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Three-class capability model

Shadow Knight / Warrior / Wizard

Shadow Knight / Warrior / Wizard three-class build reference with solo 88, group 84, and raid 87 capability-coverage scores.

88Solo coverage
84Group coverage
87Raid 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.

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
WAR · Melee

Warrior

Dedicated martial tank built around durability, weapons, and encounter positioning.

Strengths

  • Defining physical durability
  • Broad weapon access
  • Scales strongly with healing and support

Constraints

  • No spells or self-healing
  • Limited emergency recovery
  • Threat tools depend heavily on equipment and execution
WIZ · Caster

Wizard

Burst caster with roots, ports, and evacuation.

Strengths

  • Defining burst damage
  • Ports and evacuation reduce travel/recovery time
  • Root supplies direct control

Constraints

  • No healing or durable tanking
  • Mana pacing creates downtime
  • Burst can attract dangerous threat

Coverage summary

Covered roles

TankDamageControlPullingTravelRecoveryRaid Utility

Modeled gaps

HealingSupport

Synergy notes

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

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.