Classes

The class system of ArcheAge consists of eleven skillsets, from which players can select three to create one of the 220 possible classes.

Skillsets

There are 12 skillsets available in ArcheAge. The options allow for the creation of 220 unique classes. Abilities in the skillsets are unlocked as a character gains levels.

At level 10, players are able to change their selected specialization for a fee. The fee is determined by the amount of skill points spent in the skillset's tree. Note that replacing one specialization with another does not automatically unlock all skills. Combat level and skillsets level separately.

With the Relics of Hiram update, the Abyssal Skills were removed and replaced by the Ancestral system, this offers augmentations for some skills, if the skillset is Level 55.

Archery – classes This path of development will make the hero a skilled archer. vlear Patron: Tahyang

Auramancy – classes A hero who has chosen this path gains access to teleportation and magical abilities that weaken foes and strengthen friends. Patron: Haje

Battlerage – classes This specialization includes powerful blows, inflicting devastating damage, as well as methods of buffing the warrior and weakening his or her enemies. Patron: Kyrios

Defense – classes A warrior who chooses this path of development will become a master of defensive techniques. Patron: Shatigon

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Malediction – classes A skillset fueled by the power of the abyss. Patron: Orchidna

Occultism – classes If the hero chooses this path, he or she will be subject to all the mysteries of the underworld. Patron: Nui

Shadowplay – classes Those who choose the path of secrecy will be sudden and clever killers in possession of an arsenal of tricks. Patron: Melisara

Songcraft This specialization encourages fighters and threatens enemies with the sounds of music. Patron: Lucius

Sorcery – classes By choosing this path, the hero will have access to devastating elemental spells that cause damage to one or more enemies. Patron: Aranzeb

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Swiftblade – classes Utilize twin blades and stealth to slaughter your enemies.

Vitalism This path of development will make the hero a skilled healer that can save lives. Patron: Kyprosa

Witchcraft – classes Skills of the school directly affect the mind of allies and enemies. Patron: Dahuta

Class Combinations

As mentioned above, there are 220 different possible classes based on the skillsets selected.

Skillset 1	Skillset 2	Skillset 3	Class Name	Phys Damage	Magic Damage	Defense	Curses	Buffs
Battlerage	Witchcraft	Defense	Hexblade	7	5	8	10	7
Battlerage	Witchcraft	Auramancy	Hex Warden	5	7	7	9	8
Battlerage	Witchcraft	Occultism	Hordebreaker	5	8	6	11	6
Battlerage	Witchcraft	Archery	Dreadhunter	9	6	5	10	6
Battlerage	Witchcraft	Sorcery	Harbinger	5	9	7	10	5
Battlerage	Witchcraft	Shadowplay	Shadowblade	8	5	6	11	6
Battlerage	Witchcraft	Songcraft	Dirgeweaver	5	6	6	10	9
Battlerage	Witchcraft	Vitalism	Dervish	5	6	9	10	6
Battlerage	Defense	Auramancy	Abolisher	7	5	9	6	10
Battlerage	Defense	Occultism	Doomlord	6	6	8	8	8
Battlerage	Defense	Archery	Liberator	10	4	7	7	8
Battlerage	Defense	Sorcery	Crusader	6	7	9	7	7
Battlerage	Defense	Shadowplay	Blighter	9	3	8	8	8
Battlerage	Defense	Songcraft	Dawncaller	6	4	8	7	11
Battlerage	Defense	Vitalism	Paladin	6	4	11	7	8
Battlerage	Auramancy	Occultism	Bloodreaver	5	8	7	7	9
Battlerage	Auramancy	Archery	Bonestalker	9	6	6	6	9
Battlerage	Auramancy	Sorcery	Enforcer	5	9	8	6	8
Battlerage	Auramancy	Shadowplay	Darkrunner	8	5	7	7	9
Battlerage	Auramancy	Songcraft	Herald	5	6	7	6	12
Battlerage	Auramancy	Vitalism	Argent	5	6	10	6	9
Battlerage	Occultism	Archery	Dreadbow	9	7	5	8	7
Battlerage	Occultism	Sorcery	Ravager	5	10	7	8	6
Battlerage	Occultism	Shadowplay	Executioner	8	6	6	9	7
Battlerage	Occultism	Songcraft	Lorebreaker	5	7	6	8	10
Battlerage	Occultism	Vitalism	Blackguard	5	7	9	8	7
Battlerage	Archery	Sorcery	Fiendhunter	9	8	6	7	6
Battlerage	Archery	Shadowplay	Outrider	12	4	5	8	7
Battlerage	Archery	Songcraft	Bloodskald	9	5	5	7	10
Battlerage	Archery	Vitalism	Warpriest	10	5	8	7	7
Battlerage	Sorcery	Shadowplay	Hellweaver	8	7	7	8	6
Battlerage	Sorcery	Songcraft	Spellsword	5	8	7	7	9
Battlerage	Sorcery	Vitalism	Fleshshaper	5	8	10	7	6
Battlerage	Shadowplay	Songcraft	Blade Dancer	8	4	6	8	10
Battlerage	Shadowplay	Vitalism	Inquisitor	8	4	9	8	7
Battlerage	Songcraft	Vitalism	Bloodthrall	5	5	9	7	10

Skillset 1	Skillset 2	Skillset 3	Class Name	Phys Damage	Magic Damage	Defense	Curses	Buffs
Witchcraft	Defense	Auramancy	Dreambreaker	4	7	9	8	8
Witchcraft	Defense	Occultism	Defiler	4	8	8	10	6
Witchcraft	Defense	Archery	Archon	8	6	7	9	6
Witchcraft	Defense	Sorcery	Cabalist	4	9	9	9	5
Witchcraft	Defense	Shadowplay	Shadowknight	7	5	8	10	6
Witchcraft	Defense	Songcraft	Poxbane	4	6	8	9	9
Witchcraft	Defense	Vitalism	Shadowbane	4	6	11	9	6
Witchcraft	Auramancy	Occultism	Nightcloak	3	10	7	9	7
Witchcraft	Auramancy	Archery	Arcane Hunter	7	8	6	8	7
Witchcraft	Auramancy	Sorcery	Arcanist	3	11	8	8	6
Witchcraft	Auramancy	Shadowplay	Eidolon	6	7	7	9	7
Witchcraft	Auramancy	Songcraft	Enchantrix	3	8	7	8	10
Witchcraft	Auramancy	Vitalism	Hierophant	3	8	10	8	7
Witchcraft	Occultism	Archery	Shadestriker	7	9	5	10	5
Witchcraft	Occultism	Sorcery	Demonologist	3	12	7	10	4
Witchcraft	Occultism	Shadowplay	Shroudmaster	6	8	6	11	5
Witchcraft	Occultism	Songcraft	Tombcaller	3	9	6	10	8
Witchcraft	Occultism	Vitalism	Necromancer	3	9	9	10	5
Witchcraft	Archery	Sorcery	Stormcaster	7	10	6	9	4
Witchcraft	Archery	Shadowplay	Trickster	10	6	5	10	5
Witchcraft	Archery	Songcraft	Hex Ranger	7	7	5	9	8
Witchcraft	Archery	Vitalism	Soulbow	7	7	8	9	5
Witchcraft	Sorcery	Shadowplay	Daggerspell	6	9	7	10	4
Witchcraft	Sorcery	Songcraft	Lamentor	3	10	7	9	7
Witchcraft	Sorcery	Vitalism	Shaman	3	10	10	9	4
Witchcraft	Shadowplay	Songcraft	Nightwitch	6	6	6	10	8
Witchcraft	Shadowplay	Vitalism	Assassin	6	6	9	10	5
Witchcraft	Songcraft	Vitalism	Athame	3	7	9	9	8

Skillset 1	Skillset 2	Skillset 3	Class Name	Phys Damage	Magic Damage	Defense	Curses	Buffs
Defense	Auramancy	Occultism	Skullknight	4	8	9	6	9
Defense	Auramancy	Archery	Bastion	8	6	8	5	9
Defense	Auramancy	Sorcery	Thaumaturge	4	9	10	5	8
Defense	Auramancy	Shadowplay	Nightblade	7	5	9	6	9
Defense	Auramancy	Songcraft	Tomb Warden	4	6	9	5	12
Defense	Auramancy	Vitalism	Templar	4	6	12	5	9
Defense	Occultism	Archery	Dreadstone	8	7	7	7	7
Defense	Occultism	Sorcery	Battlemage	4	10	9	7	6
Defense	Occultism	Shadowplay	Dreadnaught	7	6	8	8	7
Defense	Occultism	Songcraft	Dark Aegis	4	7	8	7	10
Defense	Occultism	Vitalism	Justicar	4	7	11	7	7
Defense	Archery	Sorcery	Farslayer	8	8	8	6	6
Defense	Archery	Shadowplay	Stone Arrow	11	4	7	7	7
Defense	Archery	Songcraft	Honorguard	8	5	7	6	10
Defense	Archery	Vitalism	Druid	8	5	10	6	7
Defense	Sorcery	Shadowplay	Swiftstone	7	7	9	7	6
Defense	Sorcery	Songcraft	Earthsinger	4	8	9	6	9
Defense	Sorcery	Vitalism	Scion	4	8	12	6	6
Defense	Shadowplay	Songcraft	Nightbearer	7	4	8	7	10
Defense	Shadowplay	Vitalism	Death Warden	7	4	11	7	7
Defense	Songcraft	Vitalism	Caretaker	4	5	11	6	10

Skillset 1	Skillset 2	Skillset 3	Class Name	Phys Damage	Magic Damage	Defense	Curses	Buffs
Auramancy	Occultism	Archery	Astral Ranger	7	9	6	6	8
Auramancy	Occultism	Sorcery	Revenant	3	12	8	6	7
Auramancy	Occultism	Shadowplay	Planeshifter	6	8	7	7	8
Auramancy	Occultism	Songcraft	Phantasm	3	9	7	6	11
Auramancy	Occultism	Vitalism	Edgewalker	3	9	10	6	8
Auramancy	Archery	Sorcery	Stormchaser	7	10	7	5	7
Auramancy	Archery	Shadowplay	Primeval	10	6	6	6	8
Auramancy	Archery	Songcraft	Howler	7	7	6	5	11
Auramancy	Archery	Vitalism	Oracle	7	7	9	5	8
Auramancy	Sorcery	Shadowplay	Enigmatist	6	9	8	6	7
Auramancy	Sorcery	Songcraft	Spellsong	3	10	8	5	10
Auramancy	Sorcery	Vitalism	Boneweaver	3	10	11	5	7
Auramancy	Shadowplay	Songcraft	Exorcist	6	6	7	6	11
Auramancy	Shadowplay	Vitalism	Soothsayer	6	6	10	6	8
Auramancy	Songcraft	Vitalism	Cleric	3	7	10	5	11

Skillset 1	Skillset 2	Skillset 3	Class Name	Phys Damage	Magic Damage	Defense	Curses	Buffs
Occultism	Archery	Sorcery	Spellbow	7	11	6	7	5
Occultism	Archery	Shadowplay	Shadehunter	10	7	5	8	6
Occultism	Archery	Songcraft	Gravesinger	7	8	5	7	9
Occultism	Archery	Vitalism	Blood Arrow	7	8	8	7	6
Occultism	Sorcery	Shadowplay	Reaper	6	10	7	8	5
Occultism	Sorcery	Songcraft	Requiem	3	11	7	7	8
Occultism	Sorcery	Vitalism	Cultist	3	11	10	7	5
Occultism	Shadowplay	Songcraft	Nocturne	6	7	6	8	9
Occultism	Shadowplay	Vitalism	Doombringer	6	7	9	8	6
Occultism	Songcraft	Vitalism	Sorrowsong	3	8	9	7	9

Skillset 1	Skillset 2	Skillset 3	Class Name	Phys Damage	Magic Damage	Defense	Curses	Buffs
Archery	Sorcery	Shadowplay	Infiltrator	10	8	6	7	5
Archery	Sorcery	Songcraft	Evoker	7	9	6	6	8
Archery	Sorcery	Vitalism	Naturalist	7	9	9	6	5
Archery	Shadowplay	Songcraft	Ebonsong	10	5	5	7	9
Archery	Shadowplay	Vitalism	Ranger	10	5	8	7	6
Archery	Songcraft	Vitalism	Soulsong	7	6	8	6	9

Skillset 1	Skillset 2	Skillset 3	Class Name	Phys Damage	Magic Damage	Defense	Curses	Buffs
Sorcery	Shadowplay	Songcraft	Spellsinger	6	8	7	7	8
Sorcery	Shadowplay	Vitalism	Animist	6	8	10	7	5
Sorcery	Songcraft	Vitalism	Gypsy	3	9	10	6	8

Skillset 1	Skillset 2	Skillset 3	Class Name	Phys Damage	Magic Damage	Defense	Curses	Buffs
Shadowplay	Songcraft	Vitalism	Confessor	6	5	9	7	9

Overview

Builds, or Roles, are a combination or your selected Skill Sets and the Abilities you have selected from within. Developing your Role properly will result in a character who is specialized in Offense, Defense, Healing, or Support. You can adjust your role further to determine whether you are best suited for PvE or PvP situations.

Protective

Also known as Tanks, These classes are made to take damage, protect allies, and survive. The primary tanking specialization is Defense but it can be combined with others to define exactly how you tank.

Builds

Here are few of the best skill combinations for tanking.

• Templar - Defense, Vitalism, Auramancy
• HexBlade- Battlerage,Witchcraft,Defense
• Blighter - Defense, Battlerage, Shadowplay
• Abolisher - Defense, Battlerage, Auramancy
• Paladin - Defense, Battlerage, Vitalism
• Skullknight - Defense, Auramancy, Occultism
• Doomlord- Battlerage, Defense, Occultism

Offensive

Offensive Fighters/Casters, aka DPS, specialize in unloading devastating attacks on enemy forces.
Damaging classes include Battlerage, Sorcery, Archery, Occultism, and Shadowplay. They can be combined with each other and other classes for a huge amount of variety.

Builds

• Executioner - Battlerage, Occultism, Shadowplay

Healers

A healer's primary function is to maintain life. They specialize in healing, cleansing, and buffing their comrades.

Builds

• Templar - Defense, Vitalism, Auramancy
• Hierophant - Auramancy, Witchcraft, Vitalism
• Edgewalker - Auramancy, Occultism, Vitalism
• Warpriest - Archery, Vitalism, Battlerage
• Soulsong - Archery, Vitalism, Songcraft
• Cleric - Auramancy, Vitalism, Songcraft
• Gypsy - Sorcery, Vitalism, Songcraft

Support

A support's main function is to buff its allies and debuff/CC (stun, snare, etc.) its enemies.

Builds

• Confessor - Vitalism, Songcraft, Shadowplay
• Assassin - Shadowplay, Witchcraft, Vitalism
• Athame - Songcraft, Witchcraft, Vitalism
• Caretaker - Defense, Songcraft, Vitalism
• Cleric - Auramancy, Songcraft, Vitalism
• Dreambreaker - Witchcraft, Defense, Auramancy
• Phantasm - Occultism, Songcraft, Auramancy
• Poxbane - Witchcraft, Defense, Songcraft
• Requiem - Occultism, Sorcery, Songcraft
• Soothsayer - Auramancy, Vitalism, Shadowplay
• Argent - Battlerage, Auramancy, Vitalism

Player Vs Player

Darkrunner - Great Melee Build, Very High damage in close proximity, Very High Mobility. If caught off guard, well... their mistake.

Primeval - Great Physical Ranged Build, Very High Damage and Very High Mobility at a distance. If caught off guard, you should be able to get away and turn the tide in your favour.

ShadowBlade - Considered OP, Very High Physical Damage, Moderately Mobile, Lots of CC. Be sure you start the encounter.

Blighter - A very "come and get me" build, High Damage and built for Survival. Moderate Mobility. Can do well with starting and receiving encounters, very popular class because ambushes are unpredictable. Don't be afraid to attack with this build either, you are a high damage tank.

Daggerspell - All around class, high magic damage, uses shadowplay for some physical damage and a way to get around, and witchcraft for CCs and debuffs, moderate mobility, be sure you start the encounter.

Abolisher - Aggro Magnet, built to outlast your opponent and get away if needed, you usually lead the charge. Great at receiving encounters, okay at starting, works well in group. High Physical Damage and uses Defense and Auramancy for buffs.

Templar - Lives up to its name, a Survival King. Have fun killing this. Low-Moderate damage (depends on gear) Godly Defense, uses Vitalism to heal and do the majority of its damage, defense for... well defense, and Auramancy to get around and buff. Moderate Mobility. A Tower of strength.

Tomb Warden- A step down from Templar, like a Survival Prince. Substitutes Vitalism for Songcraft, so slight heals and more damage, again, have fun killing this. Moderate Damage, Very High Survivability. Moderate Mobility.

Stone Arrow - A Ranged tank, uses shadowplay to get around, archery to combo with shadowplay at range, and defense in case all goes wrong. Great Setup for new people starting pvp. Very High Damage, high defense, moderate mobility.

Trickster - Shadowblade, but ranged, you make your targets feel like they are the plague. Keep them away and you will live. Very High Ranged Damage, Witchcraft for CCs and debuffs. Moderate Mobility.

Enigmatist - A mix, Sorcery (main) Shadowplay, and Auramancy. Not the best, but a very high damage doer if played right, its all about timing with this build. Very high Mobility, Very High Magic Damage, and Moderate Physical, Not very survivable, you need to be on your toes, ready to move at a moments notice. This Class is for Experts.

-Watsonan, Tahyang World, you're Welcome.

P.S. Revenant is a very Fun build, (occultism, sorcery, and auramancy) Godly Magic Damage, moderate mobility, moderately survivable.

Additional Info

For more information on how each is used see Builds.