Battlefield 1 classes guide: Tips on how to best utilise every class

Before you jump into Battlefield 1‘s chaotic multiplayer, be sure to prepare yourself by understanding the basics and finding the right class that suits your play style. This is a multiplayer experience that is entirely reliant upon each player’s ability to play to their strengths and help out their team, and you don’t want to be that player that ultimately makes it harder for a team to claim victory.

There are four primary classes in Battlefield 1, along with Vehicle and Special classes. In this guide we’ll take you through every class, and detail the weapons available, tips on how to play that class, and how to best service your team playing a specific way.

Classes in Battlefield 1 act as more than merely just different means to hoist varied weaponry: each class has a specific goal and mission in a match. That’s why it’s imperative that you understand the fundamentals of each class, and player to each’s strengths. Also acknowledging your own skillset will set you up for a successful Battlefield 1 career and experience.

Be sure to also check out our Battlefield 1 multiplayer tips guide, which will take you through the basics on how to earn the respect of your teammates.

Assault Class Tips And Best Loadout

Battlefield 1‘s Assault class really mixes things up compared to the class’s appearance in other Battlefield entries. The focus for Assault-class players is to be aggressive in attack and defense. In past Battlefield games, the Assault class had the capacity to heal and revive. However, that has been shifted over to the Medic class, and the Assault class now has the task of taking care of large armoured vehicles, as well as absolutely annihilating the enemy as quickly and efficiently as possible.

The first thought of many players, particularly first-time players, is that the Assault class is the easier class to play because it’s the default. That couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, all classes in Battlefield 1 have been designed in such a way as to be of a specific purpose to a team. That means that if you choose a class and don’t utilise the tools available to it, you’re doing your team a huge disservice. In the case of the Assault class, not only is it important that you lead in the frontline, have good control and knowledge of the weaponry, and have a quick trigger-finger, you’re also responsible for taking out tanks and the like.

Vehicles play an important role in Battlefield 1, and they can really turn a match on its head if either team isn’t doing what is necessary to either attack with them or neutralise them. With the Assault class, it’s up to them to take them out as quickly as possible.

Assault Class Weapons

Automatico M1918 Factory
Automatico M1918 Trench
Automatico M1918 Light Infantry
Model 10-A Heavy
Model 10-A Factory
Model 10-A Hunter
Model 10-A Slug
MP 18 Trench
MP 18 Experimental
MP 18 Optical
M97 Trench Gun Backbored
M97 Trench Gun Hunter
M97 Trench Gun Sweeper
12g Automatic Backbored
12g Automatic Extended
12g Automatic Hunter
Hellriegel 1915 Factor

Assault Class Sidearms

M1911
1903 Hammerless
Gasser M170
Howdah Pistol
Mle 1903
P08 Pistol
C93
Kolibri
No.3 Revolver

Assault Class Gadgets

Anti-Tank Grenade
AT Mine
Dynamite
AT Rocket Gun

Ideal Loadout

Your choice of assault weapon is really going to depend on your style. Heavy weaponry is good for providing covering fire for Medics and Support players, who may need to rush towards objectives to heal and resupply teammates. Trench-based weaponry is ideal for close-quarter combat, best used for capturing and defending objectives.

As for gadgets, the Dynamite is a must, particularly on maps and in modes with an armoured train. Place the dynamite on the track and cause some significant damage. The same can be said for the AT Mine. Use either to cause significant damage and blow the tracks off a tank. The Anti-Tank Grenade is useful for finishing a tank and armoured vehicle off, so use it only in combination with well-placed dynamite.

Basic Tips

The Assault class isn’t quite as run-and-gun as it seems. In fact, it’s perfect for close-quarter combat in buildings and around objectives.
Be sure to keep your back to buildings, and always work next to a Medic and/or Support player. Lead from the front, but keep low.
Take cover often and don’t break out from it just to get involved in a fire fight. Your weaponry normally isn’t ideal at long-range, so if you’re stuck behind cover, call in for support from your squad. You should have a Scout squadmate to provide squatting cover.

Medic Class Tips And Best Loadout

The Medic class is so important to your team. This really can’t be stressed enough. This is a class designed specifically to heal and patch up friendly teammates. They also have the capacity to resurrect fallen teammates. Medics should be protected at every cost, and provided with plenty of covering fire in order to heal wounded teammates. If you’re playing as a Medic, it’s important that you do more than just heal yourself: make sure you keep an eye out for the skull above fallen teammates, and use the Medical Syringe to bring them back from the dead. Watch out for the bandage cue as well, to temporarily heal teams with minor wounds.

Unfortunately, all too often the Medic is avoided by squads, who stack up on Scout and Assault classes. It can’t be stressed enough how important it is that someone is a Medic on your squad.

Medic Class Weapons

Cei-Rigotti Factory
Cei-Rigotti Artillery
Cei-Rigotti Optical
Cei-Rigotti Trench
Selbstlader M1916 Sharpshooter
Selbstlader M1916 Artillery
Selbstlader M1916 Factory
Selbstlader M1916 Optical
M1907 SL Automatic
M1907 SL Factory
M1907 SL Trench
M1907 SL Sweeper
Mondragon Artillery
Mondragon Marksman
Mondragon Storm
Mondragon Optical
Mondragon Sniper
Autoloading 8 .35 Factory
Autoloading 8 .35 Extended

Medic Class Sidearms

M1911
Auto Revolver
C96
Mle 1903
P08 Pistol
Taschenpistole M1914
C93
Kolibri
No.3 Revolver

Medic Class Gadgets

Bandage Pouch
Medical Crate
Rifle Grenade Fragmentation
Rifle Grenade Smoke
Rifle Grenade HE
Medical Syringe

Ideal Loadout

The M1907 SL Sweeper has good range, a solid rate of fire and causes solid damage. Recoil is low as well and can be useful at a distance. As a Medic, it’s ideal that you use the Bandage Pouch, Medical Crate and Medical Syringe as your primary gadgets. However, you can swap one of these out, probably the bandage pouch, for one of the Rifle grenades.

Basic Tips

Ensure you stick with a squad and don’t go out on your own.
Try not to get too involved in heavy fire, and instead keep an eye on squadmates and ensure they’re at full health.
When attempting to resurrect a downed teammate, be sure to ask your squad to squat you while you move out into open space. Don’t rush into a line of sight without someone having your back. It’s better that you let them respawn rather than you die and leave your squad without a Medic.

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Support Class Tips And Best Loadout

The Support class has a primary function to resupply teammates with ammunition, as well as provide covering fire. This is a class with a nice variety of light machine guns available, which are particularly useful when providing covering fire from a distance, as they spray bullets at a high rate. This can distract enemies while your teammates rush an objective. This is actually a fantastic class if you’d rather cover points from a vantage and defend objectives rather than rush them. It’s far less offensive than the Assault class, and doesn’t need to be quite as involved in the heat of the action as the Medic class. This makes it a useful class for newcomers who may prefer to learn the fundamentals from a distance.

Support Weapons

Lewis Gun Low Weight
Lewis Gun Suppressive
Lewis Gun Artillery
Lewis Gun Optical
M1909 Benét-Mercié Light Infantry
M1909 Benét-Mercié Gunner
M1909 Benét-Mercié Storm
M1909 Benét-Mercié Telescopic
Madsen MG Trench
Madsen MG Low Weight
Madsen MG Storm
Madsen MG Light Infantry
Bar M1918 Trench
Bar M1918 Storm
Bar M1918 Telescopic
MG15 n.A. Suppressive
MG15 n.A. Light Infantry
MG15 n.A. Low Weight
MG15 n.A. Storm
Huot Automatic Low Weight

Support Class Sidearms

M1911
Bulldog Revolver
Mle 1903
Modello 1915
P08 Pistol
Repetierpistole M1912
C93
Kolibri
No.3 Revolver

Support Gadgets

Tripwire Bomb – HE
Tripwire Bomb – Gas
Tripwire Bomb – Incendiary
Ammo Crate
Ammo Pack

Ideal Loadout

The M1909 offers fantastic range, high damage and superb accuracy as a sub-machine gun. Use one of these on offer. A combination of trip wires around objectives, particularly while defending, and supply gadgets will ensure you best support your team when needed.

Basic Tips

Keep a good distance from your team at key moments when rushing an objective, and then move in to resupply with ammo.
Be sure to keep low during heated fire and stay involved to keep your teammates stocked.
Provide covering fire whenever teammates are attempting to capture an objective or rush an objective.

Scout Class Tips And Best Loadout

The Scout class is, as one might expect, a sniper class. This means you’ll be watching out for enemies from a distance, marking them for your teammates and taking them out wherever necessary. You’ll need to find a good vantage point that covers a wide area, ideally an area that covers a recently captured point, or a point being captured by friendlies.

Scout Class Weapons

SMLE MKIII Sharshooter
Gewehr 98 Marksman
Gewehr 98 Sharpshooter
Gewehr 98 Infantry
Gewehr 98 Carbine
Gewehr M. 95 Carbine
Gewehr M. 95 Marksman
Russian 1895 Infantry
Russian 1895 Trench
Russian 1895 Sniper
SMLE MKIII Infantry
SMLE MKIII Carbine
M1903 Experimental
M1903 Marksman
M1903 Sniper
Martini-Henry Infantry

Scout Class Sidearms

M1911
Bodeo 1889
Frommer Stop
Mars Automatic
Mle 1903
P08 PistolC93
Kolibri
No.3 Revolver

Scout Gadgets

Flare Gun – Spot
K Bullets
Flare Gun – Flash
Spotting Scope

Ideal Loadout

Choose a sniper rifle to your liking here. You want good range, accuracy, and a decent reload rate. From a gadget perspective, the Spotting Scope is an absolute necessity and should be purchased as soon as possible. It allows you to mark enemies for your teammates, which is a fantastic tool during a heated match.

Basic Tips