FAQ
Short answers for the questions that come up when a ranking looks surprising.
Why can a hero have a high score but a lower tier?
Score is a stable strength index pinned to the 2026 baseline. Tier is a live standing against the heroes available today, so a hero can keep the same score while newer releases push its tier down.
Why can a score be above 100?
The score scale no longer has a ceiling. A score of 50 is the average hero in the 2026 baseline for that rarity, and each 15 points is one baseline standard deviation.
Why does this disagree with other tier lists?
This site scores parsed mechanics and stats with reproducible rules. Community lists capture player opinion and usage context, so disagreement is expected and useful rather than hidden.
How often is the hero data refreshed?
The source date in the footer is the authority. The launch workflow checks Heroplan daily and publishes only when every variant parses and no new unvalued clauses are introduced.
Where does the hero data come from?
Hero names, stats, and mechanical parameters are imported from the Heroplan data project. Rankings, parsing, descriptions, and scores are original analysis from this project.
Why are some hero descriptions short?
Descriptions are generated only from typed parsed mechanics. If a clause is not understood well enough to price safely, it is omitted instead of copying the game's own prose.
Are roster screenshots uploaded?
No. Screenshot OCR runs in your browser, and the saved roster stores only matched hero identifiers in local browser storage on your device.
Is this site affiliated with Empires & Puzzles?
No. This is an unofficial fan analysis site and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Small Giant Games or Zynga.
Who makes this site?
I'm Kamil, a backend developer who plays the game and wanted a hero ranking that could show its work. Every score here comes from a pipeline I wrote that parses hero mechanics and prices them by fixed rules, so any number on the site can be traced back to the effects that produced it.
Can I support the project?
Yes — the plain link in the footer and at the end of this page goes to the project's Ko-fi page. The site does not embed a donation widget or load donation-platform scripts, so nothing is loaded from Ko-fi unless you follow the link yourself.
Does the site use ads, analytics, or cookies?
The ranking app itself does not require an account. Advertising, analytics, and consent tools are added only through launch configuration, and EEA, UK, and Swiss traffic requires consent before ad personalization.
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