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Hytale classes & races
20 classes, 79 abilities and 12 races across 72 ascension forms. Race and class are chosen independently, so the build is really two decisions layered on top of each other.
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The 20 classes
Every character holds a primary and a secondary class slot at once. Signature passives only fire in the primary slot, and innate attribute growth is halved in the secondary — so a build is a pair of classes, not one.
Arcanist
Assassin
Bard
Battlemage
Beast Master
Permission-locked
Brawler
Cyberblade
Permission-locked
Duelist
Juggernaut
Mage
Magistrate
Marksman
Necromancer
Paladin
Priest
Reaper
Scout
Permission-locked
Slayer
Vanguard
Scout, Beast Master and Cyberblade are gated behind a per-class permission node (endlessleveling.class.<id>) that a server operator grants — the other 17 are open to pick with /class from the start. Class is chosen independently of race: any of the 12 races can run any of the 20 classes.
How abilities work
79 distinct ability ids — four per class, each with 5 ranks — and every class's fourth ability is its Ultimate. Abilities come from the Endless Skills mod; without it a class is a passive stat and weapon identity only, with nothing to press.
Mage and Cyberblade additionally scale a mastery multiplier across the five ascension tiers — 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x, 2.0x, then 3.0x at Exalted — which is part of why both give up crit entirely.
Mage
Sorcery Mastery compensates for it instead of a crit chance.
Cyberblade
Strength Mastery compensates for it instead.
Paladin
Sustain and taunt carry the weight a crit chance would.
Vanguard
Shield strength and taunt carry it instead.
The 12 races
Race sets the starting statline and, at higher prestige, the ascension forms available. It has no bearing on which class you can pick.
| Race | Identity |
|---|---|
| Human | Generalist, and the best base XP earner. |
| Darkin | Enormous Strength, fragile, sustained by lifesteal. |
| Vastaya | Fast and agile — the strongest movement snowball. |
| Golem | The tankiest race, and the only one that can never crit. |
| Celestial | The purest caster: 100 base Sorcery, low HP. |
| Dragonborn | The best all-round bruiser statline. |
| Iceborn | Balanced frontliner that grows stronger near death. |
| Voidborn | A rare tanky caster — Defense and Sorcery together. |
| Watcher | The deepest mana pool, zero Strength, magic only. |
| Wraith | Glass cannon: highest Ferocity, lowest Life Force. |
| Yordle | Highest Precision and a huge Special Charge bonus. |
| Ascended | Selectable base race with godlike durability. |
Ascension & race forms
Each race has 6 forms: a base form, two branches at tier 1, two more at tier 2, and one final form — 72 forms total across all 12 races. Reaching one is gated on prestige plus skill-stat minimums, not just hitting a level.
Tier 1
Prestige 5
Tier 2
Prestige 10
Final form
Prestige 20
The final forms, one per race: Human Emperor, Darkin Unbound, Vastaya Apex, Golem Prime, Celestial Supreme, Alpha Dragon, Iceborn Frostlord, Void Oblivion, Watcher Arbiter, Phantom King, Yordle Master and Ascended Divinity. Progress here runs alongside the leveling and prestige system, not on a separate clock.
Picking a build
Primary carries the identity
Put the class you want to define the character in the primary slot — its signature passives only fire there, and the secondary's innate attribute growth is halved.
Race is a separate axis
Since any race can run any class, race is worth picking for the statline and ascension forms you want, not to unlock a class — nothing about it is locked to one.
No-crit classes need Sorcery or sustain
Mage, Cyberblade, Paladin and Vanguard give up Precision and Ferocity entirely. Golem is the one race that shares that restriction, so pairing it with one of those four compounds the tradeoff rather than fighting it.
Test it against real content
A build reads differently on paper than in a fight. See the raids and dungeons guide for where classes actually get pressure-tested.
Frequently asked questions
How many classes are there in Hytale?
With Endless Leveling installed, 20. Seventeen are open by default; Scout, Beast Master and Cyberblade are permission-locked behind a per-class node a server operator grants. All 20 share the same five-tier ascension line: Base, Elite, Master, Legendary, Exalted.
What is the best class?
There isn't a single answer, and a tier list would be wrong within a patch anyway. Every character holds a primary and a secondary class slot — signature passives only fire on the primary, and innate attribute growth is halved in the secondary — so the honest question is which pair fits the role you want, not which one class wins. Four classes (Mage, Cyberblade, Paladin, Vanguard) cannot crit at all and are built around a different payoff instead.
Can I change my class?
Yes. Classes are chosen with the /class command and are independent of race — any race can run any class, in either the primary or secondary slot.
How many races are there?
12. Each has 6 forms — a base form, two tier-1 branches, two tier-2 branches and a final form — for 72 race forms total. Progressing through them is gated on prestige and skill-stat minimums, not just time played.
What is ascension?
Two separate ladders share the name. Classes ascend Base to Exalted across five tiers as you rank them up. Races ascend their 6 forms at prestige gates — Tier 1 at Prestige 5, Tier 2 at Prestige 10, and the final form at Prestige 20 — alongside skill-stat requirements.
Do I need a mod to get abilities?
Yes. Abilities, and the three permission-locked classes, come from the Endless Skills mod. A server running only Endless Leveling Core has passive stat and weapon identities for all 20 classes but zero active abilities.
Keep reading
How to join
Connect to the official server, pick a race and class, and get your first levels.
Raids & bosses
Gate tiers E to S, 18 built-in raid packs, scaling bosses and how loot is shared.
Guilds & kingdoms
Found a guild, claim territory, take vassals and fight sieges and conquest wars.
Leveling & prestige
Levels, uncapped prestige, 84 augments across 5 tiers and the Fates artifact game.
Story & quests
How Hytale's own story mode works, and the multiplayer campaign chapter on top of it.
Play it yourself
Join the official server
Everything on this page is live on Endless Leveling, running the full suite. Copy the address and drop in.