Heroes of the Storm Master Tier List
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.

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.
Guidelines
A well-rounded team composition has: 1 Tank, 1 Offlaner, 1 Ranged Assassin, 1 Flex, and 1 Healer. The flex slot can be filled with: 1 Bruiser, 1 Melee Assassin, 1 Ranged Assassin, or 1 Healer. If a given Hero can be played in different Roles (for example Tank and Offlaner), we mention them multiple times because each of their Roles may belong to a different tier.
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.
Tier S
In this tier you can find overpowered Heroes that will do great in most games.
Notes
Blaze is mainly being drafted as Offlaner because his self-sustain allows him to stay in lane for long periods of time and his high waveclear allows him to have priority on the enemy Offlaner.
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).
Chromie is one of the strongest poke Heroes
in the game and can also deal a considerable amount of burst damage.
After the recent buffs, Unravelling at Level 18 is extremely powerful,
however,
Temporal Loop can still be picked to punish team compositions
without Cleanse.
Dehaka excels on big Maps, where you can get value from
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
Thrall is only being drafted as a durable Melee Assassin in the 4-man. Due to his lack of waveclear, he would never have priority when playing against a good Offlaner. His high survivability, however, makes him a great choice against aggressive team compositions.
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.
Tier A
In this tier you can find strong Heroes that will perform well in a lot of games.
Notes
Garrosh is a threatening Tank who can punish enemy Heroes who get too close. This characteristics makes him particularly scary in the early game and around Objectives with narrow spaces where he can flank with ease.
Imperius can get enough waveclear from Talents to become a good Offlaner, however, he performs better when picked as Melee Assassin in the 4-man.
Tier B
In this tier you can find good Heroes that will generally be fine but not that strong.
Notes
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.
Tier C
In this tier you can find situational Heroes that will only do well in some circumstances.
Notes
Arthas can be played as Offlaner
against melee Heroes who rely on Basic Attacks and cannot deal with
Frozen Tempest because they lack
mobility tools to disengage whenever they want.
E.T.C. can be played as Offlaner
by picking 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.
Uther can also be drafted as secondary Healer to enable a powerful Melee Assassin (for example Kerrigan) or Ranged Assassin (notably Valla) so that they can deal more damage.
Tier D
In this tier you can find weak Heroes that will do poorly in most games.
Notes
Blaze is rarely being drafted as a Tank because his engage can easily be countered with a well-timed crowd control effects, including Knockbacks.
Changelog
- 16 May 2025: Tier List updated.
- 02 Apr. 2025: Tier List updated.
- 04 Feb. 2025: Tier List updated.
- 09 Nov. 2024: Tier List updated.
- 22 Aug. 2024: Tier List updated.
- 03 Jun. 2024: Tier List updated.
- 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.
Elitesparkle has been hooked on Heroes of the Storm since day one in 2015. Over the years, he has consistently competed at Master level across multiple Seasons and has even climbed into Grand Master a couple of times. Known for his logical mindset and love for theorycrafting, he thrives on breaking down the game's mechanics and engaging in high-level strategy discussions with the community.
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