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title: Legend of Defenders Heroes and Units: Captains, Turrets
description: Heroes, captains, turrets and cannons, their elements, and the team combinations that work. Answers from the Legend of Defenders developers, official posts and gameplay videos.
url: https://legendofdefenders.com/units/
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# Legend of Defenders heroes and units
Heroes, captains, turrets and cannons, their elements, and the team combinations that work.

## Every Legend of Defenders unit page

- [Heroes Every Legend of Defenders hero named in official posts, store screenshots and launch videos, with element, role and a source for each. 30+ heroes exist in 1.0 (developer); 22 are confirmed by name so far.R, S and SSR are rarity, not strength.Mag Ranger is in the free recruit pool. Open →](https://legendofdefenders.com/heroes/)

- [Captains, turrets & cannons All Legend of Defenders captains, turrets, towers and cannons named so far, what each does, and which slots and elements are still missing. Captains walk the field and need their own slot.No Poison cannon yet; planned for the next big version.Solar Turret trades enemy strength for income. Open →](https://legendofdefenders.com/units/captains-turrets-cannons/)

- [Elements & team comps How elements, resistances and talents shape a Legend of Defenders team, the Fire, Ice, Poison and summon combos that work, and what players run past wave 20,000. Placement barely matters; element combos do.Mad Doctor turns teammates Poison (players).Only special stages resist an element hard. Open →](https://legendofdefenders.com/units/elements-and-teams/)

- [Tier list A Legend of Defenders tier list for launch week: the heroes, supports, captains, cannons and turrets players rank highest, the early economy picks, and why rarity is not strength. Zap Dancer tops player rankings despite low rarity.Early on, economy picks beat damage dealers.One element beats a pile of SSRs. Open →](https://legendofdefenders.com/tier-list/)

Other hubs: [Castle & Waves](https://legendofdefenders.com/castle/) · [Rift, Tower & Gear](https://legendofdefenders.com/rift-and-tower/) · [The Game](https://legendofdefenders.com/game/) · [Recent changes](https://legendofdefenders.com/recent/)