Heroes

Heroes are more than a portrait. Each brings an elemental affinity, passive effects, and a distinct ability. The summaries below describe the established testing roster; balance values can change.

Thor

Affinity: Lightning. Ability: Chain Lightning.

Thor’s bolt gathers power from Lightning and healing blocks on the board, then strikes the enemy line. Lightning matches also deal splash damage, and deep chains can leave a rune storm-touched.

Prepare a board with Lightning runes before spending your ability. Building chains helps you play into his storm effects.

Skadi

Affinity: Frost. Ability: Frost Arrow.

Skadi turns Frost runes and frozen blocks into the power behind her arrow. Her ability rewards paying attention to how much usable ice is on the board.

Treat frozen runes as part of your setup, and learn when to spend that setup on an arrow. The contribution from frozen blocks is capped, so freezing more is not always better.

Sinmara

Affinity: Fire. Ability: Leváteinn’s Edge.

Draw three cuts across the board: a column, a row, then a column. The cuts fire together, using Fire and ignited runes to strengthen the attack. The resulting strike pushes through the enemy line.

Sinmara’s charge grows when she loses health. Make each cut count, but keep enough health to survive the next exchange.

Freyr

Affinity: Earth. Ability: Gullinbursti.

Freyr raises a small barrier when he matches, and his sword strikes alongside those matches. His ability opens a feeding window: cleared runes power up the golden boar, with Earth runes contributing more.

Prepare a board you can clear quickly before the feeding window begins. The boar attacks when feeding ends.

Choosing your hero

Start with the mechanic that feels natural: chains with Thor, ice setup with Skadi, deliberate cuts with Sinmara, or a burst of feeding matches with Freyr.

Try the Training Dummy to learn an ability’s rhythm. New hero previews belong in Releases until their details are ready for the wiki.