Tanker

A Tanker is the hero which survives the longest in battle. He has high hitpoints and/or armor that allow him to take more damage than other heroes. These predominantly Strength heroes have high base damage, although attack slow. His role in the game is very important, as he usually leads the battle and be the first one in to protect his more fragile allies.

The perfect example of a tanking hero is the Centaur Warchief. His ultimate is passive – it adds strength to boost his hitpoints, health regeneration and attack damage. He has an area of effect stunning skill to disable enemies surrounding him, and he usually initiates the battle by going right in front of battle to stun and take damage for his team.

Another great Tank hero is Axe. His skill Berserker’s Call gives him bonus armor to make him more resilient in battle. On top of the bonus armor, it also forces enemy heroes to focus their attacks on him, which helps trigger his passive Counter-Helix spell that deals AoE damage around him.

The most important thing of a player using a tank hero is to know his heroes’ limits. The tanking hero takes longer than any other type of hero to kill – but they are not invincible. He has to gauge his opponents ability to deal damage to him and/or the presence of stuns and disabling skills to know when to pull out of battle when necessary.

In Summary
Mostly strength-based heroes and have very high hitpoints and/or armor. Is resilient and hard to kill, high base damage but slow attack speed. "In-your-face" hero, leads the battle and positions himself in front of battle to receive the bulk of damage.