Heroes of the Storm Tier List [2023]

Heroes of the Storm features characters from the entire Blizzard Entertainment universe, such as Overwatch, Diablo, and more. At the time of writing, there exist more than 80 characters for players to choose from. Since the number of characters is high, it can be somewhat difficult to choose the right characters. Therefore, we are going to write down a Heroes of the Storm tier list in which we are going to rank all characters from best to worst. This tier list will help you decide whether you should choose a character for your match or not. 

Before we begin, here is a brief look at the character stats and comparison table of Heroes of the Storm:

Here’s a complete summary of the Tier List ranking all the Characters:

Heroes Of The Storm Tier List 

The following tier list is based on our personal choice, so you might find the placement of some characters odd. That is totally okay, considering the choice varies from player to player.

S-Tier Heroes 

S-Tier heroes in Heroes of the Storm are some of the best ones to use in the game. Their stats and abilities are better than almost every other character. They can handle critical situations all by themselves without relying on their teammates. 

Deathwing

First off in our Heroes of the Storm tier list is Deathwing. He is easily one of the strongest heroes to use in the game. As he’s a Dragon, Deathwing can breathe a strong flame toward its target that does around 168 damage every second. 

Diablo

Diablo’s Black Soulstone ability lets him heal himself by collecting souls. He gains 10 Souls by killing an enemy hero and 1 Soul by killing an enemy Minion. Each soul grants him 0.3% of his maximum health. Furthermore, Diablo will also get brought back to life if he has 100 Souls in his inventory before getting eliminated. 

Kael’thas

A Ranged Assassin hero, Kael’thas, features an attack called Flamestrike that can do 345 damage to the targets. Furthermore, he can also use an ability called Verdant Spheres to increase the power of his other abilities. 

Johanna

Johanna is one of the few heroes on our tier list who are so good at defending themselves. She has an ability called Iron Skin through which she can activate her shield which will then absorb anything that you will throw toward her. It will stay active for around 4 seconds, and no one will be able to land an attack on her during this time.

Xul

Xul has a powerful attack called Poison Nova through which he can send out multiple poisonous missiles towards its targets to deal a total of 630 damage. The ability has a cooldown of 90 seconds and is perfect for taking down large groups at once.

Mephisto

Mephisto can fire a skull toward his enemies that does 127 damage upon impact. Furthermore, if an enemy hero gets caught in the attack, their movement speed is reduced by 25% for a total of two seconds.

Ana

The thing which makes Ana one of the best heroes to use in Heroes of the Storm is her healing abilities. She can fire a dart toward her ally, and it will then heal them. Furthermore, she can throw a Grenade that will deal damage to enemies but will heal all allies that get caught up in its explosion.

A-Tier Heroes

A-Tier heroes include the ones who can hold their ground firmly against powerful opponents. They offer some powerful abilities, and their stats are also amazing. 

Garrosh

Garrosh’s Bloodthirst attack does 156 damage to a single target but also ends up increasing his own health as well to some extent. Furthermore, he can also silence all heroes that are around him.

Raynor

Raynor is one of those heroes who never return from a fight, no matter the situation. He is also capable of assisting his allies as he can increase the Attack Speed and Movement Speed of his allied Minions and Mercenaries by 30% and 10% respectively.

Cassia

Cassia has an ability called Ball Lightning. It allows her to throw a lightning ball toward her targeted hero, which will then bounce six times between nearby enemies. With each hit, the ball will deal 180 damage. This ability is perfect when you want to quickly create a group of enemies.

Blaze

Blaze offers mobility better than most heroes in Heroes of the Storm. His Oil spill ability can send out a wave of oil that slows down every enemy that walks over it. Furthermore, he can use another ability to set this oil on fire, something that will do damage to the stuck enemies as well.

Tychus

Tychus’ Commandeer Odin attack fires a set of cannons in a straight line and does damage to everything in the path. These types of attacks are useful for creating a path quickly. Tychus can also perform a quick dash towards his desired location.

Anduin

Anduin is yet another character on our tier list capable of defining himself well. He can also assist his fellow Heroes as one of his abilities, Flash heal, allows him to heal them.

Chen

Although Chen is not a Dragon, he can still breathe a powerful flame toward his target by using Keg Smash, which deals 85 damage upon impact. One of his abilities, called Stagger prevents him from taking any damage for a total of three seconds.

Gul’dan

Just like Chen, Gul’dan can also send out a wave of flame that does a lot of damage to multiple enemies. This attack is useful against a large group of enemies. Furthermore, Gul’dan is also capable of making meteors rain down over a specific area.

Jaina

When it comes to slowing enemies down, there isn’t anyone who does the job better than Jaina. She has a single target attack called Frostbolt that does 184 damage and inflicts the Chill effect. She can also rain down spears made out of ice that damage and inflict Chill on all enemies that get caught inside the attack.

E.T.C.

E.T.C can hold his ground firmly against powerful opponents, and even when things get rough, he can heal himself by using an ability called Guitar Solo. Through this, he gains 66 health every four seconds. In combat, E.T.C is also capable of stunning his targets.

Lunara

The most interesting thing about Lunara is that her Passive Ability, called Nature’s Toxin, inflicts poison on the targets through all Basic Attacks and damaging abilities. The affected targets then receive around 100 damage in a span of 3 seconds.

Fenix

The final hero in the A-Tier category of our Heroes of the Storm tier list is Fenix, a Ranged Assassin capable of launching a laser beam toward its targets. Fenix also has a powerful shield that regenerates on its own if the Hero does not receive any damage for 5 seconds.

Tassadar

Just like Tychus, Tassadar also has an attack that targets enemies in a straight line. However, along with dealing damage, Tassadar’s attack also slows down the movement of the targets by 30% for two seconds. This provides him and his allies enough time to perform another attack on them.

Imperius

Imperius can do 110 damage to multiple targets through his Solarion’s Fire attack and also slows down their movement by 40%. He can also summon a ring of multiple swords that work as a shield and absorb 850 damage.

B-Tier Heroes 

Heroes belonging to the B-Tier category offer decent stats and abilities. They aren’t as strong as the heroes mentioned in the above two tiers, but they won’t let you down in combat. 

Muradin

Muradin can use his hammer to attack a single enemy and deal 110 damage to them. Furthermore, by using an ability called Second Wind, Muradin can also heal himself. However, this only works if the hero hasn’t taken any damage for four seconds.

Anu’barak

Anu’barak can summon a Beetle by using an ability called Scarab Host. The Beetle will attack all nearby enemies and its attacks will deal around 20 damage. Anu’barak can also enhance his shield through Harden Carapace.

Orphea

Orpeha’s attacks can deal a decent amount of damage and she’s also good at zone control too. Her Chomp attack does 305 damage to enemies that are in front of her, while her Shadow Waltz ability targets all the enemies in a straight line.

Arthas

Arthas offers some of the best crowd-control abilities in Heroes of the Storm. He can also summon six Ghouls that will attack every enemy in their sight. The Ghouls will last for 15 seconds. However, you can also kill them yourself to gain 267 health.

Deckard

Deckard is yet another hero whose abilities focus on healing himself and his teammates. By using an ability called Healing Potion, Deckard can throw a Healing Potion on the ground. The first friendly Hero who touches the potion will receive 285 health.

Leoric

Leoric has an attack called Skeletal Swing through which he can deal 150 damage to his targets by using his mace. Furthermore, the attack also ends up slowing the opponent’s movement by 40%. The effect lasts for around 2.5 seconds.

Malfurion

Malfurion is also one of those heroes in our Heroes of the Storm tier list that focus on helping their teammates. For instance, one of his abilities lets him heal his allied hero for 20 seconds, while another ability focuses on granting them Mana for 5 seconds.

Alarak

Alarak is one of those heroes who can handle critical situations without relying on their teammates. His most popular attack is Discord Strike, which deals 165 damage to multiple enemies and puts the silence effect on them as well. The effect lasts for 1.5 seconds.

Alextrasza

Alextrasza has multiple abilities that let her assist her teammates by healing them. Her most amazing ability is the Gift of Life, through which she can heal her teammate by sacrificing 15% of her own health. Alextrasza can target multiple enemies in combat by shooting a fireball toward them.

Falstad

Falstad can slow the movement of his enemies by 25% by attacking them with his Hammer. He can also increase his own Movement Speed by 15% through an ability called Tailwind, but this will work only if the hero hasn’t taken any damage during the previous six seconds.

Auriel

Auriel’s Sacred Sweep attack does 40 damage to all target enemies, while the ones present at the center of the targeted area receive an extra 160 damage. Auriel’s Passive Ability also lets her store the damage she does to her enemies as energy.

Abathur

Abathur is someone who can summon a Locust that will attack every nearby enemy. The Locust does 46 damage with each attack and does some extra damage to enemy structures. Abathur also has a single target attack through which he can fire a spike towards his enemy to drain 119 of their health.

Zarya

Zarya can target multiple enemies at once by launching a grenade toward them that does 75 damage to all enemies that get caught up in the explosion. Furthermore, she can place a shield around herself that is capable of absorbing 560 damage.

C-Tier Heroes 

C-Tier heroes in our Heroes of the Storm tier list are neither too strong nor too weak. They reside somewhere in the middle. They aren’t someone who will become a burden on their teammates, but you shouldn’t expect a lot from them as well. 

Lucio

First, we have Lucio, who can help her teammates through two music tracks. The first one heals her and her teammates for 15 health per second. And through the second one, she can increase the movement speed by 10%.

Rexxar

Rexxar offers good crowd-control abilities, but you can’t expect much from them. However, he can still slow his enemies’ movement by 30% through an ability called Spirit Swoop. Rexxar can also control his bear, Misha, and order it to attack specific enemies.

Sylvanas

Most of Sylvanas’ attacks focus on shooting an arrow toward its target. One of his attacks, called Withering Fire, let shim shoot an arrow toward his enemy up to 5 times. Each arrow does 39 damage. This ability is useful when your target is right in front of you. Otherwise, you might miss your shot.

Rehgar

Rehgar has one of the unique abilities in Heroes of the Storm. Unlike heroes who use a Mount to reach a destination quickly, Rehgar transforms into a Ghost Wolf himself. In this form, he has 20% more Movement Speed than in his regular form. His attacks also deal more damage in his Ghost Wolf form.

Uther

Uther has two abilities called Holy Light and Flash of Light. The first allows him to heal his teammate for 362 health, while the second lets him heal them for 242 health. In addition, his attack, called Hammer of Justice, can Stun his enemy for 1 second.

Sonya

Sonya has a single target attack called Ancient Spear that lets her deal damage from a safe distance. It allows her to throw a spear toward her enemy that does 173 damage. Furthermore, it also inflicts stun upon the target.

Genji

Genji offers good mobility, and his attacks also deal a good amount of damage. As he’s a Ninja, Genji can throw a set of three shurikens toward his target, each dealing 65 damage.

Kerrigan

Kerrigan can stun her enemies through an attack called Impaling Blades, which also deals 165 damage to all the targets. She can also pull her desired targets towards herself and then create an explosion in the area to deal 195 damage to all enemies.

Li-Ming

Li-Ming has attacks that help her take down enemies far away. For instance, one of her attacks, called Magic Missiles, lets her fire three missiles toward her desired location. Each missile deals 147 damage to anyone who gets hit by them.

Greymane

Greymane is one of those heroes who can become a killing machine in combat. He does this by using an ability called Inner Beast, which increases his attack speed by 50% for three seconds. If in the right hands, Greymane can take down a group of enemies quickly, thanks to this ability.

Junkrat

Junkrat offers good crowd-control abilities. Most of his abilities focus on exploding his targets. He even dies with a bang as one of his abilities called Total Mayhem lets him drop 5 grenades before dying that deal 250 damage to all nearby enemies. Therefore, if you ever take down a Junkrat, move away from him as quickly as possible.

Ragnaros

Ragnaros uses a massive hammer to attack his enemies. His Molten Swing attack allows him to swing his Hammer at multiple enemies, which does 161 damage. However, the attack will do 25% more damage if he’s facing Minions and Mercenaries.

Stukov

Stukov is yet another hero who offers good crowd-control abilities. He can extend his arm towards his target and then push them until they are hit with a terrain. The attack does 190 damage and inflicts stun on the target as well.

Stitches

Stitches belong to the class of heroes who have some of the highest health in Heroes of the Storm. This is something that lets him stay longer on the battlefield. In combat, he can use an attack called Devour that does 114 damage to enemy heroes and 319 damage to others.

Malthael

Malthael can apply the Reaper’s Mark to his enemies through most of his abilities. For instance, his Death Shroud ability sends out a wave of dark mist that puts the Reaper’s Mark on every enemy caught inside the mist.

Dehaka

Dehaka is one of the heroes who can easily break the defense of their targets. He has an attack called Drag through which he can attack his target with his tongue. Dhaka can also heal himself through one of his abilities.

D-Tier Heroes 

D-Tier heroes are some of the weakest characters in Heroes of the Storm. Their abilities are not that powerful and they can’t handle critical situations. 

Thrall

Thrall is yet another hero in our Heros of The Storm tier list who offers amazing crowd control. His Chain Lightning attack allows him to call down a powerful lightning strike on his target, which then bounces three times to nearby enemies as well dealing 81 damage with each hit.

Whitemane

Whitemane can assist his ally heroes by granting them 300 health and 40 armor using Scarlet Aegis. This ability can prove to be useful when you’re entire team is pushed into the corner by the enemy team.

Yrel

Yrel’s Vindication ability allows her to deal 42 damage to her nearby enemies while healing herself at the same time. When fully charged, this ability can deal 140 damage to all enemies and can heal her for 320.

Zeratul

Zeratul offers high burst damage and his mobility is amazing as well. His Blink ability lets him teleport to his desired location in an instant, but it has a cooldown of 10 seconds. Therefore, you should only use this ability when you either want to reach your target quickly or want to escape quickly from a critical situation.

Zul’jin

Next, we have Zul’jin, a hero who is capable of increasing the damage of his Basic Attacks by 25% through an ability called Berseker. This ability can help him take down powerful opponents quickly. In combat, however, he mostly throws his axes towards his targets to eliminate them.

Qhira

Qhira has a Grappling Hook that allows her to reach different locations quickly. She can fire it toward any obstacle and it will get attached to it. If she fires the Grappling Hook toward an enemy hero, she can launch herself towards them only to kick them for 108 damage.

Illidan

Illidan is one of those heroes in our Heroes of the Storm tier list who don’t rely a lot on Mana. His Passive Ability, called Betrayer’s Thirst, heals him every time he performs a Basic Attack on his target. It also reduces the cooldown of his abilities by 1 second.

Maiev

Maiev has an ability called Warden’s Cage that summons 8 Warden Avatars around her. These avatars work as her protectors and last for five seconds. If an enemy Hero comes in contact with one of the avatars, they are knocked towards the center.

Mal’Ganis

Mal’Ganis has a good amount of health to offer and he’s also good at crowd control. In combat, he can perform a powerful slash towards multiple enemies that does 66 damage. He can perform this slash three times, with the third one inflicting Stun on all targeted enemies.

Brightwing

Brightwing’s Passive Ability is called Soothing Mist and it allows him to assist his allied heroes by healing them for 115. He can also use an ability called Blink Heal through which he can teleport himself to his allied hero and heal them in the process.

Sgt. Hammer

Sgt. Hammer can increase the damage and range of her basic attacks by 20% and 100%, respectively by using an ability called Siege Mode. She can also knock back a group of enemies by using a Concussive Blast attack.

Artanis

Artanis’ Shield Overload ability prevents him from getting eliminated quickly as it grants him a powerful shield for 5 seconds after his heal falls below 75%. He can use this time to either make a quick escape or wait for a teammate to come and save him.

Azmodan

Azmodan is yet another hero in our Heroes of the Storm tier list who has a large amount of health. He can summon a Demon Warrior from the pits of hell who will attack everything in his path. The Demon Warrior lasts for 10 seconds and does 35 damage with each attack.

D.Va

By using an ability called Defense Matrix, D.Va can trap enemy heroes inside a defensive field. Once caught inside it, the attacks performed by enemy heroes will deal 50% less damage than usual. This is perfect for times when you’re taking on a group of enemies all by yourself.

Kel’thuzad

Kel’thuzad is capable of creating a nova around his enemies that will explode after 1 second and deal 180 damage to every enemy that gets caught in the explosion. Furthermore, it will also slow down their movement by 35%.

Varian

Using Heroic Strike, Varian can deal 125 extra spell damage to his enemies through his Basic Attacks. Furthermore, he can also target multiple enemies at once by sending out a powerful shockwave toward them.

Zagara

Zagara can summon and send out a Hyrdralisk toward her enemy. The Hydralisk will deal a total of 568 damage within eight seconds. After that, it will disappear. This ability is useful when there isn’t any teammate near your area and you need some backup.

Kharazim

Kharazim can prove to be useful to his nearby allied heroes as he can use an ability called Breath of Heaven to grant them 285 health and increased movement speed. He can also increase the Attack Speed and Range of his basic attacks by 100% for two seconds.

Valeera

Valeera has a single-target attack that allows her to deal 130 damage while reducing her target’s armor by 10 as well. Furthermore, she can target multiple enemies that are around her by using an attack called Blade Furry. It does 130 damage and also grants Valeera 1 Combo Point with each hit that lands upon an enemy Hero.

Lt. Morales

Lt.Morales’ abilities focus on healing her teammates and providing them with armor. She can use Healing Beam to grant her teammate 172 per second and use another ability called Safeguard to provide them with 35 armor.

Medivh

Next, we have Medivh. He has one of the best crowd control abilities in Heroes of the Storm. He is one of the few heroes who can quickly help their teammates teleport from one place to another. By using an ability called Portal, Medivh can create multiple portals that last for 6 seconds. Both Medivh and his allies can use the portals freely.

Tracer

Tracer’s Basic Attacks are amazing considering they are quick. She is also one of the heroes who are capable of removing negative status effects from themselves quickly.

Nazeebo

Nazeebo has some unique abilities to offer. One of them allows her to send out three toads toward her targets that explode upon contact. Each one deals around 119 damage. Furthermore, she can also summon a group of zombies through one of her abilities.

Nova

Nova’s Permanent Cloak ability is one of the most useful abilities in Heroes of the Storm. It allows her to disappear for 3 seconds, something that can prove to be useful in a lot of situations. However, if she gets attacked or uses any attacks/abilities while in stealth, then the effect becomes invalid.

Samuro

Samuro can convert his Basic Attacks into a confirmed critical strike by using an ability called Critical Strike. However, he must perform a Basic Attack within eight seconds for it to become a critical strike.

T.L.V.

Since the T.L.V. are a group of three heroes, their abilities differ from each other. For instance, Olaf can slow the movement of his enemies, Erik can increase his own movement speed, and Baleog can make his Basic Attacks deal some extra splash damage. The best part is that you can either control these three heroes as a group or separately.

Tyrael

Tyrael has an ability called Archangel’s Wrath, which is easily one of the most useful abilities in Heroes of the Storm. If Tyrael gets close to getting eliminated, his movement speed gets increased by 20%, something that allows him to get far away from his opponent. And if he gets eliminated, he explodes and damages all nearby enemies. Therefore, he won’t go down without a show.

Tyrande

Tyrande has a healing ability called Light of Elune that targets an individual allied hero and heals them for 270 health. She is also the only hero who can grant Stealth to all her friendly heroes for 10 seconds.

Valla

Valla can shoot an arrow toward a single enemy that will deal 140 damage. After successfully hitting the target, the arrow will then hit two more enemies and deal 80 damage with each hit. She also has an attack that targets multiple enemies at once and deals 165 damage with each hit.

F-Tier Heroes

These are the worst characters to use in Heroes of the Storm. You should avoid choosing them at all costs. 

Chromie

Chromie can slow down the movement of her enemies by 40% per second by sending a sand vortex toward them. She can also launch fire a missile toward a single enemy that does 305 damage upon impact.

The Butcher

The Butcher has an ability that allows him to slow the movement of his enemies by 50% while dealing 110 damage to them. However, his biggest downside is that he is vulnerable to crowd control and burst damage.

Cho’gall

Cho’gall is a two-headed hero that is meant to be controlled by two players. However, while this may sound cool and all, it isn’t that amazing. This is because finding someone who can control the other head is sometimes difficult. 

Gazlowe

Gazlowe can attack his enemies by setting up a turret in the middle of nowhere. The turret will remain on the surface for 15 seconds and will deal 38 damage with each hit.

Murky

Murky has one of the lowest health in Heroes of the Storm. Furthermore, his attacks aren’t that useful in combat and you’ll only become a burden on your teammates if you use him.

Probius

The final character we would like to mention on our tier list is Probius. Just like Murky, Probius can also be taken down easily and he isn’t the kind of hero who can take care of himself in combat. Therefore, there isn’t any reason for you to choose him.

This was all regarding our Heroes of the Storm tier list. We hope that it will help you select the right characters in the game. Before you leave, make sure to check out our Alchemist Code tier list and Mortal Kombat 11 tier list as well.