Contest Hero

This game is mostly, if not completely, about military strength. As such, most of your heroes should be focused on Military Skills. However, I believe that having ONE contest hero is a good thing, but just ONE. This is more true for those who do not donate to the game.

Here are the reasons :
#1 To complete all 5 pagoda for the rewards.
#2 To complete all 5 pagoda without using level 70s, to get gold (about 20k a week).
#3 As a side effect, that hero will do well in Arena and qualify fast for arena rewards.

Is one hero really enough for all 5 pagoda? Yes. A good contest hero can clear the first 2 pagoda without healing.
Can you really get 20k gold? Yes. You get more gold if you use lower level heroes. So a level 50 clearing all 5 pagoda can get you at least 20k gold.

What do you need to make a good contest hero?
#1 Blue (or Purple).
#2 ONE scroll slot - Confidence, level 4.
#3 Contest skills - 10 points in all contest skills, then 20 points into Power Attack. After that, you can go ahead and put points into military skills.
#4 Weapon : Level 50 Blue, nothing less.
#5 Armor : Fury or Guard set, not Shark or Tiger.

With above, a level 55 hero should be able to clear all 5 level of Pagoda, and get 20k gold every week from pagoda.