AFK Arena Tier List 2022: All Heroes Ranked [v1.83]

Welcome to Borderpolar's AFK Arena tier list in 2021. This post will give you an idea of what works in AFK Arena long-term. There are many great heroes in this game, but you will notice that most of those heroes are Celestials and Hypogeans.

So we cannot focus on each and everyone on them. Instead, we need to focus on top-tier heroes first. In mobile gaming, this is usually the rule of thumb, as gacha RPGs are resource-demanding.

AFK Arena Game Modes

I've been thinking a lot about this Tier List. What really matters in AFK Arena is that eventually, you will need 25 heroes, ranging from decent to excellent because from Chapter 33 you will start facing 5-team fights.

You are going to need 5 decent to excellent heroes for the faction towers and you are going to need a very strong team for King's Tower.

Starting new accounts on the Test Server was quite enlightening for me, so this tier list targets the end game. You will find early-game and mid-game tier lists online. However, this tier list does not focus on early and mid-game.

List of Heroes to Avoid

Firstly, my best advice for you is to not bother building any hero below B in this tier list. I regret spending so many resources on heroes that were considered good but they are now useless (Belinda, Shemira, Athalia, and others).

Regardless, I am not labeling heroes like these as trash. But what matters, is that there are far better heroes. So, I would advise you to not spend any resources, including fodder, on heroes that you are not going to use in the end game. Because in 6 to 9 months you are going to regret it, as I did.

Consequently, I advise you to only invest in the best among ascended heroes.

The only heroes you should care about are the ones that are going to still work with high level and power deficits. For instance, at King's tower level 400+the enemy teams have more than quadruple my own team's power. Ainz's ultimate feels like the scratch of a cat at this point, despite his overall insane damage output.

The Best AFK Arena Heroes

So what do you really care about at this point and which heroes are the best?

Skills that still Attack Rating percentage (Grezhul's and Daimon's for instance), heroes that remove HP% like Ainz, Alna because she provides immunity, Thoran because he returns the damage he receives multiplied.

Lucretia because her SI +30 is amazing, Raku because he hits like a truck, Rowan because getting fast ultimates is priceless, plus he is a tanky support hero with crowd control. There are pretty much the best heroes in AFK Arena at the moment, so you will use team compositions built around them.

Scarlet is an amazing hero for team hunting, especially Wrizz, along with several Twisted Realm bosses.

So, that brings us to the next point which I have not written about. Team compositions. I tried to keep heroes that are useful in end-game team comps at Tier B or higher, even if individually they may seem lackluster.

Overall, I believe Alna is the best AFK Arena hero.

Hero build priorities per Faction (AFK Arena tier list per feaction)

With all this in mind, I would like to show you the best heroes per faction, heroes that I have invested in or I wish I had invested in. The orders below are not absolute and depend a lot on the team compositions you are planning to use of course. These will also help you compose the best AFK Arena teams for faction towers:

Lightbearers	Maulers	Wilders	Graveborns
Rowan	Kren	Raku	Thoran
Rosaline	Brutus	Lyca	Grezhul
Scarlet	Skriath	Eironn	Oden
Raine	Tidus	Tasi	Ferael
Eluard	Safiya	Pippa	Desira
Cecilia	Numisu	Saurus	Silas
Fawkes	Skreg	Misha	Izold
Henrick	Kren	Astar	Treznor

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Celestials	Hypogeans	Dimensionals
Alna	Lucretia	Ainz
Twins	Leofric	Albedo
Talene v2.0	Mehira	Merlin
Titus		Melusina
Zaphrael	Mortas	Arthur
Flora	Khazard	Ezio

Make sure to check the Signature Item Tier List and Priorities and the Furniture Tier List and Priorities to learn what you should prioritize for each hero.

AFK Arena Tier List 2022 [Endgame oriented tier list]

Time to see our overall AFK Arena tier list. Let's get to it then!

Faction	Hero	Role	Overall	PvP	PvE	Bosses
	Daimon	Tank	A	B+	A+	B+
	Rowan	Support, Healer	S	S+	S+	A+
	Elijah & Lailah	Support, DPS	A	B	A	S+
	Morrow	AoE, CC, Debuff, DPS	A+	A	S	B
	Framton	DPS, CC	B	A	B	C
	Melusina	AoE, CC, DPS, Debuffer	B	B+	B	C-
	Hodgkin	Tank, CC, Debuffer, Buffer, AoE	B+	B+	A	C
	Walker	DPS, CC	D	D	D	D
	Desira	AoE, Healer, Debuffer	A	B+	A+	B-
	Saurus	DPS, AoE	A	A	A	S+
	Scarlet	DPS, CC, AoE	B+	B	A	S
	Ainz Ooal Gown	DPS, AoE, CC	S+	S+	S+	C
	Albedo	Tank, AoE, CC	S	S+	S	C
	Merlin	Healer, Buffer, CC	A-	B+	A	B+
	Leonardo	DPS, Debuffer, CC	C	B	B	D
	Titus	Tank, DPS, Buffer, AoE	S	S	S	B
	Thali	DPS, CC, Buffer	B	B	A	B
	Leofric	Debuffer, CC	B	A	B	B
	Eironn	AoE, CC, DPS	A	A	S	B
	Tasi	Support, CC	A	A	A	C
	Talene	Support, Healer	S	S	S	A
	Lyca	DPS, Buffer	A	A	S	B
	Rosaline	Support, Healer	B	B	B	S+
	Izold	Tank	A	B	A	C
	Ferael	DPS, AoE	A	A	S	C
	Ezio	DPS	A	S	S	B
	Gwyneth	CC, DPS	A	B	A	C
	Thoran	Tank	S+	S	S+	C
	Safiya	DPS, Buffer, Debuffer	C	C	B	D
	Lucius	Tank	B	C	B	B
	Athalia	DPS	C	A	C	C
	Thesku	CC, Debuffer, AoE, DPS	C	C	C	C
	Morael	DPS, AoE, Buffer, CC	B	B	B	D
	Arthur	Tank	A	A	S	C
	Nara	DPS, Tank	A	A	S	C
	JOKER	DPS, AoE, CC	A	A	A	B
	QUEEN	DPS, AoE, CC	B	B	B	C
	Wu Kong	Tank	B	B	B	B
	Ezizh	CC, DPS, Buffer, Tank	B	B	A	B
	Tidus	DPS	C	C	B	C
	Pippa	Support, CC, AoE	A	A	A	C
	Nemora	Support, Healer	A	B	S	B
	Warek	Tank. DPS	C	C	C	A
	Mehira	DPS, CC	S	A	S	B
	Hendrik	Tank	B	B	B	D
	Brutus	Tank, DPS	B	B	B	D
	Khazard	AoE, CC, DPS	B	B	A	C
	Shemira	DPS	C	D	C	B
	Lucretia	DPS	S	B	S	C
	Alna	Tank, Debuffer, AoE	A+	A+	S	C
	Respen	DPS, CC, Debuffer	B	A	B	C
	Lorsan	DPS, Debuffer	C	C	C	C
	Raku	DPS, CC, Debuffer	S	A	A	S+
	Silas	Support, Healer, Buffer, Debuffer	A+	S	A	A
	Belinda	DPS, Buffer	C	C	C	A
	Peggy	Healer, Debuffer, CC	B	A	B	B
	Ukyo	DPS	C	C	B	C
	Mezoth	Tank	C	C	B	C
	Skriath	CC, AoE, Support	C	C	B	D
	Isabella	DPS, CC	C	B	B	C
	Estrilda	Tank, Buffer	D	D	D	B
	Astar	Healer, Buffer, AoE, Support	C+	C+	C+	C+
	Satrana	DPS	B	C	B	B
	Zolrath	DPS	B	A	B	C
	Skreg	Tank, CC	B	A	A	C
	Kren	DPS, CC, AoE	B	B	B	C
	Antandra	Tank, DPS	C	C	C	B
	Cecilia	DPS	B	B	B	A
	Eluard	DPS, AoE, Buffer	B	B	B	C
	Ulmus	DPS, Support, Debuffer	D	D	D	B
	Torne	Tank	B	B	C	C
	Oden	AoE	A	A	S	C
	Raine	DPS, Debuffer, Support	B	C	C	S
	Mortas	Support, Healer, Buffer	B	C	C	S
	Khasos	DPS, Buffer	C	C	C	C
	Baden	DPS, Tank	D	D	D	C
	Gorvo	Tank	D	D	D	C
	Saveas	DPS	F	F	F	F
	Kelthur	DPS	D	C	D	D
	Anoki	Tank	C	C	C	C
	Thane	DPS	C	C	C	C
	Golus	Tank	C	C	C	C
	Silvina	DPS	F	F	F	F
	Arden	Support, CC	F	F	F	F
	Fawkes	AoE, DPS, CC	C	C	B	C
	Kaz	DPS	C	C	C	C
	Solise	Support, CC	D	D	D	D
	Orthros	Tank, Debuffer	C	C	C	D
	Grezhul	Tank, Buffer	S	S	B+	A+
	Hogan	Tank	F	F	F	F
	Oscar	DPS, AoE	C	B	C	B
	Numisu	Support, Healer, Buffer	C	D	C	S
	Rigby	Tank	F	F	F	F
	Seirus	Tank, CC	D	D	C	D
	Vurk	DPS	D	C	C	C
	Mirael	Buffer, AoE, DPS	F	F	F	F
	Vedan	DPS, Tank	F	F	F	F
	Ogi	Tank	F	F	F	F
	Niru	Support, DPS	F	F	F	F
	Morvus	DPS	F	F	F	F
	Ankhira	CC, DPS, Buffer	F	F	F	F
	Angelo	Fodder	F	F	F	F
	Ira	DPS	F	F	F	F