Meisters

Meisters (職人, Shokunin; Literally meaning "craftsman," "mechanic," "worker") are people with exceptional soul wavelengths and are paired with weapons.

Ranks
There are three different levels of a meister, with each designated with a star. One-star being the lowest and three-star being the best. The difference between the ranks is evident from the focus in battle, types of skills used, and mially to harvest evil human souls, rarely straying from these types. This likely stems from the fact that most new meisters strive to gather souls and create a Death Scythe. Two-stars and above seem to be sent on specific missions that can have nothing to do with harvesting souls. Often, thosen ffic skill that would prove advantageous to them. Sid, for example, is normally sent on missions as a spy.

Abilities
Meisters are best known for being paired with a weapon, but top-level meisters can fight on their own. Stein, the strongest meister who ever graduated from Shibusen, did not dread the prospect of fighting against two meisters unarmed and while in a chair. This was also seen when he was teaching a class on team Resonance. During this occasion, he instructed Maka, Ox and Black Star to fight him and not hold back. Once again, he fought them all while sitting on his chair.
The skills of a meister vary from person to person but they all must know how to channel their soul's wavelength. This can either be through themselves or through a weapon. During both these instances, the meister can unleash a variety of abilities.
It also seems to be a prerequisite that a meister be physically fit. In fact, nearly all meisters revealed appear to be physically fit. The need to be fit is given credence when Nygus noted that it's a shame that Patty is a weapon after witnessing her take down numerous opponents without a loss in form. Although not exactly an ability in the true sense of the word, it would seem to be common among meisters to have their "themes" present during the use of their abilities. An example of this is Sid, who has an undead theme. This theme of his is present in the name of his attacks, the changing of his weapon into a tomb when performing a resonance, and the fact that he is a zombie. Stein, a scientist who loves to dissect, has stitches present on the blade of Witch-Hunt Slash when he performs it with Spirit. Kid, too, has skulls present on his death cannon when he performs a soul resonance with his two pistols.