In Foundation: Galactic Frontier, your champions define your fleet’s power in both space and ground combat. Each legendary hero has a unique set of abilities that can change the course of a battle. This guide breaks down every Legendary Champion, ranking them by overall performance, strengths, and key roles across both combat types.
Foundation Galactic Frontier Best Champions Tier List 2025
This tier list is based on:
- Space Combat Effectiveness (crucial for progression and story battles)
- Ground Combat Strength
- Utility and Team Synergy
- Stat Efficiency (Attack, HP, Defense, Intelligence)
| Tier | Description |
|---|---|
| S Tier | Best in all combat modes — essential for endgame and PvP. |
| A Tier | Powerful and versatile — excels in most situations. |
| B Tier | Solid heroes — good until better legendaries are unlocked. |
| C Tier | Below-average or situational — limited utility or weak scaling. |
S Tier Champions
Cocoon — The Shield of the Frontier
Role: Tank / Defender
Overview:
Cocoon is the strongest tank in Foundation: Galactic Frontier, dominating both ground and space battles through her defensive buffs and shields.
Key Stats:
- Exceptionally high HP and Defense
- Very low Attack and Intelligence
Abilities:
- Danger Awareness: Generates a massive shield equal to Formation Defense × 1200% and reduces incoming damage by 10%.
- Ground Combat — Guardian Protocol: Grants shields equal to 40% of her HP to all allies for 10 seconds.
- Passive Boost: Increases overall squad defense by 40%.
Why She’s S Tier:
Cocoon provides unmatched protection. Her shielding skills let fragile damage-dealers survive heavy encounters, and she’s valuable in every major boss fight.
A Tier Champions
Lily — The Explosives Specialist
Role: Area Damage (AOE) / Ion Specialist
Overview:
Lily delivers powerful multi-target damage both in space and on the ground. She’s one of the best offensive champions early on.
Key Stats:
- High Attack
- Moderate Defense
- Slightly lower HP and Intelligence
Abilities:
- Triple Explosion (Space): Three explosive bursts totaling 240% damage.
- Ion Amplification: Increases damage dealt by Ion Flagships and combat craft by 20%.
- Ground Combat — Supernova: Launches a giant bomb that deals AOE damage, explodes again, and inflicts overheating for an additional 120% total damage over 3 seconds.
Why She’s A Tier:
Exceptional AOE makes her invaluable in fleet battles and crowd control. Her passive synergizes well with Ion-based setups.
Aaliyah — The Healer and Support Tank
Role: Healer / Hybrid Defender
Overview:
Aaliyah’s healing and solid defense make her a reliable frontline support. She bridges tanking and sustain, vital for longer missions.
Key Stats:
- Very high HP and Defense
- Moderate Attack and Intelligence
Abilities:
- Guiding Principles (Space): Fires energy cannons for 1.5s, dealing high damage and healing allies simultaneously.
- Beam Sync: Increases beam ability damage by 10%.
- Ground Combat — Reinforced Kick: A three-stage AOE melee attack scaling with attack and defense.
Why She’s A Tier:
A healer-tank hybrid is rare in Galactic Frontier. Despite lower space damage output, her sustain and defense scaling make her essential for difficult missions.
Evan Rogers — The Laser Commander
Role: Balanced Attacker / Beam Specialist
Overview:
Evan is an all-rounder with strong beam-based attacks and good scaling. He performs consistently well in both modes.
Key Stats:
- High HP, decent Attack, and balanced other stats.
Abilities:
- High-Energy Lasers (Space): Two beams deal 250% damage per tick over 2 seconds (up to 2500% at max).
- Beam Amplification: Boosts beam weapon damage by 20%.
- Ground Combat — Killing Machine: Performs four melee attacks, each increasing total damage and attack by 30% after using the ultimate.
Why He’s A Tier:
Evan’s combination of durability and consistent beam damage makes him a top pick for beam-based fleets.
B Tier Champions
Zora Domini — The Missile Strategist
Role: Intelligence / Kinetic Damage Dealer
Overview:
Zora deals wide area kinetic damage but falls behind in overall scaling.
Key Stats:
- Lower overall base stats compared to other legendaries.
Abilities:
- Unyielding Decree (Space): Fires 8 thermal swarmers for massive AOE damage, totaling up to Formation Intelligence × 300.
- Ground Combat: Uses rapid fire and penetration shots for 8 seconds.
Why She’s B Tier:
Great AOE coverage, but low base stats and scaling keep her from reaching top-tier viability.
Eva Vontrier — The Disruptor
Role: Debuffer / Kinetic Specialist
Overview:
Eva is a technical champion who focuses on weakening enemy attacks. While strategic, her raw power is lacking.
Key Stats:
- Moderate Defense and Intelligence, low Attack.
Abilities:
- Armor-Piercing Rockets: Six rockets deal moderate damage.
- Kinetic Overload: Boosts kinetic single-hit damage by 10%.
- Ground Combat — Nutrients from Pain: Reduces team damage taken by 40% and heals 5% of Intelligence per second.
Why She’s B Tier:
Solid support options but underwhelming direct damage output. Works best when paired with high-damage kinetic heroes.
Jodie Beert Mayart — The Ion Commander
Role: Burst Damage / Utility
Overview:
Jodie combines useful Ion resonance boosts with decent space attack, making her a reliable mid-tier legendary.
Key Stats:
- Average stats across the board.
Abilities:
- Trace Pursuit (Space): Arc attack dealing 1200% total damage and grants Ion Resonance (+10% single damage boost).
- Ground Combat — Holographic Storm: Creates a field that immobilizes enemies and deals continuous damage.
Why She’s B+ Tier:
Excellent support in Ion teams but lacks sustained personal DPS. Reliable, flexible, and good for beginners transitioning into legendaries.
Aita (Aea) — The Athlete
Role: Light Healer / Buffer
Overview:
Aita provides moderate healing and team buffs, but her low stats make her underwhelming compared to others.
Key Stats:
- High Defense, weak Attack and Intelligence.
Abilities:
- Inspire Crew (Space): Restores HP equal to Formation Attack × 1500 and boosts attack by 20%.
- Ground Combat: Fires triple bullets with minor energy recovery on the fourth hit.
Why She’s B- Tier:
Supportive but lacks impact. Good early healer option before unlocking stronger legendaries like Aaliyah.
Doug Rockwell — The All-Rounder
Role: Hybrid Fighter
Overview:
Doug is a versatile but unspecialized fighter. He offers healing, crowd control, and decent AOE, yet doesn’t excel at any.
Key Stats:
- High Attack and Defense, balanced elsewhere.
Abilities:
- Nanobot Repair (Space): Restores HP equal to Defense per second for 3 seconds.
- Ground Combat — Die Hard: Fires a magnetic bomb for 1477% damage in a 7-meter radius, pulling enemies inward.
Why He’s B Tier:
Solid but not exceptional. Great for balance-oriented players but lacks the punch or utility of higher-tier heroes.
The meta favors beam and ion compositions due to higher burst and scaling efficiency. Tanks like Cocoon remain indispensable in every team build.
