Class tier list
Several creators' tier lists side by side, by kind of content — and the average of them.
Not final and subjective — every letter here is a creator's opinion from the first days of global (or from Taiwan / Korea), and balance changes from patch to patch. Pick the class you enjoy; use this to see where it shines.
PvE: dungeons and progression
What a group wants from you while learning dungeons. Healers and tanks rank high because groups need them; damage dealers are close to each other.
| Class | trueeevil | XifanGG | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cleric |
S | S | 4.0 |
 Templar |
A | S | 3.5 |
 Gladiator |
A | A | 3.0 |
 Ranger |
A | B | 2.5 |
 Assassin |
A | B | 2.5 |
 Sorcerer |
A | B | 2.5 |
 Elementalist |
A | B | 2.5 |
 Chanter |
C | A | 2.0 |
XifanGG flips this for late game, once groups know the fights and bosses die in 30–40 seconds: Assassin and Chanter go to S, Templar and Cleric drop to B. trueeevil puts Chanter low because groups looking for a healer want a Cleric.
Mass PvP: Abyss sieges and ZvZ
Hundreds of players around an artifact or a boss. Ranged classes and healers do the work; melee gets melted if it walks into the blob.
| Class | trueeevil | XifanGG | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleric |
S | S | 4.0 |
| Ranger |
A | S | 3.5 |
| Sorcerer |
A | S | 3.5 |
| Elementalist |
A | S | 3.5 |
| Templar |
S | B | 3.0 |
| Chanter |
A | A | 3.0 |
| Gladiator |
B | C | 1.5 |
| Assassin |
B | C | 1.5 |
They disagree on the Templar: trueeevil plays it in sieges and rates its pulls into the enemy line; XifanGG thinks a melee can't safely hit a contested boss or artifact.
Solo PvP: 1v1 and roaming
Fights you pick yourself in the Abyss. The classes that are worst in sieges are the best here.
| Class | trueeevil | XifanGG | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladiator |
S | S | 4.0 |
| Assassin |
S | S | 4.0 |
| Ranger |
A | A | 3.0 |
| Templar |
A | A | 3.0 |
| Elementalist |
A | A | 3.0 |
| Sorcerer |
A | B | 2.5 |
| Chanter |
B | A | 2.5 |
| Cleric |
B | B | 2.0 |
The two lists almost match. XifanGG's small-group PvP list is different again: Cleric S, Sorcerer C.
Pure damage (DPS)
Only the damage meter, with equal gear and good play — not what a class brings to the group.
| Class | KaidWOW | Kanon | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger |
S | A | 3.5 |
| Assassin |
S | A | 3.5 |
| Sorcerer |
A | S | 3.5 |
| Gladiator |
S | B | 3.0 |
| Elementalist |
B | A | 2.5 |
| Chanter |
C | B | 1.5 |
| Templar |
D | B | 1.0 |
| Cleric |
C | C | 1.0 |
Kanon's list is averaged from real parses (top 25% on notmeter.com) across the latest Korean raids, Transcendence and Conquest dungeons — ranged classes lead there because they build Front Attack Damage Boost. KaidWOW ranks the damage ceiling and puts Gladiator first. Balance on global starts from scratch, so take both as a direction.
Your ping matters more than the tier
trueeevil's fourth list, and he calls it the most important one: with friends on far servers he measured up to 40% less damage on the fast weaving classes. Pick from the row that matches your ping (ms).