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.
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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Two decisions, two rosters
Every character is a race and a class at the same time, and neither one constrains the other. Each roster has its own page.
Pick how you fightAll 20 classesWeapon scaling, signature passives and four abilities each, across five ascension tiers. 79 abilities in total.Browse the classes
Pick what you areAll 12 racesStarting attributes and always-on passives, then 72 ascension forms gated behind prestige and skill minimums.Browse the racesPicking a build
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 over a race, not one pick.
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, and the leveling and prestige guide for the clock both ladders run on.
Frequently asked questions
How many classes and races are there in Hytale?
With Endless Leveling installed, 20 classes and 12 races. Each class has four abilities and five ascension tiers; each race has 6 forms, for 72 race forms in total. Race and class are chosen independently, so the two ladders run side by side rather than gating each other.
Does my race limit which class I can play?
No. Any of the 12 races can run any of the 20 classes, in either the primary or the secondary class slot. Race sets your starting attributes and always-on passives; class sets your weapons, signature passives and abilities. They are separate systems that happen to stack.
Should I pick my race or my class first?
Class first, in most cases. Class decides what you actually press in a fight and is changeable with the /class command, so it is the reversible half of the decision. Race is the statline underneath it and only really pays off once you start hitting prestige gates, so it is worth picking to reinforce the class you already enjoy.
Keep reading
All 20 classes
All 20 classes with their weapons, passives and four abilities each.
All 12 races
All 12 races, their statlines and passives, across 72 ascension forms.
Leveling & prestige
Levels, uncapped prestige, 84 augments across 5 tiers and the Fates artifact game.
MMO & MMORPG
The honest answer on Hytale as an MMO, and the systems that make a server play like one.
How to join
Connect to the official server, pick a race and class, and get your first levels.
Mods & install
What each mod in the suite adds, free versus premium, and how to install them.
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.