Hero

“Heroes play an indispensable role in battles and on your turf. The easiest way to get Heroes is by clearing Hero Stages.”

–Bellena

Heroes are unlocked after players Complete Skirmish 2: Ridge Attack. This will unlock the Hero Stages. After completing the tutorial in Normal Stage 1-1, Maiden Battle, by defeating Bellena, the Hero Collection button will become visible on the bottom of the screen. All players will begin the game with two heroes, Oath Keeper and Death Archer.

Hero Collection

There are three tabs in a players Hero Collection, which can be viewed on the right side.

Hero collection tabs
Displays all the heroes a player has hired, as well as the heroes they have enough medals to hire.
Displays all the heroes, which still require more medals to hire. These include all the free heroes, and any other hero the player has acquired at least one medal for.
Displays all hero items: Useables, Shards, Blueprints, Medals and Trophies

Hero Profile

Tap on a hero in the Hero Collection to learn more about them. If the hero is hired, the information for that specific hero can be viewed. If the hero is not hired, the Max Strength preview will be displayed.

On the left side of the hero profile, the avatar can be viewed. The Name and Alias of the hero is displayed under the avatar. The blue bar on the top left displays the hero's EXP.

Hero Icons

Agility Hero
Strength Hero
Intelligence Hero
Hero's Might

Intelligence affects the Attributes MATK, MDEF and Magic CRIT.  Strength Affects the Attributes MAX HP and DEF. The main Attribute of Agility Heroes, Dexterity, affects ATK, DEF, Physical CRIT and MDEF. 

Hero profile tabs
Displays all the heroes hero's Trophies, Rank, Grade and Medals.
Displays the Battle and Hero Skills, as well as the Leadership Type, and the amount of troops the hero can Command.
Displays the hero's Background and Basic Attributes. Tap to view all Attributes and Growth.

Trophies, Rank, Grade and Medals

Promote a hero to increase their attributes and Command. Promoted heroes may also learn new skills. To promote a hero, players must gather all the Trophies required. Clear Normal and Elite Hero Stages to collect more trophies.

The Level and Rank of the hero is visible on the top left side of the avatar.

Rank 1	Rank 2	Rank 3	Rank 4	Rank 5	Rank 6	Rank 7	Rank 8

To upgrade a hero, players must collect enough Medals. The higher the grade of the hero, the higher their stats become. Collect medals by completing the Elite Hero Stages of that particular hero. The drop rate for medals is approximately 3.4 per 10 battles. Tap this button to view the Hero Stages where Medals for a specific hero can be acquired.

When players have reached VIP Level 6, they will unlock the ability to Sweep the Hero Stages, which automatically completes the battle. Players can only use this ability on a stage, once they have already completed it with 3 Crowns. Sweeps can be carried out individually or up to 10 times with one tap.

Heroes which are ready to be promoted or upgraded can be seen with an exclamation mark on their profile. Tap the rank to begin promoting, or the shield with medals to begin upgrading. The hero will be promoted or upgraded when the countdown timer reaches zero. When a hero is promoted or upgraded, the player will gain a small amount of Might. The grade of a hero is signified by the color of the frame surrounding their icon.

Grade	Color	Medals to upgrade
Common		NA
Uncommon		20
Rare		50
Epic		100
Legendary		150

Battle and Hero Skills, Leadership Type and Command

Each hero has four Battle Skills. The first skill only activates if the hero is leading troops into battle. The other three are passive skills, which are further divided into two types.

1. Administration: skills that are activated the moment the hero is hired.and are permanently in effect.
2. Logistics: skills which will only be applied when the hero is deployed in battle.

When a hero is sent to battle, he or she can Command troops on the players behalf, effectively increasing the total number of troops that can be sent to battle. Heroes can only Command one specific troop type.

Each hero also has four Hero Skills. The first skill is the hero's Ultimate. These are extremely powerful and can only be activated when the hero has enough MP. The remaining skills are a mix of passive and active skills. Passive skills grant bonuses to the hero or its allies, while active skills can only be used by the hero in combat.

List of Heroes

Event Heroes

Medal	Alias	Type	Class	Skill 1	Skill 2	Skill 3
	Boommeister			Army DEF	Army Max HP	Army ATK
	Chaos Dragon			Research Speed	Army DEF	Army ATK
	Watcher			Training Speed	Army Max HP	Army ATK

Free Heroes

Medal	Alias	Type	Class	Skill 1	Skill 2	Skill 3
	Black Crow			Ranged Max HP	Ranged DEF	Trap ATK
	Bombin' Goblin			Trap Max HP	Trap ATK	Army ATK
	Child of Light			Trap Max HP	Cavalry Max HP	Cavalry ATK
	Death Archer			Ore Production	Trap ATK	Ranged ATK
	Death Knight			Stone Production	Cavalry DEF	Cavalry Max HP
	Demon Slayer			Infantry Max HP	Trap ATK	Infantry ATK
	Elementalist			Food Production	Siege Engine DEF	Siege Engine ATK
	Incinerator			Siege Engine Max HP	Siege Engine DEF	Siege Engine ATK
	Night Raven			Wall DEF	Cavalry DEF	Cavalry ATK
	Oath Keeper			Infantry Max HP	Food Production	Infantry ATK
	Prima Donna			Siege Engine Max HP	Siege Engine DEF	Siege Engine ATK
	Rose Knight			Timber Production	Cavalry Max HP	Army ATK
	Scarlet Bolt			Construction Speed	Infantry DEF	Max Energy Boost
	Sage of Storms			Construction Speed	Trap ATK	Cavalry DEF
	Sea Squire			Stone Production	Trap-building Speed	Infantry ATK
	Snow Queen			Trap DEF	Ranged Max HP	Ranged ATK
	Shade			Wall DEF	Trap-building Speed	Infantry DEF
	Soul Forger			Gold Production	Trap DEF	Infantry ATK
	Trickster			Research Speed	Max Energy Boost	Energy Regain Speed
	Tracker			Ore Production	Ranged DEF	Ranged ATK

Paid Heroes

Medal	Alias	Type	Class	Price	Skill 1	Skill 2	Skill 3
	Barbarian			15/$5	Cavalry Max HP	Army DEF	Cavalry ATK
	Berserker			10/$5	Army Max HP	Army DEF	Army ATK
	Cursed Hunter			15/$5	Merging Speed (Pacts)	Infantry ATK	Max Coalition Army Size (Wonder)
	Dark Follower			15/$5	Gold Production	Research Speed	Training Speed
	Dark Magister			3/$99	Army Max HP	Cavalry ATK	Ranged ATK
	Dream Witch			10/$5	Training Speed	Army Max HP	Army ATK
	Don Guapo			15/$5	Max Anima Storage	Cavalry ATK	Max Coalition Army Size (Wonder)
	Ethereal Guide			15/$5	Army Max HP	Ranged DEF	Ranged ATK
	Femme Fatale			15/$5	Research Speed	Army DEF	Infantry ATK
	Grim Wolf			10/$5	Army Max HP	Infantry DEF	Infantry ATK
	Grove Guardian			10/$5	Ranged Max HP	Ranged DEF	Ranged ATK
	Lightweaver			3/$99	Army Max HP	Ranged ATK	Infantry ATK
	Lore Weaver			10/$5	Army Max HP	Army DEF	Army ATK
	Magmaroid			10/$5	Infantry DEF	Infantry ATK	Crafting Speed
	Mastercook			10/$5	Ranged Max HP	Army DEF	Ranged ATK
	Petite Devil			15/$5	Research Speed	Ranged Max HP	Ranged ATK
	Prince of Thieves			15/$5	Research Speed	Army DEF	Army ATK
	Shape Shifter			3/$99	Army Max HP	Infantry ATK	Cavalry ATK
	Snail Princess			15/$5	Familiar Training Lv XP	Ranged ATK	Max Coalition Army Size (Wonder)
	Songstress of The Sea			15/$5	Army Max HP	Army DEF	Army ATK
	Steambot			15/$5	Cavalry Max Hp	Cavalry DEF	Cavalry ATK
	Storm Fox			15/$5	Training Speed	Army Max HP	Army ATK
	The Big Guy				Construction Speed	Infantry DEF	Infantry ATK
File:Hero-twilightpriestess-medal.png	Twilight Priestess			10/$5	Infantry Max HP	Infantry DEF	Infantry ATK
File:Hero-vengefulcentaur-medal.png	Vengeful Centaur			15/$5	Research Speed	Army DEF	Cavalry ATK
	Witch Doll			15/$5	Construction Speed	Research Speed	Training Speed

Tips

Trickster, Scarlet Bolt and Sage of Storms are often referred to as "The Golden Trio", because they are the heroes players should upgrade to Legendary grade first, due to their Administration Skills.  Intelligence Heroes are often called "Magic" Heroes, and Agility Heroes are called "Physical", while Strength Heroes are referred to as "Tanks".