Cleaver - Hero Wars Alliance - 2025

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Introduction
Skills
Glyphs Priority
Skins Priority
Artifacts Priority
Best Cleaver Teams
Best Cleaver Hydra Teams
Best Cleaver Counters

Cleaver in Hero Wars

Cleaver is a tank hero of the Way of Chaos faction. He is available only via the Heroic Chest, so obtaining him can take a lot of time.

One of his advantages is that he is the tank with the highest health in the game and can pull heroes from the back line to the front line. He is considered a meta combo with Peppy due to her Boldness skill.

If you are patient enough to open 400 heroic chests and unlock Cleaver, he'll arrive with an absolute star.

Pros

The tank with the highest strength in the game
Pulls enemies from the back line to the front line, making them vulnerable to front-line hits
Deals pure damage
Stun ability

Cons

Hard to obtain; you can get him only from the Heroic Chest
Truly useful if you max out all of his stats

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Can you smell decomposition? Can you hear the dying screams of those who suffer? Then meet Cleaver, butcher extraordinaire and master of carcass dressing! Or better, run for your life before you meet him!

In-game Cleaver description in Hero Wars Alliance

Cleaver Characteristics
Characteristic	Value
Main Stat	Strength
Attack Type	Physical
Role	Tank
Faction	Way of Chaos
Position	Front Line
Stone Source	Herioc Chest
Max Power	190416

Cleaver Max Hero Stats
Stat	Value
Intelligence	2983
Agility	3482
Strength	19470
Health	1152466
Physical Attack	52146
Magic Attack	12890
Armor	44062
Magic Defense	39541
Crushing	8000
Toughness	11420
Vampirism	55%

Cleaver Skills

1st

Rusty Hook

Cleaver throws a hook at a distant opponent, dealing damage, and pulls them to himself.

Animation delay: 0.43 seconds

Area: 150

Range: 590

Damage: 92619 (150% Physical attack + 14400)

2nd

Putrefaction

Deals pure damage to the nearest opponents and himself for 5.0 seconds.

Keywords: Sacrifice

Cool down: 12 seconds

Animation delay: 0.75 seconds

Area: 200

Damage: 62423 (5% Health + 4800)

3rd

Mutilation

Hits the area in front of him with his cleaver, dealing damage and stunning opponents.

Keywords: Stun, Control

Cool down: 15 seconds

Animation delay: 0.45 seconds

Duration: 2 seconds

Area: 47

Range: 50

Damage: 24458 (40% Physical attack + 3000)

4th

Heavyweight

Passive skill. Cleaver receives additional Strength.

Animation delay: 0.5 seconds

Strength: 3220

* The hero skills are based on maxed level skill on maxed hero.

Hero Class

Tank

450/450

Every 10 seconds, the effect is applied to the ally with the lowest health percentage, increasing armor and magic defense by 34024.66 (1% Health + 22500) for 5.0 seconds. This ability can be used on the tank itself and depends on their maximum Health stat.

Cleaver Talisman

Talisman of Decomposition

Main Stat

Strength

+2000

Slot 1

Health

+60500

Slot 2

Health

+60500

Slot 3

Health

+60500

Talisman of Butcher

Main Stat

Crushing

+8000

Slot 1

Toughness

+2200

Slot 2

Toughness

+2200

Slot 3

Toughness

+2200

Cleaver Hero Sets

Intelligence

+824

Agility

+838

Strength

+849

Health

+30330

Physical Attack

+3363

Magic Attack

+3941

Armor

+2878

Magic Defence

+3103

Cleaver Glyph Priority

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

Armor

+12850

Health

+122800

Strength

+2110

Magic Defence

+12850

Physical Attack

+8340

Cleaver Skins Priority

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

Masquerade

Armor

+10650

Barbarian

Health

+106645

Default

Strength

+1365

Lunar

Toughness

+2960

Beach

Magic Defence

+10650

Champion

Physical Attack

+7117

Cleaver Artifacts Priority

1st

2nd

3rd

Book

Defender's Covenant

Armor

+8010

Magic defense

+8010

Weapon

Executioner's Hookr

Activation chance

100%

Armor

+32040

Ring

Ring of Strength

Strength

+3990

Best Cleaver Teams

Offense

Fafnir

Artemis

Tristan

Luther

Cleaver

Fafnir

Artemis

Tristan

Julius

Cleaver

Fafnir

Artemis

Tristan

Galahad

Cleaver

Fafnir

Artemis

Tristan

Astaroth

Cleaver

Jet

Sebastian

Keira

Andvari

Cleaver

Lilith

Dorian

Xe'Sha

Jorgen

Cleaver

Fafnir

Dorian

Keira

Andvari

Cleaver

Aidan

Kayla

Oya

Tristan

Cleaver

Lilith

Peppy

Dorian

Xe'Sha

Cleaver

Fafnir

Artemis

Andvari

Tristan

Cleaver

Defense

Fafnir

Artemis

Tristan

Luther

Cleaver

Fafnir

Artemis

Tristan

Julius

Cleaver

Fafnir

Artemis

Tristan

Astaroth

Cleaver

Fafnir

Artemis

Tristan

Galahad

Cleaver

Fafnir

Yasmine

Oya

Tristan

Cleaver

Fafnir

Artemis

Yasmine

Tristan

Cleaver

Aidan

Kayla

Oya

Tristan

Cleaver

Fafnir

Kayla

Oya

Tristan

Cleaver

Lilith

Dorian

Xe'Sha

Jorgen

Cleaver

Fafnir

Yasmine

Tristan

Luther

Cleaver

Best Cleaver Hydra Teams

Even though Cleaver is not often used in Hydra battles, he can still handle the tank role in your Hydra team. Some of the teams you should consider include:

Martha

Sebastian

Yasmine

Elmir

Cleaver

Jet

Daredevil

Sebastian

Keira

Cleaver

How to counter Cleaver in Hero Wars Alliance?

Dorian

Dorian increases the vampirism of nearby allies. Once pulled at the front line by Cleaver's Rusty Hook, he can increase the vampirism of the front-line heroes, making them even harder to defeat.

Andvari

Andvari's Living Earth skill protects his allies from displacement and knock-up effects blocking Cleaver's ability to pull back-line heroes to the front line.

Peppy

Aurora

Peppy casts a shield over Aurora that deals damage to nearby allies. On the other site, Aurora's Rainbow Halo skill absorbs part of the magic damage she takes and explodes at the end, damaging nearby enemies with the absorbed damage that can eliminate Cleaver almost immediately.

Lian

Lian can block Cleaver's Rusty Hook whenever he tries to pull Lian to the front line. Cleaver will also be charmed, slowing down his other skill activation.

Martha

Martha can also be considered Cleaver's counter due to her status as a "tank" healer. If she's pulled to the front line by Cleaver's Rusty Hook, she can resist front-line damage and prolong her team's life.

Jorgen

Jorgen can use his first skill and target the front line, where Cleaver is positioned, and block Cleaver's energy gains for 9.0 seconds.