Craft to Exile 2 Classes Guide: Every Class, Spell and Ascendancy

Craft to Exile 2 has 6 different Classes you can pick from, which are the Hunter, Minstrel, Shaman, Sorcerer, Warlock and Warrior. There’s no screen to choose one though, you’ll just start putting points into a Class and that becomes your Class, and you’re able to do this with 2 of them at the same time.

On top of the 2 Classes you’ll also be able to pick an Ascendancy later on, and there’s 14 of these in total. Everything in the pack runs through Mine and Slash, so instead of vanilla progression your character will have levels, Spell Points and Passive Points to spend, and all of this is up to date for version 2.1.4 of Craft to Exile 2.

How Classes Work in Craft to Exile 2

Each Class has its own grid of spells and passives, and the grid is split up into rows. The rows unlock as your character levels up, with the first row open at level 1, and then the next ones at level 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and finally level 30 for the last row of the Class.

Every time you level up you’ll get a Spell Point and a Passive Point, the Spell Points go into spells and the Passive Points go into the passive nodes. So a level 30 character will have 30 of each, which has to be shared out between both of their Classes.

Spells also need the right weapon to be cast, a Mage weapon is needed for Fire Ball for example, whereas the spells marked Any are able to be cast with whatever you’re holding. A Ranged weapon is needed for the Hunter’s arrow spells too, like Explosive Arrow and Arrow Storm.

You can only have points in 2 Classes at the same time. If you try and learn something from a third Class, the game will stop you with the message “You can’t spend points in more than 2 classes.”, so it’s worth deciding on your 2 Classes early, before you’ve spent points that need Reset Potions to get back.

All 6 Craft to Exile 2 Classes

Most of the Classes use a Mage weapon for their main attack, there’s 4 of them in total that do this. The Hunter is different as its arrows need a Ranged weapon, and the Warrior’s strikes need a Melee weapon instead, and the table has what each Class plays like along with the spells it starts with at level 1.

The Hunter is the Class to go for if you want to use a bow, with spells like Explosive Arrow unlocking at level 15 and Arrow Storm at level 30. Hunters also get Traps, which sit on the ground until an enemy walks near them, plus a Spirit Wolf to summon from level 5 and a Dash for getting out of trouble quickly (it works with any weapon except a Mage weapon).

The Minstrel is mostly a support Class, with Songs that heal your allies or give them stacks of Vigor, Perseverance and Valor. The Minstrel still has some attacks though, like Power Chord and Resonance, which charm enemies so they’ll deal less damage, and once you hit level 30 the Minstrel gets Wish, which heals everyone around you.

Shamans use Lightning damage alongside Totems, which get placed on the ground and heal, restore mana or deal damage in an area around them. There’s a Totem for pretty much everything, like the Rejuvenating Totem, Astral Totem, Magma Totem and Frost Totem, and Chain Lightning at level 15 tends to become the Shaman’s main attack after it’s unlocked.

The Sorcerer uses Fire and Cold spells, starting out with Fire Ball and Ice Shard at level 1, all the way up to Blizzard at level 30. Sorcerers are also able to Teleport, and they can summon a Fire Golem or a Frost Golem at level 25, while Refresh takes 1 minute off all of your cooldowns, which is useful before a boss fight.

The Warlock lets summons and curses do most of the work, starting off with Summon Zombie at level 1, and then Summon Spider and Summon Skeleton get added at level 15. The Warlock’s curses deal Chaos damage and weaken enemies as well, and at level 10 there’s Explode Minions, which blows up all of your nearby summons for Fire damage.

The Warrior is the only Class where the attacks need a Melee weapon to use, with weapon skills like Flame Strike, Tidal Strike and Whirlwind. Warriors also get Taunt, which makes nearby enemies want to attack you instead of your friends, and Undying Will at level 30, a buff you can only use on yourself.

Which Two Classes to Pick

Both of your Classes have to share the weapon you’re holding, so the easiest pairs are Classes that cast with the same weapon type. The Sorcerer, Shaman, Warlock and Minstrel all use a Mage weapon for their attacks, so any 2 of these will work together fine, whereas the Hunter needs a Ranged weapon and the Warrior needs a Melee weapon for most of their attacks.

There’s a lot of spells marked Any though, which is what makes pairs across different weapons work. A Warrior is able to take the Shaman for its Totems and Rejuvenation for example, or the Warlock for Summon Zombie and its curses, since none of those spells need a Mage weapon to be cast.

For your first character, going with a Mage weapon pair like the Sorcerer and Shaman is the easiest, as you’ll have ranged attacks, healing from Rejuvenation and Heart of Ice, and no swapping between weapons. If you’d rather let summons do the fighting, the Warlock is the one to pick, and the Warlock pairs up with any of the other Mage weapon Classes.

All 14 Ascendancies

An Ascendancy is a smaller tree, with a starting node and 7 major nodes, and you’ll only be able to pick one of them per character. Any Class is able to take any Ascendancy, and the starting node gives some Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence, weighted toward whatever that Ascendancy is built for.

Ascendancy Points don’t come from leveling in Craft to Exile 2, instead the Campaign gives them out, 9 in total across four different quests. These points are shared between all of your characters too, which can be seen in the Character menu in the Hub.

Matching an Ascendancy to Your Classes

Some of the Ascendancies line up with a Class almost node for node. The Necromancer’s Infinite Army gives 3 more Undead Summons for the Warlock’s summons, Totem Master on the Arcanist or Blooming Flame on the Chieftain boosts the Shaman’s Totems, and the Jester’s Charm the Audience and Soothing Melody are built for the Minstrel’s Songs.

For the Sorcerer’s Golems there’s the Elementalist’s Army of Stone, which adds another Golem, and for the Hunter’s arrows there’s Multiple Projectiles in the Hunter Ascendancy, which fires 2 extra projectiles but at 30% less damage each. Warriors have the most choice, with the Champion, Guardian and Raider all built around blocking, Charges and staying alive in melee.

Changing Your Classes

If you want to take points back you’ll need Reset Potions, and there’s a Minor and a Major version for each type of point. A Minor Reset Spell Potion gives 10 Respec Points, which are used to unlearn things one at a time by right-clicking them, whereas a Major Reset Spell Potion refunds every single point you’ve spent.

Swapping out one of your 2 Classes means you’ll have to unlearn everything in it first, since the game still counts a Class as taken for as long as it has points in it. The same potions exist for Talents, Passives, Stats and your Ascendancy as well, like the Major Reset Ascendancy Potion.

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