Tears of Metal Wiki - Classes
Wallace
Starting hero / balanced frontline
Available immediately -- a proud Scottish leader with a sword-and-shield kit, generous reach, and reliable crowd-control swings. A near-instant block punishes elite wind-ups fastest, and he's widely recommended as the best hero to learn the game's combat loop on before branching out.
Ruadh Stonecrusher
Unlockable -- frontline / tank
Unlocks by defeating the Banshee boss. A sturdy warrior who can absorb many hits, making him a strong frontline pick alongside or instead of Wallace.
Vanguard Tracker
Unlockable -- flank / elite hunter
Unlocks via a rescue in Act II, Environment 12. Adept at moving from enemy to enemy with technical precision -- the go-to pick for deleting priority targets marked by the team in co-op.
Brienne Ironleg
Unlockable -- fast melee brawler
Unlocks through a dedicated character quest that appears on the campaign map once prerequisites are met. A pressure fighter with shorter combo windows than Wallace and higher strike tempo than Ruadh, built to stay on officers and captains rather than anchor the center of a fight.