AFK Arena Relic Tier List 2023 - Best Relics (September)

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Note: This list is currently outdated, it needs to be updated.

This is a tier list for relics in AFK Arena. They’re only usable within the Arcane Labyrinth & Peaks of Time.

All relic effects stack together.

Looking for a similar idle game to AFK Arena? Mythic Heroes was released recently. Check out the Mythic Heroes tier list to find out which heoes to aim for. Another new game on the horizon is Figure Fantasy. There’s a great Figure Fantasy tier list to read to get you ready for global release!

A full detailed list can also be found on the AFK Arena Relics page.

Patch 1.19 Changes

Many of the top relics are being nerfed in the next patch.

This includes: Thunderburst, Blessed Hammer, Eagle Strike, The Unmounted Heart, Firebringer, Icebringer, Statue of Retribution.

The damage done by the Wrizz mini-boss is also being nerfed, presumably as compensation for the relic changes.

AFK Arena Relic Tier List

This is the main tier list

Ranking	Relic	Effect	Rarity	Hero	Notes
S+	Thunderburst	Strikes enemies periodically, causing enemies to be damaged and stunned.	Legendary	All	Very strong overall, but also probably the best relic for Wrizz on "Hard Mode" of the Third Floor. If you're going for HM, pick this!
S	Spider Thread Gloves	All enemies are cocooned in spider's silk for 5 seconds. If a certain amount of damage is dealt to enemies the effect will end earlier.	Legendary	All	Was nerfed to 5 seconds, but still very good.
S	Deathly Embrace	Enemies with less than 15% of their max HP are sent to an early grave by a deathly apparition.	Legendary	All	Works through immunities. Works on Wrizz in Hardmode.
S	Shadowfall	Crit rating +25%. Crit rating +15%. Crit rating +10%.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	All	Crit is a very strong stat overall.
S	Death’s Bite	Kaz’s attacks become poisonous and the poisonous effects can be stacked.	Elite	Kaz	This can make Kaz an absolute monster that can easily kill Wrizz and everything else. Also works well with Beast's Claw.
S	The Silent Hope	Allows a hero to recover 700 energy over 5 seconds the first time they cast their ultimate ability in battle. Allows a hero to recover 350 energy over 5 seconds the first time they cast their ultimate ability in battle.	Legendary, Elite	All	Allows for some crazy combos, but reliant on having heroes with strong ultimates such as Shemira.
S	The Unmounted Heart	Causes massive damage and stuns all enemies once within first 25 seconds of battle.	Legendary	All	Very strong for Wrizz on "Hard Mode" of the Third Floor. If you're going for HM, pick this!
S	Eagle Strike	Arrows rain down upon enemies every 15 seconds, inflicting damage upon them.	Legendary	All	Very strong for Wrizz on "Hard Mode" of the Third Floor. If you're going for HM, pick this!
S	Nosferatu’s Fang	Life Leech +25%. Life Leech +15%. Life Leech +10%.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	All	Who needs healers anyway? Note: It doesn't work if your heroes have no life leech to begin with.
S	Pendant of Betrayal	If an enemy is injured within the first 10 seconds of a battle, all of their allies will also receive 15% of the damage dealt.	Legendary	All	Can do a lot of damage with burst heroes.
S	Call to Arms	Elite: At the beginning of battle your side has their energy replenished by 120 points. Rare: At the beginning of battle your side has their energy replenished by 60 points.	Elite, Rare	All	Anything that gives energy is very good.
S	Carnal Grip	Heals 24% of your hero’s total HP when an enemy is slain. Heals 16% of your hero’s total HP when an enemy is slain.	Elite, Rare	All	Great healing relic that's guaranteed to proc 5 times every battle, unless you lose.
S	Moonstone	Revitalises allied heroes, allowing them to receive heals over time if their energy is above 50%. Already possessing the Sunstone doubles the health recovery rate of the Moonstone.	Elite	All	Only ranked as "S" when combined with "Sunstone". Otherwise it's A or B.
S	Sunstone	Reinvigorates allied heroes, allowing them to recover energy over time if their health is higher than 50%. Already possessing the Moonstone doubles the energy recovery rate of the Sunstone.	Elite	All	Only ranked as "S" when combined with "Moonstone". Otherwise it's A or B.
S	Blessed Hammer	Heroes have a chance to cause additional damage for every successful attack.	Legendary	All	Solid relic. Good for Wrizz on Hard mode.
S	Poisonous Embrace	Hero’s normal attacks have a chance to poison the enemy. Poison attacks can be stacked.	Elite	All	Very good for enemies that have a lot of HP, such as Wrizz on Hard Mode.
A	The Carnal Desire	Raises all teammates Life Leech by 8 points for every Mauler hero that is on the battlefield. Raises all teammates Life Leech by 5 points for every Mauler hero that is on the battlefield. Raises all teammates Life Leech by 3 points for every Mauler hero that is on the battlefield.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Maulers	Decent buff even with only one Mauler.
A	Firebringer	The Firebringer has the chance to reduce enemy Attack Ratings each time your heroes cause damage to them until the end of the battle. If you already possess Icebringer your heroes’ Attack Ratings will also be increased.	Elite	All	Only ranked as "A" when combined with "Icebringer". Otherwise it's B or C. Having both is "potentially" good for Wrizz on Hard Mode. Untested though.
A	Icebringer	The Icebringer has the chance to reduce enemy Defense Ratings each time your heroes cause damage to them until the end of the battle. If you already possess the Firebringer your heroes’ Defense Ratings will also be increased.	Elite	All	Only ranked as "A" when combined with "Firebringer". Otherwise it's B or C. Having both is "potentially" good for Wrizz on Hard Mode. Untested though.
A	Sands of Time	Time is sped up increasing your team’s Haste for 10 seconds.	Elite	All	Haste = Faster ultimates.
A	Frozen Star	When an allied hero receives fatal damage the Frozen Star forms a protective shield around them for several seconds and heals them over time (can be used once per battle).	Legendary	All	Every hero is now Brutus.
A	The Devoted Whisper	Increases all teammates’ Attack Rating by 25% for every Graveborn hero that is on the battlefield. Increases all teammates’ Attack Rating by 15% for every Graveborn hero that is on the battlefield. Increases all teammates’ Attack Rating by 10% for every Graveborn hero that is on the battlefield.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Graveborn	Pretty nice buff even with only one Graveborn.
A	Blinding Brilliance	Belinda’s "Blessing" ability is shared with all of her teammates.	Elite	Belinda	It's up to 20% Crit and Attack Rating for all heroes. Very good if you've got Belinda.
A	Ragespike	Raises your heroes’ Attack Ratings by 5% for every battle they win, and can be raised by up to 40%. Raises your heroes’ Attack Ratings by 4% for every battle they win, and can be raised by up to 20%. Raises your heroes’ Attack Ratings by 3% for every battle they win, and can be raised by up to 12%.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	All	Only worth taking if you're in the first or second floor of the lab.
A	Supporter’s War Flag	Backline heroes Attack Ratings +20%, Crit Ratings +30%. Backline heroes Attack Ratings +10%, Crit Ratings +15%. Backline heroes Attack Ratings +5%, Crit Ratings +10%.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Backline	Solid stat buffs.
A	War Horn	Raises all allied heroes’ attributes each time an enemy is slain until the end of the battle.	Elite	All	Solid performing relic.
A	Arcane Spellbook	Legendary: Intelligence based heroes deal +30% damage. Elite: Intelligence based heroes deal +20% damage. Rare: Intelligence based heroes deal +10% damage.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Mages	Good if you're got a strong mage DPS like Shemira.
A	Beast’s Claw	Legendary: Agility based heroes deal 30% more damage, Life Leech +10% Elite: Agility based heroes deal 20% more damage. Rare: Agility based heroes deal 10% more damage.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Agility	Good if you've got a strong agility DPS.
A	Heartseeker	+60% Critical Strike Damage.	Elite	All	A good basic DPS upgrade.
A	Silver Arrow	Additional 100% Damage to factional damage advantage. Additional 50% Damage to factional damage advantage. Additional 40% Damage to factional damage advantage.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	All	Pretty nice damage bonus.
A	Vambraces of Accuracy	Accuracy +50, Crit Rating +10%.	Elite	All	Solid stats.
A	Relic Chest	Raises the Health and Defense Ratings of all allied heroes by 2.5% for every Elite or Legendary relic that is possessed, and can be raised by up to a total of 30%. Raises the Health and Defense Ratings of all allied heroes by 1.5% for every Elite or Legendary relic that is possessed, and can be raised by up to a total of 15%.	Legendary, Elite	All	The eariler you pick this, the worse it will be. By the time you get to the third floor, it should provide some solid stats.
A	Praetorian Helmet	Damage received -25%. Damage received -15%. Damage received -10%.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	All	Very good defensive relic.
B	Statue of Retribution	When a hero dies all attributes of all surviving heroes are raised until the end of the battle.	Elite	All	A relic you hope will never activate.
B	Heaven’s Grace	Increases the wearer’s health regeneration by 80%.	Elite	All	Good healing output.
B	Wristguards of Invigoration	All heroes’ energy recovery rate +40% when injured.	Elite	All	More energy is good, but it's not a huge amount.
B	Hunter’s Grasp	Deals more damage to the enemy the more HP they have. Damage is increased by up to 25%.	Elite	All	Not terrible.
B	Tome of Necromancy	Reduces a Graveborn’s hero’s Cooldown period by 30% and restores 30 energy points per second. Reduces a Graveborn’s hero’s Cooldown period by 20% and restores 20 energy points per second. Reduces a Graveborn’s hero’s Cooldown period by 10% and restores 15 energy points per second.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Graveborn	Only worth using if you've got 3+ Graveborn.
B	Mauler’s Treachery	Raises Mauler heroes’ Attack Ratings by 30% and Life Leech by 30%. Raises Mauler heroes’ Attack Ratings by 20% and Life Leech by 20%. Raises Mauler heroes’ Attack Ratings by 10% and Life Leech by 15%.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Maulers	Probably only worth it with 3+ maulers.
B	Shield of Fortitude	Raises your heroes’ Defense Ratings by 5% for every battle they win, and can be raised by up to a total of 40%. Raises your heroes’ Defense Ratings by 4% for every battle they win, and can be raised by up to a total of 20%. Raises your heroes’ Defense Ratings by 3% for every battle they win, and can be raised by up to a total of 12%.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	All	Only worth using if you've on the first or second floor of the lab.
B	Wilder’s Wisp	Increases a Wilder’s hero’s Crit Rating by 30% and Haste by 30%. Increases a Wilder’s hero’s Crit Rating by 20% and Haste by 20%. Increases a Wilder’s hero’s Crit Rating by 15% and Haste by 10%.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Wilders	Only worth using if you've got 3+ Wilders.
B	The Coral Vow	Increases all teammates’ Defense by 25% for every Lightbearer hero that is on the battlefield. Increases all teammates’ Defense by 15% for every Lightbearer hero that is on the battlefield. Increases all teammates’ Defense by 10% for every Lightbearer hero that is on the battlefield.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Lightbearers	Decent buff even with only one Lightbearer.
B	The Pearl Oath	Deals more damage the lower your hero’s HP falls. Damage is increased by up to 35%. Deals more damage the lower your hero’s HP falls. Damage is increased by up to 25%.	Elite, Rare	All	Decent damage buff.
B	The Glistening Leaf	All of Nemora’s teammates benefit from her "Life Force" ability after she uses her "Wild Wonder" ability.	Elite	Nemora	Worth using if you've got Nemora.
B	Talonstrike	Vurk will fire 3 bolts per shot when using his ultimate ability “Mania”.	Elite	Vurk	Worth picking if you've got Vurk.
B	Ulmus’ Breath	Allows Ulmus to use his "Deep Roots" ability without expending energy points.	Elite	Ulmus	Groot is happy.
B	The Silent Promise	Raises all teammates’ Dodge by 12 points for every Wilder hero that is on the battlefield. Raises all teammates’ Dodge by 8 points for every Wilder hero that is on the battlefield. Raises all teammates’ Dodge by 4 points for every Wilder hero that is on the battlefield.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Wilders	Only worth using if you've got 3+ wilders heroes and it's a lot better if you're also using agility heroes.
C	Pendant of Force	Reduces all enemies’ health by 35% at the beginning of battles. Enemies’ health will gradually be regenerated within the first 10 seconds of battle.	Legendary	All	Sounds good on paper, but realistically you need to kill the heroes within 5 seconds or the effect is useless.
C	Lament	At the beginning of a battle Grezhul is able to use his “Reanimate” ability without using any energy.	Elite	Grezhul	Decent if you're using Grezhul.
C	The Sinful Heart	Shemira is able to use "Soul Siphon" to leech life from 3 enemies at the same time.	Elite	Shemira	Meh. It's Shemira I guess...
C	Vanguard’s War Flag	Frontline heroes’ Defense Ratings +25%, energy recovery rate +40% when injured. Frontline heroes’ Defense Ratings +15%, energy recovery rate +20% when injured. Frontline heroes’ Defense Ratings +10%, energy recovery rate +10% when injured.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Frontline	It's alright.
C	Winged Spurs	Dodge +40%.	Elite	All	It's probably a lot better when using mostly Agility heroes or Kaz.
D	Lion’s Might	While Brutus’ "Last Grasp" ability is in use its invincibility effect duration will be refreshed every time he makes a kill or assist.	Elite	Brutus	It makes one of the best heroes slightly better, but it isn't a great relic.
D	Lightbearer’s Loyalty	Lightbearers’ Defence Rating +50%. Energy recovery +30% when injured. Lightbearers’ Defence Rating +30%. Energy recovery +20% when injured. Lightbearers’ Defence Rating +10%. Energy recovery +15% when injured.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Lightbearers	Not a fan of this one. It might be worth using if you're using Lucius & Hogan or 4+ Lightbearers.
D	Restorating Crystal	Heals a teammate for 4% of HP per second over 20 seconds when their health drops below 40% HP (can be used once per battle).	Legendary	All	Meh.
D	Steel Cuirass	Strength based heroes get +30% Defence. Restores 1% of max HP per second. Strength based heroes get +20% Defence. Strength based heroes get +10% Defence.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	Strength	Only worth using with 3+ Strength heroes.
D	Branch from the Yggdrasil	Legendary: All surviving heroes recover 40% of lost HP after battles. Elite: All surviving heroes recover 25% of lost HP after battles. Rare: All surviving heroes recover 15% of lost HP after battles.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	All	Doesn't really heal for much.
E	Horn of Replenishment	Heals teammates for 15% of their max HP at the beginning of battles. Heals teammates for 10% of their max HP at the beginning of battles. Heals teammates for 6% of their max HP at the beginning of battles.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	All	Not a lot of healing and wasted if heroes are already full HP.
E	Windforce	Lyca's normal attacks and "Rapid Arrows" ability are able to hit 3 enemies at once.	Elite	Lyca	Might be worth using if you've got Lyca.
E	The Tainted Desire	Isabella is able to hit 3 enemies at the same time with her "Void Barrage" ability.	Elite	Isabella	Meh.
F	Hogan’s Fortitude	Reduces the damage Hogan receives by 80% when the damage he receives is less than 6% of his max HP.	Elite	Hogan	When enemies start to hit hard this basically does nothing.
F	Bloody Shawl	If Khasos successfully grabs his returning throwing axe when using the ability "Throwing Axe" it will be immediately used again.	Elite	Khasos	Doesn't seem that good.
F	The Diligent Vow	Heals the weakest teammate’s HP by 10% after 15 seconds of a battle. Heals the weakest teammate’s HP by 6% after 15 seconds of a battle. Heals the weakest teammate’s HP by 4% after 15 seconds of a battle.	Legendary, Elite, Rare	All	Pretty poor amount of healing.
F	Goblet of Resurgence	Restores an additional 50% health and energy when you use the Fountain of Vitality. Restores an additional 25% health and energy when you use the Fountain of Vitality.	Elite, Rare	All	You're probably not going to be using a fountain that much.

More Tier Lists:

Patch 1.19 Changes

AFK Arena Relic Tier List

Thunderburst

Spider Thread Gloves

Deathly Embrace

Shadowfall

Death’s Bite

The Silent Hope

The Unmounted Heart

Eagle Strike

Nosferatu’s Fang

Pendant of Betrayal

Call to Arms

Carnal Grip

Moonstone

Sunstone

Blessed Hammer

Poisonous Embrace

The Carnal Desire

Firebringer

Icebringer

Sands of Time

Frozen Star

The Devoted Whisper

Blinding Brilliance

Ragespike

Supporter’s War Flag

War Horn

Arcane Spellbook

Beast’s Claw

Heartseeker

Silver Arrow

Vambraces of Accuracy

Relic Chest

Praetorian Helmet

Statue of Retribution

Heaven’s Grace

Wristguards of Invigoration

Hunter’s Grasp

Tome of Necromancy

Mauler’s Treachery

Shield of Fortitude

Wilder’s Wisp

The Coral Vow

The Pearl Oath

The Glistening Leaf

Talonstrike

Ulmus’ Breath

The Silent Promise

Pendant of Force

Lament

The Sinful Heart

Vanguard’s War Flag

Winged Spurs

Lion’s Might

Lightbearer’s Loyalty

Restorating Crystal

Steel Cuirass

Branch from the Yggdrasil

Horn of Replenishment

Windforce

The Tainted Desire

Elite

Hogan’s Fortitude

Bloody Shawl

The Diligent Vow

Goblet of Resurgence