EQ:Classes
There are sixteen classes in EverQuest. Fourteen were included at launch; two classes have been added through later expansions. Five classes wear plate armor, three wear leather armor, four wear chain armor, and four wear cloth armor.
Four classes are pure melee, and cannot cast any spells. There are priests, and four intelligence-based casters. Five classes are hybrids, which rely on a combination of both spells and weapons.
Each class can also acquire specialized titles while advancing in levels, abilities, and epics. Many classes are able to effectively solo as well.
Please feel free to discuss the classes or any questions you may have in our General EverQuest Forum, as it sees considerably more traffic than our class discussion pages, you are liable to get a faster response there than in the class discussion pages. You may access the class discussion pages here.
| Class | Type | Armor | Primary Statistic(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard | Hybrid | Plate | Agility, intelligence | Pullers, crowd control, Ultimate group/raid enhancers |
| Beastlord | Hybrid, DPS | Leather | Stamina, wisdom | Hybrid monk/shaman, Pet class, introduced in Luclin |
| Berserker | Melee, DPS | Chain | Stength, stamina | Pure melee DPS class, Introduced in Gates of Discord |
| Cleric | Caster, priest | Plate | Wisdom | Best healers and hit point buffs, rez's |
| Druid | Caster, priest | Leather | Wisdom | Good healers, great damage, great utility & debuffs |
| Enchanter | Caster | Cloth | Intelligence, charisma | Ultimate Crowd controllers, charmers, group mana regen |
| Magician | Caster, DPS | Cloth | Intelligence | Best Pet class by a mile, strong direct-damage (DD, "nuke") spells |
| Monk | Melee, DPS | Leather | Agility, stamina | Pure melee DPS, Good pullers |
| Necromancer | Caster, DPS | Cloth | Intelligence, stamina | Best damage-over-time (DoT) spells |
| Paladin | Hybrid, tank | Plate | Stamina, wisdom | Cleric/warrior hybrid, good tank |
| Ranger | Hybrid, DPS | Chain | Dexterity, stamina, wisdom | Offensive melee class, Puller, tracker |
| Rogue | Melee, DPS | Chain | Strength, dexterity | Best melee DPS, Great for scouting |
| Shadow Knight | Hybrid, tank | Plate | Stamina, intelligence | Necromancer/warrior hybrid, best taunt, great tank |
| Shaman | Caster, priest | Chain | Wisdom | Good heals, very good slows, best buffs, good damage |
| Warrior | Melee, tank | Plate | Stamina, agility | Best damage mitigation & passive "swing" agro |
| Wizard | Caster, DPS | Cloth | Intelligence | Best fast damage, best direct damage (DD, "nukes") spells. |
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