All Jupiter Hell classes explained

Pick the class for you!

Mark Carpenter

Published: Aug 6, 2021 03:25 am

Jupiter Hell is a brutal roguelike dungeon crawler that features permadeath. On starting the game you have the option of three classes, and each one plays differently, depending on your chosen playstyle.

Marine

Marines are the tankiest of the three classes. Your resource is generated by killing, to earn Fury to further heal yourself, and your health regens upon entering a new level. If you were after survivability, then Marine is your class.

Marines are the backbone of JoviSec, resilient and hardy.

Marine	Description
Resource	Fury is the Marine's class resource, it regenerates with kills.
Passive	Each time you enter a new level you automatically heal 10 percent max health.
Active/Ability	For every 30 points of Fury, you may channel your adrenaline to heal a bit. This will also convert one quarter of your main modifier to health and protect yourself from pain for five seconds.
Starting Gear	Marines start with a small medkit.

Marine Traits

Traits	Description
Skilled	Improves your class trait
Level 1	Improves your class trait by five percent every level and 50 percent more health from adrenaline.
Level 2	Improves your class trait by five percent every level and 50 percent more health from adrenaline.
Level 3	Improves your class trait by five percent every level and 50 percent more health from adrenaline.
Iron Man	Increases hitpoints by 20 percent based on your starting HP per trait level.
Level 1	Every level of this trait increase your health by 20 percent of your starting HP (up to 160 max)
Level 2	Every level of this trait increase your health by 20 percent of your starting HP (up to 160 max)
Level 3	Every level of this trait increase your health by 20 percent of your starting HP (up to 160 max)
Furious	Increases Fury capacity
Level 1	Fury Capacity is increased by 10 per level of this trait. Killing enemies generate additional Fury equal to trait level.

Level 2	Fury Capacity is increased by 10 per level of this trait. Killing enemies generate additional Fury equal to trait level.
Level 3	Fury Capacity is increased by 10 per level of this trait. Killing enemies generate additional Fury equal to trait level.
Hellrunner	Dodge +10 percent, max dodge +10 percent, and move cost -10 percent per trait level
Level 1	For every level of this train you gain Dodge +10 percent, max dodge +10 percent, and move cost -10 percent per trait level
Level 2	For every level of this train you gain Dodge +10 percent, max dodge +10 percent, and move cost -10 percent per trait level
Level 3	For every level of this train you gain Dodge +10 percent, max dodge +10 percent, and move cost -10 percent per trait level
Son of a Gun	Pistol/SMG Only—Critical chance and range bonus increases
Level 1	+10 percent critical chance, +1 max distance
Level 2	+20 percent critical chance, +1 optimal distance
Level 3	+40 percent critical chance

Reloader	Empty weapon reload time halved, with damage reduction.
Level 1	Reload time is halved if weapon is empty
Level 2	50 percent damage reduction while reloading
Level 3	All reload time is halved (cumulative with empty).
Sustained Fire	SMG/Auto/Rotary Only—Consecutive shots gain damage bonus
Level 1	+1 damage bonus per shot
Level 2	+1 damage bonus per shot
Level 3	+1 damage bonus per shot
Tough as Nails	One point of armor per level
Level 1	Increases your natural armor against all damage by +1

Level 2	Increases your natural armor against all damage by +1
Level 3	Increases your natural armor against all damage by +1
Rip and Tear	Melee Only—Fury generates on melee kills, and Fury becomes a melee damage bonus
Level 1	Half of Fury percentage becomes a melee damage bonus, +1 Fury on melee kill
Level 2	Full Fury percentage becomes a melee damage bonus, +3 Fury on melee kill
Level 3	+5 Fury on a melee kill
Army Surplus	Extra ammo in chests for equipped weapon
Level 1	Only ammo chests are affected
Level 2	All chests are affected
Level 3	Every fourth chest has additional non-ammo drops

Cover Master	Buffs stay unless you move, and splash damage is reduced.
Requires	Tough as Nails Level 1
Level 1	Hunker buff bonus stays as long as you don't move, -25 percent reduced splash damage
Level 2	Aim buff stays as long as you don't move, -50 percent reduced splash damage
Level 3	-75 percent reduced splash damage
Gunslinger	Pistol/SMG Only—Allows two guns to be used at the same time
Requires	Son of a Gun Level 2
Level 1	Fire time is 150 percent longer, reload time is both reload times combined, and distance penalty is reduced by -2.
Level 2	Fire time is 125%, reload time is 75 percent longer, and distance penalty is reduced to -1
Level 3	Fire time is 100 percent, and reload time is 50 longer.

Bloodhound	Encountered enemies are always visible on minimap.
Requires	Skilled Level 1
Level 1	Track seen enemies, detectable through walls up to two tiles.
Level 2	Detect through walls up to five tiles
Level 3	Always know where all enemies are
Field Medic	Increases healing
Requires	Ironman 2
Level 1	Healing is increased by 20 percent per trait level.
Level 2	Healing is increased by 20 percent per trait level.
Level 3	Healing is increased by 20 percent per trait level.

Whizkid	Increases item modding capabilities
Requires	Army Surplus Level 1
Level 1	Max mod level 2, choose from up to three perk choices
Level 2	Max mod level 3, choose from up to 4 perk choices
Level 3	All perk choices available, slam one extra mod on any moddable item
Angry Motherfker**	Damage bonus based on health missing
Requires	Hellrunner Level 1
Level 1	Up to 50 percent damage bonus
Level 2	Up to 100 percent damage bonus
Level 3	Gain 50 percent damage resistance when at 25 percent health or below

Running	Activates Skill—+20 percent evasion, 50 percent move cost for a short time by spending Fury
Requires	Furious Level 1
Level 1	Costs 20 Fury
Level 2	Costs 10 Fury, no cooldown
Level 3	Costs 5 Fury
Onslaught	Master Trait—Rotary/Auto/SMG Only—Once you start firing, moving makes you fire at nearest enemy
Requires	Hellrunner Level 2, Sustained Fire Level 1, Character Level 8
Level 1	-30 percent dodge
Level 2	Ammo consumption on movement halved, -20 percent dodge
Level 3	All penalties removed

Bulletstorm	Master Trait—Pistol/SMG Only— +1 shot, lower ammo consumption on reload
Requires	Army Surplus Level 1, Son of a Gun Level 2, Character Level 8
Level 1	+1 Shots, pistol/revolver fire time 125 percent
Level 2	Reload ammo consumption halved
Level 3	Reload ammo consumption is 20 percent for SMGs, 33 percent for pistols/revolvers, and fire time penalty for pistol/revolvers removed.
Army of Darkness	Master Trait—Shotguns/Launchers Only—Damage is converted to pierce, and range increased
Requires	Furious Level 1, Reloader Level 2, Character Level 8
Level 1	Splash damage weapons and impact damage launchers get converted to pierce damage
Level 2	Optimal range for shotguns and launchers increased by two
Level 3	Optimal range for shotguns and launchers is maxed

Vampyre	Master Trait—Melee Only—heal a percentage of your health on enemy kill
Requires	Ironman Level 1, Rip and Tear Level 2, Character Level 8
Level 1	5 percent of health restored
Level 2	Mechanical and semi-mechanical kills restores armor
Level 3	10 percent of health restored
Survivor	Master Trait—Cant die unless below certain health at the start of your turn. Low health regeneration
Requires	Angry Motherf**ker Level 1, Tough as Nails Level 2, Character Level 8
Level 1	Health gate 25, regenerate three hp per turn
Level 2	Health gate 20, regenerate three hp per turn
Level 3	Regenerate three hp per turn in combat.

Scout

The Scout class is for players that want to take their time, and use their stealth ability to their advantage. To scout situations, for the best possible outcome before the fight has even begun.

Scouts are the masters of stealth and have the best intel.

Scout	Description
Resource	The Scout utilizes Energy as a class resource and it regenerates when opening chests. It can overflow until you leave a level.
Passive	Scouting ahead has revealed the location of all the regular elevators. Branch connections and special levels are still hidden. You only have access to two weapon slots.
Active/Ability	For 25 Energy, you can activate stealth and go invisible for a few turns (or until you attack). When stealthed, you gain a +100 percent critical chance.
Starting Gear	Scouts start with a revolver and .44 ammo.

Traits	Description
Skilled	Improves your class trait
Level 1	Reveals branch elevators and increases stealth time.
Level 2	Reveals special level elevators and allows one free attack when in stealth.
Level 3	Further increases stealth time.
Eagle Eye	Increase weapon range
Level 1	+1 max distance
Level 2	+1 optimal distance
Level 3	-1 minimum distance
Dash	Passive Skill—movement/dashing increase
Level 1	+70 percent move speed while dashing

Level 2	+100 percent move speed and 25 percent damage resistance while dashing
Level 3	-50 percent damage resistance while dashing
Hellrunner	Dodge +10 percent, max dodge +10 percent, and move cost -10 percent per trait level
Level 1	For every level of this train you gain Dodge +10 percent, max dodge +10 percent, and move cost -10 percent per trait level
Level 2	For every level of this train you gain Dodge +10 percent, max dodge +10 percent, and move cost -10 percent per trait level
Level 3	For every level of this train you gain Dodge +10 percent, max dodge +10 percent, and move cost -10 percent per trait level
Son of a Gun	Pistol/SMG Only—Critical chance and range bonus increases
Level 1	+10 percent critical chance, +1 max distance
Level 2	+20 percent critical chance, +1 optimal distance
Level 3	+40 percent critical chance

Juggler	Swap between weapons and use items faster
Level 1	Swap weapons twice as fast
Level 2	Swap weapons in 1/4th of the time, and use items twice as fast
Level 3	Swap weapons instantly
Executioner	Critical chance bonus on close range
Level 1	+50 percent max crit chance, max range 2
Level 2	+75 percent max crit chance, max range 2
Level 3	+100 percent max crit chance, max range 4
Hacker	Decreases hack multitool costs
Level 1	Each level of this skill reduces multitool cost of hacking.

Level 2	Each level of this skill reduces multitool cost of hacking.
Level 3	Each level of this skill reduces multitool cost of hacking.
Swashbuckler	Melee attacking an enemy with a gun will automatically switch to a melee weapon if present
Level 1	+25 percent bonus per kill, up to 50 percent crit chance
Level 2	+50 percent per kill, up to 100 percent crit chance
Level 3	+100 percent per kill up to 100 percent crit chance
Hoarder	Gain extra gun slow, then two additional inventory slots per level
Level 1	Extra gun slot
Level 2	Two extra inventory slots
Level 3	Two more inventory slots

Dodgemaster	Non-move action halves dodge instead of removing it
Requires	Hellrunner 2
Level 1	Half dodge instead of removing it
Level 2	20 percent minimal dodge
Level 3	30 percent minimal dodge, +10 percent maximum dodge
Gunslinger	Pistol/SMG Only—Allows two guns to be used at the same time
Requires	Son of a Gun Level 2
Level 1	Fire time is 150 percent longer, reload time is both reload times combined, and distance penalty is reduced by -2.
Level 2	Fire time is 125%, reload time is 75 percent longer, and distance penalty is reduced to -1
Level 3	Fire time is 100 percent, and reload time is 50 longer.

Infiltrator	Refund stealth cost on hack/disable/access
Requires	Hacker Level 1
Level 1	Stealth hack refunds cost
Level 2	Reveal all terminals and stations, enhanced Recon information in terminals
Level 3	Remote access terminals
Scavenger	Convert regular ammo at a loss to the current weapon
Requires	Hoarder Level 1
Level 1	Convert 9mm, .44 and shells at a 2- percent/level ration
Level 2	Convert 7.62 at a 20 percent/level ratio
Level 3	Convert rockets (5 percent/level ration) and cells (10 percent/level ratio)

Whizkid	Increases item modding capabilities
Requires	Army Surplus Level 1
Level 1	Max mod level 2, choose from up to three perk choices
Level 2	Max mod level 3, choose from up to 4 perk choices
Level 3	All perk choices available, slam one extra mod on any moddable item
Energy Leech	Passive Skill—more energy from chests, energy on kills
Requires	Skilled Level 1
Level 1	+4 energy per chests, +1 per melee kill
Level 2	+7 energy per chests, +2 per melee kill, +1 per any other kill
Level 3	+10 energy per chests, +3 per melee kill

Deadly Precision	Pistol/SMG/Semi/Auto Only—Consecutive shots gain crit bonus. Aim stays unless you move
Requires	Eagle Eye Level 1
Level 1	+25 percent crit per shot
Level 2	+50 percent crit per shot
Level 3	+75 percent crit per shot. Aim vuff added to crit chance
Sniper	Master Trait—Auto/Semi Only—increases range and crit chance bonuus based on range
Requires	Deadly Precision Level 2, Eagle Eye Level 1, Character Level 8
Level 1	Increases range and crit chance bonuus based on range
Level 2	+25 percent critical damage bonus
Level 3	+50 percent critical damage bonus

Gun Kata	Master Trait—Dual Pistol/SMG Only— shoot both pistols while moving
Requires	Hellrunner Level 1, Gunslinger Level 1, Character Level 8
Level 1	-20 percent dodge
Level 2	-10 percent dodge
Level 3	Fire both pistols even if there's a single enemy
Gunrunner	Master Trait—Reload weapons on move and reduce fire time
Requires	Dash Level 1, Eagle Eye Level 1, Character Level 8
Level 1	50 percent fire time after movement
Level 2	25 percent fire time after movement, +1 optimal distance
Level 3	+25 percent flat damage after movement

Assassinate	Master Trait—Using a melee weapon phase shift towards an enemy and attacks
Requires	Executioner Level 2, Dash 1, Character Level 8
Level 1	5 turn cooldown
Level 2	No cooldown
Level 3	Assassinations while in stealth refund 10 Energy
Ghost	Master Trait—Stealth is cheaper and increased enemy detection
Requires	Skilled Level 2, Eagle Eye Level 1, Character Level 8
Level 1	Stealth costs 15 Energy, detect and track enemies in range 7, even through walls
Level 2	Stealth costs 10
Level 3	All enemy positions revealed

Technician

Technicians are a hybrid of the two classes above. They focus heavily on using equipment as weaponry and are highly effective against mechanical enemies.

Technicians are masters of equipment and tinkering.

Technician	Description
Resource	Technicians utilize Power as a class resource. It regenerates by picking power orbs dropped from mechanical and semi-mechanical creatures. It can overflow until you leave a level.
Passive	Technicians use any consumables (including grenades) twice as fast.
Active/Ability	For spending Power, Technicians can activate a smokescreen that will block sight around you. The expenditure of this resource differs depending on your chosen difficulty.
Starting Gear	Technicians starts off with three multitools.

Traits	Description
Skilled	Improves your class trait
Level 1	Smokescreen stats around longer
Level 2	Smokescreen range becomes larger
Level 3	All mods are returned when dismantling
Whizkid	Increases item modding capabilities
Level 1	Max mod level 2, choose from up to 3 perks
Level 2	Max mod level 3, choose from up to 4 perks
Level 3	All perk choices avaialble, slam one extra mod into any moddable item
Powerjack	Gain power from accessing terminals and stations
Level 1	20 Power per terminal/station siphoned

Level 2	40 Power per terminal/station siphoned, 5 power per chest siphoned
Level 3	10 Power per chest siphoned
Cover Master	Hunker (and Aim at Level 2) stays unless you move, reduced splash damage
Level 1	Hunker bonus stays as long as you don't move, - 25 percent splash damage
Level 2	Aim bonus stays as logn as you don't move, -50 percent splash damage
Level 3	-75 percent splash damage
Son of a Gun	Pistol/SMG Only—Critical chance and range bonus increases
Level 1	+10 percent critical chance, +1 max distance
Level 2	+20 percent critical chance, +1 optimal distance
Level 3	+40 percent critical chance

Juggler	Swap between weapons and use items faster
Level 1	Swap between weaposn twice as fast
Level 2	Swap between weapons in 1/4th of the time, use items twice as fast
Level 3	Swap weapons instantly
Sustained Fire	SMG/Auto/Rotary Only—Consecutive shots gain damage bonus
Level 1	+1 damage bonus per shot
Level 2	+1 damage bonus per shot
Level 3	+1 damage bonus per shot
Hacker	Reduces mulitool costs of hacking
Level 1	Each level reduced mulitool costs of hacking

Level 2	Each level reduced mulitool costs of hacking
Level 3	Each level reduced mulitool costs of hacking
Juggernaut	Passive Skill—Damage resistance when moving against attacks from the front
Level 1	-25 percent damage resistance
Level 2	-50 percent damage resistance
Level 3	-75 percent damage resistance
Hoarder	Gain an extra gun slot, then two additrional inventory slots/level
Level 1	Gain an extra gun slot
Level 2	Two extra inventory slots
Level 3	Two extra inventory slots

Toxicologist	Toxic smokescreen, immunity to poison
Requires	Powerjack Level 1
Level 1	Immunity to poison, and gain a toxic smokescreen#
Level 2	50 percent strong poison
Level 3	smoke grenades become gas grenades, all gas grenades benefits from 50 percent strong poison
Headshot	Pistol/SMG kill—Headshot every few moves
Requires	Son of a Gun Level 2
Level 1	Cooldown 5 turns, +60 percent critical chance
Level 2	+100 percent critical chance
Level 3	Cooldown 3 turns

Remote Hack	You can remotely hack enemies
Requires	Hacker Level 1
Level 1	Remote hack on cooldown
Level 2	Cooldown removed, automatically hack turrnes in sight
Level 3	When entering a level, hack everything that has a zero multiool hack cost
Scavenger	Convert regular ammo at a loss to the current weapon equipped
Requires	Hoarder Level 1
Level 1	Convert to 9mm, .44 and shells at a 20 percent level/ratio
Level 2	Convert 7.62 at a 20 percent level/ratio
Level 3	Convert rockets (5 percent/level ration) and cells (10 percent/level ratio)

Sysop	Increases item modding capabilities
Requires	Terminals have a +1 charge per level, reveals network
Level 1	One extra charge, reveals stations
Level 2	Two extra charges, reveals terminals
Level 3	Three extra charges, reveals chests
Bladedancer	Dual wield blades
Requires	Juggernaut Level 1
Level 1	150 percent attack time
Level 2	125 attack time, +50 percent guard
Level 3	No attack time penalty, guard is doubled

Grenadier	Extra grenades and grenade improvements
Requires	Hoarder Level 1
Level 1	Each ammo chests you open comes with an extra grenade
Level 2	General chests also carry grenades and grenades have a higher chance to gib
Level 3	+1 grenade explosion size
Entrenchment	Master Trait—Hunker gices damage reduction and reload automatically hunkers
Requires	Sustained Fire Level 2, Cover Master Level 1, Character Level 8
Level 1	-30 percent damage reduction. 70 percent ammo consumption
Level 2	-40 percent damage reduction. 50 percent ammo consumption
Level 3	-50 percent damage reduction

Sharpshooter	Master Trait—Pistol/SMG Only—increases range, and damage bonus depending on range
Requires	Whizkid Level 1, Son of a Gun Level 2, Character Level 8
Level 1	Max range for pistols and SMGs increased by 1, 50 percent damage bonus at max range
Level 2	75 percent damage bonus at max range
Level 3	Reload ammo consumption is 20 per100 percent damage bonus at max range
Fireangel	Master Trait—Splash damage resistance, and fire effects
Requires	Whizkid Level 1, Cover Master Level 1, Character Level 8
Level 1	50 percent reduction of splash damage (stacks), immunity to fire status effect
Level 2	Splash damage immunity, damage sets things on fire
Level 3	Increases fire damage

Blademaster	Master Trait—autoattack with blades on move
Requires	Bladedancer Level 2, Juggernaut Level 1, Character Level 8
Level 1	Single melee attack after move
Level 2	+1 melee guard range, move on kill can trigger an extra attack
Level 3	Attack with both blades if dual-wielding
Wizard	Master Trait—Smokescreen on cooldown, hacked enemy boost, summons drones/bots
Requires	Skilled Level 1, Hacker Level 2, Character Level 8
Level 1	Smokescreen becomes cooldown skill, summon a drone at costs of 30 Power, hacked enemies have overhealth
Level 2	Wizard summons entries, summon cost 20
Level 3	Wizard summons security bots

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