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The Talent Tree
How each class is designed to branch into subclasses down the line. Most of this isn't in the game yet — today, Warlord, Mystic, and Marksman exist with one signature skill each. Everything else here is the plan, not a promise of when.
Warlord
The Hall of the Line — The Wardens
live today: Cleave
Vanguard
Tank
Taunt, shield wall, AoE hold.
Tactician
Support / Commander
Buffs, target-marking, group mobility.
Architect
Control / Utility
Barriers, turrets, chokepoints.
Blademaster
Melee DPS
Pure technique — no dark magic, no summons.
Mystic
The Academy of the Aether — The Wardens
live today: Fireball
Kindling
Ranged DPS
Elemental, offensive Aether use.
Choir
Ranged DPS
DoT and curses, drawn from hearing the Hollowing.
Conduit
Pet DPS
Channels the Aether through bound constructs.
Bladeweaver
Melee DPS
Aether channeled into the blade itself.
Marksman
The Wardwatch — The Wardens
live today: Power Shot
Sharpshooter
Ranged DPS
Single-target precision.
Skirmisher
Ranged DPS
AoE and mobility — traps, mines.
Pathfinder
Support / Utility
Detects hidden threats and corruption.
Beastwarden
Pet DPS / Support
Fights alongside a bonded animal companion.
Oracle
The Hearthguard
Confessor
Healer
Single-target — also cleanses Hollowing corruption.
Dawnweaver
Healer
Group healing, shields and HoTs.
Seer
Support / Utility
Foresight-based — mitigates before damage lands.
Zealot
Hybrid Healer / Melee
Fights and heals at once.
Templar
The Hearthguard
Aegis
Tank
Holy protection — shields and auras.
Crusader
Melee DPS
Righteous strikes.
Sanctifier
Healer
Direct restoration woven with blessings.
Inquisitor
DPS / Control
Especially effective against the Hollowed and the Unbound.
Dreadlord
The Unsworn — no institution, no ceremony
Reaper
Melee DPS
Life-drain, death-knight flavor.
Bonecaller
Pet DPS
Raises a small legion of undead thralls.
Plaguebringer
Ranged DPS
Curses, decay, disease.
Wraithcaller
Control / Debuff
Soul and fear manipulation.