Don’t Pick the WRONG CLASS! AION 2 Global Tier List (PvP, PvE, F2P & ZvZ)

0:00If you're heading to Aion 2 Global and

0:02are picking up your main, you probably

0:03watched a few tier lists already. But

0:05those don't really show you how classes

0:06hold up from a hardcore end game

0:09player's perspective. Hello guys, Yufan

0:10here. I've been on Taiwan servers since

0:12day one, 10 month, over $5,000, pushing

0:16extreme builds in both PvE and the PvP.

0:18I even picked up a server third century

0:20clear.

0:21>> Newbie.

0:23Go [ __ ] bro. Holy

0:28>> So what you're about to hear is based on

0:30the latest the patch and the real end

0:32game. The rankings shift hard between

0:34PvP, PvE, and the free to play. So check

0:37where your class lands in each before

0:39you lock it. Let's jump right in. So

0:41let's start with the early game PvE and

0:43the sanctuary progression. So for S

0:46tier, I'll have cleric and the Templar.

0:49And honestly, both of these classes are

0:51almost irreplaceable during progression.

0:53Every group needs a cleric for healing.

0:59Well, Templars were main tank for

1:00holding aggro and controlling the boss.

1:04And A tier, we have Gladiator and the

1:07Chanter. Chanter provides important a

1:09reduction

1:13while Gladiator brings a strong damage

1:15buff

1:16and can also function as a off tank.

1:19Common setup uh is to split your Templar

1:21and Gladiator in your two different

1:22parties and pair it with clerics and

1:25ideally have a Chanter supporting one of

1:26these groups. And then in B tier, we'll

1:29have sorcerer, spirit master, uh ranger,

1:34and assassin. The three range the

1:36classes generally have a much safer

1:37damage environment during progression.

1:42But assassin, my class on the other

1:45hand, has a harder time reaching its

1:47full potential when you're learning

1:48difficult encounters and consistently

1:51dealing with the mechanics.

2:01>> But once we moving to late game PvE,

2:03that completely change. When everyone

2:05knows the mechanic and your group is

2:07very geared, a lot of conquest bosses

2:09can die with just 30 to 40 seconds.

2:13And that short burst of window is just

2:15perfect for assassin.

2:22Well, chanters cool down reduction

2:23becomes extremely valuable for

2:25maximizing that burst. So, that's why I

2:28move both to ass tier. In A, gladiator

2:31still provides a damage buff and a solid

2:32DPS, while sorcerer, spear master, and

2:35ranger can all put out strong damage

2:37once survivability is no longer a

2:39concern. But templar and the cleric, I

2:41dropped them all to B. Uh not because

2:44they're bad, because you simply don't

2:45need as much tanky or healing when

2:47bosses are dying that quickly. Now, PvP

2:50is where the rankings looks completely

2:52different. game solo PvP, assassin and

2:55the gladiator are my ass tier classes.

2:58So, assassin has stealth, which means

3:00you can control engagement. You decide

3:01who you want to fight and when you want

3:03to engage and when you want to leave.

3:09Paralyzed.

3:14For gladiator, I feel like it has the

3:16most a complete PvP skill package with

3:19strong damage and a stigma skills for a

3:21high CC resistance and an

3:23invulnerability option that gives you a

3:25lot of room to fight and escape.

3:28Then I have ranger, chanter, spear

3:30master, and templar in A tier. So, I

3:32feel like ranger benefits heavily from

3:34evasion early on, especially when other

3:37players haven't built enough accuracy

3:38yet or the gear provides enough accuracy

3:41early game. And also there are rumors

3:43global lowers the evasion cap compared

3:45to Taiwan and Korea. We had 50% compared

3:48to potentially 30%. Even with that, I

3:52think evasion should still provide

3:53meaningful survivability early on.

3:55Enchantor has healing and a sustain.

3:57Spiritmaster has strong CC. Well,

3:59Templar is naturally tanky with a solid

4:02damage and the control. [music] And

4:03that's why I put these in A tier in the

4:05ranking as gear. And lastly, that leaves

4:07Sorcerer and Cleric in B. Sorcerer's

4:10early damage could be limited by Aion's

4:12changes, especially for Smite build.

4:14Back in Taiwan, Sorcerer hurt so much

4:17with a Smite build, but on global, you

4:19don't get that many Smite on your genus.

4:21So, that actually affects my rating when

4:24it comes to global. And also, the

4:25defensive options are pretty limited for

4:28Sorcerer. Cleric is pretty difficult to

4:30kill, but its damage and kill pressure

4:32are much lower. So, it's not really

4:33ideal for the solo roaming in the abyss.

4:37But this ranking changes up completely

4:39when we go from solo PvP to small group

4:42PvP, which is a huge part in the game.

4:44Having the Cleric in your party can

4:46completely change how your group

4:48performs in these small group PvP

4:49[music] fights.

4:55Without a doubt, Cleric S tier.

4:57Gladiator, Ranger, Assassin, Templar,

4:59Spiritmaster are all in A because the

5:02same strength they have in solo PvP

5:04becomes even better when supported by a

5:05team. Enchantor, I drop it to B. It's

5:08still useful, but in small groups, some

5:10of the role overlap with the Cleric, and

5:12with a limited party slots, I'd rather

5:14bring another DPS alongside my healer.

5:16Sorcerer stays at the bottom in C

5:17because, well, also being relatively

5:19vulnerable when being focused in a team

5:21fight. Once we get into late game PvP,

5:23gear start changing some of these

5:25match-up. For solo roaming, I still put

5:27Assassin and Gladiator in S tier. Same

5:29reasons as I said above. So, Enchantor

5:31becomes much stronger once geared. It

5:33has greater sustain, the damage is

5:35great. It has several 100% hit abilities

5:38against the evasion build Assassin and

5:40Ranger. That's why I put it at the top

5:42of the A tier. And for Templar, it

5:44becomes much more interesting, also.

5:46After multiple balance changing in Korea

5:48and the Taiwan, the damage and the crowd

5:50control has improved significantly.

5:52Combine that how naturally tanky the

5:54class already is, that's why I have like

5:55Templar kind of like the second place in

5:57A tier.

6:08Spearmaster also scales extremely well

6:10with the gear. Uh Ranger is still in A

6:12tier, but towards the bottom. Once

6:14everyone starts building more accuracy

6:17or you would get these accuracy from

6:19your gear. So evasion becomes less

6:21effective, which takes away one of the

6:23Ranger's biggest, I would say early game

6:25advantages. I bumped Sorcerer to B tier.

6:28I think late game, not sure what the

6:30meta would have looked like for global,

6:32but I believe you'd get a more like

6:34Smite double chance option to enhance

6:37your character, and that's why Sorcerer

6:39the damage will scales like crazy.

6:45Again, for solo play Cleric B tier.

6:48And for a late game small scale PvP,

6:51Cleric goes right back to S tier.

6:53Templar, Gladiator, Chanter, Assassin,

6:55and these classes make up A tier. The

6:58biggest change from early game is

7:00Chanter. Once you are probably geared,

7:01it has enough damage to become a real

7:03threat while still providing all of

7:05these support and the survivability to

7:07your party. That's why I give it like A

7:08tier. A Ranger I kind of dropped to B

7:11because as I said, accuracy may catch up

7:13to evasion or even the Rangers on

7:15accuracy and PvP damage boost build. In

7:18team fights, it's kind of wasting a

7:19little bit more healing resources for,

7:21you know, for your party. So the Cleric

7:23has to keep an eye on the Rangers

7:26closely so he doesn't get like meltdown

7:28in a small group fight. One thing about

7:30Aion 2 I love the most is the largest

7:32scale PvP ZvZ, but unfortunately ZvZ is

7:35basically a nightmare for my class

7:38Assassin. I'll explain. So when you have

7:40like hundreds of player fighting

7:41hundreds of players around either an

7:43artifact or abyss bosses, ranged classes

7:45simply have a much better environment to

7:47deal damage. That's why I put all of the

7:49ranged classes at S tier. They can

7:51contribute from a safer distance,

7:52pressuring no matter if you're, you

7:54know, hitting the objective or killing

7:56the enemies. And I put a changer in A

7:58tier because they can still somewhat

7:59become a ranged class in these kind of

8:01like ZvZ. A geared Templar is extremely

8:04tanky and it can function as a frontline

8:06for your faction. So, I'd put it into B.

8:09But Templar is still melee and it can't

8:11safely attack a heavily contested boss

8:13or artifacts the same way ranged classes

8:16can. Lastly, assassin and a gladiator,

8:20they're just like C tier in ZvZ. If

8:22you're walking into hundreds of enemy

8:24players trying to hit the boss, you will

8:26get melted instantly. Not at all.

8:31So, most of the time you're playing at

8:32the edge trying to pick up some solo

8:34players around the objectives. And

8:36that's literally the only way how you

8:38could play or get any contribution

8:40towards the artifact or the bosses.

8:47And re-engage. He's going to going to

8:49stun and die.

8:51Now, let's answer the question I've been

8:53getting asked a lot on stream. What's

8:56the best class if you're completely free

8:58to play? This ranking isn't about which

9:00class is the strongest. It's about how

9:02much value your class can still provide

9:04when your gear is behind paying players.

9:09That's why without a doubt, cleric is

9:11the S tier. Even when you're

9:12undergeared, parties still need your

9:14healing and utility. Cleric is still

9:16much needed in these like PvE, even if

9:19you're running alts. Most of the time

9:21because everyone's like so undergeared,

9:22cleric is often needed in alts dungeon

9:25running, also.

9:33For PvP, normally clerics are building

9:36could have the resistance, and also

9:38block, which are relatively cheap to get

9:41good stats out of the mana stones. Also,

9:43Cleric doesn't require as many passives

9:45as some other classes like Assassin. You

9:47need the four passives, but Cleric

9:49doesn't require as many, like mostly

9:51two. So, it's significantly cheaper than

9:53maximizing your offensive stats with

9:55defensive stats for Cleric.

10:00Chanter I put in A tier for very similar

10:03reason. The party still needs your buff

10:05and cool down reduction, and just like

10:07provides huge value to highly geared the

10:09players. And then we have Templar,

10:10Spiritmaster, and Gladiator. These

10:12three, they still have enough utility

10:15for the parties, and they can remain

10:17relevant across PvE or PvP without

10:20needing to completely out gear the

10:21players around them.

10:25Finally, we have Assassin, Ranger, and

10:27the Sorcerer. They are all C tier. The

10:29problem with free-to-play on these

10:30classes are they are very damage

10:32dependent. And if you're a complete

10:34free-to-play on these classes,

10:35especially in PvP, it's going to be very

10:38hard against equally geared the players.

10:40So, these are my completed tier list of

10:42guides for Aion 2 Global. I don't think

10:44there's a best all-around class in Aion

10:462, but you really need to think about

10:48what content you're actually playing,

10:50how much you're planning to invest, and

10:52whether you prefer solo PvP, group PvP,

10:55or even just like pure PvE. And if you

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