City of Heroes Archetypes Guide

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City of Heroes archetypes guide.

This City of Heroes Archetypes guide will go through all playstyles and classes in the game to help you decide which one to choose.

Overall, there are 15 Archetypes (aka classes or playstyles), and each of them has certain unique pros and cons.

Since choosing one can get confusing, let’s go through everything you need to know.

All Archetypes in City of Heroes

City of Heroes archetypes guide.

In total, there are 15 Archetypes in CoH, with the last four being Epic Archetypes with more complex playstyles and other limitations. Let’s go through all the classes in turn.

Blaster

Standard ranged DPS class with solid melee damage as well. Works similar to a Ranger in other MMO games as it focuses on ranged damage.

Brute

Standard melee DPS class that also includes solid survivability. This class plays on the frontline. Overall, due to its stats and playstyle, the Brute is the best solo class in City of Heroes.

Controller

The Controller, as its name suggests, focuses on controlling the battlefield with AoE CC skills that stagger, debuff, or stun enemies. However, this class has low damage and works better in a party for group content.

Corruptor

The Corruptor focuses on applying AoE buffs and damage. It’s something between a DPS and a support. The buffs are extremely useful for group content, and the Corruptor is a great choice overall.

Defender

The Defender is another support unit. This class prioritizes buffing and healing teammates while also having some solid damage and CC capabilities.

Dominator

The Dominator combines high CC and damage. It’s able to deal both ranged and melee damage and has the best CC in the game.

Mastermind

The Mastermind is an archetype that focuses on using pets. You can have up to six pets fighting on your side, which you can then buff to make them more effective. These pets can offer various effects, such as buffing allies and debuffing enemies.

Scrapper

The Scrapper is similar to the Brute but with a bigger focus on damage than survivability. This class features strong and long combos and is a great DPS unit overall.

Sentinel

The Sentinel combines ranged damage and survivability. However, it doesn’t excel in either, and many players avoid this playstyle.

Stalker

The Stalker works like an assassin by focusing on stealth gameplay, low survivability, and exceptionally high single-target damage.

Tanker

The Tanker class is the dedicated tank archetype in City of Heroes. It focuses on taunting enemies, surviving damage, and healing itself.

Arachnos Soldier

This archetype combines melee damage, ranged damage, and survivability. After leveling up, this class gains access to more damage abilities, both single target and AoE ones.

Arachnos Widow

The Arachnos Widow class combines melee damage and tankiness. After leveling up, you can focus either on high damage and CC or very high damage.

Peacebringer

The Peacebringer is the most versatile Archetyppe in City of Heroes, as it can use any build it wants. The only setback is that this class has one primary and secondary power set.

Warshade

The Warshade archetype utilizes a combination of resistance and damage based on the archetypes of other teammates.

Wrapping up – City of Heroes Archetypes Guide

To summarize this City of Heroes archetypes guide, there are 15 classes/playstyles in CoH, and each of them plays in a different way.

Overall, there’s an option for everyone, whether you prefer melee damage, ranged damage, support buffs and debuffs, or an all-around option.

Which archetype did you start with? Which one would you recommend for newer players? Feel free to share your builds and suggestions in the comments below.

Now that you’ve settled on a class, here’s our City of Heroes leveling guide to help you level up fast.

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