How to Sacrifice Heroes in Idle Heroes?

In Idle Heroes, the term "sacrifice" can refer to two distinct processes, each serving a different strategic purpose: disassembling heroes at the Soul Altar to reclaim invested resources, or using heroes as "fodder" in the Creation Circle to enhance the star level of more powerful heroes. Understanding both methods is crucial for efficient resource management and effective team progression.

1. Sacrificing Heroes for Resources at the Soul Altar

This method allows you to recover valuable materials from heroes you no longer need or wish to use. It's an essential tool for reallocating resources and correcting past investment decisions.

• Purpose: To reclaim materials such as Gold, Spirit, Promotion Stones, and Heroic Crystals that were invested into a hero's leveling and promotion. This is particularly useful if you've developed a hero you no longer intend to use in your main lineup.
• Location: The Soul Altar building, which can be found in your game's main interface.
• Process:
  1. Navigate to the Soul Altar.
  2. Within the Soul Altar, you'll find options to manage your heroes, including the ability to sacrifice them.
  3. Select the hero you wish to sacrifice. When a hero is sacrificed here, they are returned to Level 1, and all materials previously consumed in their leveling and promotion are returned to your inventory. This functionality is typically utilized for heroes of significant star levels, similar to the Soul Altar's rollback feature which applies to heroes 3 stars or above.
• Benefits: Recovers valuable resources, enabling you to redistribute them to other heroes or use them for various in-game activities, optimizing your progression.

2. Sacrificing Heroes as Fodder for Ascension (Creation Circle)

This is the more common and fundamental form of "sacrificing" in Idle Heroes, directly contributing to the growth of your main heroes.

• Purpose: To consume lower-star heroes (often referred to as "fodder") to increase the star level of your stronger, main heroes. This process is indispensable for advancing your powerful heroes beyond their initial star levels and reaching higher tiers of power.
• Location: The Creation Circle building, also accessible from your game's main interface.
• Process:
  1. Enter the Creation Circle.
  2. Select the hero you intend to upgrade (your "main" hero) to view its ascension requirements.
  3. The game will display the specific heroes needed to ascend your main hero to the next star level. These requirements typically include:
     • Duplicate copies of the main hero.
     • Specific faction heroes of certain star levels (e.g., a 5-star Abyss hero, a 6-star Shadow hero).
     • Generic "any hero" requirements of a specified star level, which are fulfilled by various fodder heroes.
  4. Choose the required "fodder" heroes from your inventory to meet these ascension requirements. These selected heroes will be permanently consumed in the process.
  5. Confirm the ascension to upgrade your main hero's star level.
• Benefits: Significantly boosts the stats, power, and abilities of your main heroes, unlocking higher star tiers (e.g., from 5-star to 6-star, then up to 10-star, and eventually Enabled/E5).

Summary of Sacrifice Methods

Understanding the distinction between these two methods is key to strategic gameplay in Idle Heroes.