Kingshot Hero Tier List (April 2026): Every Hero Ranked by Server Age

New generations unlock roughly every 80 days (after 5–6 Lucky Wheel cycles).

How to get: Free — you receive Jabel automatically on your second day of logging in. No gems required.

What Jabel does: Jabel is a Cavalry hero with an AoE damage skill and defensive buffs. He's one of the strongest early-game heroes because he's free, easy to build, and provides both damage and damage reduction in Expedition. His garrison widget makes him one of the best defenders in Gen 1 through early Gen 3.

Jabel's confirmed in-game skills:

Jabel

Gen 1

CavalryLegendary

Rally FlagExpedition 1

Jabel with her banner-like red armor, has a X chance of reducing damage taken by 50% for all squads

Damage Taken Chance Down: 8 → 16 → 24 → 32 → 40

Hero's DomainExpedition 2

Jabel, a fearless knight, grants all squads a 50% chance of dealing X more damage when attacking

Damage Up: 10 → 20 → 30 → 40 → 50

Youthful RageExpedition 3

Jabel's valiant spirit inspires everyone increasing damage dealt by X for all squads

Lethality Up: 5 → 10 → 15 → 20 → 25

His Expedition skills buff allied damage and provide damage reduction — this is what makes him valuable as a garrison S-tier even in later generations on defense-focused servers.

Is Jabel worth investing in?

• ✅ Yes — for early game (Day 0–80). He's free and impactful.
• ✅ Yes — as a garrison/defender role even into Gen 3 (his defender widget stays relevant).
• ❌ Stop here — don't invest universal shards once you have Gen 3 rally heroes.

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How to get: Available through VIP 7+ packs and select purchase milestones.

What makes Amadeus special: Amadeus is the only infantry hero in the entire game with an offensive attack widget. No other infantry hero — in any generation — has replicated this. His Aegis of Fate widget provides a multiplicative rally bonus that amplifies your entire squad's output. This is why he appears in S-tier rally lists even on Generation 5 and Generation 6 servers.

Amadeus remains essential despite being Gen 1 — his Aegis of Fate widget is the only offensive infantry widget in the entire game. No other infantry hero can replicate this multiplicative rally bonus.

Amadeus's confirmed in-game skills:

Amadeus

Gen 1

InfantryLegendary

Double ParryWidget Exp

Amadeus is a skillful parrier, reducing damage taken by X

Damage Taken Down: 10 → 15 → 20 → 25 → 30

DiscernmentWidget Conq

Amadeus attacks in a sword-tailored formation, increasing Rally Attack by X

Rally Attack Up: 5 → 7.5 → 10 → 12.5 → 15

The catch: Amadeus requires spending (VIP 7+). He is not a free or easily farmable hero. If you're fully F2P, his long-term value is real but acquisition is the barrier.

Is Amadeus worth it?

• ✅ Yes — if you can access him. His rally widget value doesn't expire.
• ✅ Yes — as a Bear Hunt joiner (S-tier for offensive bear damage builds).
• ❌ Skip for now — if you're F2P and haven't yet built Zoe and Jabel.

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How to get: Given during the tutorial/early gameplay.

What Saul does: Saul can stun enemies for 2 seconds and boosts his own ATK speed, plus gains DEF when HP drops low. He's a balanced early hero. His real value is as a joiner — Saul is S-tier for stackable garrison joiner builds because he has two different effect types in the same skill, giving a stronger SkillMod boost when stacked (e.g., 4x Saul joiners).

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What Helga does: Helga is a strong Gen 1 infantry hero that functions similarly to Amadeus as a rally leader alternative. She's a good investment if you get her through the first purchase reward early on, but her base stats won't keep up past Gen 2–3.

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How to get: Available through Hero Roulette. She's the most accessible high-value hero for F2P players.

What makes Zoe special: Zoe's Agony Rush skill triggers automatically when her HP drops below 50%, healing her for 40% of her maximum HP. This brings her back to approximately 90% HP — and it happens once per battle. The result is that enemies need to deal more than 90% of Zoe's HP in a single burst to kill her. At high stars, this is extremely difficult.

Zoe is F2P-friendly via Hero Roulette and the top F2P Infantry hero through Gen 5. With 40% HP heal and high tankiness, she's a meta Garrison hero with defensive ATK buffs.

Zoe's confirmed in-game skills:

Zoe

Gen 2

InfantryLegendary

Shield StrikeConquest 1

Zoe's unpredictable attacks easily enweb foes, dealing Attack × X damage every 0.5s and amplifying damage taken by the target by X for 2s

Damage Up: 60 → 66 → 72 → 78 → 84Enemy Damage Taken Up: 10 → 15 → 20 → 25 → 30

Agony RushConquest 2

Zoe requires pain to reach peak physical performance. She immediately regains X of max Health under 50% Health. Can only activate once per battle

Heal Up: 20 → 25 → 30 → 35 → 40

Holy MightConquest 3

Zoe inspires her fellow warriors to battle, boosting your heroes' Attack Speed by X

Attack Speed Up: 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 7

Sundering WoundExpedition 1

Your squads' attacks gain a 20% chance of inflicting Sunder, dealing X damage per turn for 3 turns

Damage Up: 8 → 16 → 24 → 32 → 40

CharismaExpedition 2

Zoe is a gifted female orator, and her rousing battle speeches increase the total Squads' Attack by X

Attack Up: 5 → 10 → 15 → 20 → 25

Infinite ArsenalExpedition 3

Zoe strikes the enemy so completely and utterly that your squads' attacks gain a 50% chance of amplifying enemy squads' damage taken by X

Enemy Damage Taken Up: 10 → 20 → 30 → 40 → 50

Death or GloryWidget Exp

Zoe's inner demon is awakened only by pain. Gaining a X increased Attack until the end of the Battle once "Agony Rush" is triggered

Attack Up: 8 → 12 → 16 → 20 → 24

Dark LadyWidget Conq

Zoe is a relentlessly demanding garrison commander, increasing Defender Squads' Attack by X

Defender Troops' Attack Up: 5 → 7.5 → 10 → 12.5 → 15

Is Zoe worth investing in?

• ✅ F2P players — Zoe is your single best investment. Max her stars first.
• ✅ All players — She remains a top garrison defender into Gen 5.
• ❌ As rally lead — Zoe doesn't have an offensive widget. Use Amadeus or Petra for attack rallies.

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How to get: Available through Hero Roulette.

What makes Hilde special: Hilde is unique because she has two different effect types in a single expedition skill — this is rare and extremely powerful for the joiner stacking mechanic. When you use 4x Hilde joiners, the SkillMod calculation produces a much larger multiplier than most other heroes. She also provides healing sustain that makes rallies survive longer.

Hilde's confirmed in-game skills:

Hilde

Gen 2

CavalryLegendary

Rejuvenating PleaConquest 1

Immediately restores Health equal to her Attack × X to all friendly heroes

Heal Up: 200 → 220 → 240 → 260 → 280

RedeemerConquest 2

Injury is no match for Hilde's redeeming invocations. Immediately restores Health equal to her Attack × X to the weakest friendly hero

Heal Up: 100 → 110 → 120 → 130 → 140

IntimidationConquest 3

Psychological warfare is an age-old tactic. Disables the enemy target for 1s while dealing Attack × X damage

Damage Up: 140 → 154 → 168 → 182 → 196

Noble PathExpedition 1

Hilde's exhaustive discipline develops soldiers into true weapons, increasing the total squads' Attack and Defense by X and X

Attack Up: 3 → 6 → 9 → 12 → 15Defense Up: 2 → 4 → 6 → 8 → 10

Elixir of StrengthExpedition 2

Hilde uses her secret tonic to enhance the warriors' strength, granting all squads' attack a 25% chance of dealing X damage

Damage Up: 120 → 140 → 160 → 180 → 200

Trial by FireExpedition 3

Hilde's devout prayer has a X chance of reducing damage taken by 50% for all squads

Damage Taken Chance Down: 8 → 16 → 24 → 32 → 40

Holy InvocationWidget Exp

Soldiers swear by Hilde's everyday miracles, increasing her healing effects by X

Healing Effects Up: 30 → 40 → 50 → 60 → 70

FortitudeWidget Conq

Hilde's pious confidence in her cause is infectious, increasing Defender Squads' Health by X

Defender Squads' Health Up: 5 → 7.5 → 10 → 12.5 → 15

Is Hilde worth investing in?

• ✅ Everyone — She's S-tier for garrison joiner stacking regardless of generation.
• ✅ As garrison defender — Her sustain and heal effects shine in defense.
• ❌ As rally attack leader — Her kit is defensive; use Amadeus or Petra to lead attacks.

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What Marlin does: Marlin is an AoE damage dealer who can also stun enemies. His value is that he performs well in Arena and Expedition, making him a long-term hero worth building even as newer archers arrive. He's consistently ranked S-tier for rally attack across the community.

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How to get: Hero Roulette / Lucky Wheel. She's more accessible than Gen 4–5 heroes but still requires gem investment.

What makes Petra special: Petra is the first cavalry hero in the game with a rally attack widget. This alone makes her the default cavalry rally leader. Her Change of Fate skill is her signature — it deals anywhere from 5% to 600% damage depending on RNG. Solo, this is inconsistent. But here's the key insight discovered by the community: when multiple Petras join the same rally, the probability math shifts dramatically — four Petras create reliable proc chains that consistently hit the high end of that range.

Her Change of Fate can deal up to 600% damage if she gets lucky — making her one of the highest burst-damage heroes in the game.

Petra's confirmed in-game skills:

Petra

Gen 3

CavalryLegendary

DichotomyConquest 1

Petra throws a tarot card at an enemy, dealing Attack× X damage and inflicting one of the following effects: reducing the target's Attack by 20% for 2s or stunning the target for 1.5s

Damage Up: 270 → 297 → 324 → 351 → 378

Change of FateConquest 2

Petra curses an enemy, dealing floating damage based on the base value of Petra's Attack × X . The final damage is a random amount between 5% and 600% of that base value

Damage Up: 50 → 55 → 60 → 65 → 70

Turn CardConquest 3

Petra reverses misfortune by healing a friendly hero with the lowest percentage of Health remaining based on the base value of Petra's Attack × X . The final Health restored is a random amount ranging between 5% and 400% of that base value

Heal Up: 100 → 110 → 120 → 130 → 140

Evil EyeExpedition 1

Grants all Squads' Attack a 50% chance of cursing the target, increasing their damage taken by X

Enemy Damage Taken Up: 10 → 20 → 30 → 40 → 50

The FavorExpedition 2

Petra is known as a lucky fortune-teller to her soldiers, granting a 50% chance of increasing the Squads' Attack by X

Damage Up: 10 → 20 → 30 → 40 → 50

The ShieldExpedition 3

Petra's divination navigates bad outcomes with a 40% chance of reducing damage taken by X for all squads

Damage Taken Down: 10 → 20 → 30 → 40 → 50

Weighted DeckWidget Exp

Petra has become more skilled at weighting the cards of fate in her favor, increasing the upper and lower limit of her fluctuating skills by X

Fluctuating Skills' Effects Up: 30 → 60 → 90 → 120 → 150

Cosmic EyeWidget Conq

Strike! The cards never fail to inform Petra of the right time to act. Petra increases Rally Squad Attack by X.

Rally Squad Attack Up: 5 → 7.5 → 10 → 12.5 → 15

Is Petra worth investing in?

• ✅ Cavalry mains — She's your first cavalry rally leader.
• ✅ Mid-game (Gen 3–4 servers) — Still S-tier in this window.
• ❌ Gen 5+ servers — Petra remains solid but Vivian and Thrud outclass her in raw output.

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What Eric does: Eric is a durable infantry hero who boosts his own defense when attacked, has a stun chance on enemies, and deals moderate damage. He excels as a garrison defender and holds up well in Expedition. Multiple sources describe him as a key defender through Gen 4.

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What Jaeger does: Jaeger has a 20% chance to increase squad damage by 40% for three turns and a 20% chance to debuff enemy lethality — a powerful double-effect when it procs. External sources note he's "irreplaceable" in archer compositions when he fires, but the RNG makes him inconsistent solo. Best used as a garrison defender (defender widget).

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What Rosa does: Rosa's standout skill makes all squads immune to debuffs like stun — in the Arena, where stun-heavy compositions dominate, this is a game-changer. She also provides strong passive buffs that make her a solid long-term archer investment. Her rally value is lower than her Arena value.

Rosa's arena skill makes all squads immune to debuffs like stun — a game-changing ability that no other hero can replicate.

Rosa's confirmed in-game skills:

Rosa

Gen 4

ArcherLegendary

Chaos GambitExpedition 1

Well-placed chaos is prologue to success. Rosa grants a 40% chance of increasing all Squads' Damage Dealt by X

Damage Up: 10 → 20 → 30 → 40 → 50

Rose of WarExpedition 2

No soldier wishes to harm this wild rose of war, reducing damage dealt by X for all enemy squads

Enemy Damage Down: 4 → 8 → 12 → 16 → 20

Golden RhythmExpedition 3

A dance of distraction is the perfect complement to archer fire, increasing Archers' total Attack by X

Attack Up: 6 → 12 → 18 → 24 → 30

Is Rosa worth investing in?

• ✅ Arena-focused players — She's your single best Arena carry.
• ✅ Long-term archer investment — She can replace Marlin as your archer rally hero.
• ❌ Bear Hunt main — Not a strong Bear Hunt contributor.
• ❌ If you're below Gen 4 — She won't be available yet.

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What Alcar does: Alcar is a sturdy infantry garrison hero with a defender widget, making him S-tier for defense roles from Gen 4 onward. His Expedition skills provide good sustain, helping him hold in longer fights.

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What Margot does: Margot is the Gen 4 cavalry counterpart to Rosa — strong in Arena and as an Expedition/joiner hero. Her defender widget makes her a top garrison cavalry option. Her joiner skills are non-chance-based, making her reliable for Bear Hunt joiner stacking.

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What makes Vivian special: Vivian's expedition skill Crouching Tiger permanently increases all enemy damage taken by 25% — meaning your ENTIRE army hits 25% harder while she's in the rally. This is a multiplicative bonus that stacks with every other damage source. Combined with her Focus Fire systematic burst, she is the premier endgame carry.

Vivian isn't just an upgrade — she's a strategic cornerstone. Her expedition skill, Crouching Tiger, permanently increases all enemy damage taken by 25%, amplifying your entire army's output.

Vivian's confirmed in-game skills:

Vivian

Gen 5

ArcherLegendary

Crouching TigerExpedition 1

Vivian is a patient commander willing to wait for just the right moment to strike. All squads' attacks increase enemy damage taken by X

Enemy Damage Taken Up: 5 → 10 → 15 → 20 → 25

Focus FireExpedition 2

Vivian's sharp focus exposes enemy weaknesses, granting all squads' attack X extra damage after every four attacks, and causes the target to receive X extra damage for its next attack received

Extra Damage Up: 20 → 40 → 60 → 80 → 100Enemy Damage Taken Up: 5 → 7.5 → 10 → 12.5 → 15

Trap of GreedExpedition 3

Vivian equips her Archers with custom coin traps, dealing X extra damage to all enemies on the next attack of every 4 attacks

Extra Damage Up: 12 → 24 → 36 → 48 → 60

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What Thrud does: Thrud is a force multiplier for cavalry-focused armies. Her kit elevates the entire team's output rather than focusing on personal DPS. She replaces Petra as the cavalry rally lead on Gen 5+ servers, though Petra remains viable as a joiner.

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What Long Fei does: Long Fei is described by external sources as "incredibly strong in Conquest as an infantry hero that gains invincibility" — a rare defensive mechanic. His Expedition skills are strong enablers for the whole squad, making him the top Gen 5 garrison infantry hero.

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What makes Yang special: Yang boasts 7,200 base Hero Attack — the highest in the game at Gen 6 launch (compared to Sophia's 5,926 and Triton's 4,546). More importantly, his Ambush expedition skill raises Rally Squad Lethality, making him the only Gen 6 hero with a direct offensive rally buff. And unlike Sophia and Triton (who are locked behind premium shops), Yang's shards are available through standard gameplay events.

Yang boasts an incredible 7,200 base Hero Attack — the highest in Gen 6. He's the only Gen 6 hero with a direct offensive rally buff in Expedition, making him the F2P/low-spender MVP.

Yang's confirmed in-game skills:

Yang

Gen 6

ArcherLegendary

Kin ThrowConquest 1

Yang delivers a rip-roaring Frostkin in a straight line against enemies, dealing Attack × X area of effect damage plus the same amount on its return path

Damage Up: 100 → 110 → 120 → 130 → 140

ComboConquest 2

Yang's special firearm has a X chance of inflicting a combo shot, dealing another round of damage to enemies

Extra Attack Chance: 15 → 20 → 25 → 30 → 35

DeadshotConquest 3

Any bullet can inflict the critical blow to a hunter's prey when aimed just right. Yang enjoys a X Crit Rate when dealing damage

Crit Rate: 3 → 6 → 9 → 12 → 15

AvalancheExpedition 1

An avalanche for Yang is just another weapon in his arsenal, resulting in an additional strike against a target by all Squads every 4 turns for X damage

Damage Up: 20 → 40 → 60 → 80 → 100

Ice ZoneExpedition 2

Years of arctic adversity have taught Yang to seize advantages. Yang's Archers have a 40% chance of dealing X extra damage with every attack

Extra Damage Up: 20 → 40 → 60 → 80 → 100

AmbushExpedition 3

Yang is an advanced thinker who can easily grasp the principles of almost any phenomena, giving all Squads a X chance of dealing increased damage every turn

Probability Up: 8 → 16 → 24 → 32 → 40

Quick DrawWidget Exp

Yang's impressive muscle memory enables a five-shot barrage, dealing Attack × X damage to a random enemy. If the target is an Escort, there is a X chance of instantly knocking them down

Damage Up: 40 → 44 → 48 → 52 → 56Chance Up: 40 → 55 → 70 → 85 → 100

Offensive DefenseWidget Conq

Yang puts the maxim that the best defense is a good offense to good use, increasing Rally Squad's Lethality by X

Rally Squads' Lethality Up: 5 → 7.5 → 10 → 12.5 → 15

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What Sophia does: Sophia's kit revolves around the Confusion debuff — her Puppet Master deals 140% AoE damage and inflicts Confusion on enemies, scaling her own damage based on how many debuffs she stacks. Strong in controlled environments, but harder to acquire than Yang.

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What Triton does: Triton deals wild damage and crowd control in Conquest and Expedition, with the ability to focus targets down quickly. Premium-locked acquisition makes him harder to access than Yang, but his output is competitive for Gen 6 infantry roles.

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Chenko note: His Stand of Arms is widely considered the best rally joiner skill for F2P players. This is a non-chance-based 25% damage boost that makes Chenko an exceptional Bear Hunt joiner even compared to some Legendary heroes.

Chenko

CavalryEpic

Stand of ArmsExpedition 1

Chenko implements advanced weaponry for our soldiers, increasing the total Squads' Lethality by X

Lethality Up: 5 → 10 → 15 → 20 → 25

Shield WallExpedition 2

Enhances troop armor with a keen engineering eye, reducing damage taken by X for all troops

Damage Taken Down: 4 → 8 → 12 → 16 → 20

⚠️ Bear Hunt rule: Defense skills (HP, DEF) have zero value in Bear Hunt because the Bear doesn't deal damage to your troops. Only invest in joiner skills that boost Attack or Lethality for Bear content.