Crimson Moon has no traditional classes

The absence of classes answers an important pre-release question: you are not locked into a named warrior, mage, support, or rogue path. The Nephilim’s combat identity comes from the tools selected at Sanctus Clypeus and the choices made inside Gildenarch. Equipment creates a durable foundation; the run adds temporary adaptation.

Gear defines the starting build

Weapons, armor, and trinkets are selected before entering a mission. Every weapon includes Weapon Arts that open different ways to approach combat. Armor sets and individual gear pieces support playstyles rather than filling a universal linear upgrade track. Trinkets provide another place to add specialized effects.

Because equipment can be purified, stored in the arsenal, and upgraded, build crafting expands across multiple hunts. One successful run can add a new permanent weapon or armor option; a later run can test that foundation with a different Angel or temporary Boon combination.

Boons evolve the build inside a run

Nexus Gates present Boon choices as players move deeper into Gildenarch. Confirmed categories include increased damage, restored health, improved survivability, and effects that form stronger combinations. A Boon is not a permanent class node. It is a run-level decision that asks the player to respond to the current mission and available options.

This is why a fixed class label would be misleading. A durable weapon-and-armor setup can become a high-damage route in one run and a survival-focused route in another. The build is partly planned and partly improvised.

Angels add a pre-hunt power choice

An Angel is chosen before each hunt and adds another powerful tool to the build. The official overview confirms the system but has not yet published a complete Angel roster, unlock path, cooldown table, or launch balance. The shared Wiki Hub will list confirmed Angels together until individual names generate enough demand and evidence for useful standalone pages.

Co-op builds should complement each other

Two-player co-op allows partners to coordinate loadouts and Boons. One player might emphasize durability or recovery while the other pursues aggressive Weapon Art combinations, but official material does not impose tank, healer, and damage roles. The useful principle is complementary function, not mandatory class composition.

The shared Life Pool makes survival choices relevant to both players. A selfish glass-cannon route can consume a team resource, while healing or defensive Boons may preserve attempts. Dynamic enemy composition can also make identical builds less flexible than a pair covering different situations.

Source note: The core system comes from the official “How do builds work in Crimson Moon?” explainer published by the Crimson Moon team. Missing lists and numerical values remain intentionally blank.