You’ve picked up Archero, played with it for a few hours, and found it good enough to continue playing. But you’re still confused about what everything actually is and how things work. If you’ve read our beginner’s guide to Archero, you’d already know most of the basic tips and tricks to the game. However, knowing the more statistics-laden part of the game is also crucial for your success. In this Archero tier list, we will walk you through the three biggest number-crunching heroes, abilities, and talents in the game.
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Archero Tier List
While we did say that this article will be all about Archero game statistics, we are sure that there are those of you not inclined to read literal walls of text and numbers. Don’t worry because aside from cutting back on most of these cumbersome tables, we will give you a nice TLDR (too long, didn’t read) at the end. We will also add some strategies on how to make your build. Even though we called this article an Archero tier list, due to the game’s random number generated (RNG) options, especially for talents and abilities, you’ll have to make do with understanding all of them and taking the best one for your build instead.
In terms of ranking, we will use a five-tier system (SS > S > A > B > C) with SS as the most powerful and C as the weakest. Do keep in mind that Archero’s game mechanics and exact statistics change with every patch and version of the game. While most changes implemented into the game do stay static, there is always a chance that abilities, heroes, or talents may be nerfed or significantly buffed in a newer version.
Archero Heroes Tier List
As of Archero version 3.2.2, the game has 19 different heroes that you could play and use, a lot of which are newly implemented ones. Originally introduced in the 1.2.4 update, these heroes are split into two types, free-to-play and pay-to-play heroes. Before the update, players were confined to only using Atreus, the so-called default or starter hero.
While we won’t include it here and instead give you the TLDR, each hero can have their level upgraded through the use of sapphires and coins to level up your hero using the “hero growth” system unlocked after chapter 3. Every hero has a different set amount added to their attack power (AP) and health points (HP) each time they level up. Aside from this, at levels 20, 40, 60, and 80, some characters give special bonuses that affect all other heroes. Examples of this include Atreus’ +100 HP at level 20 and Helix’s +5% Max HP at level 60.
Best Free to Play Heroes
1. Ayana – SS
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| 2500 Gems | 160 | 550 | Attacks can charm an enemy to increase damage. It can also summon a portal. |
2. Helix – S
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| 1500 Gems | 125 | 620 | Increased attack damage when low on HP. |
3. Meowgik – A
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| 1800 Gems | 135 | 550 | A chance to summon a kitten auto-attacker. |
4. Phoren – A
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| 50,000 Gold Coins | 130 | 500 | Attacks have a flame effect. |
5. Taranis – B
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| 1000 Gold Coins | 130 | 550 | Attacks have a lightning effect. |
6. Urasil – B
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| Unlocked after Chapter 2, Stage 50 | 120 | 550 | Attacks have a poison effect. |
7. Atreus – C
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| Free | 150 | 600 | None |
If you look at just the starting statistics of Archero’s free-to-play heros, the best you can use would be the base hero, Atreus. That is a bit misleading though since Ayana’s versatility is quite useful once you’ve mastered them. Due to the chance of opening a portal, you can use Ayana’s abilities to quickly move around the map and escape being cornered and defeated. Aside from that, Ayana also has the largest amount of points added to her health and attack stats at each level-up when compared to the other free-to-play heroes. This is due to her gaining with 42 and 11 points added respectively in health and attack.
If you’re a beginner and still getting used to the game, we suggest continuing to play using Atreus for a week or two until you can get enough gems to unlock Ayana or some of the other pay-to-play heroes.
Best Pay to Play Heroes
1. Shingen – SS
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| $28.99 | 200 | 700 | Attack speed gets higher the lower his HP. |
2. Aquea – SS
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| $28.99 | 180 | 800 | Attacks may freeze and slow down enemies. Goes into combat mode once HP is lower than 35%. |
3. Bonnie – S
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| $10.99 | 150 | 600 | May summon a clone of herself with each attack. |
4. Gugu – S
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| 50 Gugu Shards | 160 | 600 | 600 Chance to summon an owl guardian to absorb attacks and strengthen Gugu. |
5. Lina – S
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| 50 Lina Shards | 180 | 650 | Deals extra damage to enemies per hit and may summon phantom dancers that attack enemies and deal negative effects. |
6. Onir – A
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| $10.99 | 140 | 650 | Attacks have a holy effect. |
7. Ophelia – A
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| $10.99 | 160 | 650 | May absorb enemy souls to strengthen herself. |
8. Rolla – B
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| $18.99 | 170 | 500 | Attacks freeze enemies. |
9. Ryan – B
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| 50 Ryan Shards | 150 | 700 | Can revive after death and be invincible for one second. |
10. Shade – C
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| $20.99 | 170 | 550 | Real and shadow form attacks deal different effect damage. |
11. Shari – C
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| 30 Shari Shards | 135 | 550 | Can summon a thorny vine that attacks enemies. |
12. Sylvan – C
| Unlock Cost | Attack Power (AP) | Health Points (HP) | Hero Power |
| $20.99 | 160 | 600 | A random elemental attack happens with each attack. |
As you probably expect in this Archero tier list, the top two heroes in Archero are Shingen and Aquea due to their almost $30 price tag. Both of them have good base stats and wonderful hero growth rates, with Shingen getting +45 HP and + 14 AP per level, while Aquea gets +50 HP and +14 AP instead.
Due to their hero powers, however, Shingen has a distinct advantage. That advantage is due to Shingen’s already high critical hit multiplier combined with his powers’ increased attack speed. Overall, the $29 to get Shingen is worth it, even more so if you upgrade his level and reach the current, as of October 2021, cap of level 80.
Best Abilities in Archero
Abilities in Archero are completely random due to a random number generator (RNG). You can’t predict which ability will appear in which stage of a chapter. Even with that, though, you can build your hero around the options you have available. To do that, you’ll have to know what each ability does, so we’ll give you a list of all the abilities split into specific groups. Do note that some abilities only start to show up after you’ve passed a specific stage or chapter.
Arrow Abilities
| Name | Tier | Effect |
| Multishot | SS | Fires another arrow but with -10% damage and 15% slower. |
| Ricochet | SS | Arrows bounce between nearby enemies three times but damage is reduced by 30% each time. |
| Front Arrow +1 | S | Fires another arrow in front of you but at -25% less damage. |
| Piercing Shot | S | Arrows shoot through enemies but reduce 33% damage with each enemy. |
| Bouncy Wall | A | Arrows bounce from walls but get a 50% reduction per bounce. |
| Diagonal Arrows | A | Two additional diagonal arrows get shot in the direction you shoot at. |
| Side Arrows +1 | B | Fires another arrow to the left and right. |
| Rear Arrow +1 | C | An extra arrow is shot backward. |
Elemental Abilities
| Name | Tier | Effect |
| Bolt | SS | When it hits an enemy, it adds 25% equipment damage to enemies nearby. |
| Freeze | SS | Enemies attacked get frozen for 2 seconds and deals 10% additional damage. |
| Poison Touch | S | Deals 25% equipment damage to enemies that get hit till they die. |
| Blaze | A | Deals 18% equipment damage every 0.25 seconds for up to 2 seconds |
| Element Upgrade | B | Increases elemental damage. |
| Element Burst | B | Elemental damage has a chance for a critical hit. |
| Dark Touch | C | Enemies hit will explode after 1 second dealing 90% of your attack damage to nearby enemies. |
Explosive Abilities
| Name | Tier | Effect |
| Chilling Blast | SS | Enemies explode on death dealing freezing effects to nearby enemies. |
| Death Bomb | S | Enemies explode on death dealing 100% of your attack damage to nearby enemies. |
| Obsidian Circle | A | Two orbs revolve around you and deal Dark Touch damage to enemies that it hits. |
| Death Nova | B | Eight projectiles explode out of dead enemies into all directions that deal 30% of your attack damage on impact. |
Boosting Abilities
| Name | Tier | Effect |
| Attack Boost Major (Two Arrows) | SS | Increases attack damage by 30%. |
| Attack Boost Minor (One Arrow) | SS | Increases attack damage by 15%. |
| Attack Speed Boost Major (Two Arrows) | SS | Increases attack speed by 25%. |
| Attack Speed Boost Minor (One Arrows) | S | Increases attack speed by 12.5%. |
| Critical Master Major (Two Arrows) | S | Increases critical hit chance by 10% and critical damage by 40%. |
| Critical Master Minor (One Arrows) | S | Increases critical hit chance by 5% and critical damage by 20%. |
| HP Plus | A | Increases health by 2.2% if a room is cleared without taking damage. Can happen up to 16 times. |
| Attack Plus | A | Increases attack by 2.25% if a room is cleared without taking damage. Can happen up to 18 times. |
| Critical Plus | B | Increases critical attack chance by 1.42% if a room is cleared without taking damage. Can happen up to 18 times. |
| Speed Plus | B | Increases speed by 1.87% if a room is cleared without taking damage. Can happen up to 18 times. |
| HP Gain Aura | B | Increases HP. |
| Speed Aura | C | Increases critical speed by 62.5% for 2 seconds. Has an 8 second cool down. |
| Critical Aura | C | Increases critical attack chance by 47.5% for 2 seconds. Has an 8 second cool down. |
Shield and Circle Abilities
| Name | Tier | Effect |
| Invincibility Star | SS | Gives invincibility for 2 seconds. |
| Shield Guard | S | Two shields revolve around you. |
| Flame Circle | A | Two orbs deal 75% of your attack damage to enemies with a blaze effect. |
| Ice Circle | A | Two orbs deal 75% of your attack damage to enemies with a freeze effect. |
| Poison Circle | B | Two orbs deal 75% of your attack damage to enemies with a poison touch effect. |
| Bolt Circle | C | Two orbs deal 75% of your attack damage to enemies with a bolt effect. |
Health Abilities
| Name | Tier | Effect |
| Heal | SS | Restores 40% of health. |
| Strong Heart | S | Increases heal power and hearts drop rate by 40%. |
| HP Boost | A | Increases max HP by 20%. |
| Bloodthirst | B | Gains 1.5% of max HP per killed enemy. |
Spirit Abilities
| Name | Tier | Effect |
| Wingman | SS | Pets block projectiles. |
| Front Arrow | SS | Spirits fire an additional frontal arrow with -25% damage. |
| Multi-Shot | SS | Spirits fire an additional arrow with -10% damage and 15% attack speed. |
| Diagonal Arrow +1 | S | Spirits fire additional arrows forward diagonally to the left and right. |
| Critical Boost | S | Spirits get +20% attack speed and your hero gets +5% critical hit chance with +20% critical hit damage. |
| Attack Boost | A | Spirits get +100% damage and your hero gets +15% damage. |
| Blaze | A | Spirit attacks get flame effect while hero gets +10% attack and +22% attack boost. |
| Freeze | B | Spirit attacks get freeze effect while hero gets +20% critical damage and +18% attack speed. |
| Poisoned Touch | B | Spirit attacks get poison effect while hero gets +20% critical damage and +15% HP boost. |
| Bolt | C | Spirit attacks get bolt effect while hero gets +5% critical chance, +15% critical damage, and +2% critical rate boost. |
Strike Abilities
| Name | Tier | Effect |
| Blazing Strike | SS | Fires a sword dealing 100% of current attack damage with blaze effect. |
| Frost Strike | S | Fires a sword dealing 100% of current attack damage with frost effect. |
| Toxic Strike | A | Fires a sword dealing 100% of current attack damage with poison effect. |
| Bolt Strike | B | Fires a sword dealing 100% of current attack damage with bolt effect. |
Star and Meteor Abilities
| Name | Tier | Effect |
| Blazing Star | SS | Summons a falling star against one enemy dealing 200% of current damage with a blaze effect. |
| Frost Star | SS | Summons a falling star against one enemy dealing 200% of current damage with a frost effect. |
| Toxic Star | S | Summons a falling star against one enemy dealing 200% of current damage with a poison effect. |
| Bolt Star | S | Summons a falling star against one enemy dealing 200% of current damage with a bolt effect. |
| Blazing Meteor | A | Summons a falling meteor against enemies dealing 200% of current damage with a blaze effect. |
| Frost Meteor | B | Summons a falling meteor against enemies dealing 200% of current damage with a frost effect. |
| Toxic Meteor | B | Summons a falling meteor against enemies dealing 200% of current damage with a poison effect. |
| Bolt Meteor | C | Summons a falling meteor against enemies dealing 200% of current damage with a bolt effect. |
Other Abilities
| Name | Tier | Effect |
| Fury | B | Gives +0.4% attack speed per 1% missing health. |
| Rage | C | Increased damage inversely with missing health. |
| Grace | C | Gives +0.6% healing from hearts per 1% missing health. |
| Agility | C | Gives +0.3% dodge per 1% missing health. |
| Headshot | A | A 12.5% chance to kill mobs with one hit. |
| Smart | S | Increases earned experience points (XP) by 30% for up to two levels. |
| Greed | B | Increases enemy damage against you by +20% but increases coin drop rate by 25%. |
| Overdraft | B | Increases attack speed by +45% but decreases XP gains by 20%. |
| Holy Touch | SS | Each arrow hit against enemies spawn two perpendicular rays that deal 60% of current damage to nearby enemies. |
| Strong Heart | S | Increases attack speed by +2% each time you get a heart crystal for a maximum of 60%. |
| Dodge Master | S | Increases dodge rate chance by 20%. |
| Extra Life | SS | Revives hero at 100% when killed. |
| Slow Projectile | SS | Slows enemy projectiles. |
| Shadow Clone | SS | Each attack may summon a shadow clone that fires arrows dealing 100% equipment damage to enemies. |
| Summon One-Eyed Bat | SS | Each attack may summon a one-eyed bat that fire lasers dealing 100% equipment damage to enemies. |
| Inspire | A | Increases attack speed by +25%. |
| Water Walker | A | Allows heroes to walk on water and gives enemies +15% hero damage. |
| Through the Wall | S | Allows heroes to walk through walls and gives enemies +15% hero damage. |
| Giant | B | Increases attack damage by 40% and max HP by 5%. |
| Dwarf | B | Increases critical hit rate by +10%. |
And that finishes off the abilities Archero tier list. Remember that each hero has different skills that lean to one ability or another. Heroes like Shingen, for example, already have a good attack speed and critical hit rate and would do well if paired with Strong Heart and Inspire to increase his attack speed even more. Overall, it is good to experiment and take what abilities you think would best fit your heroes and other abilities as they slowly stack over one another.
Best Archero Talents Tier List
This part of the Archero tier list is less “picking” as it is praying. Due to the RNG factor in Archero, talent acquisition and upgrading are completely random. Each time you pay the slowly increasing gold cost to upgrade and get a new talent, you’ll just have to hope you get the one you want. Either way, though, all talents will be beneficial to you and your hero.
There are only 12 different talents you can get in Archero, these are:
| Talent | Tier | Effect |
| Strength | SS | Increases max HP. |
| Power | SS | Increases AP. |
| Recover | S | Increases the amount recovered from red hearts. |
| Block | S | Reduces damage received while stationary. |
| Iron Bulwark | B | Reduces collision damage from touching enemies. |
| Agile | A | Increases attack speed. |
| Inspire | B | Increases HP recovered when leveling up during stages. |
| Glory | C | Gives additional skill selections at the start of chapters. |
| Patrol Earnings | B | Gives a random reward every 60 seconds. |
| Enhance Equipment | B | Boosts equipped equipment effects. |
| Hero Powerup | C | Increase the base statistics for your heroes. |
| Rune Powerup | C | Randomly increases a rune’s effect. |
Completing the Basics
With that, we’ve finished our Archero tier lists and you’ve completed the basics of everything you’ll need to succeed in Archero! From battle tips to how to use your in-game currency, you’ll be able to more or less go through the game without being completely confused by game mechanics and concepts.
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