Basic Guide For All Character Classes [ENG]

Overview

A simple guide for beginners on each character class to help you decide which class is best for you. Despite this guide, remember that the most effective way to find which class suits you best is to play each one yourself, this guide is only general information on each classes gameplay.

Elsword Classes

Elsword
“A strong and skillful swordsman. Has infinite potential with the sword, and a strong body due to strict training.”

Sword Knight > Knight Emperor Path
“Charges head-first into battle and uses elite swordsmanship skills to rule the battlefield.”
Uses a sword to deal heavy, shortranged damage to enemies.
PvE Difficulty: Easy
PvP Difficulty: Easy
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Mostly a physical damage dealing class, pretty traditional MMO character gameplay, good for beginners. Good class for beginners to the game or for beginners in the genre itself. Once you are more familiar with the game however, I would recommend trying out other classes.

Magic Knight > Rune Master Path
“A knight that can deal with any enemy after granted the power of magic.”
Adds longer range magic skills on top of sword abilities, giving Magic Knight a longer range than Sword Knight.
PvE Difficulty: Very Easy
PvP Difficulty: Easy
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Magical
A little bit more of a balanced character, specializing in both melee and ranged attacks. Would recommend for beginners for PvE, but less so for PvP, as it may take time to adjust to using both kinds of attacks.

Sheath Knight > Immortal Path
“Utilizes an additional sword named the Conwell to be the master of quick attacks and swordplay.”
Dual-wields swords using faster attacks doing less damage as opposed to the slower, stronger attacks of the other Elsword classes.
PvE Difficulty: Easy
PvP Difficulty: Easy
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
More agile and deals faster damage. Deals faster hits while still retaining high power, allowing the player to grind through dungeons relatively quickly, however it’s a harder class to use in harder dungeons.

Aisha Classes

Aisha
“Has fire and other supportive magic at her arsenal.”

High Magician > Aether Sage Path
“Multiple fireball combos coupled with large area effect spells to quickly obliterate any foe.”
Uses fireballs and elemental spells to deal heavy damage.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Slow
Attack Range: Long
Type: Magical
Ton of elemental variety that is powerful, but may be a little difficult to pick up for brand new players. IMO HM paths are difficult to play in PvP just because they seem spammy, but that could just be me.

Dark Magician > Oz Sorcerer Path
“A job that found a new source of power. It specializes in weakening the target with debuffs.”
Variety of powerful attacks, and has many that take away enemy strength and power.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Slow
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Magical
Personally, DM is near impossible for me to play, some attacks have a fatigue aftereffect that lasts long enough to get attacked by enemies, and a lot of attacks rely on perfect distancing where just a bare difference could make the attack completely miss. However, experienced players could probably play DM very well.

Battle Magician > Metamorphy Path
“A job that utilizes physical energy with magic.”
Uses close combat with staff, along with magic.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Decent class for all players, BM is short ranged unlike the other Aisha classes, and also has an ability to transform into a stronger character temporarily, that greatly enhancing your strength and mana gain. BM is a well rounded good character, and isn’t limited to pro players.

Rena Classes

Rena
“Has impressive ranged attacks and close combat capabilities.”

Combat Ranger > Anemos Path
“Has an arsenal of stylish gap closers and quick combos.”
Uses shortranged martial arts attacks
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Easy
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Uses primarily close combat kicks, and later on in the path as Wind Sneaker, she becomes stronger and gains the ability to heal allies while increasing their attack speed. Reasonably strong, but better PvP class than PvE.

Sniper Ranger > Daybreaker Path
“Highly focused and trained, no one can escape her arrows, especially the Dark Elves.”
Basic archer path of an RPG.
PvE Difficulty: Very Easy
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Long
Type: Magical
Easy to play, more of a beginner’s class, but easy for all. Simple arrow barrages are easy to repeat over and over, making SR an especially good support character for parties. Slightly difficult character for PvP, as once the opponent has already gotten close it’s difficult for any ranged character to recover.

Trapping Ranger > Twilight Path
“Uses strategic tactics to drive enemies into range before finishing them off.”
Very tactical class.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Physical
Arguably the strongest but most difficult Rena class. Possesses explosive traps that require tactical skill and luck. Many of her skills could one shot the enemy or do almost no damage. This class has a lot of power but needs strong logic and prediction or it’ll feel impossible to play. Would not recommend for beginners unless they’re good at tactical play and are used to MMORPGS.

Raven Classes

Raven
“A battleworn mercenary who uses a blade and his Nasod Arm for combat.”

Sword Taker > Furious Blade Path
“He suppresses the power of his Nasod Arm and uses his blade to deliver slashes at extreme speed.”
Relies on close combat sword skills but is faster than Elsword.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Most agile Raven class, one of the fastest close range classes in the game. Executes quick, lower damage strikes. Difficult for beginners, as it requires some experience and faster reactions. Adaptation to his combos is key, and isn’t ideal for new players.

Over Taker > Rage Hearts Path
“A berserker who uses brute force to defeat enemies.”
Utilizes more explosive power in attacks.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Short
Type: Magical
Classic Brawler class, uses strong, heavy, destructive weaponry including a nuclear missile. Attacks are pretty brutal and straight up front. Doesn’t require much tactical skill or agility but can still be difficult to adapt to.

Weapon Taker > Nova Imperator Path
“A fierce warrior that sacrifices his own body to deal more damage to the enemy.”
Bears overheating in order to unleash powerful fire attacks.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Magical
By using HP, you are able to increase Raven’s strength temporarily, but it may be difficult to effectively utilize this in battle. Players of this class should be able to strategize how to use this tool. Not recommended for beginners, unless you are good at planning and can strategize quickly.

Eve Classes

Eve
“She uses her drones, Moby & Remy to aid her in battle.”

Code: Exotic > Code: Ultimate Path
“She uses the Nasod Spear and explosions to dispose of her enemies.”
Uses strong, powerful attacks.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Short
Type: Magical
Uses stronger, more damaging destructive weaponry and is able to annihilate everything in her path. Also has party buffs, making her a pretty good, well rounded character. Relies a lot on combos, which is the main difficult aspect. Okay for beginners, just requires adaptation to combos.

Code: Architecture > Code: Esencia Path
“She creates intelligent Nasods to aid her in battle.”
Uses a sword dual wielding Nasod to fight.
PvE Difficulty: Easy
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Physical
New fighting style for Eve, uses a Nasod named Oberon who fights along side you. Most skills use Oberon’s attacks. Pretty easy to understand and use, would recommend for any player.

Code: Electra > Code: Sariel Path
“She utilizes Nasod devices that allow her to concentrate the power of El into a powerful beam or electron balls.”
Creates high-power electron beams.
PvE Difficulty: Very Easy
PvP Difficulty: Easy
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Long
Type: Magical
Uses El power to create large, powerful beams. Straightforward class, speedy, and uses powerful El beams.

Chung Classes

Chung
“A tough fighter that wields a giant cannon, and ignores the enemy’s attacks while attack them.”

Fury Guardian > Comet Crusader Path
“The guardian stone responded to his strong will and transformed itself into a more powerful form.”
Relies on sheer strength and force to deliver heavy physical blows.
PvE Difficulty: Very Easy
PvP Difficulty: Easy
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Does massive amounts of damage with his cannon attacks. Easy class that basically just smashes opponents continuously.

Shooting Guardian > Fatal Phantom Path
“A tough fighter that wields a giant cannon, and ignores the enemy’s attacks while attack them.”
Uses heavy cannon strikes as well as fast bullets.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Long
Type: Magical
Combines the regular Destroyer strikes with long ranged bullet strikes. Good for a different kind of Chung experience, using long range weapons along with his heavy duty, closer ranged cannon attacks.

Shelling Guardian > Centurion Path
“A master of explosives that utilize cannonballs in a variety of ways.”
Uses heavy artillery and explosive weapons at a distance.
PvE Difficulty: Easy
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Slow
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Magical
Rather than using upfront bashing with the Destroyer or using long range guns, this class uses the cannon to blast and deal heavy magic damage. This class also has the Carpet Bombing skill, likely the most powerful skill in the game. Good class for those who like to blast enemies to nothing or just blow everything up.

Ara Classes

Ara
“A character that utilizes the long range of a spear and also the power of ‘Eun’.”

Little Hsien > Apsara Path
“Ara wields the spear of righteousness and follows the path of good. Uses her spear to punish those who dare commit evil in her presence.”
Wields a fast spear to eliminate enemies at mid-range.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Physical
Actually more of a close ranged class but with a few long range attacks. Most of her skills don’t do many hits, but do a significant amount of damage, however this makes filling the Awakening bar slow. Pretty easy character to adjust to, and is good to get used to Ara’s basic style.

Little Devil > Devi Path
“Ara acquired an ancient tome that contains the secret of acquiring the force of darkness. She utilizes this power to convert it to fit her fighting style.”
Can perform at both long and short range.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Long
Type: Magical
For basic attacks, she can do well as a close range and long range fighter, however her skills are more midranged. She can debuff enemies, but that isn’t very useful a lot of the time. Hardest Ara class IMO to play and learn, so more of a class recommended for players well acquainted with playing Ara.

Little Specter > Shakti Path
“Thanks to Echo, Ara realizes the true power of ‘Eun’. She specializes in spells that defeat spirits and evil.”
Most versatile of the Ara classes.
PvE Difficulty: Easy
PvP Difficulty: Easy
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Closest attack range of the three, and is probably the fastest and most agile. Very easy class to pick up and learn quickly, good for learning Ara’s attacks and basic skills.

Elesis Classes

Elesis
“A Knight that wields a two handed sword. Uses quick yet powerful attacks with mysterious powers.”

Saber Knight > Empire Sword Path
“A Knight who utilizes quick movement and specialized moves for taking out enemies.”
Mainly a debuffer class who’s a bit quicker and deals heavy damage.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
More of a tank character, pretty fun to play but difficult to play in PvE, better as a PvP character. Some of her special attacks do huge damage, but not the best Elesis class but is reasonably good for PvP, and is a powerful force especially as Grand Master.

Pyro Knight > Flame Lord Path
“Elesis uses her power of fire with her sword. She slashes and burns all enemies in her path.”
Manipulates flames for a slightly longer ranged character.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Magical
Does pretty strong debuffs and does powerful magical damage. Has more variety than the others, using both her sword and flames.

Dark Knight > Bloody Queen Path
“Uses skills with wide range of attacks which consumes health to deal massive damage.”
Saps a ton of HP, kind of a high risk high reward character.
PvE Difficulty: Easy
PvP Difficulty: Easy
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Pretty controversial character, but currently is one of the top damage dealers. Loses health along with attacks. If you have a ton of healing potions, she can be pretty OP, as she does a ton of damage in exchange for losing HP.

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“Gains advantage on every battle with the use of his vast knowledge.”

Psychic Tracer > Doom Bringer Path
“Defy the laws of physics with the use of the Nasod Armor to aid you in battle.”
Does hard, heavy damage.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Magical
Lower health and endurance, but hits like an 18-wheeler and does massive heavy damage. Good for both PvE and PvP but is better for PvP.

Arc Tracer > Dominator Path
“Manipulates the Dynamo at will and creates a Dynamo that resembles more of his intelligence.”
Short ranged physical damage.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Long
Type: Physical
Does good damage, has some really strong special actives capable of mowing down enemies. Stronger in PvE than PvP.

Time Tracer > Mad Paradox Path
“Destroys dimensions and teleports through them to overwhelm enemies in battle.”
Can plow through enemies relatively quickly and has great clearing with medium range, quick attacks.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Magical
Probably the best PvE Add, his debuffs and clearing are very good, and deals strong, midrange damage. However, he has the lowest skill damage, and lacks power when fighting bosses. Also has long skill cooldowns. He uses his DP bar as a second MP bar so doesn’t remain Awakening mode long.

Lu/Ciel Classes

Lu/Ciel
“Lu uses her powerful claw to shred her enemies to pieces while Ciel gains enhanced assassin abilities from the pact with Lu.”

Chiliarch > Catastrophe Path
“Summon demonic beasts of terror to devour her enemies. Also uses the fear of her enemies to destroy them.”
Tanky character that destroys several enemies at once with massive close range attacks.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Basically nukes opponents, special actives mostly used. Building MP is most important, as later classes use their special attacks primarily. Better as a PvP class, as in PvE 100 MP skills are pretty much the only usable attacks, and quick attacks do little damage in PvE.

Royal Guard > Innocent Path
“Ciel becomes a butler/sniper and does anything in his power to get Lu’s rightful place back in the Demon World.”
Long ranged shooter.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Long
Type: Magical
Specializes more in Ciel’s combos, and fires heavy projectiles at a safe distance. Also able to take energy from enemis to make his skills stronger. Can throw out large amounts of magical damage while being protected with magical defense, but has low physical defense.

Diabla > Diangelion Path
“Empowered by demonic magic, she mocks her enemies with nimble movements. In her Manic Demon Form, she crushes enemies with her enormous, never-ending strength.”
Quick and agile class, with Manic Demon skills doing large amounts of damage.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Easy
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Magical
Razes the battlefield with brutal, quick attacks and traps. PvP has the use of bound combos that can teleport you to your enemy making it near impossible for them to read your movements. PvE works very well when enemies are grouped together as some skills deal a lot of damage when there are more enemies in range. Also has the use of Manic Demon mode, granting access to stronger attacks and skills.

Rose Classes

Rose
“Switches between various weapons in battle. Capable of using the Colorless Spirit (ECP) ability that utilizes Over Strike for stronger attacks.”

Heavy Barrel > Tempest Burster Path
“Wipe out enemies using your heavy weapons and take control of the battlefield.”
Uses heavy, cannon shots primarily while supported by faster, shorter ranged shots.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Slow
Attack Range: Long
Type: Physical
Best class for PvE, great bossing and clearing. Focuses on destructive firepower and huge explosions. Can increase damages with buffs and can seriously just destroy dungeons. Sacrifices speed for power, but is still the best PvE class, and is okay in PvP.

Bloodia > Black Massacre Path
“Mastery of revolvers allows you to fire shots quicker and move around with great speed in the battlefield.”
Aggressive play style that slashes up enemies.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Physical
Does some pretty high damage, mid ranged fighter. Doesn’t really have long range attacks, but is still a pretty good class that can deal heavy medium range damage. Also has useful buffs/debuffs.

Valkyrie > Minerva Path
“Flies through the battlefield with the nitro motor and attacks enemies with elemental bullets. This angel of the battlefield is called ‘Valkyrie’.”
Has the ability to perform attacks from the air.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Long
Type: Magical
Can attack from the air and use multiple consecutive air dashes by using her Nitro Motor. By using a passive skill she can perform her aerial attacks with increased damage and decreased MP cost. However, she’s considerably weaker on the ground, and if you use her air skills while on the ground they do close to no damage. Her air dashes aren’t really useful in PvE, but can be very good in PvP.

Metal Heart > Prime Operator Path
“Use the upgraded technical skills to create mechanics and use them in battle. A strong-willed specialist that overcomes all obstacles in order to succeed.”
Relies on her mechanical inventions in battle.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Magical
Has multiple summons that she uses to fight for her, as well as several skills and passives to buff them. More of a tactical class that relies on some passive skills and summons more than charging into battle. Her attacks are also kind of slow, not so much the character as the summons, as they can take a while to move around, or fire projectiles over a longer period of time.

Ain Classes

Ain
“The ‘Creation Magic’ granted by the Goddess Ishmael and the unique ‘Cycle Magic’ given with his name will allow you to play with limitless potential.”

Lofty: Executor > Richter Path
“A job optimized in projecting weapons and fighting in close range combats through ‘Creation Magic’. The fast and fatal weapons exterminate enemies in a quick manner.”
Does really heavy, quick, close ranged damage
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Does mad damage, with the damage per second rate being very good, and has great clearing. Also moves quickly and is best as a PvE class. Later on as Richter, you acquire Werfen Speer, which is a godly skill that is the main weapon when it comes to bossing.

Lofty: Anpassen > Bluhen Path
“A job skilled at mid and long range combats through the magic that cycles the El energy with the God’s power. The cycle magic strengthens attacks and lends a flexible battle style.”
Fires long ranged magical shots.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Long
Type: Magical
Difficult classes, as the Eid System, which allows you to enhance your skills and give them extra effects, is considered confusing and complicated, making it a difficult character to get the hang of. However, once you are able to master the Eid System, this can be a useful class, but is still better as a support character for PvE.

Lofty: Wanderer > Herrscher Path
“This is a job in which the inner chaos appears outwards due to the influences of Henir. Due to the corrupt power, the energy surrounding. Ain is absorbed and grows into materialized seeds of chaos.”
Can use Henrir Awakening to gain access to additional effects on skills.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Magical
Fast and has good range and pretty strong. Good, well rounded class for both PvE and PvP. With high enhancements and in Henrir Awakening mode he can almost instantly clear rooms and has amazing clearing.

Laby Classes

Laby
“She mostly utilizes close hand-to-hand combat, while borrowing Nisha’s power to attack long-range.”

Sparky Child > Eternity Winner Path
“A class that uses close-combat skills that she learned from her teacher. Her curious nature leads to accepting things easily and improve exponentially.”
Performs fast, consecutive, short ranged attacks.
PvE Difficulty: Easy
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Does some of the highest physical attack in the game, and has passives that can convert all skills using Magical Attack stat to Physical Attack, as well as increasing her physical attack by almost 10%. Has some very useful PvP skills as well that can teleport you to the opponent and deal damage. Also moves very quickly, and is a tanky, really strong class as Eternity Winner.

Twinkle Child > Radiant Soul Path
“A job path that develops close friendship with Nisha and wishes to help everyone she meets outside the forest.”
Fires longer ranged magical attacks.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Long
Type: Magical
Doesn’t really use combos, but is highly mobile like other Laby classes. Fun class, but most skills are pretty weak. More of a support character. She does have great AoE however, with great skill range. Again, she has a lot of weaknesses, but is fun to play and can be useful as a support character.

Rusty Child > Nisha Labyrinth Path
“Rely on Nisha and hide fear and anxiety while reminisce the memory of the forest.”
Has great skills and hyperactives.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Long
Type: Physical
Good combos, and most skills are pretty good. She has summons, but they aren’t particularly useful, and doesn’t really gain the better skills until advancing to later classes. While her attack type is officially listed as Physical, her quick attacks and combos are more magical in my opinion. Also has many long ranged combos.

Noah Classes

Noah
“Use close-range combat with the sickle and dark energy from the Moon Stone to defeat enemies.”

Second Revenger > Liberator Path
“As he gains his swift movement and battle senses back, he wishes to complete his second revenge by removing all obstacles that come in his way.”
Deals fast, low damage, repetitive attacks.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Short
Type: Physical
Uses combos to deal very quick, consecutive attacks. While not necessary, combos are an important and very useful part of using this class. Getting used to the combos can be difficult, but once one has the hang of them, you can plow through enemies pretty quickly.

Second Selection > Celestia Path
“With artificial spirit magic he learned from Clamor, Noah can cast extravagant long-ranged magic. Enhance skills by activating cards.”
Uses strong, long range, powerful, magical shots.
PvE Difficulty: Normal
PvP Difficulty: Normal
Speed: Fast
Attack Range: Long
Type: Magical
Has stronger attacks that take time but deal significant damage. Also has some very useful combos that can deal damage while propelling you away from enemies. Usual explosive type character, but is more long ranged than some others.

Second Grief > Nyx Pieta Path
“Using the power of the moon as a relic of rest and confession, protect your allies and destroy your enemies as you try to break the edge of tragedy.”
Can buff party members and has both long and short ranged attacks.
PvE Difficulty: Hard
PvP Difficulty: Hard
Speed: Average
Attack Range: Medium
Type: Physical
Uses a longer blade to deal medium ranged damage. Attacks are a little slow but do a reasonable amount of damage. Decent combos, and strong special actives. Well rounded character, but is pretty different form the other classes and requires some getting used to.

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