
Wielding a magical orb, they are capable of unleashing torrents of damage alongside an adventuring party, and use ice and force to manipulate the movements of unwitting creatures. Strikers rely on superior mobility, trickery, or magic to move around tough foes and single out the enemy they want to attack.Ĭontrol Wizards harness powerful arcane energies to restrict, crush and debilitate their foes. They have the most concentrated offense of any character in the game. Strikers specialize in dealing high amounts of damage to a single target at a time. Leaders (the role) fulfill their function through their mechanics party leaders are born through roleplaying. The party leader-if the group has one-might as easily be a charismatic warlock or an authoritative paladin. Clerics and warlords (and other leaders) encourage and motivate their adventuring companions, but just because they fill the leader role doesn’t mean they’re necessarily a group’s spokesperson or commander. Leaders have good defenses, but their strength lies in powers that protect their companions and target specific foes for the party to concentrate on. Leaders inspire, heal, and aid the other characters in an adventuring group.

Make it difficult for enemies to move past them or to ignore them in battle. They are the party’s front-line combatants wherever they’re standing, that’s where the action is. They favor offense over defense, using powers that deal damage to multiple foes at once, as well as subtler powers that weaken, confuse, or delay their foes.ĭefenders have the highest defenses in the game and good close-up offense. What role would you like to play in a group or team?Ĭontrollers deal with large numbers of enemies at thesame time. Class Roles īefore choosing your class however there are some important aspects of play that you will need to decide on now. More detailed information on each class can be found on the Class Craft page. At the time of writing this wikia page, there are five available classes with another one being rumoured for open beta launch. So that you are better able to make an informed choice of what type of character you wish.

Here's a list of the classes and their ingame description. When you've chosen your race you are presented with the character class screen.

Plus yet more information is also available in the lore section and on the races page itself. Apart from the cosmetic difference between the races - each race has some unique passive abilities which are listed on the Attributes page.

The first screen you will encounter when creating your first character is the race selection screen. So this is all the information you need for when you create your character in Neverwinter Online.
