Their chief strength is surviving battles of attrition, rather than dealing burst damage. Vanguard: These steel walls rely on melee combat.They invest all of their energy in sharpened elemental magic, leaving them relatively vulnerable to focused attacks. Swordmage: While wielding a falchion they are focused on powerful magic damage, specializing in area of effect spells.They are highly sought after on teams for their support and deceitfully high damage output. Spirit Shaper: As summoners and healers they are relatively easy to play and have great survival skills.Occultists can directly heal allies as well. Occultist: They deliver a wide variety of dark offensive spells, from damage-over-time, to area-of-effect attacks, to those that deal damage while siphoning enemy health.Gunslingers have few control skills and are less effective in close combat. Gunslinger: With high precise damage they hunt down individual targets from afar or use advanced weaponry for mid-range deterrence.Their heavy reliance on melee attacks leaves them open to ranged attacks.
Secondary chain weapons make this class equally formidable at mid-range, as well.
