Heroes

== Unlocking Heroes ==
When you get enough tokens for a Hero, you can select to unlock them. After which they will permanently stay with you. Unlike regular survivors, it is not possible to scrap Heroes. A Hero does not require a survivor slot, but will simply add one slot automatically.
Heroes will unlock at the highest level of your survivors. So if you have an assault at level 20 and all other guys in your roster at level 10, and you unlock Survivalist Rick (a scout), he will unlock at level 20.
As a lot of XP is needed to upgrade Heroes, it is strongly recommended to unlock most Heroes only when you have reached the max level (currently 32).
You can always check out all Heroes in the game by clicking on the “TWD Heroes” tab on the survivor screen.
There are links to all heroes at the bottom of this page with in-depth descriptions of each hero.
== Hero Special Functionalities ==
* Heroes have a Leader Trait. 
** When the Hero is in the Leader position, all members of the team can use the leader trait (sometimes it's limited to only melee or only ranged classes)
** When the Hero is in the second or third position, only themselves can use the leader trait
* Heroes have boosted Dmg and Health.
* Heroes are considered 1 level higher for ASL calculations (for example when hits are guaranteed body shots)
==Hero Traits Values & Damage and Health Boost by Hero==
==Suggested Best Heroes==
The table below is one suggestion of the best heroes in the game. Note that this list is subjective and opinions will always differ.
A-Tier Heroes
Hero 	Class 	Comment
Mercer 	Assault	By far the best damage dealer in the game
Fighter Rosita	Bruiser	Her ability to attack many times makes her very versatile. Too bad the bruiser class is weak in the current meta.
Sasha 	Hunter 	Her ability to get everyone charged is super useful. However, Connie does the same thing even better.
Connie 	Scout 	She can get everyone charged, and scouts are overall versatile.
Glenn 	Scout 	A bit niche, but PGG's ability to open chests and move is very useful in some challenge missions.
Yumiko 	Shooter	She is the ultimate teammate and pairs perfectly with Mercer.
Quinn 	Shooter	Quinn at high pinks can deal massive damage on his own.
Ezekiel 	Warrior	His pretaliate attack is extremely useful to avoid getting hit
Tyreese 	Warrior	His circles will damage and slow down walkers, making him great for crowd control
Magna 	Warrior	Very similar to Tyreese but requires a few pink stars to really shine
For new players it is suggested to keep the amount of unlocked heroes at a minimum. Check the newcomer's guide for recommendations on Heroes at the initial stage of the game.
== Suggested PvP Heroes==
The "Best" Heroes work best for the normal game modes, but for playing PvP missions against human enemies you sometimes want a different set of heroes, that you can badge defensively. Note that some Heroes are only useful in the attacking role and some only in the defensive role (i.e. played by the AI). These are the best heroes for this task:
PvP Heroes
Hero 	Class 	Attack/Defense	Comment
Carl 	Shooter	Defense 	Extra life when killed the first time.
Hilltop Maggie	Shooter	Attack 	Can get extra shot when attacking human enemies.
Shane 	Hunter 	Defense 	If the attacker gets surrounded by walkers Shane can do very serious damage by blowing up the walkers
Eugene 	Bruiser	Both 	Protection against critical hits & stuns
Guardian Carol	Hunter 	Both 	Can get double shots, unless dodged
Mercer * 	Assault	Defense 	Status resistance, extra damage
Mercer can be useful also on offense but needs to be defensively badged in this case, which few players do.