Heroes: abilities, prices and upgrades

By Nishanthan Janarthanarajah · Updated 23 October 2026

Heroes are legendary commanders who lead one of your squads. Each one has three times the HP of a normal soldier, hits 2.5 times as hard, rallies nearby troops and has an ability you trigger in battle (30 second cooldown). Heroes are bought once with war coins and are yours for good.

Hero	Leads	Price	Unlock	Ability
Kagemaru, Glaive Master	Vanguard	1,500	Lv 1	Whirlwind: Spins his glaive: 45 damage to every enemy within reach.
Swift Hana	Reserve	1,200	Lv 1	Lightning Dash: Leads the Reserve: +60% speed for 6 seconds.
Hawkeye Ren	Archers	2,000	Lv 3	Arrow Storm: Every archer fires at once for +50% damage.
Lord Tetsuo	Elite	2,800	Lv 5	War Cry: All your melee soldiers deal +30% damage for 6 seconds.

Upgrading heroes

Each hero has 10 levels. An upgrade costs 200 war coins times the current level and adds +12% HP and damage. Upgrade the hero who leads your biggest squad first.

Using abilities well

Whirlwind: wait until enemies pile onto your Vanguard, especially at a gate in a castle defence.
Lightning Dash: send the Reserve around a flank or straight at the enemy statue once their line is committed.
Arrow Storm: fire it as the enemy charge reaches your line, when every archer has a target.
War Cry: trigger it the moment both lines clash; 6 seconds of +30% damage decides most fights.

Hero questions

Do heroes die for good?

No. A hero who falls in battle is back at full strength for the next battle.

How much does a hero upgrade cost?

Each level costs 200 war coins times the current level (200, 400, 600 …), up to level 10. Every level adds 12% HP and damage.

Which hero is best?

Kagemaru is the best first hero: the Vanguard is in every battle and Whirlwind clears crowds at a gate. Lord Tetsuo is the strongest late-game hero.

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