Best class to start in Mistfall Hunter
There's no single best class — it depends how you play. Here's our pick for each style, read from the official patch notes. Reported Steam news / DevNotes ↗
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Mercenary
Forgiving melee with high defence, and since October 15 Sword and Shield can keep blocking on low Energy — the simplest pick to learn the extraction loop on.
If you play solo
Shadowstrix
Its loot-and-leave mobility is a style the developer says it will keep (DevNote #8), even after the cuts to its fighting power.
If you run a squad
Seer
A good Seer makes a trio far harder to kill — support is what it is built for, and patches have barely changed it.
If you play aggressive
Mercenary
DevNote #8 called the Sword build's burst and chase exceptionally strong; trimmed since, but still built to press a fight.
All six classes at a glance
Mercenary
Melee bruiser
A heavy melee front-liner built around greatswords and battleaxes, with high attack and defense. Two weapon stances like every class.
Sorcerer
Ranged elemental mage
A ranged caster slinging fire, ice and lightning with crowd-control such as freezes and stuns.
Blackarrow
Ranged archer
A physical-damage archer leaning on stealth and piercing or tracking arrows for ranged pressure.
Shadowstrix
Stealth assassin
A burst assassin with daggers and dual blades, poisons and curses, built to open from stealth.
Seer
Support / healer
The dedicated support: heals, curse dispels, and runic totems to keep a squad alive.
Withered Knight
Crowd-control / tempo specialist
The newest class, debuted in the June open beta. Marks enemies with Withering Sigils and uses a Reckoning mechanic to detonate those sigils for layered damage.