# Elite Dangerous class guides

> Character classes: what each is good at, how it plays, and which to pick. Player-made Elite Dangerous guides on QnA.GG.

The page: https://qna.gg/games/elite-dangerous/classes. Every guide as JSON: https://qna.gg/api/guides?q=class&game=Elite+Dangerous.

## Guides, most read first

- [Elite Dangerous: Complete Guide](https://qna.gg/g/elite-dangerous-complete-guide-f1ceca53.md), by Qloud: From your first Sidewinder launch to engineering, big-money careers, and the 2026 additions (Operations, the Nomad and Rhino surface mining), this guide covers the systems that matter for a new or returning Commander.…