{"id":34065,"date":"2025-10-17T21:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/?p=34065"},"modified":"2026-10-24T06:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:10:42","slug":"fellowship-tier-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/fellowship-tier-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellowship Tier List: Best Heroes (October Reset)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated October 24, 2026 for the October 22 reset (pre-1.0 testing). The tiers follow the current dungeon rankings and change with each balance patch.<\/em><\/p>\n

The October 22 progression reset marks a major shift in hero balance for the pre-1.0 testing phase, placing Vigour, Mara, Xavian, and Tariq<\/strong> at the absolute peak of the meta. Survival utility, crowd control stops, and high target funneling dictate success in high-tier dungeon pushes under the updated testing environment. Players looking to tackle challenging dungeons can use our Fellowship tier list<\/a> to choose the most reliable heroes across every party role.<\/p>\n

Fellowship Tier List (Pre-1.0 Test Phase)<\/h2>\n

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The tier table below as a board. Icons: fellows.gg.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Tier<\/strong><\/td>Heroes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
S<\/strong><\/td>Vigour, Mara, Xavian, Tariq<\/td><\/tr>
A<\/strong><\/td>Helena, Ardeos, Rime<\/td><\/tr>
B<\/strong><\/td>Sylvie, Elarion, Gunde, Meiko, Aeona<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

S Tier<\/h2>\n

Heroes in this tier define the current meta through exceptional numbers, team survival buffs, or unrivaled single-target funnel damage.<\/p>\n

Vigour<\/h3>\n

Vigour stands out as an indispensable healer because of his ability to raise a party's effective health through potent damage reduction<\/strong>. High-end progression is heavily constrained by incoming group damage, making his defensive coverage ideal for cutting-edge dungeon encounters. He offers massive burst heals alongside sustained runic options, complementing strong early throughput that remains resilient late in progression. Although his single-target damage output is comparatively low, he makes up for it by dishing out heavy area-of-effect damage on trash packs. For optimized setups and talent paths, consult our Fellowship Hero Builds<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n

\"Vigour<\/p>\n

Vigour. Image: fellows.gg.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mara<\/h3>\n

Mara delivers some of the best damage profiles that make her extremely desirable in competitive team compositions. She dishes out remarkable area-of-effect burst while simultaneously excelling at focused single-target and priority funnel damage. Her fluid mobility and deep mechanical kit allow experienced players to express skill through high numbers. Her overall offensive output remains among the best in the game for high-end dungeon runs.<\/p>\n

\"Mara<\/p>\n

Mara. Image: fellows.gg.<\/em><\/p>\n

Xavian<\/h3>\n

Xavian functions as a premier tank thanks to his natural damage avoidance, parry bonuses, and aura effects while standing in his halo<\/strong>. His mitigation tools scale linearly with pull sizes, making large mob groups easy to control. He previously received substantial tuning improvements that elevated his numerical performance and party assistance to the top of the tank role. His primary weakness surfaces during difficult boss encounters, where allocating shields to party members can weaken his own personal defenses.<\/p>\n

\"Xavian<\/p>\n

Xavian. Image: Fextralife.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tariq<\/h3>\n

Tariq brings astronomical damage output paired with substantial native bulk, making him exceptionally durable for a damage dealer. His kit received an overhaul that streamlined his rotational playstyle and improved his ease of execution. He provides great overall utility, though his role faces stiff competition due to team compositions typically avoiding double melee damage lineups. When built around his damage burst windows, he remains one of the hardest-hitting melee options available.<\/p>\n

\"Tariq<\/p>\n

Tariq. Image: fellows.gg.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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A Tier<\/h2>\n

These picks offer dependable damage, utility, or mitigation, but they fall slightly behind top choices in overall versatility.<\/p>\n

Helena<\/h3>\n

Helena approaches the tank role by relying on early damage prevention and personal absorption shields rather than prolonged self-sustain. She bolsters group survival by granting heavy damage reduction to her entire team while sustaining impressive damage output herself. Her access to Grand Melee<\/strong> gives her arguably the single best utility ability in the entire game. Her effective health pool is massive, keeping her stable throughout large hits despite her lack of dedicated healing.<\/p>\n

Ardeos<\/h3>\n

Ardeos received major quality-of-life adjustments that smoothed out his damage rotation and output profile. He delivers high burst potential alongside potent damage focused directly on priority targets. His kit features an interrupted stop on an extremely short cooldown for single targets, paired with reliable mobility to handle dungeon positioning. These attributes solidify his standing as a premium damage pick for controlled encounters.<\/p>\n

Rime<\/h3>\n

Rime provides huge burst windows on single targets and grouped mobs without forcing players to compromise between the two profiles. She serves as an accessible, straightforward ranged damage dealer equipped with an area knockback and off-healing utility. Her damage profile keeps her relevant across diverse dungeon compositions, standing out as one of the most flexible ranged options.<\/p>\n

B Tier<\/h2>\n

Heroes in this tier remain viable for clearing endgame challenges, but specific kit limitations or roster competition hold them back.<\/p>\n

Meiko<\/h3>\n

Meiko features improved resilience from talent revamps, increased Stone Shield<\/strong> durability, and dedicated Stamina scaling. Her area crowd control stops remain vital for managing dangerous trash packs at top key levels. Her core weakness is a limited capacity to support teammates with defensive buffs, which hinders group safety in the highest brackets.<\/p>\n

Elarion<\/h3>\n

Elarion focuses on priority funnel damage that cleaves onto secondary targets, matching the damage distribution required for modern dungeon packs. He maintains continuous mobility while rolling through combat, and his mass grip utility helps reposition stubborn mobs to assist tank kiting. However, his raw numbers sit lower than top competitors, and the removal of certain resource benefits has reduced his rotational consistency.<\/p>\n

Sylvie<\/h3>\n

Sylvie relies on healing over time to maintain groups, offering stable regeneration and impactful recovery cooldowns. Her passive aura grants party members increased maximum health, patching up an effective health weakness previously shared with other sustain healers. While her damage throughput is remarkably high across both single-target and multi-target scenarios, her defensive buffering does not match the immediate mitigation provided by the top healer.<\/p>\n

Aeona<\/h3>\n

Aeona increases the effective health of her entire party by thirty percent<\/strong>, shielding teammates against large spikes. Her personal single-target damage output is high enough to challenge dedicated damage classes in certain fights. In spite of these perks, she lacks impactful personal defensives and raw healing throughput, though defensive traits can supplement this to an extent.<\/p>\n

Gunde<\/h3>\n

Gunde delivers strong area-of-effect damage combined with reliable priority focus in melee range. He provides exceptional mob manipulation through a single-target grip that doubles as an emergency interrupt. His primary drawback stems from playing in the crowded melee space, where he must compete directly against the raw numbers of top melee alternatives.<\/p>\n

October 22 Pre-1.0 Test Changes<\/h2>\n

The October 22<\/strong> progression reset concluded Early Access Season 3 to deploy a test environment for systems being developed ahead of version 1.0. The reset replaced the old 16-pool League progression structure with three centralized matchmaking difficulties: Easy, Medium, and Hard<\/strong>. Easy reduces the punishment on mechanics like interrupts and dispels, while Hard retains full dungeon mechanics and serves as the quickest route to endgame gearing.<\/p>\n

Before Eternal difficulty, gear upgrades now scale directly off your equipped item level<\/strong> and deliberately target lower-level equipment slots to prevent duplicate drops. Eternal difficulty may have its progression compressed from over 70 levels down to roughly 32<\/strong>. For this testing window, the dungeon lineup is planned to include a rotating selection of two Capstones and eight Adventure Dungeons, such as Crown of the Wild, a nature-themed dungeon featuring beast creatures and wild magic. Seasonal Halloween cosmetics return through seasonal challenges without requiring targeted hero play counts.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Master the October 22 reset meta with our Fellowship tier list, covering top tank, healer, and DPS heroes for the pre-1.0 testing phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33680,"featured_media":43869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[619,3],"tags":[571,568,569,622,620,621],"post_kind":[113,97,101],"ppma_author":[127],"class_list":["post-34065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fellowship","category-all","tag-fellowship-2025","tag-fellowship-open-beta","tag-fellowship-open-beta-guide","tag-fellowship-open-beta-heroes-tier-list","tag-fellowship-open-beta-tier-list","tag-fellowship-tier-list","author-dina"],"acf":{"faq_header":"","faq_items":null,"wpwp_short_description":"Master the October 22 reset meta with our Fellowship tier list, covering top tank, healer, and DPS heroes for the pre-1.0 testing phase.","wpwp_plus_for_views":""},"authors":[{"term_id":127,"user_id":33680,"is_guest":0,"slug":"dina","display_name":"Dina","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dina-avatar.webp","url2x":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dina-avatar.webp"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34065"},{"taxonomy":"post_kind","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_kind?post=34065"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=34065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}