For Honor’s rich cast of characters and their unique toolkit encourage deep experimentation and mastery to win consistently in competitive fights.
Picking the best hero for a specific scenario can be a daunting task if you’re oblivious to the game’s current meta.
Fortunately, we’ve made a tier list that ranks the best and worst characters to use in specific game modes.
There five main game modes in For Honor. Of these, only three are frequently used by players in competitive matches.
Because of this, we will have three separate lists according to each game mode.
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Dominion Tier List
Dominion is a team-based mode where players from each team fight to take and hold multiple strategic objectives on the battlefield.
In this mode, a balance of offensive power and mobility are key because you will be moving around a large area while attempting to kill enemy heroes and soldiers.
S-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Jiang Jun
Wu Lin
Heavy
Shinobi
Samurai
Assassin
Nobushi
Samurai
Hybrid
A-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Shaman
Viking
Assassin
Berserker
Viking
Assassin
Black Prior
Knight
Heavy
Raider
Viking
Vanguard
Shao Lin
Wu Lin
Hybrid
B-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Warden
Knight
Vanguard
Kensei
Samurai
Vanguard
Nuxia
Wu Lin
Assassin
Lawbringer
Knight
Hybrid
Conqueror
Knight
Heavy
C-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Highlander
Viking
Hybrid
Centurion
Knight
Hybrid
Tiandi
Wu Lin
Vanguard
Valkyrie
Viking
Hybrid
D-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Shugoki
Samurai
Heavy
Peacekeeper
Knight
Assassin
Orochi
Samurai
Assassin
F-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Aramusha
Samurai
Hybrid
Warlord
Viking
Heavy
Gladiator
Knight
Assassin
Duel Tier List
A duel is a one-on-one battle that pits each player’s skill against one another.
In this mode, offense and defense are vital assets because it’s only you against the opponent in random terrain.
S-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Shinobi
Samurai
Assassin
Black Prior
Knight
Heavy
Conqueror
Knight
Heavy
Warden
Knight
Vanguard
Nuxia
Wu Lin
Assassin
Berserker
Viking
Assassin
A-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Raider
Viking
Vanguard
Jiang Jun
Wu Lin
Heavy
Shaman
Viking
Assassin
Lawbringer
Knight
Hybrid
B-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Highlander
Viking
Hybrid
Shaolin
Wu Lin
Hybrid
Tiandi
Wu Lin
Vanguard
C-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Warlord
Viking
Heavy
Orochi
Samurai
Assassin
Kensei
Samurai
Vanguard
Peacekeeper
Knight
Assassin
D-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Nobushi
Samurai
Hybrid
Gladiator
Knight
Assassin
Valkyrie
Viking
Hybrid
F-Tier
Hero
Faction
Hero Type
Shugoki
Samurai
Heavy
Aramusha
Samurai
Hybrid
Centurion
Knight
Hybrid
Brawl Tier List
Brawl is a 2v2 match where two players must eliminate the other two heroes at the other end of the map to win each round.
There’s a heavy emphasis on survivability and mobility in this game mode since you can’t respawn once you die.
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