Post by Spookypatrol [Delia] on Jun 18, 2015 13:15:31 GMT -5
Having difficulty choosing and/or understanding a class?
Here I will be providing a few charts to give you guys a better understanding of what each class and their subclasses are geared towards. Although all classes can - in theory - perform all roles based on equipment, some classes still perform certain roles better than others due to their available skills.
Below are lists of the classes divided by their roles and primary stats.
Attack Stat Primary:
Shinobi - Physical
Teisatsu - Physical/Mixed Defense & Offense
Kancho - Physical/Competency-mixed
Kishu - Physical
Archer - Physical/Elemental
Ranger - Physical/Stealth/Utility
Huntsman - Physical/Defense & Offense
Marksman - Physical/Elemental/Pet Class
Brawler - Physical
Ruffian - Physical/Utility
Wrestler - Physical
Monk - Physical/Mixed Defense & Offense
Warrior - Physical
Berserker - Physical
Blademaster - Physical/Mixed Defense & Offense
Dragoon - Physical/Utility/Mounted
Sorcerer - Magical/Elemental
Battlemage - Magical/Elemental/Mixed Defense & Offense
Elementalist - Magical/Elemental
Arcane Summoner - Magical/Elemental/Pet Class
Competency Stat Primary:
Duelist - Physical
Arcane Duelist - Physical/Magical
Lithe Duelist - Physical/Damage-focused
Resolute Duelist - Physical/Defensive/Utility
Mixed Stat:
Warlock - Magical/Elemental
Warmage - Magical/Elemental/Mixed Defense & Offense
Dread Mage - Magical/Elemental
Necromancer - Magical/Elemental/Pet Class
Attack Stat Primary:
Pirate - Physical
Buccaneer - Physical/Utility
Swashbuckler - Physical/Utility/Debuffer
Privateer - Physical/Mixed Defense & Offense
Competency Stat Primary:
Alchemist - Physical/Elemental
Transmuter - Physical/Elemental/Polymorph
Apothecarist - Physical/Elemental/Healer
Poisoner - Physical/Elemental/Damage-focused
Magician - Magical
Illusionist - Magical/Utility/Pet Class
Coercer - Magical/Utility/Debuffer/Temp Pet
Mesmer - Magical/Utility/Buffer
Mixed Stat:
Engineer - Physical/Elemental/Pet Class
Runesmith - Physical/Elemental/Buffer/Debuffer
Roboticist - Physical/Pet Class/Tank
Demolitionist - Physical/Elemental/Damage-focused
Visimorph - Physical/Magical/Elemental/Self-Transform
*No Subclass
Medium - Physical/Magical/Healer/Health-based
Soulshrieve - Magical/Utility/Healer/Buffer
Eidolon - Magical/Utility/Pet Class
Reaper - Physical/Magical/Damage-focused
Attack Stat Primary:
Guardian - Physical/Magical/Defense-based/Tank
Paladin - Physical/Magical/Competency-mixed/Healer/Tank
Soldier - Physical/Mixed Defense & Offense/Buffer
Phalanx Knight - Physical/Defensive/Utility/Tank
Competency Stat Primary:
Scholar - Physical/Buffer/Debuffer
Researcher - Physical/Buffer/Debuffer/Defensive
Diplomat - Physical/Utility/Temp Pet
Tactician - Physical/Buffer/Debuffer/Offense-focused
Priest - Magical/Healer
Ritualist - Magical/Healer/Buffer
Occultist - Magical/Healer/Debuffer
Inquisitor - Physical/Magical/Healer/Offense-focused
Mixed Stat:
Songweaver - Magical/Elemental/Buffer/Debuffer
Troubadour - Magical/Elemental/Buffer/Defensive
Dirge - Magical/Elemental/Debuffer
Skald - Magical/Elemental/Buffer/Attack-focused
Naturalist - Physical/Magical/Healer/Pet Class
Stoneshaper - Physical/Magical/Buffer/Defensive
Druid - Physical/Magical/Buffer/Healer
Primalist - Physical/Magical/Damage-focused
Here I will be providing a few charts to give you guys a better understanding of what each class and their subclasses are geared towards. Although all classes can - in theory - perform all roles based on equipment, some classes still perform certain roles better than others due to their available skills.
Below are lists of the classes divided by their roles and primary stats.
DPS Classes
Attack Stat Primary:
Shinobi - Physical
Teisatsu - Physical/Mixed Defense & Offense
Kancho - Physical/Competency-mixed
Kishu - Physical
Archer - Physical/Elemental
Ranger - Physical/Stealth/Utility
Huntsman - Physical/Defense & Offense
Marksman - Physical/Elemental/Pet Class
Brawler - Physical
Ruffian - Physical/Utility
Wrestler - Physical
Monk - Physical/Mixed Defense & Offense
Warrior - Physical
Berserker - Physical
Blademaster - Physical/Mixed Defense & Offense
Dragoon - Physical/Utility/Mounted
Sorcerer - Magical/Elemental
Battlemage - Magical/Elemental/Mixed Defense & Offense
Elementalist - Magical/Elemental
Arcane Summoner - Magical/Elemental/Pet Class
Competency Stat Primary:
Duelist - Physical
Arcane Duelist - Physical/Magical
Lithe Duelist - Physical/Damage-focused
Resolute Duelist - Physical/Defensive/Utility
Mixed Stat:
Warlock - Magical/Elemental
Warmage - Magical/Elemental/Mixed Defense & Offense
Dread Mage - Magical/Elemental
Necromancer - Magical/Elemental/Pet Class
DPS/Support Mixed Classes
Attack Stat Primary:
Pirate - Physical
Buccaneer - Physical/Utility
Swashbuckler - Physical/Utility/Debuffer
Privateer - Physical/Mixed Defense & Offense
Competency Stat Primary:
Alchemist - Physical/Elemental
Transmuter - Physical/Elemental/Polymorph
Apothecarist - Physical/Elemental/Healer
Poisoner - Physical/Elemental/Damage-focused
Magician - Magical
Illusionist - Magical/Utility/Pet Class
Coercer - Magical/Utility/Debuffer/Temp Pet
Mesmer - Magical/Utility/Buffer
Mixed Stat:
Engineer - Physical/Elemental/Pet Class
Runesmith - Physical/Elemental/Buffer/Debuffer
Roboticist - Physical/Pet Class/Tank
Demolitionist - Physical/Elemental/Damage-focused
Visimorph - Physical/Magical/Elemental/Self-Transform
*No Subclass
Medium - Physical/Magical/Healer/Health-based
Soulshrieve - Magical/Utility/Healer/Buffer
Eidolon - Magical/Utility/Pet Class
Reaper - Physical/Magical/Damage-focused
Support Classes
Attack Stat Primary:
Guardian - Physical/Magical/Defense-based/Tank
Paladin - Physical/Magical/Competency-mixed/Healer/Tank
Soldier - Physical/Mixed Defense & Offense/Buffer
Phalanx Knight - Physical/Defensive/Utility/Tank
Competency Stat Primary:
Scholar - Physical/Buffer/Debuffer
Researcher - Physical/Buffer/Debuffer/Defensive
Diplomat - Physical/Utility/Temp Pet
Tactician - Physical/Buffer/Debuffer/Offense-focused
Priest - Magical/Healer
Ritualist - Magical/Healer/Buffer
Occultist - Magical/Healer/Debuffer
Inquisitor - Physical/Magical/Healer/Offense-focused
Mixed Stat:
Songweaver - Magical/Elemental/Buffer/Debuffer
Troubadour - Magical/Elemental/Buffer/Defensive
Dirge - Magical/Elemental/Debuffer
Skald - Magical/Elemental/Buffer/Attack-focused
Naturalist - Physical/Magical/Healer/Pet Class
Stoneshaper - Physical/Magical/Buffer/Defensive
Druid - Physical/Magical/Buffer/Healer
Primalist - Physical/Magical/Damage-focused