Classes in ArcheAge

By: Abyzz

ArcheAge has unique class system where everything is based on skill sets. Right now there are 10 general skill sets in the game. These 10 sets/schools are available to all players and you can combine 3 of them as you wish to build your class. Everything depends on you – you can create an archer with healing abilities and shadow skills.

Each Skill Set has 11 active and 5 passive abilities.

As you see such system allows to create a lot of interesting combinations: 120 different classes can be created by players. Of course not all of them are amazing, but anyway such level of customization is great.

List of all Classes

You can see a list of all classes in the table below. You can sort the table by clicking header section. For example it's possible to sort all classes by Physical Damage.

Class Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Phys Dmg Mag Dmg Def Curses Buffs
Abolisher Battlerage Defense Auramancy 5 10 7 8 6
Animist Sorcery Shadowplay Vitalism 6 8 10 7 5
Arcane Hunter Witchcraft Auramancy Archery 7 8 6 8 7
Arcanist Witchcraft Auramancy Sorcery 3 11 8 8 6
Argent Battlerage Auramancy Vitalism 5 6 9 10 6
Assassin Witchcraft Shadowplay Vitalism 6 6 9 10 5
Athame Witchcraft Songcraft Vitalism 3 7 9 9 8
Bastion Defense Auramancy Archery 8 6 8 5 9
Battlemage Defense Occultism Sorcery 4 10 9 7 6
Blackguard Battlerage Occultism Vitalism 9 5 8 7 7
Blade Dancer Battlerage Shadowplay Songcraft 6 7 9 7 7
Blighter Battlerage Defense Shadowplay 5 7 7 9 8
Blood Arrow Occultism Archery Vitalism 7 8 8 7 6
Bloodreaver Battlerage Auramancy Occultism 9 6 6 6 9
Bloodthrall Battlerage Songcraft Vitalism 6 4 11 7 8
Bonestalker Battlerage Auramancy Archery 5 7 9 8 7
Boneweaver Auramancy Sorcery Vitalism 3 10 11 5 7
Cabalist Witchcraft Defense Sorcery 4 9 9 9 5
Caretaker Defense Songcraft Vitalism 4 5 11 6 10
Cavestalker Witchcraft Defense Shadowplay 7 5 8 10 6
Chaotician Witchcraft Defense Archery 8 6 7 9 6
Cleric Auramancy Songcraft Vitalism 3 7 10 5 11
Confessor Shadowplay Songcraft Vitalism 6 5 9 7 9
Crusader Battlerage Defense Sorcery 8 4 6 8 10
Cultist Occultism Sorcery Vitalism 3 11 10 7 5
Daggerspell Witchcraft Sorcery Shadowplay 6 9 7 10 4
Dark Aegis Defense Occultism Songcraft 4 7 8 7 10
Darkrunner Battlerage Auramancy Shadowplay 9 5 5 7 10
Darkstring Occultism Archery Sorcery 7 11 6 7 5
Dawncaller Battlerage Defense Songcraft 5 9 7 10 5
Death Warden Defense Shadowplay Vitalism 7 4 11 7 7
Deathgrim Battlerage Witchcraft Occultism 8 5 6 11 6
Defiler Witchcraft Defense Occultism 4 8 8 10 6
Demonologist Witchcraft Occultism Sorcery 3 12 7 10 4
Dervish Battlerage Witchcraft Vitalism 8 5 7 7 9
Dirgeweaver Battlerage Witchcraft Songcraft 5 8 7 7 9
Disperser Auramancy Occultism Archery 7 9 6 6 8
Doombringer Occultism Shadowplay Vitalism 6 7 9 8 6
Doomlord Battlerage Defense Occultism 5 7 6 8 10
Dreadbow Battlerage Occultism Archery 6 6 8 8 8
Dreadnaught Defense Occultism Shadowplay 7 6 8 8 7
Dreambreaker Witchcraft Defense Auramancy 4 7 9 8 8
Druid Defense Archery Vitalism 8 5 10 6 7
Earthsinger Defense Sorcery Songcraft 4 8 9 6 9
Ebon Druid Battlerage Witchcraft Archery 9 7 5 8 7
Ebonsong Archery Shadowplay Songcraft 10 5 5 7 9
Edgewalker Auramancy Occultism Vitalism 3 9 10 6 8
Eidolon Witchcraft Auramancy Shadowplay 6 7 7 9 7
Elegist Sorcery Shadowplay Songcraft 6 8 7 7 8
Enchantrix Witchcraft Auramancy Songcraft 3 8 7 8 10
Enforcer Battlerage Auramancy Sorcery 9 8 6 7 6
Enigmatist Auramancy Sorcery Shadowplay 6 9 8 6 7
Enlightened Battlerage Archery Songcraft 10 4 7 7 8
Evoker Archery Sorcery Songcraft 7 9 6 6 8
Executioner Battlerage Occultism Shadowplay 5 9 8 6 8
Exorcist Auramancy Shadowplay Songcraft 6 6 7 6 11
Farslayer Defense Archery Sorcery 8 8 8 6 6
Fiendhunter Battlerage Archery Sorcery 5 8 7 7 9
Fleshshaper Battlerage Sorcery Vitalism 6 5 9 6 10
Gravesinger Occultism Archery Songcraft 7 8 5 7 9
Gypsy Sorcery Songcraft Vitalism 3 9 10 6 8
Harbinger Battlerage Witchcraft Sorcery 12 4 5 8 7
Hellweaver Battlerage Sorcery Shadowplay 5 8 10 7 6
Herald Battlerage Auramancy Songcraft 8 4 9 8 7
Hex Ranger Witchcraft Archery Songcraft 7 7 5 9 8
Hex Warden Battlerage Witchcraft Auramancy 5 8 6 11 6
Hexblade Battlerage Witchcraft Defense 5 8 6 11 6
Hierophant Witchcraft Auramancy Vitalism 3 8 10 8 7
Honorguard Defense Archery Songcraft 8 5 7 6 10
Howler Auramancy Archery Songcraft 7 7 6 5 11
Infiltrator Archery Sorcery Shadowplay 10 8 6 7 5
Inquisitor Battlerage Shadowplay Vitalism 6 4 8 7 11
Justicar Defense Occultism Vitalism 4 7 11 7 7
Lamentor Witchcraft Sorcery Songcraft 3 10 7 9 7
Liberator Battlerage Defense Archery 8 7 7 8 6
Lorebreaker Battlerage Occultism Songcraft 5 6 7 6 12
Naturalist Witchcraft Archery Sorcery 7 10 6 9 4
Naturalist Archery Sorcery Vitalism 7 9 9 6 5
Necromancer Witchcraft Occultism Vitalism 3 9 9 10 5
Nightbearer Defense Shadowplay Songcraft 7 4 8 7 10
Nightblade Defense Auramancy Shadowplay 7 5 9 6 9
Nightcloak Witchcraft Auramancy Occultism 3 10 7 9 7
Nightwitch Witchcraft Shadowplay Songcraft 6 6 6 10 8
Nocturne Occultism Shadowplay Songcraft 6 7 6 8 9
Oracle Auramancy Archery Vitalism 7 7 9 5 8
Outrider Battlerage Archery Shadowplay 6 5 8 10 7
Paladin Battlerage Defense Vitalism 5 6 6 10 9
Phantasm Auramancy Occultism Songcraft 3 9 7 6 11
Planeshifter Auramancy Occultism Shadowplay 6 8 7 7 8
Poxbane Witchcraft Defense Songcraft 4 6 8 9 9
Primeval Auramancy Archery Shadowplay 10 6 6 6 8
Ranger Archery Shadowplay Vitalism 10 5 8 7 6
Ravager Battlerage Occultism Sorcery 9 3 8 8 8
Reaper Occultism Sorcery Shadowplay 6 10 7 8 5
Requiem Occultism Sorcery Songcraft 3 11 7 7 8
Revenant Auramancy Occultism Sorcery 3 12 8 6 7
Scion Defense Sorcery Vitalism 4 8 12 6 6
Shadehunter Occultism Archery Shadowplay 10 7 5 8 6
Shadowbane Witchcraft Defense Vitalism 4 6 11 9 6
Shadowblade Battlerage Witchcraft Shadowplay 9 6 5 10 6
Shadowstriker Witchcraft Occultism Archery 7 9 5 10 5
Shaman Witchcraft Sorcery Vitalism 3 10 10 9 4
Shroudmaster Witchcraft Occultism Shadowplay 6 8 6 11 5
Skullknight Defense Auramancy Occultism 4 8 9 6 9
Soothsayer Auramancy Shadowplay Vitalism 6 6 10 6 8
Sorrowsong Occultism Songcraft Vitalism 3 8 9 7 9
Soulbow Witchcraft Archery Vitalism 7 7 8 9 5
Soulsong Archery Songcraft Vitalism 7 6 8 6 9
Spellsong Auramancy Sorcery Songcraft 3 10 8 5 10
Spellsword Battlerage Sorcery Songcraft 5 5 9 7 10
Stone Arrow Defense Archery Shadowplay 11 4 7 7 7
Stormchaser Auramancy Archery Sorcery 7 10 7 5 7
Swiftstone Defense Sorcery Shadowplay 7 7 9 7 6
Templar Defense Auramancy Vitalism 4 6 12 5 9
Thaumaturge Defense Auramancy Sorcery 4 9 10 5 8
Tomb Ranger Defense Occultism Archery 8 7 7 7 7
Tomb Warden Defense Auramancy Songcraft 4 6 9 5 12
Tombcaller Witchcraft Occultism Songcraft 3 9 6 10 8
Trickster Witchcraft Archery Shadowplay 10 6 5 10 5
Warpriest Battlerage Archery Vitalism 5 6 10 6 9

How to change Class / Reset Skills?

You can change your specialization after you reach 10th level. All you need is to pay a fee for that. This allows you to pick up other school to try other character build. The fee you will have to pay depends on the amount of skill points you have spent in that tree. The more skill points – the higher the fee.

Don’t forget that when you reset your skills and learn other skill set, new abilities will not be automatically unlocked and level. You will need to master them as you did with your previous skill set. Think twice before resetting because the money you will pay for that can’t be returned.

What class is the best in PvP / PvE?

It’s difficult to find out the best PvP class with such a great variety of skill sets. Of course some skill sets are better to combine with others. It’s obvious that if you want to be a great Tank you need to choose defensive abilities. That being said, there are classes that are better for a particular role.

But it doesn’t mean that there are absolutely unplayable combinations. Everything depends on your ability to use advantages of your class and know disadvantages to avoid difficult situations. Class system in ArcheAge allows you to create a class according to your playing style and skills you would like to use. This helps players to master the class faster and act in combat much better.

Such customization makes the game more interesting to play. For example when you are in PvP and see an opponent with a sword and shield it does not mean that he is not a mage! Moreover, combat itself is more interesting because there are no rotation vs rotation fights. In many MMO games you may predict actions of your opponent. But in Arche Age fights are more unpredictable because of different skill combinations.

Such class system makes ArcheAge interesting for both new and skilled players. Every battle is unique because you will meet new classes very often. You will have to act fast and do everything in time in order to win. Choose your skill combination, master it and act in time. This is a key for winning a battle.

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