Each player character in Rift will have a base archetype, or calling, which you choose during Character Creation.
In Rift, players are one of the Ascended, a Telaran slain during the great Shade War and resurrected to combat the forces of Regulos. As an Ascended, players have access to special powers, the greatest of which is "Soul Attunement", the ability to commune with, and embrace, the souls of Telara's ancient fallen heroes. Callings define which classes you have access to and their base mechanics, such as using energy, mana, or combo points.
Currently there are four possible callings you can choose in-game. You must chose one and cannot switch once chosen.
Warrior | Cleric | Rogue | Mage |
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Masters of martial combat | The wise and faithful | Masters of stealth and combat | Masters of the elements |
Classes within Callings | |||
Champion Paladin Reaver Warlord Void Knight Riftblade Paragon Beastmaster Vindicator | Inquisitor Purifier Sentinel Justicar Druid Warden Cabalist Shaman Templar | Assassin Night Blade Rift Stalker Blade Dancer Ranger Bard Marksman Saboteur Infiltrator | Elementalist Warlock Pyromancer Stormcaller Chloromancer Necromancer Archon Dominator Archmage |
Class Trainers | |||
Lise Stone Deenak Burghon | Dinse Reylain Minara Meadows | Pamjaela Slipcraft Zenan Petro | Sensa Covet |
Hint | You cannot gain a soul that is not part of your calling. |
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For a way to see how Soul Tree choices affect your abilities, see our Soul Tree Calculator.
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Each Soul has an important role in-game, this table below was partly collaborated with Trion's staff to accurately show what each souls main role in-game would be.
Hint | Check out the Rift 101- Soul Collection guide for details on how to collect all your callings souls. |
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Calling | Class | DPS | HEAL | TANK | ENHANCE | PET | PVP | Combat Type |
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Archon | | Ranged Crowd Control | ||||||
Chloromancer | | Ranged Healing | ||||||
Dominator | | Ranged Crowd Control | ||||||
Elementalist | | | Ranged DPS | |||||
Necromancer | | | Ranged DPS | |||||
Pyromancer | | Ranged DPS | ||||||
Stormcaller | | Ranged DPS | ||||||
Warlock | | Ranged DPS | ||||||
Archmage | | PvP | ||||||
Assassin | | Melee DPS | ||||||
Bard | | Buffs & DPS | ||||||
Blade Dancer | | Melee DPS | ||||||
Marksman | | Ranged DPS | ||||||
Night Blade | | Melee DPS | ||||||
Ranger | | | Melee & Ranged DPS | |||||
Rift Stalker | | Melee Tanking | ||||||
Saboteur | | Melee & Ranged DPS | ||||||
Infiltrator | | PvP | ||||||
| Cabalist | | Ranged DPS | |||||
Druid | | | Melee DPS | |||||
Inquisitor | | Ranged DPS | ||||||
Justicar | | Melee Tanking | ||||||
Purifier | | Ranged Heals | ||||||
Sentinel | | Ranged Heals | ||||||
Shaman | | Melee DPS | ||||||
Warden | | Ranged Heals | ||||||
Templar | | PvP | ||||||
Beastmaster | | | Melee DPS | |||||
Champion | | Melee DPS | ||||||
Paladin | | Melee Tanking | ||||||
Paragon | | Melee DPS | ||||||
Reaver | | Melee Tanking | ||||||
Riftblade | | Melee DPS | ||||||
Void Knight | | Melee Tanking | ||||||
Warlord | | Melee Tanking | ||||||
Vindicator | | PvP |
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