AFK Arena tier list (May 2024) - Best heroes right now

Talene ranks very high on the AFK Arena tier list for April 2024.


Talene ranks very high on the AFK Arena tier list for April 2024.
May 10, 2024: We've updated our AFK Arena tier list.

Looking for the latest heroes that rank on our AFK Arena tier list? AFK Arena is a popular idle RPG game that constantly adds new and exciting heroes to spice up your gameplay. It has a diverse selection of Heroes, offering both variety and complexity in team building. To help you build your team, we've compiled the AFK Arena hero tier list from PvP and PvE to challenging boss battles.

One simple change to your typical lineup can get you through a difficult spot while making past fights more challenging; it's just the nature of how any five units synergize with each other.

The game's best heroes are sometimes only that when paired with their perfect match. That being said, the best AFK Arena heroes are typically those who manage to outperform others in situations where they otherwise shouldn't.

If you're still without some of the better heroes on our AFK Arena tier list, using the latest AFK Arena codes might just get you the premium currency needed to obtain them. And why not give the latest Coin Master free spins and Pet Master free spins links a go?

Three heroes dubbed those with the least summer-like skin in AFK Arena.
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AFK Arena tier list for (May 2024)

Best for PVE

AFK Arena tier list

S

Ainz
Lucretia
Raku
Grezhul
Mehira
Thoran
Kren
Silas
Mortas
Alna
Rowan
Audrae
Daimon
Oden
Haelus
Eironn
Mishka

A

Awakened Thane
Prince of Persia
Lyca
Albedo
Rosaline
Ferael
Khazard
Scarlet
Skriath
Zolrath
Lorsan
QUEEN
Desira
Raine
Leonardo
Brutus
Kelthur
Morael
Astar
Framton
Awakened Talene
Pippa
Merlin
Ezizh
Zaphrael
Melusina
Tasi

B

Talene
Hodgkin
Morrow
Granit
Safiya
Arthur
Ezio
Nemora
JOKER
Treznor
Fane
Skreg
Gorvo
Saurus
Awakened Ezizh
Elijah & Lailah
Izold
Oku
Athalia
Orthros
Respen
Flora
Ukyo
Gwyneth
Hendrik
Numisu
Tidus
Thesku
Alaro
Thali
Antandra
Nara

C

Peggy
Eluard
Titus
Cecilia
Kaz
Vurk
Mezoth
Theowyn
Anoki
Estrilda
Thane

D

Wu Kong
Leofric
Zikis
Drez
Nakoruru
Khasos
Torne
Belinda
Isabella
Baden
Solise
Satrana
Warek
Shemira
Oscar
Lucius
Fawkes
Rigby
Ulmus
Walker
Seirus

If you're just pushing through the main story content, these are the AFK Arena heroes you'll want to focus your resources on. For beginner's, this is your first port of call. Once you're all caught up, you can start investing in the best PVP and Boss Battle heroes for content grinding.

Best for PVP

AFK Arena Tier List PvP

S

Awakened Thane
Silas
Ainz
Framton
Lucretia
Raku
Morael
Astar
Rowan
Alna

A

Wu Kong
Mehira
Kren
Prince of Persia
Pippa
Ferael
Awakened Talene
Saurus
Morrow
Albedo
Awakened Ezizh
Lyca
Thoran
Grezhul
Mortas
Audrae
Daimon
Oden
Haelus
Leonardo
Scarlet
Rosaline
Ezizh
Leofric
Merlin
Thesku
Zaphrael
Melusina
Zikis
Tasi
Talene
Hodgkin
JOKER
Treznor
Fane
Izold
Oku
Nara
Athalia
Orthros
Respen
Peggy
Eluard
Titus

B

Zolrath
QUEEN
Granit
Skriath
Flora
Khazard
Gwyneth
Lorsan
Mezoth
Ukyo
Eironn
Elijah & Lailah
Alaro
Cecilia
Ezio
Thali
Safiya
Arthur
Raine
Hendrik
Nakoruru
Desira
Tidus
Khasos
Torne
Satrana
Antandra

C

Mishka
Kelthur
Brutus
Nemora
Numisu
Skreg
Drez
Estrilda
Theowyn
Anoki
Belinda
Ulmus
Warek
Rigby
Oscar
Fawkes
Solise
Seirus
Thane

D

Gorvo
Kaz
Isabella
Vurk
Baden
Shemira
Walker
Lucius

For the competitive types, the AFK Arena PVP tier list above should help you make sense of the game's player-vs-player scene. With over 100 heroes available, building the perfect team isn't easy, and the meta is ever-changing, but the list above should give you some sense of who to aim for.

Best for boss battles

AFK Arena tier list Boss Battle

SS

Lavatune - Abyssal Rocker
Liberta
Lucilla
Daemia
Edwin
Haleus
Olgath
Framton
Elijah & Lailah
Rowan
Daimon
Mehira
Izold
Saurus
Lorsan
Ezizh
Grezhul
Shemira
Rosaline
Mortas
Shemira - Corpsemaker
Light Martyr
Talene

S

Ivan
Awakened Safiya
Trishea
Ginneas
Awakened Athalia
Rem
Emilia
Maetria
Tamrus
Awakened Belinda
Veithael
Yennefer
Palmer
Awakened Solise
Awakened Brutus
Audrae
Ainz Ooal Gown
Scarlet
Zikis
Eironn
Athalia
Ferael
Estrilda
Lyca
Hodgkin
Warek
Kaz
Safiya
Raine
Lucretia
Merlin
Khazard
Belinda
Cecilia

A

Robin Hood
Naroko
Jerome
Crassio
Mulan
Salaki
Tarnos
Geralt
Anasta
Awakaned Thane
Oku
Baba Yaga
Treznor
Prince of Persia
Alna
Gwyneth
Zaphrael
Mezoth
Wu Kong
Skriath
Titus
Satrana
Flora
Theowyn
Numisu
Lucius
Nakoruru
Silas
Fawkes
Zolrath
Vurk
Baden
Thane
Morrow
Isabella

B

Joan of Arc
Eorin
Alaro
Awakened Ezizh
Fane
Melusina
Nara
Anoki
Albedo
Orthros
Ukyo
Nemora
Solise
Pippa
Khasos
Torne
Kren
Joker
Tidus
Drez
Ezio
Granit

C

Astar
Thesku
Queen
Oden
Kelthur
Oscar
Gorvo
Antandra
Rigby

D

Tasi
Thoran
Skreg
Brutus
Ulmus
Seirus
Hendrik
Arthur

Using the above AFK Arena boss tier list should set you on the right path to dominating the game's big PVE battles and events. Many helpful rewards are locked behind boss battle content, and going in with sub-optimal units can severely limit the goodies you'll get at the end of each. It's a setback not worth risking.

Whichever tier list you follow, the character rankings assume the hero in question is built to their best; fully leveled and with full Mythic+ gear, furniture, and other stat boosts. Their standing represents an absolute best-case scenario for the character in PvE (King's Tower and Campaign), PvP, and Boss battles like in the Twisted Realm.

Artwork of Rowan, Lorsan, and Rigby in AFK Arena to celebrate the addition of a new Union Story.
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How many Heroes are in AFK Arena?

Not counting the game's common fodder heroes you'll pull countless times in your time with the game, AFK Arena currently has around 88 characters that have, one way or another, found a place on the AFK Arena tier list. They all have their benefits, but like Seirus or Thane, some are worth building in place of others.

How to get Geralt of Rivia in AFK Arena

In a surprising new collaboration, CD Projekt Red's pivotal character Geralt, The White Wolf Witcher, is available in AFK Arena. He is a Warrior, that specialises in Agility, and deals constant damage.

Players will have around two months to grab him, and will need a total of 60 resources to afford him. This means you won't need to pay, either!

There is also Yennefer of Vengerberg, too - a Mage specialising in Intelligence, that can buff teammates. The two of them would make quite a pair.

How we grade our AFK Arena tier list

AFK Arena is more than a race through a long series of story missions. Although that's certainly where you'll spend most of your time early on, it's only in end-game scenarios that top-tier heroes visibly push ahead of others.

Just about any AFK Arena hero you pull will get you through the story if levelled up enough. Raw stats are all you really need to edge out in these battles, after all. But once characters hit the level cap and thus stop gaining stats this way, it's how you optimize their equipment and carve strategies around their unique skillsets that will place them ahead of some others, thus creating the AFK Arena tier list.

While you won't really want to read too much into this if you're not taking on the game's ultra-competitive PvP scene or going up against massive bosses, knowing where your most recent pull sits on the AFK Arena tier list can give you a good idea of where you might want to spend your resources early on.

For example, if you're lucky enough to pull Daimon in your first summon, you'll probably want to focus your resources on improving them. Although just about any character will be able to pull their weight in the storyline, Daimon will continue to shine in modes where common units will quickly get trounced.

And that's everything you need to know about this AFK Arena tier list right now. Though the game is only going from strength to strength in 2022, you may still want to check out the competition. Last year saw games like Mythic Heroes and Valor Legends: Eternity attempt to sit at the same table. They're proving popular, though. So if you fancy a change of patch, consider clicking those links to find freebies you can use to get off to a great start.

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