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Three-class capability model

Bard / Beastlord / Shadow Knight

Bard / Beastlord / Shadow Knight three-class build reference with solo 95, group 95, and raid 95 capability-coverage scores.

95Solo coverage
95Group coverage
95Raid coverage
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Heuristic disclosure: Heuristic capability coverage: each documented class capability is rated 0–3; a trio takes the maximum per role, applies published context weights, and receives a capped breadth bonus. This is not a tier list or measured performance ranking.

BRD · Hybrid

Bard

Mobile support specialist combining songs, control, pulling, and travel.

Strengths

  • Exceptional pulling and crowd control
  • Fast travel and flexible song support
  • Can fill gaps without committing to one spell school

Constraints

  • High attention and song-twist load
  • Limited direct healing
  • Personal damage trails dedicated damage classes
BST · Hybrid

Beastlord

Pet-backed melee generalist with sustain, buffs, debuffs, and off-healing.

Strengths

  • Strong self-contained sustain
  • Pet continues pressure while casting
  • Useful offensive and defensive support

Constraints

  • Not Human-primary eligible at creation
  • Pet pathing and positioning require care
  • Does not replace a dedicated tank or healer
SHD · Hybrid

Shadow Knight

Aggressive tank using hate magic, taps, snares, pets, and Feign Death.

Strengths

  • Defining hate control and pulling
  • Feign Death supports recovery
  • Taps and snares improve self-sufficiency

Constraints

  • Healing is mostly self-focused
  • No native travel network
  • Spell and melee gearing compete

Coverage summary

Covered roles

TankHealingDamageControlPullingTravelRecoverySupportRaid Utility

Modeled gaps

No major role gap was identified by this breadth model.

Synergy notes

Human · Freeport creation status: reachable with an eligible primary class. Eligible primary classes: BRD, SHD.

Mapped progression options

  • East Commonlands · 1–9
  • Northern Desert of Ro · 1–9
  • Befallen · 1–9
  • Najena · 10–19
  • Crushbone · 10–19
  • High Keep · 20–29
  • Lair of the Splitpaw · 20–29
  • Estate of Unrest · 20–29
  • Solusek's Eye (Sol A) · 30–39
  • Cazic-Thule · 30–39
  • Castle Mistmoore · 30–39
  • Nagafen's Lair (Sol B) · 40–50
  • Lower Guk · 40–50
  • The Hole · 40–50
  • Plane of Hate · Raid
  • Plane of Fear · Raid
  • Plane of Sky · Raid

    • Research basis

    Class capability descriptions are research summaries. Combination scores are generated from those capabilities and are not copied community rankings.