# Heroes – five classes in tower defense | Bannerwrath

> Five heroes, five playstyles: Warrior, Archer, Mage, Warlord and Shadowblade in Bannerwrath.

Source: https://bannerwrath.com/en/heroes/ · Language: en · Updated: 2026-10-30 · Site: Bannerwrath: Hero Tower Defense (https://bannerwrath.com/)

## Five heroes. Five playstyles.

Your hero fights alongside you and gives every battle personality. Each class has abilities on Q, W, E and R and two role variants. The ability names are translated here; in the game they are currently German.

Melee · line holder

#### Warrior

Holds ground enemies and clears in front of the towers. As a tank with shield barrier and the Unshakable Bulwark, which briefly jams the road.

- **Q** Whirlwind Slash
- **W** Charge
- **E** Earth Stomp
- **R** Champion's Wrath
- **P** Battle Frenzy

**Strengths** Holds back fast runners and ground troops **Weaknesses** Cannot hit flyers

**How to play:** Stand in the way where the wave gets dense.

“Whoever wants to get past me has to go through me.”

Ranged · single target

#### Archer

Strong against bosses and flyers. With pit traps, Eagle Eye and the Arrow Storm; as a healer with the Grasp of Nature.

- **Q** Piercing Arrow
- **W** Pit Trap
- **E** Eagle Eye
- **R** Arrow Storm
- **P** Bounty Hunt

**Strengths** Takes down bosses and flyers **Weaknesses** Struggles against big swarms

**How to play:** Stay behind the towers and take on the big ones.

“One arrow, one target. Rarely do I need more.”

Spells · area

#### Mage

Area damage against masses and swarms: fire, frost, lightning and meteor. Optionally as a healer with Spark of Life and Time Rift.

- **Q** Fireball
- **W** Frost Field
- **E** Chain Lightning
- **R** Meteor
- **P** Echo

**Strengths** Hits masses and swarms with area damage **Weaknesses** Fragile, and struggles against magic-resistant enemies

**How to play:** Keep your distance and wait until the enemies bunch up.

“The closer they stand, the brighter it burns.”

Supporter · towers

#### Warlord

Strengthens the towers near him with War Banner and Command Aura. As a tank with Shield Bearer and Commander.

- **Q** Spear Throw
- **W** War Banner
- **E** Formation
- **R** General Mobilization
- **P** Command Aura

**Strengths** Strengthens everything your towers already hit **Weaknesses** Achieves little alone, without towers

**How to play:** Stand between your towers and let them work for you.

“A good tower shoots. A led tower hits.”

Assassin · infiltrator

#### Shadowblade

Weak on his own lane, from level 10 the most dangerous infiltrator at the opponent's. With traps, poison and the assassination.

- **Q** Shadow Step
- **W** Poison Blades
- **E** Smoke Bomb
- **R** Dance of Blades
- **P** Ambush

**Strengths** Takes out single strong enemies **Weaknesses** Struggles against big waves and flyers

**How to play:** Pick the most important target and strike before it sees you.

“You do not hear me. You only notice that someone is missing.”

![The five heroes side by side](https://bannerwrath.com/img/szene-helden.webp)Game characters

In the alpha

### Your hero, your name

The choice is made at the campfire.

- At the first start you choose a hero at the campfire. Every class exists as a hero and as a heroine.
- More heroes will move into your sleeping hut later.
- Your player name is not the name of your hero.
- Fair in competition: in PvP all heroes start at level 1, gear only changes the look there. You only become permanently stronger in the ruins.

More about the world of the heroes is on [The World](https://bannerwrath.com/en/world/).

Classes, names and abilities show the state of the alpha and may change.