Hero Roles Guide - AFK Arena

All heroes in AFK Arena fulfill certain roles during a battle. In the past these roles have been mostly unofficial and designated by the community, based on the heroes kit.

In recent patches however, Lilith have added an official primary & secondary role for each hero.

Here we’ll list all heroes and their roles in a filterable table. A description of each role can also be found at the bottom of the page.

Hero	Primary	Secondary	Faction	Type	Class	Rarity
Lucius	Regen	Tank	Lightbearers	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Mehira	Control	Tank	Hypogean	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Rosaline	Buffer	Continuous Damage	Lightbearers	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Saveas	Continuous Damage	Burst Damage	Maulers	Melee	Agility	Legendary+
Eironn	AoE	Debuffer	Wilders	Melee	Agility	Ascended
Nemora	Regen	Control	Wilders	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Rowan	Buffer	Regen	Lightbearers	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Elijah & Lailah	Buffer	Regen	Celestials	Mage, Melee	Intelligence	Ascended
Tasi	Control	Buffer	Wilders	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Safiya	AoE	Buffer	Maulers	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Belinda	AoE	Buffer	Lightbearers	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Baden	Continuous Damage	Tank	Graveborn	Melee	Agility	Ascended
Nara	Assassin	Burst Damage	Graveborn	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Ira	Continuous Damage	Debuffer	Wilders	Ranged	Agility	Legendary+
Hogan	Tank	Control	Lightbearers	Melee	Strength	Legendary+
Golus	Tank	Control	Maulers	Melee	Strength	Legendary+
Vurk	AoE	Continuous Damage	Maulers	Ranged	Agility	Ascended
Athalia	Assassin	Burst Damage	Celestials	Melee	Agility	Ascended
Satrana	Burst Damage	AoE	Maulers	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Antandra	Tank	Burst Damage	Maulers	Melee	Agility	Ascended
Gwyneth	Continuous Damage	Debuffer	Lightbearers	Ranged	Strength	Ascended
Silvina	Assassin	Burst Damage	Graveborn	Melee	Agility	Legendary+
Lorsan	AoE	Debuffer	Wilders	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Shemira	AoE	Tank	Graveborn	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Orthros	Tank	Debuffer	Celestials	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Gorvo	Tank	Control	Wilders	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Zolrath	Assassin	Continuous Damage	Hypogean	Melee	Agility	Ascended
Khasos	Continuous Damage	Buffer	Maulers	Melee, Ranged	Strength	Ascended
Grezhul	Tank	Buffer	Graveborn	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Numisu	Regen	Control	Maulers	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Thoran	Tank	Burst Damage	Graveborn	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Mirael	Burst Damage	AoE	Lightbearers	Mage	Intelligence	Legendary+
Rigby	Tank	Continuous Damage	Lightbearer	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Ezizh	Debuffer	Continuous Damage	Hypogean	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Thane	Assassin	Continuous Damage	Lightbearers	Melee	Agility	Ascended
Raine	Buffer	Continuous Damage	Lightbearers	Ranged	Agility	Ascended
Ulmus	Tank	Regen	Wilders	Melee, Ranged	Strength	Ascended
Kelthur	Assassin	Continuous Damage	Graveborn	Melee	Agility	Ascended
Lyca	Buffer	Continuous Damage	Wilders	Ranged	Agility	Ascended
Morvus	Assassin	Debuffer	Lightbearers	Ranged	Agility	Legendary+
Isabella	Continuous Damage	Assassin	Graveborn	Mage	Intelligence	Ascended
Vedan	Tank	AoE	Graveborn	Melee	Agility	Legendary+
Skreg	Tank	Control	Maulers	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Seirus	Tank	Control	Wilders	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Brutus	Tank	Burst Damage	Maulers	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Niru	Continuous Damage	Tank	Graveborn	Melee	Intelligence	Legendary+
Arden	Control	Burst Damage	Wilders	Mage	Intelligence	Legendary+
Ankhira	Control	Debuffer	Maulers	Melee	Intelligence	Legendary+
Ferael	Continuous Damage	Debuffer	Graveborn	Ranged	Agility	Ascended
Angelo	Regen	Buffer	Lightbearers	Mage	Intelligence	Legendary+
Estrilda	Burst Damage	Buffer	Lightbearers	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Ogi	Tank	Control	Wilders	Melee	Strength	Legendary+
Warek	Continuous Damage	Tank	Maulers	Melee	Strength	Ascended
Fawkes	Control	Debuffer	Lightbearers	Ranged	Agility	Ascended
Kaz	Assassin	Tank	Wilders	Melee	Agility	Ascended
Hendrik	Tank	Buffer	Lightbearers	Melee	Strength	Ascended