Best Race / Class Pairs

[DavidMedley]

What do you think are the most effective race / class pairs? I'll start, though I'm creating this thread because I'm not sure of my answers. Order is same as birth screen, not my preference.


By Class

Warrior
- Dwarf
- Orc
- Troll
- Dunadan

Mage
- Elf
- Gnome
- High Elf

Druid
- Dwarf
- Troll
- Dunadan

Necromancer
- Elf
- Gnome
- High Elf

Paladin
- Dwarf
- Orc
- Dunadan

Rogue
- Hobbit
- Gnome
- Kobold

Ranger
- Half-Elf
- Elf
- Hobbit
- High Elf
- Kobold

Blackguard
- Orc
- Troll
- Dunadan


By Race

Human
- Half-casters, because of their balanced stats
- Anything that needs to level quickly

Half-Elf
- Rogue
- Ranger

Elf
- Mage
- Necromancer
- Rogue
- Ranger

Hobbit
- Ranger
- Rogue

Gnome
- Mage
- Necromancer

Dwarf
- Druid
- Priest
- Paladin

Orc
- Warrior
- Paladin
- Blackguard

Troll
- Warrior
- Paladin
- Blackguard

Dunadan
- Anything except Necromancer (infravision)

High Elf
- Mage
- Necromancer
- Rogue
- Ranger

Kobold
- Rogue
- Necromancer (for rPois?)