Players don't pick classes.The essences they bond pick eight at a time.

Aggressive front-line damage-dealer. Builds rage through combat, spends it on heavy strikes. Closes distance with rushes and finishes weakened targets with bonus damage.

Rage decays out of combat, so the Striker rewards aggressive, continuous engagement. The signature Fury Stack mechanic — built through basic attacks, spent on empowered abilities — gives every Striker a constant push-pull rhythm. Bonded essences with Destructive or Primal aspects amplify the role; Restorative or Preserving aspects soften it.

Resource

Rage / Fury

Signature mechanic

Combo chains, execute bonuses

Best stats

STR · DEX · END

Sample core abilities (of 15)

• StrikeACTIVE

  Basic melee attack. Free. The foundation of every combo.

• Power BlowACTIVE

  150% damage heavy. Builds 2 Fury. 5s cooldown, 15 Rage.

• Charging RushACTIVE

  Dash to target, damage on arrival. 8s cooldown, 10 Rage.

• FrenzyPASSIVE

  Each consecutive hit increases attack speed by 5%.

• AdrenalinePASSIVE

  Below 30% HP, +25% damage. The signature 'live or die' kicker.

The wall. Absorbs damage for allies, holds chokepoints, and stops aggressive targets dead. Resolve regenerates passively and on damage taken.

Guardians don't deal damage — they buy time for the people who do. Their core mechanic is layered damage absorption: shields stacked on shields, party-wide reductions, single-target taunts that pull aggro. Preserving and Restorative aspects amplify; Ephemeral and Corrupting aspects fight the role.

Resource

Resolve

Signature mechanic

Damage absorption, ally protection

Best stats

END · VIT · WIS

Sample core abilities (of 15)

• Shield WallACTIVE

  Reduces incoming damage by 50% for 5s. 30 Resolve.

• TauntACTIVE

  Forces target to attack you for 3s. 8s cooldown.

• Guardian's VowPASSIVE

  While protecting an ally, take 30% of damage they would receive.

• Stone StanceACTIVE

  Toggle: +60% defence, −40% movement. 10 Resolve/s.

• Iron BodyPASSIVE

  Immune to knockback and most crowd control.

The mage. Throws sustained damage at range, weaves multiple elements, and rewrites the battlefield with terrain spells. Mana pool scales hard with INT and WIS.

Casters depend on a Healer or Guardian to hold the line; they're brittle and slow. In exchange they output the highest sustained damage in the game (Strikers beat them in burst, Casters beat Strikers across a 30s engagement). Destructive and Expansive aspects double down on damage; Restorative aspects sidegrade into utility.

Resource

Mana

Signature mechanic

Spell weaving, elemental mastery

Best stats

INT · WIS · PER

Sample core abilities (of 15)

• FireballACTIVE

  Single-target spell. 80 base damage, 2s cast, 20 mana.

• Chain LightningACTIVE

  Bounces between targets — primary deals 100%, secondary 70%, etc.

• MeteorACTIVE

  AoE Ultimate. Long cast, devastating area damage. 60s cooldown.

• Mana WeavePASSIVE

  Casting spells regenerates 2 mana/s for 10s after.

• Elemental MasteryPASSIVE

  Active essence aspect bonus increased by 15%.

Strikes once, hard, from where you didn't see them coming. Stealth-into-burst-into-disengage is the basic loop. Excels at picking off priority targets and breaking compositions.

Critical-hit bonuses, stealth duration, and execute-style finishers define the kit. Assassins struggle against tanks (single-target burst, not sustained DPS) but melt squishy targets in seconds. Ephemeral and Corrupting aspects are signature; Preserving aspects undercut the role.

Resource

Shadow Energy

Signature mechanic

Critical strikes, stealth attacks

Best stats

DEX · PER · STR

Sample core abilities (of 15)

• BackstabACTIVE

  Attack from behind: 200% damage. 8s cooldown, 25 Shadow.

• VanishACTIVE

  Enter stealth for 10s or until you attack. 60s cooldown.

• VendettaPASSIVE

  Marked target takes +30% damage from you for 30s.

• Shadow StepACTIVE

  Short blink, sets up the next attack as if it were from stealth.

• Lethal PrecisionPASSIVE

  Critical strikes restore 5 Shadow Energy.

Keeps the party upright. Direct heals, regeneration auras, cleanses on debuffs, and resurrection-adjacent abilities at high rank. The reason a Glass Cannon Mage build is viable.

Spirit regenerates passively and on incoming damage. Healers play reactively — they cannot run out ahead of their party. The Restorative aspect is the signature; Destructive aspects fight the role; Mystical aspects amplify everything modestly. Life and Light essences are the canonical Healer source.

Resource

Spirit

Signature mechanic

Heal-over-time, cleanse effects

Best stats

WIS · INT · VIT

Sample core abilities (of 15)

• Healing TouchACTIVE

  Single-target heal. 80 HP, 1s cast, 25 Spirit.

• RegrowthACTIVE

  Heal-over-time. 15 HP/s for 8s. 20 Spirit.

• CleanseACTIVE

  Remove one debuff from target. 6s cooldown, 15 Spirit.

• Spirit BondPASSIVE

  Healing target restores 10% of healed amount to caster's HP.

• Sanctuary AuraACTIVE

  Allies within 5m gain +20% healing received for 10s.

Reshapes encounters. Roots, stuns, fears, slows, gravity wells, terror auras. Damage output is moderate but the enemy's damage output is much lower while a Controller is alive.

Controllers stack debuffs that compound on each other. A single fear is brief; a fear stacked on slow stacked on terror becomes a 6-second incapacitation. Essences with Corrupting or Mystical aspects synergise; Focused aspects undercut the AoE.

Resource

Focus

Signature mechanic

Crowd control, debuff stacking

Best stats

INT · PER · WIS

Sample core abilities (of 15)

• Gravity WellACTIVE

  Pull enemies in a 4m radius toward a point for 4s.

• TerrorACTIVE

  Fear single target for 3s. Compounds with other Controller debuffs.

• Slowing FieldACTIVE

  AoE that reduces movement by 50% for 10s.

• Debuff MasteryPASSIVE

  Each debuff you apply increases damage to target by 5%.

• Focus RecoveryPASSIVE

  Successfully crowd-controlling a target restores 10 Focus.

Fights by proxy. Summons creatures, ghosts, elementals, and constructs that fight on the Summoner's behalf. Damage output is good; positional risk is much lower than other DPS archetypes.

Each summon has its own HP pool, abilities, and behaviour. Some Summoners run one strong elite minion; some run swarms. The signature mechanic is Soul Essence — banking the souls of defeated enemies as fuel for new summons. Primal and Mystical aspects amplify pet capabilities; Restorative aspects unlock pet healing.

Resource

Soul Essence

Signature mechanic

Minion control, swarm tactics

Best stats

INT · WIS · PER

Sample core abilities (of 15)

• Summon StrikerACTIVE

  Summon a melee minion (4-hit-points HP, Striker abilities) for 30s.

• Soul DrainACTIVE

  Defeat an enemy → bank 1 Soul Essence.

• Pack MindPASSIVE

  Minions act on your initiative; commands processed instantly.

• ReinforceACTIVE

  Heal all summons for 20% HP. 30s cooldown, 30 Soul Essence.

• Shared BondPASSIVE

  Your minions inherit 15% of your stats.

The opportunist. Carries multiple combat forms and switches between them mid-encounter — bear for tanking, wolf for damage, eagle for mobility, bird for scouting. Master-of-none becomes flexibility incarnate.

Shapeshifters trade peak performance for the ability to match any situation. Primal Energy is consumed on transformation and regenerated in any form. The signature mechanic is stance dancing — switching forms repeatedly within a single fight to chain different damage types and movement profiles. Primal and Swift aspects synergise; Focused aspects undercut the flexibility.

Resource

Primal Energy

Signature mechanic

Form switching, stance dancing

Best stats

STR · DEX · VIT

Sample core abilities (of 15)

• Bear FormACTIVE

  Transform: +40% HP, +30% defence, −20% speed. 30 Primal.

• Wolf FormACTIVE

  Transform: +25% speed, +20% damage. 25 Primal.

• Eagle FormACTIVE

  Transform: flight, scouting, ranged attacks. 35 Primal.

• AdaptivePASSIVE

  Each form switch grants 5s of damage immunity to the previous form's weakness.

• Wild HeartPASSIVE

  Primal Energy regenerates +50% faster while in animal form.