Heroes of the Storm Master Tier List

Last updated on Feb 01, 2024 at 14:36 by Elitesparkle 22 comments

The goal of this Tier List is to inform players from Diamond to Grand Master in Storm League regarding how strong Heroes are in the current metagame.

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Introduction

The goal of this Tier List is to inform players around Master in Storm League regarding how strong Heroes are in the current metagame.

In order to better represent what kind of Heroes are needed in a solid team composition, we list Offlaners (unofficial Role which includes Heroes from various official Roles) instead of Bruisers.

Heroes that are generally worth banning at the beginning of the draft have been marked with a red border and a BAN label, however, in some circumstances it may be better to ban other Heroes instead, either to target-ban a player and/or to remove a counter to Heroes your team will pick.

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Tier S

In this tier you can find overpowered Heroes that will do great in most games.

Tank 2 Heroes
Offlaner 2 Heroes
Melee Assassin 1 Hero

Blaze is a great Offlaner thanks to his solid self-sustain and high waveclear and a mediocre Tank because of the high delay on his only engage tool: Jet Propulsion Icon Jet Propulsion.

Brightwing is a well-rounded Healer with crowd control, global presence, a powerful Cleanse effect, and a solid healing output. She is particularly good at dealing with high-mobility Heroes (for example Genji).

Diablo has access to a solid combination of crowd control, self-sustain, and damage compared to other Tanks. If left unchecked, he becomes deadly for any squishy Hero within range, especially near impassable terrain.

Genji is a strong Ranged Assassin who can use his mobility and damage output to punish most Ranged Assassins. Stay near Heroes who can peel and/or heal, especially in the late game.

Hogger is a well-rounded Bruiser who can clear Minions and Mercenaries efficiently and dish out a solid amount of damage against Heroes during team fights, especially in the late game.

Johanna is not only the most durable Tank in the whole game but she can also provide a good amount of crowd control to disrupt enemy plans and help her teammates in team fights.

Lucio, despite not being great when it comes to raw healing, provides mobility to his teammates and has access to a powerful Cleanse effect—High Five Icon High Five. A strong player, especially in a coordinated team, can get a lot of value from his kit.

Maiev is a scary Melee Assassin who has a powerful displacement tool and can deal an insanely high amount of damage to grouped (two or more) enemy Heroes. Avoid unnecessary team fights and spread when fighting against her.

Rehgar is currently a solid Healer who can provide a balanced mix of sustain and burst healing, with the ability to quickly clear Minions and Mercenaries.

Sgt. Hammer is a powerful Ranged Assassin that, if not countered properly, can deal a huge amount of damage to enemy Heroes and Structures. Her main weakness is not having a Mount and thus being slow at rotating, which is a problem on bigger Maps.

Sylvanas has access to one of the most powerful Traits in the entire game: Black Arrows Icon Black Arrows. The ability to disable enemy Structures can be used to easily enable her team to push without winning an Objective or to multiply the power of a won Objective.

Valla is a formidable Ranged Assassin who can deal an insane amount of damage to anyone, including Tanks. Due to her low durability, she loves to be paired with Supports or to have a second Healer.

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Tier A

In this tier you can find strong Heroes that will perform well in a lot of games.

Anduin can be a good ban if you want to stop the enemy team from drafting a powerful Lightbomb Icon Lightbomb combo and/or to deny them one of the strongest saves in the game: Leap of Faith Icon Leap of Faith, which can be a problem from some team compositions.

Dehaka excels on big Maps, where you can get value from Brushstalker Icon Brushstalker to quickly join your team. This tool can be used to outnumber the enemy team while the enemy Offlaner is busy somewhere else or still traveling due to not being global like Dehaka.

Garrosh is a threatening Tank who can easily punish enemy Heroes who get too close to him, especially in the early game. Always pay attention to nearby bushes and dismount him as soon as possible.

Junkrat can use his kit to gain vision and safely poke from the distance, follow-up his team's engage with crowd control and/or burst damage (using Heroic Abilities).

Mephisto is the most powerful Ranged Assassin in the game when it comes to damage done to enemy Heroes in team fights, however, he does not excel at macro, especially at capturing Mercenaries. Avoid unnecessary team fights and spread when fighting against him.

Stukov is one of the strongest Healers to pick in team composition that want to kill anyone, including the enemy Tank, whenever they are in range. You will usually see him paired with Varian who has the same strength.

Thanks to her high survivability and good waveclear, Yrel is a solid Offlaner regardless of the Map, however, she can be particularly scary when fights happen near impassable terrain because she can charge Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath behind them.

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Tier B

In this tier you can find good Heroes that will generally be fine but not that strong.

Even though she does not have self-sustain, Johanna has enough waveclear to be played as Offlaner on bigger Maps, where the offlane matchup is not that important.

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Tier C

In this tier you can find situational Heroes that will only do well in some circumstances.

Arthas can be played as Offlaner against melee Heroes who rely on Basic Attacks and cannot deal with Frozen Tempest Icon Frozen Tempest because they lack mobility tools to disengage whenever they want.

E.T.C. can be played as Offlaner by picking Stage Dive Icon Stage Dive and using it to join allied Heroes after taking care of a side lane. This strategy is particularly good on big Maps, where global Heroes are valuable.

Thanks to his high waveclear and decent mobility, Rehgar can also be played as Offlaner. When appropriate, he can also capture Mercenaries with ease, but that also applies when being played as Healer.

Thrall is not a great Offlaner because he does not have a lot of waveclear, however, he can do fine on Maps where that is not a big weakness (notably Battlefield of Eternity).

Uther can be drafted as Tank to enable a powerful Melee Assassin (for example Kerrigan) or Ranged Assassin (notably Valla) to deal more damage.

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Tier D

In this tier you can find weak Heroes that will do poorly in most games.

Offlaner 2 Heroes
Melee Assassin 3 Heroes
Support 1 Hero
Healer 1 Hero

Important! Ranged Assassins should be picked as Offlaner only when you have a favorable matchup in lane, you are not exposed to ganks (for example Genji), and your team composition has a solid and powerful Bruiser (such as Yrel) or a durable and high-damage Melee Assassin (for example Thrall) the 4-man to help with vision, flanks, and peeling in team fights.

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Changelog

  • 01 Feb. 2024: Tier List reworked.
  • 28 Oct. 2023: Tier List updated.
  • 02 Jul. 2023: Tier S+ added.
  • 08 Aug. 2022: Tier List updated.
  • 09 Jul. 2022: Tier List updated.
  • 04 Feb. 2022: Tier List updated.
  • 07 Dec. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 14 Nov. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 03 Oct. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 04 Sep. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 26 Aug. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 21 Aug. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 28 Jul. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 24 Jul. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 02 Jul. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 06 Jun. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 20 May 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 30 Mar. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 25 Mar. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 17 Mar. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 11 Mar. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 07 Mar. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 23 Feb. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 08 Feb. 2021: Tier List updated.
  • 07 Dec. 2020: Hogger added.
  • 30 Oct. 2020: Tier List updated.
  • 17 Oct. 2020: Tier List updated.
  • 01 Oct. 2020: Introduction added.
  • 29 Sep. 2020: Tier List updated.
  • 22 Sep. 2020: Roles reworked to better match high-level drafting.
    • Bruiser removed.
    • Solo Laner added.
    • Heroes moved accordingly.
  • 21 Sep. 2020: Tier List updated.
  • 01 Sep. 2020: Tier List updated.
  • 29 Aug. 2020: Tier List created.
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