Heroes of the Storm Best Heroes Tier List (Strongest and Weakest Heroes Ranked)

Updated:

16 Nov 2024

Heroes of the Storm Best Heroes Tier List (Strongest and Weakest Heroes Ranked)

Which characters are the strongest and which are the weakest?

S Tier: These heroes are strong enough to be a safe choice on any team. They’re so effective in their role that their flaws can mostly be ignored through good micro and macro play.

Johanna, Tank: 95/100
Lucio, Healer: 95/100
Junkrat, Ranged Assassin: 93/100
Blaze, Tank: 92/100

A Tier: Choosing from this pool is almost always welcome, though some matchups or maps can make things a little more challenging. They’re great in their role but some situations are slightly suboptimal compared to others.

Rehgar, Healer: 89/100
Anduin, Healer: 89/100
Dehaka, Bruiser: 89/100
Mephisto, Ranged Assassin: 89/100
Valla, Ranged Assassin: 87/100
Anub’arak, Tank: 86/100
Diablo, Tank: 87/100
Hanzo, Ranged Assassin: 89/100
Hogger, Bruiser: 89/100
Maiev, Melee Assassin: 81/100
Zeratul, Melee Assassin: 81/100
Sylvanus, Ranged Assassin: 87/100
Tracer, Ranged Assassin: 81/100
Brightwing, Healer: 86/100
Falstad, Ranged Assassin: 86/100
Genji, Ranged Assassin: 83/100
Muradin, Tank: 84/100
Chromie, Ranged Assassin: 85/100
Stukov, Healer: 85/100
Garrosh, Tank: 83/100

B Tier: Playing a B-tier hero can be good to fill a niche if the enemy team can’t afford to counterpick you and if your allies’ heroes can compensate for where you might fall short.

Stitches, Tank: 79/100
Li-Ming, Ranged Assassin: 79/100
Lunara, Ranged Assassin: 78/100
Ragnaros, Bruiser: 78/100
Leoric, Bruiser: 78/100
Malfurion, Healer: 78/100
Rexxar, Bruiser: 77/100
Sonya, Bruiser: 77/100
Cassia, Ranged Assassin: 77/100
Zul’jin, Ranged Assassin: 77/100
Tyrael, Tank: 76/100
Yrel, Bruiser: 76/100
Imperius, Bruiser: 76/100
Thrall, Bruiser: 75/100
Greymane, Ranged/Melee Assassin: 74/100
Tychus, Ranged Assassin: 74/100
Deckard, Healer: 73/100
Auriel, Healer: 72/100
Sgt. Hammer, Ranged Assassin: 72/100
Jaina, Ranged Assassin: 71/100
Malthael, Bruiser: 71/100
Cho’Gall, Tank/Ranged Assassin: 70/100

C Tier: It’s possible that heroes in C-tier can fill their role well, but they’re open to enough counters from the rest of the roster that it can be hard to form a team where they can shine.

Alexstraza, Healer: 69/100
Gul’dan, Ranged Assassin: 69/100
Zagara, Ranged Assassin: 69/100
D.Va, Bruiser: 69/100
Orphea, Ranged Assassin: 68/100
Varian, Tank/Melee Assassin: 68/100
Mei, Tank: 68/100
The Lost Vikings, Support: 67/100
Medivh, Support: 67/100
Li Li, Healer: 67/100
Uther, Healer: 67/100
Chen, Bruiser: 66/100
Deathwing, Bruiser: 66/100
Whitemane, Healer: 66/100
Alarak, Melee Assassin: 66/100
Samuro, Melee Assassin: 66/100
Kerrigan, Melee Assassin: 66/100
Abathur, Support: 65/100
Nazeebo, Ranged Assassin: 65/100
Tassadar, Ranged Assassin: 65/100
Artanis, Bruiser: 64/100
Zarya, Support: 64/100
E.T.C., Tank: 63/100
Raynor, Ranged Assassin: 63/100
Xul, Bruiser: 63/100
Kael’thas, Ranged Assassin: 63/100
Fenix, Ranged Assassin: 62/100
Ana, Healer: 62/100
Azmodan, Ranged Assassin: 62/100
Qhira, Melee Assassin: 62/100
Illidan, Melee Assassin: 61/100
Tyrande, Healer: 61/100
Gazlowe, Bruiser: 61/100
Morales, Healer: 61/100
Arthas, Tank: 61/100
Valeera, Melee Assassin: 60/100
Kharazim, Healer: 60/100
Malganis, Tank: 60/100

D Tier: Beware of taking D-tier onto the battlefield, your team will be forced to make up for your hero’s more glaring flaws. There is almost always a better pick for whatever role you’re trying to fill.

Probius, Ranged Assassin: 59/100
Murky, Melee Assassin: 59/100
Kel’Thuzad, Ranged Assassin: 58/100
Nova, Ranged Assassin: 58/100
The Butcher, Melee Assassin: 57/100

Johanna (S Tier)

Blinding, whacking, and just plain surviving

Johanna takes the #1 spot because picking her first means you can be prepared for any situation the enemy team throws at you (at least, more than any other tank). She’s the Swiss Army Knife of frontline heroes, and with her damage output, you can’t afford to ignore her.

Her huge health pool and activatable Iron Skin on a low cooldown means she can go wherever she wants and last forever in team fights. A slow on her Punish, AoE peel on her Condemn, and AoE blind on her Shield Glare allow her to disrupt the enemy in multiple ways. And with talents that can bring cooldown reduction and extra damage from her abilities, there’s almost no problem a Johanna can’t solve.

What Makes Johanna S-Tier

High health pool
Ability to constantly give herself a shield with ‘Unstoppable’
Multiple options for crowd control
Several quest talents, including an infinitely scaling health recovery talent
An AoE blind with a cooldown reduction talent shuts down teams with an auto-attack focus
Both of her ultimate abilities are reliable for engage and disengage

Johanna guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxAV0-3DLU0&t=879

Lucio (S Tier)

Utilizing the most underrated stat in the game: movement speed

It wouldn’t give enough credit to say Lucio is the best healer because of his passive AoE heal, it’s the movement speed he grants that makes him a unique asset. Whenever your tank decides to start a fight, Lucio strengthens that engage by propelling toward or away from the enemy at the drop of a hat. And yes, across just about all levels of play you can expect a Lucio to put up huge healing numbers.

Lucio’s abilities let him zoom around the battlefield with such agility that he’s really the only healer that can dive into enemies and get himself out again with little fuss. Utilizing the speed from Wall Ride and gap closing from Push Off means he can always be wherever he’s needed most. For ults, Sound Barrier is both easy to use and can turn a fight all by itself, while High Five can address those situations where the enemy is trying to blow up one teammate.

What Makes Lucio S-Tier

The utility of team-wide movement speed at your fingertips
Ability to safely dismount and harass enemies
Healing output gets even better into the late-game
Constant AoE healing forces the enemy to invest lots of resources in a small window
With High Five to address crowd control, there’s no team he doesn’t fit in

Lucio guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpfyujwh3Tk&t=310

Junkrat (S Tier)

Good luck trying to pin down a skilled Junkrat player

Unlike most ranged assassins, it’s quite hard to punish Junkrat for his positioning while he’s dishing out long-range DPS. And considering he doesn’t have mana, he can keep up his damage for a long time. Even if he does position poorly, he has tools to keep the enemy away.

Both his Frag Launcher and basic attacks deal damage in an area, making him great against minion waves. Concussion Mine can both launch a misplaced foe into your team or under yourself to propel away from danger. And whenever the enemy team hears the roar of the RIP-Tire (while Junkrat isn’t even on their screen), they know to run for cover as the huge AoE explosion is incoming.

What makes Junkrat S-Tier

No mana so he can constantly be a nuisance to the enemy
Damage can be dealt reliably from a long way away
Concussion Mine can get him out of danger very quickly
Can safely siege structures by himself
Steel Trap can control the battlefield by warding off paths

Junkrat guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjS6bk9L99o&t=925

Blaze (S Tier)

You can smell the scent of roasting enemies in the air

Not only does Blaze have the health pool of a main tank, but he also has enough wave clear and self-sustain to be played in the solo lane. And between his crowd control and Bunker Drop, he’s capable of thwarting an entire enemy team’s aggression.

Flame Stream and Oil Spill have obvious synergy by igniting, but they’re good enough by themselves to still use individually all the time. Jet Propulsion is one of the best engage tools in the game, throwing out a 1.25-second stun to all enemies near his first impact. Bunker Drop by itself can counter all kinds of enemy tools by just removing you (and any teammate that wants to) from the battlefield, spit fire damage, and return on whatever side of the impassable terrain you want.

What makes Blaze S-Tier