Samurai

The Samurai hails from the distant Land of Reeds and is equally at home with a katana and a bow. It starts with the Uchigatana, a Longbow with normal and fire arrows, a Red Thorn Roundshield and a full set of Land of Reeds armour.

In the opening hours the Samurai is one of the most comfortable classes to play, which is why it is such a popular pick. Dexterity 15 makes the katana bite, Endurance 13 is the best of the base game classes so you can swing and roll for longer, and the Longbow lets you pull single enemies out of a group or chip away at something big before it reaches you.

Vigor 12 is decent without being great. The weak side is magic: Faith 8, Arcane 8 and Intelligence 9 give it little to work with for casting, so it begins as a physical fighter through and through.