Wittle Defender Heroes
Tiers sourced from the High-End Tier List โ Week of May 5th. Assumes all heroes are at least 3-Diamond (3D). Solo tiers and combo synergies both shown.
Tier data courtesy of wdtoolbox.com
โฆ Tier List Notes
- โSW currently needs to be in EVERY lineup. Invest there first at least to 3D before pursuing any other Xeno.
- โThis tier list assumes all heroes are at least 3-Diamond (3D).
- โDE (Drakaina, the new Fire S-Rank hero) enters S Tier this week.
- โSR is officially dead โ no longer recommended for investment.
- โNew Carry DPS Xeno Fighter hero coming in June โ hold resources if possible.
- โPanda remains S Tier solo. Panda + WR and Panda + PD elevate WR and PD when paired with Panda โ it does NOT make Panda worse.
SW Tier
Mandatory in every lineup โ invest first to 3D
S Tier
๐ฎ Mage ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-1 โ Blue-2 โ White cards
๐น Ranger ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-1 โ Blue-2
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Support / Buffer
โณ Heavily skewed toward anti-Wind/anti-MK teams in PVP.
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-3 โ White-1/2
๐น Ranger ยท Damage Dealer / CC
โณ S Tier solo. Elevates WR and PD in combos โ does NOT reduce Panda's own value.
Build Priority
White-1 โ Awakening-Core โ Blue-1
๐ Support ยท Shield / Buffer
Build Priority
Electric Sync โ Awakening-Core โ Blue-1
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Damage Dealer
โณ New Fire S-Rank hero entering S Tier on release (June 2026).
Build Priority
New hero โ priority investment for Fire teams.
A Tier
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Tank / CC
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-1 โ Blue-2 โ White cards
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Damage Dealer
โณ A Tier solo. Core of NT + PC + Lich trio.
Build Priority
White-1 โ Awakening-Core โ Blue-1
B Tier
๐ฎ Mage ยท Damage Dealer / Buffer
โณ B Tier solo โ A Tier with Panda.
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-1 โ White cards
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Damage Dealer
โณ B Tier solo โ S Tier with LA.
Build Priority
Awakening-Core / Blue-1 / Blue-3 depending on run
๐น Ranger ยท Damage Dealer
โณ B Tier solo โ S Tier with Panda.
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ White-1 โ Blue-1 โ Blue-3
๐ Support ยท Buffer / Healer
Build Priority
Stirring Overture โ Awakening-Core โ Blue-1/2
๐ Support ยท Summoner / Support
โณ B Tier solo โ A Tier with PC (and NT).
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ White-1 โ Blue-1 โ Blue-3
๐ Support ยท Buffer / Debuffer
โณ Moved up to B Tier in June 2nd list โ showing more utility.
Build Priority
Awakening-1 (+10% team fire DMG) โ Awakening-Core โ Blue-1
C Tier
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Tank
โณ C Tier solo โ A Tier with Lich (and NT).
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-1 โ White-2
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Damage Dealer
โณ โ ๏ธ SR is officially dead as of June 2nd. Do not invest.
Build Priority
Do not invest โ officially dead in current meta.
Passive 1 (RES-)
Resistance reduction passives โ run for RES- debuff
๐ฎ Mage ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
White-2 โ Awakening-Core โ Blue-1
๐น Ranger ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core (Explosive Dart) โ Blue-2 โ backup dart line
๐ฎ Mage ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core (Giant Boulder) โ Blue-1 โ Blue-2
๐ฎ Mage ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core (Icicle Frenzy) โ Blue-2 โ Blue-1
Passive 2 (DMG+)
Damage amplification passives โ run for DMG+ buff
๐ฎ Mage ยท Damage Dealer / CC
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-1 โ Blue-2
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Damage Dealer / Support
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-1 โ Blue-2
๐น Ranger ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core (Musket Frenzy) โ Blue-1/2 โ stun/projectile support
Healers
F Tier
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Blue-3 โ Awakening-Core โ Blue-1
๐น Ranger ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-3 โ White-1/2
๐น Ranger ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-1 (Pyro Servant) โ Awakening-Core โ Blue-1
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-1 โ Blue-3
โ๏ธ Fighter ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-1 โ Blue-2
๐ฎ Mage ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core โ Blue-3 (Frostbite) โ Blue-2
๐ฎ Mage ยท Healer / Support
Build Priority
Blue-3 (Shocking Orb instakill non-boss) โ Awakening-Core โ Infinite Orb line
๐ฎ Mage ยท Damage Dealer
Build Priority
Awakening-Core (Meteor Rain) โ Blue-2 โ Blue-1
Combo Synergies
WR elevated to S with Panda
Valk elevated to S with LA
PD elevated to A with Panda
Full A Tier trio
PC + Lich core combo
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