Travelers are the characters you play as in Shape of Dreams, a co-op roguelike where every run is a fresh try that ends when you fall. Each one fights in its own way, from long-range attacks to close-up battles. Lacerta and Mist are available from the start, and the rest unlock by completing tasks in the game. Knowing how each one plays helps you pick the Traveler that suits the way you like to fight.
Availability
Starting Travelers
Lacerta
A ranged attacker who uses firearms to fight from a distance.
- Title
- Former Sniper, Hunter Lizard
- Combat Role
- Ranged attacker
- Difficulty
- Easy
- How to Unlock
- Available from the start.
Mist
An agile melee duelist who dodges attacks and finishes fights up close.
- Title
- Duelist of the Verdesilver Household
- Combat Role
- Melee attacker
- Difficulty
- Hard
- How to Unlock
- Available from the start.
Availability
Unlockable Travelers
Bismuth
A ranged mage whose spellbook keeps up sustained attacks while she moves.
- Title
- One Body, Two Minds
- Combat Role
- Ranged mage
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- How to Unlock
- Complete Once Upon a Time: keep any Traveler's Movement Speed above 900 for 3 seconds.
Yubar
A ranged mage who uses powerful magic to deal heavy damage from afar.
- Title
- Born of Dreams, God of Stars
- Combat Role
- Ranged mage
- Difficulty
- Medium
- How to Unlock
- Complete Pure Imagination: acquire a total of 450 Dream Dust.
Vesper
A close-range tank who holds enemies back while dealing heavy damage.
- Title
- Ruthless Inquisitor of the Order of the Sacred Flame
- Combat Role
- Melee tank
- Difficulty
- Medium
- How to Unlock
- Complete Boundless Rage: reach the Fragment of the Starry Sky.
Nachia
A ranged support who summons spirits to fight beside her.
- Title
- Spirit Mage of the Dream World
- Combat Role
- Ranged support
- Difficulty
- Medium
- How to Unlock
- Complete The True Ruler of the Forest: defeat the Demon of the Forest 12 times.
Aurena
A melee support who spends her own health to attack and heal.
- Title
- Expelled Sage of the Lunar Arcanum Society
- Combat Role
- Melee support
- Difficulty
- Very hard
- How to Unlock
- Complete Horns, Feathers, and Gold: heal yourself or allies for a total of 25,000 Health.
Shell
A melee assassin who uses unpredictable movement to exploit openings.
- Title
- Manufactured Assassin, Wooden Doll with a Soul
- Combat Role
- Melee attacker
- Difficulty
- Very hard
- How to Unlock
- Complete Reactivated: breathe life into the wooden doll.
Cetus
A Cold ranged tank who controls movement with glaciers and shields allies.
- Title
- The Sea Monster Who Came Ashore
- Combat Role
- Ranged tank
- Difficulty
- -
- How to Unlock
- Complete Leviathan on Land: dig through 8 snow piles in the snowy mountains.
What Travelers Do in Shape of Dreams
A Traveler shapes how your whole run feels. Each one has a combat style, such as ranged or melee, and a role like mage, tank, assassin or support. Some focus on dealing damage, while others heal or support the rest of your team.
Each Traveler also has an Identity Memory, a passive effect that works in the background. Because it's always active, you don't need to press anything to use it.
You tune each Traveler with Memories and Essences. Memories are active abilities you cast, and Essences attach to a Memory and change how it works. There are plenty of options, so the same Traveler can play very differently from one build to the next.
Which Travelers Are Easiest to Start With
Travelers vary a lot in how hard they are to play, so picking one that fits your experience makes your first runs go much smoother. If you're just getting started, Bismuth is rated Very easy and Lacerta is rated Easy, so they're the friendliest places to begin.
Yubar, Vesper and Nachia are rated Medium, which suits you once you've got the basics of a run down. Mist is available from the start but rated Hard, so save it for later. Aurena and Shell are rated Very hard, and they're best left until you know the game well.
Cetus has no listed rating. Working up from the easier ratings to the harder ones is a sensible way to pace your unlocks.
How to Unlock Travelers in Shape of Dreams
Lacerta and Mist are open from the start, so you can learn the game right away. Every other Traveler is locked at first and needs a specific task to open. The tasks vary, and each one pushes you toward a different part of the game and a different style of fighting, so unlocking the full roster means trying a bit of everything.
Some tasks ask for a set total of Dream Dust. Others ask you to defeat a particular enemy many times, heal a large amount of health, or keep a high movement speed for a few seconds. These tasks test how you play rather than how much you collect.
Cetus is the odd one out, since the unlock is about exploring rather than fighting. Cetus opens by digging up 8 Piles of Snow in the snowy mountains during your runs.
FAQ
Does Cetus stay unlocked after I dig up the piles?
Yes. Once you've dug through the 8th pile, Cetus stays unlocked for good and can be picked in every run after that, so you won't have to search for piles again.
What are Lacerta's Identity Memories?
Lacerta has two to choose from. Salamander Powder turns every 4th basic attack into a critical strike that explodes for Fire damage around the target. Double Tap, which unlocks through the BFR 9000 achievement, makes Lacerta's next basic attack fire twice after a Memory or a dodge, so using your abilities and moving around pays off.
What are Aurena's Identity Memories?
Dismantling Claw makes Aurena's attacks deal extra damage and restore Health on every enemy hit, and both effects are doubled against bosses. Beautiful Threat, which unlocks through the Deceiving Looks achievement, turns her basic attacks ranged.