Class Overview

Helbreath Nexus has four playable classes: Warrior, Mage, Battle Mage, and Archer. Your class affects your starting stats, which equipment you can wear, and several class-specific combat mechanics.

Class Comparison

Class	Main Identity	Key Stats	Signature Mechanics
Warrior	Melee fighter	STR / VIT / DEX	Melee weapons, strong physical scaling, heavy equipment access
Mage	Magic-focused caster	MAG / INT	High starting magic stats, Mage-oriented robes and equipment
Battle Mage	Magic / weapon hybrid	MAG / INT / STR / DEX	Battlestaff AP/CAP attacks, built-in spell attacks, DEX-based range
Archer	Ranged physical fighter	CHR / DEX	Bow scaling, DEX-based bow range, arrows, Archer Traps

Starting Stats

Each class begins with a different stat spread. These starting values establish the class's early-game direction, but you can continue developing your character as you level.

Class	STR	VIT	DEX	INT	MAG	CHR
Warrior	14	12	14	10	10	10
Mage	10	12	10	14	14	10
Battle Mage	12	10	10	14	14	10
Archer	10	12	14	10	10	14

Core Stat Formulas

All classes use the same basic HP, MP, SP, carrying capacity, melee, and magic formulas. What makes classes feel different is which stats they naturally favor and which equipment/mechanics are available to them.

Maximum HP

VIT is the main HP stat, while STR provides a smaller secondary contribution.

Maximum MP

MAG is the main MP stat, with INT providing a smaller secondary contribution.

Maximum SP

Carrying Capacity

The Client displays this raw value divided by 100, so STR-heavy characters naturally carry more equipment and loot.

Warrior

The Warrior is the most direct physical-combat class. Its starting stats lean toward STR, VIT, and DEX, giving it a strong foundation for melee damage, survivability, carrying capacity, and physical accuracy/defense.

Warrior Strength	Why It Matters
High STR	Improves melee Attack Power, SP, carrying capacity, and weapon attack speed.
Solid VIT	Supports HP and physical damage mitigation.
Strong melee equipment access	Many heavy weapons and armor pieces include Warrior in their class restrictions.

Melee Attack Power

Normal melee weapons scale from STR.

The scaled and flat STR bonuses are added to the weapon's normal raw damage before other applicable physical bonuses.

Melee Attack Speed

Lower resulting speed values mean the weapon action becomes faster, down to the server's minimum.

Best Fit

Choose Warrior if you prefer close-range physical combat, conventional swords/axes/hammers, durable equipment, and a build where STR gives several useful benefits at once.

Mage

The Mage starts with the highest emphasis on MAG and INT. It is naturally suited to builds centered around spell damage, MP, magic-oriented equipment, and ranged spellcasting.

Mage Strength	Why It Matters
High MAG	Increases Max MP and scales player-cast magic damage.
High INT	Contributes to Max MP and supports magic-focused character development.
Mage equipment	Robe/hat and other equipment families include Mage-specific or Mage/Battle Mage restrictions.

Magic Damage Scaling

Raw spell damage comes from the individual spell itself. MAG then scales that damage through the shared Nexus magic formula.

Example with 165 MAG:

Best Fit

Choose Mage if you want a character built primarily around spells, MP, magical damage, and Mage-oriented equipment rather than weapon-centered combat.

Battle Mage

The Battle Mage begins with the same strong INT and MAG values as Mage, but trades some starting VIT for more STR and gains access to the dedicated Battlestaff equipment line.

How Battlestaff Attacks Work

Every Battlestaff swing starts as a physical weapon attack. Normal attacks use your current Attack Power (AP), while critical attacks use Critical Attack Power (CAP). When the Battlestaff is allowed to cast, its rolled spell is then added as a separate magic attack.

The physical hit and the spell are separate damage layers. Physical damage follows normal physical defenses and mitigation, while the spell follows magic damage rules.

Physical AP & CAP

Battlestaff physical damage uses the same shared melee AP formula as other one-handed weapons, with STR providing the normal melee scaling and flat bonus.

The four Battlestaff tiers have their own physical Base Damage: Beginner 5, Knight 10, Master 15, and Elite 20. Staff skill progress is awarded when the physical Battlestaff hit successfully deals damage.

Left Hand & Battlestaff Spells

Battlestaff spells require your Left Hand to be free. Equipping a shield or another Left-Hand item disables the automatic Battlestaff spell, but the weapon still performs its normal AP or critical CAP attack.

Equipment Setup	Battlestaff Result
Battlestaff + empty Left Hand	Physical AP/CAP attack + Battlestaff spell
Battlestaff + shield / Left-Hand item	Physical AP/CAP attack only

Battlestaff Spell Damage

Each Battlestaff rolls one of its available spells. That spell uses its own raw magic damage, then scales with your magic bonuses and MAG.

Battlestaff Damage Tier and Refine bonuses improve the magic portion of the weapon. They do not replace or inflate its physical AP/CAP calculation.

Battlestaff Range

Battlestaff attacks gain extra range from DEX:

DEX	Battlestaff Range
0–49	1 tile
50–99	2 tiles
100–149	3 tiles
150–199	4 tiles
200+	5 tiles maximum

The current item definitions contain a dedicated Battlestaff line for Battle Mage, including Beginner, Knight, Master, and Elite Battlestaff.

Defense from DEX

Battle Mage uses the normal non-Archer Defense Ratio scaling:

Best Fit

Choose Battle Mage if you want a true hybrid style: reliable physical Battlestaff attacks, automatic staff magic when fighting with a free Left Hand, and controllable weapon range through DEX.

Archer

The Archer starts with strong DEX and CHR. Unlike normal melee weapons, bows use CHR for physical damage scaling and attack speed, while DEX increases Archer bow range and provides Archer-specific Defense Ratio.

Bow Attack Power

This means increasing CHR directly strengthens bow damage rather than using the normal STR-based melee formula.

Bow Attack Speed

Bow Range

Only Archer receives the DEX-based bow-range bonus.

DEX	Maximum Bow Range
0–99	1 tile
100–199	2 tiles
200–299	3 tiles
300–399	4 tiles
400–499	5 tiles

Archer Defense Ratio

Archer uses its own DEX-defense formula instead of the normal class formula:

For comparison, Warrior, Mage, and Battle Mage use:

Arrows

Arrows are explicitly Archer-only. A non-Archer character cannot equip them.

The current Archer ammunition includes normal and special arrow types such as Poison, Freezing, and Burning Arrow.

Archer Traps

Archer is also the only class allowed to place Ankle Snare traps.

For trap placement, TrapLock, trigger radius, retrigger protection, and achievements, see the Archer Traps Guide.

Best Fit

Choose Archer if you prefer ranged physical combat, positional play, bow scaling, special ammunition, and battlefield control through hidden traps.

DEX & Hit Ratio

All classes can gain Hit Ratio from high DEX, but the current threshold is intentionally high.

DEX	Hit Ratio Bonus from DEX
250	+0
251	+1
300	+50
400	+150
500	+250

VIT & Physical Mitigation

VIT also contributes to physical damage mitigation.

Magic damage intentionally does not use this VIT mitigation formula.

Class-Restricted Equipment

Equipment can specify exactly which classes are allowed to wear it. The server validates this whenever you equip an item.

Example Equipment	Current Class Access
Many basic weapons/items	All Classes
Heavy Warrior equipment	Warrior or selected hybrid combinations
Robe / Mage equipment	Mage / Battle Mage or selected combinations
Battlestaff line	Battle Mage
Bow line	Archer
Arrows	Archer only

Can I Change Class Later?

Yes. The current item definitions include four Reclass Manuals:

Manual	Changes Class To
ReclassManual(War)	Warrior
ReclassManual(Mage)	Mage
ReclassManual(BMage)	Battle Mage
ReclassManual(Archer)	Archer

Using the appropriate manual changes the character's class immediately. Equipment still has to satisfy the new class's item restrictions afterward.

Which Class Should I Pick?

If You Like...	Recommended Class
Heavy melee weapons and STR-based physical damage	Warrior
Primarily spell-based combat and high MAG/INT	Mage
Hybrid physical + magic Battlestaff combat with flexible range	Battle Mage
Bows, long-range physical combat, special arrows, and traps	Archer

Quick Reference

Class	Main Damage Stat	Special Scaling / Mechanic
Warrior	STR	Melee AP and speed from STR
Mage	MAG	Magic damage and MP from MAG
Battle Mage	STR / MAG	Battlestaff AP/CAP + spell with free Left Hand; +1 range per 50 DEX, max +4
Archer	CHR	Bow AP/speed from CHR; range +1 tile per 100 DEX; Archer Traps