In Whiteout Survival, you can access Generation 5 heroes when your state reaches the age of 280 days. Generation 5 includes three heroes: Hector, Gwen, and Norah. Each of these heroes boosts troop attack and defense by +444.35% in expedition battles. The earlier generation, Generation 4, offered a buff of +370.29%.
Hector
Hector is a powerful infantry hero among the generation 5 heroes. You can unlock Hector through the Lucky Wheel during Generation 5. As your state progresses to higher generations, he becomes available for unlocking in the Hall of Heroes and Daily Deals.
During Generation 7, you can get Hector shards through Intel Missions.
Exploration Skills:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Sword Whirlwind | This skill increases Hector’s Attack Speed by 120% and he becomes immune to freeze, stun, and other control effects for 4 seconds. |
| Desperado | When Hector drops below 50% health, he takes 60% less damage. |
| Adrenaline Surge | When Hector’s health falls below 50%, his Attack increases by +48%. |
Expedition Skills:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Survival Instincts | When Hector is present in a rally, there is a 40% chance that all friendly troops will take 50% less damage. |
| Rampant | Hector boosts infantry troops’ damage dealt by 200% and Marksmen’s damage dealt by 50%. This effect decreases by 80% with each attack and is removed after the fifth attack. |
| Blitz | When Hector is present in a rally, there is a 25% chance that all friendly troops will deal 200% damage. |
Gwen
Gwen is a marksman hero among the Generation 5 heroes. You can unlock her through the Hall of Heroes during Generation 5. As your state advances to Generation 6 and beyond, you can also get her through Daily Deals. In Generation 7, she becomes available for purchase in the Alliance Championship Shop.
Exploration Skills:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Salvo | Gwen launches a salvo at her enemies, dealing Attack * 252% area of effect damage. Additionally, the shockwaves reduce the target’s attack speed by 50%. |
| Sky Sniper | Gwen launches an air strike at her target, dealing damage equal to Attack * 140% with a 50% chance of dealing double damage. |
| Hellfire | Gwen launches an incendiary grenade that burns enemies, dealing damage equal to Attack * 49%. The burning effect lasts for 3 seconds. |
Expedition Skills:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Eagle Vision | Gwen increases her target’s damage taken by 25%. |
| Air Dominance | Gwen gives all friendly troops a 100% damage boost after every 5 attacks. Additionally, the target receives 15% extra damage from the next attack. |
| Blastmaster | When Gwen is present in a rally, Marksmen deal 50% extra damage after every 4 attacks. |
Norah
Norah is a lancer hero among the Generation 5 heroes. During Generation 5, you can unlock Norah through Hero Rally, Daily Deals, King of Icefield, and State of Power. As your state advances to Generation 6, you can obtain her through the Hall of Heroes. In Generation 7, Norah also becomes available for unlocking in the Hero’s Mission event.
Exploration Skills:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Barrage | Norah launches a 5-grenade cascade at random targets, dealing area of effect damage equal to Attack * 84%. |
| Flashbang | Norah throws a flashbang that deals Attack * 70% damage and stuns the target for 1.5 seconds. |
| Valkyrie Cry | Norah increases the Attack of all troops by 5%. |
Expedition Skills:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Combined Arms | Norah reduces the damage taken and increases the damage dealt by Infantry and Marksmen troops by 15%. |
| Sneak Strike | When Norah is present in a rally, Lancers have a 20% chance of dealing 100% extra damage. |
| Momentum | Norah decreases the damage taken by all friendly troops from enemy lancer troops by 25%. Additionally, she boosts the damage dealt by all troops by 25%. These effects are activated after every 5 attacks for 2 turns. |