Quote Originally Posted by bronz View Post
I don’t think that’s true. Actually quite the opposite. The hero that appears in the battle reports as defending is chosen (seemingly randomly) from among the idle heroes in the feasting hall at the time of battle. In order to insure that your highest attack rating hero is the defender, you must have only that hero idle. You definitely don’t want him to be mayor!

Other than that, a nice guide for beginners to use.
Actually from previous experience, it is the highest attack hero that's idle in the city. if 2 are tied though then they are randomly selected.