Greetings Everyone,

The Battle of the Immortals buzz is building!  Last week, as we launched the BoI Teaser Site, we noticed a lot of players on our forums were interested in finding out more about the classes in BoI.  So without further delay, here are the classes of  BoI!

Berzerker
	Attack Type	Physical Damage
	Strength	High physical damage, Berzerkers have a medium level of health and armor.
	Weakness	Low magic defense and low evasion.
Strong VS		Equipment		Attributes
Primary	Heretics	Weapons	Dual Wielding	Primary	Strength
Secondary	Slayers	Armor	Light Armor	Secondary	Vitality

Why carry a shield and a sword when I can carry a sword and a sword? 

Berzerkers concentrate almost exclusively on causing physical damage.  Berzerkers still wear light armor, which gives them decent defense against physical attacks; however they are extremely susceptible to magical damage.  Usually Berzerkers are found in the middle of a fight, never on its edges.  Several Berzerker skills focus on weakening targets in terms of speed and/or defense.

Champion
	Attack Type	Physical Damage
	Strength	Extremely high defense, Champions have a medium level of attack damage.
	Weakness	Low magic defense and low evasion.
Strong VS		Equipment		Attributes
Primary	Slayers	Weapons	One-Handed Weapon + Shield	Primary	Vitality
Secondary	Berzerkers	Armor	Heavy Armor	Secondary	Strength

The best offense is a good defense. 

Focusing almost entirely on defensive ability, Champions suffer slightly in terms of damage.  Most of a Champion’s abilities focus on being in the center of the fight.  Area of effect (AoE) taunts to save your friends from monsters, or even in some cases immobilizing their targets, Champions are invaluable tanks.

Heretic
	Attack Type	Light Elemental Damage / Dark Elemental Damage
	Strength	High magic capability, medium magic damage, high magic defense.
	Weakness	Low physical defense and low maximum health.
Strong VS		Equipment		Attributes
Primary	Champions	Weapons	Staff and Shield	Primary	Spirit
Secondary	Magi	Armor	Cloth Armor	Secondary	Intelligence

Dealing damage is not the only application for magic.

Heretics come from a long line of religious fanatics.  Once holy men, have now melded dark magic with light magic.  Capable of dealing medium levels of magic damage, Heretics also have the ability to use magic defensively.  Many of their abilities are capable of buffing or healing the caster.  Heretics are a key component to any group encounter, whether it be against monsters or other players.

Magus
	Attack Type	Black Magic / Fire & Ice Elemental Damage
	Strength	Specializing in the black arts, Magi are capable of causing immense amounts of magical damage.
	Weakness	Extremely frail and weak to physical damage.
Strong VS		Equipment		Attributes
Primary	Berzerkers	Weapons	Two-Handed Staves	Primary	Intelligence
Secondary	Champions	Armor	Cloth Armor	Secondary	Spirit

Why physically lift an object when you can just lift a finger?

Magi are the masters of the elemental magic, utilizing them in order to create destruction and chaos.  Maintaining distance from your enemies is essential in order to be successful as a Magus.  Many of abilities of the Magi focus on crowd control and snaring/immobilizing your opponents, making this task much easier.  Magi are also one of the more area of affect (AoE) focused classes, allowing them to take on multiple monsters at the same time with relative ease.

Slayer
	Attack Type	Physical Damage / Elemental Damage
	Strength	High critical strike chance, high chance to hit.
	Weakness	Low physical defense, low maximum health.
Strong VS		Equipment		Attributes
Primary	Magi	Weapons	Daggers / Fist Weapons	Primary	Agility
Secondary	Heretics	Armor	Cloth Armor	Secondary	Strength

A deep knowledge of anatomy is required in order to kill efficiently.

Slayers spend a large majority of their training focusing on what makes things “tick”.  They then spend an even larger amount of time studying on how to make the “ticking” stop.  Many Slayer abilities utilize poisons and the elements in order to cause a blend of both physical and magical damage.  While being fragile and weak in terms of defense, their offensive ability is almost unmatched.

Phew!  Now that’s a ton of information.  Want to see more specific information for a certain class?  Think a certain class is overpowered based solely on its name?  Let us know in the comments section below or in the BoI Forums!