Heroes

Choose two heroes of different elements for each match. Matching gems of a hero's element charges that hero; a full mana bar automatically casts the skill. Collect enough Thi Fruit to Awaken one hero and gain a stronger skill.

Crossbow King Legendary

King of Âu Lạc, who built the Spiral Citadel. The Golden Turtle gave him a claw for a magic crossbow that killed a hundred foes with one shot. Losing his kingdom through misplaced trust, he took a rhinoceros horn and walked into the sea.

Divine Crossbow Volley · 8 mana

Fire 3 shots of 5 damage each (the first pierces Shields). Lock mana gain of the enemy hero with the most mana for their next turn, stacking.

Awakened: Ten Thousand Arrows

Fire 4 shots of 5 damage each (the first pierces Shields). Lock mana gain of both enemy heroes for their next turn, stacking.

Unlock with 200 shards

Prince Tidewell Legendary

Son of the Northern Warlord, who married into Âu Lạc to steal the secret of the magic crossbow. Following the goose feathers he came too late to find his wife; in grief he threw himself into the well of Spiral Citadel, whose water makes pearls shine brighter.

Night Tracker · 6 mana

Deal 5 damage. Steal 2 mana from the enemy hero with the most mana for itself. The robbed hero needs 2 more mana to cast for their next 2 turns; a hero already affected gets the turns added.

Awakened: Falling Feathers Trap

Deal 10 damage. Steal 3 mana from the enemy hero with the most mana for itself. The robbed hero needs 3 more mana to cast for their next 2 turns; a hero already affected gets the turns added.

Unlock with 200 shards

Bamboo Lad Legendary

A kind farmhand promised the rich man's daughter so he would work for free. Sent to find a bamboo with a hundred joints, he learned from the Elder Sage the magic words "Khắc nhập, khắc xuất" to join and split bamboo, and even the rich man got stuck.

Join and Bind · 7 mana

Deal 10 damage. Instantly clear 3 random enemy-element gems; each one becomes 1 mana for this hero.

Awakened: Split and Thunder

Deal 15 damage. Instantly clear 4 random enemy-element gems; each one becomes 1 mana for this hero.

Unlock with 200 shards

Sand Crab Legendary

A boy given a pearl that let him understand every animal, until he dropped it into the sea. Turned into a sand crab, he rolls sand on the Eastern Sea shore forever looking for it: a tireless task that comes to nothing.

Sand Claw · 6 mana

Deal 5 damage. Gain a 5 Shield. The opponent loses 1 move next turn (at least 1 move remains).

Awakened: Endless Sand Rolling

Deal 10 damage. Gain a 10 Shield. The opponent loses 1 move next turn (at least 1 move remains).

Unlock with 200 shards

Rice Cake Prince Legendary

The 18th son of the Hùng King and the poorest of the princes. Guided by a god, he made square bánh chưng for the earth and round bánh dày for the sky, offered them to his father, and inherited the throne.

Sticky Rice Rush · 6 mana

Deal 5 damage. Heal 5 HP at the end of each turn for 2 turns, turns stack. +1 move next turn.

Awakened: Round Sky, Square Earth

Deal 10 damage. Heal 5 HP at the end of each turn for 3 turns, turns stack. +1 move next turn.

Unlock with 200 shards

Elder Sage Epic

The kindly Elder Sage, who appears whenever a good person cries and asks "Why are you crying?". He taught Tamsin to raise the goby fish, keep its bones and call the sparrows to sort the grain: always on the side of the kind.

Karma's Judgment · 7 mana

Deal 5 damage. Heal 10 HP. Remove your negative effects. Blessing: at the start of each of your turns, both your heroes gain +1 mana, for 2 turns, stacking.

Awakened: Halo of Mercy

Deal 10 damage. Heal 15 HP. Remove your negative effects. Blessing: at the start of each of your turns, both your heroes gain +1 mana, for 3 turns, stacking.

Unlock with 100 shards

Tamsin Epic

A gentle girl who suffered under her stepmother and stepsister Bran. With the help of the kindly Elder Sage, an embroidered slipper led her to the palace as queen. Betrayed, she returned as an oriole, a tree and a persimmon before she was reborn.

Oriole Claw · 6 mana

Deal 5 damage. Heal 5 HP. +2 mana to your ally.

Awakened: Phoenix Rebirth

On awakening she turns into one of two forms at random; each cast switches to the other: Sweet Persimmon (Heal 20 HP) ⇄ Oriole's Vengeance (Deal 20 damage).

Unlock with 100 shards

Tide Lord Epic

The Tide Lord of the Eastern Sea, master of rain and wind. Arriving one step too late, he lost Mị Nương and raised the waters against the Mountain Lord; their feud became the yearly floods.

Sea Thunder Torrent · 8 mana

Deal 15 damage. Rising Tide: at the start of each enemy turn, 2 enemy-element gems become your element, for 2 of their turns.

Awakened: World-Drowning Flood

Deal 20 damage. Rising Tide: at the start of each enemy turn, 3 enemy-element gems become your element, for 3 of their turns.

Unlock with 100 shards

Reed Fisher Epic

So poor that he and his father shared one loincloth, he hid in the sand when the princess's boat landed. The Blossom Princess chose him as her husband; together they learned magic, won a magic staff and hat, and raised a palace in a single night.

Sand Ambush · 6 mana

Deal 5 damage. Heal 5 HP at the end of each turn for 2 turns, turns stack (doubled at 30 HP or less).

Awakened: Overnight Citadel

Deal 10 damage. Heal 5 HP at the end of each turn for 3 turns, turns stack (doubled at 30 HP or less).

Unlock with 100 shards

Iron Rider Epic

A boy from Phù Đổng village who did not speak or smile for three years. When the raiders came he stretched into a giant warrior. In iron armour on a fire-breathing iron horse he crushed the enemy with an iron rod; when the rod broke he pulled up bamboo to fight on, then rode up to the sky from Mount Sóc.

Iron Steed Charge · 8 mana

Deal 15 damage. Clear a column.

Awakened: Fire Lance Quake

Deal 20 damage. Clear a row and a column in a cross.

Unlock with 100 shards

Sly Lyle Epic

A wine seller who befriended Stonewood and sent him to die in the ogre's temple. He stole the credit for slaying the ogre and rescuing the princess, until lightning struck him down.

Stolen Glory · 6 mana

Deal 10 damage. Steal 1 Persimmon. Steal 1 mana from the enemy hero with the most mana for itself.

Awakened: Thunder's Punishment

Deal 15 damage. Steal 2 Persimmons. Steal 1 mana from the enemy hero with the most mana for itself.

Unlock with 100 shards

Mountain Lord Epic

The Mountain Lord of Tản Viên, who can raise hills with a wave of his hand. He brought the elephant with nine tusks, the rooster with nine spurs and the horse with nine red manes first, and won Princess Mị Nương. Every year, as the floods rise, he raises his mountains higher.

Mountain Mover · 8 mana

Deal 10 damage. Gain a 10 Shield. Turn 2 gems into Mountain Stone; each Stone broken on your turn gives +2 mana.

Awakened: Lord of Ten Thousand Peaks

Deal 15 damage. Gain a 15 Shield. Turn 3 gems into Mountain Stone; each Stone broken on your turn gives +2 mana.

Unlock with 100 shards

Golden Turtle Rare

The Golden Turtle, guardian spirit of the Thanh Giang river. He helped the Crossbow King drive away the demons so Spiral Citadel could be finished, gave a claw for the magic crossbow, and at the end warned: "The enemy sits behind the king."

Turtle Tidewall · 7 mana

Deal 10 damage. Turtle Shell +3 layers (max 8): a skill hit shatters the whole shell — each layer blocks 5 damage and every spare layer reflects 10 damage; 1 layer fades at the start of your turn.

Awakened: Golden Turtle Seabreaker

Deal 10 damage. Turtle Shell +5 layers (max 8): a skill hit shatters the whole shell — each layer blocks 5 damage and every spare layer reflects 10 damage; 1 layer fades at the start of your turn.

Unlock with 40 shards

Elder Treant Rare

The spirit of a thousand-year-old tree at the border that grew into a demon and demanded sacrifices every year. Lạc Long Quân cut it down with a bronze bell and a magic sword.

Ancient Branch Claw · 6 mana

Deal 10 damage. Root-lock 4 gems on enemy-element gems.

Awakened: Bloodwood Forest

Deal 15 damage. Root-lock 6 gems on enemy-element gems.

Unlock with 40 shards

Moon Boy Rare

A woodcutter who found a magic banyan that could cure any illness. His wife forgot the rule and watered it with dirty water; the tree uprooted itself and flew to the sky with Moon Boy clinging on, and he sits under it on the Moon to this day.

Lie Made True · 5 mana

Deal 5 damage. Inflict Confusion for 2 moves (each move: 50% chance to lose 10 HP), stacking.

Awakened: Moon of Ages

Deal 10 damage. Inflict Confusion for 3 moves (each move: 50% chance to lose 10 HP), stacking.

Unlock with 40 shards

Feather Princess Rare

Daughter of the Crossbow King, who trusted her husband too much. She let Prince Tidewell see the magic crossbow and left a trail of goose feathers; she died wrongly accused by the sea, and her blood turned into pearls.

Snow Feather Arrow · 6 mana

Deal 10 damage. Goose Feather Mark until the end of your next 2 turns (stacking, up to 5 turns): every skill hit on the opponent deals 5 extra damage.

Awakened: Phoenix Feather Lament

Deal 15 damage. Goose Feather Mark until the end of your next 3 turns (stacking, up to 5 turns): every skill hit on the opponent deals 5 extra damage. Set Pearls on 2 gems on your-element gems (clearing one deals 5 extra damage).

Unlock with 40 shards

Nine-Tail Fox Rare

A thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox who lived on a rocky hill west of Thăng Long, taking human form to prey on people. Lạc Long Quân flooded its den, the fox fled, and the cave sank into a deep lake: today's West Lake.

Phantom Claw · 7 mana

Deal 10 damage. Dodge 1 attack (the opponent's next skill deals 10 less damage); dodges stack.

Awakened: Nine-Tailed Dusk

Deal 15 damage. Dodge 2 attacks (the opponent's next 2 skills each deal 10 less damage); dodges stack.

Unlock with 40 shards

Thunder Toad Rare

In a year of drought the Toad led a crab, bears, tigers, bees and a fox to sue Heaven. Outwitting the Thunder God, he made the Jade Emperor send rain and call him "uncle": whoever strikes the toad, Heaven strikes back.

Wind-Calling Croak · 7 mana

Deal 15 damage. Plant 3 Thunder gems on your-element gems (a cleared Thunder gem also clears 2 random tiles). Heaven's Suit: each Thunder Tile your side clears on your turn adds 1 point; at 3 points the next cast deals +10 damage.

Awakened: Thunder Court

Deal 20 damage. Plant 4 Thunder gems on your-element gems (a cleared Thunder gem also clears 2 random tiles). Heaven's Suit: each Thunder Tile your side clears on your turn adds 1 point; at 3 points the next cast deals +10 damage.

Unlock with 40 shards

Coconut Kid Rare

Born round like a coconut, yet clever and gifted. He herded goats for a rich man, married the kind youngest daughter, passed the royal exam to become an envoy, and rescued his wife from the belly of a whale.

Bamboo Flute Song · 5 mana

Deal 5 damage. +1 mana to your ally. Turn 2 gems into your ally's element.

Awakened: True Form Revealed

Deal 10 damage. +2 mana to your ally. Turn 4 gems into your ally's element.

Unlock with 40 shards

Stonewood Common

An orphaned woodcutter living under a banyan tree, taught martial arts and magic by a heavenly envoy. He slew the python-ogre, shot down the giant eagle to save the princess, and with his magic lute and a never-empty rice pot made the armies of eighteen kingdoms lay down their arms.

Woodcutter's Might · 6 mana

Deal 10 damage. Clear a column.

Awakened: Divine Lute Breaker

Deal 15 damage. Clear a column. Every cast adds +5 damage to all later casts, stacking.

Unlock with a starting hero at the beginning of the game

Melon Castaway Common

The Hùng King's adopted son, exiled to a deserted island for one proud remark. He planted seeds dropped by birds and grew a field of watermelons; melons carved with his name floated to the mainland, and the king called him home.

Phantom Melon Seeds · 6 mana

Deal 10 damage. Turn 3 gems into your element.

Awakened: Hundred-Seed Harvest

Deal 15 damage. Turn 4 gems into your element.

Unlock with a starting hero at the beginning of the game

Leviathan Common

A long-tailed fish as big as a mountain in the Eastern Sea that raised waves to swallow boats. Lạc Long Quân threw a red-hot iron block into its mouth and cut it into three; its tail became Bạch Long Vĩ island.

Whale Surge · 6 mana

Deal 10 damage. Drain 2 mana from each enemy hero.

Awakened: Blood of the Eastern Sea

Deal 15 damage. Drain 3 mana from each enemy hero.

Unlock with a starting hero at the beginning of the game

Bran Common

Tamsin's half-sister, spoiled by her mother. Jealous of Tamsin, she wore her sister's clothes to enter the palace: quick-witted, with endless greed.

Wolf Heart · 4 mana

Deal 5 damage. Inflict Burn for 3 turns (5 damage per turn), stacking up to 15 turns.

Awakened: Bloodsteam Curse

Deal 10 damage. Inflict Burn for 4 turns (5 damage per turn), stacking up to 20 turns.

Unlock with a starting hero at the beginning of the game

Blossom Princess Common

Daughter of the 18th Hùng King, who loved to travel and had no wish to marry. She met the Reed Fisher on a sandbank, married him and studied magic with him; one night their whole citadel rose into the sky.

Fragrant Feather Breeze · 7 mana

Deal 10 damage. Clear a 2×2 area. Heal 5 HP.

Awakened: Fated Sandbank

Deal 15 damage. Clear a 3×2 area. Heal 5 HP at the end of each turn for 2 turns, turns stack.

Unlock with a starting hero at the beginning of the game