Hero

Summary

Heroes are a type of cards in Artifact. You have to choose 5 of them per deck. They come with a special card, unique to that hero, three copies of which are automatically added to your deck. This way, 15 cards of your deck are pre-defined depending on the heroes you chose. At the start of the game, three of your five heroes are distributed randomly to the lanes (one hero in each lane). After that, you can deploy the fourth and fifth hero on turns two and three. Heroes cost no mana to deploy, and if they die, they can be redeployed after a turn passes, but a few abilities change this. Having a hero of a certain color in lane will allow you to play spells of that color while in that lane.

As of Release (2018-11-28) there are 48 heroes in Artifact. Out of them, 39 are from Dota 2 (out of possible 116), 9 are brand new (

Keefe the Bold

,

J'Muy the Wise

,

Fahrvhan the Dreamer

,

Rix

,

Sorla Khan

,

Debbi the Cunning

,

Kanna

,

Prellex

and

Mazzie

) There have also been two new teased heroes,

Mirana

and

Wraith King

, both coming from Dota 2, which will be available in Artifact 2.0 Beta test.

List of heroes

Card		Color	Rarity	Set	Signature Card	Attack	Armor	Health	Text
[[File:|126px|link=Mirana|Mirana]]	Mirana	Black	Common	[[]]	Sacred Arrow	4	0	4
[[File:|126px|link=Wraith King|Wraith King]]	Wraith King	Green	Common	[[]]	Hellfire Blast	4	0	3
	Debbi the Cunning	Black	Basic	Base Set	No Accident	7	0	5	Debbi the Cunning deals +2 damage when attacking a hero or tower.
	Farvhan the Dreamer	Green	Basic	Base Set	Prowler Vanguard	4	0	10	Farvhan the Dreamer's allied neighbors have +1 Armor.
	J'Muy the Wise	Blue	Basic	Base Set	Battlefield Control	3	0	8	Active 4: Draw a card.
	Keefe the Bold	Red	Basic	Base Set	Fighting Instinct	6	1	11
	Abaddon	Green	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Aphotic Shield	4	0	9	Active 2: Fully heal Abaddon and give it Damage Immunity this round.
	Axe	Red	Rare	Call to Arms	Berserker's Call	6	2	10
	Axe	Red	Rare	Call to Arms	Berserker's Call	6	2	10
	Beastmaster	Red	Common	Call to Arms	Primal Roar	5	0	12	Active 3: Summon a Loyal Beast.
	Bloodseeker	Black	Common	Call to Arms	Blood Rage	7	0	7	Fully heal Bloodseeker after a unit blocking it dies.
	Bounty Hunter	Black	Common	Call to Arms	Track	7	0	7	Before the action phase, there is a 50% chance to give Bounty Hunter +4 Attack this round.
	Bristleback	Red	Common	Call to Arms	Viscous Nasal Goo	8	0	12	Modify Bristleback with +2 Armor after a hero blocking it dies.
	Centaur Warrunner	Red	Rare	Call to Arms	Double Edge	4	0	14	Centaur Warrunner has +2 Retaliate.
	Chen	Green	Rare	Call to Arms	Hand of God	4	0	9	Active 4: Get control of an enemy creep.
	Crystal Maiden	Blue	Common	Call to Arms	Frostbite	2	0	5	After the first time an allied spell is played in each lane, restore 2 Mana to the tower in that lane.
	Dark Seer	Green	Common	Call to Arms	Ion Shell	5	0	9	Active 2: Move another ally to another lane.
	Drow Ranger	Green	Rare	Call to Arms	Gust	4	0	7	Other allies in all lanes have +1 Attack.
	Earthshaker	Blue	Rare	Call to Arms	Echo Slam	2	0	7	Active 4: Stun Earthshaker's enemy neighbors this round.
	Enchantress	Green	Common	Call to Arms	Verdant Refuge	4	0	8	Enchantress has +2 Regeneration. Enchantress's allied neighbors have +2 Regeneration.
	Kanna	Blue	Rare	Call to Arms	Prey on the Weak	2	0	12	The random allied Melee Creeps are deployed into Kanna's lane.
	Legion Commander	Red	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Duel	6	1	8	Legion Commander has +2 Retaliate.
	Lich	Black	Rare	Call to Arms	Chain Frost	5	0	9	Active 2: Condemn another ally and draw a card. If that ally has 6 or more Attack, draw an extra card.
	Lion	Black	Common	Call to Arms	Mana Drain	6	0	5	Active 4: Deal 8 piercing damage to a unit. Quicken (reduce cooldown by 1, but not below 1).
	Luna	Blue	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Eclipse	3	0	8	Before the action phase, deal 1 piercing damage to a random enemy and add a charge to three random Eclipse cards in your hand or deck.
	Lycan	Green	Common	Call to Arms	Savage Wolf	4	0	10	Lycan's allied neighbors have +2 Attack.
	Magnus	Green	Common	Call to Arms	Empower	4	1	9
	Mazzie	Red	Common	Call to Arms	Steel Reinforcement	6	3	6
	Meepo	Blue	Rare	Call to Arms	Divided We Stand	4	0	5	Active 2: Move Meepo to an allied Meepo's lane. Deal 2 damage to the new enemy neighbors. Meepo has Soulbound. (If Meepo dies, other allied Meepos in every lane
	Necrophos	Black	Common	Call to Arms	Heartstopper Aura	5	0	6	Modify Necrophos with +1 Health after an enemy neighbor dies.
	Ogre Magi	Blue	Common	Call to Arms	Ignite	3	0	7	After you play a Blue spell, there is a 25% chance to put a base copy of that card into your hand.
	Omniknight	Green	Rare	Call to Arms	Allseeing One's Favor	5	0	12	Active 2: Heal a unit 3.
	Outworld Devourer	Blue	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Astral Imprisonment	4	0	7	After you play a Blue card, there is a 50% chance to restore 2 Mana.
	Phantom Assassin	Black	Common	Call to Arms	Coup de Grace	6	0	8	Phantom Assassin deals +4 damage when attacking a hero.
	Prellex	Blue	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Barracks	3	0	5	Summon a Melee Creep into Prellex's lane each deployment phase.
	Pugna	Red	Rare	Call to Arms	Nether Ward	6	0	9	Active 3: Condemn a random enemy improvement.
	Rix	Green	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Act of Defiance	3	0	7	Rix has Rapid Deployment.
	Skywrath Mage	Blue	Common	Call to Arms	Mystic Flare	3	0	6	Active 2: Give a hero and its allied neighbors -2 Armor this round.
	Sniper	Black	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Assassinate	5	0	6	Active 3: Deal 5 damage to a unit.
	Sorla Khan	Black	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Assault Ladders	8	0	6	Sorla Khan deals +4 damage when attacking a tower.
	Storm Spirit	Black	Rare	Call to Arms	Ball Lightning	4	0	6	Give Storm Spirit +2 Attack until end of its next combat phase after you play a Black card in any lane.
	Sven	Red	Common	Call to Arms	God's Strength	5	0	11	Sven has +X Cleave where X is equal to half its Attack.
	Tidehunter	Red	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Kraken Shell	2	1	18	Active 4: Stun Tidehunter's enemy neighbors this round and each other enemy has a 50% chance of being stunned this round.
	Timbersaw	Red	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Whirling Death	4	0	11	Timbersaw has +1 Armor for each of its attackers. Timbersaw's attackers have -1 Armor.
	Tinker	Black	Rare	Call to Arms	March of the Machines	7	0	5	Active 3: Deal 3 damage to a unit and disarm it this round.
	Treant Protector	Green	Common	Call to Arms	Roseleaf Druid	4	0	10	Treant Protector's allied neighbors have +2 Armor.
	Ursa	Red	Common	Call to Arms	Enrage	7	0	10	When Ursa deals battle damage to a unit, modify that unit with -1 Armor.
	Venomancer	Blue	Common	Call to Arms	Sow Venom	2	0	6	Summon a Plague Ward into Venomancer's lane each deployment phase.
	Viper	Green	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Viper Strike	4	0	10	When a unit deals battle damage to Viper, modify that unit with -1 Attack.
	Winter Wyvern	Black	Uncommon	Call to Arms	Winter's Curse	6	0	6	Active 2: Move Winter Wyvern to an empty combat position and give it +4 Attack this round.
	Zeus	Blue	Common	Call to Arms	Thundergod's Wrath	3	0	7	Deal 1 piercing damage to Zeus's enemy neighbors after you play a Blue spell.