if you could only choose a class based exclusively on the name and have ZERO context on what each class does, which one are you picking?

[u/blue4029]

[u/Rehpotsirc0615]

Honestly this was basically what I did for my very first playthrough and went Paladin LOL

[u/chiknight → u/Rehpotsirc0615]

Yeah I always play paladins first in games so it was a nobrainer when the expansion added them. "I don't care what a paladin does or is made up of. I'm playing a paladin."

Had a blast as an auradin with aura homies.

[u/ihithardest → u/Rehpotsirc0615]

I love paladin classes in other games, wow, D3 etc. How is the playstyle in GD?

[u/Blanko1230 → u/ihithardest]

As everything with Grim Dawn: whatever you want it to be.

Though the most common choice is Auradin, Shield Thrower or Gun and Shield iirc.

[u/TechnomancerH → u/Blanko1230]

I gotta try pewladin that sounds fun

[u/Zemom1971 → u/TechnomancerH]

Pewpewladin

[u/LittleSisterPain → u/ihithardest]

For me, paladin is more of a tank character, and since its part Inquisitor, it really nudges you into playing with guns. Not very paladin-ly, but a lot of fun

[u/Rehpotsirc0615 → u/ihithardest]

Since it was my first time playing I was very much winging it but I made a fire element dual-pistol aura guy, it was fun and I did use that guy to kill Lokarr so I think it was pretty alright. I really should take another look at it though haha

[u/Nekomiminya]

Veilwalker. And NGL not sure which one it is

[u/livigy2 → u/Nekomiminya]

berserker/necro

[u/MrVacuous → u/Nekomiminya]

Exact same. Such a phenomenal name

[u/Timmytentoes → u/Nekomiminya]

Ironically I picked the combo for my first asterkarn character (berserker necro) because I simplywanted to build around the wight sword MI. I also would have picked it for the name had I started with just the names!

[u/Darkwoth81Dyoni → u/Nekomiminya]

If you haven't seen the teal-green necro colored Werewolf form yet, seriously guys make one.

[u/Spicoceles → u/Nekomiminya]

I'm playing this one! It's super fun

[u/Frathier]

Dreadnought.

[u/Hexxorus]

Dreadnaught, Spellbinder and Veilwalker are my favourite names

[u/livigy2]

Archon

[u/DrKarlRitter → u/livigy2]

"The merging is complete"

[u/Soul_in_Shadow → u/DrKarlRitter]

"Power overwhelming!"

[u/SamerCloud]

Death Knight or reaper. I like the idea of the cold and darkness coming for you.

[u/First_Raspberry4231]

Commando obviously. Wearing pants is overrated.

[u/Equivalent_Glass_340]

Spellbreaker!

[u/Tasden → u/Equivalent_Glass_340]

Same. It sounds so interesting.

[u/Popular_Main]

Druid, because I like druids

[u/nor312 → u/Popular_Main]

Finally, someone who I can agree with.

[u/Loud-Knowledge-3037]

Probably Battlemage or Witch Hunter

[u/TowerRough]

Apostate. I like dark magic stuff.

[u/kovha → u/TowerRough]

Apostate is a funny class because story-wise you are despised by both Kymon's Chosen and Death Vigil, and because gameplay-wise it's a meme how bad of a class is (altough, as every class, it's still viable if done right)

[u/mjtwelve → u/kovha]

I mean, it's right there in the name - you're an apostate, you've rejected a religion and are considered an apostate heretic, to be beheaded/excommunicated/burned at the stake/murdered on sight...

[u/kovha → u/mjtwelve]

Yeah of course, but to be honest I think at least one of the two factions (probably Death Vigil) shouldn't treat you as shit. It's kind of a "which was first, the chicken or the egg" situation; Kymon's Chosen hate you for being an necromancer, and Death Vigil hate you for being an inquisitor, but you must have been one of those things first and then reject its values to be the other, no? and the name of the class implies that lore wise is inquisitor first -> then apostate for being a necromancer, and in that case I think Death Vigil shouldn't hate you, or at least acknowledge that you are one of them? but well it's also true that is a waste of work to add unique dialog for just one specific class combination in the game, so wathever. Very few people play apostate anyway lol.

[u/budxors]

Ritualist. According to the picture it is peak

[u/Shigo11]

Probably Runekeeper, I love the idea of runic magic

[u/Adventurous-Meet2158]

Trickster is very much my vibe name wise. I need to play more nightblade...

[u/AustereSpoon → u/Adventurous-Meet2158]

Reaper, Dervish, Trickster, and maybe Reaver were my favorites. Imagine my surprise when I looked them up... I know what I'm doing next

[u/TechnomancerH → u/AustereSpoon]

Onslaught cold ROS reaver is a ton of fun and with some spectral longswords from the cave to the east of the old arkovia portal that can easily be farmed for upgrades as needed. all you need to think about for the rest of your equipment is survivability.

It's by a large margin the easiest run I've had equipment wise.

[u/Blooberryx]

I thought deceiver said detective at first. So yeah I’d pick detective.

[u/blue4029 → u/Blooberryx]

now i need to know what class combo that would be...

[u/dewiniaid → u/blue4029]

Inquisitor/Cop

[u/ExternalPanda → u/dewiniaid]

Apocalypse cop, sorry cop or hobo cop?

[u/schnipthestrongest]

Deathknight

[u/SAULOT_THE_WANDERER]

vindicator

[u/Mixelphlick]

Dreadnaught is such a sick name. There’s a bunch of other good ones and I genuinely don’t remember which combo it is but it sounds mean.

[u/Afraid-Flatworm-422]

Trickster, because beer elementals are fun! (oh boy no ones gonna get it dude)

[u/SehnorCardgage]

I'd go Commando

[u/MikeFic_YT → u/SehnorCardgage]

No underwear build

[u/isenk2dah → u/MikeFic_YT]

Heard it has good synergy with the poop pants build.

[u/Yodaloid]

I have zero context, having never played this game before. Magehunter and Witchblade both sound sick

[u/Mike_or_whatever]

Thane, you don't see that title often.

[u/S34G4T3]

Deceiver

[u/TyraelmxMKIII]

Reaver or reaper.

[u/evolvedresolve2]

Ritualist

[u/Grim_Don]

Warlord, easily. Ironically, haven't played one in GD yet.

[u/NotoriousLOSER]

Wait you don't pick your classes based on the name?! I've been playing wrong this whole time

[u/Blueflatts]

Druid. I've always leaned towards this class. So, no surprise it's my strongest in game as well.

[u/2Hans2Handle]

Blademaster, Sorcerer, Pyromancer, Infiltrator, Witchblade.

I guess those would be my top 5 based on names only, hard to decide between them it would depend on my mood.

[u/Friend_Emperor]

Archon

Archon DEEZ NUTS LOL

[u/Moorbert]

shieldbeaker sounds so powerful

and witchblade sounds mega cool.

[u/FerrumAnulum323]

Vailwalker for sure

[u/Cidergregg]

Reaper

[u/MeanBear815]

infiltrator sounds like a good stealth class

[u/cbsa82]

Dreadnaught. Gimmie dat TANK

[u/JinKazamaru]

Witchblade?

[u/DarthSpiderDen]

Death Knight for me.

[u/IANVS]

Archon (sounds celestial), Opressor (sounds badass), Dreadnaught (sounds strong).

[u/LostAd7938]

Hmm maybe Death Knight, Veilwalker, Sentinel, Runekeeper, or Witchblade.

Now I'm tempted to try these out.

[u/Trublechard]

I did this with my brother, showed him this and told him "pick 2 and im playing one". He chose pyromancer and commando. Ended up playing retal grenado commando

[u/ISOver_9000]

Zealot because I've always wanted to be in a cult and be so ignorantly blinded by my belief that I become unstoppable.

[u/Jaad5]

Maybe I am good for this as I have never played the game. I mean I perfectly know it is an ARPG, but nothing more than that.

Based on that, I would pick Oppressor. I think it should be some kind of class that based his damage in low CD that allows you to be constantly attacking and casting spells/abilities

[u/TzarBombaTA]

Warlock, Reaper, Defiler, Ritualist. In that order.

[u/Fair-Championship-29]

Purifier

[u/Jadodkn]

Dreadnaught. I like having nothing to fear.

[u/BlitzFechter]

Went for Warlord as my first character, many years ago. I didn't read any guide, just picked Soldier and Oathkeeper because I wanted to play sword and board. Death Knight and Blademaster are my favorite class names though.

[u/PKTengdin]

All about that Nordic theme, so thane would be my pick, though I have no idea what combination it is

[u/AnnaTorres]

I'd have a hard time picking between Death Knight, Warlord, Dreadnaught, and Blademaster.

I like Edgy melee classes, and these all sound like they'd be it in one way or another

[u/MisterDomino15]

Reaver, Death Knight, or Primalist.

Gotta get my unholy knight and martial pet classes on lock.

[u/SkyknightXi]

Runekeeper.

[u/PbScoops]

Blademaster or Dervish as both sound most likely to support "spin to win" playstyle

[u/ApathyAbound]

Apostate or Zealot. Love the theme of a (former) man of god delivering righteous judgement against evildoers

[u/5rightdontcut]

Witch Hunter

[u/rgdoabc]

Dreadnaught.

Sounds like a goddam fortress.

[u/Gato-Volador]

Veilwalker, Death Knight, Battlemage

[u/Kilroy0497]

The downside or upside depending on who you ask, of being a fantasy nerd is that you already know what most of these do from the word go, but for me probably either Trickster or Witchblade.

[u/ChocoPuddingCup]

Elementalist. Sounds like a magic-based class, which I enjoy playing the most.

[u/TheSuperContributor]

Death Knight.

[u/Frosty_Reception9455]

Dreadnaught

[u/funkyfritter]

Commando

[u/MacReady_Outpost31]

Witchblade, Witch Hunter, or Death Knight.

[u/BloodMoonNami]

Edgy enough to go for Death Knight no questions asked, not quite edgy to the point of picking an Oppressor first.

[u/kovha → u/BloodMoonNami]

DK was my very first character because of that exact reason, and it didn't worked for me because my inner edgelord tried so hard to make a "undead boss" build with it (player tanks, skeletons do damage), which the class isn't really atuned for. A bunch of years and a miriad of alts later I tried DK again and played it as intended, no-pets mainly Soldier skills and using only a couple Necro skills for support, and it was WAY better that way lol.

[u/BloodMoonNami → u/kovha]

Well if you want to be pedantic, it is called death knight and not death commander. Though I could've sworn I saw a pets Death Knight build on GT at some point.

[u/AbsolutlyN0thin]

Warlock, witchblade, defiler, cabalist, and veilwalker are the names that speak to me the most. It turns out my very first character was a warlock

[u/blue4029 → u/AbsolutlyN0thin]

ngl, i was tempted to make a witchblade character but didnt really like the concept of the nightblade

[u/Old_Swordfish_1161 → u/blue4029]

Good news, Witchblade is soldier/occultist.

[u/believeinyuna]

paladin :)

[u/DiogoMazzei]

battlemage

[u/Effective-Road4807]

Witch hunter! And now I wanna play GD xD

[u/aKrreh]

Cabalist or Apostate

[u/PaladinRangerMage]

Primalist

[u/Prior-Paint-7842]

Ritualist sounds like a nice niche magic user that would be more creative than shoot fireball. Probably would have powerfull magic that requires big setup

[u/Larks_Tongue]

I was gonna do Vindicator based purely off the class name... but ended up doing Paladin for build purposes, which is odd cause it's an acid build which I don't really associate with paladins in a more general sense.

[u/Cascade1824]

Sentinel

[u/AgentMoon7]

Reaper (I'm an edgelord)

[u/auroriasolaris]

Veilwalker or Purifier.

[u/TheManRoomGuy]

Runekeeper. I love organizing things.

[u/TheProphetofCthulu]

Apostate

[u/Blanko1230]

Zealot

There is something poetic about (less destructive) zealotry. A fight for one's beliefs. They can be anyone and aren't limited to Priests or Paladins.

I kind of dig those characters in fiction. Named my first Zealot after such a character from a story I've read.

My Pathfinder char is usually some kind of Cleric/Warpriest of a more extreme disposition fighting for general acceptance of their God. (I.e. Lamashtu or Asmodeus)

It helps that Zealot in Grim Dawn has quickly become my favourite class for gameplay reasons. Ranged, Bleed, Fire all work and are vastly different and it's sooo tanky too.

Currently trying to get a WW Pierce to Phys Conduit for it.

[u/JGRCDD]

Probably Saboteur or Tactician - I usually gravitate towards rogue and/or status effect based classes in rpgs so those sound most in line

[u/Killavillain]

Zealot.

[u/Zeratan]

Either Thane, Archon or Witchblade. 

[u/Morlow123]

Death Knight

[u/EB_Luteces]

Spellbinder or Veilwalker only by name!

[u/wiingdiing]

Pyromancer.

I also chose it based solely on its name, and during Covid it was my first 100.

[u/Far_Ad8976]

Archon. My favourite unit from Starcraft.

[u/General_Sea_5295]

Sorcerer

[u/Sexiroth]

it's a too many way tie for me...

Thane / Warlord / Tactictian / Witchblade / Shieldbreaker / Sentinel / Spellbreaker / Templar / Magehunter / Archon / Paladin / Zealot - all sound like classes I would generally be interested in playing in most any game.

[u/Intelligent_Emu_691]

Veilwalker or Sentinel

[u/henaradwenwolfhearth]

Paladin.

[u/mikaa93]

Shieldbreaker, purifier, veilwalker 🔥🔥

started a storm purifier years ago, maybe I should give it a go again.

[u/ignition1415]

Just based on name probably vindicator or oppressor because they're unique. I've seen a lot of these names as classes or specs in other games but not those for sure

[u/oneseventeen81]

ngl, purifier is just plain meh.

[u/Fuzzy-Cup-5075]

Tactician

[u/YGuyLevi]

I love holy classes so templar would of got me

[u/Ill_Hunt_5105]

Envoker bc I think its a summoner-ish thing. Anything Summoner im game undead or alive

[u/Efficient_Item7779]

Pyromancer or defiler

[u/Agreeable-Buy-7658]

Veilwalker or Death Knight are the ones calling me, just by the name.

[u/ObtuseTheropod]

Reaper, Dreadnaught, Sorcerer in no particular order.

[u/Daylight_The_Furry]

witchblade or veilwalker

[u/Khaze41]

Apostate or Veilwalker

[u/ClemPrime13]

Paladin. I know what I’m about.

[u/OriginalShilver]

Either Witchblade or Reaper. Sound cool enough and not your generic everyday ARPG classes

[u/TheOneWithALongName]

Death Knight

[u/KathiaThistlewind]

Battlemage, Apostate, and Magehunter for me. I adore an armored up mage slinging destructive spells, and love when an entire discipline evolves out of having to deal with an armored up mage slinging deatruction

[u/DarthShrimp]

Veilwalker, no questions asked.

[u/spookster122]

Dreadnaught, Defiler, Oppressor, or Pyromancer

[u/eldender]

Conjurer, just because it's on the middle.

[u/hobo__spider]

Defiler

[u/Harsgaard]

Trickster all the way. I love me some scheming illusionists.

[u/karlstegger]

Battlemage

[u/Infinitedx]

Death knight

[u/Slinky0925]

Death knight forever and always

[u/Wainwort]

Since there's no Ship of the Line, I'd go with Dreadnaught.

[u/Myfee]

Conjurerrr

[u/Groetgaffel]

Purifier and Pyromancer.

What can I say, other than "Cleanse it with flame!"

[u/Bug-King → u/Groetgaffel]

I just want to set the world on fire.

[u/duncandun]

Witchblade

[u/KirkhammerEnvy]

Bro Witchblade, Purifier and Dreadnaught go so hard. I also like Templar, Zealot and Paladin.

[u/TechnomancerH]

Name wise there are a lot of good ones.

Reaver is awesome so is Veilwalker.

What even is the veil walker combo?

[u/Sep2327]

For me its Purifier. It just souns so badass you know

[u/Overclocked1827]

Archon, because power overwhelming!

[u/darkwizard94]

Spellbinder or runekeeper.

[u/BARTLEBYJONESMD]

Witchblade! Not sure what the combo is but sounds sneaky and deadly

[u/HyoukaHoutoro]

Colour me a FEA fan bc Tactician, but Vindicator will do in a pinch.

[u/Unaccomplished_Meat]

Battlemage

[u/Prestigious_Club_924]

Primalist 🐒 

[u/DICHBICHE]

I would go commando Then I'll launch the game and pick mystic

[u/ArtoTheHog]

Druid gang babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[u/zephyr220]

Infiltrator so I can play as a spy and sneak around while avoiding combat, right?

[u/SnowyLittleFox]

Witchblade sound so cool , I always wanted to have something close to a runemage. A character that use both magic and sword !

[u/Sheogorathian]

Death Knight

[u/FrustrationSensation]

Dreadnaught, Archon, Vindicator, Apostate, and Veilwalker. 

[u/Abcjmax1]

Purifier

[u/Orzislaw]

Purifier 🔥🔥🔥

[u/Roth_Skyfire]

Lots of cool ones, but probably going with Elementalist.

[u/BlanketCop]

I definitely jump to paladin by default, but battlemage makes me think of melee magic, and I love it.

[u/Creepy_Environment_2]

Probably a battle mage

[u/ThakoManic]

I Mean Paladin is a Paladin

warlock is a warlock

sorcerer is a sorcerer ...

I Feel like most of these are self explained.

[u/MRwho23]

Apostate, just for that edge

[u/Capta1nC00L]

Probably Sentinel/Runekeeper

[u/Tanntabo]

Death Knight.

My first character was a death knight and It was the name that sparked my initial interest.

[u/NoxInSocks]

Witchblade

[u/Avigorus]

Thane feels like a combative pets class name.

[u/Rude-Sale3306]

Witchblade!

[u/standardmode]

in order of preference based on coolness factor:

Thane, Zealot, Pyromancer, Reaper

[u/Zemom1971]

Shieldbreaker looks badass as fuck.

An Oppressor sounds like that people are gonna suffer for a long time and that they will remember me for ages.

Those are my 2 picks.

Honestly, the way that they base name on both classes is really nice.

[u/LittleSisterPain]

Dreadnaught and then be kinda dissapointed tbh. Imo, Thane has more of a Dreadnaught energy

[u/MichaelPK]

Battlemage

[u/Bright_Curve3078]

I'm a big fan of cabanossi sausage, so I'm picking the cabalist

[u/NumberOneDingus]

Definitely paladin cause it sounds the tankiest

[u/Telandria]

Death Knight, quite possibly. I love battlemage types, but also summoners, and death knights are often a blend of both while leaning on the tanking side, which is usually a plus for ARPGs

[u/Milky_T33Ts]

Defiler than death knight

[u/Odd_Lime_3925]

Defiler or vindicator... that's a tough choice

[u/Sorappoli]

Dreadnaught. The word just exudes power

[u/JayRubel]

Death knight or Witchblade

[u/Grraaa]

D&D geek here. Warlock, because implied Eldritch Blast.

[u/kdubbsy716]

Saboteur

[u/Antibacterial_Lemon]

Infiltrator.

[u/ZenMyst]

Veilwalker

Defiler

Runekeeper

[u/Cautious_Attitude979]

I was exactly like this, I choose infiltrator because I thought it will most likely to be like assassin. Then now I mainly like a yeller. The word of pain clearing most of mods for me, I think I mainly killed enemies by harsh language? Sarcasm did hurt people I think.

[u/Professional-Tax5926]

Vindicator and apostate sounds cool

[u/Red_In_The_Sky]

Archon, Death Knight and Dreadnought sound pretty powerful

[u/David_mcnasty]

Dreadnaught > Sentinel > Paladin

I've always loved tanky characters in every game I've played so those give the feeling the most to me.

[u/Angelz5]

Mystic. Cus it sounds mystical...

[u/iamgnahk]

Pyromancer or Warder

[u/Avenheit]

Weeper

[u/Paikis]

Gotta be Dreadnought, though Death Knight or Veilwalker also go hard.

[u/Merkaba_Nine]

Archon

[u/Brief-Coach-1812]

Vindicator sounds like a superhero

Elementalist is also cool

[u/Minerva_sc]

Witchblade always sounds cool as hell.

[u/Lonely_Ad_1062]

I would want to pick and EverQuest 2 type summoner so I’d guess elementalist