Factions & Characters
Light, Shadow, and the Neutral powers between them.
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32 named characters appear in the game — the full Wheel of Time franchise features 100+.
The Emond's Field Five
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Light Rand al'Thor
The Dragon Reborn.
- Light
Mat Cauthon
Luck and the Horn.
- Light
Perrin Aybara
The Wolfbrother.
- Light
Egwene al'Vere
Dreamer & Amyrlin-to-be.
- Light
Nynaeve al'Meara
Wisdom & strongest channeler.
Full roster
32 named characters — filter by side, sort any column
| Character | Side | Role | Card type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rand al'Thor | Light | Hero | Hero | The Dragon Reborn and central protagonist; one of the Emond's Field Five who start on the map as the Light's key characters. |
| Egwene al'Vere | Light | Hero | Hero | Emond's Field villager who becomes a powerful Aes Sedai; one of the five Light heroes that begin on the board. |
| Mat Cauthon | Light | Hero | Hero | Lucky ta'veren and gambler turned brilliant general; one of the Emond's Field Five, shown with stat-increasing cards. |
| Perrin Aybara | Light | Hero | Hero | Blacksmith and Wolfbrother (Young Bull); one of the Emond's Field Five who anchor the Light's early map control. |
| Nynaeve al'Meara | Light | Hero | Hero | Emond's Field Wisdom and gifted Healer who becomes Aes Sedai; one of the five heroes starting on the map. |
| Moiraine Damodred | Light | Ally | Hero | Aes Sedai who set the heroes on their path; not on the map at start but a vital card in the Light deck (e.g. 'Moiraine's Sacrifice'). |
| Lan Mandragoran | Light | Ally | Hero | Last king of Malkier and Moiraine's Warder; appears as a Light-deck card rather than a starting map figure. |
| Elayne Trakand | Neutral | Inner Circle | Troop | Daughter-Heir of Andor; one of the Inner Circle 'what-if' neutral pieces who can be recruited to either side game to game. |
| Gawyn Trakand | Neutral | Inner Circle | Troop | Prince of Andor and Elayne's brother; a neutral Inner Circle character recruitable by either player. |
| Liandrin | Neutral | Inner Circle | Troop | Red Ajah Aes Sedai and Black Ajah traitor; represented as a neutral Inner Circle piece in War of the Dragon. |
| Cadsuane Melaidhrin | Neutral | Inner Circle | Troop | Legendary, formidable Green Ajah Aes Sedai; one of the neutral Inner Circle characters shown on the preview cards. |
| Juilin Sandar | Light | Ally | Ally | Tairen thief-catcher; one of the supporting allies that form the building blocks of the Pattern. |
| Jur Grady | Light | Ally | Ally | Asha'man channeler; pictured as an ally card used to build out a player's Pattern. |
| Sevanna | Neutral | Ally | Ally | Ambitious Shaido Aiel Wise One; appears as an ally card among the game's dozens of recruitable supporting characters. |
| Birgitte Silverbow | Light | Ally | Ally | Legendary heroine and archer reborn; an ally with two skill-icon options reflecting her different story phases. |
| Bela | Light | Promo | Promo | Beloved shaggy mare from Emond's Field; a Kickstarter-exclusive promo ally (animal companion) card. |
| Hopper | Light | Promo | Promo | Perrin's wolf friend; a Kickstarter-exclusive promo ally (animal companion) card. |
| Padan Fain | Shadow | Villain | Troop | Twisted Darkfriend peddler and independent menace; lurks in the shadows to strike at an opportune moment, distinct from the Forsaken. |
| Narg | Shadow | Promo | Promo | A talking Trolloc; Kickstarter-exclusive Solo Mode rival card (the 'smartest' opponent, or so he thinks), one per copy pledged. |
| Ishamael | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | Leader of the 13 Forsaken and the Dark One's chief lieutenant; appears in Hero/Epic Mode and as a Solo automa. |
| Aginor | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | Forsaken creator of Trollocs; one of the 11 who appear via Hero Mode, Epic Mode's Dark One's Prison, or Solo automa. |
| Balthamel | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | Forsaken pictured on a Solo Mode opponent card; one of the 13 channelers from the Age of Legends. |
| Be'lal | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | The Envious; one of the 13 Forsaken, surfacing through Epic Mode's Dark One's Prison and Solo automa cards. |
| Demandred | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | Forsaken rival of the Dragon, pictured alongside Semirhage in the diary; one of the 13. |
| Sammael | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | One of two Forsaken the Shadow starts the game with; begins stronger than Light's heroes for aggressive map plays. |
| Rahvin | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | One of two Forsaken in play at game start for the Shadow; powerful early but must leave his corrupted stronghold to act. |
| Asmodean | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | Forsaken musician; one of the 13, appearing in Hero Mode, the Dark One's Prison, or as a Solo opponent. |
| Lanfear | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | Daughter of the Night, strongest female Forsaken; one of the 13 powerful channelers in the game. |
| Graendal | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | Mind-enslaving Forsaken; one of the 13 who appear through the various Shadow card decks and Solo automa. |
| Semirhage | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | The Lady of Pain, pictured with Demandred in the Epic Mode preview; one of the 13 Forsaken. |
| Mesaana | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | Forsaken who infiltrated the White Tower; one of the 13 unlocked from the Dark One's Prison or faced in Solo. |
| Moghedien | Shadow | Forsaken | Forsaken | The Spider; cautious schemer among the 13 Forsaken, appearing across Hero, Epic, and Solo modes. |