# Chimera Online - Class Overview

## Introduction

At level 30, every character advances into one of four classes available to their nation. Each class offers a unique playstyle, strengths, and weaknesses. This guide provides a general overview of every class.

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# Millena Classes

## Knight

**Role:** Tank / Frontline Fighter

- Uses a one-handed sword and shield with heavy armor.
- Can switch between two battle stances.
- Provides powerful party buffs.
- Has strong offensive skills despite its defensive nature.
- Gains additional HP from Vitality more efficiently than other classes.
- Less vulnerable to damage-over-time effects.
- Can reduce enemy defenses for the benefit of the group.

### Weaknesses
- Lower mobility than most classes.
- Slower attacks due to heavy equipment.

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## Mercenary

**Role:** Assassin / Mobile Damage Dealer

- Uses one-handed weapons and light armor.
- Features stealth, stuns, poisons, and rapid attacks.
- Makes the most efficient use of the combo system.
- Has strong movement skills and excellent mobility.
- Attack power scales with both Dexterity and Power.

### Weaknesses
- Low defensive stats.
- Limited survivability when caught.

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## Slayer

**Role:** Heavy Damage Dealer

- Uses a two-handed greatsword.
- Delivers powerful attacks and self-buffs.
- Has movement-enhancing skills.
- Possesses special utility skills such as damage reflection and hitback effects.
- Receives special scaling from Power.

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## Sniper

**Role:** Ranged Support / Damage Dealer

- Uses bows and arrows with light armor.
- Offers strong support abilities.
- Has excellent crowd control, including seal skills.
- Large variety of skills for many situations.
- Very high accuracy.
- Receives bonus attack scaling from Dexterity.

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# Rain Classes

## Prominas

**Role:** Magical AoE Specialist / Allrounder

- Uses a book and magical armor.
- Excellent variety of offensive and defensive skills.
- Specializes in controlling enemies and locking down groups.
- Strong AoE damage capabilities.
- Effective both solo and in parties.
- Scales well with all attributes.
- Can consume mana and gauges very quickly if not managed carefully.

### Weaknesses
- Slow movement speed.
- Difficult to master due to its versatile toolkit.

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## Holy Avenger

**Role:** Glass Cannon Damage Dealer

- Uses a staff and priest armor.
- Very fast casting speed.
- Exceptional single-target damage.
- Strong group damage potential.
- Particularly effective at destroying enemy defenses.
- Requires frequent repositioning while casting.
- Mana management is generally manageable.

### Weaknesses
- Limited defensive and emergency survival tools.

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## Priest

**Role:** Support / Damage-over-Time Specialist

- Uses a staff and priest armor.
- Fast casting speed.
- Provides healing, buffs, debuffs, and support abilities.
- Possesses extremely powerful holy and dark poison effects.
- Can spread and detonate poisons to destroy large groups of enemies.
- Scales especially well with Intelligence.
- Effective at solo leveling.
- Highly desired in parties and mandatory for the strongest boss encounters.

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## Psyche

**Role:** Stance-Based Fighter / Tank / Damage Dealer

- Uses a crystal ball and shaman armor.
- Melee-focused class.
- Built around the combo system.
- Can function as either a tank or damage dealer depending on stance selection.
- Has three stances: PvE Defense, PvP Defense, and Damage.
- Two stances can be combined freely.
- Double-defense stance setup is considered the safest option.
- Possesses a powerful movement skill (Shaman Kick) with a long cooldown.
- Can reduce the defense of large groups with a single attack.
- Gains additional HP from Vitality.
- Has a very powerful tanking skill that can be countered through debuffs.


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## Related Guides

- **Guide route:** [Chimera Online Guide Route](A00_Chimera_Guide_Route.md)
- **Before this:** [Chimera Online — Character Creation](S02_Chimera_Character_Creation.md)
- **Continue with:** [Level 30 Job Change Guide](C02_level_30_job_change_guide.md)
- **Also useful:** [Class and Job Change Index](C00_Class_and_Job_Change_Index.md), [Chimera Online Beginner Guide — Level 10–30](01_Chimera_Online_Guide_Level_10_to_30.md)