Slide & Slay heroes

Slide & Slay has 6 heroes. Each one bends one rule of the game and has an active ability that charges as you kill monsters. The Knight is available from the start; the others unlock by playing, and progress counts across every run.

• Knight Tank

  Steady and sturdy. No tricks.

  Ability, Shield Wall: Block all damage for the next 2 swipes.

  Available from the start.

  Sworn to the crypt gate. Never the first to retreat.

• Rogue Treasure hunter

  Coins are worth double. −6 max health.

  Ability, Pickpocket: Grab every coin on the board at double value.

  Unlock: Earn 150 gold in total.

  Came for the gold. Stayed for more gold.

• Cleric Healer

  Potions heal 50% more. A free potion every 10 swipes.

  Ability, Sanctuary: Heal 40% of your health and push back every monster countdown.

  Unlock: Drink 25 potions.

  Her lantern keeps the dark at arm’s length.

• Berserker Glass cannon

  Weapons hit twice as hard. −10 max health.

  Ability, Bloodrage: Your next strike deals triple damage.

  Unlock: Slay 75 monsters.

  Laughs at the monsters. They stop laughing first.

• Beast Tamer Controller

  Monsters wait one extra swipe before attacking.

  Ability, Tame: Turn the weakest monster into a weapon of the same tier.

  Unlock: Reach depth 4.

  Every beast in the deep knows her whistle.

• Necromancer Harvester

  Slain monsters may leave a coin behind.

  Ability, Soul Harvest: Deal 1 damage to every monster on the board.

  Unlock: Slay 3 bosses.

  The dead always pay their debts in coin.

Mastery and talents

Heroes level up to level 5 through mastery XP earned from kills and bosses in endless runs, and each level adds a real bonus. You can also buy three talents for each hero with banked gold:

The daily dungeon always uses the Knight with no upgrades, so everyone competes on equal terms.