Heroes of the Storm Master Tier List

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

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Thrall is not a great Offlaner because he does not have a lot of waveclear, therefore he performs better when picked as Melee Assassin in the 4-man.

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 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) to deal more damage. We do not recommend playing him as Tank.

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