Classes and Skills

Selection and leveling

Press J to open Class & Job. You can have one active combat class. To switch class, reset the current class first.

Class XP comes from hostile mob kills and class quest rewards. Most hostile mobs give 3-5 XP, stronger mobs give more, and the Burned Man gives 5 class XP from the custom kill table.

Level thresholds are 100 XP for level 1, 150 XP for level 2, then the previous two thresholds summed: 250, 400, 650, and so on.

Skill points

The root skill is free and auto-unlocked when you select a class. Available skill points are class level - paid skills spent. Parent skills must be unlocked before child skills.

Resetting a class removes the active class, clears active class quests, and costs 1 level if that class has any levels.

Warrior

Sword and shield bruiser.

Skill	Effect
Armsman	Swords deal +0.5 melee damage
Shield Breaker	Sword hits knock back targets blocking with shields
Battle Rhythm	Sword kills grant Speed I for 6 seconds
Iron Guard	Take 20% less damage while blocking with a shield
War Cry	Sword kills slow hostile mobs within 8 blocks for 4 seconds
Second Wind	Taking 4+ damage restores 3 saturation, 20 second cooldown
Last Stand	At 3 hearts or less, heal 3 hearts and gain Resistance I and Strength I for 8 seconds, 60 second cooldown

Warrior post-capstone

Skill	Tier	Effect
Steel Tempo	Post-capstone	Sword hits after a kill deal +0.5 damage for 6 seconds.
Shield Riposte	Post-capstone	Blocking a melee hit makes the next sword hit within 5 seconds deal +1 damage.
Rallying Cry	Post-capstone	War Cry also grants nearby same-house allies Speed I for 4 seconds.
Unyielding Guard	Post-capstone	Iron Guard reduces blocking damage by 30% instead of 20%.
Veteran Vigor	Post-capstone	Second Wind restores 1 heart in addition to saturation.
Oathbreaker	Second capstone	Last Stand also grants Absorption II and resets War Cry cooldown.

Ranger

Bow and crossbow controller.

Skill	Effect
Trail Mark	Bow and crossbow shots deal +0.5 damage
Quick Shot	Bow and crossbow hits grant Speed I for 3 seconds
Predator Focus	Bow and crossbow hits make targets under 50% health glow for 5 seconds
Pathfinder	Gain Speed I while standing on natural trail blocks
Snare Shot	Bow and crossbow hits from 8+ blocks away slow targets for 4 seconds
Marked Quarry	Bow and crossbow shots deal +1 damage to glowing targets
Warden's Volley	Bow and crossbow shots fire an extra arrow, 60 second cooldown

Ranger post-capstone

Skill	Tier	Effect
Keen Sighting	Post-capstone	Arrows against glowing targets gain +0.5 extra damage.
Crippling Shot	Post-capstone	Bow and crossbow shots deal +1 limb damage.
Deep Snare	Post-capstone	Snare Shot applies Slowness II when fired from 16+ blocks.
Wild Stride	Post-capstone	Pathfinder also grants Jump Boost I.
Hunter's Mark	Post-capstone	Predator Focus triggers at 65% health instead of 50%.
Storm Volley	Second capstone	Warden's Volley fires two bonus arrows with a 75s cooldown.

Berserker

Axe fighter that rewards pressure and low health.

Skill	Effect
Blood Rush	Taking damage grants Speed I for 6 seconds
Reckless Swing	Axe hits deal +1 damage while below 70% health
Fury Guard	Taking damage grants Resistance I for 6 seconds, 20 second cooldown
Bloodlust	Axe kills restore 1 heart, 10 second cooldown
Rending Blow	Axe hits apply Bleeding for 6 seconds
No Retreat	At 30% health or less, gain Strength I
Red Mist	Killing a bleeding target grants Strength II for 8 seconds, 30 second cooldown

Berserker post-capstone

Skill	Tier	Effect
Pain Furnace	Post-capstone	Taking 4+ damage grants Haste I for 5 seconds.
Deep Rend	Post-capstone	Rending Blow lasts 9 seconds instead of 6.
Deep Cuts	Post-capstone	Axe hits deal +1 limb damage to bleeding targets.
Blood Echo	Post-capstone	Killing a bleeding target refreshes Blood Rush.
Fury Hardened	Post-capstone	Fury Guard grants Resistance for 8 seconds.
Crimson Wake	Second capstone	Red Mist also grants Speed II and heals 1 heart.

Guard

Shield tank and house protector.

Skill	Effect
Brace	Take 25% less damage while blocking with a shield
Hold Line	While blocking, nearby hostile mobs within 4 blocks get Slowness I
Counter Step	After blocking damage, next melee hit within 5 seconds knocks back and deals +1 damage
Shield Wall	Taking 4+ damage while blocking grants Resistance I for 6 seconds, 20 second cooldown
Protector's Stand	While blocking, same-house members within 5 blocks gain Resistance I
Unbroken	Below 30% health, gain Absorption I, 60 second cooldown
Stonewall	Taking 4+ damage grants Absorption I for 8 seconds and knocks back hostile mobs within 4 blocks, 60 second cooldown

Guard post-capstone

Skill	Tier	Effect
Tower Stance	Post-capstone	While blocking, knockback taken is reduced.
Wider Line	Post-capstone	Hold Line radius increases from 4 to 6 blocks.
Shared Bulwark	Post-capstone	Protector's Stand also grants allies Absorption I for 3 seconds.
Heavy Counter	Post-capstone	Counter Step deals +2 damage instead of +1.
Last Bastion	Post-capstone	Unbroken cooldown drops from 60 seconds to 45 seconds.
Castle Wall	Second capstone	Stonewall also grants nearby same-house allies Resistance I for 6 seconds.

Assassin

Burst melee class with stealth, poison, and finishing damage.

Skill	Effect
Vanish	Killing a hostile mob grants Invisibility for 5 seconds
Backstab	Melee hits from behind deal +2 damage
Poison Edge	Melee hits apply Poison I for 4 seconds
Silent Step	While invisible, gain Speed I
Cutthroat	Melee hits against targets below 30% health deal +2 damage
Shadow Veil	Crouching grants Invisibility for 5 seconds, 60 second cooldown
Execution	Melee hits against poisoned targets below 30% health deal +4 damage

Assassin post-capstone

Skill	Tier	Effect
Night Momentum	Post-capstone	While invisible, melee hits deal +0.5 damage.
Venom Work	Post-capstone	Poison Edge lasts 6 seconds instead of 4.
Ghost Step	Post-capstone	Shadow Veil also grants Speed II for 3 seconds.
Mortal Angle	Post-capstone	Backstab bonus increases from +2 to +3.
Weak Point	Post-capstone	Cutthroat threshold rises from 30% to 40% health.
King's Silence	Second capstone	Execution also applies Weakness II for 5 seconds and refreshes Vanish on kill.

Maester

Empty-hand support and control.

Skill	Effect
Field Dressing	Empty-hand hits on same-house members heal 1 heart instead of damage
Weakening Draft	Empty-hand hits on hostile mobs apply Weakness I for 5 seconds
Calm Mind	Taking damage removes Poison, Weakness, and Slowness, 30 second cooldown
Medic's Oath	Field Dressing also removes Poison, Weakness, and Slowness
Leeching Study	Empty-hand hits against weakened hostile mobs heal 0.5 heart, 2 second cooldown
Steady Hands	Empty-hand melee hits deal +2 damage
Chain Mastery	Field Dressing also gives Regeneration I for 5 seconds, 20 second cooldown

Maester post-capstone

Skill	Tier	Effect
Clean Stitch	Post-capstone	Field Dressing heals 1.5 hearts instead of 1.
Bitter Draft	Post-capstone	Weakening Draft also applies Slowness I for 4 seconds.
Bandage Mastery	Post-capstone	Calm Mind also removes Bleeding.
Gentle Hands	Post-capstone	Medic's Oath also removes Wither.
Monk Training	Post-capstone	Empty-hand melee hits deal +4 damage.
Archmaester	Second capstone	Chain Mastery grants Regeneration II for 5 seconds with a 30s cooldown.

The skill tree screen was also visually reworked and now uses dedicated icons for shared nodes and capstones.

See Quests Reference for every class quest and reward.