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Bruiser tier list
| Tier | Heroes |
|---|---|
| S | |
| A | Dehaka, D.Va, Gazlowe, Rexxar, Sonya, Xul.      |
| B | Chen, Deathwing, Hogger, Imperius, Leoric, Malthael, Ragnaros, Thrall, Yrel.         |
| C | Artanis, Varian.  |
S Tier
These heroes are currently extremely strong and very hard to counter and have the ability to carry and win every game.
A Tier
Often first-pick in their respective roles. These heroes very powerful and effective and have the potential to carry games.
About Heroes:
+ Dehaka:
- Good waveclear.
- Cannot be body-blocked while using Dark Swarm.
- Can avoid incoming Abilities with Burrow.
- Powerful on demand self healing.
- Can Drag enemies out of position.
- High map mobility via Brushstalker.
+ D.Va:
- Solid initiation.
- Impressive teamfight mobility with Boosters.
- Can mitigate significant amounts of enemy Hero damage with Defense Matrix.
- Incredible damage and zoning potential with Self-Destruct.
+ Gazlowe:
- Empowers knight and giant camps if you push with them.
- Great at controlling space.
- Able to solo any merc camp (golems included) while taking very little damage.
- Sets up heavy defenses around static objectives or for defense.
+ Rexxar:
- Strong solo laner.
- Decent crowd control.
- High health pool on Misha.
- Can easily clear Mercenary Camps on his own.
+ Sonya:
- Extremely strong duelist.
- Great self-sustain through Whirlwind.
- One of the highest single-target damage output potential in the game.
- May quickly and safely solo claim any Mercenary Camp.
- Outstanding solo laner.
+ Xul:
- Exceptional waveclear.
- Excellent AoE damage.
- Mortal Wound counters healing abilities.
- Able to apply lots of debuffs on attack speed, damage, healing and armor.
- Good crowd control for team to follow up thanks to Bone Prison.
B Tier
The impact of these heroes is often lower than the above. In the right situation, these heroes can perform very well.
About Heroes:
+ Chen:
- Dive potential.
- Not reliant on Mana.
- Conditional mobility.
- Strong bodyblocker.
- Versatile playstyle.
- Hard to gank.
- High single target sustained damage versus Heroes.
- Powerful and flexible HeroicAabilities.
- High in-combat sustain through Shielding.
+ Deathwing:
- Global mobility.
- CC.
- Area damage and zoning.
- His abilities are incredibly strong and uninterruptible.
- High health pool and passive armor.
- Permanently Unstoppable, making him immune to all crowd control effects.
+ Hogger:
- Burst damage.
- Crowd control.
+ Imperius:
- Dueling.
- CC.
- Initiation.
+ Leoric:
- Good self-sustain.
- Can deal Percent Damage.
- Fast respawn thanks to Drain Essence.
- Solid waveclear.
- Decent mobility.
- Can become Unstoppable when needed.
- Strong in the late game.
+ Malthael:
- Punishes Melee.
- Self-Sustain.
- Sustained Damage.
- Percent-Based Damage.
+ Ragnaros:
- Burst Damage.
- Waveclear.
- Self-Sustain.
- Defend a push against a Fort or Keep.
+ Thrall:
- Strong self-sustain.
- Very strong solo-laner.
- Solid crowd control.
+ Yrel:
- Tank.
- Sustain.
- Crowd Control.
C Tier
These heroes have little to no benefits when playing them. We would advise picking from a higher tier for better initial chances, unless it is specific to your team composition.
About Heroes:
+ Artanis:
- Great sustained damage.
- Once below 75% health, Shield Overload can make Artanis very difficult to kill if not focused.
- Phase Prism can be used during Blade Dash, which provides Artanis with unexpected mobility.
- Both Suppression Pulse and Purifier Beam are global.
+ Varian:
- Has access to multiple crowd control abilities.
- High Basic Attack damage.
- Extremely flexible playstyle.
- Hard to read in drafts.
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