Heroes position in the defense team

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Looks like you got a pretty thorough explanation. If you’re looking for a guide that considers that information, you might look here:

4* heroes positioning guide

This is a guide on where each 4* hero belongs on defence. I created it based on my 2 years and 6 months experience in the game. (Here is the 5* heroes guide: 5* heroes positioning guide) 5 things to consider: specials fire from left to right the tank must be a very sturdy hero (or a hero who can destroy the opponents if they fire) no 4* healer belongs to the corner, until they are charged up, there will be no one to heal since the others will be already dead no 4* slow hero belongs to the c…

and, of course, here:

5* heroes positioning guide

This is a guide on where each 5* hero belongs on defence. I created it based on my 2 years and 6 months experience in the game. (Here is the 4* heroes guide: 4* heroes positioning guide) 5 things to consider: specials fire from left to right the tank must be a very sturdy hero (or a hero who can destroy the opponents if they fire) the only 5* healers who belong to the corner are Alberich and Mother North. slow heroes should not be in the corner, they may never get the chance to fire (there a…

EDIT: re elements-
One additional factor to consider is putting weak elements next to strong elements. E.g., if you have a green tank, one of your flanks should be red so that as your opponent (who will surely stack red against you) launches red tiles at your tank, some of them will miss and thereby charge your flank.