Heroes

There are 10 heroes in the game, at the moment, and 7 hero slots. For the first 3 heroes, Defender, Huntress and Hermit, there are alternative heroes, Conqueror, Ranger and Priest. Each hero has a ring found in the Heroes-> Magic-> Pockets tab. When you have a hero's ring equipped, after your next loop you'll get the chance to hire that hero. If you equip both the hero's and its alternative hero's ring, you'll have a 50/50 chance of getting any of them.

Tip: Leaving both rings equipped gives both +runestones bonus when you loop.

Tip2: The +runestones bonus is calculated when you equip the ring, so you can do it anytime during the game, even right before you loop.

See Advanced information: Heroes and their skills for detailed information.