"Best hero" lists are useless if your server hasn't unlocked them. Every hero in our sourced database, cut by generation — with the best rally lead, bear hero, garrison anchor and joiner for each era.
Heroes arrive in generational cohorts that unlock as your kingdom ages — a Gen 2 server asking about Gen 5 heroes is planning years ahead, and a Gen 5 server using Gen 1 picks is leaving power on the table. Find your generation below (it shows in-game with your kingdom's age); each section lists everything available to you and everything before it, since older heroes stay recruitable.
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⚠️ Grades come from our hero database — names, rarities and generations are verified; role grades are our editorial ranking (see methodology). Exact generation unlock timing varies by server. Deeper cuts: the full tier list (filter by role) and head-to-head compare.