AFK Journey is one of the biggest Idle RPG titles to launch in 2024. Developed by LilithGames, it acts as a sequel to AFK Arena, another hit Idle game. The game features a plethora of new characters, each equipped with multiple active and passive abilities. In this tier list, we have ranked the strongest heroes and categorized them according to their strength in multiple tiers. We have taken several factors into account while curating this tier list, such as base rarity, PvE/PvP meta rankings, and community sentiments. Let’s proceed with the tier list! 

S		NAME	RARITY	CLASS
		Cecia	Legendary	Marksmen
		Florabelle	Legendary	Support
		Smokey & Meerky	Legendary	Support
		Koko	Epic	Tank
		Reinier	Legendary	Marksmen

A		NAME	RARITY	CLASS
		Thoran	Legendary	Tank
		Shakir	Legendary	Rogue
		Bryon	Legendary	Marksmen
		Dionel	Legendary	Marksmen

B		NAME	RARITY	CLASS
		Fay	Rare	Support
		Mirael	Rare	Mage
		Lumont	Legendary	Tank

S Tier Heroes

Let’s take a look at all of the heroes in this tier:

Cecia

Cecia is a legendary grade hero that is classified as a Marksmen in-game. Her ultimate ability Queen’s Summons states that Cecia summons Mr. Carlyle to a selected tile to assist in combat. Mr. Carlyle inherits all of Cecia’s stats and his normal attack deals 170% damage to enemies within a 1-tile arc. He gains an extra 45% max HP but loses 4% of max HP per second. When Mr. Carlyle is summoned, he initiates Spiky Wrath to entangle enemies within 2 tiles, dealing 140% damage per second for 2s. The entangled enemies cannot move or act. If Mr. Carlyle is already on the battlefield when this skill is used again, the skill restores his HP to Max, allowing him to cast the Spiky Wrath again.

Florabelle

Florabelle is a legendary grade hero that is classified as a Warrior in-game. Her ultimate ability Pounding Blow has an active and passive part both. The passive part states that Florabelle summons Spiny when a battle starts. Spiny inherits 80% of Florabelle’s Max HP, dealing 60% damage with normal attacks. Spiny retreats to the pod when defeated, then rejoins the battle after 10s. The active part of this ability states that Florabelle selects a tile to summon Smash to smash the ground, dealing 300% damage to all adjacent enemies and knocking them into the air.

Smokey & Meerky

Smokey & Meerky is a legendary grade hero that is classified as a Support in-game. His ultimate ability Special Aroma states that after a battle starts, Smokey & Meerky create an aroma within 2 tiles and keep it going through channeling. While the aroma is around, Smokey & Meerly recover 50 Energy per second, and allies within the aroma recover 21% of his ATK as HP per second. Smokey & Merky cannot keep the aroma going when affected by control effects and cannot create the aroma in 4s.

Active Effect: Smokey & Merely heal allied heroes within the aroma by 170% of his ATK as HP, and permanently level up the aroma’s effects.

Improved Aroma I: Expands the range by 1 tile.

Improved Aroma II: Grants 30 Haste to allied heroes affected by the aroma.  

Koko

Koko is an epic grade hero that is classified as a Support in-game. Her ultimate ability Full Energy states that Koko inspires herself and all allies and grants them a 45% DMG Reduction for 12s. The reduced damage will be recorded and settled once as true damage when the skill duration ends. When the skill takes effect, allies gain 30 Life Drain and 10% ATK. While active, the effect cannot be dispelled and prevents Koko from recasting the skill.

Reinier

Reinier is a legendary grade hero that is classified as a Support in-game. His ultimate ability Mutual Reflection states that Reinier targets an enemy, dealing 230% damage. If the count of allied non-summoned units equals or exceeds the number of enemy non-summoned units on the battlefield, Reinier enters another dimension with the target for 10s. Otherwise, Reinier remains on the battlefield. If the target is under Steadfast or Unaffected, or if the target is the only non-summoned enemy alive, Reinier will deal 450% damage instead of entering another dimension. This skill prioritizes the healthiest non-summoned enemy.

A Tier Heroes

Let’s take a look at all of the heroes in this tier:

Thoran

Thoran is a legendary grade hero that is classified as a Tank in-game. His ultimate ability Soul Retaliation states that Thoran charges up for some time to slash at enemies in range, dealing 200% damage plus 180% of damage received during the charge. And he also gains 20% Life Drain. Thoran is unaffected while casting this skill.

Shakir

Shakir is a legendary grade hero that is classified as a Rogue in-game. His ultimate ability Wolf Form states that Shakir morphs into a wolf and smashes a tile, knocking up the enemy there, and dealing 190% damage to enemies within 2 tiles, during which he is Unaffected. Shakir consumes 60 Energy per second to maintain his wolf shape. Shakir generates a Lupine Aura in a range of 2-tile while in the wolf shape, dealing damage to all enemies within the frontal radius of the arc with normal attacks. Allies within the range of Lupine Aura reduce 20% taken damage and increase 10 Haste.

Bryon

Bryon is a legendary grade hero that is classified as a Marksman in-game. His ultimate ability Falcon Raid states that Bryon consumes 300 Energy, calling Elona to deal 320% damage to his current target. Elona remains on the battlefield, continuously consuming increasing amounts of Energy over time. When she runs out of Energy or Bryon is defeated, Elona leaves the battlefield. Elona cannot be attacked, and will ignore the terrain and prioritize Bryon’s target. Elona’s normal attack deals 90% of Byron’s ATK as damage.

Dionel

Dionel is a legendary grade hero that is classified as a Marksman in-game. His ultimate ability Dawn of Light states that Dionel soars into the air and cannot be targeted for 6s, during which he attacks the area with the most enemies using sword shock, dealing 170% damage to all adjacent enemies. The last hit of sword shock knocks the enemy up, and its damage dealt is increased to 250%.

B Tier Heroes

Let’s take a look at all of the heroes in this tier:

Fay

Fay is an Epic grade hero that is classified as a Support in-game. Her ultimate ability Vibrant Dance states that Fay selects a direction and casts vitality magic to frontal allies within a 3-tile arc, restoring 300% of her ATK as HP and increasing their ATK by 12% for 8s.

Mirael

Mirael is an Epic grade hero that is classified as a Mage in-game. Her ultimate ability Winged Flame states that Mirael selects a direction and summons a 3-tile wide wall of flame at a target, dealing 600% damage to enemies hit.

Lumont

Damian is a legendary grade hero that is classified as a Tank in-game. His ultimate ability Lumont’s Charge! states that Lumont selects a tile in range and charges at it, knocking enemies in his path toward the selected tile. When he reaches the selected tile, Lumont deals 240% damage to all surrounding enemies and taunts them for 3s. Lamont is unaffected while casting the skill. 

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