BThe Breezy
Extra classes it can gain: Duelist
Gain the Duelist class, 20 Attack Speed, and 1 Attack Range.
The Breezy Passive
Whenever a 
Mage or 
Duelist inflicts a Debuff, they gain 1 per Rank Attack Speed and 1 per Rank Magic. Backup.
Hero
Sal
Tier BMage
The Keeper
Sal tier and best specialization
B
B tier on patch 0.5.12
Runs with Sal win among the best overall but fall to the lower half on SSS difficulty, and player lists split between A and C on her, which lands at B. She plays in Debuff Duelists on The Breezy.
Plays in these tier list comps
Specializations, best first
Picked at rank B and locked for the run. The order weighs what each one does for this hero in the comps that win, not the ability on its own.
- BThe Breezy Passive · +DuelistMakes her a Duelist and, from Backup, feeds Mages and Duelists Attack Speed and Magic per Debuff; Debuff Duelists runs it, though players prefer The Brisk.
- B
The Brisk Passive · +WarriorMakes her a Warrior whose Permafrost damage can Crit and inflict Frost; players prefer it to The Breezy, and its runs win the most of her three. - C
The Lover PassiveGives the heroes in front of her Defense, and Pimenta more; a player warns against pairing it with Pimenta's The Lover, and its runs win the least.
Tiers are reviewed by hand after each patch (latest: 0.5.12), weighing the runs players share, most of them in Red Rift, the comps that clear the high difficulties, current player tier lists and recent balance changes. All 25 heroes side by side are on the hero tier list.
Sal's attacks hit a second enemy next to her target and the effect stacks — she is the Mage who works through auto attacks instead of casts. That makes her the cheapest Frost source in the game to run, and the only Mage whose value rises with Attack Speed.
Burn and Frost from one Mage
Sal becomes a Duelist through The Breezy, which also gives her 20 Attack Speed and 1 range, lifting her from 2 to 3. Its passive grows on Debuffs: whenever a Mage or Duelist inflicts one, that hero gains 1 Attack Speed and 1 Magic per rank. Patch 0.5.2 took away the flat point of Magic it used to add on top. Debuff Duelists takes her to rank A on this spec.
The Duelist class also opens the Duelist upgrade pool, which is where her rank A pick in that build comes from. Burning Attacks inflicts 1 Burn plus 1 per 33 Attack Speed on every auto attack, up to 10, alongside the Frost Permafrost already inflicts. Being a Duelist also lets her auto attacks trigger Duelist's Outbreak Banner, the relic that pays per Debuff type on the target. Freezing Contract makes her Frost 20% larger once she has inflicted 200, and two Sigil add 10 Attack Speed and 7 Omnivamp each.
Sitting behind Pimenta
The Lover is written for one partner. Heroes directly in front of Sal permanently gain 20 Defense when combat starts, and Pimenta gains 20 more. Pimenta's own Lover mirrors it: 15 Attack Speed for heroes directly behind her, and 15 more for Sal. In Debuff Duelists Pimenta takes that spec, so a Sal placed directly behind her starts with 30 permanent Attack Speed from it.
The Brisk goes the other way, adding the Warrior class and 50 Attack. Permafrost's bonus damage can then Crit, each Crit inflicts 1 Frost plus 1 per rank, and every cast gives her Crit equal to 33% of her Attack plus 33% of her Magic. Patch 0.5.3 slowed her base attack rate from 0.45 to 0.42.
Base stats
- Health
- 725
- Defence
- 34
- Attack
- 30
- Crit
- 15
- Magic
- 25
- Range
- 2
- Max mana
- 100
- Mana regen
- 4
What Sal gains per rank
A hero climbs C → B → A → S — 3 upgrades in all. Every stat rises at the same rate on every hero, with one exception: the primary stat of the class rises three to four times faster. For Sal that stat is Magic.
| Stats | Per rank | C → S |
|---|---|---|
| Health | +12.5% | +37.5% |
| Defence | +8 | +24 |
| Attack | +6 | +18 |
| Magicprimary | +25 | +75 |
| Attack speed | +5 | +15 |
| Crit | +4 | +12 |
| Mana regen | +1 | +3 |
Health rises as a percentage of base health; every other stat is a flat addition. The specialization is chosen at rank B, and the class modifier pools open at A and S.
Starting ability
Permafrost Active
Sal empowers her attacks, causing them to also hit the nearest enemy to Sal's target, dealing 10 (+50% Magic) bonus damage and inflicting 1 (+1 per Rank) Frost. This ability stacks.
Specializations
A hero unlocks one of these at rank B. The choice is locked for the run, and it decides which role the hero ends up playing.
CThe Lover
The Lover Passive
At start of combat, Heroes directly in front of Sal permanently gain 20 Defense. Pimenta gains 20 more.
BThe Brisk
Extra classes it can gain: Warrior
Gain the Warrior class and 50 Attack.
The Brisk Passive
Bonus damage from Permafrost can Crit. On Crit, inflict 1 (+1 per Rank) Frost. On cast, Sal gains 33% Attack, +33% Magic Crit.
Class upgrades
Picked at rank A and again at rank S. Drawn from the shared pool for the hero class, so two heroes of the same class compete for the same upgrades.
Mage Armor
At start of combat, if this Hero is in the front row they gain 100% Magic Defense.
Hermit
At start of combat, if this Hero is alone in the back 2 rows they gain +33% Magic and +50% Crit.
Stall Certainty
Stall abilities trigger 6 seconds faster. Backup.
Enchanted Attacks
On auto attack, deal 100% Magic bonus damage.
Arcane Destruction
On cast, gain 100 Crit.
Burning Casts
On cast, inflict 50% Magic Burn on enemies in range.
Burning Absorption
On cast, gain 1 Magic per 3 Burn on enemies in range.
Stalled Heat
After Stall (20), inflict 100% Magic Burn on all enemies.
Magical Growth
At start of combat,
Mages permanently gain 20 Magic. Backup.
Freezing Casts
On cast, inflict 25% Magic Frost on enemies in range.
Freezing Absorption
On cast, gain 1 Magic per 5 Frost on enemies in range.
Stalled Cold
After Stall (20), inflict 35% Magic Frost on all enemies.
Stalled Growth
After Stall (25), permanently gain 40 Magic.
Instacast
After Stall (15, Stall 30, and Stall 45), gain 100 Mana.
Fast Cast
Gain 8 Mana Regen and 40 Starting Mana.
Guildrun Heroes
Questions people ask
What tier is Sal in Guildrun?
Sal is B tier on patch 0.5.12. The strongest specialization is The Breezy, rated B.
What class is Sal in Guildrun?
Sal is a Mage hero with 725 health, 34 defence, 30 attack and 15 crit at rank C.
Which specializations can Sal take?
Sal has 3 paths: The Breezy, The Lover, The Brisk. One is picked at rank B and stays locked for the rest of the run.
What does Sal gain per rank?
Every stat rises at each rank, but Magic rises three to four times faster than the rest, because it is the primary stat of Sal’s class. There are 3 upgrades between C and S.
What is Sal’s starting ability?
Permafrost (Active). Sal empowers her attacks, causing them to also hit the nearest enemy to Sal's target, dealing 10 (+50% Magic) bonus damage and inflicting 1 (+1 per Rank) Frost. This ability stacks.
What does ranking a hero up actually do?
Rank B unlocks the specialization. Rank A adds a class upgrade. Rank S adds a second class upgrade and a fourth item slot. A hero below rank B cannot take a specialization at all.
Can a hero play outside its class?
Yes, and that is the point of the game. Specializations exist to pull a hero out of its class role. A Mage can end up as the damage carry, a Vanguard can end up generating shards.
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