First Look at the Brawler

Over the course of the year, we’ve been hearing rumors and teasers related to the upcoming brawler class. Finally, we have our first official preview of this new class. What are the features of this new class?

1. The brawler may be selected by any race that can select a class (i.e., excluding only Beornings).
2. The brawler’s primary weapon is a set of battle gauntlets.
3. They are a heavy armor class.
4. They have two lines a specialization: a tanking/support line and a damage line (with a third tree that’s only used to supplement the other two trees).
5. Many Brawler skills build or expend Mettle. Mettle both provides fuel for the more powerful skills and to provide a buff for damage (and defense in the tanking line).

As this is a first look, there are still several points that still need to be implemented. I expect these issues to be addressed over the upcoming weeks.

1. Many skill names and icons, as well as the class description, are still using placeholders.
2. As the Moria questline is still tied to the old Legendary Item system, brawlers will need to use the Eyes & Guard tavern to gain Legendary Items and/or enter Moria.
3. The most reliable source of brawler equipment is through the E&G tavern. Gauntlets have not yet been added to most quest rewards, vendors, and crafting recipes.

The following video takes a look at the early stages of the career of a brawler.