Base Statistics

Base Statistics (or base stats for short) are a way to measure how good a hero is. They are calculated, and then the values of several heroes can be compared in order to find which one is the best one of them. This is important to do when hiring heroes from the inn, or when persuading that have been captured from the enemy during battle.

Calculation
Base stats are calculated like this: Attack hero with 98 attack and level 30: 98 (hero stat) – 30 (hero level) = 68 (base stat). This is a decent attack hero, although you can get ones with even better values from the inn. It is important to have a low level in (lv. 1-2) for this, as it gives you lower level heroes. However, if you work out the base stat, you will see that these heroes are a lot better than the ones that you get with a higher level inn.
 * 1) Choose the Hero stat to be compared (Politics, Attack, or Intelligence). Make sure that you are working with the heroes focus. There is no point in comparing the politics base stat of an attack hero and a politics hero.
 * 2) Unequip all Hero Enhancement gear which may be equipped. Also make sure that you do not work with potential effects of The Wealth of Nations, Excalibur, or The Art of War.
 * 3) Take the statistic that you want to compare and subtract the hero's level from it:

Results
The result can be used to compare two heroes very effectively. As Age II heroes have a maximum level of 100, at that point, the focus stat should be as high as possible. If the base stat is higher, then the final stat will also be higher, which is what you want.