Legend Of Heroes Megaways Slot Review
Green mist rises off a rune-etched floor in a ruined stone chamber, a carved face watches from the shadows and a bronze cog hangs half-dark on the wall. Legend Of Heroes Megaways spends its atmosphere in the right place, because this is a game whose most important action happens on the strip of reels above the main grid rather than inside it. The Pragmatic Play dressing here isn’t decoration; the top row is where the money moves.
The game runs six reels with up to 117,649 ways to win, at 96.55% RTP and high volatility, with a 5,000x max win cap. Bets run from 0.20 to 240 per spin. It sits in the studio’s catalogue alongside Great Rhino Megaways and The Dog House Megaways, but its top-row Big Wild gives it a personality those games don’t share.
Base Game and Ways to Win
Reels one and six carry up to seven symbols per spin; reels two to five carry up to six, plus an extra symbol each on an independent top row that spins right to left. Wins pay left to right on adjacent reels, in combinations of any size. When reels fill, the ways top out at 117,649.
The wild substitutes for everything except the scatter and the Big Wild, and appears only on that top row of reels two to five. Only the highest win counts per pay way; wins across multiple ways all add together. The paytable, as multiples of the total bet:
- Gold warrior king: 1x, 5x, 10x, 20x for three to six
- Blue warrior: 0.5x, 2x, 2.5x, 5x
- Purple warrior woman: 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2.5x
- Green warrior: 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, 2x
- Gold mask / A: 0.2x, 0.5x, 0.6x, 1.5x
- K: 0.2x, 0.4x, 0.5x, 1.25x
- Q: 0.15x, 0.25x, 0.5x, 1x
- J: 0.15x, 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.9x
- 10: 0.15x, 0.2x, 0.4x, 0.8x
- 9: 0.1x, 0.2x, 0.4x, 0.6x
Four warriors sit above five card royals, and the split matters more than it looks. The gold warrior king is the only symbol that pays meaningfully at the top of the grid; everything from the green warrior down is small change, and the royals are filler. Wins of any size count from three matching symbols onwards, so the low end hits constantly even when it pays almost nothing.
Tumble Feature
Every winning spin triggers a tumble. Winning symbols are paid and removed, the remaining symbols drop to the bottom, and new symbols fall in from above to fill the gaps. The new symbols are the same size as those from the initial spin, so the reel heights hold steady through the chain.
Tumbling continues as long as new wins keep forming, and the whole run is credited to your balance once the chain ends. It’s a familiar system, but it does the work here. Because the top row respins independently, a tumble can reshuffle which symbols sit above the main grid, and that feeds directly into the game’s signature feature.
Big Wild Feature
The Big Wild is the reason this game plays differently. It never pays, always occupies two horizontal positions, and lives only on the top row of reels two to five.
Whenever it lands fully visible, either from a normal spin or after a tumble has shifted it to a new position on the top row, every symbol on the reels directly below it turns wild. If it’s only partially visible, or a tumble leaves it where it was, nothing happens. That’s the whole rule, and it’s a good one: a fully landed Big Wild can flood the middle reels with wilds in a single moment.
Free Spins
Four or more scatters anywhere on screen trigger the free spins round, with a ladder that climbs steeply:
- 4 scatters: 10 free spins
- 5 scatters: 14 free spins
- 6 scatters: 18 free spins
- 7 scatters: 22 free spins
- 8 scatters: 26 free spins
- 9 scatters: 30 free spins
The Gamble Wheel
If you win 10 to 18 free spins, you can gamble them before the round starts. A wheel spins and either adds four spins or wipes the lot. The win chances are 62.81% from 10 to 14, 70.39% from 14 to 18 and 75.02% from 18 to 22, with 22 spins the ceiling. Rounds of 26 or 30 spins can’t be gambled, and you can collect at any point instead of spinning the wheel.
Lose the wheel and the round ends before it begins. It’s a proper gamble, not a cosmetic one, and those odds are generous enough to tempt.
Inside the Round
The round opens with a 1x multiplier that climbs by 1x with every tumble, applied to each tumble’s total win after it lands. Three scatters during the round add four more spins, and those retriggers can stack if the scatters keep coming. The Big Wild stays live throughout, and special reels are in play for the feature.
If a free spins round’s total reaches the 5,000x cap, it ends immediately: the win is awarded and remaining spins are forfeited.
Buy Free Spins
The free spins round can be bought from the base game for 100x the current total bet. A random number of scatters then hit, awarding between 10 and 22 free spins, and bought rounds can be gambled on the wheel exactly like earned ones.
The RTP when buying is 96.97%, marginally above the base game’s 96.55%. At 100x for a floor of 10 spins, the price sits at the cheaper end of Pragmatic’s buy menus, and the gamble wheel means the starting count isn’t always where you finish.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.7/10
You spend most of your time in that misty chamber waiting, and then the top row gives you a moment that feels twice the size of anything the main grid offers. That’s the reason to sit down here: the game has one idea, it’s a real one, and it pays off often enough to matter.
Its strength is the bonus round, where the climbing multiplier and the top-row action pull in the same direction and the ceiling feels reachable rather than theoretical. Its weakness is everything between features: the paytable drops off a cliff after the top two symbols, so long stretches of the base game are busy without being interesting.
It suits players who’d rather have a distinctive mechanic than a bigger number on the box, and it won’t satisfy anyone chasing the largest caps in the studio’s catalogue. For those who like their fantasy dungeons with a bit of bite, this chamber rewards the descent.
Legend Of Heroes Megaways FAQs
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What is the RTP of Legend Of Heroes Megaways?
The RTP is 96.55%. If you use the Buy Free Spins option, the RTP is 96.97%. -
Is Legend Of Heroes Megaways high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility game, so wins tend to be less frequent but larger when they land. -
How many paylines does Legend Of Heroes Megaways have?
It uses ways to win rather than paylines. Wins pay left to right on adjacent reels, and with all reels filled there are up to 117,649 possible ways to win. -
What is the grid size of Legend Of Heroes Megaways?
Six reels with a variable number of symbols per spin. Reels one and six can show up to seven symbols, reels two to five up to six, plus an independent extra row on top of reels two to five. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Legend Of Heroes Megaways?
Stakes start at 0.20 and go up to 240.00 per spin. -
Can you buy the bonus on Legend Of Heroes Megaways?
Yes. The Buy Free Spins option costs 100x your current total bet and awards a random 10 to 22 free spins, which can then be gambled on the wheel for more. -
How does the Big Wild feature work?
The Big Wild occupies two positions on the top row of reels two to five. Whenever it lands fully visible, or moves to a new position after a tumble, all symbols on the reels below it turn wild. It doesn’t trigger if it’s only partially visible or hasn’t moved. -
How does the free spins gamble wheel work?
Rounds of 10 to 18 free spins offer a gamble before they begin. The wheel either adds four spins or takes all of them away, with a win chance of 62.81%, 70.39% or 75.02% depending on the rung. Collecting at any time is always an option instead, and the gamble caps out at 22 spins. -
What is the maximum win on Legend Of Heroes Megaways?
The maximum win is capped at 5,000x your bet. If a round’s total win reaches that cap, the round ends immediately and any remaining free spins are forfeited.
