Lineage 2 beginner's guide

Seven steps from installing the game to a subclass. Choose your server's chronicle, and the links will adjust to it.

The beginner's path

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1
Install the game and create a character
before the game
What Lineage 2 is, how to install the client and create your first character.
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2
Get used to the controls
Lv. 1
Status window, skill bars, camera and chat — what's where on the screen.
Interface Hotkeys
3
Choose a class
Lv. 1–20
Race and type (fighter or mage) are chosen at creation, the class — from level 20. Decide who you want to play: tank, damage, mage, healer or support.
How to choose a class
4
Level where it pays off
the whole way
The planner will show which monsters to hunt at your level, which quests to take and what to learn.
Leveling planner Leveling planner Monster map Monster map
5
Get your classes
20 · 40 · Lv. 76
The first class is from level 20, the second from 40, the third from 76. Each has its own quest.
Class transfer quests Class transfer quests
6
Gear up by grade
D · C · B · A · S
Equipment unlocks by level: D grade from 20, C from 40, B from 52, A from 61, S from 76.
Craft calculator Craft calculator Armor sets Armor
7
Subclass and nobility
Lv. 75+
A second class for the character, then the nobility quest and the Grand Olympiad.
Subclass Subclass Nobility Noblesse

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Don't know your server's chronicle? It's stated in the server announcement — Lineage 2 server announcements.

Install the game and create a character