Expedition

Sundering Wound, Charisma, Infinite Arsenal, Dark Lady

Zoe's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Durable hybrid tank with a team-wide stun chance. A garrison core piece from here on.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

3

Troop type

Infantry

Source

Hall of Heroes, Swordland shop

A tithe collector for the Ecclesia who was ordered to burn a starving town's grain and left the church over it.

Conquest

Ground Shock, Hammer of Justice, Veterancy

Expedition

Holy Warrior, Conviction, Exhortation

Eric's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

High-variance archer whose squad-damage buffs make everyone else hit harder. Great with Petra.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

3

Troop type

Archer

Source

Daily deals, Swordland shop

A traveling bard adored at every crossroads, told in the same breath as the Wander, a spy network run by someone known only as Y.

Conquest

Fatal Attraction, Game of Chance, Rumormonger

Expedition

The Tempest, The Resistance, The Celebration

Jaeger's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Best cavalry rally leader for several generations. Change of Fate rolls can spike to 600% damage; she stays a strong PvP joiner even on Gen 5+ servers.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

3

Troop type

Cavalry

Source

Hero Roulette

A royal fortune-teller whose single private reading made General Cesares pull his army out of King's Castle.

Conquest

Dichotomy, Change of Fate, Turn Card

Expedition

Evil Eye, The Favor, The Shield

Petra's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Frontline muscle for the garrison core and paid arena teams.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

4

Troop type

Infantry

Source

Hero Rally

A former Flagbearer of the Praetorian Guard, living quietly in a town that has never heard his name.

Conquest

Glorious Mark, Boneshatter, Second Wind, Flagbearer

Expedition

Rescuing Hands, Praetorian Will, Carpe Diem, Vow of Honor

Alcar's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

The cavalry counterpart to Rosa: arena specialist with strong joiner value.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

4

Troop type

Cavalry

Source

Hall of Heroes, Swordland shop

A mime-faced assassin known as the Revel Fang, six failed attempts into a Cesares contract on a governor's life.

Conquest

Ambush, Parry, Stiletto

Expedition

Warbringer, Subterfuge, Sleight Hand

Margot's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Arena queen and the Gen 4 Bear Hunt rally host. Battle Focus makes all squads immune to stuns; weak only as a joiner.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

4

Troop type

Archer

Source

Hero Roulette, premium

The tavern's star dancer, who climbed the wall during a rebel assault and danced until the defenders found their nerve.

Conquest

Battle Focus, Flutterfang, Swoon Chakra

Expedition

Chaos Gambit, Golden Rhythm, Rose of War

Rosa's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Best Gen 5 garrison infantry thanks to a rare invincibility mechanic.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

5

Troop type

Infantry

Source

Hero Roulette

A mountain-sect fighter brought back from a mortal wound, wandering the lowlands with a red gourd that opens only when the time is right.

Conquest

Ambrosia, Above And Beyond, Mountain Mover

Expedition

Mighty Paragon, Celestial Sustenance, Art of War

Long Fei's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A force multiplier for cavalry armies. Takes over rally lead from Petra on Gen 5+ servers.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

5

Troop type

Cavalry

Source

Daily deals, Kingdom of Power

The Wolf-Kissed, a northern axe fighter in a direwolf pelt who gave her old chieftain Ivar Ironfist the warrior's death he was owed.

Conquest

Axe Flurry, Brutal Throw, Feast of the Pack, Berserker's Edge

Expedition

Reckless Charge, Battle Hunger, Ancestral Guidance, Wolf-Kissed

Thrud's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Best offensive support in the game: a +25% army-wide damage buff nobody else matches.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

5

Troop type

Archer

Source

Hall of Heroes, Swordland shop

Heiress to the Ostervilt banking fortune who left it to become a bounty hunter, still wondering about the childhood friend who vanished.

Conquest

Gilded Barrage, Lucky Strike, Priceless Shot, Refined Gunplay

Expedition

Crouching Tiger, Focus Fire, Trap of Greed, Money Driven

Vivian's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Her whole kit sows Confusion debuffs. Fun and disruptive, but a sidegrade unless you lean into it.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

6

Troop type

Cavalry

Source

Hero Roulette

A countess who married a pale Count by candlelight in a house without mirrors and now travels by night with a rose that bends men to her will.

Conquest

Puppet Master, Scalding Mark, Scalding Mark – Lash, Eyes of Obedience

Expedition

Arcane Pact, Terror – Deathblow, Terror – Annihilation, Queen of Night

Sophia's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Heavy infantry damage in Conquest, though his skill text promises more than it delivers. Premium acquisition, modest gain.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

6

Troop type

Infantry

Source

Hall of Heroes, Swordland shop

A Loyalist commander from the Age of Kings, sealed into the stasis capsule meant for Tide King Atlas and woken centuries later.

Conquest

Tidewill, Regal Wrath, Striking Hit, Magnetic Reformation

Expedition

Command of Power, Warfare of Power, Oath of Power, Whale Call

Triton's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

The Gen 6 hero to build. 7,200 base attack, the highest at launch, plus the first direct rally Lethality buff of the generation.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

6

Troop type

Archer

Source

Standard events (F2P)

The Winter Huntress of the frozen north, sent south by her elders to find the last of the royal line.

Conquest

Kin Throw, Combo, Deadshot, Quick Draw

Expedition

Ambush, Avalanche, Ice Zone, Offensive Defense

Yang's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

The cleanest rally upgrade of the generation, with bonus Bear Hunt joiner value from her first-skill Defense Down.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

7

Troop type

Cavalry

Source

Cavalry rally packs

A street portraitist by day and graffiti vigilante by night, who leaves corrupt governors painted as clowns in their own squares.

Conquest

Color Bomb, Corruption Bomb, Disguise Pigment, Irradiance

Expedition

Dissolution, Chiaroscuro, Light and Cold, Color Storm

Ava's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

The defensive anchor: sustain, damage reduction and enemy-Lethality cuts. The safest Gen 7 investment.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

7

Troop type

Infantry

Source

Garrison packs

A crown prince who built a mech in secret to escape the palace and ended up turning back an invasion with it.

Conquest

Vengeance, Parting Gift, Nimble Soul, Mechanic

Expedition

Intimidation, Iron Bodies, Great Justice, Shock and Awe

Charles's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

Artillery twins: long-range area damage plus a joiner buff that keeps them useful outside their own march.

Rarity

SSR

Generation

7

Troop type

Archer

Source

Archer packs

Inseparable twins who fight with one cannon that Woo built and Wee carries.

Conquest

High Ground, Incendiaries, Frontal Support, Zero Sympathy

Expedition

Artillerymen, Chain Shelling, Boom Boom, Landmines

Wee & Woo's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A quiet amulet-maker whose crooked charms have quietly saved lives, from insomnia cures to battlefield miracles.

Rarity

SR

Troop type

Archer

Source

Hero Recruitment, shards

A charm-maker from a far-off land who spends her days inking protective amulets for her neighbors.

Conquest

Sakura Blossom, Fire Sigil, Divine Melody

Expedition

Tri-Phalanx, Exorcism

Amane's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

The wilderness rangers' youngest rider, raised from infancy in the saddle and about to face her first Netherfiend alone.

Rarity

SR

Troop type

Archer

Source

Hero Recruitment, shards

A foundling raised in the saddle by the wilderness rangers, with her trial against a desert Netherfiend still ahead.

Conquest

Incendiary Arrows, Sharpshooter, Deadly Strike

Expedition

Iron Constitution, Quick Paced

Diana's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A quarry foreman haunted by a mining disaster, still carrying the guilt of who he couldn't save.

Rarity

R

Troop type

Cavalry

Source

Hero Recruitment, shards

A quarry foreman who has not been the same man since a storm trapped his crew underground.

Conquest

Shrapnel Load, Detonate

Expedition

Demolitions Expert, Stone Mining

Edwin's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A desert cavalry commander who reads a battlefield through his trained eagle's signals.

Rarity

SR

Troop type

Cavalry

Source

Hero Recruitment, shards

A desert cavalry commander who fights by his eagle's signals and tells the city's children his mother's bedtime stories.

Conquest

Sandstorm, Eagle Wings, Dune General

Expedition

Desert Eclipse, Pathfinder

Fahd's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

An imposing woodcutter with an outlaw's face and a soft spot for the town's children.

Rarity

R

Troop type

Infantry

Source

Hero Recruitment, shards

A scarred giant of a woodcutter who became the town's most trusted child-minder and then part of a family.

Conquest

Axe Whirl, Razor Sharp

Expedition

Woodland Inheritor, Master Woodcutter

Forrest's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A tireless, foul-mouthed celebrity chef who once broke a friend out of an imperial prison with a spatula.

Rarity

SR

Source

Hero Recruitment, shards

The kingdom's top chef and its shortest temper, who broke a friend out of an imperial prison armed with a spatula.

Conquest

BBQ Feast, Culinary Chaos, Emergency Snack

Expedition

Super Nutrients, Trash Talk

Gordon's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A disgraced Imperial Cavalry guardsman turned village sentry after a prison break gone right.

Rarity

SR

Troop type

Infantry

Source

Hero Recruitment, shards

An imperial guardsman punished for holding the one wall that could not be held, now a village sentry with a door for a shield.

Conquest

Shielded Strike, Joint Defense, Shield Block

Expedition

Defenders' Edge, Weaken

Howard's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A charming, unplaceable wanderer whose true identity carries an old, quiet fear.

Rarity

SR

Source

Hero Recruitment, shards

A silver-tongued wanderer with an unfair crossbow and a name that once belonged to a disgraced senator whose villa burned.

Conquest

Headshot, Quick Shot, Natural Selection

Expedition

Precision Shot, Sixth Sense

Quinn's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A blacksmith by trade, a novelist at heart, chasing his magnum opus one late night at a time.

Rarity

R

Source

Hero Recruitment, shards

The town blacksmith, who spends his nights writing novels and his days taking notes on everyone else's stories.

Conquest

Hammer Burn, Armor Enhancement

Expedition

Burnished Iron, Craftsmanship

Seth's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ

A disciplined swordswoman who trains for the one dance that embodies everything she's learned.

Rarity

SR

Source

Hero Recruitment, shards

A swordswoman who trained her stance for a year before her first strike and studies petals and swallows for one final dance.

Conquest

Petalbloom, Falling Swallow, Twin Fangs

Expedition

On Guard, Well-Traveled

Yeonwoo's skills by level, pairings, story and FAQ