Battle Snapshot
Front Slot
Best fit in Starter Horde Lineup. Unlocks from Recruitment Level 12.
Swordmaster
Horde
Unique Weapon:
Crimson Sword
Quick Start
Fast answers for Swordmaster
Best Slot: Front
Faction default guidance
Build Snapshot
Fury of Blood
Relic: Duke Signet, Scale of Injustice +1 more. Troop Skin: Tree Spirit, Divine Spirit.
Progression Snapshot
500 shards to 5★
500 total shards to max stars. 345 awakening shards and 9 soul stones for a full awakening path.
Planning note
Hero-specific build
Widely cited community figure for Legendary heroes.
Recommended Gear
Fury of Blood
Best for tanks/supports needing survivability.
Focus: Duelist
Alternate Sets
Titan's Might
Best Gear Stats
Damage Reduction
3%
Gear HP
40%
Queue Recommendations
This section uses the current Horde faction defaults for this hero.
Starter Horde Lineup
Front:
Swordmaster
Barbarian
Mid:
Wilderness Hunter
Soulmancer
Back:
Shaman
Warlock
Upgrade Priorities & Loadouts
These recommendations use the current Horde defaults for this hero.
Ultimate Weapon Priority
Wanderer
Desert Prince
Witch
Shadow Priest
Beastmaster
Storm Maiden
Warlock
Upgrade Order
Wanderer
Desert Prince
Witch
Beastmaster
Storm Maiden
Soulmancer
Warlock
Relics
Preferred: Duke Signet, Scale of Injustice, Dragonheart
F2P: Duke Signet, Warhorn, Eternal Wings
Troop Skins
Preferred: Tree Spirit, Divine Spirit
F2P: Bearskin, Calvary
Faction Priorities
Upgrade focus, milestone timing, and faction-specific paths.
Awakening
- 01 Warlock
Heroic Spirit
- 01 Desert Prince HS50
- 02 Wanderer HS50
- 03 Storm Maiden HS50
- 04 Desert Prince HS100
- 05 Wanderer HS100
- 06 Storm Maiden HS100
Traits
Desert Prince: Dmg. Reduct. (Skill) +50%
Wanderer: HP drain +20%
Beastmaster: Dmg. Reduct. (Skill) +50%
Witch: Crit. Resist. +30%
Storm Maiden: HP drain +20%
Soulmancer: Crit. Resist. +30%
Warlock: Plunder Limit +360000 daily
Pets
- 01 Flickerkit to Legendary
- 02 Howlii to Mythic active
- 03 Chronos
- 04 Tigey
- 05 Sparhy
- 06 Cubbly
- 07 Zappy
UW Milestones
- 01 Wanderer UW10
- 02 Desert Prince UW10
- 03 Witch UW10
- 04 Shadow Priest UW10
- 05 Desert Prince UW20
- 06 Wanderer UW20
- 07 Witch UW20
- 08 Beastmaster UW10
- 09 Storm Maiden UW10
- 10 Warlock UW10
- 11 Shadow Priest UW20
- 12 Beastmaster UW20
- 13 Storm Maiden UW20
- 14 Warlock UW20
Notes
Wanderer is still first for early burst, but the guide notes his meta value has fallen later.
In S3, Wanderer clones can conflict with Shadow Priest shields by wasting the damage-reduction buff.
Storm Maiden damage is higher with Titans Might, but Knight Glory helps her survive until Lilia releases in S4.
Reference & Planning
ShareUnlock Source
Recruitment Level 12
Best Slot
Front
Build Source
Hero-specific build
Shards To 5★
500
Max Star Plan
500 shards
Full Awakening
345 shards
Planning Note
Widely cited community figure for Legendary heroes.
Traits
HP Drain +20%
Stars & Awakening
Legendary star ladder: 500 shared shards across 15 upgrade steps.
Full awakening ladder: 345 shards and 9 soul stones.
Use the Hero Stars & Awakening Guide to plan any start and target range.
For food, skill book, and tavern progression planning, open the Hero Progression Guide. For Heroic Spirit milestones and the level planner, open the Heroic Spirit Guide. For shard planning and awakening totals, open the Hero Stars & Awakening Guide.
Hero Level Cap Helper
This helper shows base caps from Castle and Brilliance levels only and does not include extra research, decor, or other bonus effects.
Select a Castle or Brilliance level to see the base hero level cap.
Bonds & Synergies
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Hero Skins
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