In ATHENA: Blood Twins, your character’s class sets the tone for how you’ll interact with the world and structure your team. While most of this RPG revolves around automation and hero summoning, the base class you choose still affects how quickly you progress, how you handle certain encounters, and how your skills synergize with your companions.

While in our beginner’s guide for this game we briefly touched upon the classes, this guide takes a closer look at each of the four available base classes: Warrior, Mage, Archer, and Cleric. Instead of diving deep into class advancement or specific skill trees, we’re focusing on what each class does from the start and how their abilities develop as you level up. Whether you’re new to MMORPGs or just want to pick the class that fits your playstyle best, this guide is a good starting point to help you make an informed choice.

Warrior – Durable Frontline With Tactical Depth

The Warrior in ATHENA: Blood Twins is the game’s classic melee class, wielding dual swords and specializing in up-close, multi-target combat. Most of his skills hit up to three enemies at once, balancing area control with heavy single-target damage. His core kit includes sweeping strikes and slashes that deal steady damage, supported by passives that bolster his defense and survivability. While he doesn’t hit as many enemies as some other classes, he makes up for it by being hard to take down, thanks to built-in self-heals and abilities that trigger additional effects—like stuns or bonus damage—under certain conditions. These effects often hinge on factors like how many enemies are nearby, his remaining HP, or whether a passive ability is already active.

As the Warrior levels up and progresses into more advanced forms, his core gameplay remains steady, but he gains access to more reactive skills that reward risk-taking. Some of his late-game mechanics center around taking advantage of low health thresholds, turning near-death situations into explosive damage windows. This opens up a high-risk, high-reward side of the Warrior for players who want to go beyond tanky basics. Still, even without diving into that route, he’s a reliable class for anyone just starting out. His balanced mix of offense and defense makes him a forgiving choice for beginners, while more experienced players can explore deeper combos and conditional effects to get even more out of his toolkit.

Mage – Explosive AOE and Strategic Glass Cannon

The Mage in ATHENA: Blood Twins is the go-to class for players who want to hit hard and hit wide. Focused entirely on ranged spellcasting, his skills cover large areas and deal consistent AOE damage, making him ideal for clearing waves of enemies quickly. Each spell is designed to hit multiple targets, and many of his attacks have large hitboxes or delayed explosions that reward smart positioning. While his defenses are noticeably lower than other classes, he still has a few built-in tools for survival, including limited self-healing and utility spells that offer some breathing room if enemies get too close.

The Mage’s gameplay is all about overwhelming enemies before they can retaliate. You won’t find much in the way of shields or stuns here, but you will get powerful bursts of damage that can wipe out mobs in seconds. As he levels up, the Mage unlocks new spells that add even more firepower to his rotation, along with defensive passives that give him just enough safety to stay alive when fights don’t go perfectly. Compared to the Warrior, the Mage requires a bit more attention and planning, but for players who enjoy the feeling of obliterating entire groups in a single move, he’s one of the most satisfying choices in the game.

Archer – Focused Damage With Relentless Scaling

The Archer in ATHENA: Blood Twins is all about raw power. From the very start, she hits harder than any other class, trading broad area coverage for concentrated bursts of damage. While each of her skills might have some minor AOE built in, the focus is clearly on demolishing a few targets quickly and efficiently. Her damage output scales aggressively with level progression, and by the time you unlock more of her skill set, her ability to melt through enemies—especially tougher ones—is unmatched.

What makes the Archer stand out is her synergy with her own buffs. Several of her attacks generate Concentration stacks, which directly enhance her damage. These can stack up quickly, leading to devastating skill chains where each shot hits harder than the last. Unlike the Cleric, whose support extends to allies, the Archer’s utility is completely self-centered, with every support or passive skill aimed at making her even more deadly. She’s not the most forgiving class defensively, but players who enjoy seeing high damage numbers and thrive in fast-paced, high-risk gameplay will find the Archer incredibly satisfying to use.

Cleric – Versatile Support With Surprising Firepower

The Cleric in ATHENA: Blood Twins isn’t just a healer—she’s a powerhouse wrapped in a support role. While her identity centers around healing and buffing, her damage potential is anything but modest. She comes equipped with a handful of potent offensive spells, and thanks to clever mechanics that convert excess healing into damage, she can easily keep pace with more offense-focused classes. Unlike what the support label might suggest, many of her attacks hit large groups of enemies, putting her AOE potential on par with the Mage. At the same time, her sustain makes her incredibly difficult to bring down, especially when played well.

What really sets the Cleric apart is her layered combat design. Many of her skills gain extra effects based on the number of debuffs applied to enemies—debuffs that she herself can inflict. These effects don’t just support allies; they also make enemies more vulnerable to her attacks, creating a self-synergizing loop that amplifies her damage the longer a fight goes on. She can buff her own stats, heal her team, and weaken her enemies—all while dealing heavy AOE damage. Despite the extra nuance in her kit compared to the Warrior, she remains a beginner-friendly class due to her survivability and wide-range utility. She’s a safe and smart pick for players who want to do a little bit of everything while still dealing serious damage.

Each class in ATHENA: Blood Twins brings a different approach to battle, even within the game’s automated systems. While your heroes do a lot of the heavy lifting, your main character’s class still plays a key role in defining your gameplay flow. Understanding what your class does—and what it grows into—makes it easier to build a team that supports your strengths and fills in your weaknesses.

If you want smoother combat and better controls while exploring your class’s full potential, playing on PC with BlueStacks is the way to go. With a bigger screen and keyboard support, it’s a more comfortable way to manage skills, heroes, and everything else that comes with leading the goddesses to victory.