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Overview

The Archetype is the most fundamental choice made while creating a character. It determines which powers are - and aren't - available for the lifetime of the character. Archetype, along with origin and Primary Power Sets and Secondary Power Sets, cannot be changed after character creation.

Each archetype will play slightly different than all other archetypes, even archetypes that utilize the same power sets. More information on an archetype's "style" can be found on each archetype page.

Archetypes

The following fifteen archetypes are available to play:

The following Epic Archetype was cancelled during its development phase, and thus was never released.

Primalist

Praetorian Archetypes

All archetypes except the Peacebringer, Warshade, Arachnos Soldier, and Arachnos Widow are available to begin in Praetoria for all players.

Historical

Prior to Sunset a player needed to reach level 20 before they could make Peacebringer, Warshade, Arachnos Soldier, and Arachnos Widow.
Guardians were added with Rebirth Issue 1, Episode 1

External Links

Archetypes documentation on official City of Heroes site
Official City of Heroes Manual as a zipped PDF file
Official City of Villains Manual as a PDF file

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 == Archetypes ==
-The following eight archetypes are available for [[Free Player]]s, [[Premium Player]]s, and [[VIP Player]]s:
+The following fifteen archetypes are available to play:
 :[[File:archetypeicon_blaster.png|16px]] [[Blaster]]
 :[[File:V_archetypeicon_brute.png|16px]] [[Brute]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_controller.png|16px]] [[Controller]]
 :[[File:V_archetypeicon_corruptor.png|16px]] [[Corruptor]]
 :[[File:archetypeicon_defender.png|16px]] [[Defender]]
 :[[File:V_archetypeicon_dominator.png|16px]] [[Dominator]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_guardian.png|16px]] [[Guardian]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_mastermind.png|16px]] [[Mastermind]]
 :[[File:archetypeicon_scrapper.png|16px]] [[Scrapper]]
 :[[File:V_archetypeicon_stalker.png|16px]] [[Stalker]]
 :[[File:archetypeicon_tanker.png|16px]] [[Tanker]]
-The following two premium archetypes are available for VIP Players, Premium Players who have completed [[Paragon Rewards Program#Tier 5 Bonus|Tier 5]] of the [[Paragon Rewards Program]] (13 [[Reward Token]]s), and Premium Players who have purchased them from the [[Paragon Market]]:
-:[[File:archetypeicon_controller.png|16px]] [[Controller]]
-:[[File:V_archetypeicon_mastermind.png|16px]] [[Mastermind]]
-The following two premium "Hero Epic Archetypes" (HEAT) are available for VIP Players and Premium Players who have purchased them from the Paragon Market, assuming the account has at least one [[Hero (Alignment)|hero]] above level 20:
 :[[File:archetypeicon_peacebringer.png|16px]] [[Peacebringer]]
 :[[File:archetypeicon_warshade.png|16px]] [[Warshade]]
-The following two premium "Villain Epic Archetypes" (VEAT) are available for VIP Players and Premium Players who have purchased them from the Paragon Market, assuming the account has at least one [[Villain (Alignment)|villain]] above level 20:
 :[[File:V_archetypeicon_arachnos_soldier.png|16px]] [[Arachnos Soldier]]
 :[[File:V_archetypeicon_arachnos_widow.png|16px]] [[Arachnos Widow]]
+The following Epic Archetype was cancelled during its development phase, and thus was never released.
+:[[Primalist]]
 == Praetorian Archetypes ==
-All archetypes except the Epic Archetypes are available to begin in [[Praetoria]] for all [[VIP Player]]s, and for any [[Premium Player]]s who have either applied a [[Going Rogue (Boxset)|Going Rogue retail code]] to their account or have purchased Praetorian Access from the [[Paragon Market]]. For a Premium Player, beginning a Controller or Mastermind in Praetoria also requires those premium archetypes to be unlocked, as noted above.
+All archetypes except the Peacebringer, Warshade, Arachnos Soldier, and Arachnos Widow are available to begin in [[Praetoria]] for all players.
-Note that [[Praetorian (Alignment)|Praetorian]] characters who reach level 20 and become a hero or villain do not count toward unlocking the Epic Archetypes.
+== Historical ==
+* Prior to [[Sunset]] a player needed to reach level 20 before they could make Peacebringer, Warshade, Arachnos Soldier, and Arachnos Widow.
-== Suggested Archetypes ==
+* Guardians were added with [[Game_updates/2021-04-25|Rebirth Issue 1, Episode 1]]
-A list of Archetypes that have been suggested by players on the forums.
-:[[File:Archetypeicon_Crusader.png|16px]] Crusader: A Melee/Support AT. Suggested by Kirsten.
-:[[File:Archetypeicon_Commander.png|16px]] Commander: A Melee/Pets Archetype. Suggested by Kirsten.
-:[[File:Archetypeicon_Battlemaster.png|16px]] Battlemaster: A Melee/Ranged DPS Archetype. Suggested by Kirsten.
-:[[File:Archetypeicon_Enervator.png|16px]] Enervator: A Control/Melee Archetype. Suggested by Kirsten.
-:[[File:Archetypeicon_shifter.png|16px]] Shifter: A Universal [[EAT]], based on shapeshifting. Suggested by Kirsten.
-:[[File:Archetypeicon_PPD.png|16px]] PPD: A Heroic [[EAT]] Based on the [[Paragon Police Department]]. Suggested by Kirsten.
-:[[File:Archetypeicon_Rikti.png|16px]] Rikti: A Universal [[EAT]] based on the villain group known as the [[Rikti]].
 == External Links ==
-* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/archetypes/archetypes_overview.html Archetypes documentation] on official City of Heroes site
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121014173617/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/archetypes/archetypes_overview.php Archetypes documentation] on official City of Heroes site
 * [ftp://ftp.coh.com/CoH_Manual.zip Official City of Heroes Manual] as a zipped PDF file
 * [ftp://ftp.coh.com/CoV_Manual.pdf Official City of Villains Manual] as a PDF file
-* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=278532] An Archetype Suggestion Thread on the City of Heroes Forum.
 [[Category:Archetypes]]