Soul Exchange

[Zanémarossi]

Soul Exchange Overview

Purpose

*Master discussion & information thread for the Soul Exchange feature, added to Empires and Puzzles in Version 45.*

 

General Info

The Soul Exchange {SE} is a feature added to empires and puzzles as an attempt to partially solve the "duplicate hero" issue that most long-term players have.

The feature allows you to exchange some of your excess Legendary Heroes {5*} for one from a list of options. 

The list of heroes is the same for everyone and is split into 3 tiers of "goodness" {or percieved goodness by SGG really}. Each tier costs more "souls" to exchange; 1 soul = 1 hero:

• Tier 1 = 10 souls
• Tier 2 = 15 souls
• Tier 3 = 20 souls

How it works!

Pretty simple really; the Soul Exchange will appear as a "pop-up" on your Base screen, and remain there for 2 days.

1) Open the Soul Exchange by tapping the pop-up

2) Select the heroes you're trading in.

If you select too few, you will be unable to choose the desired hero... vice versa, if you choose too many for the desired hero, you'll be prompted to return to "deselect" a couple of them.

3) Select the hero you want from the list

4) Hit OK & confirm your choices.

And that's it! You are now the owner of a level 1-1 copy of the selected hero!

 

Heroes Available

Check post below.

Some Things to Note

Slash answers to common questions.

• You can only make 1 (ONE) exchange per Soul Exchange... so choose wisely!
• Yes the list is identical for everyone
• Yes the Soul Exchange will return down the track {based on SGG's communications}. It's unconfirmed how often but they indicated "a few" times per year (so 3-4 times). SGG also indicated that the heroes available would change each appearance.
• All heroes received will be at 1-1, regardless of the level of heroes you put INTO the exchange.
• You will be prompted to confirm an additional time if you have selected a hero which is levelled (partially or fully).
• You need to have "unlocked" a hero before you can select it in the exchange... Favourited heroes will still be unselectable so no need to worry about accidentally picking your +20 LB'd Alfrike! 

This can be done from the "selection" screen in the Soul Exchange, so still be a little careful.

• You will NOT get the costume for a hero unless it specifically states you will get it in the Soul Exchange 

{Example in #1, it shows Costume Horghall so you get the costume and hero. Rana however does NOT show her costume so you don't get it.}

History of Soul Exchanges

Excerpt from infographics by Zartanis

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10. Occurence

 

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[Zanémarossi]

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12. Occurence

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14. Occurence 

15. Occurence

Quick Takes from Dom 

• Phantom of the Opera (TP 955): Dated but serviceable hit-3. Consider only if you want an offensive dancer (e.g., countering Gooric).
• Ogima (TP 837): Once the best minion killer, now outdated. May be worth keeping for a future costume.
• Eliane (TP 1066): Strong recent HotM. Excellent synergy with burn heroes to accelerate her effect.
• Lysanor (TP 953): High revive chance, but outdated stats.
• Nogu (TP 1000): Fast green hitter with bleed; dated but works well in fast green stacks (e.g., Sun Erniang, Pip).
• Carta (TP 1040): Underrated healer with Silence immunity — surprisingly relevant in today’s meta.
• Alvar (TP 1084): Newer hero, average-speed hit-all. Solid but unspectacular.
• Sparklight (TP 977): Black Friday 2023 debut; hit-3, steals buffs/heal, applies burn. Slightly dated but still versatile for events.
• Satori (TP 982): Average hit-all with conditional double damage vs dispellers/cleansers. Pure hitter—fades quickly.- **Daroga (TP 1022): Fast bleed hitter; great synergy (Sun Erniang, Pip). Top-tier for Mythic Titans due to strong attack stacks
• Darkfeather (TP 940):Top pick — powerful support hero, great for Titans/Mythic Titans. Excellent heal, growth, and lasting damage buff.
• Lemonwood (TP 1013): Former meta sniper; damage dropped but mana cut remains handy.
• Daemon (TP 992): Still elite — very fast dispel and buff/ailment block make him a top Bernadette counter.
• Hetepheres Costume (TP 1011): Strong percentage healer with blind — great in “veggie” meta.
• Mena (TP 1049): Fast green hitter with mana cut; decent synergy but fading impact.

 16. Occurence

Find the selection process proposed by SG for this occurrence : here.

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[Zanémarossi]

21. Occurence

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[Raging Ghost Jr]

Has there been any hint as to what heroes will be offered in the Soul Exchange later this week?

[kekcukka]

yea, I’m waiting for this too

[Maryij - Ghost Division RO]

Here’s a consolidated summary of how the upcoming Soul Exchange (26 February 2026) is being handled, based on all the information shared so far:

Summary of the Soul Exchange Process (26 Feb 2026)

• SG provided a fixed list of 40 heroes to all participating Content Creators.
These 40 heroes are already approved for Soul Exchange consideration.
The final SE will include 15 heroes chosen from these 40 — nothing outside the list.

• The purpose of the initiative is not to run a single global poll.
Creators were not instructed to create official polls or tally raw votes.
Instead, SG asked for community‑informed feedback, and creators are free to gather it however they prefer:

• YouTube polls through comments on their videos
• Website polls (e.g., https://empuzzled.com/soul-exchange)
• Comments
• Live streams
• Discord discussions
• Creator‑curated summaries

Every creator can choose their own method.

• The goal is twofold:

1. Help SG understand which heroes the community values most from the approved list.
2. Strengthen collaboration between SG, Content Creators, and the player community — increasing visibility, engagement, and appreciation.

This is not a replacement for the old forum polls, nor an attempt to outsource decision‑making.

• Creators must submit their feedback to SG by Monday, 23 February.
SG will then review all submissions collectively.

• Final decisions rest entirely with SG.
Community sentiment influences the selection, but SG ultimately chooses the 15 heroes.

• The official Soul Exchange list will be released on/before (hopefully) 26 February 2026.

In short

SG gave creators 40 approved heroes → creators gather community feedback in any format → creators submit summaries → SG reviews everything → SG selects 15 heroes → final list arrives on Feb 26.
 

[Raging Ghost Jr]

Thank you for that. Much appreciated.

[Maryij - Ghost Division RO]

Malicna's message:

Minions, gather 'round!

 

Your endless chatter finally interrupted my potion brewing. I have sifted through your many votes for the next **Soul Exchange**, and I've decided to humor you by selecting from your top picks.

 

A lineup came together from your top-voted Heroes, but honestly... it didn't move me. So, I sprinkled in a pair of truly formidable Heroes that weren't even on the ballot to give the mixture some kick! You can thank me later.

 

Prepare to toss your dust-gathering Heroes into the void! The exchange officially opens this **Thursday, February 26**.

 

Here are the souls I am willing to offer you this time around:

 **Dark**: Odile, Swiftpaw, Gooldron 

 **Holy**: C. Meresankh, Silverpaw, Wealtheow

 **Fire**: Abigail, Iocantha, C. Domiventus

 **Ice**: C. Thalassa, Pophit, Hrothgar

 **Nature**: C. Ahmose, Peregrine, Maegwyn

 

Start deciding who gets sacrificed to expand your miserable rosters.

Muahaha!

[Pr0spero]

17 minutes ago, Maryij - Ghost Division RO said:

I sprinkled in a pair of truly formidable Heroes that weren't even on the ballot to give the mixture some kick!

Who are the two new ones? 

[Zeus]

At first glance I think its hrothgar and wealtheow (may be more but haven't checked yet?)

[Pr0spero]

Liberal use of the word "formidable" then 

Edited Tuesday at 02:56 PM by Pr0spero (see edit history)

[Maryij - Ghost Division RO]

44 minutes ago, Pr0spero said:

Who are the two new ones? 

This was the 40 heroes they've declared eligible for Soul exchange. I'm just right now checking it, at first sight Hrothgar 

[MrGaultier]

And Wealtheow is the other one. Overall an amazing list and such an upgrade from all the previous soul exchanges. 

[AeroMatix]

[Vekka]

Plenty of good choices!

Personally I'm having a hard time deciding between Wealhtheow or Maegwyn...

[Shohoku79]

We often wondered if the developers even play the same game as we do with some of their decisions.   It's great that the selection process (even though still from a pool of pre-diluted candidates) involved the active player community.   This was still a great activity because not only do the players have to think for themselves, they also have to be forced to think for the others, and ultimately still arriving at still just picking one based on own needs/capability (or not).

[NevarMaor]

I participated in the voting process, and I will confess it was hard to not just automatically dismiss any of them I already had, like C Thalassa and Verity, even though I find them very useful.

[Sillyboy]

Very grateful to SG for opening this up to the players to decide on who to put in SE! 

[Wafflehead]

I am really excited about the choice offered. I usually have a bunch listed. This time I only have two. There are so many good ones I am choosing based simply on needing 20 empty spaces and having mats for a red. 

[Zanémarossi]

16th occurrence updated 

 

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[BobTheSnark]

Howdy all!

Time for *return of the Snark* as I chip in my own personal reviews of this jam-packed Soul Exchange!  Good hunting

https://www.bobthesnark.org/soulexchange

[Pike]

10 hours ago, BobTheSnark said:

Howdy all!

Time for *return of the Snark* as I chip in my own personal reviews of this jam-packed Soul Exchange!  Good hunting

https://www.bobthesnark.org/soulexchange

Thank you for all your hard work!

But... even though I only have 10 souls to trade and my choice was already made, your arguments for and against are so well thought out that I'm now unsure again... Thanks I think...

Maybe I should wait? Too many 5* waiting. But not enough roster space. Argh! Decisions!

Edited 10 hours ago by Pike (see edit history)

[Gargon]

Here´s the link to the Gargon´s guide: SE 17

[NevarMaor]

I do like Silverpaw at 15. I am currently at 8-9 dupes with 200+ to collect in TC20. If I reach 20 dupes I may go for Wealtheow (fast healer ). I've never found Hrothgar to be much of a problem when facing him.

Then again, I do tend to struggle against the slimes ...

[KingJpwn]

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Looking for help on which hero to choose. Here’s what I’m thinking:

 

I probably don’t need:

Red because I have many reds still to level and next fated summon I will pick the red owl.

Probably not a green one because I’d maybe pick maegwyn and I got the green owl on my leveling list, who is a healer. Don’t think another is really justified.

Yellow I have melody, zhunge and zekena on leveling list, so maybe not yellow but the yellow fox really seems nice…?

Now for blue I think I could use a new one! Only dvalin and song jian waiting to get leveled up, as I have hrothgar already, it would be pophit or thalassa, I’d prefer not Thalassa as it’s only 10 souls and I need space and I’d like to spend more useless 5*. 

The real deal is the dark where I do need strong heroes! I have noel, eldwren, dubhan and ramona on the way to max, but I think only Noel is really good..? 
 

What would you guys suggest me to pick? Thanks in advance!

[Pike]

4 hours ago, Gargon said:

Here´s the link to the Gargon´s guide: SE 17

Yeah, it's much easier now ...

[plj_25]

Took Silverpaw

[Zanémarossi]

5 hours ago, Gargon said:

Here´s the link to the Gargon´s guide: SE 17

I thought I had all the occurrences though... Weird