Player Character

You are the Player Character!

Attributes

There are five different Attributes in Heroes of Hammerwatch II.
They can be increased by allocating Attribute Points in the Training Grounds.
They can also be temporarily increased with some Equipment, or permanently increased by finding and consuming Elixirs in New Game Plus.

Primary

Each Class has either Strength (), Dexterity () or Intelligence () as its Primary Attribute.
The Primary Attribute grants 1 Spell Power () per point.

Strength

The Strength () Attribute grants 1 Armor () per point and Armor Penetration () .

The amount of Armor Penetration () provided from Strength () is determined by this formula:

$.5*\frac{Strength}{Strength+300}$

Primary for Paladin and Warrior.

Dexterity

The Dexterity () Attribute grants Weapon Crit Damage () and Weapon Crit Chance ().

The amount of Weapon Crit Damage () provided from Dexterity () is determined by these formulas:

Below or at 500 Dexterity () :

$-\frac{Dexterit{y}^2}{50000}+\frac{Dexterit{y}^{1.5}}{2500}+\frac{Dexterity}{100}$

Above 500 Dexterity ():

$.2*\surd Dexterity$

The amount of Weapon Crit Chance () provided from Dexterity () is determined by this formula:

$.33*\frac{Dexterity}{100+Dexterity}$

Primary for Rogue and Ranger.


Graph of the Diminishing Return Effect for Dexterity

Intelligence

The Intelligence () Attribute grants Spell Crit Damage () and Spell Crit Chance ().

The amount of Spell Crit Damage () provided from Intelligence () is determined by these formulas:

Below or at 500 Intelligence () :

$-\frac{Intelligenc{e}^2}{50000}+\frac{Intelligenc{e}^{1.5}}{2500}+\frac{Intelligence}{100}$

Above 500 Intelligence () :

$.2*\surd Intelligence$

The amount of Spell Crit Chance () provided from Intelligence () is determined by this formula:

$.33*\frac{Intelligence}{100+Intelligence}$

Primary for Sorcerer, Wizard and Warlock.


Graph of the Diminishing Return Effect for Intelligence

Focus

The Focus () Attribute grants 5 Mana () and 0.1 Mana Regen () per point.

Vitality

The Vitality () Attribute grants 5 Health () and 0.05 Health Regen () per point.

Classes

In Heroes of Hammerwatch 2, your chosen class determines your character's abilities, stats, and overall playstyle. You initially choose from four classes: Warrior, Paladin, Ranger, and Wizard. As you progress, you'll unlock three more: Rogue, Warlock, and Sorcerer.

Each class offers three specializations, allowing further customization with new abilities and passive skills. Leveling up classes also provides valuable buffs to all your characters in both single and multiplayer games.

Class overview

Class Summary

Class	Description	Skills	Guild Buff
Paladin	Defense-oriented fighter with healing powers and high burst damage.	Blessed Strike, Lay on Hands, Armored Knight, Conviction	+3 Armor per level
Ranger	Archer who relies on quick and powerful bow attacks.	Marked Shot, Trap, Rhythm, Survivalist	+3 Attack Power per level
Rogue	Melee DPS class with high attack speed and good AOE abilities.	Fan of Knives, Flurry of Blades, Slice and Dice, Sidestep	+0.75% reduced trap damage per level
Sorcerer	Elementalist that sacrifices defense for more offensive power.	Discharge, Elemental Orb, Innate Power, Elemental Affinity	+0.1 Mana Regen per level
Warlock	Physical damage caster that specializes in close-ranged fighting.	Demon's Tail, Dark Ritual, Drain Essence, Aura of Atrophy	+3 Resistance per level
Warrior	Tanky melee fighter with a penchant for chaining kills.	Whirling Axes, Warcry, Warrior's Constitution, Killing Spree	+3 Health per level
Wizard	Magic user with balanced offensive and defensive skills.	Magic Missiles, Fireball, Arcane Intellect, Barrier	+3 Spell Power per level

Class Details

Paladin

The Paladin is a powerful melee class that excels in both offense and defense. They can use their holy powers to heal themselves and allies while dealing high burst damage to enemies.

Ranger

The Ranger is a ranged class specializing in quick and powerful bow attacks. They are agile and deadly, capable of taking down enemies from afar.

Rogue

The Rogue is a melee DPS class with exceptional attack speed and strong area-of-effect abilities. They are masters of swift and deadly strikes.

Sorcerer

The Sorcerer is a powerful magic-user who sacrifices defense for overwhelming offensive capabilities. They wield the elements to unleash devastating attacks.

Warlock

The Warlock is a physical damage caster specializing in close-ranged combat. They use dark magic and demonic powers to drain enemies and strengthen themselves.

Warrior

The Warrior is a tanky melee fighter who thrives in the thick of battle. They are adept at chaining kills and bolstering their defenses with powerful shouts.

Wizard

The Wizard is a versatile magic-user with a balance of offensive and defensive skills. They command arcane energies to both attack and protect.

Leveling Up

Level Cap

The level cap is 20, and you no longer gain Experience () once you reach level 20. The level cap increases by 5 each time the character beats the game and progresses to New Game Plus (NG+).

The formula for the level cap is: Level Cap = 20 + (Character NG+ × 5).

You can check your character's level cap by hovering over the Experience tracker in the character menu.

Attribute and Skill Points

You gain 3 Attribute () and Skill () Points for each level your character gains. Additional Points can also be earned through Guild Accomplishments.

Skill Points can be spent at the Training Grounds to upgrade your class abilities, at the Weapon Mastery to attune different weapon types for increased damage, or at the Library to attune items whose Blueprints you’ve found.

Experience

The equation for experience gained is calculated as follows: $EnemyExpReward\times ExpLevelPenalty\times ExpMultiplier\times (1+\frac{NewGameLevel}{3})$
$EnemyExpReward$ can be found on the respective enemy category pages Bosses, Aberrations, Beasts, Constructs, Undead, Human, Elites.
$ExpLevelPenalty$ can be found in the table below.
$ExpMultiplier$ can be found on your character sheet as “Experience Gain” ().

Experience Level Penalty

You gain full experience (100% of normal) if you are ‘no more than 10 levels below, or no more than 5 levels above’ the level of the area you are in.
For each level that you are away from this range, you get 15% less experience than normal, to a minimum of 10%.
The levels of areas can be seen in-game next to their names, in the top right corner of the screen (either when viewing the map or if you toggled the option to always see it), or here.

Exp. Level Penalty

Relative Level	Multiplier (% of normal)
-16 or less	10%
-15	25%
-14	40%
-13	55%
-12	70%
-11	85%
-10 to +5	100%
+6	85%
+7	70%
+8	55%
+9	40%
+10	25%
+11 or more	10%

Experience required to level up

Experience Required

Next Level	Exp. Req.	Cumulative
2	2.0k	2.0k
3	7.2k	9.2k
4	13.2k	22.4k
5	19.8k	42.2k
6	26.8k	69.0k
7	34.0k	103.0k
8	41.6k	144.6k
9	49.4k	194.0k
10	57.4k	251.4k
11	65.6k	317.0k
12	73.9k	390.9k
13	82.5k	473.4k
14	91.2k	564.6k
15	100.0k	664.6k
16	108.9k	773.5k
17	118.0k	891.5k
18	127.2k	1018.7k
19	136.5k	1155.2k
20	145.9k	1301.1k
21	155.4k	1456.5k
22	165.0k	1621.5k
23	174.7k	1796.2k
24	184.5k	1980.7k
25	194.4k	2175.1k
26	204.4k	2379.5k
27	214.4k	2593.9k
28	224.6k	2818.5k
29	234.8k	3053.3k
...	...	...
n	$2000*(n^{2.2}-(n-1{)}^{2.2})$	$2000*n^{2.2}$

References

1. Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 on Steam. Steam. Retrieved 2025-01-19. [1]
2. Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 Player Guide. Steam Community. Retrieved 2025-01-19. [2]