Summon Heroes Tier List — Best Units Ranked S to D

Every Summon Heroes unit ranked S to D tier – all 20+ heroes covered across story mode, Nightmare Circus, and PvP. Reaper still holds the top spot, Bear Tamer remains the most versatile pick in the game, and several lower-rarity units are better than you think. Updated March 27,.

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Quick Reference Tier Table

Summon Heroes is a gacha-style hero collector developed by RedManta LLC on Roblox. You summon heroes, build a team, and fight through seven story worlds, the Nightmare Circus, and PvP arenas. Banners rotate every 30 minutes, and each pull gives a random hero at one of four rarity levels: Common, Rare, Epic, or Legendary.

Below is the complete tier list at a glance. Rankings are based on attack power, HP, speed, cooldown efficiency, passive abilities, and overall performance across all game modes.

This ranking reflects the meta after the Lv 100 update. Heroes shift tiers as patches land, so bookmark this page and check back after each update.

S Tier — Must-Have Heroes

S-tier heroes are the strongest units in Summon Heroes right now. If you pull any of these, invest everything into them immediately. They perform well in story chapters, dominate Nightmare Circus, and give you real advantages in PvP. Building around even one S-tier hero makes progression significantly smoother.

Reaper

Reaper is the undisputed best unit in Summon Heroes and it is not close. His burst damage is the highest in the game, his crowd control shuts down entire waves, and his spirit summons add extra bodies on the field that absorb hits and deal passive damage.

What makes Reaper broken is that he needs almost no support. You can slot him into any team composition and he performs. Other S-tier heroes want specific teammates or synergies to hit their ceiling — Reaper just does damage regardless of context. In PvP, his spirit summons create constant pressure that forces opponents to split attention. In story mode, he clears waves faster than anyone else.

Best modes: Everything. Story, Nightmare Circus, PvP.

Key strengths:

• Highest burst damage in the game
• Spirit summons provide passive DPS and absorb hits
• Strong crowd control abilities
• Zero team dependency

If you only invest in one hero, make it Reaper. He is the single best use of your upgrade resources.

Bear Tamer

Bear Tamer is the most versatile hero in the game and arguably the smartest long-term investment you can make. His summoned bears function as frontline tanks, soaking hits that would otherwise reach your damage dealers. On top of that, Bear Tamer himself deals surprisingly high sustained damage that scales well into late game.

Most early-game heroes fall off hard once you reach the later story worlds. Bear Tamer does not. He stays relevant through every stage of progression because his kit does two things at once: tanking and damage. That combination is rare in Summon Heroes, and it means you never need to bench him to make room for a specialist.

Best modes: PvE (story and Nightmare Circus). Solid in PvP.

Key strengths:

• Summoned bears tank damage for the whole team
• High sustained damage with strong late-game scaling
• Fits into any team composition
• Excellent from early game through endgame

Bear Tamer pairs perfectly with Reaper. One provides burst, the other provides sustain and frontline durability. If you pull both, you have the foundation for the strongest team in the game.

Demon Knight

Demon Knight brings raw attack power combined with survivability that most damage dealers lack. His base stats are among the highest of any hero, and his fast cooldowns mean abilities rotate back quickly during extended fights. Where Demon Knight really stands out is PvP — his passive team buff gives your entire lineup an edge that stacks well with other S-tier heroes.

Best modes: PvP primarily. Strong in all modes.

Key strengths:

• High attack stats with good survivability
• Fast ability cooldowns
• Powerful team-wide passive buff
• Tanky enough to survive burst damage

Seraph

Seraph fills the support-carry hybrid role better than any other hero. High base stats, respectable damage output, and passive healing that keeps your team alive through Nightmare Circus waves that would otherwise require multiple support units. Seraph reduces the number of slots you need to dedicate to healing, freeing up team space for more damage.

Best modes: Nightmare Circus and late-game story. Good in PvP.

Key strengths:

• Hybrid damage and support in one slot
• Passive team healing reduces support dependency
• High base stats across the board
• Excellent survivability

Divine

Divine is the newest addition to S tier following the Lv 100 update. This hero hits hard, survives well, and has fast cooldowns that keep ability uptime high. Divine’s passive is particularly strong in longer fights where the cumulative advantage compounds — the longer the fight goes, the more Divine pulls ahead of similarly-tiered heroes.

Best modes: Late-game story and Nightmare Circus. Competitive in PvP.

Key strengths:

• Strong scaling in extended fights
• Fast cooldowns with high ability uptime
• Solid survivability
• Performs well across all content

A Tier — Strong All-Rounders

A-tier heroes are reliable picks that carry you through most content without issues. They are not quite S tier, but the gap is smaller than you might expect. If you do not have a full S-tier roster, A-tier heroes are excellent substitutes that still allow you to clear all current content.

Dragoon Isadora

Dragoon Isadora is one of the best heroes you can pull early and she stays useful well into mid game. Her kit balances offense and control in a way that makes her effective in story chapters where you need both damage and the ability to manage multiple enemies at once.

If you pull Dragoon Isadora early, use her. She is a legitimate carry through the first four or five story worlds and still contributes in a support capacity later when your S-tier heroes start taking over primary damage duties.

Key strengths:

• Balanced offense and crowd control
• Reliable damage dealer for early and mid game
• Smooth progression carry through story chapters

Captain Dreadmoor

Captain Dreadmoor provides consistent output that stabilizes your team during early progression. He does not have the flashy burst of Reaper or the tankiness of Bear Tamer, but his damage is dependable and his abilities have reasonable cooldowns. Captain Dreadmoor is the kind of hero that does exactly what you need without demanding resources from the rest of your team.

Key strengths:

• Consistent and reliable damage output
• Low resource demand
• Solid team stabilizer during early game

Dual Wielder

Dual Wielder is an Epic-rarity hero that punches above his weight class. His attack speed is noticeably faster than most units at his rarity, and that speed translates into higher overall DPS during wave-clear stages. He is worth keeping on your roster as a secondary damage dealer even after you start pulling Legendary heroes.

Key strengths:

• High attack speed for his rarity tier
• Good wave-clear damage
• Strong Epic-tier investment

Necromancer

Necromancer brings a unique summoning mechanic that raises defeated enemies as temporary allies. This ability is situationally powerful — in stages with large waves, your army grows as the fight continues. The downside is that Necromancer’s base stats are lower than other A-tier heroes, so he relies on his summon mechanic to compete.

Key strengths:

• Unique ability to raise defeated enemies
• Scales with wave size
• Strong in PvE stages with large enemy counts

B Tier — Solid Performers

B-tier heroes do their jobs competently but cannot match the output or versatility of the tiers above them. Use them when you need a specific role filled and do not have a better option. They are perfectly fine for clearing story content up through the mid-game worlds, but you will want to replace them for Nightmare Circus and competitive PvP.

B-tier heroes are viable investments if they are the best you have. Do not pour premium upgrade materials into them if you already own A or S-tier alternatives, though. Resources are limited, and the difference between a maxed B-tier hero and a moderately invested A-tier hero favors the A-tier pick in almost every scenario.

C Tier — Filler Picks

C-tier heroes serve a purpose in specific situations but are generally outclassed. You will use them during the early grind when your roster is thin, and they can fill a gap when you need a particular damage type or role. Beyond that, they are upgrade material.

If you have C-tier heroes sitting in your roster, keep them around for fusion material. Selling them gives resources, and fusing duplicates into higher-tier heroes is one of the most efficient uses of unwanted pulls.

D Tier — Replace Immediately

D-tier heroes are the Common and low-Rare units that every player starts with. They exist to fill your team slots until you summon something better. There is no scenario in the current meta where a D-tier hero outperforms anyone from C tier or above.

Do not invest gold, XP, or materials into D-tier heroes. Every resource you spend on them is a resource taken away from a hero that actually matters. Sell them, fuse them, or bench them the moment you pull a Rare or higher replacement.

Best Team Compositions

Building a strong team in Summon Heroes is not just about stacking S-tier heroes. Synergy between roles matters, and having the right balance of damage, tanking, and support carries you further than five glass cannons.

Best Overall Team

This is the dream team. Reaper handles burst, Bear Tamer absorbs damage, Seraph keeps everyone alive, and Demon Knight’s passive buffs the whole lineup. Divine fills the flex slot with consistent sustained damage. If you manage to pull all five, you can clear every piece of content in the game.

Budget Team (No Legendary Heroes)

If your Legendary luck has been rough, this team gets the job done through the first five or six story worlds. Dual Wielder and Dragoon Isadora handle most of the damage while Ice Mage freezes priority targets. Necromancer’s raised enemies act as temporary tanks. Replace heroes from this team as you pull better options.

PvP-Focused Team

PvP rewards heroes with fast cooldowns and burst potential. Reaper and Demon Knight are the core. Shadow Assassin makes the team because his single-target burst can eliminate an opponent’s key hero before the fight really starts, which is more valuable in PvP than in PvE where AoE matters more.

How to Get Better Heroes

Pulling strong heroes depends on gems, and gems are the bottleneck for every player. Here is how to maximize your summon rate:

Redeem every code. Codes give free gems, summon tickets, and mythic shards. Check our Summon Heroes codes page and redeem everything before you spend a single gem.

Do daily quests every session. The gem income from dailies adds up fast over a week. Missing a day means leaving free summons on the table.

Save for multi-summons. If the game offers a pity system or bonus for multi-pulls, saving up is always better than spending gems one at a time.

Sell duplicate low-tier heroes. Common and Rare duplicates pile up quickly. Selling them gives you materials to upgrade the heroes you actually use, and a leveled-up A-tier hero outperforms an unleveled Legendary in most situations.

Check banners before pulling. Banners rotate every 30 minutes in Summon Heroes. If a banner features an S-tier hero, that is when you spend your gems. Random banners dilute your chances with heroes you do not need.

Want to know how much your gem haul is worth in real money? Run the numbers on our Robux Calculator to see the value of what you are pulling for free.

Best Heroes for Beginners

Starting Summon Heroes can feel overwhelming when you do not know which heroes to invest. Here are the three best picks for new players that balance early power with long-term value.

Bear Tamer is the number one beginner pick. His summoned bears protect your team while he deals damage, and unlike most early-game heroes, Bear Tamer stays useful through the entire game. You will never regret investing resources into him.

Dragoon Isadora gives you a reliable damage dealer that carries through the first several story worlds. Her crowd control helps manage waves that would overwhelm a team of pure damage dealers.

Captain Dreadmoor stabilizes your roster with consistent output. He does not demand specific teammates or synergies, which is exactly what you need when your hero pool is still small and you cannot be picky about compositions.

If you pull any S-tier hero early, prioritize it over everything else. But do not stress if your first few multi-summons only give you A and B-tier heroes. The budget team composition listed above can clear most of the early and mid-game content while you save gems for better banners.

Nightmare Circus Rankings

Nightmare Circus is the hardest PvE mode in Summon Heroes and it demands a different approach than story chapters. Waves hit harder, bosses have more mechanics, and fights last longer. Heroes that excel in short bursts lose value here — sustained damage and survivability are king.

The top five heroes for Nightmare Circus specifically:

1. Bear Tamer — His bear summons tank damage that would wipe squishier teams. Nightmare Circus punishes teams without a frontline, and Bear Tamer is the best frontline in the game.
2. Seraph — Passive healing keeps your team alive through extended waves. Without Seraph, you burn through resources trying to survive.
3. Reaper — Still the best damage dealer, but he drops to third here because raw burst matters less than sustained output in long fights.
4. Divine — His scaling passive means he gets stronger the longer the fight lasts, which is exactly what Nightmare Circus demands.
5. Necromancer — Large waves mean more enemies to raise, and raised enemies absorb hits while dealing free damage. Necromancer’s niche is at its strongest here.

If you are struggling with Nightmare Circus, make sure Bear Tamer and Seraph are on your team. That combination alone fixes most survivability issues.

How We Rank Heroes

Transparency matters. Here is how we built this tier list:

Attack power — Raw damage output in ideal conditions. How hard does the hero hit when abilities land?

HP and survivability — Can the hero stay alive through a full wave or a PvP fight without constant healing?

Speed and cooldowns — Fast cooldowns mean more ability uses per fight, which compounds into higher total damage and utility.

Passive abilities — Team buffs, summons, and self-sustain passives all factor into a hero’s overall value.

Mode versatility — Heroes that perform well across story, Nightmare Circus, and PvP rank higher than specialists who only shine in one mode.

Scaling — Does the hero stay relevant in late game, or does he fall off after the first few worlds? Long-term value matters more than early-game spikes.

We test heroes in all three major modes and weigh their performance across the full progression curve. A hero that dominates early game but becomes useless at Lv 50 ranks lower than one that is average early but strong late.

FAQ

What is the best unit in Summon Heroes right now?

Reaper is the best unit in Summon Heroes as of. His burst damage, crowd control, and spirit summons let him dominate every game mode without needing a specific team around him. If you pull Reaper, build your team around him immediately.

Is Summon Heroes pay to win?

No. Every hero can be obtained through gem summons earned by playing the game. Higher rarity heroes are stronger, but team synergy and upgrades matter just as much as pulling a Legendary. Redeeming free codes gives you gems to speed up your progress without spending Robux.

How many heroes are in Summon Heroes?

Summon Heroes has over 20 collectible heroes as of, spread across four rarity tiers: Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. The developers at RedManta LLC add new heroes with major updates.

What are the rarity tiers in Summon Heroes?

There are four rarity tiers: Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. Each tier has a higher stat ceiling and stronger abilities. All five S-tier heroes on this list are Legendary rarity.

Should I save gems or summon immediately?

Save gems until you have enough for a multi-summon or until a banner features a hero you want. Dumping gems one at a time gives the same odds per pull but no bulk bonuses. Check which banner is active before spending.

Which hero is best for beginners in Summon Heroes?

Bear Tamer is the best beginner hero. His summoned bears tank hits for your team while he deals solid damage, and he stays relevant deep into late game. Dragoon Isadora and Captain Dreadmoor are also strong early picks that do not fall off immediately.

Does this tier list apply to PvP and PvE?

This tier list is weighted toward general performance across all modes including story, Nightmare Circus, and PvP. Some heroes like Demon Knight shine more in PvP while Bear Tamer is strongest in PvE. Check the mode-specific notes in each tier section for details.

How often does the Summon Heroes meta change?

The meta shifts with major updates and balance patches from RedManta LLC. The Lv 100 update was the most recent big shakeup, bringing Divine into S tier. We update this tier list after every significant patch, so bookmark this page and check back regularly.

That covers every hero in Summon Heroes ranked. Reaper and Bear Tamer are the two heroes you want most, but the A-tier lineup is strong enough to clear all current content if your Legendary luck has not cooperated yet.

Grab your free codes if you have not already, pull on a strong banner, and start building your team. Good luck on your summons.

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