Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel is a fabulous roguelike survival game with multiple character classes and divine powers. You can enhance your hero's abilities by unlocking skills during raids, but the true potential of these upgrades can only be utilized via the skill tree. Here's a skills tier list ranking all the abilities.
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Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel Skills Tier List - All Skills Ranked
The skill tree in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hellists the abilities of all the Classes and Gods separately. While the Class skills apply only to that character, the effects of God skills appear regardless of the hero you're using. You can purchase skills for skill points, which can be obtained by spending gold collected during raids. In the skill tree, you'll find the following types of skills:
- Permanent Passives: These permanently add the skill effect to the character and you spawn with it.
- Passives: You need to acquire these skills from the skill pool, which appears each time your character levels up.
- Autocast: These are attack moves that aren't already unlocked. Once you purchase them in the skill tree, they start appearing in the skill pool when you play. A hero can obtain up to three God Autocasts and two Class Autocasts.
- Evolve: Adds an upgrade option for the Autocast, which needs to be acquired from the pool first.
The following tier list ranks the skills for each Class and God separately based on their effectiveness in combat and survival. S Tier represents the best of the best skills while A Tier has options that are almost as good but fall short just a bit. B Tier lists good skills you may consider next and C Tier has abilities that aren't that appealing and don't feel very useful in battle. Refer to the list to make a good build for yourself.
Class Skills Tier List - Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel
Berserker
| Tier | Skill |
|---|---|
| S | Totem of Suffering: I highly suggest unlocking this Autocast from the skill tree and opting for it during raids. One of the best of Berserker's attacks that hooks in enemies from near and far before slashing them. Axe Throw: The throwing axe gets an even more powerful upgrade to its damage, radius, and cooldown. True Berserker: Rage is Berserker's trademark ability and you can increase its duration by 200% using this skill. |
| A | Vessel of Pain: You can upgrade it to four levels by spending 7 skill points to receive an overall 15% damage reduction while playing as the Berserker. Swirling Axe: Evolve this powerful mid-long range attack tool. Cutting Edge: This evolve improves the swiping axe that kills enemies in close vicinity of your character. |
| B | Deeper Cuts: 7 skill points spent here can get you up to 35% attack damage buff just for Berserker. Instead, you can get a similar buff for all heroes using Thor's Power skill. The Spoils of War: A Berserker-specific permanent passive that can grant you up to 40% more resources at raid completion. |
| C | Adrenaline Rush: A passive skill that heals a small amount of HP when Bersrker's Rage is triggered. Open Wounds: This induces bleed chance on enemies, but you can acquire other better passives instead. Assault: A mediocre attack maneuver that you shouldn't prioritize evolving or getting during runs. |
Seeress
| Tier | Skill |
|---|---|
| S | Divination: A must-have passive that will increase XP gained from crystals by up to 30%. This will help you level up fast and unlock/upgrade skills sooner. Magic Missiles: It's best to unlock this Autocast that helps you combat multiple enemies at once. Serpent's Skin: Although costly, this skill permanently adds two more uses to Seeress's class trait—Eldritch Wards. This trait grants you invulnerability for a second, which can be just enough to help you survive in dire situations. |
| A | Ward Restoration: The cooldown of Eldritch Wards can be reduced by up to 35%. Briar Thorns: This is a powerful Autocast for Seeress and I recommend evolving it for better effectiveness. Dark Wisps: Another useful Autocast that you can consider adding an upgrade option for. |
| B | Temporal Trap: This is a decent attack but not as good as the previously mentioned Autocasts. Mind Blast: This Autocast deals a good amount of damage on the enemies, but can hinder your speed for a while. |
| C | Draining Touch: You can get this permanent passive for Seeress to increase the gold drop rate by up to 50%, but it will not help you win battles. Instead, get Loki's Greed upgrade as it works on all classes. Healing Ward: This passive skill will heal very little HP when Eldritch Wards is triggered. Mastery of Fate: A non-combat permanent passive that gives you three more Rerolls and one additional Banish for skill selection. |
Revenant
| Tier | Skill |
|---|---|
| S | Rapid Fire: Acquire this upgrade for Revenant to improve his bow attack speed by up to 25%. You can stack this with other attack speed-improving skills (for instance, Freya's Resolution) for even better prowess. Intangible: Get this permanent passive to increase the duration of Ghostwalk by 0.6 seconds. Ghostwalk (Revenant's class trait) triggers a momentary 50% damage reduction when he uses dash. Soul Shards: Unlock this skill to release additional deadly arrows when Ghostwalk is triggered. |
| A | Aimed Shots: This passive will allow you to enhance attack damage by 15% once acquired and 30% when upgraded. Skull Shot: This is my favorite Autocast for Revenant, hence, evolving it is a no-brainer. The initial explosive damage paired with lethal flying shards makes it a formidable attack choice. Necrotic Rain: Evolution for the attack move that delivers an arrow shower. Wild Hearth: Haunting Wolf (Revenant's class trait) releases a wolf that attacks nearby enemies. Get this permanent passive to increase the animal's attack damage by 10%. |
| B | Lichborne: The damage dealt specifically by Revenant's class skills can be increased by up to 35%. Heart Seeker: This Autocast releases an arrow that targets multiple enemies nearby. Grappling Web: Another Autocast upgrade that releases a series of hurtful webs around you. |
| C | Focus Fire: A mediocre attack maneuver you may upgrade if you plan to use it. |
Flame Sister
| Tier | Skill |
|---|---|
| S | Sprint: A must-have ability in the Flame Sister class skill pool that increases movement speed by 16% when maxed out. Fire Dart: This Autocast launches an explosive dart at a random enemy. Get this unlocked and evolve if you like using it. |
| A | Scorching Heat: Blazing Soul is one of Flame Sister's class traits that deals a sudden burst of damage to enemies. This upgrade increases the Blazing Soul burn chance by up to 50%. Shrapnel Pot: Upgrade for one of the most useful tools of Flame Sister that deploys timed explosive mines. Sisterhood Incarnates: Evolve this skill to get more decoys (five) that shoot at nearby enemies. Dance of Daggers: A powerful class Autocast that releases a series of knives in a circle twice around the hero. Chain Reaction: Another permanent upgrade for Blazing Soul that has a 30% to cause it to explode twice in a row. |
| B | Vital Spot: These permanent passives can boost critical hit chances by up to 15%. Unseen Blade: Another skill that increases crit chance, but you'll have to acquire it from the skill selection menu as it's not a permanent passive. Flaming Ray: Evolve this Autocast that releases multiple burning rays. |
| C | Counter Attack: When you evade an attack, there is a 20% chance of random skill reset. This isn't as useful considering the large amount of skill points (6) required to avail it. |
God Skills Tier List - Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel
Thor
| Tier | Skill |
|---|---|
| S | Sturdiness: You can get this permanent upgrade to add up to 150 HP to any class's health bar. Power: Add a massive 25% damage boost to any character by spending 7 skill points. Recovery: The best way to get health regeneration (of up to 3HP/s) on any character. |
| A | Discharge: With this unlockable passive you can stun nearby enemies when using the dash. Overwhelming Potential: You can add up to a 30% damage boost to all of Thor's skills with this upgrade. Use it only if you are confident you'll be using Thor's attack moves. Lightning Strike: Evolution for my favorite Thor skill that releases lightning strikes in four directions around the hero. Thunderstorm: Thunderstorm is another useful Thor Autocast that drops a powerful strike onto enemies. Evolve this to improve the damage, radius, and cooldown time. |
| B | Sentinel: You can unlock this Autocast that calls in a sentinel to attack enemies, but it's not more powerful than the previously mentioned Thor skills. Ball Lightning: An evolution for a decent but not great attack move. Mjolnir: Another sub-standard Autocast that I don't usually prefer unlocking unless the skill pool has useless items. |
| C | Massacre: This permanent passive gives any hero the ability to slay even the toughest of enemies in a single blow. This belongs in the C Tier because the slay chance you get is merely 15% for a hefty cost of 6 skill points. |
Freya
| Tier | Skill |
|---|---|
| S | Resolution: Improve the attack speed of any class by up to 25%. Divine Wave: This is one of my favorite Autocasts in the entire game as it repels and damages hostiles close to you. Getting this evolve skill is a must if you like this attack. Seidr Blessings: Unlock this Autocast and get it from the skill pool to get an aura that heals you and damages enemies within for a short while. Revival: A must-have skill that grants you one revive chance to cheat death. It works for all characters but you'll lose all gathered resources upon revival. |
| A | Wisdom: Increase the collecting range by up to 50%. Although a non-combat passive, it is very useful in gathering gold and crystals for leveling up from far away. Heroic Hymn: This passive skill when acquired from the skill pool increases the power of all healing items like food by 40%. Valkyrie Descent: Evolution for a powerful spell by Freya that launches deadly Valkyrie attacks onto the enemies. Golden Discs: Another useful Autocast that releases multiple discs that circle in a large area killing hostiles. This evolution increases the size of the discs and their effectiveness. |
| B | Defense: This permanent passive grants any hero a damage reduction of 10%. If you don't want to use a Modifier which also reduces the rewards, get this ability instead. Gambanteinn: Release a swiping sword around you that damages and burns enemies within range. |
| C | Last Stand: Get improved crit chances but it only triggers when you're standing still briefly. |
Loki
| Tier | Skill |
|---|---|
| S | Quickness: Get these permanent upgrades to gain a 15% movement speed boost on all characters for 7 skill points. |
| A | Dodging: Gain a 10% evasion bonus (upgradable to 20%) on any character you're using. Parasite: Perhaps Loki's most useful Autocast that releases a series of parasite strikes onto the enemies. Jormungandr: This evolve skill allows you to improve the effectiveness of the fire-breathing World Serpent. Vipers: Release up to 25 vipers that have a 30% chance of dealing poison damage. |
| B | Spark: This ball of bouncing light deals more damage and burns before exploding three times. Get the evolve upgrade if you tend to use this Autocast. |
| C | Greed: Just like Seeress's Draining Touch skill, Greed allows you to increase gold drop chance by 50%. Shapeshifter: Gives a slight boost to attack speed when a movement speed bonus is triggered. Not a useful skill to acquire as you have limited slots. Rigged Lottery: If you get this ability from the skill pool, you'll be awarded gold instead of a passive skill. This paired with Greed is a wonderful combo if you're solely going into a raid to collect gold. Flammable Wall: I don't like Lok's Flammable Wall Autocast, but you may consider evolving it if you're going to use it. Swindle: This permanent passive stuns nearby enemies for 5 seconds when you open a chest. This is a very situational tool that will come in use rarely, hence spending 6 skill points on it isn't advisable. |
Odin
| Tier | Skill |
|---|---|
| S | Farsight: Boost XP gained by up to 25%. Get more XP per crystal to level up and obtain skills faster. Local Ragnarok: You must try this powerful Odin wave attack that takes out all standard enemies instantly. The cooldown, however, is very long. |
| A | Prowess: Increase the attack damage by up to 20%. I prefer Thor's Power skill over this, hence I put it in A Tier. Yule Father: Unlock this permanent passive to double skills and rewards received by 10%. Huggin and Munnin: An evolution upgrade for Odin's ravens that carry lethal rope that cuts enemies within their range. |
| B | Sleipnir's Speed: It is a passive obtainable from the skill pool that grants up to a 30% attack speed boost. Freya's Resolution is better as it's a permanent upgrade and you don't have to sacrifice a passive slot. Older than Time: Increases your HP by 150. Once again, this captures a passive slot and a better alternative for this skill is Thor's Sturdiness. Gungnir: Get one more upgrade slot for the spears that fall onto the enemies from the sky. |
| C | Einherjar: An evolution for the Valhallan warrior that has a 25% chance of appearing with an archer. Runic Boulder: Although not the best Odin Autocast, you can unlock this evolve and upgrade this skill in raids for a 0-second cooldown on the boulder. |
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Published: Jan 23, 2025 12:02 pm