Classes and archetypes summary for Age of Conan
December 23, 2008 – 11:08 pmPosted by: Leslie
While I have been following any AoC and Funcom related news tidbits closely, I still feel that I need a little review on certain aspects of the game. So for my own benefit, and hopefully yours, here is a summary on how classes and archetypes will function in AoC:
* Priest Archetype – Druid of the Storm, Scion of Set, Priest of Mitra, Bear Shaman
Druid of the Storm – Healer, can summon storms/hurricanes, electrical damage spells, and DOTs. Druids can use 1 handed edged, 1 handed blunt, and polearm type weapons.
Scion of Set - Healer and poison spells specialist. Can use daggers, 1 handed edged, 1 handed blunt type weapons.
Priest of Mitra – Mainly a healer and area of effect spells (repulse) specialist. Can use 1 handed edged, 1 handed blunt type weapons.
Bear Shaman – Healer, group buffs for resistances and defensive powers. Can use 2 handed edged, 2 handed blunt type weapons.
* Mage Archetype – Demonologist, Lich, Necromancer, Herald of Xotli
Demonologist – Fire and electrical direct damage, demon pet, and short duration buffs to increase spellcasting.
Lich – Fuse with the dead to become very powerful. Can summon weapons, and take on the undead form. Can use 2 handed edged, 2 handed blunt type weapons.
Necromancer – Master of unholy magic. Cold and unholy direct damage as well as lifetap and undead pets.
Herald of Xotli – A true demon, can summon weapons and take on demon form. Can use 2 handed edged, 2 handed blunt type weapons.
* Soldier Archetype – Guardian, Conqueror, Dark Templar
Guardian – Main tank with the heaviest armor. Special combo moves for one handed and polearm weapons. Can use a shield as well as 1 handed edged, 1 handed blunt, and polearm type weapons.
Conqueror – Melee and battle combat specialists. Special combo moves for dual-wielding and two-handed weapons. Can dual-wield any combination of one handed weapons. Group battle buffs.
Dark Templar - Heavy armored class that drains life from the opponent when fighting. Can do unholy damage and wields 1 handed edged and 1 handed blunt type weapons.
* Rogue Archetype – Ranger, Assassin, Barbarian
Ranger – Ranged attack specialist. Can use bows or crossbows with many special moves. Such as: volley attacks, sniper attacks, DOTs, piercing, and knockdown. This class can also wield 1 handed edged and 1 handed blunt type weapons.
Assassin – More like a classical rogue. Wields daggers (can dual-wield) and does poison damage. Assassins can also perform DOTs, disorientation, slowing poisons, and restorative elixirs.
Barbarian - Master melee combatants. Area of effect attacks. Can dual-wield any combination of one handed weapons. Specials include damage debuff, snare, blind, DOTs, berserking, and armor debuffs.
For more in depth information visit the official AoC website.
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