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"Each Elf has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him."

-High Elf Proverb

Overview

All careers, even the support types, are capable fighters with decent offensive abilities, able to hold their own in battles. Careers for each army will be based around four general archetypes: tank, melee DPS, support and ranged DPS. That said, every career will be different, with it's own special abilities to set it apart from other similar careers. E.g. Black Orcs, the tank career for Greenskins, will have unique game mechanics which cause it to operate very differently to the Chosen (Auras), the tank career for Chaos. These special abilities are approximately mirrored across the different armies, with similar special abilities available to paired careers from either faction, e.g. the Greenskins Black Orc and the High Elves Swordmaster, who both use a chained combo system in their attacks.

One of the design aims is that each character should have a distinct silhouette, so that players can recognize enemy character types easily from a distance without resorting to the UI. As each class advances through the tiers, they gain tactics, mastery options and other ways to further distinguish each player from others of their chosen career.

Careers Matrix

Armies	Tank	Melee DPS	Support	Ranged DPS
Empire	Knight of the Blazing Sun	Witch Hunter	Warrior Priest	Bright Wizard
Dwarfs	Ironbreaker	Slayer	Runepriest	Engineer
High Elf	Swordmaster	White Lion	Archmage	Shadow Warrior
Chaos	Chosen	Marauder	Zealot	Magus
Greenskin	Black Orc	Choppa	Shaman	Squig Herder
Dark Elf	Black Guard	Witch Elf	Disciple of Khaine	Sorcerer