An In-Depth Guide about Classes

Welcome to my guide! This is one of the bigger guides out there to what classes you should pick for your characters in order and what they'll end up doing. IdleOn can be quite overwhelming at the start, especially when you're hit with that first class choice of the game. I'm here to help you out and push forward with your selection. Remember that these are only recommendations, it's still your game to play.

Introduction

IdleOn is one of my all-time favorite Idle games for a good reason. For me, my favorite thing that stands out are the classes. So, in this guide I will hope to assist you pick your classes to push through the game and rough up that damn troll who sent you to the bottom in the first place. Feel free to jump around to the spot you need help on as this is a guide, not a book. :l

First Three Classes

Let's start off this guide quickly, without sugarcoating too much of the details. Your first character has finally reached Level 10 and has begun the conversation with Promotheus, (he's the one holding the giant bag with tools in the Bored Beans map).

Warrior

You are then prompted with a class selection screen. Choose carefully, as you cannot change this without spending gems (EXTREMELY important currency worth spending on other upgrades) later on. For your first character, pick the warrior class, the one to the left. This guy will help you push through World 1 and should be used as your main character until World 3. When you get your new class, open up your talents and there should be new ones waiting just for you, along with another tab. This new tab has talents just for the Warrior. Spend one point into the talents that have a triangle nub in them. Tap the banner that says, "Assign Attacks", and drag the new talents into the bar below. These are attacks used in Auto Mode that can kill enemies quickly. This guide, however, isn't directed toward skill-based talents, as it should be taught in the game. Warriors specialize in Mining, a key skill for the entire game. If you keep speaking to Prometheus, he;ll ask you to kill something called Baba Yaga. Ignore this for now as it does not matter until later. Upon re-entering the town again, you will be prompted (and forced) to make another character. This seems quite strange for the average new player but becomes routine and exciting when each new character is available.

Mage

For this second character, make your way to Level 10 again and talk to Promotheus once more. The class selection screen will appear, and for this time, pick the Mage. The Mage specializes in chopping, a very helpful skill for crafting and using as resources.

It may seem like a little while before you can make your third character, so in that time use your Warrior and your Mage to push through World 1.

Archer

When you get your third character, repeat the process used for Mage and speak to Promotheus again at Level 10 for your class choice. You can probably know which class to pick next, but just to clarify, make sure you pick the archer. The archer specializes in Smithing and should be your character that crafts gear and armor for everyone.

Once you have your first three classes, you should have a high enough level and time to push through World 1 and defeat the World Boss, Amarok. And with that, you should be in World 2.

First Three Sub-Classes

Once you make to World 2, everything will feel so strange. Seeing a whole new town different from what you're used to. Anyways, sub-classes. These are advancements from your base class, allowing you to further out your class.

Push through the first two maps in World 2, and you should see yourself in the Crabcake map. To the far right, there's a lazy bum sitting on his pack of equipment. His name is Speccius and he should look similar to Prometheus. Instead of giving you the class advancement directly, he has a quest. He asks for 130 Kebab Sticks and 100 Crabby Cakeys. Of course, upon giving it to him, he doesn't take it and will give you the class advancement screen.

Barbarian

When you reach this screen with your first character, pick Barbarian. Barbarian specializes in Fishing, a World 2 skill of to the left of the screen. Barbarian does well on single mob targeting as his attacks primarily focus on killing one enemy. This will help you push through the rest of World 2, preferably AFK'ing.

Shaman

When you reach Speccius with your mage, you'll have to do the quest again. But this shouldn't be a problem because you keep the resources when you finish the quest. Reach the class advancement screen and pick the Shaman. The shaman specializes in Alchemy, the skill with the bubble cauldron in World 2. Trust me when I say this, Alchemy is VERY helpful. It is one of the most important skills to work on and Shaman makes this all the more easy. Otherwise the class isn't too powerful on its own.

Bowman

Reach Speccius, (Sleepius lmao), and finish his quest once more. The class advancement screen will appear again, and for your first archer, choose Bowman. Bowman specializes in Catching, a skill similar to Chopping, useful for crafting items and gear. Bowman also does a good job damaging multiple targets at once vertically, subtle note.

Overview

Did you notice that all of the classes we picked have World 2 skills, while the other non-picked classes specialized in World 3 skills? This is quite obvious why we did this, as the next three characters will probably be in World 3 later,

Second Set of Three Classes & Sub-Classes

It is entirely possible you gain access to your fourth character before even getting your first class advancement, and this is entirely fine. With this second set, we'll focus on getting the other sub-classes we didn't pick with the first set of characters.

Squire

Your fourth character should be another Warrior. Head to Promotheus to get your Warrior class and eventually get your subclass for him through Speccius. His subclass will be Squire, the opposite of the Barbarian. Squire specializes in Construction, a helpful skill in World 3 that focuses on building and upgrading towers, shrines and buildings to boost gains. Squire does a good job killing off multiple enemies with his sword slashes but Barbarian is still better for AFK pushing.

Wizard

Your fifth character should be another Mage. Same thing here, go to Speccius and choose the Wizard sub-class. The Wizard specializes in Worship, a World 3 skill that uses tower defense to collect soul to use for refining or for the Salt Lick. Wizard also unlocks the Prayer Rock, a rock that holds orbs that are unlocked by reaching certain waves in Tower Defense. Wizard is similar to Barbarian as it focuses on pumping out as much damage as possible in a quick amount of time.

Hunter

Your sixth character take a while to unlock, but when it does, it should be an Archer. You get the gist, Promotheus Level 10, get to Speccius and get the Hunter subclass. The Hunter specializes in Trapping, an important skill needed to get critters to craft weapons, such as the Deuscythe. Trapping is interesting as it is an AFK skill, place a trap and wait for critters. Hunter is one of the more weaker classes, but it does well in respawning mobs quickly again with Uwu Rawrrr, (Yes, that is the name of the attack).

The Best Beginner

After a while of going through World 3, your seventh character slot will be open. You may wonder, "Which class do I pick out of Warrior, Mage or Archer? Haven't I got all the sub-classes?". Yes, you have. But there's a secret class. Well, not so secret, it's more or less known already. The secret class has its own class line, specializing in Luck and Skilling, and maybe some Speedrunning.

Have one of your characters talk to the Picnic Basket NPC in Froggy Fields. Finish his quest line. You will then have access to his daily quest line. In his daily quest line, he'll ask for food. Finish the first quest of his daily quest line and start the second. He will drop the recipe to make a Peanut. From now on, you can ignore the NPC as you have what you needed.

Journeyman

As your seventh character, when you get to the Bored Beans map, it is crucial that you IGNORE Promotheus. Craft a single Peanut and head to the Carrotman Map. The game made it more obvious now, but drop a peanut on the bush in the platform below the main platforms. A strange creature called the Bushlyte will appear. His quest line, when finished, will reward you with the Journeyman class. Keep in mind, his quest line requires a LOT of peanuts. Hundreds. This is why he is the seventh character, as the other characters will be able to supply him with the peanuts. Journeyman is a class that specializes in looting, getting items and rarer drops from monsters easily.

Maestro

Maestro is another long story to do. Have any character finish Goldric's quest line, (not including the Sheepie one), to get the recipe for Bag of Peanuts. Craft this item and have your Journeyman bring and drop it in front of the cactus with a flower in the Snelbie map. Cactolyte will give you a quest line demanding you to be certain levels on different skills. Finish his quest line, and you will rewarded with the Maestro class. The Maestro specializes in all skills, every single one of them. Very helpful for leveling up skills and supporting other characters' skills.

Voidwalker (V-Man)

Now this class is just evil. To get it, you need to be level 150 and enter the World 4 town. You will be directed over to Nebulyte, and you will have to do his quest line to get Voidwalker. Keep in mind, this will take quite a while. You need to kill a LOT of enemies, with one quest telling to you to kill 12 MILLION Green Mushrooms by yourself. Once you do get him though, he is very helpful. He specializes in all skills and going through the Void.

Overview

A general pain in the ass to go do, but worth it in the end. There's a good reason why he's your seventh character, just so you can support him. Please don't make the mistake I did on my first playthrough where he was my 4th character, holding back other character unlocks.

Elite Classes

By this point, unlocking your 8th character is going to take a long time. But before then, you should probably be in World 4. Push through to the Demon Genie map and talk to the NPC named Eliteus. His quest line is short and will quickly give you your new class. Kill a few Greenie Gang members and you're on your way to your Elite Class, another class advancement.

Blood Barbarian (BB)

Take your first character, your barbarian, and give him the elite class advancement. He/She will become the Blood Barbarian, BB for short. He is a strong class that focuses on getting around and targeting one enemy. BB specializes in Cooking, a very good source of benefits. BB is recommended for pushing World 4, but eventually it may be better for your Divine Knight to push later. Fun Fact: Do you notice how all of the dangerous blood-based killing classes have some of the calmest skills? Barbarian, the class who murders enemies with an axe, fishes? A bit silly.

Bubonic Conjuror (Bubo)

Give another Elite Class Advancement to your Shaman. He/She will become the Bubonic Conjuror, Bubo for short. A class based on flinging around poison and dealing consistent damage. Bubo specializes in the Laboratory, a skill based on leaving your characters in lab tubes for temporary benefits. Not my favorite skill, but a good class overall. Bubo also gets insane amounts of money for no reason.

Siege Breaker (SB)

Have your Bowman get his new Elite class and he'll become a Siege Breaker, SB for short. A class staying true to its previous class and focusing on strong vertical cannon damage. SB specializes in Sailing, a World 5 skill about sailing for treasure. SB is very good for AFK kills, and that's about it.

Divine Knight (DK)

Take your Squire and give him the Elite class treatment. He will become a Divine Knight, DK for short. DK specializes in Gaming, a World 5 clicker-based skill. DK does a really good job in crystal and card farming with its Orb Talent, increasing drop rate and XP gain per kill. One of the best elite classes, if not the best for farming crystal mobs.

Elemental Sorcerer (ES)

Alright, I'll be real honest, this guy is overpowered. Take your Wizard and make him an Elemental Sorcerer, ES for short, through Eliteus. ES specializes in Divinity, a World 5 skill similar to lab where you leave a character to support gods for benefits. ES is an insane glass cannon, with the highest dealing damage output and at the same time being the most fragile. Insanely good for farming items that aren't in the rare section. His wormhole boost also gives strong account-wide damage buffs. Did I not mention Chaotic Force yet? Insane character, but Bubo is still needed first for Alchemy buffs.

Beast Master (BM)

Give your hunter the elite job and they'll become a Beast Master, BM for short, but no one really talks about him. BM specializes in Breeding, a World 4 skill, the one with the eggs. BM often is never really used for game progression that isn't skilling or printing. He has a good way of clearing the screen of enemies, but unfortunately he falls off still in the combat section. If he doesn't excel in really anything, then what can you do?

Third Set of Classes

By this point, you probably have the other elite advancements, so I'll quickly summarize what your next three should be.

Divine Knight (DK)

As strange as it seems, getting another Divine Knight is pretty important actually. The refinery becomes extremely important later in the game and the second squire bonus helps out a lot. Another DK also means more statue and crystal mob farming. Yay!

Elemental Sorcerer (ES)

You might ask why we're not getting another Bubo for the Alchemy and Lab benefits, but that's just because having a better class to farm with combat more is just much more useful. More drops means easier item crafting and greenstacking. More kills means higher Deathnote and Portal Kills. Plus, more benefits from the second wormhole just can't be denied.

Siege Breaker (SB)

Let's be honest, SB isn't that good as the other Elites on this list, but is still much better than its counterpart. It is another good AoE damager and is another good farmer. I'd recommend using him for Gmush farming and Godshard bar farming (ugh). You'd probably want another BB instead for the cooking gains, but the these three are just better in the long run.

Overview

One interesting thing to notice here is that these are all AoE damagers. The more resource farms, the better. Side note: All of these classes here have a talent with their shadow and light in the background. Is Lava subtlety hinting to use these characters for a reason?

Master Classes

So Lava decided to give us one final class advancement before finishing it all up. There is only ONE Master Class in the whole game right now, more to come, of course.

To get this Class Advancement, reach the Baby Troll map in World 6. You will find a jacked dude rolling the bag of weapons, named Masterius. He has a single quest, and that is to follow your inner voice. It's a weird quest, just play until you find it. Once you do that, you'll be given a Master Class.

Death Bringer (DB)

The first ever Master Class, in all of its glory. Take your BB to Masterius and have him reach the pinnacle of power. Death Bringer specializes in Farming, (continuing the running joke of the Barb line), and also unlocks the Grimoire. This works similarly to the Upgrade Vault, where you pay skulls instead of money for boosts. Death Bringer is essentially just an incredible damage booster to the BB.

Final Thoughts

Don't worry much about it, when new Master Classes release, the guide will be updated for that new class. From what I'm guessing, it's been a while since the last weekly update, which possibly means Lava is working on a new class.

Honestly, I still really hope you understand that these are simply recommendation and choices to help you progress through the game, I am not forcing you to pick these. It's your game and your method of playing it.

Good luck on further world progression!