Elden Ring's Final Class Roster is Wonderfully Diverse

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With little time left before Elden Ring releases, FromSoftware has revealed the game's final roster of classes and spotlighted them through via Twitter. There's no doubt that the final class list is different from the list of classes presented in the game's Network Test; it appears the Bloody Wolf, the Champion, and the Enchanted Knight didn't make it through the game's final months of development. However, Elden Ring does offer a few classes that fill those niches as starting options. For instance, the heavy-duty Vagabond looks like a perfect starting choice for fans of the Bloody Wolf and Dark Souls' classic «sword-and-board» style.

More importantly, Elden Ring's final list of classes is much bigger than the Network Test's list. While the test only showed off five potential classes, there will be 10 starting classes in Elden Ring at launch. As in most Dark Souls games, starting classes only define a character's base stats rather than determining everything they can do, but having a lot of classes is still important. The final version of Elden Ring offers a ton of support for build paths that the original class list didn't cover with its team of five.

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Elden Ring's Network Test offered plenty of support for melee combat fans. The Bloody Wolf and the Enchanted Knight served as masters of heavy armor, while the Champion could dish out major damage alongside them. In the process, the test's class list left little room for less melee-oriented styles. The Warrior was the only Dexterity-focused class, leaving archery lovers with few options for their starting class, while the Prophet was the only true mage sacrificing durability for powerful Incantations. These classes worked