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Guardian[edit]

CoreZealSymbols and spirit weapons • Scepter, GreatswordRadianceSignets, burning and blinding • Sword, TorchValorBlocking and meditations • Shield, FocusHonorDodging, healing and shouts • Mace, StaffVirtuesConsecrations and virtues • HammerEliteDragonhunterHunt your target with improved ranged attacks, cripple and target lockdown. Virtues gain a physical effect, which can be further upgraded. Grants access to longbows and traps.FirebrandBolster the frontline with melee support and quickness. Virtues become tomes, allowing usage of several skills before recharging. Grants access to axes and mantras.WillbenderChase and control your foes with superior martial arts. Virtues now move you around the battlefield, enhancing your strikes and scorching the earth with Willbender Flames. Grants access to off-hand swords and physical skills.

Revenant[edit]

Core (requires a purchased expansion)CorruptionResistance, torment and damaging conditionsRetributionDefense and resolutionSalvationHealing, condition removal and damage mitigationInvocationLegend swapping and furyDevastationDamage and life stealingEliteHeraldInvoke Glint for improved health and group boons and effects. Improves Upkeep skills. Grants access to shields, the Legendary Dragon Stance, and the Facet of Nature.RenegadeBoost your allies' attacks and hamper your foes with Kalla Scorchrazor's warband effects and Citadel Orders. Improves all damage, Fury and Bleeding. Grants access to short bows and the Legendary Renegade Stance.VindicatorLaunch into the fray with a new dodge-jump and flip between the attacks of Luxon champion Archemorus and the aide of Kurzick champion Saint Viktor. Grants access to greatswords and the Legendary Alliance Stance.

Warrior[edit]

CoreStrengthMight, physical utility skills, control and damage • GreatswordArmsCritical hits, signets and condition damage • SwordDefenseToughness and damage endurance • Shield, Mace, HammerTacticsSoldier's Focus, AOE might, and shouts • WarhornDisciplineAdrenaline gain, banners and weapon swapping • Axe, Rifle, Longbow, Harpoon GunEliteBerserkerGo Berserk for higher damage and burning. Grants access to torches, rage skills, and primal burst skills.SpellbreakerGain Insight on your enemies. Counter their attacks, control their actions, and remove their boons. Improves crowd control. Grants access to daggers and meditations.BladeswornSwitch to your new second weapon, the elite gunsaber. Charge-and-release for an immensely powerful Dragon Slash attack, replacing Burst skills. Improves Ammunition. Grants access to off-hand pistol and armaments.

Engineer[edit]

CoreExplosivesExplosive Entrance, power and vulnerability • Grenade KitFirearmsCondition Damage and critical hits • Pistol, FlamethrowerInventionsHealing, protection and turrets • ShieldAlchemyElixirs and boons • Med Kit, Elixir GunToolsTool belt skills, utility kits, and enduranceEliteScrapperTask your Gyros to support you and your nearby allies, generating superspeed and barrier. Grants access to hammers, well skills, and the Function Gyro.HolosmithWield multiple holographic weapons with the Photon Forge. Manage its heat levels for added effects to your skills. Grants access to swords and exceed skills.MechanistCustomize your Jade Mech CJ-1 and command it to fight beside you in battle. Grants access to maces and signet skills.

Ranger[edit]

CoreMarksmanshipLong range damage and signets • Longbow, Harpoon GunSkirmishingMobility, traps, and weapon swapping • Sword, Short bowWilderness SurvivalDefensive combat maneuvers and conditions • Dagger, TorchNature MagicBoons and spirits • WarhornBeastmasteryPets • Greatsword, Spear, AxeEliteDruidCollect astral force and heal your allies with the forces of nature. Grants access to staves, and the Celestial Avatar form, which changes your weapon and glyph skills while active.SoulbeastMerge with your pet, enter Beastmode and take on the power of wild creatures. Improves combat damage and conditions. Grants access to main hand daggers and stances.UntamedUnleash your pet, granting it new skills, then unleash yourself to gain increased damage and enhanced skills. Adds boon removal. Improves crowd control. Grants access to hammers and cantrips.

Thief[edit]

CoreDeadly ArtsPower and poison • DaggerCritical StrikesCritical hits and signets • Pistol, Harpoon GunShadow ArtsHealing, damage mitigation, stealth, and stealth attacks• VenomsAcrobaticsDodging and mobility • Sword, SpearTrickeryStealing and managing initiativeEliteDaredevilDash. Strike. Evade. Dare to fight longer with extra endurance and enhanced dodge effects. Improves weakness. Grants access to staves and physical skills.DeadeyeSnipe your target from long range. Deadeye's Mark generates malice, which provides bonus effects to stealth attacks. Grants access to rifles and cantrips.SpecterSiphon your enemy's shadow to fuel your Shadow Shroud, and restore your chosen ally through the damage you deal. Improves outgoing healing and barrier. Grants access to scepters and shadowstep wells.

Elementalist[edit]

CoreFireFire skills, burning and conjured weapons.AirAir skills, glyphs, movement speed, and spike damage.EarthEarth skills, bleeding, defense, and signets.WaterWater skills, healing, vulnerability and cantrips.ArcaneGeneral improvements, arcane utility skills, and switching of attunements.EliteTempestStore up your elemental magic and overload for powerful channeled abilities in an area. Improves Aura share. Grants access to warhorns and shouts.WeaverWeave the elements together for new Dual Attacks. Improve damage, movement and self-sustain. Grants access to swords and stances.CatalystAugment your strikes for added effects, while your summoned Jade Sphere mimics your attunements, providing combo fields and boons. Improves auras and stats through Elemental Empowerment. Grants access to hammers and augments.

Mesmer[edit]

CoreDominationInterrupt improvements, boon removal and vulnerability • GreatswordDuelingCritical hits, clone generation and blinds • Pistol, Sword, SpearChaosDefense and application of random boons and conditions • Staff, TridentInspirationPhantasms, signets, mantras and healing • FocusIllusionsShattering and illusions • Torch, ScepterEliteChronomancerManipulate time in an area with slows, crowd control, and quickness or alacrity. Grants access to shields, wells, and new shatter skills, including the added Continuum Split.MirageShadow Step, Mirage Cloak, even swap places with your clones to deceive your enemy, then ambush them. Improves Condition Damage. Grants access to axes and deceptions.VirtuosoInflict real cuts with your Blade illusions and Bladesongs, trading in clones and shatters. Improves strike damage, Fury, and Bleeding. Grants access to main-hand daggers and psionics.

Necromancer[edit]

CoreSpiteDamage, boon removal and signets • Axe, FocusCursesCritical hits, conditions, and corruptions • ScepterDeath MagicMinions, Carapace and other damage reductionsBlood MagicLife stealing, healing and reviving allies. • Dagger, WarhornSoul ReapingDeath Shroud and life force • StaffEliteReaperChill your enemies and reap them up close. Death Shroud is replaced by the powerful melee Reaper's Shroud. Grants access to greatswords and offensive shouts.ScourgeBurn and Torment your foes, punish their boons and bolster your allies; either around you or your incorporeal Sand Shades. Replaces Death Shroud with Desert Shroud’s barrier. Grants access to torches and punishment skills.HarbingerPlaying with Blight is hazardous to your health. Imbue it into your skills for added benefits. The blighting Harbinger Shroud is powerful and nimble, but no longer shields your health. Grants access to main-hand pistol and elixirs.