South Park: The Fractured But Whole features a variety of classes and powers for players to select, with the RPG allowing you to pick and choose which abilities you can use to aid you on your adventure. There are a total of 10 classes you’ll be able to use throughout the game, and you can mix and match them in order to create your own unique class combination.
While this approach allows for a large degree of customization and grants Fractured But Whole a surprising amount of depth, it does mean that there are an almost overwhelming number of powers to choose from and it can be difficult to know which ones will be of most use as you progress through the game. As such, we’ve provided a class guide below detailing every class that will be made available to you throughout the game, an overview of their powers and how they’ll each help you in battle. Take a look:
Fractured But Whole Class Guide: Speedster
Should you pick them?
Speedsters are light on their feet, prioritizing mobility and strength. While there are stronger classes in the game, none have greater mobility than the Speedster, making it a strong first choice.
Quantum Strength
Range: Attacks enemies within a square surrounding the player’s tile
Damage: High
Status Effects: None
Double-Edge
Range: Player’s tile only
Damage: None
Status Effects: Grants the player two actions on the turn it is used, but causes them to miss their next turn.
Supersonic Dash
Range: Three tiles ahead of the player
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Knockback
Ultimate: Hyperspace Fury
Range: One tile ahead of the player
Damage: High
Status Effect: Knockback
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Fractured But Whole Class Guide: Brutalist
Should you pick them?
A highly powerful class with minimal range, the Brutalist is the ideal class for those who want to dish out high amounts of damage. Their low range means that they’ll struggle when facing off against enemies attacking them from a distance, but as a DPS class they’re one of the game’s strongest options.
Brutal Bash
Range: One tile ahead of the player
Damage: High
Status Effect: Knockback
Wrecking Ball
Range: Three tiles ahead of the player
Damage: High
Status Effect: Knockback
Gasto Smash
Range: One tile surrounding the player
Damage: Low
Status Effect: Grossed Out, Knockback
Ultimate: Full-Force Fisting
Range: One tile ahead of the player
Damage: High
Status Effect: None
Fractured But Whole Class Guide: Blaster
Should you pick them?
A ranged hero that deals moderate damage, the Blaster is a decent all-rounder with some helpful status effects. Not the most impactful of classes, there are certainly better options in the game.
Triple Burn
Range: Three tiles ahead of the player
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Burning
Heat Wave
Range: A column of three tiles ahead of the player
Damage: Low
Status Effect: Knockback up to three enemies
Plasma Beam
Range: Six tiles ahead of the player
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: None
Ultimate: Backfire Blast
Range: One tile ahead of the player, and then a column two tiles wide with a length of three tiles
Damage: Low
Status Effect: Burning and Gross Out
Fractured But Whole Class Guide: Elementalist
Should you pick them?
A low-damage class with weather-based status effects and good range, the Elementalist can be a pest for the enemy team on the battlefield. If you’re okay with substituting power for status effects, then this class is a good option.
Sand trap
Range: Damages in four tiles in a square surrounding the player
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: None
Ice Prison
Range: One tile surrounding the player in a square
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Chilled
Hydro Helper
Range: One tile surrounding the player in a square
Damage: None
Status Effect: Heal, Attack Up
Ultimate: Elemental Onslaught
Range: A square surrounding the player up to four tiles wide
Damage: Low
Status Effect: Shock and Chill
Fractured But Whole Class Guide: Cyborg
Should you pick them?
A class with varied damage output that specializes in messing up the enemy using special abilities The Cyborg attracts a lot of attention to itself, so supplementing their abilities with some close-range crowd control moves is a favorable tactic.
Fatal Attraction
Range: Three tiles on all sides of the player’s tile
Damage: Low
Status Effect: Pulls in nearby enemies
Ganz Technique
Range: Three tiles ahead of the player
Damage: None
Status Effect: Applies Enraged, Gains Block
Faraday Uncaged
Range: One tile ahead of the player
Damage: High
Status Effect: Shock, Knockback
Ultimate: The Big Guns
Range: Three tiles ahead of the player
Damage: High
Status Effect: None
Fractured But Whole Class Guide: Psychic
A ranged class with moderate damage and a high amount of status effects, the Psychic is an excellent support class that can divide the enemy team. Equipped with both healing powers and the ability to confuse the enemy, the Psychic is great for both buffing allies and making enemies easier to deal with.
Psi-Shield
Range: One tile surrounding the player in a square
Damage: None
Status Effect: Grants Protection to the player or an ally
Dazzling Flash
Range: One tile surrounding the player in a square
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Confusion
Cerebral Blast
Range: Three tiles ahead of the player in a diagonal line
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Defense Down
Ultimate: Chakra Cleanse
Range: A square seven tiles wide surrounding the player
Damage: None
Status Effect: Healing and grants Protection
Fractured But Whole Class Guide: Assassin
A moderate damage class with status effects and decent range, as its name suggests the Assassin attacks from the shadows. A great class to pair with high damage attacks, the Assassin ensures that you can stealthily infiltrate the enemy’s back line, deal out a ton of damage and then slink back into darkness.
Quick Cut
Range: One tile ahead of the player
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Bleeding
Spin Slash
Range: Three tiles on all sides of the player’s tile
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Bleeding
Shadow Swap
Range: One tile surrounding the player in a small square
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Grants Invisibility
Ultimate: Deadly Dive
Range: One tile in a square seven tiles wide surrounding the player
Damage: High
Status Effect: Bleeding, grants Invisibility
Fractured But Whole Class Guide: Gadgeteer
A gadget-based class with plenty of tools to get the job done, the Gadgeteer uses, er, gadgets in order to aid your attack. Armed with a robot that detonates over a period of time and a turret that deals sustained damage until it’s destroyed, the Gadgeteer can be a pain for the enemy to deal with and its gadget-based abilities are best paired with some healing powers.
Boom-Boom Buddy
Range: One tile surrounding the player in a square
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Summons a robot
Straight Shooter
Range: One tile surrounding all sides of the player’s tile
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Summons a turret
Gigavolt Globe
Range: One tile ahead of the player, three tiles ahead of that tile in a single column
Damage: Low
Status Effect: Shock
Ultimate: Airborne Annihilator
Range: A square of nine tiles ahead of either side of the player
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: None
Fractured But Whole Class Guide: Plantmancer
A support class with useful status effects and great range, the Plantmancer can dish out punishment and heals from a mighty distance. The best pure support class in the game, the Plantmancer is ideal for those who want to provide buffs / dish out status effects on the back line while their buddies dish out the damage.
Putrifying Petals
Range: A square of up to two tiles surrounding the player
Damage: None
Status Effect: Heals, removes status effects and grants Attack Up to the player and nearby allies
Sweet Scent
Range: Three tiles ahead of the player
Damage: Moderate
Status Effect: Charm
Root Burst
Range: A column with a width of three tiles and length of six
Damage: Low
Status Effect: Bleeding, Knockback
Ultimate: Nature’s Gift
Range: A square seven tiles wide surrounding the player
Damage: None
Status Effect: Heals and revives all players
Fractured But Whole Class Guide: Martial Artist
A high-damage class ideal for swiftly dispatching enemies, the Martial Artist boasts the most powerful base attacks in the game. Equip the Martial Artist with a self-healing ability or a move that grants them some mobility and you’ll have the most competent powerhouse in the game.
Dragon Force Punch
Range: One tile ahead of the player
Damage: High
Status Effect: Knockback
Dragon Dance
Range: All tiles surrounding the player in a small circle
Damage: High
Status Effect: None
Dragon Reversal
Range: Four tiles ahead of the player
Damage: High
Status Effect: Reverse Knockback, Defense Down and Slow
Ultimate: Dragon Swagger
Range: A square seven tiles wide surrounding the player
Damage: None
Status Effect: Enrage, grants Block
