The Magus Circle characters

Short answers sourced from the Steam store page and SteamDB.

The Steam Community Hub threads for AppID 2796640 name all six playable mages, and Patch 1.0.1 / 1.0.2 fix scopes reference four of them by name. The list below is the launch roster.

• Milk — the default mage that the launcher drops every player into. Until Patch 1.0.3 this was also the mage a save was forced back to; the 1.0.3 hotfix removed that pre-Matcha lock, so new saves can now switch freely. A residual post-Matcha reset bug still affects some players; see the Known issue callout below.
• Macha — listed as "Matcha" in the 1.0.2 hotfix scope. Patch 1.0.2 contains a Macha/Matcha-specific fix, which confirms her as a real in-game character with her own bug surface rather than a cosmetic variant of Milk.
• Coffee — named in the Steam Community Hub roster threads as one of the playable mages alongside Milk and Macha. The active 'Can't change characters' thread also tracks Coffee as affected by the residual post-Matcha reset.
• Anchan — confirmed as a real in-game character by the Patch 1.0.2 fix scope, which lists her alongside Wheel and Hermit.
• Wheel — confirmed as a real in-game character by the Patch 1.0.2 fix scope; the patch references Wheel by name as part of a character-specific fix.
• Hermit — confirmed as a real in-game character by the Patch 1.0.2 fix scope; the patch references Hermit by name as part of a character-specific fix.

Each name is sourced to the Steam Community Hub roster threads, to the Patch 1.0.1 / 1.0.2 fix scopes, or to Patch 1.0.3 fix notes. One-line role descriptions are not yet published on the Steam store page; the role assignments will firm up once Witchlight publishes character bios. For now the cast above is the verified list, with each entry cross-referenced to where the name comes from.

Patch 1.0.3 (the "1.0.3 Hotfix!" event posted to the Steam Community Hub on Sep 25) explicitly lists the Poppet Master upgrade under the bugs-closed section. For players who were waiting on the Poppet Master upgrade path to function correctly, 1.0.3 is the build to install. If you were holding off because of that entry, the Poppet Master upgrade now works as intended; the rest of the closed 1.0.3 list (Riptide, Exsanguinate, ending sequence, accidental extractions, potion craft tutorial, and achievement timing) is summarized on the release date page.

Before Patch 1.0.3, the launcher forced Milk on every new save regardless of the player's selection. The 1.0.3 hotfix added the line "Milk no longer forced until Matcha unlock" to its fix list, meaning new saves can switch freely between Milk, Macha, Coffee, Anchan, Wheel, and Hermit from the start. Once Matcha (Macha) is unlocked through normal progression, the rest of the roster opens up the same way. This is the intended flow now that 1.0.3 is the current build.

The Steam Community Hub threads also track a "crazy flower girl" as an unlockable companion. She is not listed as one of the six starting playable mages; the community reads her as an unlockable or hidden companion that becomes available through Magus Mansion progression or a specific unlock condition. The active 'Can't change characters' thread also lists the flower-girl unlockable as affected by the residual post-Matcha reset. This page records her existence rather than her unlock path; the Steam Community Hub thread is the place to watch for the precise unlock condition.

The Magus Circle characters also include the familiars raised in the Magus Mansion. The Steam store page describes familiar raising as the meta-progression layer and splits the familiar side into role categories — frontline tanks, ranged damage, and support effects — rather than naming individual companions. The Magus Circle characters on the familiar side are therefore best described by category until Witchlight publishes a named roster in a post-launch patch.

Familiars fall into three role categories that map to combat behaviour: frontline units that absorb damage, ranged units that deal damage at a distance, and support units that buff the magus or other familiars. Choosing which familiar to slot into a run shapes which encounters feel safe and which feel risky.

Familiars extend the magus's effective range, protect the magus while a sigil is drawn, and amplify the mana economy. The Magus Circle characters on the familiar side are integral to how the combat loop plays out, and the choice of familiar matters as much as the choice of sigil in any given run.

The Steam Community Hub has an active thread titled "Can't change characters" tracking a residual reset. After Patch 1.0.3 closed the pre-Matcha lock, the thread shifted to a post-Matcha variant: a player who has already unlocked Matcha can still see the next run load the wrong mage. The thread names the affected roster as Macha (Matcha), Coffee, and the flower-girl unlockable.

• Verify the selected mage before each run. The selection screen is the only reliable place to confirm the mage that the run will start with.
• Subscribe to the Steam news hub so a future patch (1.0.4 or later) that closes this residual bug lands in your email.
• Follow the active Steam Community Hub thread for the latest community workarounds; the thread is where players post the steps that work for them.

This page will be updated once a patch closes the residual bug; until then, treat the character-selection screen as the source of truth rather than the last selected mage.

The Magus Circle characters roster is expected to evolve after launch, and the right places to track additions are the Steam store page, the Steam news hub, and the Steam Community Hub. The news hub carries patch notes (1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, and future patches); the Community Hub threads track roster reveals and per-character fix scopes; the store page reflects any structural change Witchlight chooses to publish.

For a reader who wants to follow the roster, the recommended workflow is to watch the Steam news hub for new patch notes, check the Community Hub for community-curated roster lists, and re-check this page when a future patch closes the residual post-Matcha reset or adds a new mage.