It is not a class mostly because to use its abilities you need a spell, not armour. Shape shifting allows you to change into different creatures. Unlike classes shape shifting WILL change the element of your attacks, for example, switching to fire zard will make your attacks do fire damage. Starting Shape Shifting Class When you arrive at shape shifting training (see right) you will meet Gnuvian. To start shape shifting, you'll have to buy the shape shift spell, which is 500 gold, and then you can start training.