Horde Classes & Mods

These are starting points, not a ranking. Play the role whose decisions you want to practice. A familiar class with a clear job is more useful than copying an untested ‘best build’.

Before deployment, agree who watches the objective, who can push forward and who checks downed teammates. If everyone picks the same class, make the responsibility explicit so all four do not chase the same enemy at once.

Class duplicates are allowed, and any skin can be combined with any class. The Medic’s Stim Vaporizer can help nearby downed Gears from other squads, giving its rescue role value beyond your own four players.[1]

Change one part of the loadout at a time and use it for several missions. That makes it easier to notice whether the change solves your problem: staying alive, keeping the ability available or handling a particular fight.

Class levels unlock equipment and mods. Weapon Mods then require a Weapon Parts purchase before equipping. Weapon customization is shared across classes, so a configured gun keeps those mods when you use it on another class.[1]

Check the level for the class you are playing before planning a loadout. These published selections give useful checkpoints; they cover a few early Armor Mods rather than the full level track.

Read the triggers and effects in Armor Mods. For the separate ability-slot milestones, use Tactical Gear & Mods. A guide's recommended equipment does not establish the class's default starting loadout.

S: starting loadout. Numbers: class level.[6]

Choose your class column, then check the weapon's current Armory card. This comparison follows the guide's published rows; it does not establish every weapon, mod, slot or bonus in the class reward track. For weapon roles, see the Weapon Arsenal. For your chosen class, mark each weapon once you have unlocked it.

Misleading's October 2 upload shows these selected Armory locks. The recording's game build is unverified.[7]

Use these cards to cross-check the WIP weapon comparison. Confirm other classes and levels separately; the complete reward tracks remain unverified.

Inspect the actual result screen. Check the loadout after leveling; a reward screen does not confirm what you currently have equipped.

These cards identify the reward and its tab; they do not describe its effect. After leveling, inspect Tactical Gear and Armor Mods before equipping a new item. This recorded checkpoint leaves the rest of the class track unverified.

A visible locked card establishes a checkpoint, not an item owned by the recorded player. This selection leaves gaps between levels and does not verify the full class track. Inspect the actual armor card and slot locks before planning a loadout.

Adrenal Tempo reduces Injector cooldown through Adrenaline kills.[11]

This result verifies one checkpoint. Read Armor Mods and Tactical Gear before changing the loadout; the other reward cards here do not display their effects. The remaining class track still needs individual menu evidence.

Armory locks and result cards identify these Marksman levels in Aaron Shack's launch recording.[12]

Auto-Rig reloads the Snub while stowed.[12]

Use this checklist alongside Armor Mods and Tactical Gear. It records selected checkpoints; it does not establish the complete level track. Check the card for your class before choosing a target level.

Gear Mod rows describe the Sonic Disruptor. Spray And Pray improves accuracy and recoil when not aiming.[13]

The weapon menu states that weapon changes apply across all classes.[13]

Compare these observed locks with the reported mod list; a guide omission does not establish that the game gives no reward. This checklist covers inspected cards, not the complete class track.

Unlisted: 1, 5, 6. Cylinder Choke effect: TBD.[14]

This is the guide's published list. Use each checkbox to track that level's listed mods. Blank cells mean it supplied no mod in that family at that level. A missing row does not establish an empty game reward; compare the recorded Assault cards. Inspect your current card before interpreting a bonus. These checkpoints do not establish the complete class track.

A new unlock can still leave you short of Parts. Make extraction the session’s goal before adding another risky detour. The Horde Siege extraction guide explains the Raven and the one-survivor mission-success rule.

The launch tuning increases Commander, Allfather and Invasion difficulty, raises equipment and Squad Perk Energy costs, and reduces some Weapon Part payouts. August-beta farming routes and prices should therefore not be assumed to work identically in the launch build.[15]

Move up when your team can finish objectives and extract reliably at the current level. If runs fail at the same point, identify the cause together before adding more difficulty.

The achievement planning table pairs each Tactical Gear with its class-specific task. Published skin reports also connect maxing all four classes to Siege Ops Dom; see character unlock routes.[16][17][18]

No exact damage build, cooldown breakpoint or fastest Parts-per-hour route is claimed here. Those need reproducible launch-build measurements; this guide helps you choose a role and understand the verified upgrade loop.