Job Switch

3 min read Updated Nov 10, 2026

One character, many classes. Seal a finished class, restart as a Novice, swap back at will.

NPC	Astra, the Class Master — `prt_in 45,94`, inside the Prontera main building beside the Job Master · the Class Change Area sign at `prontera 175,189` points the way
Needs	Second class, base 80+ · all saved classes 80+ · a free path
Cost	Free — no zeny, no item
First	Falcon, cart and mount put away · carry under 1,827 weight (90% of a fresh Novice's 2,030)

🔁 What happens#

Astra seals your current class and turns you into a Novice. The sealed class keeps its level, stats, skills and hotkeys exactly.

Sealing once permanently grants the Job Switch skill — a free menu of your saved classes.
Astra refuses while a falcon, cart or mount is out.
Astra also refuses if you are too heavy to become a Novice — store items first; your unequipped gear counts.
Equipment is unequipped but stays in your inventory; class-restricted buffs (job-locked potions) are dropped.

🏙️ Where and when you can switch#

Rule	Detail
Town only	In towns only — not fields, dungeons or instances
Cooldown	5 s between switches
Moonlight Mayhem & WoE	Cooldown 30 min while either runs

Warning

Plan your class before the siege — once Moonlight Mayhem or WoE starts, a switch locks you in for 30 minutes.

The class selection UI, opened by the Job Switch skill

🎯 Requirements#

Requirement	Detail
Class	Second class (any job level) · transcendent classes cannot be sealed
Base level	80+
All saved classes	Every owned class also base 80+
A free path	A first class with room left · other branch of an owned path counts

Example: a Knight can walk Swordman again to become a Crusader.

Info

Super Novice, Taekwon, Gunslinger and Ninja are switched off on Star Realm, so they never appear here.

📊 How many classes#

No limit on saved classes — only paths run out. A path closes once you own both of its second classes.

Six paths: Swordman · Mage · Archer · Acolyte · Merchant · Thief.
Each forks into two; Astra lets you walk a path again for its other branch (Knight → Swordman → Crusader).
Ceiling: twelve second-class lines on one character — Knight, Crusader, Wizard, Sage, Hunter, Bard or Dancer, Priest, Monk, Blacksmith, Alchemist, Assassin and Rogue.

🧬 Builds#

Builds are switched off for now. A build would be a second copy of a class you already have (a support Priest beside a battle Priest), and it may come back later.

You can't take a class you already own. A character with Knight is refused Knight — or Lord Knight — at the Job Master. The other branch of an owned path stays open: a Knight can still walk Swordman → Crusader.

Info

Made a second build of a class before builds were switched off? It is kept, but only the Build Switch skill can reach it, and Build Switch has not been released. Job Switch still takes you to all your other classes.

🌟 Job Reborn bonuses#

Every class at max base and max job level pays its bonus whatever class you are playing.

Maxed class	Bonus
Knight, Priest	Damage taken from all sizes −1%
Wizard, Sage	Magic damage +1%
Hunter, Bard, Dancer	Long-range damage +1%
Blacksmith, Crusader	Melee damage +1%
Assassin, Rogue	ASPD +2%
Monk, Alchemist	Flee +5, Hit +5

Each class pays once, however many builds; bonuses add across classes (maxed Knight + maxed Priest = −2% from all sizes). The Equipment Attributes window lists them as [Job Switch] lines.

Milestones, stacking:

Maxed classes	Bonus
3	Max Weight +50
6	ATK +5, MATK +5
9	Monster Base & Job EXP +5% · Drop rate +5%
12	All Stats +1

Bard and Dancer count as one line — 12 is every second-class line the character can hold.

Warning

PvE only. Off on the same maps as the Guild Altar bonuses — WoE castles (novice and WoE SE included), PvP rooms, the Moonlight Mayhem arenas, RWC maps, the Turbo Track and the guild_vs arenas — and back the moment you leave. Guild dungeons and the open-PK farming maps keep it.

🔒 After sealing#

Level the Novice and pick a class at the Job Master; cast Job Switch to return to a saved class.