Songs of Silence Heroes Guide: Classes, Vocations, and Picks

Songs of Silence puts you in command of armies led by powerful heroes, and the hero you pick shapes everything from how your battles play out to how quickly you rebuild your kingdom. With 14 distinct classes split across four factions and a pool of neutral options, the roster is deep enough to feel overwhelming at first. This guide breaks down every class, their vocations, and the fastest way to get the heroes you actually want.

How does the hero system work in Songs of Silence?

Every hero operates within a three-tier structure: faction, class, and vocation. Think of the class as the hero's core identity and the vocation as the specific specialization within that identity. Most classes are locked to a specific faction, but a handful of neutral classes can be played regardless of which faction you choose.

Heroes are not just combat units. They guide individual armies, which means the class you choose determines your tactical options on the overworld map and in battle simultaneously. Picking a hero without understanding their class first is the fastest way to build an army that works against itself.

Hero class selection screen

What are the faction-locked hero classes?

Three factions each have their own exclusive classes. Here is a full breakdown sourced from the Songs of Silence Fandom wiki.

Thousand Kingdoms classes

The Thousand Kingdoms faction has three classes covering a wide tactical range:

• Hierophant: Fragile priests built around summoning and healing. High ceiling in sustained battles, but they need protection.
• High Lord: Versatile Starborn strategists who lead knights and specialize in realm rebuilding. The most well-rounded class in the faction.
• Hochmeister: A seasoned warrior mounted on a monstrous creature. Capable of destroying smaller armies on their own, which makes them a strong aggressive pick.

Old Race classes

The Old Race faction leans into unique mechanics:

• Konstruktor: A Firstborn artificer who has fused their body with a Konstrukt. Powerful and mechanically distinct.
• Monodika: Controls the battlefield through powerful line attacks, manipulating the Hymn in ways no other class replicates.
• Triune: A council of Firstborn leaders who rally their numbers and call on them during combat.

Crusade classes

The Crusade faction has three classes with aggressive or void-focused identities:

• Arbiter: Destructive ranged damage dealers who also manipulate the Void. Strong offensive option.
• Kantor: A heavily armored priest carried on a palanquin, designed to lead from the front lines.
• Vessel: Described by the wiki as "more void creature than human," this general is bereft of the Hymn and filled with Void instead. High-risk, high-reward.

What neutral hero classes can any faction use?

Four neutral classes sit outside faction restrictions, giving you flexibility regardless of your chosen side.

The Lighteaters faction adds one more class: the Ancient Lighteater, who commands a titanic aura and hordes of Gestalts on the battlefield.

Full vocation list: every hero specialization available

Vocations are the specific named builds within each class. Some are generic archetypes, others are named characters with unique identities. Below is the complete list sourced from the Songs of Silence Fandom wiki.

Arbiter vocations

• Garin, the Godslayer
• Purgatory Shepherd
• Void Summoner

Erudite vocations

• Botanist
• Chris Madrigal, Sentinel
• Iskara, Disciple of Mideas
• Saky Mohto, Minstrel

Forlorn Prideleader vocations

• Meron, Skywing
• Shadow Stalker
• Wyld Warden

Hierophant vocations

• Hauser, Divine Summoner
• Stefan, Lightbringer
• Warpriest

High Lord vocations

• Knight Captain
• Lorelai, Fated Queen
• Realmbuilder

Hochmeister vocations

• Celestial Paladin
• Freymund, the Cunning
• Silent Knight

Kantor vocations

• Dark Artificer
• Void Herald

Kobold Seeker vocations

• Beastcaller
• Pip, Knight Errant
• Wheelin' Dealer

Konstruktor vocations

• Grand Arkitekt
• Stonesinger
• Uriel, the Blizzard

Monodika vocations

• Akard, Konkorda Confidant
• Medico
• Scion of the Wild

Rogue Prince vocations

• Black Market Master
• Bribemonger

Triune vocations

• Tribunal of War
• Trinity of Peace

Vessel vocations

• Champion of Ruin
• Voidborn

Ancient Lighteater vocations

• Kingmaker
• Gestaltmancer
• Murnau, Arch Puppeteer

How do you unlock heroes and vocations fast?

The developers unlocked all races and two heroes by default following community feedback. The remaining heroes and their vocations require targeted effort.

The fastest approach breaks down into two priorities:

1. Named hero quests: Heroes like Meron, Pip, and Saky Mohto have encyclopedia quests with requirements spread across multiple campaign maps. The Steam guide by iPlayPoorly maps out the exact locations for all three.
2. Campaign progression: Some vocations unlock through natural story advancement. Running Campaign 4 specifically starts Meron's quest and requires finding the bard and rescuing refugees, as documented in the Steam guide by Adaminus.

Playing through the campaigns in order rather than jumping to the hardest difficulty immediately gives you access to more heroes before you actually need them in challenging content.

Campaign hero quest locations

Which hero class fits your playstyle?

With sources currently limited to class descriptions and vocation names, specific numerical stats per class are not yet documented in the available materials. Based on available information, here is how the classes map to general playstyles:

For a deeper look at all the tactics that make these heroes shine, the full Songs of Silence guides collection covers campaign walkthroughs, unlock paths, and army-building strategies in detail. Songs of Silence sits firmly in the strategy games tradition of rewarding players who understand their tools before committing to a direction, and the hero roster is no different.