Swords
Balanced accuracy and damage make swords the dependable generalist choice.
Find your discipline
Pair any two weapon types to create your own build. Learn a school of magic, master a craft, or bring a group together with skills only you can offer.
No preset classes
Weapon mastery and spell schools shape your character. The archetypes below are inspiration—not locked classes, roles, or limits. Your mix of skills is what makes the build yours.
Pair any two weapon types to shape your build. Each weapon has a distinct combat identity; these roles describe the intended design direction, with exact tuning still to come.
Balanced accuracy and damage make swords the dependable generalist choice.
Fast attacks with a chance to bypass a portion of the target’s armour mitigation.
Heavy blows can stagger or stun, then weaken armour with a shredding debuff.
Earn a chance to inflict bleeding wounds that deal damage over time.
Lean into critical hits and a stronger backstab multiplier when you find an opening.
Keep pressure on from range, with a chance to conserve ammunition on a shot.
Coming later. Role to be decided.
LaterSupport spellcasting with stronger spell criticals or reduced cooldowns.
A focused caster weapon built around spell power.
CasterFight without an equipped weapon and develop an unarmed combat style.
MonkA defensive off-hand option to complement your build.
Coming later. Its combat identity is still to be defined.
LaterMasteries can combine; these browsing groups do not restrict your build. Staff and maces are planned for later; their roles are still to be decided.
Flexible build fantasies, not selectable classes or restrictions. These archetypes offer inspiration for the character you choose to become.
Unleash destructive force and bring heat to the heart of a fight.
Outright damage and damage over time, with area-of-effect spells.
Command bitter cold to hinder and wear down your foes.
Slows, snares and roots. Crowd control that decides how a fight plays out.
Draw on the enduring strength of stone and soil.
Defensive buffs that harden you and the people beside you.
Shape the unseen currents that move through the world.
Mobility and speed buffs to outrun, outflank and arrive first.
Turn flowing water into a versatile force for magic.
Heals, healing over time, and protective shields.
Call on the radiance that cuts through shadow.
Cleanses and dispels, with buffs and some healing to keep allies fighting.
Study a power drawn from the world's deeper shadows.
Lifesteal and debuffs that drain and weaken enemies.
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