Guilds kit at a glance

Overview

This page is a collection of similar features and abilities from each guild. Hopefully, this page will be useful to players searching for specific effects or for new players trying to decide what guild to join.

Please keep in mind that this page only covers guild similarities and not everything that a guild can do. For example, an Empath's ability to transfer wounds or the Trader's ability to own shops are not covered here.

Keys:

• All signature spells and abilities are bolded.
• Area of Effect (AOE) - The ability can be used against multiple targets at once.
• Cyclic Spell (C) - Cyclic spells last indefinitely but require additional mana from Harness, a Cambrinth with Dedicated Cambrinth User feat, or Attunement with Raw Channeling feat. Only one cyclic spell can be active at a time. Bards can Segue from one cyclic spell to another.
• Group (G) - Player's entire group gains the benefits of the ability.
• Pulse (P) - Periodically trigger again after use. Usually lasts for a limited time or is a cyclic spell.
• Ritual Spell (R) - Has a high mana cost and usually requires a Ritual Focus.
• Abilities with a (*) have notes at the bottom of the table with additional information.

Stats

Stat Buffs

Guild	+Agility	+Charisma	+Discipline	+Intelligence	+Reflex	+Stamina	+Strength	+Wisdom
Symbiosis*	Spring	Impress	Resolve	Remember	Avoid	Endure	Strengthen	Discern
Barbarian	Wildfire	Cyclone			Monkey Form	Tornado	Bear Form
Bard	Drums of the Snake (G, P)	Soul Ablaze* (R), Bluff Amaze*	Will of Winter* (R)	Echoes of Aether* (R)	Harmony			Words of the Wind* (R)
Cleric	Benediction	Auspice			Benediction		Benediction	Glythtide's Gift
Empath	Vigor		Tranquility	Mental Focus	Aesandry Darlaeth (C)	Gift of Life	Vigor
Moon Mage	Invocation of Spheres* (R)	Invocation of Spheres* (R)	Invocation of Spheres* (R)	Invocation of Spheres* (R)	Invocation of Spheres* (R)			Invocation of Spheres* (R)
Necromancer				Researcher's Insight	Philosopher's Preservation	Calcified Hide
Paladin			Marshal Order	Clarity	Veteran Insight*	Heroic Strength	Heroic Strength	Divine Guidance
Ranger	Cheetah Swiftness (C)				Senses of the Tiger	Bear Strength (C)	Bear Strength (C)	Wisdom of the Pack
Thief	Focus	Cunning	Plunder	Fright	Avoidance	Endure	Harrier
Traders	Finesse	Finesse		Turmar Illumination
Warrior Mage	Mantle of Flame* (R)				Swirling Winds	Aegis of Granite* (R)	Aegis of Granite* (R)

1. Symbiosis: All magical guilds have access to Symbiosis through Magical Research
2. Bard rituals: Only one of the ritual spells (R) can be active at a time.
3. Bluff Amaze: Also debuffs the Bard's discipline by an equal amount.
4. Invocation of Spheres: Buffs two specific stats selected from these pairings: Discipline/Intelligence, Charisma/Wisdom, or Agility/Reflex
5. Veteran Insight: The +Reflex bonus is a metamagic effect applied to Sentinel's Resolve
6. Aegis of Granite and Mantle of Flame: Cannot be used at the same time

Stat Debuffs

Guild	-Agility	-Charisma	-Discipline	-Intelligence	-Reflex	-Stamina	-Strength	-Wisdom
Analogous Patterns							Burden
Barbarian			Screech of Madness (AOE)		Screech of Madness (AOE)
Bard	Damaris' Lullaby (AOE, C)		Desert's Maelstrom (AOE, C)		Damaris' Lullaby (AOE, C)		Damaris' Lullaby (AOE, C)
Cleric
Empath	Lethargy
Moon Mage			Sovereign Destiny	Sovereign Destiny				Sovereign Destiny
Necromancer								Visions of Darkness
Paladin
Ranger	Devolve*	Devolve*	Devolve*	Devolve*	Devolve*	Devolve*	Devolve*	Devolve*
Thief					Prowess	Ambush Choke
Trader
Warrior Mage	Tingle				Tingle	Frostbite (AOE)

1. Devolve: Only affects the top two stats

Skills

Skillset Placement

Guild	Armor	Weapon	Magic	Survival	Lore
Barbarian	Secondary	Primary	Tertiary	Secondary	Tertiary
Bard	Tertiary	Secondary	Secondary	Tertiary	Primary
Cleric	Tertiary	Secondary	Primary	Tertiary	Secondary
Empath	Tertiary	Tertiary	Secondary	Secondary	Primary
Moon Mage	Tertiary	Tertiary	Primary	Secondary	Secondary
Necromancer	Tertiary	Tertiary	Secondary	Primary	Secondary
Paladin	Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Tertiary	Secondary
Ranger	Secondary	Secondary	Tertiary	Primary	Tertiary
Thief	Tertiary	Secondary	Tertiary	Primary	Secondary
Trader	Secondary	Tertiary	Tertiary	Secondary	Primary
Warrior Mage	Tertiary	Secondary	Primary	Tertiary	Secondary

Skillset Perks

All guilds receive additional bonuses depending on their Primary and Secondary skillsets.

Guild	Armor Hindrance Bonus	Defending ranks needed for an additional stance point	Arm-Worn Shields	Bow & Arm-Worn Shield	Dual Wield	Careers	Hobbies	Foraging	Hunt Distance	Snipe	Slips	Max Spell Slots (F2P/Sub)
Barbarian	-1	60	Medium or small	Small shields	Heavy or lighter	1	1	Careful	4 rooms			68 / 70
Bard		70	Small shields		Medium or lighter	2	1		3 rooms		1	77 / 79
Cleric		70	Shield of Light, Small shields		Medium or lighter	1	2		3 rooms			92 / 94
Empath		70	Small shields		Medium or lighter	2	1	Careful, Precise	4 rooms			-- / 79
Moon Mage		70	Small shields		Medium or lighter	1	2	Careful	4 rooms			92 / 94
Necromancer		70	Small shields		Medium or lighter	1	2	Careful, Precise	5 rooms	Vivisection	5	-- / 79
Paladin	-2	50	All Shields	Large or smaller	Medium or lighter	1	2		3 rooms			68 / 70
Ranger	-1	60	Medium or Small	Medium or smaller	Medium or lighter	1	1	Careful, Precise	6 rooms	Bow, Crossbow, Sling	5	68 / 70
Thief		70	Small shields		Medium or Small	1	2	Careful, Precise	5 rooms	Bow, Crossbow, Sling	8	68 / 69
Trader	-1	60	Medium or Small		Medium or lighter	2	1	Careful	5 rooms			-- / 70
Warrior Mage		70	Aegis of Granite, Small shields		Medium or lighter	1	2		4 rooms			92 / 94

Skill Buffs

Armor

Guild	+Shield Usage	+Defending	+Light Armor	+Chain Armor	+Brigandine	+Plate Armor	Protection	Absorption	Stealth Hinderance
Barbarian	Tornado		Contemplation	Contemplation	Contemplation	Contemplation
Bard
Cleric	Shield of Light	Major Physical Protection
Empath
Moon Mage
Necromancer
Paladin	Sentinel's Resolve	Sentinel's Resolve					Divine Armor	Divine Armor
Ranger			Skein of Shadows	Skein of Shadows	Skein of Shadows				Skein of Shadows
Thief									Dampen
Trader	Last Gift of Vithwok IV
Warrior Mage	Aegis of Granite (R)		Y'ntrel Sechra

Lore

Guild	+Alchemy	+Appraisal	+Enchanting	+Engineering	+Forging	+Outfitting	+Performance	+Scholarship	+Tactics
Symbiosis*		Examine					Perform	Learn
Barbarian
Bard	Whispers of the Muse*		Whispers of the Muse*	Whispers of the Muse*	Whispers of the Muse*	Whispers of the Muse*	Eillie's Cry, Practicing	Faenella's Grace* (AOE, C)
Cleric
Empath
Moon Mage			Artificer's Eye	Machinist's Touch
Necromancer	Researcher's Insight
Paladin									Crusader's Challenge
Ranger									Wisdom of the Pack
Thief	Muse			Muse					Cunning
Trader				Platinum Hands of Kertigen	Platinum Hands of Kertigen	Platinum Hands of Kertigen			Blur
Warrior Mage

1. Symbiosis: All magical guilds have access to Symbiosis through Magical Research
2. Whispers of the Muse: Buffs your highest crafting skill only
3. Faenella's Grace: Also decreases the time between teaching pulses

Magic

Guild	+Arcana	+Attunement	+Augmentation	+Debilitation	+Primary Magic	+Sorcery	+Targeted Magic	+Utility	+Warding
Symbiosis*	Activate		Harness		Cast
Barbarian			Contemplation	Tribalist	Powermonger				Bear Form
Bard		Echoes of Aether* (R)	Soul Ablaze* (R)	Soul Ablaze* (R)		Echoes of Aether* (R)	Will of Winter* (R)
Cleric		Persistence of Mana (R)	Align*, Sanctify Pattern*	Align*, Sanctify Pattern*		Align*	Align*, Tamsine's Commune	Align*, Sanctify Pattern*	Align*, Sanctify Pattern*
Empath
Moon Mage	Artificer's Eye	Aura Sight
Necromancer	Researcher's Insight	Kura-Silma					Ivory Mask
Paladin
Ranger
Thief				Fright
Trader
Warrior Mage							Substratum

1. Symbiosis: All magical guilds have access to Symbiosis through Magical Research
2. Bard rituals: Only one of the ritual spells (R) can be active at a time.
3. Align: Penalizes some magic skills to buff others. Stacks(?) with normal buffs, but some alignments are only achievable through Sorcery
4. Sanctify Pattern: Only boost one skill at a time
5. Tamsine's Commune: Gives a TM bonus vs Undead only

Survival

Guild	+Athletics	+Evasion	+First Aid	+Locksmithing	+Outdoorsmanship	+Perception	+Skinning	+Stealth	+Thievery
Symbiosis*	Explore		Heal			Watch	Harvest
Barbarian	Unyielding	Piranha Form		Focus	Seek	Owl Form		Panther Form
Bard		Harmony		Drums of the Snake (G, P)		Eye of Kertigen (C)		Misdirection, Bluff Distract*
Cleric	Eluned's Commune	Major Physical Protection				Revelation (C)
Empath		Aggressive Stance
Moon Mage		Seer's Sense		Machinist's Touch	Tenebrous Sense	Clear Vision		Shadows
Necromancer		Philosopher's Preservation, Emuin's Candlelight				Kura-Silma	Butcher's Eye	Obfuscation
Paladin						Glyph of Light
Ranger*	Athleticism, Wilderness Bonus	Instinct	Wilderness Bonus	Hands of Lirisa, Wilderness Bonus	Wolf Scent, Wilderness Bonus	Senses of the Tiger, Wilderness Bonus	Hands of Lirisa, Wilderness Bonus	Earth Meld, Wilderness Bonus
Thief*	Flight, Confidence & Urban Bonus	Elusion, Confidence & Urban Bonus	Insight, Confidence & Urban Bonus	Safe, Confidence & Urban Bonus	Insight	Sight, Confidence & Urban Bonus		Darken, Confidence & Urban Bonus	Plunder, Confidence & Urban Bonus
Trader		Blur			Membrach's Greed	Turmar Illumination	Membrach's Greed	Avren Aevareae*	Avren Aevareae*
Warrior Mage		Swirling Winds						Rising Mists (AOE)

1. Symbiosis: All magical guilds have access to Symbiosis through Magical Research
2. Bluff Distract: One-time bonus on the check for a HIDE verb substitute with obvious messaging.
3. Avren Array: Room-based and moon based (cast katamba for + stealth/thievery on that room or cast xibar/yavash for -thievery/stealth)
4. Wilderness Bonus: Amount of bonus is tied to wilderness level
5. Confidence: Amount of bonus is tied to confidence level
6. Rising Mists: Room-based and stacks with personal +Stealth buffs
7. Thieves have mark and slight which greatly reduce the risk of thievery. Not listed here as they aren't bonuses to the skill.

Weapons

Guild	+Parry	+Brawling	+Missile	+Melee	+Thrown
Barbarian	Python Form	Dragon Form	Eagle Form	Dragon Form	Eagle Form
Bard	Harmony
Cleric
Empath		Aggressive Stance
Moon Mage
Necromancer				Chirurgia*
Paladin		Righteous Wrath		Righteous Wrath
Ranger		Claws of the Cougar	See the Wind	Oath of the Firstborn*	See the Wind
Thief		Elusion	Steady	Strike	Steady
Trader
Warrior Mage	Sure Footing	Mantle of Flame (R)	Tailwind	Mantle of Flame (R)	Tailwind

1. Chirugia: Adds a Small Edged buff to Butcher's Eye
2. Oath of the Firstborn: Only buffs 2 skills at a time
3. Moon mages have the ability to buff or debuff all skills in the game thanks to predictions. Potency and success vary based on skill, preparation, and some luck.

Skill Debuffs

Armor

Guild	-Shield Usage	-Defending	-Light Armor	-Chain Armor	-Brigandine	-Plate Armor
Barbarian	Death's Shriek (AOE)
Bard
Cleric
Empath
Moon Mage
Necromancer
Paladin	Shatter
Ranger
Thief
Trader
Warrior Mage	Tingle*

1. Drops held weapon/shield.

Lore

Guild	-Alchemy	-Appraisal	-Enchanting	-Engineering	-Forging	-Outfitting	-Performance	-Scholarship	-Tactics
Barbarian
Bard
Cleric
Empath
Moon Mage
Necromancer
Paladin
Ranger
Thief									Guile*
Trader
Warrior Mage

1. Guile: -Tactics in PvP only.

Magic

Guild	-Arcana	-Attunement	-Augmentation	-Debilitation	-Primary Magic	-Sorcery	-Targeted Magic	-Utility	-Warding
Barbarian		Mana Torment (AOE)			Mage's Lash (AOE)
Bard		Aether Wolves (C)
Cleric			Aspects of the All-God (R)	Aspects of the All-God (R)	Aspects of the All-God (R)		Aspects of the All-God (R)	Aspects of the All-God (R)	Aspects of the All-God (R)
Empath
Moon Mage
Necromancer
Paladin
Ranger
Thief
Trader
Warrior Mage

Survival

Guild	-Athletics	-Evasion	-First Aid	-Locksmithing	-Outdoorsmanship	-Perception	-Skinning	-Stealth	-Thievery
Barbarian		Everild's Rage (AOE)						Slash the Shadows (AOE)
Bard						Misdirection (AOE)
Cleric
Empath
Moon Mage
Necromancer						Visions of Darkness*
Paladin
Ranger						Swarm		Swarm
Thief		Guile				Ambush Screen
Trader								Avren Aevareae*	Avren Aevareae*
Warrior Mage		Anther's Call						Mantle of Flame (R)

1. Avren Array: Room-based and moon based (cast katamba for + stealth/thievery on that room or cast xibar/yavash for -thievery/stealth)
2. Visions of Darkness: Spell is currently broken and does not debuff Perception (at least in PVP scenarios)

Weapons

Guild	-Parry	-Brawling	-Missile	-Melee	-Thrown
Barbarian
Bard
Cleric
Empath
Moon Mage
Necromancer
Paladin
Ranger
Thief
Trader
Warrior Mage

1. Moon mages have the ability to buff or debuff all skills in the game thanks to predictions. Potency and success vary based on skill, preparation, and some luck.

Combat

Spells/Abilities by Damage Type

Guild	Impact	Slice	Piercing	Fire	Ice	Electric
Analogous Patterns			S			S
Barbarian	A**	A**	A**	S*
Bard	A*, H, M, P		S, M, P	A*	A*, S*	S
Cleric***	A(U),S	S*, SD(U)	S	S, D(U), APD(U)	S*, APD(U)	A(U)
Empath		S****			S****
Moon Mage	S,P*,AM,I,M	AM	AM,I,D	AM, SD	S,P*
Necromancer	S,A*	S,A*	S,A*	S,A*	S,A*	S,A*
Paladin	S,M,AM	S,AM	S	M
Ranger	S,SM	S	S	S,SM	S
Thief	S*,D*	S*,D*	S*,D*
Trader	A*,P*	S*,P*	S*		A*,P*
Warrior Mage	A,AP*,AM*,C,S,M,Z	A,AP*,S,I,Z	A,AP*,S,M,P,Z	A,AM*,C,D,S,M,Z	A,AP*,I,S(U),Z	A,D,S(U),M

Many guilds have multiple ways to deal this damage type. To keep the list readable, I'm using the following Key to show what is and is not possible.

Key:

• A = AOE Option, spells and abilities

• C = Collateral Damage (Single target spell, which deals lesser damage to nearby targets)

• D = DFA

• H = Heavy TM option available

• I = Armor Piercing

• M = Multi-strike option available

• P = Pulses, non-cyclical option available

• R = Reactive damage (Shield - on hit of the target)

• S = Single Target option available

• Z = Charged shot (prep and then fire when you're ready like dragon breath)

• (U) = Non-corporeal/evil/Undead Only (or any subset of the same)

For the modifiers (like armor piercing) assume single target unless modified with A(ie: AM for AOE M for Single Target)

Bolds for signature abilities or spells.

1. * Cyclic, transformation, limited, etc...

1. ** Technically Barbarians have Whirlwind, but it's mostly a training tool.

1. *** Between backstab, ambushes, and eliminate, thieves have magic-like abilities for all damage types based on weapon

1. **** Requires the empath to shock themselves - Shock dramatically changes playstyle and limits several abilities.

Attack Effectiveness

Guild	Damage Enhancer	+Melee Accuracy	+Ranged Accuracy	-Melee Accuracy	-Ranged Accuracy	-Offensive Factor	-Defensive Factor
Barbarian	BCM - Damage*	BCM - Accuracy	BCM - Accuracy	Death's Embrace (AOE)	Death's Embrace (AOE)
Bard		Rage of the Clans (AOE, P)	Rage of the Clans (AOE, P)			Bluff Dodge
Cleric	Divine Radiance*					Malediction	Malediction
Empath
Moon Mage
Necromancer	Heighten Pain
Paladin
Ranger						Plague of Scavengers	Plague of Scavengers
Thief						Prowess*
Trader	Fluoresce
Warrior Mage						Vertigo (P)

1. Barbarian Combat Maneuver - Damage: Increases damage from the Barbarian only
2. Divine Radiance: Only applies to hits from blessed weapons
3. Prowess: -OF is PvE only

Weapon and Armor Effects

Guild	Defense Ignoring/Degrading	Weapon Balance	Bless Effect	Bonding	Dual Load	Elemental Damage	Magical Creation	Physical Damage	Spell Battery	Suitedness	Weapon Speed
Barbarian		Tsunami			Eagle Form			Tsunami*			Wildfire
Bard								Resonance*
Cleric	Curse of Zachriedek, Harm Horde (AOE, P), Harm Evil, Soul Attrition (C)		Bless, Kertigen's Commune				Shield of Light	Bless*
Empath
Moon Mage	Burn, Partial Displacement						Moonblade, Shape Moonblade		Empower Moonblade
Necromancer
Paladin		Rutilor's Edge	Holy Warrior, Shatter	Bond Armaments				Rutilor's Edge*, Smite		Rutilor's Edge
Ranger	Plague of Scavengers				See the Wind		Claws of the Cougar
Thief	Ambush Ignite, Backstab, Blindside, Eliminate				Steady			Eliminate, Backstab		Hasten
Trader							Regalia
Warrior Mage	Frost Scythe, Lightning Bolt	Quick Infusions				Ignite, Icy Infusions, Shocking Infusions, Fiery Infusions	Elemental Weapon, Expansive Infusions,	Quick Infusions		Quick Infusions

1. Tsunami: Only applies to the top 2 stats on the weapon
2. Resonance: Only applies to the top 2 stats on the weapon
3. Bless: Extra physical damage only applies to Undead
4. Rutilor's Edge: Only applies to the top stat on the weapon
5. Eliminate and Backstab are limited to light weapons, are DFA, and alpha strikes. Eliminate also removes the target's armor and shield for 10 seconds.

Barriers and Damage Resistance

Barriers come in a few different types.

Key:

• Ablative (A) - Barrier lasts for a certain number of uses and will no longer function afterwards. This is independent of the barrier's duration.
• Non-ablative (NA) - Barrier has unlimited uses until its duration runs out.
• Integrity (I) - Barrier reduces the effectiveness of an attack instead of blocking it.
• Potency (PO) - Barrier completely blocks the attack.

Guild	Physical	Elemental	Spirit	Spells
Analogous Patterns	Manifest Force (A)			Lay Ward (PO)
Barbarian	Tenacity	Toad Form		Swan Form (I), Turtle Form (P), Serenity (I)
Bard	Naming of Tears (NA, G), Bardic Scream - Defiance (NA)	Naming of Tears (NA, G), Bardic Scream - Defiance (NA)		Glythtide's Joy* (AOE, C, I)
Cleric	Ghost Shroud* (C), Minor Physical Protection, Protection from Evil* (PO)	Ghost Shroud* (C), Protection from Evil* (PO)	Soul Shield	Protection from Evil* (PO)
Empath	Iron Constitution, Perseverance of Peri'el
Moon Mage	Cage of Light	Cage of Light		Shear
Necromancer	Calcified Hide, Emuin's Candlelight*, Solace* (PO), Ebon Blood of the Scorpion* (NA)	Solace* (PO)		Worm's Mist, Solace* (PO)
Paladin	Aspirant's Aegis			Soldier's Prayer
Ranger				Essence of Yew
Thief	Sagacity (A)
Trader	Trabe Chalice* (A)
Warrior Mage		Ethereal Shield (NA), Grounding Field*		Aether Cloak*, Veil of Ice (A)

1. Glythtide's Joy: This also affects the Bard's spells as well
2. Protection from Evil: Only works against Undead
3. Ghost Shroud: Only protects against ranged weapon attacks and targeted magic spells
4. Trabe Chalice: Slowly repairs itself as long as it is not completely broken
5. Grounding Field: Blocks damage from attuned element but amplifies damage from other elements
6. Aether Cloak: Will reflect TM back at the caster
7. Aspirant's Aegis does not stack with Minor Physical Protection
8. Emuin's Candlelight: staggers incoming damage over time
9. Solace: Only works against Holy
10. Ebon Blood of the Scorpion: Changes Siphon Vitality's effect into a vitality shield

Status Conditions

Defense Abilities

Guild	Stun	Immobilize	Webbed	Calm	Sleep	Knockdown	Defensive Dispel
Barbarian	Flashflood (P), Prediction*	Prediction*	Flashflood (P), Prediction*			Flashflood (P), Prediction*	Dispel
Bard	Bardic Scream - Defiance* (P)
Cleric							Hand of Tenemlor, Uncurse
Empath	Awaken	Aesandry Darlaeth (C)	Aesandry Darlaeth (C)		Awaken
Moon Mage							Rend*
Necromancer
Paladin	Anti-Stun						Truffenyi's Rally (AOE, C, P)
Ranger						Cheetah Swiftness (C)
Thief		Cunning	Cunning				Calm
Trader
Warrior Mage

1. Prediction: When disabled, you will dive-roll out of the room
2. Scream Defiance: Can also be used while stunned to attempt to break the stun. Failure blocks the scream from taking effect.
3. Rend: Removes 2 spells

Offense Abilities

Guild	Stun	Immobilize	Webbed	Calm	Sleep	Knockdown	Offensive Dispel	Spell Integrity
Barbarian	Earthquake (AOE, P)	Wail of Torment (AOE)				Death's Shriek (AOE), Earthquake (AOE, P)
Bard	Demrris' Resolve (AOE)	Aether Wolves (C)		Albreda's Balm (AOE, C)	Damaris' Lullaby (AOE*, C)	Demrris' Resolve (AOE), Bardic Scream - Havoc
Cleric	Halo, Phelim's Sanction* (AOE)	Soul Sickness				Divine Radiance, Soul Sickness	Meraud's Cry (AOE)
Empath		Paralysis			Nissa's Binding	Paralysis
Moon Mage	Dazzle, Mental Blast, Mind Shout (AOE)	Sever Thread	Shadow Web (AOE, C)	Calm	Mental Blast, Mind Shout (AOE)	Hypnotize*	Rend*
Necromancer		Petrifying Visions, Viscous Solution (AOE)						Rite of Forbearance*
Paladin	Holy Warrior*, Stun Foe	Halt				Rebuke
Ranger	Deadfall		Harawep's Bonds	Forestwalker's Boon* (AOE, P)	Deadfall	Grizzly Claws (AOE)	Plague of Scavengers*
Thief	Ambush Stun	Terrify		Credence		Ambush Slash
Trader	Speculate Coin
Warrior Mage	Arc Light, Thunderclap (AOE)	Ice Patch				Ice Patch, Tremor (AOE), Vertigo (P)	Ward Break*

1. Damaris' Lullaby: The sleep effect normally only applies to the target you are facing. It will affect all targets, however, if you are not facing anything.
2. Phelim's Sanction: Only works on Undead/Cursed enemies
3. Hypnotize: Requires a calmed target
4. Rend: Removes 2 spells
5. Holy Warrior: Stun triggers on weapon attacks
6. Forestwalker's Boon: Only works on Animals
7. Plague of Scavengers: Requires Awaken Forest to be active
8. Ward Break: Only works on "Spell" Barriers (Shear, Soldier's Prayer, etc.)
9. Rite of Forbearance: Increases the integrity of outgoing offensive spells for barrier piercing purposes, beyond the normal cap, potentially allowing you to pierce any integrity barrier.

Combat Engagement

Engagement and Positioning - Enemy

Guild	-Balance	-Concentration	-Fatigue	Force Advance	Force Disengage	Force Flee	Prevent Advance	Prevent Disengage	Prevent Flee	Knockback	Pull	Reveal Hidden	Prevent Stealth	Alter Spawn
Barbarian	Anger the Earth, Earthquake (AOE, P)					Serpent's Hiss		BCM - Intimidation				Slash the Shadows (AOE)		Warhorn*
Bard	Desert's Maelstrom (AOE), Bardic Scream - Havoc		Abandoned Heart (AOE, C)		Whistle Piercing* (AoE)					Bardic Scream - Havoc		Eye of Kertigen* (C)	Sanctuary (C)	Sanctuary* (C), Warhorn*
Cleric	Divine Radiance						Soul Bonding	Soul Bonding	Soul Bonding	Halo
Empath					Innocence*, Manipulate*	Compel*, Manipulate*	Innocence*
Moon Mage					Hypnotize*	Hypnotize*
Necromancer	Blood Burst
Paladin								Crusader's Challenge	Crusader's Challenge
Ranger										Grizzly Claws (AOE)		Swarm (AOE)
Thief		Ambush Clout	Ambush Choke		Intimidate		Ambush Slash, Intimidate	Ambush Slash	Ambush Slash
Trader
Warrior Mage	Tremor (AOE), Vertigo (P)		Frostbite (AOE)			Shockwave (AOE, P)				Paeldryth's Wrath, Shockwave (AOE, P), Tremor (AOE)	Paeldryth's Wrath	Electrostatic Eddy (AOE, C)

1. Whistle Piercing: All creatures in the area except those engaged with the Bard retreat one engagement range. Gives 10 seconds of roundtime to all creatures including those engaged with the Bard. Does not affect players.
2. Sanctuary: Prevents creatures from entering room.
3. Warhorn: Barbarians will increase spawn rate when using a warhorn. Bards will decrease it.
4. Eye of Kertigen: Automatically searches the room on each pulse but does not reveal.
5. Compel, Innocence, Manipulate: Does not work on Constructs or Undead and may enrage Undead. Manipulate only works on creatures.
6. Innocence, Intimidate: passive effect on all mobs, broken by playing an instrument and ignored by some special mechanics such as creature spells.
7. Hypnotize: Requires a calmed target

Engagement and Positioning - Self

Guild	+Balance	Balance Heal	+Fatigue	Fatigue Heal	Faster Advance	Faster Disengage	Auto-Hide	Invisibility
Barbarian	BCM - Balance*	Monkey Form (P)		BCM - Fatigue*	Wolverine Form, War Stomp
Bard	Bardic Scream - Defiance* (P)			Hodierna's Lilt
Cleric		Centering
Empath		Aesandry Darlaeth (C)	Refresh	Refresh
Moon Mage								Steps of Vuan (C, G, P)
Necromancer								Eyes of the Blind
Paladin		Truffenyi's Rally (AOE, G, P)		Glyph of Ease
Ranger	Cheetah Swiftness (C)	Cheetah Swiftness (C)					Earth Meld	Blend
Thief		Flight			Shadowstep	Vanish		Silence, Vanish, Evanescence
Trader
Warrior Mage		Sure Footing	Zephyr (AOE)

1. Barbarian Combat Maneuver - Balance: Reduces Balance lost from combat
2. Barbarian Combat Maneuver - Fatigue: Reduces the amount of fatigue lost from attacking
3. Bardic Scream - Defiance: Helps the Bard maintain a minimum of solid balance if not completely prone in combat.

Stat vs Stat

Offensive Stat Guide:

• Mind = Intelligence, Wisdom, Discipline
• Magic = Wisdom, Intelligence, Discipline
• Spirit = Wisdom, Charisma, Intelligence
• Charm = Charisma, Discipline, Intelligence
• Fear = Charisma, Strength, Discipline
• Power = Strength, Discipline, Stamina
• Finesse = Agility, Reflex, Intelligence

Defensive Stat Guide:

• (R)eflex = Reflex, Agility, Intelligence
• (F)ortitude = Stamina, Discipline, Strength
• (W)illpower = Discipline, Wisdom, Intelligence

SvS Offensive Abilities

Guild	Mind	Magic	Spirit	Charm	Fear	Power	Finesse
Barbarian					Mage's Lash (F), Mana Torment (W), Serpent's Hiss (W), Death's Embrace (F), Anger the Earth (R), Wail of Torment (F)	Screech of Madness (F), Death's Shriek (W), Everild's Rage (W), Kuniyo's Strike (R), Slash the Shadows (R, AOE), Earthquake (R, AOE, P)
Bard	Demrris' Resolve (W, AOE)	Desert's Maelstrom (R, AOE, C)		Aether Wolves (F, C), Damaris' Lullaby (W, AOE, C), Albreda's Balm (W, AOE, C)
Cleric	Huldah's Pall (W), Idon's Theft (W), Spite of Dergati (W, AOE)	Phelim's Sanction (W, AOE), Halo (R)	Curse of Zachriedek (F), Malediction (F), Hydra Hex (F, AOE), Meraud's Cry (W), Soul Bonding (F), Soul Sickness (W), Sanyu Lyba (W)
Empath	Nissa's Binding (F, AOE)	Lethargy (F)		Compel (W), Innocence (W)
Moon Mage	Mental Blast (W), Sleep (W), Mind Shout (W, AOE), Rend (W)	Dazzle (F)	Tezirah's Veil (W), Sovereign Destiny (W)	Calm (W)
Necromancer	Petrifying Visions (W), Visions of Darkness (W)	Viscous Solution (F, AOE)	Heighten Pain (F)
Paladin	Halt (W), Banner of Truce (W, AOE)	Stun Foe (F)	Shatter (F)	Crusader's Challenge (W)
Ranger		Curse of the Wilds (F), Deadfall (R), Devolve (F), Harawep's Bonds (R), Swarm (F, AOE)	Grizzly Claws (F, AOE)
Thief				Credence (W), Prowess* (W)	Terrify (W), Intimidate (W), Prowess* (W)	Ambush Stun (F)	Ambush Choke (F), Ambush Screen (R), Ambush Slash (R), Ambush Clout (W), Ambush Ignite (R), Eliminate (R), Guile(W)
Trader		Avren Aevareae (F, AOE)	Fluoresce (R)
Warrior Mage	Vertigo (W), Ward Break (W)	Anther's Call (F), Arc Light (F), Ice Patch (R), Tingle (F), Electrostatic Eddy (F, AOE, C), Frostbite (F, AOE), Thunderclap (F, AOE), Tremor (F, AOE)	Mark of Arhat (W)

1. Khri Prowess: The attacker uses a Fear contest while hidden, and a Charm contest when not hidden.

SvS Specific Defense

Guild	Mind	Magic	Spirit	Charm	Fear	Power	Finesse
Barbarian	Badger Form (NA)	Badger Form (NA)		Badger Form (NA)	Badger Form (NA)
Bard					Redeemer's Pride (G, P)
Cleric			Soul Shield
Empath
Moon Mage	Psychic Shield			Psychic Shield
Necromancer
Paladin			Courage		Courage
Ranger
Thief
Trader				Nonchalance	Nonchalance
Warrior Mage

SvS General Defense

Guild	Reflexes	Fortitude	Willpower
Barbarian	Landslide		Bastion
Bard			Redeemer's Pride (G, P)
Cleric
Empath		Tranquility
Moon Mage			Psychic Shield
Necromancer
Paladin
Ranger
Thief			Serenity
Trader
Warrior Mage

Other Benefits

Bonus Crafting Technique Slots

Guild	Bonus #1	Bonus #2	Bonus #3
Barbarian	Weaponsmithing	Weaponsmithing	Weaponsmithing
Bard	Tinkering	Shaping	Carving
Cleric	Artificing	Binding	Invoking
Empath	Remedies	Remedies	Cooking
Moon Mage	Artificing	Binding	Invoking
Necromancer	Reactants	Reactants	Carving
Paladin	Armorsmithing	Armorsmithing	Armorsmithing
Ranger	Carving	Tailoring	Tailoring
Thief	Carving	Carving	Reactants
Trader	Blacksmithing	Blacksmithing	Artistry
Warrior Mage	Artificing	Binding	Invoking

Bonus Magical Feats

Guild	Magical Feats
Barbarian
Bard	Raw Channeling
Cleric	Augmentation Mastery, Efficient Channeling
Empath	Injured Casting
Moon Mage	Basic Preparation Recognition, Utility Mastery
Necromancer	Alternate Preparation
Paladin
Ranger
Thief
Trader
Warrior Mage	Faster Targeting, Targeted Mastery

Healing and Death Mitigation

Guild	Vitality Heal	Mana Regeneration	Spirit Heal/Regeneration	Concentration Heal	Wounds	Bleeding	Raise	Prevent Death Penalties
Barbarian	Famine (P), BCM - Vitality					Staunch
Bard	Hodierna's Lilt (C)	Blessing of the Fae (AOE), Nexus* (AOE)	Hodierna's Lilt
Cleric	Eylhaar's Feast*	Eylhaar's Feast*, Persistence of Mana (R), Meraud's Commune*	Auspice, Vigil*			Hodierna's Commune	Murrula's Flames (R), Resurrection (C)	Mass Rejuvenation (AOE), Rejuvenation, Uncurse
Empath	Heart Link*, Vitality Healing	Raise Power* (AOE)		Mental Focus	Heal, Heal Scars, Heal Wounds, Regenerate (C)	Blood Staunching, Heart Link		Adaptive Curing*
Moon Mage		Shadowling
Necromancer	Risen*, Siphon Vitality	Risen*. Rite of Forbearance*	Risen*		Consume Flesh, Devour, Necrotic Reconstruction*		Spiteful Rebirth	Spiteful Rebirth, Covetous Rebirth*, Devour*
Paladin	Vessel of Salvation*	Glyph of Mana						Alamhif's Gift, Auto-Glyph, Glyph of Bonding, Glyph of Warding, Sacred Insight
Ranger	Beseech the Wind to Refresh					Beseech Elanthia to Cradle		Beseech Elanthia to Seal
Thief
Trader								Resumption
Warrior Mage		Ethereal Fissure* (AOE)

1. Eylhaar's Feast: Heals either Vitality, Mana, or Fatigue at the cost of Spirit
2. Heart Link: Equalizes the Vitality between 2 PCs
3. Vigil: Equalizes the Spirit between 2 PCs
4. Risen: Must use Bleed Command
5. Necrotic Reconstruction: Only works on corpses, Constructs, or Zombies
6. Covetous Rebirth: Allows coins and items to be kept when departing and departs to a guildhall instead of a ressurection altar
7. Vessel of Salvation: Creates a Vitality "battery"
8. Raise Power (Life), Nexus (Elemental), Ethereal Fissure (Elemental), and Meraud's commune (Holy) does not restore mana. it only raises the mana levels for that room. Each has their own price. RP tanks fatigue. Nexus power is determined by the number of people in the room. ETF slowly degrades during the cast time. Meraud's requires devotion, eased by having a dead body in the room.
9. Rite of Forbearance: Reduced attunement when casting, freezes attunement regen
10. Adaptive Curing: Allows Heal to be pre-cast before death and will continue healing the empath's corpse after death.
11. Devour: If pre-cast before death it will continue to heal the necromancer's corpse after death.

Pets

Guild	Combat (Offense)	Combat (Defense/Support)	Carry Coins	Carry Items	Locate
Barbarian
Bard	Beckon the Naga*
Cleric		Sanyu Lyba
Empath	Guardian Spirit			Guardian Spirit*
Moon Mage	Starlight Sphere* (C)	Shadowling		Shadow Servant
Necromancer	Call from Beyond, Risen, Quicken the Earth	Risen	Risen	Risen	Risen
Paladin
Ranger	Awaken Forest			Ranger Companion*	Ranger Companion*
Thief
Trader
Warrior Mage	Magnetic Ballista	Familiar	Familiar	Familiar*	Familiar

• Beckon the Naga: Can turn against the caster if it runs out of targets before the summon duration runs out
• Guardian Spirit: The spirit's weapon can be swapped for another mundane, one-handed edge weapon but it cannot carry any other items
• Starlight Sphere: Only available at night.
• Ranger Companion: Wolf companions can hold items (not weapons) up to 70 stones when fully grown
• Familiar: The Bear familiar is capable of holding one item, including a filled container, of up to 1500 stones.

Utility

Guild	Darkvision	Encumbrance	Light	Locate	Luck	Prevent Locate	Remote Viewing
Analogous Patterns		Ease Burden
Barbarian		Buffalo Form
Bard	Eye of Kertigen (C)			Eillie's Cry*		Sanctuary (AOE, C)
Cleric			Divine Radiance
Empath
Moon Mage	Tenebrous Sense			Locate			Distant Gaze, Shadewatch Mirror
Necromancer				Risen			Risen
Paladin			Glyph of Light
Ranger	Beseech the Dark to Sing			Ranger Companion
Thief	Sight			Contact*		Dampen	Sensing
Trader					Speculate Luck
Warrior Mage			Mantle of Flame (R)	Familiar			Familiar

1. Eillie's Cry: Caster will receive a locate if the target dies
2. Contact: User and target must be in an urban area. First level allows locate within your current urban zone and a later level allows locate to reach all urban zones.

Why to play or avoid this class

Guild	Why is it special	What are the hassles
Barbarian	Very wide toolkit. Climbs the creature ladder very fast, possibly tied with rangers. Whirlwind is a great weapon trainer. Killing gives you "mana" (inner fire), and Arcana is basically a free skill. Can spend 100% of time in combat and easily progress.	Limited number of abilities able to be run at any one time. No access to the magic system's perks (feats, tattoos, scroll slots). Slow ability progression. Magic abilities require combat to keep up well.
Bard	Very strong combination of AOE debilitation and damage options. High number of unique utility abilities. Limited but very potent guild abilities. Access to one of the most powerful RP skills, playact.	Crafting and the lore skillset is underwhelming. Utility is unique but not often sought after. Evasion and Armor tertiary makes it a slower ladder climber. High number of cyclic abilities limits the number of concurrent abilities the guild can run. Limited defensive toolkit and you won't use most of your spells outside of training.
Cleric	Only class able to resurrect another player. Strong debilitation options. Strong AOE damage options (strongest AOE damage option against undead). Very strong offensive and defensive capabilities while hunting undead, potentially at the limits of what a player will be allowed to do, ever. Very wide toolkit. Very strong defensive spells. Highest number of stat buffs. Potentially the best PvP class. Virtually unlimited mana. Self-res. Restore your own memories if you die. Natively able to hunt all creatures in the game.	Guild skill requires a lot of baby sitting. Evasion and armor tertiary, so slower ladder progression.
Empath	Only class that can heal others, best at self-healing, and can choose between full combat or full utility. Interesting choice of offensive (Guardian Spirit) or defensive stances (Regeneration). Only class capable of curing their own diseases. Fully buffed, they're as defensive as paladins. Taunting pet. Possible to ignore combat entirely.	Best combat spell and hunting living creatures will reduce the healing kit and remove the ability to heal others. Crafting and the lore skillset is underwhelming. Empathy can be a limiting factor for circling. No AOE damage options. Pet can be hit by group's AOE spells, causing it to attack friends. Pet is clunky to use.
Moon Mage	Extremely useful guild skill (buff any skill in the game). Very high lore and RP customization. Possible to level to cap without ever touching combat. Strong utility with summons and teleports. Capable of very fast travel almost anywhere in the game (at some personal risk). Strong debilitation spell, if a one-trick pony. Very strong mana regeneration.	Many skills require moons to function. Lowest damage options of the three magic guilds. Weapons and Armor tertiary, so it will progress up the critter ladder more slowly. Very strong combatants on the upper end, but it takes much longer to get there.
Necromancer	The only class other than empaths which can Self-heal. Incredibly strong offensive spells, AOE and single target. Strong combat pets. Moderately useful utility pet. Self-res.	Lower breadth of RP options, and punishment if you're in town too long. Your spells will kill at least once. You will be arrested or killed if not careful. Guild development is slow and generally unfinished. The theme is heavily into death and decay type messaging. Solitary life outside of the necro community or out of game communication.
Paladin	Strongest natural defensive suite in the game, potentially tied with empaths for damage mitigation. Can wear plate armor with the same hindrance as chain for other classes. Moderate offensive capabilities. Some unique buffs, if rarely used (see glyphs and vessel of salvation). Protect is very strong when multi-boxing or group hunting. Can pacify an entire room. Capable of blessing your own weapons to allow hunting non-corporeal undead. Taunting spell.	Weak AOE options. Evasion tertiary which slows down ladder climbing for a martial class. Very low development. Generally considered an underdeveloped guild. The anti-thief spells are mostly irrelevant now, and group hunting is a rarity outside of multiboxers.
Ranger	Fastest guild at climbing the critter latter. Strong stealth suite, especially outside of town. Strong survivals while outside of town. Archer theme, with snipe (shoot and stay hiding) and dual-load (shoot two arrows at once).	Poor AOE damage options. Companion system is more of a hassle than a benefit. Game pushes the ranger to stay outside of town, with some minor options to limit the impact. Generally considered an underdeveloped class. Scouting as a guild skill is kind of useless.
Thief	Spells are instant cast. Faster Breaking and Entering. Interesting systems, such as robbing a Museum or a secret communication channel (signing). Thievery is much easier to train than it used to be. Backstab is the strongest alpha strike (bonus damage modifier) in the game. Strong stealth setup, such as auto-hiding when hit or 0 RT or able to easily train stealth early on in very hindering gear. Very strong survival buff while in town. Only class other than empaths capable of curing their own poison. Class has seen recent improvements.	No AOE damage options. Concentration fuels magic, which limits the number of abilities they can have on at once. Slow ability progression. "one-trick pony" (if someone can see through you're stealth then you'll have a hard time beating them. No "dump stats", so slower stat progression. Gains spells (Khri) more slowly than most guilds. Armor tertiary, so a well-rounded character will progress more slowly (but you don't have to if you only play in PvE - still recommended but not required). No access to the magic system's perks (feats, tattoos, scroll slots)
Trader	Up to 60% increased currency when selling your own pouches and bundles. Allows running of your own shop. Lunar mana, so not tied to specific rooms. Buffs the most crafting skills. Shield and Evasion secondary. Strong defensive toolkit. Strong debilitation in speculate coin. Caravan is an extra vault.	In game currency is monopoly money and mostly useless outside of very new characters and very, very high-level auctions. Trading is the most annoying skill in the game. Crafting and the lore skill set is underwhelming. Generally weak offensive toolkit. Some spells require "starlight" which can be limiting, especially early on. Weak cyclic options. Small toolkit, and half the spells will not be used. Luck is incomplete. Slow ability progression. Armor summoning is mostly an RP tool.
Warrior Mage	Very strong offensive toolkit, possibly most damaging spells in the game. Earliest access to AOE damaging spells. Buffs evasion and shield of party members. Very strong cyclics, with the choice of dealing paralysis or damage. Spells capable of targeting almost every weakness. Easiest guild skill to train. Familiars for RP and minor functional benefits. Summoning domains to change room mana types to be more favorable. Very fast ability progression. Pathways are useful in managing spells. Strongest burst damage with skill (character) and preparation. Potentially the most number of native concurrent buffs.	Little to no utility, especially out of combat. Evasion and Shield tertiary, so they climb the creature ladder more slowly. A lot of redundancy in the toolkit. Familiars and elemental weapons are mostly RP tools since you'll have better tools available (discord for communication, easily available weapons). Targeted magic will hold you back until high levels. You'll end up using only a limited number of damaging spells, based on the creature you're fighting.

• "Cylics" in this context represent mostly passive, always on spells. Limit 1, except for barbarians.

• Ability progression is how fast they gain new abilities and spells - See spell slots