Choosing a hero, like choosing weapons, is ultimately up to what you enjoy most. But, like weapons, there are some that are considered to be better. Here is a list of the heroes considered to be best by the community, along with their abbreviation (if they have one) and a brief description of their best qualities.
Soldiers[]
UAH - Urban Assault Headhunter - Maximizes Assault Weapon damage, and is generally considered to be the best hero in the game.
MGR - Master Grenadier - Powerful grenades.
SF - Special Forces - Powerful Warcry with focus on maximizing the number of rounds that can be shot in a short period of time.
Constructors[]
HBK - Heavy BASE - A powerful BASE focused on doing maximum damage only rivaled in size by Power BASE and MEGABASE
PBK - Power BASE - A huge base with great utility and self-repairing walls
MBK - MEGABASE - A huge base equal in size to Power BASE, but with better damage and less utility/defense
Ninja[]
Dragon - Great for dealing with large crowds due to having powerful dragon strike perks
SMS - Shuriken Master - Amazing single target damage. Great against smashers.
Dim Mak - Great AoE and DoT
Outlander[]
Pathfinder - Amazing for farming, but can also hold their own in combat
Striker A.C. - Uses anti-material charge to do well in farming and assist in combat
Enforcer Grizzly - Focused heavily on the TEDDY trait for clearing waves of husks with ease