Fortress Saga tier list – Ranking every hero

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Interested in learning which characters are best suited to guard your fortress as it advances? In our Fortress Saga rankings, we’ve evaluated every hero within the game. This tier list provides a straightforward guide, helping you determine which characters should be on the battlefield and those that might not be worth investing resources into.

In the game Fortress Saga, there’s a multitude of heroes available. A significant number of these are virtuous, but not all can be accessed right away. Consequently, in most instances, you may find yourself enhancing some of the less common heroes due to lack of alternatives.

If they’re listed at the top in the Fortress Saga rankings, it would be wise to acquire and enhance those heroes as soon as possible. Once you have a few of them, that’s when the real action kicks off. Essentially, that’s when the game truly starts.

For some time now, the game has been popular in Japan, and this ranking system originates from there. I’ve tailored it to suit the Global server. Under each tier, you’ll find explanations for certain characters, so if you’re wondering why specific heroes are ranked as they are, just keep perusing the list.

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Some people might wonder about rerolling in this game, and that is just something not worth your time. At the beginning of the game, you don’t have access to all the heroes anyway, so rerolling would just delete all your progress, account and everything else, while not providing any “good” heroes anyway. So, don’t bother thinking about rerolling in Fortress Saga.

1 S+ Tier

Champions ranking high in the Fortress Saga leaderboard are definitely worth enhancing. I’d advise you to prioritize improving the initial hero you acquire (as it’s typically not Legendary), followed by upgrading the others as they become available.

  • Violet
  • Malleus
  • Ruingaladh
  • Styria
  • Iris
  • Ungula
  • Mael
  • Mephisto
  • Luna
  • Iblis
  • Milena
  • Kahula
  • Laios
  • Marcille
  • Chilchuck
  • Tails
  • Gildong

Violet
can summon Shadow Soldiers who fight the battle for you. She is extremely good, especially since her passive can grant her summons a lot more damage and they can benefit from additional stats granted by other heroes.
Malleus
is a hero who works great against large clusters of enemies. He will jump to the area with the most enemies and deal a lot of damage, pulling enemies together. He can also buff allies with the Machina trait.
Styria
is a support, and she will recover allies’ HP like none other. She can also shield allies, and just by being deployed, she will passively increase all deployed allies’ HP.

2 S Tier


  • Hoya
  • Winter
  • Zelos
  • Jibril
  • Valentine
  • Rei
  • Yaksha
  • Metal
  • Senshi
  • Sonic
  • Knuckles
  • Shadow
  • Louis

Winter is a beast in terms of AoE damage. This AoE damage also knocks enemies back, and if the same enemy is hit by the skill 4 times, they are frozen.

Zelos can deal some really good damage, but can also apply really good crowd control on the enemies (Fear). He can stun bosses, so this hero works pretty well against them. He can passively absorb some HP based on the damage dealt, so he has a lot of sustain.

Jibril is a burst damage dealer, and once her passive is unlocked, the flurry of projectiles can fly even further. She is great regardless if you face a single target or multiple enemies.

3 A Tier


  • Soba
  • Scarecrow
  • Ravia
  • Elrond
  • Lilith
  • Queen Slime
  • Tilly
  • Vajra
  • Lan Hua
  • Sebastian
  • Falin
  • Boomer

Soba amplifies allies’ ATK with his passive, can deal quite high damage to enemies, and knocks them down. It’s a decent hero if you don’t have any better ones.

Scarecrow is a Unique (blue) hero who is pretty good all things considered. It can heal allies and then transform all the excess healing into a shield. Since it’s a Unique hero, it can be upgraded fairly quickly, so that’s why it lands in this tier.

Ravia is a great AoE damage dealer and inflicts bleed on the opponent’s hit. When they are low enough HP, she can execute them. It’s great, especially against large waves of enemies, and when paired with more AoE dealers.

4 B Tier


  • Bruce
  • Loxia
  • Bernhard
  • Eclipse
  • Solum
  • Elizabeth
  • King Slime
  • MK-X
  • Kubera
  • Bjorn
  • Amber

Bruce deals AoE damage based on his ATK. His passive amplifies all heroes’ ATK, so that’s great for a Unique hero.

Loxia can apply crowd control on enemies hit. She is decent if you don’t have any better damage dealers/passive buffers, preferably some from the higher-rated tiers.

Bernhard comes with good AoE damage that shreds the enemies’ DEF. He can also taunt them, and once you activate his passive, he will also become immune to crowd control. He could land in a higher tier if he has the right team (and versus the right enemies).

5 C Tier


  • Cerus
  • Annie
  • Isaac
  • Osu
  • Circe
  • Nox
  • Howling
  • Ivy
  • Berrys
  • Max
  • MK-31
  • Waldeck
  • Stella
  • Wagzak Slime
  • Delfin
  • Fenrir
  • Antiope
  • Gandalfu Slime
  • Victor
  • Cynthia
  • Jose
  • Agger
  • Levis
  • Ambros
  • Calvin
  • Brook
  • Pike
  • Monica
  • Proto31
  • Libo Slime

To put it simply, many of the heroes in Fortress Saga’s tier list are found at the bottom. In other words, these heroes aren’t worth your time or effort, regardless of their rank or upgrade level. Instead, focus on enhancing the Unique and Rare heroes in the higher tiers. In my view, you should ignore those at the bottom altogether.

If you find yourself needing to utilize certain resources temporarily before an upgrade arrives, that’s perfectly acceptable. However, aim to invest as little additional resources as possible in them, as it may prove unnecessary spending.

Have a look at various tier lists for games like Disney Pixel RPG and Castle Duels (among others), as there are plenty to choose from. You might find one that grabs your interest.

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2024-11-22 20:19