Booster Pack Heroes Tier List

A single generic tier list is misleading in Booster Pack Heroes because starter tanks like Squire dominate Chapter 1, but fall off completely against armored enemies in later chapters. Below are qualitative tier ratings divided across all four distinct progression phases of the game.

Chapter 1 & Waves 1–10

Early Game Tier List

Focuses on low pack unlock cost, frontline barricade survival against goblin rushes, and cost-efficient star rank upgrades.

Ranking Criteria: Baseline tankiness, immediate accessibility in Basic Packs, anti-air reach.

Tier	Hero	Role	Key Power Spike	Tactical Rationale
S	Squire →	Frontline Tank	2-Star + Global Barricade HP	60% drop rate in Basic Pack allows rapid star upgrades to wall off early waves.
S	Barbarian →	Melee Brawler	Kill lifesteal passive	Cleaves through early swarms and sustains HP on kill, requiring zero external healing.
A	Bowman →	Ranged Anti-Air	Trickshot Ricochet	Essential anti-air for Wave 5–7 flying bats. Bouncing shots clear swarms from behind the wall.
A	Fire Mage →	AoE Caster	First copy unlock	Outstanding burn damage if pulled from the 1% secret Basic Pack drop, but hard to target early.
A	Illusionist →	Tactical Decoy	Decoy spawn timing	Decoys simplify early boss dives, keeping damage away from your barricade.
B	Monk →	Melee Deflector	Stun & parry timing	Single-target stun and deflection, but slower wave clear than Barbarian early on.
B	Witch Doctor →	Vulnerability Support	Yellow Pack unlock	Higher pack tier requirement; shines more once high-health elites appear.
C	Elf →	Ranged Sniper	Chapter 2 Pack unlock	Overkill single-target pierce against squishy early fodder; higher gold investment.

Chapter 2 (The Crypts)

Mid Game Tier List

Armored skeletons and physical-immune wraiths appear. Magic burn damage and crowd control become essential.

Ranking Criteria: Magical elemental damage, anti-armor, crowd control interruption.

Tier	Hero	Role	Key Power Spike	Tactical Rationale
S	Fire Mage →	AoE Caster	Persistent burn ground patches	Bypasses Crypt wraith physical immunities and burns down grouped undead hordes.
S	Illusionist →	Tactical Decoy	Decoy positioning	Redirects lethal boss channeled attacks away from the core barricade.
S	Witch Doctor →	Vulnerability Support	Vulnerability hex mastery	Vulnerability curses amplify team damage against armored crypt commanders.
A	Barbarian →	Melee Brawler	Wide cleave upgrades	Still strong against ground fodder, but requires support against skeleton archers.
A	Monk →	Melee Deflector	Cone stun mastery	Stuns interrupt charging elite animations before they hit the wall.
A	Bowman →	Ranged Anti-Air	Armor piercing mastery	Consistent anti-air and long range backline disruption.
A	Elf →	Ranged Sniper	Multi-target pierce	Pierces through frontlines to snipe elite summoners.
B	Squire →	Frontline Tank	Max Star rank	Damage falls off against armored undead; serves purely as a cheap meat shield.

Chapter 3 & Climax Waves

Late Game Tier List

Fast demon runners, multi-phase boss attack windows, and high damage checks.

Ranking Criteria: Percentage damage amplification, invincible decoy redirection, high-priority target deletion.

Tier	Hero	Role	Key Power Spike	Tactical Rationale
S	Witch Doctor →	Vulnerability Support	Team damage curse amplification	Crucial damage multiplier for breaking through high-health boss phases.
S	Illusionist →	Tactical Decoy	Fast decoy cooldown cycle	Safely turns heavy frontal boss cleaves away from the center tower line.
S	Fire Mage →	AoE Caster	AoE burst burst cycle	High AoE clear prevents fast runner packs from swarming while team focuses boss.
S	Elf →	Ranged Sniper	Long range projectile speed	Long-range armor pierce snipes high-threat casters before they reach engagement range.
A	Barbarian →	Melee Brawler	Sustain on minion kills	Solid brawler, but vulnerable if targeted by heavy single-target boss slams.
A	Monk →	Melee Deflector	Deflection percentage	Deflection shields keep him standing, but lack the team-wide safety of decoys.
B	Bowman →	Ranged Anti-Air	Full bounce mastery	Still great utility, but single-target damage lags behind Elf in Chapter 3.
C	Squire →	Frontline Tank	Frontline HP pool	Takes heavy chip damage from elite Chapter 3 mechanics; best replaced or supplemented.

Endless Scaling Waves

Extreme Endless Tier List

Enemies scale progressively in HP and movement speed. Pure flat damage falls off; crowd control and decoy aggro dominate.

Ranking Criteria: Damage multipliers, crowd control lock, decoy aggro redirection.

Tier	Hero	Role	Key Power Spike	Tactical Rationale
S	Illusionist →	Tactical Decoy	Frequent decoy uptime	Decoys absorb hits regardless of enemy damage scaling, protecting the wall infinitely.
S	Witch Doctor →	Vulnerability Support	Max curse potency	Vulnerability multiplication keeps team DPS viable against scaled HP.
S	Fire Mage →	AoE Caster	Ground fire coverage	Burn DoT and sustained ground fire chip through massive enemy clusters.
A	Elf →	Ranged Sniper	Armor piercing	Line pierce maintains value against densely packed enemy columns.
B	Monk →	Melee Deflector	Area stun mastery	Stuns help, but melee contact becomes dangerous against scaled damage.
C	Barbarian →	Melee Brawler	Kill resets	Lifesteal struggles to outpace high scaled burst damage in extreme waves.
C	Bowman →	Ranged Anti-Air	Anti-air focus	Flat arrow damage struggles against extreme health scaling.
D	Squire →	Frontline Tank	N/A	Overwhelmed quickly by end-game scaled swarms without extensive support.