At a glance
Guide notes- Role
- Short-range Frost Mage — cleaves the nearest secondary target and buffs Mage/Duelist debuff loops
- Best for
- Formation boards with Pimenta (Lover pair) or Mage/Duelist Debuff tribal
- Strength
- Permafrost stacks and splash-Frost the nearest enemy to her target; Breezy turns every Debuff into AS/Magic for Mage/Duelist
- Weakness
- Short effective range — if she cannot stick near the fight, Permafrost does little
Current Tier Ranking
Full Guildrun tier listShort-range Frost Mage — situational formation support, rarely the run-defining pickup.
How to play
Decision notes for shops and formation — not a copy of the in-game panel.
Early
Draft with a plan for who stands in front of her. With Pimenta, Lover on either side is a real archetype. Alone, she needs a tank she can stand behind.
Mid
Breezy = Backup Mage/Duelist Debuff engine. Lover = permanent Defense for the hero directly in front (Pimenta bonus). Brisk = Permafrost bonus damage can Crit and she gains Crit on cast. Pick tribal, formation pair, or Crit Frost carry.
Late
Keep Debuffs flowing so Breezy pays. Stack Magic/Crit for Brisk. Do not relocate her away from the frontline pair mid-run without rewriting the plan.
Positioning
Just behind the tank (ideally Pimenta). Lover only works if someone occupies the tile directly in front every combat.
Base Stats
- Max HP
- 725
- Max Mana
- 100
- Starting Mana
- 50
- Mana Regen
- 4
- Defense
- 34
- Attack
- 0
- Magic
- 25
- Attack Speed
- 0
- Crit
- 15
- Move Speed
- 1.5
- Attack Range
- 2
- Mana Lock (s)
- 1
- Base Attack Speed
- 0.42
- Base Attack Damage
- 30
Ranks C → S
Draft a duplicate or use an eligible campfire event to rank up. Art below shows each rank portrait for Sal.
Rank C
Base kit — the active ability is equipped and the starting stat line applies.
- C — start with the active ability and base kit.
- B — lock one of three specialization paths.
- A / S — take the rank stat package, then draft class modifiers.
Abilities
Kit text from the Demo dump, plus short notes on how to play around each ability.
Active
Permafrost
activeSal empowers her attacks, causing them to also hit the nearest enemy to Sal's target, dealing 1 per 999 Magic bonus damage and inflicting 1 (+ 0% rank ) Frost. This ability stacks.
In practice: Empowered autos cleave Frost onto the nearest enemy to the target. Stand her where two bodies are always close — empty side lanes waste the cleave.
Passives
The Breezy
passiveWhenever a Mage or Duelist inflicts a Debuff, they gain 1 (+ 100% rank ) Attack Speed and 1 (+ 100% rank ) Magic. Backup.
In practice: Lean into Mage / Duelist / Debuff — itemize the stats this ability already scales with.
The Lover
passiveAt start of combat, Heroes directly in front of Sal permanently gain 1 Defense. Pimenta gains 0 more.
In practice: Lean into Defense — itemize the stats this ability already scales with.
The Brisk
passiveBonus damage from Permafrost can Crit. On Crit, inflict 1 (+ 0% rank ) Frost. On cast, Sal gains 0 (+ 1 per 50 Attack , + 33% Magic ) Crit.
In practice: Crit is the multiplier — lean Crit relics/items once the baseline kit is online.
Specializations
Rank B paths that reshape how Sal scales through a run.
The Breezy
Whenever a Mage or Duelist inflicts a Debuff, they gain 1 (+ 100% rank ) Attack Speed and 1 (+ 100% rank ) Magic. Backup.
When to pick: Take on Mage/Duelist Debuff boards — every Debuff proc speeds and Magics the tribe.
The Lover
At start of combat, Heroes directly in front of Sal permanently gain 1 Defense. Pimenta gains 0 more.
When to pick: Hard-commit formation with Pimenta (or another frontliner). Skip if you will not keep someone in the front tile.
The Brisk
Bonus damage from Permafrost can Crit. On Crit, inflict 1 (+ 0% rank ) Frost. On cast, Sal gains 0 (+ 1 per 50 Attack , + 33% Magic ) Crit.
When to pick: Crit Frost path for Sal as personal carry. Take when you can stack Crit and keep her attacking.
Best relics & synergies
Relics that overlap Mage keywords and Sal's ability tags. Top matches include a short “why”.
Mage's Cataclysm Engine
Heroes gain 50 Magic. Whenever a Mage casts, they inflict Burn and Frost on all enemies in their range equal to 50% of their Magic.
Why: Matches Sal's Magic / Mage / Burn tags.
Mage's Elemental Banner
Whenever a Mage casts, all enemies in their range take 1 damage per Frost and 1 damage per Burn they have.
Why: Elemental Mage banner for Frost identity.
Mage's Enlightenment Banner
After Stall (1), Mages permanently gain 0 Magic.
Why: Matches Sal's Stall / Mage / Magic tags.
Mage's Precise Reflection
Mages gain 25 Magic and 15 Crit.
Why: Crit/precision tools for Brisk Permafrost.
Arcane Amplifier
Mages and Mystics gain 50 Magic and 4 Mana Regen.
Why: Magic amp glue when specialty relics miss.
Arcane Backup Prism
Heroes gain 1 Magic per rank of each Mage in the reserves and 1 Mana Regen per rank of each Mystic in the reserves.
Shard
Crystal charges spent or consumed for bonus effects.
54 relics · 12 abilities · 3 classes
Crit
Critical strikes and effects that trigger when attacks crit.
49 relics · 19 abilities · 3 classes
Rush
Tempo windows that amp allies for a short burst of aggression.
41 relics · 16 abilities · 4 classes
Stall
Control and delay tools that interrupt enemy pace.
39 relics · 22 abilities · 4 classes
FAQ
Common questions when this hero shows up in the shop or draft.
Is Sal good in Guildrun?
Excellent with Pimenta/Lover or Debuff tribal. Awkward as a lonely long-range Mage — she wants to stand on the fight.
What class is Sal?
Mage. Role focus: short-range Frost applicator and formation support (especially with Pimenta).
What relics work with Sal?
Mage Precise/Elemental pieces, Arcane amplifiers, and Crit tools for Brisk.
How do you play Sal?
Park her behind a tank, stack Permafrost, and either run Lover+Pimenta, Breezy tribal, or Brisk Crit carry.
Tips
- Check the front tile every fight if you took Lover — empty means zero permanent Defense.
- Pimenta + Sal Lover is a package; drafting only one without the formation plan is half a build.
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