Rune Dice: Complete Dice and Class Unlocks Guide

Welcome to our Rune Dice guide for dice and class unlocks. It provides a comprehensive player-facing reference database for every player die, hero class tier, and enemy obstacle die you will encounter in Rune Dice.

If you are deciding which consumables to buy or save, pair this reference with the Rune Dice runes guide. Runes can fix awkward dice positions, protect against enemy dice, or turn a strong class board into a winning combo.

Hero Classes & Character Tiers

Progression in Rune Dice is tied to your hero’s class tier. Each of the game’s eight classes features three levels of progression, representing custom character presets. As you level up, you recruit stronger versions of these heroes, complete with upgraded abilities and visual designs.

Unlocking Hero Tiers

To recruit higher-tier heroes and add their signature dice to your deck, you must fulfill specific gameplay objectives during your runs. These requirements represent major milestones in combat prowess and mechanical mastery.

Below is the complete unlock checklist for all 24 hero presets across all classes:

Class	Tier & Character Preset	How to Unlock	Key Mechanic Focus
Warrior	Tier 1: Arahorn Thronebane	Defeat 2 bosses on any difficulty	Physical defense, high shield stacks
	Tier 2: Maximus Crow	Play the Shield Die 50 times	Shield synergy and counterattacks
	Tier 3: Nanoc the Barbarian	Play the Overwhelming Die 100 times	Stun control and massive non-lethal setups
Archer	Tier 1: Clint Westfield	Reach a Max Combo of 40	Backline priority targeting
	Tier 2: Arrow Smith	Play the Piercing Die 50 times	Straight-line pierce attacks
	Tier 3: Silva Nightwalker	Play the Knockback Die 100 times	Queue manipulation and stun lockouts
Mage	Tier 1: Merlin the Purple	Unlocked by default	Versatile elements and arcane recovery
	Tier 2: Albus Boombledore	Play the Freeze Die 50 times	Ice-based control and freeze stacks
	Tier 3: Nikola Thunderheart	Play the Healing Die 100 times	Lightning chains and high healing capacity
Rogue	Tier 1: Romeo Deathbrew	Unlocked by default	Evasion and single-target physical focus
	Tier 2: Brutus Backstrike	Play the Dodge Die 50 times	Heavy dodge scaling and surprise backstabs
	Tier 3: John Wickblade	Play the Poison Die 100 times	Poison damage-over-time amplification
Bard	Tier 1: Dan Deliono	Reach a Highest Merge Dice Value of 8	Inspiration stacking and value copying
	Tier 2: Orpheus Goldstring	Play the Inspiration Die 50 times	Duplicate merge triggers
	Tier 3: Taras Kobzar	Play the Rally Die 100 times	Buffing combat values and board recycling
Druid	Tier 1: Darwin Wildform	Defeat the Blight Druid in Hard Mode	Nature spirits and roots
	Tier 2: Bear Thornweaver	Play the Root Die 50 times	Locking down enemy movement
	Tier 3: Groot Rootcaller	Play the Growth Die 100 times	Growth scaling and permanent max HP builds
Paladin	Tier 1: Azkali Lightbringer	Defeat 20 Mini-Bosses	Holy healing and self-damage builds
	Tier 2: Cassius Holywar	Play the Holy Die 50 times	Holy physical damage output
	Tier 3: Ragnar Lightborn	Play the Judgment Die 100 times (matches Rage progression)	Massive scaling judgment strikes
Necromancer	Tier 1: Edward Darksparkle	Defeat 50 Dark Knights	Curses and life-draining spikes
	Tier 2: Dexter Deathnote	Play the Drain Die 50 times	Vampiric healing and mark-based multipliers
	Tier 3: Rick Mortis	Play the Death Mark Die 100 times	Death Mark detonation and souls harvesting

Player Dice Database

Player dice are divided into Base / Neutral dice (available to all classes at the start of a run) and Class-Specific dice pools.

How to Read the Dice Tables

Dice Name: The exact in-game name of the die.
Base Effect: The mechanical description of what happens when the die is merged or activated at its normal tier.
Upgraded Effect: The enhanced ability unlocked when upgrading the die. If an upgraded effect is marked N/A, the die scales its base values linearly when upgraded rather than gaining a brand-new mechanic.

Base / Neutral Dice

These four core dice are the foundation of every class’s starting deck. They manage your basic damage, area-of-effect threat, and gold economy.

Dice Name	Base Effect	Upgraded Effect
Attack Die	Deals physical damage equal to the die’s value to the target enemy.	N/A
Critical Die	Has a 50% chance to deal double damage (x2).	N/A
Bomb Die	Deals heavy explosive damage to all enemies on the board when activated.	N/A
Coin Die	Generates gold coins equal to the die’s value when merged or activated.	N/A

Warrior Dice Pool

The Warrior deck specializes in heavy defense, front-line crowd control, and dealing high damage to already weakened enemies.

Dice Name	Base Effect	Upgraded Effect
Fury Die	Deals double damage if the target enemy is already wounded (below maximum HP).	N/A
Overwhelming Die	Deals massive damage, but is incapable of killing enemies, always leaving them with at least 1 HP.	N/A
Shield Die	Applies Shields equal to the die’s value to the hero, absorbing physical damage.	N/A
Stun Die	Applies Stun equal to the die’s value to the target enemy, skipping their next action.	N/A

Archer Dice Pool

The Archer deck excels at queue control, firing through lines of enemies, and taking down high-priority backline blockers.

Dice Name	Base Effect	Upgraded Effect
Heartseeker Die	High-precision attack targeting the enemy with the highest attack power, bypassing front-line blockers.	N/A
Knockback Die	Pushes the target enemy back 1 slot in the queue, or stuns them for 1 turn if knockback is impossible.	N/A
Piercing Die	Shoots in a straight line, piercing through enemies and dealing damage to all targets (damage reduces by 1 per pierce).	N/A
Volley Die	Launches a volley of arrows, hitting all melee enemies on the field if no ranged enemies are present.	N/A

Mage Dice Pool

Mages manipulate the battlefield with powerful elemental stacks, chain-lightning mechanics, and magical healing.

Dice Name	Base Effect	Upgraded Effect
Arcane Die	Has a 50% chance to deal additional damage equal to the die’s value, or a 50% chance to restore HP to the hero equal to the die’s value.	N/A
Fire Die	Applies Fire stacks equal to the die’s value to the target enemy, causing damage over time.	N/A
Freeze Die	Applies Freeze stacks equal to the die’s value to the target enemy, slowing their actions.	N/A
Healing Die	Heals the hero for HP equal to the die’s value.	N/A
Lightning Die	Deals electrical damage that jumps to another random enemy, dealing 1 less damage each jump until it reaches 0.	N/A

Rogue Dice Pool

The Rogue focuses on fast evasion setups, massive critical backstabs, and spreading damage-over-time poison stacks.

Dice Name	Base Effect	Upgraded Effect
Backstab Die	Attacks target enemy, dealing double damage if the target is at the very back of the queue.	N/A
Blind Strike Die	Applies Blind stacks equal to the die’s value to the target enemy, causing their next attacks to miss.	N/A
Dodge Die	Grants 1 Dodge stack on the hero per merge, completely ignoring one enemy attack.	Grants 1 Dodge stack on the hero per merge, completely ignoring one physical attack.
Poison Die	Applies Poison stacks equal to the die’s value to the target enemy, dealing damage each turn.	N/A

Bard Dice Pool

Bards leverage tricky merge-scaling mechanics to duplicate their actions, taunt enemies, and reuse resources without losing value.

Dice Name	Base Effect	Upgraded Effect
Encore Die	After activating, returns to the board with +1 to its value instead of being consumed (up to a maximum value of 5).	N/A
Inspiration Die	Grants 1 Inspiration stack to the hero per merge, which duplicates the effect of one merge before decreasing.	N/A
Mockery Die	Applies Mockery stacks equal to the die’s value to the target enemy, taunting them and reducing their attack output.	N/A
Rally Die	Applies Rally stacks to the hero, boosting strength and merge value effectiveness.	N/A

Druid Dice Pool

Druids play a slow, defensive game by rooted enemies, stacking spiky retaliatory thorns, and scaling their maximum life pools permanently.

Dice Name	Base Effect	Upgraded Effect
Growth Die	Increases the hero’s maximum HP by 1 when merged or activated.	N/A
Root Die	Applies Roots equal to the die’s value to the target enemy, preventing them from moving closer.	N/A
Spirit Die	Attacks three random enemies on the board.	Attacks three random enemies. If there is no enemy for a spirit, it heals the hero for 1 HP instead.
Thorn Die	Applies Thorn stacks equal to the die’s value to the hero, dealing damage back to physical attackers.	N/A

Paladin Dice Pool

Paladins thrive on high-risk, high-reward self-damage gameplay. By burning themselves with penance, they charge up devastating strikes and massive passive regeneration.

Dice Name	Base Effect	Upgraded Effect
Holy Die	Deals holy physical damage and heals the hero for 1 HP.	N/A
Judgment Die	Deals damage equal to the die’s value +1 bonus damage.	Deals 1 bonus damage for each merge performed this turn, including this one, and applies 1 Fire stack to the hero.
Penance Die	Applies 1 self-inflicted Fire stack to the hero, enabling defensive triggers or self-damage build actions.	N/A
Regeneration Die	Grants 1 Regeneration stack for each merge performed this turn before it. Heals for current stacks at end of turn, then reduces stacks by half.	N/A

Necromancer Dice Pool

Necromancers manipulate life and death by marking targets for execution, reducing enemy defenses with curses, and siphoning maximum HP.

Dice Name	Base Effect	Upgraded Effect
Curse Die	Applies Curse equal to the die’s value to the target enemy, reducing their defensive attributes.	N/A
Death Mark Die	Applies a Death Mark stack equal to the die’s value to the target enemy, magnifying incoming damage or triggering on-death effects.	N/A
Drain Die	Deals damage to target enemy and restores HP to the hero equal to 50% of the damage dealt (rounded up).	N/A
Soul Die	Also increases the hero’s maximum HP by 1 when merged or activated.	Increases hero maximum HP by 1. Killing the enemy with Soul Die increases max HP by 2 and heals for 2 instead.

Enemy Obstacle Dice

During combat—especially in boss fights or when facing elite forces—enemies can spawn Obstacle Dice on your board. These dice act as blockers, lock down your merging space, or trigger dangerous attacks and buffs when they are activated.

Learning how to navigate and counter these threats is essential to surviving high-difficulty runs.

Several obstacle-dice problems can be solved with rune timing. Check the runes guide for Purge Rune, Weakness Rune, Shuffle Rune, Gravity Rune, and Trigger Rune use cases before boss fights.

Obstacle Die	Board Type	Combat Effect / Threat	Counter Strategy
Banshee Scream Die	Enemy Board	Clears the entire player dice queue when activated.	Merge or destroy the matching trigger dice before the timer ticks down.
Enemy Cleaver Die	Enemy Board	Deals immediate damage equal to its die value directly to the hero.	Stack shields or dodge stacks, or use a Stun Die to delay its activation.
Enemy Dodge Die	Enemy Board	Grants dodge stacks equal to its die value to the spawning enemy.	Strike with small physical attacks first to strip the dodges, or bypass them using magic.
Enemy Power Die	Enemy Board	Strengthens the marked enemy (indicated by a red outline) and boosts their attack.	Focus down the marked enemy immediately, or use Mockery to reduce their attack output.
Goblin King Die	Enemy Board	Strengthens ALL enemies on the board, boosting their overall attack damage.	Prioritize merging friendly area-of-effect dice (like Bomb Die) to clear the board quickly.
Enemy Move Die	Enemy Board	Moves the marked enemy 1 slot closer to the hero when merged, if possible.	Avoid merging the adjacent dice unless you have Root stacks active to pin the enemy.
Enemy Poison Die	Enemy Board	Applies poison stacks equal to its die value directly to the hero.	Maintain high health, use healing dice, or utilize relics like Phoenix Essence to clear poison.
Enemy Regeneration Die	Enemy Board	Applies regeneration stacks equal to its die value to the spawning enemy.	Use burst damage to override the healing ticks, or apply Curse to lower their healing effectiveness.
Sand Die	Field Obstacle	Heavy obstacle die that barely moves when hit and cannot be merged.	Plan your friendly merges around the Sand Die to avoid letting it choke your board space.
Enemy Shield Die	Enemy Board	Applies shield points equal to its die value to the spawning enemy.	Use Piercing Die to hit multiple targets, or magic dice to deal unshielded damage.
Stone Skin Die	Enemy Board	Applies Stone Skin stacks equal to its die value to the spawning enemy.	Strip the stacks using multi-hit dice or bypass with direct execution cards.
Tentacle Die	Enemy Board	Spawns during the Tentacle Terror boss fight. Merging it reduces the boss’s attack bonus.	Focus heavily on merging this die as soon as it appears to weaken the boss’s devastating swings.
Enemy Weakness Die	Enemy Board	Applies weakness stacks equal to its die value directly to the hero.	Cleanse the debuff with relics, or scale up your direct attack dice values to offset the penalty.