Rift PvP Souls

The beauty of the Rift game is that there are a variety of options you can pick to make your gaming experience personal not to mention exiting. As you already be aware, you start as a puny character at the bottom of the food chain slowly carving your way through the world and gaining experience in the process. This setup is called PvE or Player vs Environment where you pit yourself against the challenges of the Planes of Telara. However, by Level 10 you start gaining access to a whole new and exciting facet of the game, the PvP. PvP refers to Player vs Player and gives you the chance to pit your talents against the very best in a knock-your-scoks-off battle to demonstrate true dominance. It is for this purpose that Rift PvP souls were created.

Each Soul class in Rift has access to special Rift PvP souls. From Level 10 onwards, players start gaining Favor by engaging in PvP battles and beyond a certain number of Favors, the Soul Tree opens up to a new Rift PvP soul for the Soul class. These Rift PvP souls can be used in much the same way as ordinary souls, picking them as an off-soul and investing in the Soul Tree to unleash that boatload of talents and skills that will allow you to dominate the enemy. In essence, the two standard Rift souls will dictate your playing style while the Rift PvP souls give you access to a host of other talents critical for PvP battles. It's also important to remember that beyond Level 50, gaining experience is eliminated in favor of gaining Prestige Rank. Prestige basically dictates the amount of skill points you can invest in the PvP soul tree.

The new PvP soul for the Warrior class is the Vindicator, described by the folks at Rift as "the boulder rolling down the mountain side who cannot be stopped." The Vindicator relies on the grit and power of the hardened Warrior class in order to bring the world to its knees. What sets the Vindicator apart is its command of a variety of arms and weapons making it a specialized killing machine designed to subdue even the most formidable fighters from the other Soul classes. The Rogue's answer is the Infiltrator, relying on stealth and subterfuge to wreak havoc on the field. The Infiltrator is not designed for straightforward but following the cunning and smarts of the Rogue class, the Infiltrator can render even the strongest characters dead before they even realize what has happened.

From the Cleric class is the Templar, which relies on perhaps the most perfect balance of offense and defense ever seen on the Planes of Telara. Templars can attack, defend, heal and provide support wherever necessary making them the ultimate jack-of-all-trades. Completing the roster is the Archmage for the Mage class, the most dedicated melee and range fighter on the battlefield. Archmages excel at spells on all facets including empowerment, control, protection, damage, healing. Cursing is the bastion of the Archmage and anyone not prepared to deal with otherworldly magic will easy succumb to the crippling will of the best magician ever.

These new Rift souls add another dimension to the already riveting world on the Planes of Telara. Find out how you stack up against these callings or be a PvP specialist yourself so you can lay claim to being the best soldier ever.