The first decision you must make when starting your playthrough is which class you’ll play.
Armor, rings, and consumables are not locked behind class selection.
Unlike most ARPGs, the skill trees of each class are connected.
Class Adjacency
Skill trees are connected laterally, limiting your multiclass options.
For example, the Spellbinder is adjacent to the Nightshade and Flameweaver trees.
If you wanted to multiclass as a Vindicator, you’d have to navigate through three different class trees.
Skill trees are connected in the same order as their display order in the character creation menu.
Keep this in mind when making your character.
If you want to play as a Nightshade with plate armor, that’s more than doable.
Just keep the multiclass restrictions in mind when making your character.
While the tree looks intimidating at first glance, it’s fairly simple.
Can You Respec Your Class?
Doing so will incur a small Essence fee.
Their starting skill, Uppercut, makes short work of fodder units in the early game.
Get your hands on a good two-handed weapon, and you shouldn’t have issues against most tougher foes.
Once you’ve unlocked a few skills, the Vanguard can become a powerhouse in melee range.
If you’re OK with fighting up close, the Vanguard is an excellent starting class.
Flameweaver
Flameweaver is Mandragora’s take on abattle mage class.
This class has a mix of strong fire-based spells and strong passives that enhance melee combat.
Versatility describes the Flameweaver best.
They have solid damage, survivability, and a variety of ranged spells.
Flameweavers can easily multiclass intoSpellbinderandVanguard, allowing you to further lean into spellcasting or melee combat, respectively.
Once you’ve gained a few levels and spells, the Flameweaver becomes a terrifying pyromancer.
Later in your playthrough, you could forgo a melee weapon entirely and become a pure spellcaster.
Nightshade
Nightshade is the dedicatedrogue class, striking from the shadows with a pair of daggers.
If you want to give the Nightshade some spellcasting capabilities, consider multiclassing with theSpellbinderorWyldwarden.
Instead of using mana or a limited resource, most of the Nightshade’s abilities work offCombo Points.
Some abilities generate Combo Points; others spend them.
Use your main attack to generate combo, then use them all to dish out some extreme damage.
It’s a different playstyle than most classes that might take some getting used to.
Wyldwarden
Wyldwarden is a druid class that uses the forces of nature to strike down their foes.
In practice, most of their skills involve lightning or some form of environmental damage to defeat targets.
It sacrifices the raw DPS of a Spellbinder for more spell utility and crowd control.
you could greatly improve the damage of this class by speccing into theNightshadeorVindicatorclasses.
Vindicator
Vindicator is apaladin class, smiting enemies with a holy mace and astral-themed spells.
This class is similar to the Flameweaver in that it encourages a melee/spellcast hybrid playstyle.
But unlike the Flameweaver, the Vindicator is significantly more tanky at the cost of overall utility.
you’re able to inject some utility into the Vindicator’s kit by multiclassing as theVanguardorWyldwarden.
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