How to Get Free 5-Star Heroes in Puzzles & Survival

To get free 5-star heroes in Puzzles & Survival, claim your free Advanced Recruitment pulls in Noah's Tavern on cooldown, clear intermediate campaign battle gates for milestone rewards, and collect 10 matching hero shards from shops and event exchanges.

Claim Daily Recruitment Pulls at Noah's Tavern

Noah's Tavern provides recurring summon chances without spending diamonds or real money. Advanced Recruitment is the only standard tavern tier that contains 3-star, 4-star, and 5-star heroes or their shards.

Recruitment Tier	Free Pull Frequency	Hero Rarity Pool	Core Strategy
Basic	Multiple times per day	2-Star to 3-Star	Pull immediately on cooldown for scrap hero EXP and fodder
Intermediate	Daily reset	2-Star to 4-Star	Use every free reset to stockpile passive points and shards
Advanced	Periodic timer	3-Star to 5-Star	Claim free pulls immediately; hoard Advanced Coins for summon events

Do not spend diamonds on direct tavern pulls. Save your consumable Advanced Recruitment Coins for server milestone events that reward batch summons, and rely strictly on the free timer resets for your baseline drop chances.

Clear Intermediate Campaign Gates

Pushing through Campaign stages rewards lump sums of Canned Food, Hero EXP, and recruitment currency at intermediate checkpoint gates. Canned Food serves as the required material to break through hero level caps, making gate progression essential for leveling your roster.

To clear gates above your team's raw power rating:

Inspect the lane-specific zombie colors before the stage begins.
Build a roster that matches the elemental counter to those lanes, dealing double damage on tile matches.
Target matching tiles into the opposing element lanes to eliminate front threats before boss skills activate.

Clearing these gates unlocks one-time stage chests containing shard bundles and summon tokens.

Assemble Heroes Using 10 Shards

Full 5-star character drops from recruitment pulls are infrequent. The primary path to recruiting them is collecting 10 specific shards for a single hero.

When you do not pull a full card, acquire the remaining shards through these guaranteed avenues:

Tavern Point Exchanges: Every tavern summon generates recruitment points that redeem directly for specific hero fragments in the shop.
Alliance Shop: Trade alliance activity currency for hero fragment boxes.
Campaign Milestone Chests: Clear major chapter checkpoints that guarantee fixed 5-star shard rewards.

Prioritize shards for generalist heroes who boost troop capacity, defensive survivability, or overall tile damage before targeting troop-type specialists.

Manage Leveling Resources Across Your Roster

Because Canned Food and Hero EXP are scarce during progression, avoid spreading materials across low-tier heroes.

Level only five core heroes at a time to maintain campaign combat progress and raise your Sanctuary might evenly.
If you obtain a better 5-star hero later, use the hero reset function to reclaim invested Canned Food, Antiserum, and EXP for a minimal fee, then reinvest those resources into your new unit immediately.