
This gauntlet has a primary and secondary spell. The class you pick is represented by a gauntlet on your left hand. Each class has its own strengths and weaknesses, as well as its own spells, sorceries, and passives. The class you choose will be reflected on your primary gauntlet. He suggested that perhaps an alternative Pyromancer class would be more of a brawler, akin to the Stoneshaper. Cardell confirmed as such, and said that while there were no plans at the moment, the team certainly has the room to expand this with either new classes or subclasses. This setup seems to allow for additional classes to be added. There will be six classes to choose from at launch covering the elements one might expect: earth, wind, fire, ice, lightning, and toxic. However, when one does manage to become proficient at slinging spells, you feel like an all-powerful battlemage.Īs for how Spellbreak crafts its magic into the battle royale experience, it all has to do with the class system. While the goal is simple, and although Spellbreak is easy to pick up and play, it truly is difficult to master. The goal, much like other battle royale games, is to be the last team or player standing. In Spellbreak, players take on the role of a mage, wielding unbelievable power and mobility. Spellbreak lets you become a hardened battlemage over the course of a 15-minute battle royale match. It was a chaotic and adrenaline-filled moment – one of many – which I experienced in my hands-on preview of Spellbreak. Giant boulders were being thrown left and right, fire walls were springing up choking our available routes, and plumes of poisonous clouds were mixing with blasts of ice, freezing players solid.


The battle broke out as soon as we entered the circle. After my time with the game, I can positively say that Spellbreak brings the magic back to the battle royale genre – literally and figuratively. With the power of Discord, I was able to sit down with Executive Producer Cardell Kerr as he guided me through the tutorial and then took both of us into a few duo matches. Spellbreak is from the creative minds of Proletariat, a small indie studio operating out of Boston.
