One of the basic character templates provided by Turbine. It replaced the original Warrior template. Its description is as follows:
- SOLDIERS are the essential shield fighter, hewing hordes of enemies with a large weapon. The Soldier profession contains the Dirty Fighting, Heavy Weapons, Item Enchantment, Melee Defense, Shield, Healing and Missile Weapons skills.
- For the pre-Master of Arms template, see Soldier/Archive
Innate Attributes
| Strength | 100 |
| Endurance | 60 |
| Coordination | 100 |
| Quickness | 50 |
| Focus | 10 |
| Self | 10 |
| Health | 30 |
| Stamina | 60 |
| Mana | 10 |
Innate Skills
In addition to the skills listed, all characters start with the trained starting skills, bonus masteries, and bonus augmentation for their heritage listed on Character Races.
All Heritages/Races:
| Specialized | |
|---|---|
| Dirty Fighting | 77 |
| Heavy Weapons | 77 |
| Melee Defense | 60 |
| Shield | 110 |
| Trained | |
| Arcane Lore | 8 |
| Healing | 42 |
| Missile Weapons | 55 |
Advancement
Turbine's suggestion for advancement is to learn Item Magic.
| Character Templates | |
|---|---|
| Stock Templates | |
| Current | Bow Hunter, Life Caster, Soldier, Swashbuckler, War Mage, Wayfarer |
| Retired | Archer, Blademaster, Enchanter, Life Mage, Sorcerer, Vagabond, Warrior |
| Player Created Templates | |
| Magic | Advanced War Mage, Battle Mage, CLaW Mage, Martyr Mage, Melee Mage, Melee Martyr Mage, Og Mage, Opal Mage, Opal Tank Mage |
| Melee | Covenant Warrior |
| Missile | Mage Slayer (PvP), PvM Archer, Pure mage/archer (no war/void) |
| Mule & Crafter | None listed |
| Hybrid | Combat Alchemist, Hybrid Mage/UA (PvP) |
| Miscellaneous | None listed |