Ah, it’s that time again. Grab a drink and strap yourself in while we have a look at this list from One Gamer’s perspective. Before we start let me point out that stats will be an issue for most of these compared to today’s monster type heroes. Also, yes, they would all be better with costumes but they don’t have them. As such, I will largely overlook both of those issues. I’ll also say, as we mostly know, fated summon is not for those with bulging rosters. With that said:
Natalya - One I don’t have much first hand experience with but seems okay. That mana debuff could come in handy ad that burn damage is rather heavy. Worth a look if you’re after a red DoT type sniper
Vanda - Very useful. Ailment block and healing debuff at Very fast speed. Pair her with a fiend summoner and things could be fun. Think this is the best Red hero available from this FS (Blem’s Red pick)
Guardian Kong - I like a cleanser but I don’t find this gorilla very useful unless you’re facing a blue heavy team. Will play nice with G.Panther for that family bonus but probably not the best pick
Captain Nemo - I find this guy to be next to useless. Not enough damage from a sniper. 600% is nice but you need an ailment first. I’d leave him right where he is
Zeline - She dispels from all and gives an attack debuff to all at fast speed. It looks good on paper and is good in practice. She’s not awful and a use could possibly be found for her…maybe
Francine - Cleansing after every turn is very useful so I can’t hate on her too much plus she’s fast mana speed. Will be useful for some challenege events and against ailment providing minions. Some will have a use for her
Hatter - Okay, I have a soft spot for this guy. Decent hit but the buff steal and reallocation is priceless against the right heroes (I’m looking at you Ludwig). Definitely worth a look (Blem’s Green Pick)
Garjammal - 430% damage at fast speed sounds good and it was for a little while. With little else to provide I cannot endorse this pick. Leave where they are unless you’re desperate for below par green sniper
Alasie - A sniper with a little extra. 492% damage is okay at fast speed but with the mana debuff it makes her downright dangerous. Not a bad pick if you want a blue sniper
Krampus - Taunt, Def Buff plus a 50% attack buff for the rest of the team. Not too bad in my opinion. Are there better taunt heroes? Sure. Are the minions a bit of a liability? Yep. Is this a good hero? Actually, yeah. Might not be useful to later game players but if you don’t have a taunt hero and want one or if you’re early to mid game then this guy could help out quite a bit and take some of the pain from the rest of the team. Think of the events. Worth a look
Alice - I was excited when I got this hero. The exctiment quickly dissipated. 430% damage to a target and an attack debuff at fast speed is not awful but it’s not good either. It’s just…well…meh. Take Alasie if you want a blue sniper. Take Alice if you want another blue sniper and you already have Alasie. Otherwise maybe leave her.
Passepartout - Maybe the best of the blue bunch. Okay healing with decent extras if there are enough Green tiles on the board. I think the fact that he requires green tiles for max effectiveness rather than blue tiles makes him a tad more useful. If you’re after a 5* blue healer then you could do alot worse. You could also do a lot better but this one is kind of free…ish (Blem’s Blue Pick)
Delilah - An average healer at average speed. Minions are a liability as they’re quite weak but if you need a yellow healer she’s not awful. I’d argue that Viv, whilst slower, is better. Give Viv the mats but Delilah is a decent backup if you already have a maxed Viv
Roc - I’m on the fence with Roc. Got him and used him for a while. Healing debuff is good. Sand Damage is good. Cleansing is good. However, somehow he’s not good. I think, for me, he may be the worst of the yellow options but only just
Gazelle - Yep, top yellow pick. Nuff said? No? Okay, so she’s a tad fragile and can be a liability but if you don’t have another attack boosting hero she’ll fit the bill. Damage reduction and ailment block thanks to dancing is all very useful. Maybe don’t take her into too many raids but for all other area’s of the game she is very useful. (Blem’s Yellow Pick)
Akkorog - Urgh. I hate specials which rearrange the enemy. Even with that, I see nothing special with this guy and actually think he’s the least useful of this yellow bunch. I’d suggest leaving him where he is
Aeron - Another one I have a soft spot for. Pretty sure this was my first HoTM and I still use him today. Admittedly, a fully maxed Rigard with all costumes is probably a better healer but Aeron is still useful for healing and Ailment blocking. Worth a look if you need another purple healer and far superior to Zulag
Killhare - Once very dangerous and kinda still is. Pair her with someone like Vanda and Panther and she’s still useful though doesn’t do anywhere near enough damage. Pure damage just doesn’t cut it these days unless it’s mindboggling. Maybe leave her alone unless you want a pure damage dealer and have the heroes available to offset the def down to the rest of your team
Boss Wolf - I love this guy but he’s easily the worst of the purple bunch here. Maybe even worst overall. Make him average speed and he’s useful but at Very Slow he’s just not a realistic choice unless you have the means to speed him up significantly. Leave this one alone
Lepiota - I’m not a fan of the ghost special thing but its a form of mana control so is decent and useful in many areas of the game. I think maybe she tops the purple list. I’ll be leaving her where she is but she could well be for you if you require her skill set. (Blem’s Purple Pick)
In summary:
A decent FS for many I’m sure. No S1 heroes at least makes it a bit more interesting and I may just pick a couple up just to say I have them though there are not many on this list I don’t have experience of.
Gazelle, Passepartout, Vanda, Hatter & Lepiota would be my top picks from this FS as I find them to be the most useful and to likely last longest.
Krampus and Alasie should also take a bit of attention if you don’t already have them.
Boss Wolf, KillHare, Akkorog, Kong, Garjammal and Captain Nemo should just be left alone
The others are a bit meh. Could be useful but could also be left.
Whatever you decide, I hope it works out for you.
Just one gamer’s opinion
Game Well 
