Norrath Route Atlas
Three-class capability model

Bard / Necromancer / Shaman

Bard / Necromancer / Shaman three-class build reference with solo 93, group 90, and raid 92 capability-coverage scores.

93Solo coverage
90Group coverage
92Raid 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
NEC · Caster

Necromancer

Self-sufficient caster using DoTs, pets, roots, taps, and mana conversion.

Strengths

  • Exceptional self-sustain and recovery
  • Strong damage over time
  • Pet and Feign Death provide flexibility

Constraints

  • Damage takes time to ramp
  • Limited direct group healing
  • Fear-based tactics can be unsafe indoors
SHM · Priest

Shaman

Buff and debuff specialist with slows, healing, DoTs, and mana conversion.

Strengths

  • Defining slow and stat support
  • Strong sustain and mana conversion
  • Useful healing and damage over time

Constraints

  • Not Human-primary eligible at creation
  • No native ports
  • Most power depends on proactive spell upkeep

Coverage summary

Covered roles

HealingDamageControlPullingTravelRecoverySupportRaid Utility

Modeled gaps

Tank

Synergy notes

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

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.