Dicevaders Commanders: All 10, Starter Perks & Unlocks

Quick comparison

Commander	Starter perk	Plays around	Steam players unlocked
The Captain	The Mothership	Budge control: nudge dice where you need them and turn stockpiled Budge into Mult.	Starting commander
Blob Girl	Amalgram	Mini-Dice flood: extra dice every turn that pile up into huge scoring turns.	Starting commander
The Core	From the Deep	Kraken die: one special blue die that feeds XP to the artifact above it.	Starting commander
The Riftmaker	Rift face	Rift faces: one roll that counts as extra dice in every column that already has dice.	50.3%
Whisperer	Frugivore	Apples: spawn them, pair them, destroy them for Mini-Dice and board-wide XP.	60.9%
The Duchess	The Art of War	Chess army: a fourth row, shielded spawns and Queen, King, Bishop, Knight and Pawn units.	32.3%
The Exalted	Divine Touch	Artifact leveling: every level-up on a low-level artifact fires it again.	30%
Hex Prince	Honeycomb	Honey: every column starts with Honey that pays cash and artifact XP when Base Dice collect it.	51.3%
Blood Beast	Insatiable Curse	Rage and BEAST MODE: destroy your own units to power up, then let the dice roll themselves.	31%
The Overseer	Convergence	Two commanders at once: borrow the starter perks and unique items of two others, at the cost of faster-scaling target defense.	15.4%

Unlock rates read from Steam: October 1, 2026

Unlock rates, highest to lowest

Share of all Steam owners who have each unlock achievement, read on 2026-10-01. The starting three have no unlock achievement.

Whisperer 60.9%

Hex Prince 51.3%

The Riftmaker 50.3%

The Duchess 32.3%

Blood Beast 31%

The Exalted 30%

The Overseer 15.4%

The Captain

The Captain is a Dicevaders commander built around budge control: nudge dice where you need them and turn stockpiled Budge into Mult.

Availability: Starting commander
Source: Official dev log #1 (2026-09-20)

Starter perk: The Mothership

When your turn begins, get +1 Budge. When you score a pair, the artifact in that column gets +10 XP.

Unique item	Type	Rarity	Effect
Bunker	Artifact	Rare	At the start of every turn, gain +0.2 Mult for every Budge you have stockpiled.
Torpedo	Artifact	Legendary	You can Budge between 6 and 1. Each time you get a Budge, score 2 random units.
Monocle	Perk	—	Base Dice sitting alone count as pairs.
Wings of Fury	Artifact	Legendary	Scoring pairs in its column gives +6 Mult; you can spend a Budge to level this artifact up instantly.
Rocketship	Artifact	Uncommon	Every time you Budge, a random unit gets +15 STR.
Sky Arbiter	Perk	—	All your starting effects trigger twice.

Blob Girl

Blob Girl is a Dicevaders commander built around mini-Dice flood: extra dice every turn that pile up into huge scoring turns.

Availability: Starting commander
Source: Official dev log #2 (2026-09-21)

Starter perk: Amalgram

When your turn begins, get +3 Mini-Dice. After you score a Mini-Dice, that column's artifact gets +2 XP.

Unique item	Type	Rarity	Effect
Oozone	Artifact	Legendary	Mini-Dice that score in this column get +1 Dice Power.
Acid Town	Artifact	Rare	After this column is scored by Mini-Dice, score 1 random unit in other columns.
Spiky Gel	Artifact	Uncommon	When you get a Mini-Dice, a random unit gets +5 STR.
Mycelium	Artifact	Legendary	After Base Dice have been scored, 3 random units get +1 Charge and +15 STR.
Blob Cutter	Perk	—	Your Mini-Dice have +1 Dice Power, but can only roll 1, 2 or 3.
Slusho Max	Perk	—	After Base Dice have been scored, get +2 Mult for each Mini-Dice.

The Core

The Core is a Dicevaders commander built around kraken die: one special blue die that feeds XP to the artifact above it.

Availability: Starting commander
Source: Official dev log #3 (2026-09-22)

Starter perk: From the Deep

A blue Kraken die is added to your standard roll. Whenever it is launched, artifacts in its column get +10 XP.

Unique item	Type	Rarity	Effect
Dread Knot	Artifact	Uncommon	When you score any quadruple, all units get +150 STR.
Rib Cannon	Artifact	Rare	After you score this column with Kraken Base Dice, get +2 Budge and +3 Mult.
Hydra Head	Perk	—	You have a second Kraken Base Die.
Bone Eater	Perk	—	When you launch Kraken Base Dice, the bottom units in its column gain 50% STR.
Cavities	Artifact	Common	Units scored during Kraken Base Dice gain +25 STR.
Lone Dragon	Artifact	Legendary	Your Kraken Base Die has +2 Dice Power when it is alone in its column.

The Riftmaker

The Riftmaker is a Dicevaders commander built around rift faces: one roll that counts as extra dice in every column that already has dice.

Availability: Unlocked through play (achievement In Shambles) · 50.3% of Steam players
Source: Official dev log #4 (2026-09-23)

Starter perk: Rift face

Rolling into a Rift face counts as extra dice across all columns that currently contain dice. Launching a Rift face gives +1 Chrono and +10 XP to all your artifacts.

Dev log #4 does not give this starter perk a separate name.

Unique item	Type	Rarity	Effect
Cyclotron	Artifact	Rare	When a Base Die rolls into this column's value, reroll it to get +1 Budge and +3 Mini-Dice.
Eon Moss	Artifact	Uncommon	Whenever you spend Chrono, gain +0.5 Mult and +10% Shop Rarity until next turn.
Rift Nova	Perk	—	Your Rift gives +4 Dice Power.
Gamma Ray	Perk	—	Whenever you roll into a Rift face, trigger a random artifact.
Timeblock	Artifact	Uncommon	Whenever you roll into a Rift face, a random unit gets a Shield and +20 STR.
Mass Relay	Artifact	Legendary	Base Dice that roll into this column's value are rerolled into a Rift face. Launching a triple Rift face scores 20 random units.

Whisperer

Whisperer is a Dicevaders commander built around apples: spawn them, pair them, destroy them for Mini-Dice and board-wide XP.

Availability: Unlocked through play (achievement Fishbait) · 60.9% of Steam players
Source: Official dev log #5 (2026-09-24)

Starter perk: Frugivore

When your turn begins, spawn an Apple on a random empty tile if there is none on the board. An Apple scored as part of a pair is destroyed and gives +3 Mini-Dice. Destroying an Apple gives +10 XP to all artifacts.

Unique item	Type	Rarity	Effect
Big Apple	Artifact	Common	When your turn begins, Apple units get +100 STR.
Parasite	Artifact	Uncommon	When you destroy any unit in this column, get +1 Mini-Dice and +2 Mult.
Wormfection	Perk	—	When you destroy an Apple, spawn two Worms on random tiles.
Whalefall	Artifact	Legendary	Each time a unit is destroyed, give 20% of its STR to a random unit.
Rat Poison	Artifact	Rare	When you score a pair in this column, score a random Token unit with +2 Repeat.
Bogland	Perk	—	Your non-Token units gain an On Death effect: +1 Budge and +1 $.

The Duchess

The Duchess is a Dicevaders commander built around chess army: a fourth row, shielded spawns and Queen, King, Bishop, Knight and Pawn units.

Availability: Unlocked through play (achievement Queen's Gambit) · 32.3% of Steam players
Source: Official dev log #6 (2026-09-25)

Starter perk: The Art of War

You can build up to the fourth row and get her chess units. Whenever you spawn a non-Token unit, it gains a Shield and gives +10 XP to the artifact in its column.

Unique item	Type	Rarity	Effect
En Passant	Artifact	Legendary	When you destroy a non-Token unit, get +1 Chrono and +2 Mini-Dice.
Stone Chisel	Artifact	Uncommon	When gained and when it levels up, a Pawn spawns on a random tile with +20 STR. When a new Pawn spawns, all units get +10 STR for each Pawn on the grid.
Usurper	Perk	—	Capturing and sacrificing grants +50% STR.
Blitz Armor	Artifact	Legendary	When you score a unit with a Shield, break its Shield to gain +1 Budge and +10 Mult.
Fortress	Artifact	Rare	When you spawn a non-Token unit, build a random tile and give +30 STR to a random unit.
Tableflipper	Perk	—	When your turn begins, trigger the On Bought or On Spawn abilities of all units in the bottom row.

The Exalted

The Exalted is a Dicevaders commander built around artifact leveling: every level-up on a low-level artifact fires it again.

Availability: Unlocked through play (achievement Egress) · 30% of Steam players
Source: Official dev log #7 (2026-09-26)

Starter perk: Divine Touch

Any artifact at Level 3 or below triggers when it levels up. Launching a triple with your Base Dice gives +10 XP to every artifact on your board.

Unique item	Type	Rarity	Effect
Dark Tower	Artifact	Legendary	After you score any triple, score the unit with the highest STR with +1 Repeat.
Golden Halo	Artifact	Legendary	Adjacent artifacts get +1 to the number that scales.
Broken Lens	Perk	—	Your pairs count as triples, but your Base Dice start cracked.
Dark Medal	Perk	—	Your starter perk now also works for artifacts at Level 4 or above.
Galactic Web	Artifact	Uncommon	Web units give +2 XP to the artifact in their column when scored. When your turn begins, spawn a Web on a random tile.
Red Spice	Artifact	Legendary	When your turn ends, reduce the level of the artifact to the left of this by 2. If you did, multiply your Mult by x2.

Hex Prince

Hex Prince is a Dicevaders commander built around honey: every column starts with Honey that pays cash and artifact XP when Base Dice collect it.

Availability: Unlocked through play (achievement Beekeeper) · 51.3% of Steam players
Source: Official dev log #8 (2026-09-27)

Starter perk: Honeycomb

Each of your columns gets Honey, collected by scoring Base Dice. Collecting Honey gives +1 $ and +10 XP to the artifact in its column.

Unique item	Type	Rarity	Effect
Flying Stinger	Artifact	Rare	When you collect the Honey in this column and it is the last Honey, get +2 $ and give all units +50 STR.
Flower Pot	Artifact	Uncommon	When you score any triple, respawn all Honey and get +10% Shop Rarity until next turn.
Royal Jelly	Perk	—	When you collect Honey, get +1 Mini-Dice. Your Mini-Dice can also collect Honey.
Apiary	Perk	—	When your turn begins, spawn a Worker Bee on a random tile.
Hot Buzz	Artifact	Rare	Each time you collect Honey, a random unit gets +1 Charge and you get +1 Mult.
Sugar Cube	Artifact	Legendary	Your columns that have Honey give +1 Dice Power when scoring Base Dice.

Blood Beast

Blood Beast is a Dicevaders commander built around rage and BEAST MODE: destroy your own units to power up, then let the dice roll themselves.

Availability: Unlocked through play (achievement Red Wedding) · 31% of Steam players
Source: Official dev log #9 (2026-09-28)

Starter perk: Insatiable Curse

Whenever you destroy a non-Token unit, gain +1 Rage and give +10 XP to every artifact. When Rage equals your Hearts you enter BEAST MODE: Base Dice get +1 Dice Power but roll automatically, Cursed shop items stop costing a Heart and the Blood Sacrifice spell is available. After three turns Rage resets to 0.

Unique item	Type	Rarity	Effect
Meat Stick	Artifact	Uncommon	After you score this column, give (Dice Power x 10) STR to all units.
Lizard Tail	Artifact	Legendary	When you would lose a Heart, destroy this instead and gain +1 Rage and +3 Mini-Dice.
Mark of the Beast	Perk	—	While in BEAST MODE, your Base Dice always roll 6s but no longer get extra Dice Power.
Two Wolves	Perk	—	While in BEAST MODE, double the STR gain of all units.
Blood Clot	Artifact	Rare	When your turn begins, spawn a Hemocyte on a random tile with +30 STR.
Rage Virus	Artifact	Rare	After you score this column with Base Dice, get +10 Mult. In BEAST MODE, multiply your Mult by x2 instead.

The Overseer

The Overseer is a Dicevaders commander built around two commanders at once: borrow the starter perks and unique items of two others, at the cost of faster-scaling target defense.

Availability: Unlocked through play (achievement Convergence) · 15.4% of Steam players
Source: Official dev log #10 (2026-09-29)

Starter perk: Convergence

Merges two different commanders and gives you all of their unique abilities, but target defense scales much faster. On the select screen you pick one commander from each side of her; which commanders are offered is randomized every run.

The Overseer has no item list of her own in the dev logs: Convergence gives her the unique artifacts and perks of the two commanders you merge.

Commander questions

How many commanders are in Dicevaders?

Ten at launch. The Captain, Blob Girl and The Core are available from the start (they were the three demo commanders); the other seven each have an unlock achievement on Steam.

Which commander do most players unlock first?

By Steam unlock rates on 2026-10-01, Whisperer (60.9%) is the most common unlock, followed by Hex Prince and The Riftmaker at about 50%. The Overseer is the rarest at 15.4%.

What does The Overseer do?

Her starter perk, Convergence, merges two other commanders so you get both of their unique abilities and items. You pick one commander from each side of her on the select screen, the offered pair is random each run, and target defense scales much faster.

How do I unlock the other commanders?

The developers have not published exact unlock conditions. Each of the seven has a Steam achievement named "Unlock <commander>", and the unlock rates suggest they open up as you clear chapters; this page lists the rates rather than guessing the conditions.

Sources: Dicevaders dev logs #1 to #10 on the game's Steam news hub (Sep 20 to 29, 2026); Steam global achievement percentages for app 3917700. Effect text is condensed from the official wording; numbers are unchanged.