Angel Class ~ New Weapon, Ability and Status Effect

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Welcome to my first class idea!

Game Description: The angel fights with a spear and uses his cross to bless himself and his allies.

Class Requirements: Level 20 with Paladin; Level 20 with Ninja.

Sound when hit
Sound when killed

Equipment slots and starting gear Spear: Steel Spear Cross: Old Cross Heavy Armor: None Ring: None

Stats

	Initial Stats	Gain Per Level	Average at 20	Base Stat Cap
Hit Points	130	20 to 30	605	700
Magic Points	100	2 to 8	195	252
Attack	10	0 to 2	30	60
Defense	0	0	0	20
Speed	12	1 to 2	42	60
Dexterity	15	1 to 2	45	65
Vitality	10	1 to 2	40	70
Wisdom	10	0 to 2	30	55

No, he’s not Finn from Adventure Time.

To make up for the fact that his defense is basically the same as Leather armor classes, his health is less than dagger classes and his speed is also below dagger classes, he has a bit more range with a spear and he uses a cross to reduce incoming damage to his advantage, letting him get closer whenever he can buff himself without as many risk as without it.

I’ll go more into detail but first…

Let’s address the Spear.

The Spear is a new weapon that has a range inbetween daggers and bows and ignores armor.
I took inspiration from the Valkyrie Class that was in testing a year ago as seen here. But added my own twist to it because it felt a little bland as said by many and didn’t offer anything new.

It ignores armor (as spears were many times used to pierce through armor (not actually to pierce armor (as armor was not easy to make a hole into) but instead was effective against armored foes by attacking where there are holes (armpits, groin, elbows, etc))) and it has a fast projectile speed, making it easier to hit moving targets in game.

Spear: (T12)

Tier	12
Shots	1
Damage	120–170 (average: 145)
Projectile Speed	31.5 tiles/second
Lifetime	0.2 seconds
Range	6.3 tiles
Effect(s)	Ignores defense of target
XP Bonus	4%
Feed Power	450

Here’s a graph showing the Spear’s DPS compared to others:
All stats were set to the same value for the weapons’ DPS to compare correctly.

Here’s a graph showing all the classes’ DPS compared to Angel:

Here are all the tiered spears:

- T0 - Steel Spear - Dmg: 30-45 (37.5)
- T1 - Bronze Spear - Dmg: 30-50 (40)
- T2 - Silver Spear - Dmg: 35-55 (45)
- T3 - Jade-tipped Spear - Dmg: 45-60 (52.5)
- T4 - Rosesteel Spear - Dmg: 50-70 (60)
- T5 - Coldsteel Spear - Dmg: 55-80 (67.5)
- T6 - Nightsky Spear - Dmg: 65-95 (80)
- T7 - Spear of Fear - Dmg: 75-110 (92.5)
- T8 - Spear of Dark Auras - Dmg: 90-125 (107.5)
- T9 - Spear of Overflowing Rage - Dmg: 100-135 (117.5)
- T10 - Spear of Relentless Power - Dmg: 105-145 (125)
- T11 - Spear of Piercing Acts - Dmg: 110-160 (135)
- T12 - Spear of Justice - Dmg: 120-170 (145)
- T13 - Spear of Blinding Light - Dmg: 130-190 (160)
- T14 - Spear of the Living Nightmare - Dmg: 140-210 (175)

Racking Perforator (Agents of Oryx)

A scaringly sharp spear that has been crafted using the same technique as the rest of Oryx’s brutish combat apparel. Its a bit heavy but if one manages to strike correctly, it can decimate a foe in instants.

Tier	UT (Limited)
Shots	1
Damage	190–210 (average: 200)
Projectile Speed	2.5 tiles/second
Lifetime	2 seconds
Range	5 tiles
Effect(s)	Ignores defense of target
Rate of Fire	85%
XP Bonus	5%
Soulbound
Feed Power	600

Now it’s time for the Ability: The Cross.

Tiered Crosses apply a new status effect called Blessed.

Icon:

Blessed reduces damage taken by 20% and is the counterpart of Curse, meaning that if you get affected by Curse while Blessed, Curse will negate the effect, taking priority.

Like Curse, Blessed has effect on Armor Piercing shots and is calculated after defense and defense modifiers.

Tiered crosses offer a passive MP boost to help with the mana consumption on use.
The range is not big like Paladin’s or Warrior’s so it isn’t as easy to buff everyone.
Given this class’ max wis cap at 55, the range only increases to 5 at max WIS, without any other wis-boosting equipment.

Cross Wismod:

Triggers above 40 WIS.
+0.1 range for every 1 WIS.
+1 second for every 10 WIS.

Old Cross

A worn out, moldy cross that blesses allies.

Tier	0
MP Cost	70
Effect(s)	Party Effect: Blessed within 3.5 sqrs for 2 seconds VIT boost (+2 VIT) within 3.5 sqrs for 2 seconds
Feed Power	5

Wooden Cross

A simple, wooden cross used to bless allies.

Tier	1
MP Cost	80
Effect(s)	Party Effect: Blessed within 3.5 sqrs for 2.5 seconds VIT boost (+4 VIT) within 3.5 sqrs for 2.5 seconds
On Equip	+10 MP
Feed Power	10

Silver Cross

A polished silver cross. It is said to be highly effective
against a load of supernatural beings.

Tier	2
MP Cost	90
Effect(s)	Party Effect: Blessed within 3.5 sqrs for 3 seconds VIT boost (+6 VIT) within 3.5 sqrs for 3 seconds
On Equip	+20 MP
Feed Power	20

Gold Cross

A refined gold cross to keep evil at bay.

Tier	3
MP Cost	100
Effect(s)	Party Effect: Blessed within 3.5 sqrs for 3.5 seconds VIT boost (+8 VIT) within 3.5 sqrs for 3.5 seconds
On Equip	+30 MP
Feed Power	45

Emerald Cross

A shiny cross made of emerald. Holding it fills you with
determination.

Tier	4
MP Cost	110
Effect(s)	Party Effect: Blessed within 3.5 sqrs for 4 seconds VIT boost (+10 VIT) within 3.5 sqrs for 4 seconds
On Equip	+40 MP
Feed Power	90

Cross of the Heavens

A cross received from the heavens. Looking at it resembles
the sky.

Tier	5
MP Cost	120
Effect(s)	Party Effect: Blessed within 3.5 sqrs for 4.5 seconds VIT boost (+12 VIT) within 3.5 sqrs for 4.5 seconds
On Equip	+50 MP
Feed Power	185

Blazing Passion Cross

Forged with an immense passion for what it was made
for, this cross overflows with potent positive energy. Being
around it is already enough to feel its effects.

Tier	6
MP Cost	130
Effect(s)	Party Effect: Blessed within 3.5 sqrs for 5 seconds VIT boost (+14 VIT) within 3.5 sqrs for 5 seconds
On Equip	+80 MP, +20 HP
Feed Power	380

Heavenstone Cross

A cross made from polished Heavenstone, a gemstone said
to be only found within the realms of Heaven. Only those of
pure heart can touch it without suffering immense pain.

Tier	7
MP Cost	140
Effect(s)	Party Effect: Blessed within 3.5 sqrs for 5.5 seconds VIT boost (+16 VIT) within 3.5 sqrs for 5.5 seconds
On Equip	+110 MP, +40 HP
Soulbound
Feed Power	570

Godly Grace Cross

A superb medal of honor only awarded to supreme angels
who excel in their duties. Having it is not only the utmost
pride an angel can get but also a way to keep themselves
and the ones around them permanently warded by God’s
grace.

Tier	8
MP Cost	150
Effect(s)	Party Effect: Blessed within 3.5 sqrs for 6 seconds VIT boost (+18 VIT) within 3.5 sqrs for 6 seconds
On Equip	+140 MP, +60 HP
Soulbound
Feed Power	855

Lucifer’s Insignia

An insignia left behind by the most powerful angel who was doomed for putting himself first. The users of this infernal symbol are granted powers beyond belief at the cost of themselves being affected by the same exact curse.

Tier	UT
MP Cost	150
Effect(s)	Party Effect: Blessed within 3.5 sqrs for 4 seconds On self: Curse, Speedy, Damaging and Berserk for 4 seconds
On Equip	+5 ATT, +5 DEF
Soulbound
Feed Power	950

• Event White

Crucifix of Cruelty (Agents of Oryx)

(this sprite took me 4 hours to make)
Aurum’s gorgeous (and much better) take on it.

An upside down cross given to fallen angels who have decided to join Oryx on his evil endeavours. Just like its appearance its powers have been inverted as well, cursing those around them, rather than blessing.

Tier	UT (Limited)
MP Cost	100
Effect(s)	On Enemy: Curse within 5 sqrs for 3 seconds On self: ATT boost (+10 ATT), DEX boost (+10 DEX) for 3 seconds Demonic Possession: On taking damage below 80% HP: Fire a stream of 20 shotguns of 5 shots aimed at your cursor, each shot dealing 100 Armor Piercing Damage Cooldown: 10 seconds
On Equip	+5 SPD, +5 DEF
Soulbound
Feed Power	700
WisMod	No

Note:
The proc ability shots are unaffected by your dex/att stats and fire simultaneously with your weapon shots if activated

Proc ability Info (Omitted from the ability):

Arc Gap: 10
Proj. Speed: 200
Proj. Lifetime: 250
Fire Rate: 10 Attacks/s (same as 75 DEX + Berserk)
Range: 5
True Range: 1.37

Footage of the Proc ability in action:

• The video wrongly shows 150 damage per shot but that’s probably due to the ATT stat.
  It’s supposed to be 100.
• I was holding down the mouse button the entire time. The pauses you see after a burst ends mean that the proc ability ended, so only 1 of those continuous bursts is the actual proc ability.

Road Cross (Mistake Gear)

Now you can finally help the chicken cross the road!

Tier	UT
MP Cost	50
Effect(s)	Spawns a chicken that walks 5 tiles in the direction you were going in 3 seconds
On Equip	-10 SPD
Soulbound
Feed Power	500
WisMod	No

This class will use heavy armor but with the 20 def cap on it, it stays at 44 def with an acrop, which is about the same defense as a leather class with a hydra (42 def), so what’s the point? Why not just give it leather armor and boost the def cap to 25?

Well there are 2 main reasons why I need it to wear heavy armor and not leather armor.

Number 1:

I don’t want this class to have its DPS boosted passively by using the best Defense equipment. If you want to boost this class’ DPS, you either wear lower Defense stuff that offers more dps, such as Mercy’s Bane, which paired with this class’ already low DEF is really risky to use at 6.3 Range or you don’t go for them at all and instead use more defensive stuff to greatly improve your survivability such as tiered ones, which in turn offer no DPS boost.
Even with Gladiator’s Guard you’ll have to give up 4 Defense compared to T13 which already puts you at the same defense as a robe class with T14 Robe / Soulless (not saying it ain’t worth the boost in DPS and SPD tho).

Number 2:

I want this class to have access to the arsenal of heavy armors, which include but are not limited to:

Tiered - Offering Defense;
Fungal Breastplate - Offering Vitality and HP;
Resurrected Warrior’s Armor - Offering MP and WIS;
Candy Coated - Offering a lot more Defense (although it’s almost completely beaten by T15);
Zaarvox’s Heart - Speed;
… - and so on.

The main takeaway that I have in mind when using this class is hampering the damage you receive with your ability to let you deal more consistent DPS and help your allies.

The DPS of this class might not be much (especially at lower DEF, which applies to most enemies) but with the ability it’s supposed to make you stay closer to enemies while buffed and with the 6.3 range and fast projectiles, deal consistent damage so that the mediocre DPS actually ends up being a lot more since you’ll be hitting a lot more shots and missing less compared to others.

Its 700 HP is the same as Bow & Leather classes (Archer & Huntress) as it has a safer range than other middle range classes.
Also makes a nice pattern of wand & staff (farthest classes) = 670; bow & spear (mid-far) = 700; dagger & katana (mid-close) = 720; and sword (& mace, haha just kidding… UNLESS?? (for real tho, just kidding)) (closest classes) = 770.

(Yes I know, Bard technically has staff/wand HP but due to his ability, his range is about the same as robe classes)

Due to the aforementioned reasons it also has a high Vitality (makes it able to stay in combat for longer without having to back out as often (thus missing out on damage)). The Vit granted from Tiered crosses on Self (and group) aids in this too.

The speed makes it able to be swift but not as swift as dagger classes due to, again, the added range.

The lower wisdom balances out spammability of this ability and at the same time gives it room to be better, if one wishes to focus on WIS based sets. Tiered crosses also have their own malus and bonus to even them out: High MP cost but MP on equip.

The lower range on the ability goes well with the fact that the status effect is a powerful one. Not game-breaking by any means, but powerful in its own regard. Also encourages WIS sets to be used, boosting range and time, and providing more assistance to the team in exchange for sacrificing some survivability, which requires you do be more skilled if you wish to benefit the whole group and be as productive in terms of DPS.

Att and Dex have a fine balance of DPS, which is an important reason why I need it to not be passively boosted by the best defense armor. Trading survivability for DPS touches again on the same thing as trading group assistance for survivability, that being that you have to be more skilled to boost this class in those areas or you’ll have a hard time being in range to deal damage making it counterproductive and actually do about the same or even less DPS than just using the best defensive stuff and staying in range most of the time.

A special thanks to everyone who gave me tips and helped me improve the sprites on the RotMG official discord! While the current ones might not be anything exceptionally great, they are a definite improvement from what I had first presented.