🆓 Best F2P Heroes — Complete Tier List
No money spent. No problem. These are the heroes you can max without spending a dollar, ranked by value.
How F2P Gets Heroes
| Method | What You Get |
|---|---|
| Lucky Wheel | 1 mythic hero per generation. Save 160k gems. |
| Free from Game | Molly, Zinman, Gina, Bahiti (Gen 1 starters) |
| Arena Shop | Hero shards over time |
| Events | Occasional free hero shards |
Your entire F2P account revolves around Lucky Wheel. Every gem you earn should go toward Lucky Wheel heroes.
F2P Lucky Wheel Priority Path
1FlintGen 2 · Infantry
→
2HectorGen 5 · Infantry
→
3ReneeGen 6 · Lancer
→
4BlanchetteGen 10 · Marksman
Full F2P Tier List
S — Must-Build (F2P-Accessible)
| Hero | Gen | Class | How to Get | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blanchette | 10 | Marksman | Lucky Wheel | Best marksman. Current target. |
 Renee | 6 | Lancer | Lucky Wheel | Best F2P lancer. |
 Hector | 5 | Infantry | Lucky Wheel | Solid tank for mid-game. |
 Flint | 2 | Infantry | Lucky Wheel | Best early F2P infantry. |
A — Build If Available
| Hero | Gen | How to Get | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mia | 3 | Lucky Wheel | Decent early Bear Hunt. Outclassed Gen 7+. |
 Gwen | 5 | Free / Shards | Good single-target marksman. |
 Sonya | 8 | Lucky Wheel | Decent if you skipped Renee. |
B — Temporary Use Only
| Hero | Why B |
|---|---|
| Molly | Free starter. Useful for 2-3 weeks. |
 Zinman | Building speed hero. Zero combat value after Gen 3. |
 Gina | F2P starter. Replace within 1 week. |
| Bahiti | Same as Gina. |
The F2P Gem Math
| Metric | Number |
|---|---|
| Monthly F2P gems | ~13,000 |
| Gems needed per Lucky Wheel hero | 160,000 |
| Months to save per hero | ~12 |
This Is Why You Can't Waste Gems
At 13,000 gems/month as F2P, a single speedup purchase of 1,000 gems costs you 2.3 days of progress toward your next Lucky Wheel hero. Every gem counts. F2P Timeline (Optimal)
| Account Age | What You Should Have |
|---|---|
| Month 1 | HQ ~18, VIP 6, saving gems |
| Month 3 | First Lucky Wheel hero (Flint or skip to Hector) |
| Month 6 | Two Lucky Wheel heroes, HQ ~24 |
| Month 12 | Three Lucky Wheel heroes, HQ ~28 |
| Month 18 | Full F2P team: Flint + Renee + Blanchette, HQ 30 |
Spending $5/month? See the Gem Spending Guide → — the monthly gem pack cuts your hero saving time in half.