Any game with player classes inevitably raises questions like: What is the best way to play each class? The hero you choose means everything about how well you do.
What Heroes do better than other classes is their options for responding to enemy strategies. Heroes can be good in certain cases but not the best thanks to niche effects.
12 Runeblade – Briar, Thorn Keeper, Chain
Briar, Warden of Thorns is only 40 points away from becoming a Living Legend. Her Elemental Earth effect allowed her to play aggro with overwhelming attacks and dominate the competition.
Chane is currently the best you can get when trying to build for Blitz. Thanks to his ability to go again by expending one of his cards, Chain can exercise great control during his turn. This ability is not limited to attack actions, so anything that fits his criteria can be used in his plans.
11 Guardian – Oldim, Eternal Grandfather and Oldim
Oldhim is the best Guardian in both Classic Constructed and Blitz.
His built-in defensive effect becomes even stronger when combined with Crown of Seeds, which can reduce damage by 3 for the price. This pairing offers a Meteoric Blow that ignores damage and forces you to choose between blocking or saving cards that are essential to your victory conditions, and aggro punishes his players for mindlessly attacking.
Ten Brute – Rhinar, Reckless Runaway and Rhinar
Rhinar’s synergy with most of the cards in the Brute class gives Rhinar an edge over his contemporaries, allowing nearly every card in his arsenal to gain the Intimidate keyword. This temporarily exiles a random card from your opponent’s hand while you’re attacking, limiting your options and stifling plans when defending.
This is why Rhinar is the best of the best in both Classic Constructed and Blitz. Rhinar sap the opponent’s defense while maintaining his own, thanks to the gentle defense cards typical of his class. Even without Intimidate, Rhinar’s survivability is aggro his hero’s nuisance.
9 Illusionist – Dromai, Ash Artist, Prism
Unfortunately, when it comes to Classic Constructed Illusionists, Dromai wins by default — Prism reached Living Legend, making Dromai the only legal member of the class in this format. Despite this, her Dragon Allies work well in both aggro and setup decks.
In Blitz, Prism’s all-around aura is strong and immune to on-hit effects, so it’s a clear winner when it comes to game-winning ability. (Assassins, Ninjas, and Rangers always have a tremendous matchup advantage as long as Dromai’s allies remain vulnerable to on-hit.)
8 Warriors – Dorinthea Ironsong and Dorinthea
Despite its recent Boltin’ buff, Drintea still sits at the top of the Warrior class thanks to its many build methods and can be a dominant setup for standard aggro decks.
Her unique weapon allows her to force her opponent to choose between blocking or holding the card, as if they would not shut down its effects. Given that weapons are just part of your deck, you have flexibility to control the pace of the game.
7 Ranger – Lexi, Livewire, Lexi
Lexi’s dominance in both major formats may seem easy, but Outsiders has made the other two Rangers good enough that her dominance may soon be over. Regardless, the current meta still favors the hybrid nature of her elemental effects.
When built correctly, Lexi’s Arsenal effects can wreak massive damage and slow down enemy turns. This unpredictability allows opponents to use powerful cards like his Command and Conquer to destroy their arsenal, potentially wasting resources as they get closer to their ultimate goal.
6 Ninja – Wanderer Katsu and Isla, Crimson Haze
Kattu remains the paragon of the Classic Constructed format and one of the best decks to play if you’re looking to break into aggro. His death by 1000 cut playstyle is off his Combo keyword which has been buffed thanks to the Outsiders expansion.
However, in Blitz, Katsu soon appears in Ira, Crimson Haze. While Katsu allows for decent deck control, Isla sticks to a simple game plan of beefing up Ninja’s consistent damage, turning a light rain of blows into a heavy downpour of damage.
Five Wizards – Iyslander, Stormbind, Iyslander
When it comes to wizard classes, it’s not a competition.Iyslander has too much synergy to topple from the top position.She’s pretty close to achieving Living Legend status in both formats .
Michael Hamilton’s big Icelander victory at the World Championships showed just how oppressive her effect can be. Cards like her Aether Icevein, which only she can access, can force situations where opponents lose resources no matter what they do.
Four Mechanic – Dash, inventor Extrordinaire and Dash
Unfortunately, Mechanologist’s hero pool is small, with only Dash available in Classic build and one other addition in Blitz. Anyway, thanks to Data Doll MKII’s low intelligence, Dash is the hero of choice across all formats.
Dynasty’s Boost cards and expensive Nitro Mechanoid gear gave Dash huge buffs that deal incredible damage and brought her closer to Living Legend in both major formats. Although she wins the mechanologist’s race by default, she’s still a threat to face in the Flesh and Blood Arena.
3 Assassin – beauty, pop and beauty
The Assassin class is still relatively new, but Uzuri’s unique effects add new wrinkles and make it much better than the original design. Although it hasn’t been seen in competitive play yet, Uzuri’s game plan makes her a silent her killer that fits the nature of the class.
Able to replace any card on the chain with the Stealth keyword on with any card in your hand, Uzuri maintains a level of control in any battle beyond the Arachni’s Contract. This effect basically creates a scenario where your opponent has to guess whether or not you’ll use it, wasting resources blocking stealth moves you’re not going to replace.
2 Merchant – Hide Merchant, Kabden
Merchant is like a joke class in Flesh and Blood, with little to no card support other than Silver Palms. Most effects unique to this class are somewhat useless, even though you gain more deck control from the coins you earn, as your opponent also gains some deck control for every move you make. After all, the best merchants are assassins.
However, if you really want to play Merchant, the only recognized hero exists in Blitz. The best of the format is skin trader Kabden, who earns the best title simply by not being the worst. You can give your opponent a lot of deck control, but at least you have the option to spend your resources and go again.
1 Shapeshifter – Siyana, Diamond Gemini
Shapeshifter is limited to Blitz form, as the only shapeshifter hero is young Siyana. Her ability to copy opponents is far less effective than building a deck around a devoted character, so she isn’t played much. Because of this, her abilities are unlikely to set her apart.
Still, Shiyana is able to provide synergy with cards from other classes while still providing the abilities of another class. Otherwise create another class.