March of Giants Playtest is out now and the first big question is simple: who can you play? I covers every March of Giants character, what each one does, and how to unlock them all.
There are 17 announced Giants. 16 are playable in the Pioneer Playtest (October 7 to 18, 2026). The 17th, Pandemos, joins on October 12.
In This Guide:
Quick note: This guide is based on the Pioneer Playtest, so things can change before release. I’ll update it when Pandemos gets his full reveal.
All March of Giants Characters (Full Roster)
Every Giant comes from either a Dream or a Nightmare. So far there are 8 of each, and Pandemos is still a mystery. Starter Giants are marked in the table.
| Giant | Title | Type | What they do |
| Victoria (starter) | Dream of Victory | Melee | Fire damage, shields, and stuns |
| Wolfgang | Nightmare of Rage | Melee | Werewolf transformation and soldiers |
| Voidmaster | Nightmare of the Occult | Melee | Crowd control and boosted abilities |
| Strykka | Nightmare of Agony | Melee | Electric damage |
| Kragg (starter) | Nightmare of Strength | Melee | Tank, charges, and crowd control |
| Oriane | Dream of Peace | Melee | Precision duelist |
| Iron Sister | Dream of the War Effort | Melee | Molten magma and area control |
| Trench Maw | Nightmare of the Battlefield | Melee | Burrowing and soldier ambushes |
| Ossuary | Nightmare of the Fallen | Melee | Ghost soldiers and fast attacks |
| Solace (starter) | Dream of Faith | Ranged | Healing, control, and soldier conversion |
| Flint | Dream of Idealism | Ranged | Artillery damage |
| Malgrove | Nightmare of Hate | Ranged | Roots, long-range attacks, and traps |
| Dreadnought | Nightmare of Vengeance | Ranged | Cannon attacks and bunkers |
| Stratus | Dream of Storms | Ranged | Lightning and tornadoes |
| Goliath | Dream of Courage | Ranged | Soldier buffs and tactical deployment |
| Elaris (starter) | Dream of Stars | Ranged | Mobility, steady damage, and burst damage |
| Pandemos | Not revealed yet | Unknown | Joins October 12, abilities not confirmed |
Old Names and New Looks
If you played the 2025 Closed Alpha, some names have changed. Brother Light is now Solace, Mole is now Trench Maw, Kraken is now Voidmaster, and Le Poilu is now Wolfgang.
The new looks are a little bit controversial. Some people like it while the others believe the giants don’t look like giants anymore and are too humanlike. I’m with the second group and liked the fantasy like look of the Alpha more.
Melee vs Ranged Giants in March of Giants
Ubisoft splits the roster into two groups. There are 9 melee Giants and 7 ranged Giants (not counting Pandemos).
Melee Giants fight up close. They start fights, take hits, or chase down targets. Victoria, Wolfgang, Voidmaster, Strykka, Kragg, Oriane, Iron Sister, Trench Maw, and Ossuary are all melee.
Ranged Giants fight from a distance. They deal damage, heal, or control fights from behind the front line. Solace, Flint, Malgrove, Dreadnought, Stratus, Goliath, and Elaris are all ranged.
Don’t think of these groups as strict classes. Ubisoft says you can shape each Giant with Kinetic Power, Alchemic Power, soldier-focused builds, and Augments that change abilities. So the same Giant can play in more than one way.
Every March of Giants Character’s Abilities and Playstyle
Ubisoft has published full ability spotlights for seven Giants: Victoria, Wolfgang, Voidmaster, Kragg, Ossuary, Solace, and Elaris. For the other nine, I used playtest videos, so exact ability names may be different in the game. Two players on Reddit also said they couldn’t find ability scaling or cooldowns on the Giant details page, so I left numbers out.
Victoria (Melee)
Victoria is a giant with wings who burns enemies with fire damage that stacks. She has a dash that gives her a shield, a spear attack that stuns, and an ultimate where she leaps into the fight. You can rely on her for starting a team fight or for killing an isolated foe.
Victoria’s Passive: Scorching Angelflame
Basic attack and abilities also scorch enemies, dealing damage over time that can stack.
Victoria’s Abilities
Burning Arc
Sprays a cone of flames, dealing damage to all caught within.
Cooldown: 5.5s
Cost: 30
Winged Victory
Dashing ahead, Victoria strikes all foes in her path. Nearby soldiers are inspired, increasing her shield.
Cooldown: 14s
Cost: 30
Supercharged Spear
The spear blazes brighter, gaining attack speed for basic attacks while active and stunning the first enemy hit.
Cooldown: 14s
Cost: 40
Victoria’s Ultimate Ability
On History’s Pyre: Victoria becomes intimidating, taking flight and crashing to damage and suppress her foe. Flames detonate when she lands.
Cooldown: 120s
Cost: 100
Wolfgang (Melee)
Wolfgang builds up Rage to turn into the Beast. He also leads Werewolf Soldiers, but you can’t call them back or change their target once they go. Old players will know him as Le Poilu.
Wolfgang’s Passive: The Beast Within
Building rage brings out the Beast, making Wolfgang’s abilities more vicious.
Wolfgang’s Abilities
Warbound Savagery
A swipe that deals damage. When transformed, gain damage reduction when hitting an enemy giant.
Cooldown: 8s
Cost: 30
Feral Lunge
Lunges forward, dealing damage and slowing enemies. When transformed, lunging through enemy giants heals itself.
Cooldown: 14s
Cost: 40
Chain of Rage
Wolfgang has increased recovery speed per enemy giant within max chain range. Werewolves assaulting enemies creates a chain Wolfgang can pull to yank the enemy toward him. When transformed, pulled enemies are stunned.
Cooldown: 14s
Cost: 40
Wolfgang’s Ultimate Ability: The Howling Hunt
Transforms into the Beast, gaining additional movement speed and revealing all enemies.
Cooldown: 120s
Cost: 100
Voidmaster (Melee)
Voidmaster’s basic attacks power up his abilities. He can pull enemies in, stun a Giant that his soldiers are targeting, and scare enemy troops. One Reddit player asked if he felt more like a control mage in the last playtest and less like a hook-style fighter now, so old players may find him different.
Voidmaster’s Passive: A Thousand Eyes
Basic attacks open Voidmaster’s Eyes. When all eyes are opened, his next ability has increased damage.
Voidmaster’s Abilities
Void Sphere
Launches several explosive Void Spheres over an area, with an extra powerful Sphere at the end.
Cooldown: 7s
Cost: 30
Tentacle’s Grasp
An eldritch limb reaches out, dealing damage to an enemy, pulling them to Voidmaster, and inflicting slow.
Cooldown: 12 s
Cost: 40
Ritual of Madness
Inflict stun to nearby enemies and assaulted giants.
Cooldown: 15s
Cost: 40
Voidmaster’s Ultimate Ability: Eldritch Ascension
Gains shield, movement speed, attack speed, and becomes intimidating.
Cooldown: 180s
Cost: 100
Strykka (Melee)
Strykka is all about electricity. The kit has a bioelectric shield, a harpoon punch that stuns, shockwaves, an ability that shields allies or hurts enemies, and an ultimate that pulls enemies together.
Strykka’s Passive: Bio-Electric Aegis
Strykka’s electromagnetic shield protects nearby allied buildings, granting them additional shield.
Strykka’s Abilities
Harpoon Punch
Launches an arm forward for a stunning attack that lets Strykka propel herself across the battlefield.
Cooldown: 8s
Cost: 30
Shockwave Slam
Unleashes an electric blast which deals damage and slows enemies, then feeds back to increase Strykka’s shield.
Cooldown: 14s
Cost: 40
Survivor’s Shield
Generates a focused induction beam that can shield an ally or damage an enemy.
Cooldown: 10 s
Cost: 40
Strykka’s Ultimate Ability: Galvanize
Channels electromagnetic forces into a field that suppresses and pulls enemies inward, then deals explosive damage.
Cooldown: 120s
Cost: 100
Kragg (Melee)
Kragg is the tank of the roster and one of your starters. Kragg gains defense from attacks, charges enemies into structures, creates quicksand, and boosts allied armor.
Kragg’s Passive: Sadist’s Vigor
Gains combined armor from basic attacks and Traitor’s Freedom hits.
Kragg’s Abilities
Brutal Charge
Charge forward, dealing damage and carrying enemies along, while dealing additional damage and stunning when colliding with buldings.
Cooldown: 12s
Cost: 40
Shattered Earth
Creates quicsand that deals damage to enemies within and pulls them towards the center.
Cooldown: 18s
Cost: 70
Monstrous Presence
Provides kinetic armor to allies, deals damage to enemies and shred kinetic armor.
Cooldown: 20s
Cost: 40
Kragg’s Ultimate Ability: Traitor’s Freedom
Deals damage and stuns enemies, while Kragg gains increased movement speed and attack damage.
Cooldown: 150s
Cost: 80
Oriane (Melee)
Oriane is the duelist. Movement speed stacks up while out of combat, a thrown sword returns, a defensive counterattack stuns, and dashes help chase lone targets.
Oriane’s Passive: Peacebringer’s Momentum
Gains stacks of movement speed while out of combat.
Oriane’s Abilities
Returning Blade
Throws and recalls Oriane’s sword, dealing damage and slowing down enemies. Pauses at max range dealing area damage.
Cooldown: 8s
Cost: 30
Golden Riposte
Protects against next enemy attack. When countering such an attack, Oriane unleashes a stunning attack of her own.
Cooldown: 18s
Cost: 30
Daring Strike
Dashes at an enemy, phasing past them while dealing damage. After the dash, gains intimidating.
Cooldown: 22s
Cost: 40
Oriane’s Ultimate Ability: Coup de Grace
Oriane dashes forth, dealing damage. If she hits an enemy giant, she can dash again.
Cooldown: 150s
Cost: 100
Iron Sister (Melee)
Iron Sister controls the battlefield with molten magma. Magma zones slow enemies, an area slam sets off ability combos, projectile marks can be detonated, and the defensive ultimate strengthens allies and structures.
Iron Sister’s Passive: Forged From Battle
Gains alchemic tolerance when hitting enemy giants with abilities and ability combos.
Irons Sister’s Abilities
Foundery’s Fury
Deals damage in the area beneath the slam and triggers combo effects from other abilities.
Cooldown: 7s
Cost: 30
Field of Fire
Ignites an area, dealing damage over time and slowing enemies within. Foundry’s Fury can detonate the area for additional damage.
Cooldown: 12s
Cost: 40
Blast Furnace
A mass of magma that pieces enemies, deals damage, and marks a target. Foundry’s Fury detonates the mark, stunning the enemy.
Cooldown: 14s
Cost: 40
Iron Sister’s Ultimate Ability: Crucible’s Sanctum
The heat of the forge tempers allied giants and buildings, granting armor and power to those within.
Cooldown: 120s
Cost: 100
Trench Maw (Melee)
Trench Maw is tough and sneaky. Its shell gives defensive armor, it can burrow to move around, and it can ambush with soldiers. It also has a blinding shockwave, stores damage and releases it through defensive abilities, and the ultimate raises a stone wall.
Trench Maw’s Passive: Armored Transport Shell
The Trench Maw’s armored shell increases its defense. Using abilities calls more soldiers for the cause.
Trench Maw’s Abilities
Break Ground
Claws into the earth, unleashing a damaging shockwave that blinds enemies.
Cooldown: 7s
Cost: 30
Dive, Dive, Dive!
Burrowing underground, the Trench Maw gains speed over time, then bursts out of the ground to damage and slow enemies.
Cooldown: 22s
Cost: 40
Deploy Defenses!
A spiked shell surrounds the Trench Maw, which increases armor and stores incoming damage, then releases it in a damaging explosion.
Cooldown: 20s
Cost: 40
Trech Maw’s Ultimate Ability: Block and Destroy!
Dives forward and creates a wall of stone. When the wall collapses, it damages enemies within.
Cooldown: 120s
Cost: 100
Ossuary (Melee)
Ossuary fights with the dead. It creates Ghost Soldiers that can pass through walls, uses bone attacks for shielding, and calls a spectral charge as the ultimate.
Ossuary’s Passive: Advance of the Endless Tomb
Frenzied by battle, casting an ability grants attack speed, with this effect increasing when Ossuary is near death itself.
Ossuary’s Abilities
Unbinding Slash
Slashes forward and deals damage immediately, then inflicts lingering damage.
Cooldown: 8s
Cost: 30
Boneshard Barrage
Fires shards in a damaging arc and gains shield with each hit, doubled against giants.
Cooldown: 12s
Cost: 40
Burial Shroud
Gains movement speed and becomes intimidating.
Cooldown: 22s
Cost: 40
Ossuary’s Ultimate Ability: Phantom Liberators
Summons an overwhelming wave of ghost soldiers for a devastating charge.
Cooldown: 150s
Cost: 100
Solace (Ranged)
Solace is the healer and soldier-stealer, and one of your starters. Solace heals allies, converts enemy soldiers, protects allied soldiers, and launches a healing wave across the whole battlefield. This Giant was Brother Light in the Closed Alpha, and the redesign has split players on Reddit. Some call it a big glow-up, others call it a big downgrade.
Solace’s Passive: Faith of the Fighters
Gains energy when soldiers assault enemy giants.
Solace’s Abilities
Warden’s Judgement
Divine light heals an ally or damages an enemy. Stunned enemies take more damage.
Cooldown: 8s
Cost: 30
Holy Conversion
An aura of faith converts enemy soldiers into allies and grants allied soldiers in the area with invulnerability.
Cooldown: 20s
Cost: 30
Repentance Bell
Sanctifies an area, dealing damage. Enemies in the center take additional damage and get stunned.
Cooldown: 16s
Cost: 40
Solace’s Ultimate Ability: Wave of Absolution
Channels and releases a holy wave, healing allies and slowing enemies.
Cooldown: 120s
Cost: 100
Flint (Ranged)
Flint is the artillery Giant. Expect long-range explosive shots, knockback, stuns, and slowing projectiles. In Siege Mode, Flint stays in place but can hit targets across the whole battlefield.
Flint’s Passive: Gaining Greatness
Gains alchemic power and cooldown reduction when dealing ability damage against giants.
Flint’s Abilities
Sky Fire
Fires projectiles skyward, dealing damage on impact.
Cooldown: 5s
Cost: 30
Impact Cannonade
Launches an explosive shot that deals damage, knocks back, and stuns.
Cooldown: 12s
Cost: 30
Path of Glory
Fires a projectile along the ground that deals damage and inflicts slow.
Cooldown: 12s
Cost: 40
Flint’s Ultimate Ability: Siege Mode
Flint enters siege mode and becomes grounded. Fire anywhere on the battlefield, dealing damage and inflicting slow.
Cooldown: 180s
Cost: 100
Malgrove (Ranged)
Malgrove is the trap-and-sniper Giant. Basic attacks get stronger after using an ability, and the sniper shot hits harder the farther it flies. Rooting traps, stealth, and a large-area root round out the kit.
Malgrove’s Passive: Wrathful Shot
Each time he uses an ability, Malgrove readies a wrathful shot. His next basic attack has increased damage and range.
Malgrove’s Abilities
Sniper Shot
Line up a long-range shot that pierces units, collides with giants, slows, and deals damage that increases with distance traveled.
Cooldown:16s
Cost: 40
Trap of Thorns
Grow a thorny trap. On contact, it deals damage, roots and reveals the enemy caught.
Cooldown: 22s
Cost: 40
Vengeance Veil
Vanishes into the surroundings, becoming intimidating, then invisible.
Cooldown: 28s
Cost: 50
Malgrove’s Ultimate Ability: Hatred in the Roots
Becomes grounded, then deals damage and roots enemies.
Dreadnought (Ranged)
Dreadnought is the cannon. Attack speed rises with repeated attacks, a network of bunkers supports the attacks, and other abilities add range, move the Giant with whirlpools, and fire sustained cannon shots.
Dreadnought’s Passive: Naval Fusillade
Gains attack speed when repeatedly hitting the same target. Build bunkers faster, which fire missiles when abilities hit.
Dreadnought’s Abilities
Vengeance Mine
Calls down an explosive strike on a target area. Nearby bunkers coordinate by firing a missile at the target position.
Cooldown: 7s
Cost: 30
Rising Tide
A wave of power enhances the range of basic attacks. Nearby bunkers coordinate by firing a missile at enemies hit.
Cooldown: 17s
Cost: 30
Dead Man’s Riptide
Dark waters swirl, forming a whirlpool that slows enemies. Dreadnought can activate this again to teleport to its location.
Cooldown: 24s
Cost: 40
Dreadnought’s Ultimate Ability: For the Indomitable!
Channels a line of continuous fire that follows the cursor. Nearby bunkers fire missiles at the nearest giant when hit.
Cooldown: 120s
Cost: 100
Stratus (Ranged)
Stratus is a storm mage. The kit has Static Charge damage, traveling tornadoes, wind-based crowd control, empowered attacks, ability refreshes, and a huge storm ultimate.
Stratus’s Passive: Static Charge
Ability damage leaves a Static Charge that build up and discharge, dealing damage and rooting. Basic attacks refresh duration.
Stratus’s Abilities
Twisting Winds
Launches a tornado that deals damage to everything in its path.
Cooldown: 8s
Cost: 30
Cyclone’s Eye
Stirs up gale-force winds that deals damage and pulls enemies towards the center, stunning any who collide.
Cooldown: 16s
Cost: 40
Gathering Static
Activate to empower attacks and instantly refresh an ability, and passively add a Static Charge every few attacks.
Cooldown: 20s
Cost: 40
Stratus’s Ultimate Ability: The Century Storm
Releases a massive tempest that pulses forward. Each pulse deals damage and stuns buildings.
Cooldown: 120s
Cost: 100
Goliath (Ranged)
Goliath supports the team and its soldiers. Damage-boosting marks, an ally heal that rallies soldiers, a train cart that drops soldiers into the fight, and an ultimate that brings reinforcements make up the kit.
Goliath’s Passive: Veteran’s Might
At regular intervals, empower the next basic attack to deal additional damage.
Goliath’s Abilities
Battle Mark
Deals damage and marks the enemy, causing them to take increased damage and be revealed.
Cooldown: 8s
Cost: 30
War Cry
Heals Goliath and allies, rallies nearby soldiers, and slows enemies, while Goliath gains buffs to rally and critical chance.
Cooldown: 14s
Cost: 40
Goliath Express
Throws train carts filled with allied soldiers, dealing damage and releasing soldiers in a charge.
Cooldown: 14s
Cost: 40
Goliath’s Ultimate Ability: Call of Courage
Puts out a rallying call, becoming grounded and masking all allies intimidating, calling soldiers to reinforce all allies.
Cooldown: 100s
Cost: 100
Elaris (Ranged)
Elaris mixes attack-speed and ability-damage buffs with a blink attack, a silencing projectile, and meteor strikes as the ultimate. A creator who tested Elaris found the Giant powerful, but easy to catch without an escape. Some players thought Elaris was missing from the playtest because an older overview video left her out. She is in, and she’s one of your starters.
Pandemos (Unknown)
Ubisoft hasn’t shown Pandemos’s abilities yet, so his damage type, role, and ultimate are unknown. Anything you read before the reveal is a guess. I’ll add the real details after it.
How to Unlock More Characters in March of Giants
You start with 4 Giants: Victoria, Solace, Kragg, and Elaris. You also get 4 more random Giants, so you begin with 8 in total. Since those 4 are random, your list can be different from a friend’s.
The rest unlock with Giant Tokens, which you earn from in-game challenges. Ubisoft also gives one free Giant Token if you subscribe to select March of Giants creators. You can use it on any Giant you want during the Pioneer Playtest.
How to Unlock Pandemos in March of Giants
Pandemos has his own unlock, tied to the Pioneer Program. Here’s how it works:
- Reach 1,000 Pioneer Points to become a Pioneer.
- Earn points by finishing PvP matches: 100 points for a win, 50 for a loss. Only completed PvP matches count.
- Want it faster? Unlock a 20% boost (120 for a win, 60 for a loss) by watching a participating streamer on Twitch for 1 hour, or by joining the official March of Giants Discord.
- Pandemos arrives on October 12 at 10 AM EDT.
That’s 10 wins, 20 losses, or any mix of the two. With the boost, 9 wins is enough. Unlike Giants you unlock with tokens, Pandemos stays unlocked for all future playtests and Early Access. Pioneers also get a Pioneer Medal and a free Early Access Pack. The playtest ends on October 18, so start earning points early.
Best March of Giants Characters for Beginners
The followings are Giants with low complexity. So you can say they are easy to play for a beginner.
- Kragg: You own this one from the start. A tank that gains defense from attacks makes it easier to survive up front while you learn.
- Trench Maw: Rated low complexity by that creator. Shell armor and burrowing keep it tough.
- Flint: Also rated low. Stay back, fire long-range artillery, and use Siege Mode to hit targets far away.
- Stratus: Rated low too. Tornadoes and storm damage are simple to use and fun to watch.
- Goliath: Rated low, and a good pick if you like helping your team and soldiers.
I would try Elaris later. She is strong, but she’s easy to punish when caught without her escape.
Will More March of Giants Characters Be Added?
Probably. The team showed concept art for new Giants in the October 7 YouTube premiere and said it is working on them. Nothing is confirmed yet, not even names or abilities. Fans have plenty of guesses, but they are only guesses. Ubisoft plans to launch Early Access in Summer 2027, so more Giants could show up before then. Which Giant are you playing first? Tell me in the comments below!
