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With only a few hours left until the launch of Torchlight Infinite SS14, if you're still undecided on your starter character, the following options may help you find your rhythm in the game more quickly.

Some of these are well-suited for beginners looking for a steady progression, while others are geared toward late-game scaling, catering to a variety of different farming needs:

• Youga 3
• Selena 2
• Rehan 2
• Erika 1
• Rosa 2
• Sage
• Carino 2
• Iris 2
• Selena 1

Youga 3

Youga 3 is the most compelling new addition to try in Season 14. His greatest strength lies in his versatility; he can effectively utilize Physical, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Erosion-based caster builds.

The introduction of new throwing skills further expands his potential across a wide range of spell-based systems.

If you tailor your gear to these skills, you might find the setup significantly more affordable than Chromatic Shot build that dominated the meta when Sage was first released.

Cold, Physical-conversion, and Lightning variants are all viable paths for your leveling journey.

If you enjoy experimenting with your own build combinations, playing Youga 3 during the early stages of Torchlight Infinite Tartarus season will offer plenty of fresh, engaging discovery.

Selena 2

Although some players found Selena 2 a bit challenging to pick up last season, she is a character whose power should not be underestimated.

To achieve strong damage output with Selena 2, you'll need to focus on critical hits and frequent spell-casting. However, many of these actions can be automated, leading to a very smooth gameplay experience once your build comes together.

Frost Terra build remains highly potent in Season 14, and given the powerful performance of various spell-based archetypes last season, Selena 2 is definitely a character to watch this time around.

Rehan 2

Rehan 2 is arguably one of the most popular characters in Torchlight Infinite, offering a fast-paced, melee-focused playstyle that excels at clearing maps.

He can seamlessly transition between movement skills and attacks, allowing him to dispatch enemies with remarkable speed.

A major advantage of melee-focused playstyles is the ability to weave high-speed movement into combat; this not only makes the gameplay feel fluid, but also ensures strong, consistent progression for your build.

Rehan 2 has long been renowned for his high survivability. Although he received some nerfs in SS14, he remains a highly reliable choice.

Erika 1

Erika 1 is another exceptionally powerful melee option. There is a vast array of builds and variations centered around her, making her an ideal choice for players who prefer to follow established, proven build paths.

However, you cannot afford to skimp on defensive investment when playing Erika 1, as her base defensive capabilities are not particularly strong.

You can buy Torchlight Infinite Flame Elementium to boost your gear's defensive capabilities, turning your Erika 1 into a top-tier character for both early-game progression and endgame content.

Rosa 2

Like Rehan 2 and Erika 1, Rosa 2 is a melee-oriented character, though her playstyle differs significantly.

She features a potent build centered on Mana stacking - a transition you can make once you have sufficient resources - as well as alternative, non-Mana-stacking configurations, offering great flexibility in how you play.

Rosa 2 is highly popular in Torchlight Infinite, with many well-developed build guides available. If you want to play a melee character while retaining the flexibility to pivot your build later, she is an excellent choice.

Sage

Compared to other characters, Sage's greatest strength lies in her ability to amplify the benefits gained from Elixirs - items that are already effective for other characters become even more powerful in her hands.

Furthermore, she is versatile enough to support various playstyles, including melee, spellcasting, and minion-based builds. If you want to explore multiple gameplay directions with a single character, Sage is a top-tier option to consider for Tartarus season.

Carino 2

Carino 2 is a ranged character whose projectiles return after being fired, allowing for highly efficient map clearing. Unlike Erika 1 or Rosa 2, he does not require you to engage in close-quarters combat.

He also offers excellent scaling potential and a wide array of ranged options; for instance, Focused Shot build for Carino 2 consistently holds a powerful position on Torchlight Infinite leaderboards.

Many players have achieved impressive results with him in past seasons, making him a solid choice for Season 14 - especially for those who prefer to maintain a safe distance from enemies while clearing maps efficiently.

Iris 2

Iris 2 has seen few changes heading into Season 14, maintaining a high power level, though her builds typically come with a higher cost.

Her summoning playstyle is quite unique: you control a golem and utilize its specific skills, while other minions provide additional damage support.

Compared to traditional summoning archetypes, this approach offers a more engaging, hands-on experience - all while delivering substantial speed and damage output.

Selena 1

Selena 1 offers a completely different playstyle compared to the previously mentioned Selena 2. Her core advantage is the ability to use channeled skills while on the move, meaning Beam style builds no longer require you to stand still.

Revered Light ring now appears to guarantee four specific affixes, providing bonuses to Beam Skill Level, the number of beams, beam length, and the number of refractions for your beam skills.

Playing Selena 1 in Season 14 will also provide a highly satisfying map-clearing experience.

There are plenty of character options available in Torchlight Infinite Tartarus season, and you just need to find the one that best aligns with your budget and preferred playstyle!

The theme for Torchlight Infinite Season 14 is Tartarus, and its official launch is confirmed for October 15 at 7:00 PM PDT. Just yesterday, the developers revealed the season's key content during a preview livestream.

If you are curious about Tartarus season and want to start preparing now, take a look at this guide we've summarized from the livestream!

New seasonal mechanic: Tartarus

As with most Torchlight Infinite seasons, SS14 seasonal mechanic aligns with its theme: Tartarus. If you played Season 11, you'll find that Tartarus feels like an upgraded version of Vorax mechanic.

Currently, Tartarus gameplay resembles a board game: Caged Beasts are scattered across Netherrealm board. You must harness Clockwork Core to capture them, eventually quelling Prison Riot to earn rewards.

More specifically, you will see three zones on the board representing different options. Since Caged Beasts have a predator-prey relationship with one another, you can cultivate a specific beast by manipulating these interactions.

When a beast consumes other resource-type beasts, it levels up. Various events can occur during this process, even triggering chain reactions, which allow you to uncover further secrets.

Once a beast reaches Rainbow rank, it moves aside to free up board space, and you receive a reward for achieving that rank.

Another similarity to Vorax mechanic is the flip system: you will experience several flips, giving you the chance to double the loot when opening chests or even cause a chest to reappear.

After clearing the entire board, many chests await you. Opening them yields abundant Flame Elementium or gear, helping you progress quickly during the early stages of the season.

In addition to the new Tartarus content, Torchlight Infinite Season 14 retains Afterlight gameplay from the previous season as a core system, while introducing further optimizations.

What is Followers System?

Building upon Tartarus mechanic, Torchlight Infinite has introduced a related Followers system. Simply put, you can select specific units from four varieties of Caged Beasts to serve as your followers.

They fight alongside you in combat, functioning much like mercenaries. Followers possess their own unique skills, and you can upgrade them to enhance skill effects or unlock additional abilities.

While Follower skills are fundamentally similar to the skills you use yourself, they come with special effects, distinct bonuses or buffs, and varying skill levels.

Therefore, to make the most of this mechanic in Season 14, finding an excellent Follower and configuring the right skills for them will be crucial, potentially even giving rise to powerful new builds.

Followers typically come with an initial skill, and higher rarity tiers provide more skill slots. Top-tier skills may even feature a crafting slot, allowing you to add extra support effects to them.

New Hero Trait: The Ultimate One

Youga is one of Torchlight Infinite's classic heroes. Having previously featured two exclusive Hero Traits, Tartarus season introduces a third: The Ultimate One.

This Hero Trait allows you to use a Clockwork Core to empower a specific spell, inflicting a Confused effect. Doing so occupies a support skill slot and deploys a turret.

Subsequently, all your Entanglement effects automatically attach to this turret, enabling it to fire a barrage of projectiles or spells.

Beyond this core mechanic, The Ultimate One (Youga 3) possesses various intriguing abilities, such as corrupting spells with elemental forces from other timelines.

Consequently, the spell's visual manifestation, stat bonuses, or elemental attributes may shift depending on the specific skill used.

Youga 3 also gains a movement skill that relocates both himself and Clockwork Core simultaneously. Additionally, he can create an arena-like zone where projectiles ricochet off the walls.

Defensively, Torchlight Infinite has added a protective mechanism for Youga 3: incoming damage is either mitigated over time or distributed elsewhere. Should he fall in battle, he instantly fully recovers and freezes all surrounding enemies (with the exception of Bosses).

In short, Youga 3, The Ultimate One, is a character deeply integrated with Entanglement mechanic, with a playstyle centered primarily around projectiles.

If you want to play Youga 3 in Season 14, in addition to mastering the character's core mechanics, you will need to buy Torchlight Infinite Flame Elementium to fully upgrade your gear and boost the related build's overall power.

Optimizations for existing Hero Traits

Thea 1 had previously drawn criticism from players for being underpowered; in Season 14, Torchlight Infinite has comprehensively reworked her. Perhaps the most compelling change is the ability to modify specific talent pages.

In addition to these gameplay refinements, Torchlight Infinite has completely overhauled the visual effects for three existing Hero Traits: Gemma 2, Carino 2, and Bing 1.

New legendary gear to watch

Torchlight Infinite SS14 will introduce at least five new pieces of Legendary Gear. A standout among them is First Aember gloves. These gloves allow you to continuously apply Corrosion and, with a bit of luck, gain four additional base affixes.

Even when already corroded, these gloves can withstand the effects of deep-level corrosion, meaning you can subject them to the most extreme corrosion treatments.

However, there are also many ways this gear can be ruined; for instance, triggering Chaos Corrosion will remove one of its affixes.

Further optimizations

Beyond the new content mentioned above, the preview livestream showcased additional upgrades coming to Torchlight Infinite in Season 14, such as visual updates to menu interfaces that had previously remained largely untouched.

Specifically, starting in SS14, you will be able to view exact numerical values and their precise locations within the talent tree.

The development team has also optimized various options and drop-down menus, allowing you to save search presets or share and copy search criteria from other players.

Other changes include faster loot drop displays achieved through optimized rendering, updates to the game progression system to make certain rewards available earlier, and more.

That covers the core highlights of Torchlight Infinite SS14; as for the subtler details, you can discover them for yourself once the season officially begins!