This guide is intended for beginners who are unsure whether they should keep a specific hero or use it as fodder.
The guide is not specifically made to judge the exact tier of each hero or in which environment (PvE, PvP, etc) they excel the most. It is meant as a more-than-vague guideline to help beginners avoid hindering their progress due to foddering valuable heroes for nothing.
In general, do not fodder/destroy any 
Dark/
Light Hero until you know what you are doing as Dark/Light Heroes are EXTREMELY RARE!
Hero and Fodder List for Beginners
High Tier Heroes
Strong heroes up to 10⭐ (and beyond)
You should never use any of these heroes as fodder until you have enough experience with the game to have a clear understanding of what you are doing.
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
 Shadow |   |
 Fortress |    |
 Abyss |      |
 Forest |     |
They are all very strong starting from their natural 5⭐ form and all the way up to 10⭐ (and beyond).
However, all of them are not strong in every aspect of the game. Some are more PvP oriented, others are PvE oriented and a portion of them are so versatile they can be used in several aspects of the game.
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow | |
| Fortress | |
| Abyss | |
| Forest | |
Using these heroes will give you an edge over other players who do not use similar top tier heroes in PvP.
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow | |
| Fortress | |
| Abyss | |
| Forest | |
Very strong heroes and will enable you to deal a tremendous amount of damage to the bosses you are fighting.
Some are better on single target bosses, while others are better against multi-target bosses.
These Top Tier heroes can reach Nightmare 1 if:
- They are upgraded to 10⭐
- Guild Tech is maxed
- Equipped with 6⭐ gear
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow | |
| Fortress | |
| Abyss | |
| Forest | |
Only Vesa and Heart Watcher are strong in the Aspen before their 10⭐ form.
Mid Tier Heroes
Okay/Decent heroes up to 9⭐ (and possibly 10⭐)
Worth to keep (or fodder) depending on your specific situation.
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow |     |
| Fortress |    |
| Abyss |    |
| Forest |    |
These heroes are only worth to keep depending on situational reasons.
Some of them can be used for cheesy strategies, while others can be good replacements in either PvE or PvP if you cannot get enough copies of the High-Tier heroes.
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow | |
| Fortress | |
| Abyss | |
| Forest |
Aidan is only decent if you are building a very specific cheese strategy around him. He’s not particularly strong if you do not plan on doing this.
Dantalian is very tanky and can be used in a defensive arena team to survive all 15 rounds and ensure you do not lose any rating when getting attacked by other players.
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow | |
| Fortress | |
| Abyss | |
| Forest | |
Aidan is only decent if you are building a very specific cheese strategy around him. He’s not particularly strong if you do not plan on doing this.
Queen and Groo both offer debuffs that reduce the damage dealt by the enemy and are good as Position 1 tanks since they counter attack when being attacked.
Rosa is a support hero who barely deals any damage. However, he contributes by debuffing the enemy while also buffing your own team. Can often increase your total damage done to bosses.
These Mid Tier heroes can reach Nightmare 1 if:
- They are upgraded to 10⭐
- Guild Tech is maxed
- Equipped with 6⭐ gear
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow | |
| Fortress | |
| Abyss | |
| Forest | |
Only Corpsedemon and Dantalian are okay/decent in the Aspen before their 10⭐ form.
Honorable mentions: Ormus also works in the Aspen but might only be able to reach Difficult 1 at 10⭐
Low Tier Heroes
Safe to use as fodder to fusion or awaken other heroes.
Some of these heroes can be relatively good to keep (or upgrade) early on if you cannot obtain enough copies of the Mid/High Tier Heroes.
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow |       |
| Fortress |       |
| Abyss |     |
| Forest |     |
Even heroes that are deemed to be fodder can be useful depending on the situation.
A beginner who does not yet have any rare hero still needs to focus on getting a full team of 6⭐ heroes in order to progress in the game.
However, it is important to upgrade the more useful ones to 6⭐ if you cannot obtain enough copies of the Mid/High Tier Heroes.
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow | |
| Fortress | |
| Abyss | |
| Forest | |
Walter has a stun on his Basic Attack and Active Skill which is helpful in the Arena, Brave Trial and Tower of Oblivion as well as mediocre boss damage.
Lutz is amazing against 
Mages. But, that is not the only thing about him! His Basic Attack reduces the enemy’s armor and lasts permanently. This makes him an incredible strong debuffer against bosses.
- Can reach Normal 1 in Aspen Dungeon at 9⭐
- Can reach Difficult 1 in Aspen Dungeon at 10⭐
OD-01 is not the strongest of heroes. His Basic Attack hits 3 enemies, his Active Skills hits every enemy. He has okay multi-target damage and is very tanky for being a Mage.
Mirage comes with an attack steal on his Basic Attack and does bleed damage on his Active Skill. He is more common than Walter and even deals more damage against bosses.
Margeret is in the same position as OD-01. Okay multi-target damage and can be relatively helpful early on.
Starlight is your average damage dealer. However, her passive she gains at 6⭐ is an amazingly helpful tool for you to complete the Brave Trial.
Trash Tier Heroes
Heroes that are definitely safe to use as fodder
You can safely use these heroes as fodder to fusion or awaken other heroes.
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow |         |
| Fortress |         |
| Abyss |         |
| Forest |         |
Even heroes that are deemed to be fodder can sometimes be useful.
If you do not yet have any 6⭐ heroes and you do not have enough copies of the Low/Mid/High Tier Heroes. Then it might be a good idea to focus on upgrading some of the more useful fodder heroes as that will surely boost your power.
| Faction | Heroes |
|---|---|
| Shadow | |
| Fortress | |
| Abyss | |
| Forest |
Norma is a relatively strong hero early game. Most veterans recommend getting her to 6⭐ quickly in order to use her formidable tanking/healing kit in every aspect of the game.
- Strong in the Brave Trial.
- Can get to Normal 1 in Aspen Dungeon with sufficient equipment and guild tech.
Aleria also has her uses. However, they are a bit more niche and not everybody might want to use her. She has an Attack Steal passive which lasts permanently meaning that she can weaken hard hitting enemies and enable you to survive longer.
- Strong against hard hitting enemies such as Bosses
Infographic
Very interesting family tree made by demolition_control that will help you see the strongest Heroes of each faction with ease.
Updated December 13th 2018.
8 Comments
Very cool guide, I hope it gets updated on a regular basis 🙂
For sure susi!
nice guide
kepp it up!
Thanks a lot mate!
Shadeqt have put some really awesome works here!
i would argue valk is weaker than hw in aspen, mine got normal cleared at 9*
Tbh Valkyrie is much stronger than HW. You can see it later in the game, in Aspen 😀
Nicely done. I would consider adding Corpsedemon to the shadow list. Also, with Barea being included for Abyss (I assume the justification is PvE), you might want to add Blood Blade as well.
Thanks for the great recommendation MKxJump! Gotta improve the list a lot better!