Kingshot Hero Tier List July 2026: All Heroes Ranked

Vivian, Amadeus, and Petra are the strongest overall heroes right now. Jabel is the best free starter, Zoe is the best long-term F2P Garrison tank, and Yang is the most accessible high-value Gen 6 hero. Gen 7 heroes (Ava, Charles, Wee & Woo) are the new ceiling on older servers. Focus resources on 5-7 core heroes instead of spreading thin across the full roster.

Amadeus carries the only offensive Infantry widget in the game, and that single fact keeps him meta for five to six generations straight while nearly every other Gen 1 hero fades. His first Expedition skill grants a flat +25% Lethality, no proc, no RNG, which makes him one of the cleanest Bear Hunt joiners available at any server age.

The catch is acquisition. He's locked behind VIP 7+ and milestone purchases rather than Hero Roulette, so pure F2P players may never obtain him directly. If you can get him through any means, building him is almost never a wasted investment.

• ✅ Unique widget that never gets fully replaced
• ✅ Flat, non-proc Lethality buff, one of the best Bear Hunt joiners in the game
• ✅ Strong even at lower star counts

• ❌ Not obtainable through F2P-friendly channels
• ❌ Average Garrison performance despite his offensive strength

Petra was the first hero to bring a Cavalry rally attack widget into the game, and her Change of Fate skill can roll anywhere from 5% up to a massive 600% of Attack on a single hit. That randomness is exactly what makes her fun to build, four Petras stacked together turn into a genuine RNG lottery where the high rolls carry entire rallies.

Best of all, she's fully obtainable through Hero Roulette, making her the most accessible S+ Cavalry option for players who aren't spending real money.

• ✅ High carry potential when her skill rolls big
• ✅ Genuine F2P acquisition path via Hero Roulette
• ✅ First strong Cavalry rally widget in the game

• ❌ RNG-dependent, low rolls feel bad
• ❌ Weak Garrison performance

Marlin pairs strong AoE damage with a stun, and that combination performs well across nearly every mode the game offers, Arena, Expedition, and standard rallies alike. He's one of the most well-rounded heroes in the roster, and even a 3-star Marlin still outclasses many higher-star Epic alternatives.

He remains a strong pick well into the mid-game and rarely feels like a wasted investment, even as newer generations roll out.

• ✅ Strong AoE plus stun combination
• ✅ Performs well across Arena, Expedition, and rallies
• ✅ Strong even at low star counts

• ❌ First Expedition skill is chance-based, weak Bear Hunt joiner
• ❌ Weak Garrison performance

Jabel is completely free, unlocked through Day 2 sign-in, and she's strong enough to carry your account through the earliest generations without a single gem spent. Her AoE damage and defensive buffs make her the best starting Garrison anchor in the game.

She remains genuinely useful through roughly Gen 4, at which point stronger Garrison options start to overtake her. Every F2P account should have her maxed early.

• ✅ Completely free, day 2 of any account
• ✅ Carries early-to-mid game Garrison duty alone
• ✅ Strong AoE and defensive buffs

• ❌ Falls off past roughly Gen 4
• ❌ Weak Rally contribution

Zoe's Agony Rush triggers automatically once her HP drops below 50%, healing her for 40% of her maximum HP once per battle. That single mechanic makes her the single best long-term F2P Garrison tank in the game, and she stays relevant deep into mid-game, roughly through Gen 5, longer than almost any other Gen 2 hero.

She's fully obtainable through Hero Roulette, making her the #1 investment priority for any F2P account after Jabel.

• ✅ Automatic 40% max HP heal once per battle
• ✅ Best long-term F2P Garrison tank in the game
• ✅ Fully obtainable via Hero Roulette

• ❌ Weak Rally contribution
• ❌ Heal only triggers once per battle

Yang carries the highest base ATK of any Gen 6 hero at 7,200, and his Ambush skill is the only direct rally Lethality buff in the entire generation. Unlike most top-tier heroes, he's genuinely accessible through standard events rather than premium shops, making him the single best Gen 6 pickup for F2P and low-spend accounts alike.

If your server has hit Gen 6, prioritizing Yang before anything else in that generation is almost always the correct call.

• ✅ Highest base ATK in Gen 6
• ✅ Only direct rally Lethality buff in the generation
• ✅ Very F2P-friendly acquisition

• ❌ Weak Garrison performance
• ❌ Lethality buff sits on a later skill, not the first, so weak Bear Hunt joiner

Triton brings a complete frontline kit, a 2-second invulnerability window through Tidewill, plus significant Expedition team buffs to Defense, Health, and skill damage. He's the top Gen 6 Garrison defender, though without an offensive widget his Rally output stays more supportive than carry-level.

Any account building an alliance defense core at Gen 6 should treat him as a near-mandatory pickup.

• ✅ Top Gen 6 Garrison defender
• ✅ 2-second invulnerability plus strong team buffs
• ✅ Complete frontline utility kit

• ❌ No offensive widget, weaker as a Rally carry
• ❌ Premium-locked acquisition

Thrud is where Cavalry rally leadership graduates from Petra. Her Ancestral Guidance cycles between boosting team damage dealt and cutting damage taken by 25%, giving her real team-wide value rather than just personal damage output.

Her Arena performance is strong too, thanks to her AoE effects, and she's a natural addition for anyone building a dedicated Cavalry march past the Gen 5 threshold.

• ✅ Team-wide damage amp cycling with damage reduction
• ✅ Strong Arena performance via AoE
• ✅ Solid team synergy for Cavalry marches

• ❌ Ceiling sits below Vivian in raw impact
• ❌ First Expedition skill is a damage proc, weak Bear Hunt joiner

Sophia brings genuine crowd control through Confusion and Terror debuffs, paired with 140% AoE damage from her Puppet Master skill. That mix of control and damage makes her a strong Arena frontline pick as well as a reliable Gen 6 Cavalry option for both Rally and Garrison duty.

She's fully accessible through Hero Roulette, making her one of the easier S+ Gen 6 heroes to actually acquire without spending.

• ✅ Confusion and Terror debuffs plus strong AoE
• ✅ Obtainable through Hero Roulette
• ✅ Balanced performance across Rally and Garrison

• ❌ Less specialized than a pure damage or pure tank hero
• ❌ Weak Bear Hunt joiner

Hilde's kit stacks healing (Rejuvenating Plea, Redeemer) with battlefield control (Intimidation), making her one of the best Garrison joiners in the game once multiple copies are running together. She's not Roulette-obtainable, but Daily Deals make her reachable without VIP-tier spending.

Don't undersell Margot based on a generic "S" label. Her first Expedition skill is a non-chance offensive buff, which makes her one of the strongest Bear Hunt joiners in the entire roster, genuinely S+ in that specific role, alongside solid Garrison value and Arena AoE/dodge utility.

Long Fei's invincibility and CC-immunity tools make him the natural upgrade for accounts that outgrew Zoe. He's fully obtainable via Hero Roulette and performs strongly in Conquest and Expedition frontline duty, the best Gen 5 F2P Infantry option by a clear margin.

Eric's self-scaling Defense combined with a team stun chance makes him one of the most dependable Gen 3 Garrison picks. He holds his value cleanly through roughly Gen 4 before newer defensive Infantry options take over.

Rosa's Battle Focus grants squad-wide debuff and stun immunity, which decides Arena fights outright since most matches turn on the first 10 seconds. Combined with a 30% Archer Attack buff, she's the single best Arena carry in the current meta, even if she's only average as a Rally leader.

Jaeger carries a 20% chance to grant +40% squad damage while debuffing enemy Lethality, and his defender widget makes him a strong Garrison-side pick. The chance-based nature keeps him out of the Bear Hunt joiner conversation, but for defense he's reliable well into the mid-game.

Alcar's defender widget and Expedition sustain tools make him a reliable bridge hero for Garrison duty right at Gen 4. He peaks hard at his own generation and settles into strong-A territory once Gen 5 Infantry options arrive, still worth building if that's your current window.

Helga functions as an Amadeus-style Rally alternative for accounts that can't reach VIP 7 early on, with solid AoE and ATK stacking on hits. She's genuinely strong through Gen 2-3 but falls off faster than Amadeus, whose widget carries him far longer.

Ava's Color Storm widget grants +15% Rally Squad Lethality, and her Expedition kit stacks multiple offensive effects including an Enemy Defense Down skill, making her a genuine S+ Bear Hunt joiner as well as the cleanest Gen 7 Cavalry rally lead. She's not on Hero Roulette, so pure F2P accounts will need Wee & Woo instead.

Charles is a pure defensive anchor: enemy Lethality reduction, damage-taken reduction, self-heal, and a Health-boosting widget all stacked into one kit. If your alliance role is defense, he's the clearest Gen 7 pickup, though his event-only acquisition makes him harder to grab quickly than Wee & Woo.

Wee & Woo is the only Gen 7 hero available through Hero Roulette, making them the default F2P priority once your server unlocks the generation. Their Artillermen first skill grants both squad Attack and Lethality at once, a clean, non-chance Bear Hunt joiner buff, while the defender-type widget also makes them a strong Garrison pick.