When you're playing Lost Ark, you may be wondering what the best Lost Ark Pvp and PvE classes are? When you first create a character in Lost Ark, you'll be asked to pick a class from a list of seven options, and with so many choices as well as best Lost Ark gold, it can be tricky to make your choice when you first start the game. To help you overcome this anxiety, we're giving you a quick guide on how to choose your classes for each one!

Lost Ark PVE Tier List - What's the Best Leveling Class?

• S Tier: Gunlancer, Paladin, Bard, Gunslinger

   

• A Tier: Berserker, Artillerist, Sorceress, Wardancer, Sharpshooter

   

• B Tier: Shadow Hunter, Striker, Scrapper, Death Blade,

   

• C Tier: Deadeye, Soulfist

S Tier

Gunlancer

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★★★★

Raids: ★★★★★

Pros:

• The only tank class in the game with extremely high survivability.

• Both DPS build and Tank build are viable for raid content.

  
  

Cons:

• Has a high-skill floor to play efficiently.

• Dodging is just a step backward and can easily confuse players into making mistakes.

Paladin

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★★★

Raids: ★★★★★

Pros:

• A class that can be used as both support and DPS.

• A natural tank class with multiple party buffs.

  
  

Cons:

• Attack Power, buffs do not stack and must be cast effectively.

• A full DPS build may be detrimental to your team.

   

Bard

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★★★

Raids: ★★★★★

Pros:

• Provide multiple buffs for your allies and debuffs for your enemies.

• The best support class in the game.

  
  

Cons:

• Manage multiple buffs and debuff timers.

• Relies heavily on other classes to clear most Raid content.

  
  

Gunslinger

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★★★

Raids: ★★★★★

Pros:

• A long-range DPS class that can deal damage to off-screen enemies.

• Very high mobility.

  
  

Cons:

• Requires a very high skill level to use effectively, as you will need to rotate between 3 weapons.

• Your main damage skill locks you into a long casting animation.

A Tier

Berserker

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★★☆

Raids: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• Raid content has many stagger and weaknesses.

• Powerful DPS class with high movement speed and defense.

Cons:

• When using the Mayhem build, players can easily die from stray attacks.

• Skills have long casting animations.

Artillerist

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★★☆

Raids: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• Sustained damage dealing with very high raid content staggering.

• Firepower Enhancement Class Engraving significantly enhances artillery damage and survivability.

  
  

Cons:

• Proper timing of skills is required as they have delays before landing.

• Low mobility, plus skills lock you into the casting animation.

  
  

Sorceress

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★★☆

Raids: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• One of the most damaging classes in the game.

• A flexible class that can be built in a variety of ways.

  
  

Cons:

• Most of their skills have long casting times, especially without full attack engraving.

• Low defensive capabilities since this class mainly focus on dealing with damage.

Wardancer

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★★☆

Raids: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• High Mobility

• High burst damage.

  
  

Cons:

• Heavily relies on back attacks.

• Long skill cooldowns.

Sharpshooter

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★★☆

Raids: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• High mobility.

• No need to locate a high DPS class.

  
  

Cons:

• Low stagger and weaknesses in raid content.

• Most skills lock you into long casting animations.

B Tier

Shadow Hunter

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★★☆

Raids: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• Highly staggered in demon mode.

• Demon form significantly increases your offensive stats.

• Strike a good balance between solo and group play damage and survivability.

Cons:

• Low mobility.

• High build requirements.

Striker

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★☆☆

Raids: ★★★★★

Pros:

• High Mobility

• High burst damage.

Cons:

• Heavily relies on back attacks.

• Long skill cooldowns.

Scrapper

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★☆☆

Raids: ★★★★★

Pros:

• Very high mobility.

• Raid content has many intricate weaknesses.

  
  

Cons:

• Requires you to deal damage at the melee range.

• Highly skilled floor with management stamina and shock meter to deal damage effectively.

Death Blade

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★☆☆

Raids: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• Very high mobility.

• Multiple offensive buffs that dramatically make you stronger during Death Trance.

Cons:

• Heavily relies on back attacks.

• Very long skill charge animations.

  
  

C Tier

Deadeye

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★☆☆

Raids: ★★★☆☆

Pros:

• High mobility.

• Easy to build because of high crit rate.

Cons:

• Relies heavily on back attacks and your main damage skills need to be cast at melee range.

• Has a high skill floor due to rotating between 3 weapons.

Soulfist

Chaos Dungeons: ★★★☆☆

Raids: ★★★☆☆

Pros:

• Has the highest burst damage skill in the game.

• High mobility

Cons:

• Due to the game style, it is hard to match the overall DPS of other professions.

• It is easy to miss the awakening skills.

Lost Ark PVP Tier List - What's the Best Arena Class?

• S Tier: Paladin, Death Blade, Bard

   

• A Tier: Deadeye, Gunslinger, Sorceress, Gunlancer

   

• B Tier: Sharpshooter, Artillerist, Soulfist

   

• C Tier: Scrapper, Striker

S Tier

Paladin

Group PVP: ★★★★★

Solo PVP: ★★★★★

Pros:

• There are plenty of shields to defend against tank damage.

• Can still deal good damage despite being supported.

Cons:

• No push immunity to skills.

• Low mobility.

Death Blade

Group PVP: ★★★★★

Solo PVP: ★★★★★

Pros:

• Very high mobility.

• Skills have a lot of Super Armor.

Cons:

• High skill cooldowns

• Skills are mostly Melee-ranged.

Bard

Group PVP: ★★★★☆

Solo PVP: ★★★☆☆

Pros:

• Lots of buffs for the team.

• Multiple skills with Push Immunity.

Cons:

• Mostly relies on teammates for damage.

• High skill floor.

A Tier

Deadeye

Group PVP: ★★★★☆

Solo PVP: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• High mobility.

• Good amount of crowd control.

Cons:

• High-skill floor.

• Due to the switch from Shotgun to Rifle, some players have difficulty using it.

Gunslinger

Group PVP: ★★★★★

Solo PVP: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• Very high mobility.

• Hard to reach because of range.

Cons:

• High-skill floor.

• It is easy to die from a combo when caught.

Sorceress

Group PVP: ★★★★☆

Solo PVP: ★★★☆☆

Pros:

• High damage combos.

• Can easily peel for teammates.

Cons:

• Almost no skills with Push Immunity.

• Needs to ramp up to reach peak performance.

Gunlancer

Group PVP: ★★★★★

Solo PVP: ★★★☆☆

Pros:

• High defensive capabilities.

• Multiple skills with Push Immunity.

Cons:

• Low damage output.

• Low mobility.

B Tier

Sharpshooter

Group PVP: ★★★☆☆

Solo PVP: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• Stealth abilities that can let you engage or reposition.

• High mobility.

Cons:

• Very high skill floor.

• Long combo cooldowns.

Artillerist

Group PVP: ★★★★☆

Solo PVP: ★★★☆☆

Pros:

• Good amount of crowd control.

• Good damage output.

Cons:

• Low mobility.

• Easy to dodge skills.

C Tier

Scrapper

Group PVP: ★★★☆☆

Solo PVP: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• High mobility.

• Good amount of crowd control.

Cons:

• Almost all skills are melee-ranged.

• Can easily be punished by ranged classes.

Striker

Group PVP: ★★★☆☆

Solo PVP: ★★★★☆

Pros:

• High mobility.

• Good amount of crowd control.

Cons:

• Heavily relies on Paralysis.

• Almost no skills with Push Immunity.

Soulfist

Group PVP: ★★★★★

Solo PVP: ★★★☆☆

Pros:

• High mobility.
  

• Multiple skills with Push Immunity.
  

Cons:

• High skill floor.

• Missing your skills can punish you greatly.

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