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Where are you right now?
Pick the situation you just walked away from. Each one opens the two or three pages that settle it.
What did that death actually cost me?
- 1What you lose, by what killed you
A monster or the mist puts you in Soul Form and you can walk back to your body. A player does not. The safe pouch survives either way.
- 2Combat bags and free loadouts
Why a wipe costs less than it looks like when you queued on a provided bag rather than your own kit.
- 3Gear tiers and what is worth carrying
How much kit to bring into a run before the loss outweighs what you can extract with.
Which of the six should I start on?
- 1Tier list, split by how you queue
The same class swings two tiers between solo and trio, so one combined list would be wrong for both.
- 2All six classes and how stances work
Two weapon stances per class, swappable mid-fight, and which pair is forgiving in your first ten hours.
- 3Reproducible builds with the full skill order
Skill order, talent path, affix tiers, rotation and counters — with the run they were tested in named.
How do I fight back against it?
- 1Spotting, Breakaway and duel pressure
How you are being seen, and which disengage tool decides most close fights.
- 2Shadowstrix, the one everyone asks about
What the stealth opener can and cannot do, and where its pressure drops off.
- 3Skill database with tier values
Look up the exact skill that killed you, its effects and the patch the values belong to.
Where do I go, and when?
- 1Interactive map with fixed exits
Pan, zoom and filter fixed escapes, rift candidates, Soul Ferries and merchants on both maps.
- 2Both extraction rulesets, side by side
Hallowgrove runs on chimes and a hard mist collapse. Brandrgarde does not. The two are not interchangeable.
- 3Hallowgrove route and gear gates
The beginner map: what the gear ceiling is, and which combat bags the difficulty accepts.
Is this build actually better?
- 1Compare two builds on sourced modifiers
Start from a hit you observed, apply modifiers, and read every step instead of trusting one number.
- 2Affix tiers, values and build context
What each affix is worth at each tier, with the verification status attached to the record.
- 3Builds you can reproduce exactly
18 documented builds with evidence and the patch they were tested on.
- 4Every build for one class, side by side
One index per class: its builds filtered by format and stance, the two stances compared, and the affix priority they agree on.
What should I spend on first?
- 1Windrest Camp upgrade order
Survival first, then what compounds while you are offline, then convenience — and what each level buys.
- 2Task and quest index
Main tasks, hidden camp quests and current progression blockers, without invented coordinates.
- 3Consumables, currencies and gems
What an item is for and where it comes from, with live records filtered apart from pre-launch concepts.
168 source-checked records
Skills, talents and affixes
Structured effects, tier values, weapon routes, verification status, source and applicable patch on every record.
Coordinate-checked, never guessed
Interactive map
The real in-game map art for both maps, with fixed escapes, rift candidates, ferries and merchants as layers you switch on yourself.
Transparent build math
Damage comparison
Start from a hit you observed, apply sourced modifiers, compare stacking models and read every step.
Chapter one
Core Mistfall Hunter guides
Every page answers one question a Gyldhunter actually has mid-run, from picking a first class to reading a Mist Lord arena before you commit your bag.
All six classes
Tier list and how stances work →
Mercenary
Frontline tankThe safest first pick in the game, and mid-tier at the competitive level.
Sorcerer
Ranged damageBest overall class at launch — highest area damage in the game.
Blackarrow
Precision rangedOne of the safest solo picks, and part of the early consensus meta trio.
Shadowstrix
Stealth assassinStill the best pure duelist, now a true skill class.
Seer
Support or battle casterClose to mandatory in a trio. No longer a solo carry.
Withered Knight
Heavy combat anchorFrom bottom of the beta lists to the most balanced all-round class after launch.
Tools and community
Tested loadouts
18 creator builds with sources you can check
Skills, talents, affixes and rotations from named creators, with video dates and patch-review status shown separately.
Community knowledge
Turn a good loadout into a reproducible build
Submit the exact skill order, talent path, affix tiers, rotation, counters, evidence and patch — not just a screenshot with “broken build” in the title.
Progression help
Task and quest index
Main tasks, hidden camp quests, missing markers and current progression blockers without invented coordinates.
Image-led reference
Consumables, currencies, gems and official equipment concepts
Filter live records separately from pre-launch systems and tentative concept names, with a source and version note on every item.
No fake live market
Build a real Auction House price history
Record the in-game average sale price or listing distribution, compare median and range, then export the ledger as JSON or CSV.
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Sources for this page
- Mistfall Hunter official website — Official — game overview, platforms and developer-published feature descriptions.
- Mistfall Hunter official Steam store page — Official — PC release information, developer, publisher and product details.
- Mistfall Hunter official news feed (Steam) — Official — patch notes, launch FAQ, DevNotes.
- Legacy Gaming — Ultimate Beginner's Guide — Hands-on with the pre-launch build. Source for camp stations, map difficulty gates and per-map extraction rules.
- EUTOPIA — 8 Things You NEED To Do FIRST — Source for Soul Form recovery, Springhorn rules, class-switch costs and Path of Glory.
- LaserBolt — Best Class To Pick Guide — Source for launch-build per-class balance changes and the launch tier read.