Guide to choosing a class

This article will attempt to give some insight into choosing a class, bear in mind that class selection is largely a matter of personal preference and different players will have varying opinions on what constitutes the best class combinations, there is no right or wrong answer, and selection depends on a players preferred play style.

What is the best class?

First of all forget the notion of a best class, this is a mater or personal opinion and preference. Each class has different strengths and weaknesses, and may be better in certain situations or at defeating certain types of enemy. For example druids have solar weapons which work well at killing undead but are useless when underwater. Mages as a elemental caster class may be better against monsters that are weak to certain elemental attack types but their spells won't work in nocast rooms.

What class should I pick?

This is a question asked many times by newbie players, it will largely depend on your preferred play style.

What is the best class for newbies?

As a newbie it's a good idea to try out many different classes to find the one suits your play style, there is no substitute for experience. In terms of the easiest to play, it is recommend newbies start out with the warrior or mage, these two classes represent the basic melee and magic classes respectively, and will generally be the easiest to play and understand.

What is the best class for player killing?

When combined with the best equipment, Warrior-thief seems to have a slight edge when it comes to pk. Skills such leap, charge and shadow strike provide a great deal of damage and have the advantage that they work in the majority of rooms