Diablo III has been confirmed to contain five different classes. All five classes can have male and female characters.

• Barbarian - brute force makes a successful return, the Barbarian devastates foes with mighty power, man and woman alike.
• Witch Doctor - deemed the successor of the Necromancer. The Witch Doctor uses death, disease, curses and undead minions to swarm his would be opponents and drain their health and inflict impeding statuses on them.
• Wizard - manipulating the primal forces of the storm, arcane and even time itself, the Wizard is not afraid to destroy all in the path to victory. Successor of the Sorceress and Sorcerer.
• Monk - a religious warrior, he is a master of the martial arts and speed and a Holy Warrior of the light.
• Demon Hunter - can equip crossbows and launch explosives and seems to mainly attack from range.