Top 10 Starting Characters

Listed below are what we consider to be the best starting characters in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes. There is one character from each element and they are in no particular order.

SUPER SHOT STEALTH ELF (LIFE)

ABILITIES

Daggon Cannon (Active)

Fires a Dagger Cannon at an enemy.

Portable Dagger Cannon (Active)

Fires an upgraded Dagger Cannon at an enemy.

Super Dagger Cannon (Charge)

Focuses for 9 sec and attacks an enemy. Decreases the target's Endurance. This attack has a 30% additional CRIT RATE.

Say Hello (Passive)

30% chance to use Dagger Cannon at the start of a round to fire at all enemies.

Smog Slash (Leader)

Increases accuracy by 3% of all allies in Duels.

TIDEPOOL (WATER)

ABILITIES

Squid Pistols (Active)

Fires ink at an enemy. If the enemy is a Fire or Magic type opponent, 30% chance to grant FOCUS AGGRO on an ally with highest DEF for 1 turn(s).

Squid Squabble (Active)

Summons a gigantic squid to attack a random enemy 4 times. Launches an extra attack if the enemy gets knocked down.

Squid Toss (Active)

Tosses a squid at an enemy. Launches an extra attack if the enemy gets knocked down.

Whale Tale (Active)

Summons a whale and charges with it at an enemy. 50% chance to HEAL an ally if the enemy has ATK DOWN.

Blinding Ink (Passive)

30% chance to cast ACC DOWN effect to an enemy for 1 turn when attacking an enemy.

Deep End (Leader)

Increases the CRIT DMG by 6% of all allies in Duels.

SPITFIRE (FIRE)

ABILITIES

Butane Brawling (Active)

Throws a rotating punch at an enemy. Decreases the target's (Endurance).

Butane Brawling: Flame Shower (Active)

Throws a rotating punch at an enemy. Decreases the target's Endurance and attacks all enemies with a bonus hit if the enemy gets knocked down.

Speed Demon (Active)

Attacks all enemies at the speed of light and casts EXPLODE for 6 turns.

Flamenado (Charge)

Focuses for 9 sec and attacks all enemies with a fiery tornado. Inflicts greater damage if the enemy's HP is low.

Flame Fury (Passive)

60% chance to grant ATK UP on all allies for 1 turn(s) at the start of a round.

Volcanic Claw (Leader)

Increases the CRIT DMG rate of all allies by 4%.

STORMBLADE (AIR)

ABILITIES

Cyclone Surge (Active)

Throws sharp blades at 3 enemies.

Feather Barrage (Active)

Charges through enemies to inflict damage. By 30% chance, casts ACC DOWN for 1 turn if any enemy has DMG DOWN.

Feather Weather (Charge)

Focuses for 9 sec and attacks all enemies. 80% chance to grant all allies [ACC UP] for 1 turn(s).

Focusing Wind (Passive)

Increases critical rate by 60%. Decreases skill cooldown time by 1 sec when landing a critical hit.

Storming Hurricane (Passive)

60% chance to decrease skill cooltime by 1 sec when landing a critical hit, and land a Bonus Attack on an enemy with lowest HP.

Steeled Winds (Leader)

All allies' Evasion increases by 2%.

DINO-RANG (EARTH)

ABILITIES

Boomerang (Active)

Throws a boomerang at an enemy and decreases the target's Endurance.

Recharged Boomerang (Active)

Inflicts damage on an enemy and decreases the target's Endurance. Decreases the skill cooldown time by 2 sec and attacks again when the attacked enemy's Endurance is 5 or less.

Double Boomerangs (Active)

Throws boomerangs at all enemies which decreases Endurance and casts ATK DOWN for 1 turn.

Stonefist Traps (Passive)

Activates a trap if the enemy gets knocked down.

Obsidian Armor (Leader)

Grants ELECTRIC SHOCK Immunity to all allies in Adventures and Challenges.

RO-BOW (TECH)

ABILITIES

One Arrow Shot (Active)

Fires a tech arrow at an enemy.

Explosive Arrow (Active)

Fires an explosive arrow to an enemy and casts [Parts] on the target for 3 turns.

Deconstruction Laser (Active)

Fires a laser at an enemy and casts Parts for 3 turn(s).

Ro-Bow Rampage

Launches a blitz attack on an enemy. 50% chance to gain ATK UP for 3 turn(s) when attacking Life and Earth element opponents.

Ctrl+Alt+Defeat (Passive)

60% chance to transform into a giant drill when a target is under Parts.

Skill Initialization (Leader)

30% chance to decrease the skill cooldown time by 3 sec when using a skill.

MYSTICAT (MAGIC)

ABILITIES

Laser Pointer (Active)

Fires a single laser at an enemy.

Pawsome Painter (Active)

Fires a laser beam at an enemy. 50% chance to regain 1 point(s) of Mana]. Regains 1 point(s) of Mana when attacking Attack type opponents.

Cat's Familiar (Active)

Fires an energy orb at an enemy and casts DISRUPT. Also removes 1 buff(s) of the enemy who has the highest ATK.

Paw Print (Charge)

Focuses for 9 sec to summon a copycat which attacks an enemy. Grants CRIT RATE UP for 1 turn(s) to all allies.

The Feline's Mutual (Passive)

50% chance to gain Stealth for 1 turn(s) when successfully deflecting an effect.

Not Kitten Around (Leader)

Increases Attack Power by 5% of all allies in Duels.

PIT BOSS (UNDEAD)

ABILITIES

Snake Attack (Active)

Summons a snake and sends it towards an enemy. Casts (HEAL DOWN) for 2 turns.

Double Snake Attack (Active)

Sends two snakes towards an enemy and casts HEAL DOWN for 2 turns.

Under Snaker (Active)

Morphs into a giant snake and leaps onto an enemy. HEALS the ally with the lowest HP by proportion to max HP if the enemy has debuff.

Pit of the Viper (Charge)

Focuses for 9 sec and inflicts damage on all enemies. 80% chance to cast ATK DOWN effect on all enemies for 1 turn(s), and grants DRAIN for 1 turn(s) to all allies.

Restless Reptiles (Passive)

50% chance to [decrease all buff counts by 1] when attacking Fire and Magic element opponents.

Poison Master (Leader)

Grants Poison Immunity on all allies.

KNIGHT LIGHT (LIGHT)

ABILITIES

Spinning Slash (Active)

Slashes an enemy with the Sword of Light to inflict damage, and grants CRIT RATE UP for 1 turn to the ally with highest ATK. Also removes 1 debuff(s) from an ally.

Prismatic Pounce (Active)

Slashes an enemy to inflict damage. Grants CRIT DMG UP for 2 turns to the ally with the highest ATK. HEALS in proportion to his max HP the ally with the lowest HP when attacking a target.

Light Up (Active)

Grants the ally with the lowest HP with HP REGEN for 4 turns.

Destination (Active)

Grants the ally with the lowest HP with HP REGEN for 4 turns and grants GUARANTEED REVIVAL for 1 turn.

Speed of Light (Passive)

Decreases the skill cooldown time by 1 sec when evading.

Knight of Light (Passive)

Grants the ally with the lowest HP with HP REGEN for 2 turn(s) when defeated.

STARCAST (DARK)

ABILITIES

Interdimensional Shurikens (Active)

Throws a shuriken at an enemy. This skill attacks a target with the highest ATK Power.

Dynamic Dimensional Shuriken (Charge)

Focuses for 9 sec and creates a giant shuriken to hurl at all enemies.

Star Stomp (Charge)

Focuses for 9 sec and blows up a giant shuriken which sends smaller ones hurtling towards all enemies. Also Regains Mana by 1 point.

Hidden Dimensional Shuriken (Active)

Throws a shuriken at a light speed towards all enemies. This attack ignores the target's DEF by 50%.

Shadow Form (Passive)

For every 5 skills used, gains Stealth for 1 turn.

Sharp Point (Leader)

Increases CRIT Rate of all allies by 3%.