Hero classes

Subclasses by faction, role, and required skills

Compare hero progression: which skills unlock each subclass, which role it belongs to, and which heroes in the faction have a matching starting profile.

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Dungeon

4 subclasses

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Dungeon
Subclass	Role	Required skills	Hero examples	Effect
Balthazar’s BodyguardOverlord	Might	Offense Wisdom Nightshade Magic Leadership Diplomacy	Creta, daughter of Navarr Devir, son of Devir Enatee Gleard the Grey Kieran Mouaren	The hero gains +100% Attack.
Silvertongue’s EnvoyOverlord	Might	Defense Sorcery Daylight Magic Luck Scouting	Creta, daughter of Navarr Devir, son of Devir Enatee Gleard the Grey Kieran Mouaren	The hero gains +100% Defense.
Amelchia’s HeirWarlock	Magic	Battlecraft Summon Avatar Primal Magic Insight Tactics	Glastor Kelarr, son of Navarr Lodos Motley Sister Deira Sunny Rauktol	The hero gains +100% Spell Power.
Great MerchantWarlock	Magic	Resistance Battle Magic Arcane Magic Logistics Economy	Glastor Kelarr, son of Navarr Lodos Motley Sister Deira Sunny Rauktol	Produces +10000 Gold daily.

Grove

4 subclasses

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Grove
Subclass	Role	Required skills	Hero examples	Effect
Fortune’s FavoredWarden	Might	Offense Wisdom Primal Magic Luck Diplomacy	Alluring Sh’a Aunt Daliar Eith Faleor Gingertail Gorel Spearhead	Friendly creatures have their maximum possible Luck and will always land a Lucky Strike when attacking.
Wellspring of VigorWarden	Might	Resistance Battle Magic Daylight Magic Leadership Insight	Alluring Sh’a Aunt Daliar Eith Faleor Gingertail Gorel Spearhead	Generates maximum Focus Charges at the beginning of each round, except the first .
Celestial EnvoyDruid	Magic	Defense Summon Avatar Arcane Magic Scouting Economy	Aeliniel Echolily Elder Tss’kish Glacia Halon Sullie	The hero can use all spells.
Heaven’s FuryDruid	Magic	Battlecraft Sorcery Nightshade Magic Logistics Tactics	Aeliniel Echolily Elder Tss’kish Glacia Halon Sullie	Heroic Strike deals Damage to all enemies in a 1‑hex radius.

Necropolis

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Necropolis
Subclass	Role	Required skills	Hero examples	Effect
Harbinger of DoomDeath Knight	Might	Defense Sorcery Primal Magic Luck Scouting	Artorius Veritas Bulwark Kel’Ghul King‑of‑Kings Marl Natalida	Enemy creatures always have their minimum possible Luck and will always land an Unlucky Strike when attacking.
Walking RotDeath Knight	Might	Resistance Wisdom Nightshade Magic Diplomacy Tactics	Artorius Veritas Bulwark Kel’Ghul King‑of‑Kings Marl Natalida	All enemies always have their minimum possible Morale.
ChronomancerNecromancer	Magic	Offense Battle Magic Daylight Magic Economy Tactics	Adahn Ethric Funerella Guildmaster Klastor Laura Lord Rufus	Each day restores the hero’s Necromantic Energy to its maximum.
SoulweaverNecromancer	Magic	Battlecraft Summon Avatar Arcane Magic Insight Logistics	Adahn Ethric Funerella Guildmaster Klastor Laura Lord Rufus	After an enemy stack is killed in battle, a temporary stack of friendly Wights appears in their place.

Schism

4 subclasses

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Schism
Subclass	Role	Required skills	Hero examples	Effect
UnboundOathkeeper	Might	Offense Sorcery Daylight Magic Leadership Scouting	Blackhorn Changeling Urgo Jänhei Mara Mat’ha Martyr Tho Matastala the White	Increases the level of all hero’s spells to their maximum.
UnfeelingOathkeeper	Might	Resistance Wisdom Nightshade Magic Diplomacy Economy	Blackhorn Changeling Urgo Jänhei Mara Mat’ha Martyr Tho Matastala the White	Enemy loses all Focus Charges at the beginning of each round, except the first .
UnfathomableRiftspeaker	Magic	Defense Summon Avatar Arcane Magic Luck Logistics	Dhüvri Grellekh the Betrayer Icequeen Hel’Ghat Kwinri Ra’Davok Sister Keiri	All enemies always deal minimum and take maximum Damage.
UnstoppableRiftspeaker	Magic	Battlecraft Battle Magic Primal Magic Insight Tactics	Dhüvri Grellekh the Betrayer Icequeen Hel’Ghat Kwinri Ra’Davok Sister Keiri	The hero gains +10 Attack, Defense, Spell Power, and Knowledge.

Swarm

4 subclasses

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Swarm
Subclass	Role	Required skills	Hero examples	Effect
BroodmotherEnforcer	Might	Battlecraft Wisdom Nightshade Magic Leadership Economy	Abigor, Duke of Battle Curson, Duke of Rage Goldentongue Lo Maelstrom Niev	Doubles the base stats of summoned Fire Larvae.
Soul EaterEnforcer	Might	Resistance Battle Magic Daylight Magic Insight Logistics	Abigor, Duke of Battle Curson, Duke of Rage Goldentongue Lo Maelstrom Niev	Grants a new battle ability. It allows the hero to consume a target corpse, gaining bonus Attack, Defense, and Spell Power until the end of battle.
Lord of ChaosHerald	Magic	Offense Sorcery Primal Magic Luck Scouting	Bathym, Duke of Jewels Fleu Groo Khariseth Leira Mila	Heroic Strike deals +2 Damage per each hero attribute point.
ProgenitorHerald	Magic	Defense Summon Avatar Arcane Magic Diplomacy Tactics	Bathym, Duke of Jewels Fleu Groo Khariseth Leira Mila	+200% creature growth in all your cities.

Temple

4 subclasses

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Temple
Subclass	Role	Required skills	Hero examples	Effect
ParagonKnight	Might	Battlecraft Summon Avatar Daylight Magic Diplomacy Tactics	Aeos the Exalted Heretic Avis Ister John Johnson Keandra Kestrel	Friendly creatures always deal maximum and take minimum Damage.
SwashbucklerKnight	Might	Offense Wisdom Nightshade Magic Leadership Luck	Aeos the Exalted Heretic Avis Ister John Johnson Keandra Kestrel	Heroic Strike deals +60 base Damage.
AscendantCleric	Magic	Resistance Sorcery Primal Magic Logistics Economy	Anastasia the Meek Clarissa Julius Lia the Untethered One Merry Elias Nadir	All the hero’s spells always cost 0 mana.
Grand InquisitorCleric	Magic	Defense Battle Magic Arcane Magic Insight Scouting	Anastasia the Meek Clarissa Julius Lia the Untethered One Merry Elias Nadir	Enemy hero can use each spell only once per battle.