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Can You Change Class in The Elder Scrolls Online?

Like the single-player The Elder Scrolls games, The Elder Scrolls Online lets you choose your starting class. But what if hours or even days into the game, you decide that one isnā€™t for you? Youā€™ll want to know whether you can change class in The Elder Scrolls Online.Ā Ā 

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Hereā€™s What You Need to Know About Changing Class in The Elder Scrolls Online

Maybe you became a Necromancer because you wanted to wear a lot of black. Or perhaps you chose the Dragonknight class before you got to Game of Thrones Season 7. Whatever the reason, you now you regret your decision and are looking to switch up classes.

The bad news, unfortunately, is that you canā€™t change your class. Youā€™d have to start the whole game again with a new character. You can certainly juggle two characters, but you canā€™t suddenly switch class.Ā 

Itā€™s possible the option will become available at some point in the future. However, as recently as February of 2023, an official The Elder Scrolls Online Community Manager confirmed that there are no plans to let players do that.Ā 

Bethesda is aware that some players would appreciate the option but according to that Community Manager: ā€œWe do not have any plans on implementing class changes tokens at this time. There are a number of technical challenges with implementing them, and it would take a significant amount of time to solve these challenges efficiently and safely.ā€

Even if class change tokens are implemented, chances are youā€™ll have to buy them from The Elder Scrolls Online shop with real money. So, right now you canā€™t change class in The Elder Scrolls Online and thatā€™s all you need to know.Ā 


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Chris McMullen is a freelance contributor at The Escapist and has been with the site since 2020. He returned to writing about games following several career changes, with his most recent stint lasting five-plus years. He hopes that, through his writing work, he settles the karmic debt he incurred by persuading his parents to buy a Mega CD. Outside of The Escapist, Chris covers news and more for GameSpew. He's also been published at such sites as VG247, Space, and more. His tastes run to horror, the post-apocalyptic, and beyond, though he'll tackle most things that aren't exclusively sports-based. At Escapist, he's covered such games as Infinite Craft, Lies of P, Starfield, and numerous other major titles.