The more you fight the stronger you get. In WWZ, that means leveling up and gaining skills. While the game’s skill system seems a bit confusing at first, it actually allows you to streamline your character class however you want.
We’ve put together some example builds for you to try out, as well as some general tips and tricks on how progression works (which you can skip if you’ve already got a firm grasp on it).
General Progression Tips
First things first. Each class has its own progression, so your best bet is to find one you like and stick with it for the time being.
Looking at the skill tree, you can see that skills are broken into columns of three for the most part. You can have one skill from every column active at one time. So, if you want more than one skill from the same column, you’ll have to make a hard decision.
What’s more, you can spend coins you earn through playing either on unlocking skills or upgrading your weapons. We recommend skill first, but hey, it’s your life.
No matter which character you are playing as, you can still choose whichever class you want, so don’t worry about that.
Right then, on with the builds. To see what campaign characters and classes we think are the best and worst, head to this list.
World War Z Campaign Builds
Gunslinger
For this build in particular, we are leaning into firing forever. Well, as long as you still have ammo.
The aim here is to almost entirely rely on your firearms and switch between weapons once the magazine is empty. To play to the Gunslinger’s strengths, these are the skills we recommend.
Hellraiser
If you love the smell of explosions in the morning, afternoon, and evening, then this is the class for you. We are going all in on C4 and Claymores with this build. These are the skills you want.
Medic
This is very much the class for you if you are the protective type. Your aim with this build is to be a proper support class, but to also stay healthy yourself. So, here are the skills you need.
Fixer
This is the supplier of the group and another excellent support class. You can drop off explosive ammo for yourself and your team, you best believe that this build leans into that. This is what you want.
Slasher
If you prefer to get close and personal with the horde of flesh-hungry zombies then have we got the class for you. In order to best utilize the Slasher’s endurance, we are going all in on playing this game like it is Dynasty Warriors. Here is how to do it.
Exterminator
The Exterminator is great for crowd control. Where the other classes here are generally better at single target attacks or support, the Exterminator is great for attacking a group. Here is how best to lean into that strength.
There you have it. One build for each of the classes you can choose in World War Z’s Campaign mode.
Keep in mind that these aren’t the only builds you can choose in the game, the skills are hugely varied, and it is a lot of fun to mess around with them as a result. For more tips and lists for this zombie slaughterfest, head over to our World War Z guides page. page.
