Both modes reset every game day, so their value comes from showing up daily rather than from one big push. Facts here come from official posts on the Dominion Era community site and the Alliance Hero Hub, checked against the Hero Wars Wiki, h-w.fun and OMG.ROCKS. Where the two versions differ, we say which one a rule belongs to. If you are new, read the best heroes for beginners first: Outland bosses only accept certain heroes, so a wide roster matters.
Outland: bosses, heroes and rewards
Outland is a set of boss lairs. You fight a boss, collect a reward, and the boss comes back at a higher level next time. In Hero Wars: Dominion Era there are three bosses, each in its own location, and each accepts only a fixed list of heroes. The two screenshots above are official Alliance App Store images of boss fights in general, not of a specific Outland lair.
| Boss | What to bring | Heroes current guides name |
|---|---|---|
| Brog the Conqueror | Magic damage. The official Alliance support center says Brog is immune to physical attacks, so a physical hitter like Astaroth can only tank or support. | Mojo, Dorian, Orion (h-w.fun) |
| Vadjar the Incinerator | Heroes from his eligible list. Sources disagree on his damage profile, so check the boss card in game. | Yasmine, Qing Mao, Corvus, Morrigan, Rufus (h-w.fun) |
| Ilyssa the Weaver | Heroes from her eligible list; we could not confirm her immunities in two sources. | Eligible list includes Keira, Dante, Artemis, Martha (Wiki) |
All three bosses go up to level 160. Beating a level 160 boss retires it: after that only the chests remain. Defeating all three at level 160 unlocks a special frame. Each boss gives a different Skin Stone type (Brog gives Agility stones; the guides we checked disagree on the other two, so look at the reward preview). Every win pays Outland Coins and Skin Stones, and higher boss levels pay more.
Outland Chests, coins and the shop
After a boss fight you can open Outland Chests. In Dominion Era the first chest is free and later ones cost Emeralds, rising from 90 per chest to 200 and then 500, with a bulk option of 10 chests for 4,500 Emeralds. The Wiki and h-w.fun list the same steps. Two rules matter:
- Open the free chest before you kill a boss. A boss kill resets the chest row, so you get a second free chest the same day.
- The first paid chests are the cheapest. h-w.fun calls the two 90 Emerald chests the best daily Emerald use in the mode. Our emeralds guide covers how that compares with other spending.
Outland Coins go to the Outland Shop. In Dominion Era, extra coins come from the recurring "Guardians of Outland" event, which the official community site has posted roughly every two weeks through 2025 and 2026 with quests that pay Outland Coins, Skin Stones and Energy. In Alliance, Outland Chests are also where many skins appear: the official Wodryn's Season update added Nebula and Peech's Singularity skins and Crow's Twilight skin to the Outland Chest, and Alliance discount days for Outland Chests show up in season calendars.
The Tower: floors, skulls and chests
The Tower unlocks at team level 15 and has 50 floors that reset every game day. Floors are battles, altars or chests. Two guides we checked (the Wiki and Olympus) agree on these basics:
- Battles award Tower Points and Skull Coins. More stars (fewer dead heroes) means more of both.
- Heroes keep damage and energy between floors. Dead heroes stay dead unless you buy a resurrection.
- Altars sell buffs for Skull Coins: stat boosts, heals, energy and resurrections. Buffs last for the current day's run only.
- Chests give Gold, Tower Coins or equipment fragments. One chest per stop is free; the second and third cost Emeralds, and the third needs VIP 4.
- Tower Points fill a reward track, and leftover skulls can be traded for Gold at the top.
- Yesterday's progress lets you skip floors today, so a full clear makes the next day's run shorter.
Both images above are App Store promo art for Hero Wars: Alliance with a number merging mini game style. They are not screenshots of the 50 floor Tower mode, which uses normal team battles.
2026 change: the free Tower raid (Dominion Era)
On 3 March 2026 the official post "New Tower Option Available!" added a third way to clear the Tower in Dominion Era. You can still climb manually, or pay 2,300 Emeralds to clear every floor and open every chest. New: once you reach level 130 and unlock Emerald Raids, one free click clears the whole Tower and gives one random chest out of the three at each chest stop, the same as the free manual reward. For most players this replaces the daily climb entirely.
In Hero Wars: Alliance, OMG.ROCKS (2026) says the Tower can be auto completed from team level 90, and another guide links it to full clears. We could not confirm the exact mobile requirement in an official source, so check the Tower screen.
Tower Guide Daily routine: get every free resource
This order wastes nothing: energy is spent before it caps, chests are opened before resets, and guild tasks are done while your guildmates are online. Daily quests reward most of these steps, so check them at the end.
- Collect energy. Grab the daily energy from quests, mail and any gift links. Dominion Era posts on the official community site often include a 500 Energy link; we track current gifts on the promo codes page.
- Spend energy in the Campaign. Raid the missions that drop the items or soul stones your main team needs. Do not let energy sit at the cap.
- Clear the Tower. Free raid if you have it (Dominion Era, level 130), otherwise climb and open the free chest at every stop.
- Outland. Open the free chest, beat the bosses you can, open the new free chest, then decide on the cheap paid chests.
- Dungeon. Push your titans as far as they go; this is where titan resources come from. See the titans guide for which titans to build.
- Arena and Grand Arena. Use your daily attempts. Our Arena guide and current arena meta help pick targets.
- Guild. Attack in Guild War on war days, hit the Guild Raid, and in Dominion Era work through repeatable Prestige quests. Details in the Guild War guide.
- Expeditions and adventures. Start Expeditions and spend adventure moves before they expire. Alliance season quests in 2026 regularly ask you to "start Expeditions" and "open Tower Chests".
- Finish daily quests and claim rewards. Last step, so every completed task counts.
Common mistakes in Outland and the Tower
Most lost value in these two modes comes from habits rather than from weak heroes. These are the ones we see most often, together with the fix.
- Killing the boss before opening the free chest. The kill resets the chest row. Open the free chest first, win, then open the second free chest.
- Buying expensive Outland chests every day. The price climbs fast after the first paid chests. Unless an event quest asks for a set number of openings, stop at the cheap ones and keep Emeralds for things with a fixed value.
- Ignoring event quests. Season and event quests in both versions often ask for Tower Chests or Outland Chests. Doing the routine on those days pays twice, once from the mode and once from the event.
- Levelling only the heroes of your Arena team. Outland bosses accept fixed hero lists, so a roster built around five heroes cannot fight all three. Keep at least one usable team for each boss.
- Spending skulls on early floors. The first floors are easy. Keep Skull Coins for heals and resurrections later in the run, where a lost hero costs you the rest of the climb.
- Climbing manually after the free raid unlocks. In Dominion Era the free raid at level 130 gives the same free chest roll as a manual climb, so manual runs only make sense if you still need Tower battles for a quest.
- Letting energy cap overnight. Spend it in the Campaign before you log off; capped energy is lost regeneration.
Version differences that change your routine
Most of the loop is the same on mobile and browser. These differences are the ones that change what you do each day:
- Tower raid: Dominion Era has the free one click raid from level 130 (official, March 2026). The Alliance requirement is reported differently by guides.
- Outland: Dominion Era has the three boss lairs up to level 160. Alliance has Highwaymen and Masters, and its Outland Chest also offers skins.
- Event rhythm: Dominion Era moved to 28 day event cycles on 2 November 2026, each built around one hero or titan. Alliance runs named seasons with calendars like the one below.
- Realm: Alliance players also have the Realm, with daily troop training, gathering and research on top of everything above.
For the full side by side comparison, see Alliance vs Dominion Era. Current events are on our events page, and the rest of the series is on the Hero Wars hub.
FAQ
What are the Outland bosses in Hero Wars?
Dominion Era has three: Brog the Conqueror, Vadjar the Incinerator and Ilyssa the Weaver. Each accepts only certain heroes and goes up to level 160. Brog is immune to physical attacks, so bring magic damage dealers such as Mojo or Dorian.
Should I open the free Outland chest before killing the boss?
Yes. Defeating a boss resets the chest row, so opening the free chest first and then winning gives you a second free chest the same day.
How do you skip the Tower in Hero Wars?
In Dominion Era, from level 130 with Emerald Raids unlocked, one free click clears the whole Tower and gives a random chest at each stop. Paying 2,300 Emeralds clears it and opens every chest. On mobile, guides put the auto clear at team level 90.
What are skulls used for in the Hero Wars Tower?
Skull Coins come from Tower battles. Spend them at altars on buffs, heals, energy and resurrections for that day's run, or trade leftovers for Gold at the top of the Tower.
What should I do every day in Hero Wars?
Collect and spend energy in the Campaign, clear the Tower, do Outland, push the Dungeon with titans, use Arena attempts, do guild tasks, start Expeditions, then finish daily quests. Check the promo codes page for free energy and gifts.