A lot of players in Heroes of History: Epic Empire hit the same wall eventually. Your heroes are leveled up, you’ve farmed tons of gear, your inventory is overflowing, and somehow your account still feels weaker than players with similar power. The problem usually is not your heroes. It’s your equipment choices.
Honestly, this game does a pretty terrible job explaining which stats actually scale well later on, so many players accidentally invest resources into gear that becomes useless after mid game. If your damage suddenly feels low or your tanks start collapsing in harder content, this is probably why.
Flat Stats
This is the biggest mistake players make.
Early on, flat stats look amazing.
You see gear giving:
- +Defense
- +Attack
- +HP
And because your heroes are low level, those raw numbers feel strong immediately.
But later? Those same flat stats scale horribly.
Percentage Stats
Once your heroes start reaching:
- Level 70
- Level 80
- Level 90+
- Endgame scaling
Percentage stats become massively stronger than flat stats.
For example:
- +3 Attack looks nice early
- But +0.6% Attack scales with your hero’s growing base stats
The higher your hero level becomes, the stronger percentage scaling gets.
That’s why experienced players eventually start selling most flat-stat gear completely.
Early Game vs Late Game Gear
Here’s the simplest way to think about it:
Early Game
Flat stats are okay because:
- Hero stats are still low
- Small bonuses matter more
- Progression is fast
Mid Game
This is the transition period.
You can still use some flat stats temporarily, especially on tanks, but you should already start preparing percentage-based gear.
Late Game
Percentage stats completely win.
At this stage:
- Flat stat gear becomes inefficient
- Scaling matters far more
- Specialized builds outperform generic gear
This is where many players suddenly feel “underpowered” without realizing their equipment is outdated.
Rarity
This part catches almost everybody.
Players see an Epic item and instantly assume it must be better.
Not true.
A bad Epic item is still bad.
Meanwhile, a lower-rarity item with perfect stats can outperform expensive Epic gear for a long time.
What Actually Matters
Instead of focusing on rarity, focus on:
- Percentage stats
- Correct hero synergy
- Useful secondary effects
- Set bonuses
- Scaling potential
A random Epic helmet with terrible stats is not automatically stronger than a well-rolled Rare item.
A lot of players waste huge amounts of forge resources upgrading flashy gear that should honestly be sold immediately.
Initial Charge
Another common mistake is overvaluing Initial Charge stats.
Yes, faster skill activation is useful.
But some players completely ignore terrible substats just because an item has Initial Charge.
That’s usually not worth it.
If the rest of the gear stats are bad, the item often becomes inefficient overall.
Half a second faster skill usage won’t save a build with weak scaling.
If your inventory keeps hitting max capacity, it usually means you’re keeping too much useless gear.
Many players save equipment thinking:
“Maybe this will be useful later.”
Most of the time, it won’t.
Sell
Once you reach mid game:
- Green gear
- Weak Rare gear
- Most flat-stat items
- Random off-role pieces
- Badly rolled Epics
All of that can usually go.
Holding everything slows progression because you stop identifying which pieces are genuinely valuable.
Bad Gear
This is another huge resource trap.
Forging gear becomes extremely expensive later.
And the higher the level goes, the lower your success chances become.
That means every bad investment hurts more over time.
Smart Upgrade Strategy
A good rule many experienced players follow:
- Test promising gear early
- Upgrade cautiously to Level 4
- Reevaluate stats
- Only continue if rolls stay strong
If an item already looks mediocre by Level 4 or Level 8, it’s usually smarter to stop.
Trying to force bad gear into becoming good burns resources insanely fast.
How to Choose the Right Gear for Heroes
This is where many builds improve instantly.
Instead of blindly equipping the highest rarity item, check what the hero’s abilities actually scale from.
For example:
Healing Heroes
If abilities scale from Base Damage, then prioritize:
- Base Damage %
- Healing bonuses
- Survival stats
Tanks
If abilities scale from Defense:
- Defense %
- HP %
- Damage reduction
- Defensive set bonuses
DPS Heroes
Usually want:
- Attack %
- Critical stats
- Base Damage
- Skill damage scaling
The gear should match the skill descriptions, not just random stat colors.
Set Bonuses
Many players mix random strong pieces together and ignore set effects completely.
That’s usually a mistake.
Several sets provide powerful bonuses like:
- Basic attack damage
- Single-target damage
- Heal taken
- Defensive boosts
- HP scaling
Even slightly weaker individual pieces can outperform random mixed gear once the full set activates.
Best Stats
Generally, late-game players prioritize:
Strong Late-Game Stats
- Percentage Attack
- Percentage HP
- Percentage Defense
- Base Damage
- Critical Chance
- Critical Damage
- Useful Charge stats
Weak Late-Game Stats
- Flat Attack
- Flat HP
- Flat Defense
- Random mixed stat gear
- Bad synergy pieces
