SWTOR Class Roles - Damage Dealers

These are the advanced classes that are able to deal damage. That is, they are able to launch attacks that inflict damage on their opponents.

There are two types of damage dealers:

- Ranged DPS (Damage per second) classes are able to engage in combat such that they can cause damage to opponents at long range. So generally this would be, for example, the use of guns, bow and arrows, etc;

- Melee DPS classes engage in combat such that they are only able to inflict damage to an opponent at close or medium range, which is perhaps arm's length or the length of the arm and the wielded weapon.

As you can imagine, a lot of players prefer to be able to deal damage, because not many people are particularly all about playing in groups, and this would give them the option of being able to play alone if they so wish.

SWTOR Class Roles - Tankers

These are the advanced classes that are able to take damage. So effectively they are able to withstand attacks without losing a great deal of health.

SWTOR Class Roles - Healers

These are the advanced classes with healing abilities, such that they are able to heal up any characters that sustain damage from opponents' attacks.

SWTOR Class Roles According to Advanced Classes

Each of the SWTOR class roles are particular to each advanced class. I will now go through each one and explain what their roles and abilities are:

SWTOR Class Roles - Jedi Consular

Sage and Shadow

Sage - Ranged DPS, Healing abilities; Long-ranged damage dealer with a single lightsaber and crowd control.

Shadow - Melee burst DPS, Tanking; Mid-range damage dealer that uses a dual lightsaber and stealth.

SWTOR Class Roles - Jedi Knight

Sentinel and Guardian

Sentinel - Melee DPS; Offensive primary damage dealer that uses a dual lightsaber and temporary stealth.

Guardian - Melee DPS and tanking; Defensive tanker that uses a single lightsaber, heavy armour and group/party buffs.

SWTOR Class Roles - Smuggler

Gunslinger and Scoundrel

Gunslinger - Ranged DPS (low damage with burst); Wields fast dual pistols and explosives in long range combat, and uses cover.

Scoundrel - Ranged DPS, Melee burst DPS, Healing; Hybrid advanced class that engages combat in close and medium range, and uses stealth.

SWTOR Class Roles - Trooper

Commando and Vanguard

Commando - Ranged DPS, Healing; Inflicts heavy damage, and uses grenades and heavy blaster cannon.

Vanguard - Ranged DPS, Melee burst DPS, Tanking; More defensive than Commando, and uses blaster rifles with energy shields for defence.

SWTOR Class Roles - Sith Inquisitor

Sith Sorcerer and Sith Assassin

Sith Sorcerer - Ranged DPS, Healing; Uses crowd control and force lightning to deal damage at range and to heal allies.

Sith Assassin - Melee burst DPS, Tanking; Uses a dual lightsaber and stealth.

SWTOR Class Roles - Sith Warrior

Marauder and Juggernaut

Marauder - Melee DPS; Offensive damage dealer that uses a dual lightsaber and temporary combat stealth.

Juggernaut - Melee DPS, Tanking; More defensive than Marauder, and uses a single lightsaber, heavy armour and darkside auras.

SWTOR Class Roles - Imperial Agent

Sniper and Operative

Sniper - Ranged DPS; Uses a sniper rifle, droids and probes to spy on and eliminate targets, and de-buffs opponents using poisons.

Operative - Ranged DPS, Melee burst DPS, Healing; Hybrid advanced class that is involved more in close range attacks, and uses stealth. Good combination of damage dealing and healing skills.

SWTOR Class Roles - Bounty Hunter

Mercenary and Powertech

Mercenary - Ranged DPS, Healing; Uses dual-wielding guns and missiles.

Powertech - Melee DPS, Excellent tanking ability; Mid-range damage dealing with the flamethrower as the main weapon, and shields for defence.

Which SWTOR advanced classes can heal?

This is a common question that group-oriented players have, about which SWTOR advanced classes can heal. Apparently some players have been kicked out of groups because they do not have the much needed healing ability.

Well, it should be straight forward to figure out from everything above, but the advanced classes that can heal are:

In the Republic classes: Trooper - Commando; Smuggler - Scoundrel; Jedi Consular - Sage.

In the Sith Empire classes: Bounty Hunter - Mercenary; Imperial Agent - Operative; Sith Inquisitor - Sith Sorcerer.

So, if you are interested in picking a SWTOR advanced class with healing abilities, then you may not want to look any further than these advanced classes listed above.

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Check out the Aeon SWTOR Guide to find out even more about SWTOR Class Roles. It is jam-packed with very good information on choosing the best advanced classes and optimising your character to hit the level cap as quickly as possible.

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