Idle Heroes Tier List by MKxJUMP's: The Best Heroes (2019 Update)

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We will try to update the list weekly after the new balance update is released.

MKxJump’s Idle Heroes Tier List (2019)

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Notes

The heroes that make this list are the ones that you should consider to take beyond 10.
Any hero not on this list is not worth the resources required for E3.
Although one hero could be rated higher than the others, for some teams/situations, a lower rated hero can be better.
Click on Hero name for more details about them.

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MKxJump’s Tier List 2019 With A Complete New Look!

The Tier List now has a completely new look! Rather than having flat Tiers, the Elite Heroes are broken down into their specific roles:

Reactive Heroes – Those with “on-hit” effects.
Burst Heroes – Those heroes that can deal tremendous damage very quickly.
Support Heroes – Those that provide valuable Buffs/Debuffs or Healing
Utility Heroes – Those that have, or are immune to, CC.

Also, rather than suggesting artifacts, I outline the “Key Stats” of each hero that you should focus on when building your hero. There are so many different artifacts in the game now and accessibility varies from player to player. This approach should be useful for all and also help to assess the usefulness of future artifacts.

Finally, this list should work for both PvP and PvE. Hero positions for PvE Boss fights varies dramatically from fight to fight so that cannot be included. Any anomalies like Heart Watcher and Sigmund, are addressed.

Reactive Heroes
Burst Heroes
Support Heroes
Utility Heroes

Reactive Heroes These Heroes are best put in Slot 1 to trigger their reactive skills. For PVE, Sigmund and Skerei are the best reactive Heroes.
Tier	Avatar	Name	Key Stats	Feature(s)	Stone
Tier 1		King Barton	HP/Attack/Holy/Immune	Stun	Holy/Attack/HP Attack/Attack Crit/Crit/Attack
Tier 1		Xia	Block/HP/Crit/Attack	Bleed	HP/HP Crit/Crit/Attack HP/Block
Tier 2		Skerei	Crit/Attack/HP		Crit/Crit/Attack Holy/Attack/HP
		Horus	Attack/Block/HP	Partially Immune Bleed	Attack/Attack Holy/Attack/HP HP/Block
		Cthugha	Attack/HP	Burn/Bleed Immune Bleed Burn	HP/HP Holy/Attack/HP Attack/Attack
Tier 3		Asmodel	Crit/Attack/HP/Holy		Crit/Crit/Attack Attack/Attack Holy/Attack/HP
		Sigmund	Attack/HP	Burn	Attack/Attack Holy/Attack/HP HP/HP
		Corpsedemon	Speed/HP	Freeze Immune Freeze	HP/HP Speed/HP
		Dark Arthindol	Energy/Speed/HP	Petrify	Speed/HP
Tier 4		Ice Blink	Speed/Energy/HP	Freeze	Speed/HP HP/HP Holy/Attack/HP
		Queen	Attack/Crit/HP	Bleed	Attack/Attack Crit/Crit/Attack Holy/Attack/HP
		Sleepless	Attack/HP	Petrify	Holy/Attack/HP HP/HP Attack/Attack
Tier 5		Gerke	Attack/HP/Holy		Holy/Attack/HP HP/HP Attack/Attack
		Dantalian	Attack/HP	Burn	HP/HP Holy/Attack/HP
		Groo	Attack/HP		Attack/Attack HP/HP

Burst Heroes These Heroes are generally best put in Slots 2 or 3 to keep them safe from Crowd Control. For PVE, Skerei, Barea and Horus are the best burst Heroes.
Tier	Avatar	Name	Key Stats	Feature(s)	Stone
Tier 1		Aspen	Crit/Attack/HP/Immune	Horrify	Holy/Attack/HP Crit/HP Crit/Crit/Attack
		Amuvor	Crit/Attack	Silence Immune	Crit/Crit/Attack Attack/Attack
		Valkyrie	HP	Partially Immune Burn	HP/HP
Tier 2		Horus	Attack/Block/HP	Partially Immune Bleed	Attack/Attack Holy/Attack/HP HP/Block
		Xia	Block/HP/Crit/Attack	Bleed	HP/HP Crit/Crit/Attack HP/Block
		Skerei	Crit/Attack/HP		Crit/Crit/Attack Holy/Attack/HP
		Faith Blade	Crit/Energy/Speed	Stun Immune Stun	Crit/Crit/Attack Speed/HP
		Flame Strike	Crit/Attack/HP (Burn)	Burn	Crit/Crit/Attack Holy/Attack/HP
		Barea	HP/Attack/Crit		HP/HP Crit/HP Holy/Attack/HP
Tier 3		Jahra	Crit/Attack/Speed	Poison Petrify Freeze	Crit/Crit/Attack
		Valentino	Energy/Speed/Attack/HP	Stun Immune Stun	Speed/HP Attack/Attack Crit/Crit/Attack
		Das Moge	Crit/Attack/HP	Bleed	Crit/Crit/Attack Attack/Attack Holy/Attack/HP
		Karim	Crit/Attack/HP		Crit/Crit/Attack Holy/Attack/HP
		Queen	Attack/Crit/HP	Bleed	Attack/Attack Crit/Crit/Attack Holy/Attack/HP
		Demon Hunter	Energy/Speed/Attack/Crit	Partially Immune Poison Silence	Speed/HP Attack/Attack Crit/Crit/Attack
Tier 4		Blood Blade	Crit/Attack/HP	Bleed	Crit/Crit/Attack Attack/Attack
		Vesa	Crit/Attack/HP	Silence	Crit/Crit/Attack Attack/Attack
		Aidan	Attack/HP	Silence	Holy/Attack/HP Attack/Attack
Tier 5		Walter	Speed/Attack	Poison Stun	Speed/HP Attack/Attack
Tier 5		Margaret	Attack/Energy/Speed/HP	Poison Stun	Holy/Attack/HP Attack/Attack Speed/HP

Support Heroes These Heroes are generally best put in Slots 2 or 3 to keep them safe from Crowd Control. For PVE, Heart Watcher is the best Support Hero.
Tier	Avatar	Name	Key Stats	Feature(s)	Stone
Tier 1		Belrain	Attack/Speed/HP/Energy		Speed/HP Attack/Attack
Tier 2		Kroos	Energy/Speed	Stun	Speed/HP
Tier 2		Michelle	Energy/Speed/HP/Attack	CC Immune Stun	Speed/HP
Tier 3		Heart Watcher	Crit/Attack/HP		Crit/Crit/Attack Crit/HP
		Vesa	Crit/Attack/HP	Silence	Crit/Crit/Attack Attack/Attack
		Valentino	Energy/Speed/Attack/HP	Stun Immune Stun	Speed/HP Attack/Attack Crit/Crit/Attack
Tier 4		Gerke	Attack/HP/Holy/Crit		Holy/Attack/HP Attack/Attack Crit/Crit/Attack
		Rosa	Speed/HP/Block		Speed/HP HP/HP
		Emily	Energy/Speed		Speed/HP
Tier 5		Ormus	Attack/HP		Attack/Attack

Utility Heroes They have, or are immune to, Crowd Control (CC). Those with CC immunity are best used in Slots 4-6. Those that are not CC immune should be put in the slots that suit their other roles. Utility Heroes are generally not good for PVE alone.
Tier	Avatar	Name	Key Stats	Feature(s)	Stone
Tier 1		Valkyrie	HP	Partially Immune Burn	HP/HP
Tier 1		Mihm	Attack/HP/Speed	CC Immune Petrify	Attack/Attack HP/HP Holy/Attack/HP
Tier 2		Michelle	Energy/Speed/HP/Attack	CC Immune Stun	Speed/HP
		Valentino	Energy/Speed/Attack/HP	Stun Immune Stun	Speed/HP Attack/Attack Crit/Crit/Attack
		Aspen	Crit/Attack/HP/Immune	Horrify	Holy/Attack/HP Crit/HP Crit/Crit/Attack
		Demon Hunter	Energy/Speed/Attack/Crit	Partially Immune Poison Silence	Speed/HP Attack/Attack Crit/Crit/Attack
		Faith Blade	Crit/Energy/Speed	Stun Immune Stun	Crit/Crit/Attack Speed/HP
		Kroos	Energy/Speed	Stun	Speed/HP
Tier 3		King Barton	HP/Attack/Holy/Immune	Stun	Holy/Attack/HP Attack/Attack Crit/Crit/Attack
		Dark Arthindol	Energy/Speed/HP	Petrify	Speed/HP
		Corpsedemon	Speed/HP	Freeze Immune	HP/HP Speed/HP
		Jahra	Crit/Attack/Speed	Poison Petrify Freeze	Crit/Crit/Attack Attack/Attack
		Kamath	Speed/Attack/HP	Petrify Immune Petrify	Speed/HP Attack/Attack Holy/Attack/HP
Tier 4		Ice Blink	Speed/Energy/HP	Freeze	Speed/HP HP/HP Holy/Attack/HP
		Vesa	Crit/Attack/HP	Silence	Crit/Crit/Attack Attack/Attack
		Sleepless	Attack/HP	Petrify	Holy/Attack/HP HP/HP Attack/Attack
Tier 5		Walter	Speed/Attack	Poison Stun	Speed/HP
Tier 5		Margaret	Attack/Energy/Speed/HP	Poison Stun	Holy/Attack/HP Attack/Attack Speed/HP

Infographic

Updated on Jan 4th 2019

Changelogs

MKxJump Tier List 2018 Changelogs

Jul 25th 2018:

Valkyrie Added
PvE comparison chart added.

August 14th 2018:

Added Valkyrie and Skerei to Tier 0. Changed some positions.
Added Belrain to Tier 1.
Changed Barton’s Stone to Attack/Attack (Crit/Crit)
Changed Valkyrie’s Stone to HP/HP

August 16th 2018:

Moved Karim, Das Mode + Asmodel to Tier 1.5
Moved Demon Hunter to Tier 1.

August 24th 2018

Massive change. Focus on the best E3 heroes.

August 31st 2018

Adjusted for buffs.
Bloodblade, Queen, Aidan, Iceblink and Corspedemon all moved higher.
Aidan buff increased viability of suicide teams (especially in Trial of the Champion) so Flamestrike moved higher.
Faithblade moved down due to decreasing dominance in the E3 metagame.

November 3rd 2018:

King Bartom moved up due to his buff to Tier 1.
Xia moved up to Tier 1.
Dantalian added to Tier 2 due to the new buff. It’s now very hard to kill him.
Jahra added to Tier 2 due to the re-balance.
Queen moved up to Tier 3 due to the buffs.
Dark Arthindol moved down to Tier 3 from Tier 2.
Corpsedemon moved up to Tier 3.
Barea moved down to Tier 4 from Tier 3.
Cthugha Added to Tier 4.
Walter Added to Tier 4.
Emily moved to Tier 5 from Tier 4.
Cheese Teams Added (Aidan and Flamstrike)

November 24th 2018

Tier 0:
- Belrain’s buff has transformed sustain strategies making her the perfect counter to many DOT users. She not only provides incredible buffs but keeps your important heroes alive and therefore has been moved up to Tier 0 status.
- Amuvor has moved up sits on the edge of Tier 0 due to his fantastic performance as a stand alone hero. His ability to shell out unprecedented burst damage when given the Punisher of Immortal makes him a great choice. I can see many offensive teams choosing him over Mihm to give their team a much harder punch.
Tier 1:
- Horus has been added and as such PvE Tiers have been reworked to reflect just how powerful he is in that area. Horus finds himself on Tier 1 for PvP as well due to high and consistent damage with a decent amount of tankiness to boot.
- Skerei runs the risk of moving down but still dangles just on the lower edge of Tier 1.
Tier 2: No change
Tier 3:
- Flame Strike, Sigmund and Cthugha have all moved up to reflect the potential for burn teams in the meta which can help support the already dominating Valkyrie meta. Small adjustments to FS and the counter attack buff to Sigmund defintely make these two underused and undervalued heroes in PvP.
- Kamath moved up. I feel my previous list was too harsh to move him into Tier 4. He is losing ground but definitely has some usefulness in Rainbow or Ruin teams.
Tier 4:
- Dantalion’s heal got nerfed. He’s much more susceptible to burst damage and provides much fewer Round 15 stalls. It can still be done, just not as much. Tier 4 seems suitable for a niche hero like this.
Tier 5: No change

The Old 2018 PVP Tier List

Tier 0

These are over-powered Heroes, who swing the game in their favour. Those without will have a hard time winning.

Vakyrie

Class:
Stone: HP/HP
Artifact: HP
Slot: 3 4 5 6 (1)
Role: Tank, DOT scales with Max HP, self-heal when CC’d

Mihm

Class:
Stone: Attack/Attack (HP/HP)
Artifact: Reduce Dmg (Attack)
Slot: 4 5 6
Role: One-target burst with huge passive damage when a hero dies (Control Immune)

Belrain

Class:
Stone: Speed (Attack/Attack)
Artifact: Speed (Attack)
Slot: 2 3 (1)
Role: Attack/Speed Buff for four allies and team healer. Mass heal on death.

Amuvor

Class:
Stone: Crit/Crit/Attack (Attack/Attack)
Artifact: Attack/Crit
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Two-target burst, + Damage vs Priest, Energy Reduce and Self-Sustain. (Silence Immune)

Tier 1

Very powerful Heroes who often make the difference between a win or loss due to their sheer damage or buffs. If built correctly, these Heroes will prove challenging even for the best of teams.

King Barton

Class:
Stone: Attack/Attack (Attack/Holy/HP)
Artifact: Reduce Damage
Slot: 1
Role: Mass counter burst damage, tank and CC + attack vs stunned.

Kroos

Class:
Stone: Speed
Artifact: Energy (Speed)
Slot: 2 3 (1)
Role: Mass buff/debuff, mass CC below 50% HP. Heals 2 for 20% Max HP

Xia

Class:
Stone: Crit/Crit/Attack (HP/HP)
Artifact: Block (Crit or Attack)
Slot: 1 (2 3)
Role: Huge one-target burst, attack debuff and damage over time. Crit buff on successful block.

Horus

Class:
Stone: Attack/Attack (Attack/HP/Holy Damage)
Artifact: Reduce Damage (Attack)
Slot: 1 3 (2 4)
Role: Huge Spread Burst Damage, Self-Buff, Sustain and Burst on Successful Block.

Skerei

Class:
Stone: Crit/Crit/Attack
Artifact: Attack/Crit (Reduce Damage)
Slot: 1 (2)
Role: Self-buffing, attack steal and mass burst.

Tier 2

Popular, strong and reliable Heroes. Each have a good balance of damage, control and support. Often find themselves in teams supporting higher tier Heroes and can often be challenging to face.

Michelle

Class:
Stone: Speed
Artifact: Speed or Energy (Reduce Damage)
Slot: 4 5 6 (1)
Role: Spread CC and respawn on death (Control Immune)

Das Moge

Class:
Stone: Attack/Attack (Crit/Crit/Attack)
Artifact: Attack (Skill Damage)
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Self-buffing, stockpile damage and energy boost from team

Faith Blade

Class:
Stone: Speed (Crit/Crit/Attack)
Slot: 2 (4 5 6)
Role: Two-target Burst and CC (Stun Immune)

Valentino

Class:
Stone: Speed (Crit/Crit/Attack or Attack/Attack)
Artifact: Speed or Energy (Attack)
Slot: 4 5 6 (1)
Role: Mass CC (Stun Immune)

Asmodel

Class:
Stone: Crit/Crit/Attack (Attack/HP/Holy Damage)
Artifact: Reduce Damage (Crit/Attack)
Slot: 1
Role: Self-buffing, mass burst and tank

Demon Hunter

Class:
Stone: Speed (Crit/Crit/Attack)
Artifact: Energy (Speed)
Slot: 4 5 6 (1)
Role: Spread Burst, Self-Buff and CC (Potential Control Immune)

Jahra

Class:
Stone: Attack/Attack (Speed)
Artifact: Speed or Energy (Attack).
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Spread Burst, DOT, Attack Steal and CC

Tier 3

Strong Heroes if used correctly but can be sometimes overlooked because other similar Heroes are often better or they require specific slots and/or team synergies to perform their best. Some just lack versatility but are very good at what they can do.

Dark Arthindol

Class:
Stone: Speed
Artifact: Speed or Energy (Reduce Damage)
Slot: 1 (2 3)
Role: Mass CC and potential energy steal/attack buff when hit

Karim

Class:
Stone: Crit/Crit/Atk
Artifact: Crit/Attack
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Two-target Burst, Self-Buff and Self-Sustain.

Corpsedemon

Class:
Stone: HP/HP or Speed
Artifact: Reduce Damage
Slot: 1 (3)
Role: Tank, mass CC and self-sustain (Freeze Immune)

Cthugha

Class:
Stone: Attack/HP/Holy Damage (or Attack/Attack)
Artifact: Attack (Reduce Damage)
Slot: 1 (2)
Role: Mass DOT, detonates and relies on Burn/Bleed effects (Burn/Bleed Immune).

Queen

Class:
Stone: Crit/Crit/Attack
Artifact: Reduce Damage (Attack/Crit)
Slot: 1 (2 3)
Role: Crit Debuff, Counter attack and mass burst/DOT

Vesa

Class:
Stone: Crit/Crit/Attack (Attack/Attack)
Artifact: Attack
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Spread burst and team healer. Mass CC when below 50% HP

Kamath

Class:
Stone: Speed
Artifact: Speed
Slot: 3 4 (1 vs DA)
Role: Backline CC with +attack vs Petrified (Petrify Immune)

Sigmund

Class:
Stone: Attack/HP/Holy Damage
Artifact: Reduce Damage
Slot: 1
Role: Tank, Mass DOT, armor steal and counter attack (Breaks tanks)

Flame Strike

Class:
Stone: Attack/HP/Holy Damage
Artifact: Attack/Crit (Reduce Damage)
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Self-buff, + crit vs burned targets, spread burst with DOT.

Tier 4

Good Heroes but only in specific teams or situations. They are often dwarfed by other Heroes in their faction or lack consistency/damage. Some are overlooked because they require specific slots to perform well or are countered easily by other Heroes.

Heart Watcher

Class:
Stone: Crit/Crit/Attack
Artifact: Attack/Crit (Reduce Damage)
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Two-target Burst, Attack Buff/Debuff and Self-sustain (Breaks Tanks)

Sleepless

Class:
Stone: Attack/HP/Holy Damage (Atk/Atk)
Artifact: Reduce Damage
Slot: 1
Role: Tank, mass DOT and respawns on death

Barea

Class:
Stone: Crit/Crit/Attack (Crit/HP)
Artifact: Attack/Crit (Reduce Damage)
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Front-line burst with stockpiling crit/critdmg buff.

Walter

Class:
Stone: Speed
Artifact: Speed
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Split back-line stun, DOT and mass DOT when below 50% HP, +Attack vs Poisoned.

Gerke

Class:
Stone: Attack/Attack
Artifact: Attack/Holy Damage or Reduce Damage
Slot: 1
Role: Tank, Self-buff and spread healing

Iceblink

Class:
Stone: Speed
Artifact: Reduce Damage (Speed)
Slot: 1
Role: Tank, steals attack when hit, mass CC, +attack vs frozen

Blood Blade

Class:
Stone: Attack/Attack
Artifact: Attack/Crit
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Spread Burst, +Attack vs Bleeding and Self-sustain

Dantalian

Class:
Stone: HP/HP (Attack/Attack)
Artifact: Reduce Damage
Slot: 1
Role: Self-buffing, tank with self-sustain, mass burn, + damage vs Warrior (often stalls to round 15).

Tier 5

These Heroes are generally below average and usually not worth making E3. Some have situational strengths, others see more usefulness in PvE. Don’t be surprised if you fodder or replace these Heroes.

Emily

Class:
Stone: Speed
Artifact: Energy (Speed)
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Mass Speed/Attack Buff and Crit Debuff

Rosa

Class:
Stone: Speed
Artifact: Speed (Block)
Slot: 2 (1 3)
Role: Mass Attack/Armor Buff, Debuff

Honor Guard

Class:
Stone: HP/HP (Attack/HP/Holy Damage)
Artifact: Reduce Damage
Slot: 1
Role: CC vs backline, buffs self reduce damage, buff team’s armor when below 50% HP

OD-01

Class:
Stone: Speed
Artifact: Speed
Slot: 2 (1 3)
Role: CC vs Priest, attack/crit debuff and self-buff.

Groo

Class:
Stone: Attack/Attack (HP/HP)
Artifact: Reduce Damage
Slot: 1
Role: Tank, Mass Debuff and Self-sustain

Margaret

Class:
Stone: Attack/Attack
Artifact: Attack (Energy)
Slot: 2 (1 Suicide)
Role: Mass DOT and CC vs Poisoned. DOT on death

Ormus

Class:
Stone: Attack/Attack
Artifact: Attack (Reduce Damage)
Slot: 2 (3)
Role: Mass Healer

Old 2018 PVE Tier List

PvE Tier List

Notes

Vs Marauders/Broken Spaces, longevity is the key so Damage Over Time is more viable. Also, most are single targets so spread damage is less important.
Vs Guild Bosses, Burst Damage is ideal because your team’s sustainability is limited. Often there are three targets so spread attacks are also favoured.
Healing and Buffs/Debuffs are essential for both and tanks can provide further survivability.
Stones should focus towards PvP but generally go for Attack/Attack or Crit/Crit/Attack in PvE depending on whichever maximises damage.
Artifacts should match the enemy marauder/guild boss for damage dealers (E.g Attack/Damage vs Ranger for Kamath Marauder) or provide further survivability for support heroes.

Due to the complexities of PvE, heroes are ranked based on their roles rather than just being in a static list list like the PvP tier list above.