Best class to start in Mistfall Hunter
There's no single best class — it depends how you play. Here's the honest pick for each style, from beta footage. Reported Community reports (beta) ↗
info gathered 2026-06-14If you're new
Mercenary
Forgiving melee with high defence — the simplest pick to learn the extraction loop on.
If you play solo
Shadowstrix
Mobility and burst let you choose fights and disengage on your terms.
If you run a squad
Seer
A good Seer makes a trio far harder to kill.
If you play aggressive
Shadowstrix
Built to open from stealth and delete a target.
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.