Classes

Classes

In aeRagnarok Online, a character's Class, also known as their Job, is what defines their abilities and skills and shapes what playstyles ara available to them forever. Once you pick a class for a character, you cannot switch to a different class, and once you pick that character's second class, you are locked to that second class's evolution path forever.

Humans' classes can be divided into two broad types: Primary and Expanded. Primary Classes are the ones that were introduced at the game's inception and whose progression most of the game is built around, whereas Expanded Classes have been added over time and are more limited and niche, having lower maximum levels, specialised playstyles, and niche applications. The six primary classes are Swordsman, Mage, Merchant, Acolyte, Thief, and Archer.

Except where otherwise specified, the rest of this article will be about Human characters.

Class Progression

Characters in aeRagnarok Online have two types of levels: their Base Level and their Job Level. While the former tracks the overall power level of the character, the latter tracks how far along a character is in the mastery of their Class, and both defeated foes and a reasonable number of quests give Job Level Experience in addition to Base Level Experience. Job Levels start at 1 and have a class-specific cap, and each additional level gives you one extra Skill Point which can be spent to learn a new Skill or develop one that has already been learned. Additionally, all Classes give extra bonuses to their most relevant Stats at specific Job Levels (for example, Mages have an extra +1 INT at Job Level 2, +2 at Job Level 14, and so on, up to Job Level 50, when they get +8 INT total).

Novices, all Primary Classes, and most Expanded Classes have extra progression beyond just their Skills and Job Levels: once you reach a certain specific Job Level and allocate all of your Skill Points, you have the option to evolve into a new class. When you do so, your Job Level is reset to 1 (you don't lose any of your already-existing Skills and Skill Points) and you get access to entirely new Skills plus extra bonuses to your Stats. Progression goes as follows:

1. You start out as a Novice on character creation.

2. Once you reach Job Level 10 and allocate all 9 Skill Points into the Basic Skill you will be able to Job Change into a First Class, which will reset your Job Level to 1.

   • In order to do so, you need to complete a quest; the pages of each First Class explain how to change to them.

3. If you chose one of the Primary Classes:

   1. Once you are Job Level 40 or higher, you will be able to select one of two Second Classes (see above). However, your max Job Level is 50, and you will be unable to recover the Skill Points you would've gotten if you Job Change before reaching it, so it is highly recommended to wait until then.

   2. After changing Jobs, your Job Level will be reset to 1, and you will be able to start levelling it again, up to a maximum of 50.

Class evolution follows the chart at the top of the page. The only points at which you make choices are when selecting your First and Second Classes (where available); all further possible Classes follow from those previous choices. For the classes marked with an asterisk (*) in the table, you cannot choose which of them you end up as; rather, they depend on your character's gender, selected at creation.

Classes of Ragnarok Online
Novice Class	Novice
First Class	Swordman • Mage • Merchant • Acolyte • Thief • Archer
Second Class	Knight • Crusader • Wizard • Sage • Blacksmith • Alchemist • Priest • Monk • Assassin • Rogue • Hunter • Bard • Dancer