Guildrun Heroes & Classes

The demo advertises 25 unique heroes. You do not start with the full list; run-by-run unlocks expand the pool of heroes, relics, and items. That means early clears change later starting options and shop variety.

Each hero begins with a class identity and a signature ability. From there, specialization choices determine whether they stay in that lane or pivot into tank, damage, assassin, duelist, support, or hybrid roles described in hands-on coverage of the class system.

Official store text is explicit: turn a backline healer into a frontline tank, or a ranged DPS into a melee brawler. Rank-up ability choices are the mechanism. Items then amplify the new job — omnivamp on a fragile carry, attack speed on a converted brawler, or defensive layers on a former support.

Multiclassing is intentional. Coverage of the demo describes class-blending effects such as a Duelist picking up Assassin execute thresholds that apply to every Duelist and Assassin on the team. Modifier pools can stack across classes, so shared tags become team-wide engines rather than cosmetic labels.

Hands-on coverage of the demo describes class-blending payoffs such as execute thresholds that apply across Duelist and Assassin tags. You do not need that exact pair to understand the lesson: shared tags are engines, and engines want fuel from shops and relics.

When a rank choice offers a branch that leaves your old item package stranded, plan the next two shops around re-iteming. A converted melee unit still holding pure backline gear is a common self-inflicted wipe.

Ranking a hero is not only a stat bump. Each step presents ability choices that change function. An A-rank hero in the shop can be worth a full rebuild if their available branches fix a missing role for the next boss.

Because options are constrained per hero, learning the tree matters more than memorizing a single global tier list. Two S-rank paths on the same portrait can be different units.

Official materials mention pairing lovers on the battlefield for rapid scaling bonuses — a relationship-style synergy layered on top of class tags. Relics that reward mono-class or rainbow-class compositions further define whether you stack duplicates or diversify.

When evaluating a new hero, ask three questions: what class tags do they add, which specialization branches open soon, and do they have Backup value if they never fit the field?

Official materials also tease lover-pair scaling on the battlefield. Treat relationship synergies like high-variance relics: powerful when both pieces appear, dead weight if you force them through a shop that never cooperates.

Account unlocks change which synergies you can even attempt. Early demo hours are for learning tags; later hours are for intentionally hunting incomplete engines you already understand.

• Class tags feed shared modifiers and some relics.
• Items decide whether a converted unit actually survives its new job.
• Reserve Backup can justify keeping a low-field unit.
• Relationship or special pair synergies can outweigh raw stats when the text says so.

Slug-ready hero names need first-party spelling evidence. Until Leyline publishes a stable public roster list with official names, this site keeps heroes as a systems hub instead of fabricating 25 detail pages. That is a coverage gap versus a full data wiki, not a content-padding opportunity.

As official patch notes, in-game codex dumps, or press kit name lists appear, individual pages can be added without rewriting the class systems documented here.