There are 64 classes in Ashes of Creation, which can be combined from 8×8 base classes to achieve highly specific builds and team compositions. This guide will provide you with a tier list of the best classes in the game, including their class combo pairs and most useful positions within each playstyle.
Strider (Fighter/Ranger), Hunter (Ranger/Fighter), Soulbow (Cleric/Ranger), Protector (Ranger/Cleric), Bowsinger (Bard/Ranger), Song Warden (Ranger/Bard), etc.
S+ Tier Classes
Classes
Features
Minstrel
Maximizes all your buffs and debuffs, including their power, duration, and mana efficiency, which is very strong in crowd control for stuns and knockbacks.
Scryer
Use this hybrid class to supports other healers using all the versatility provided by the Bard’s buffs, and watch it become the most viable class in PvE and PvP.
Soul Weaver
Provides support for smaller groups with healing and buffing, while enjoying the all the benefits of the Bard’s skills.
High Priest
Ultimate healer class with max healing output, mana regeneration, and cleansing effects that are essential for raids and large PvP battles.
Tellsword
Provides melee damage with Bard utility and buffs that contribute to your overall DPS, while supporting allies in small groups and solo.
Bladedancer
This is an excellent melee fighter with serious damage output and combat support via rhythm buffs that can be the main physical DPS of almost any group.
Weapon Master
Incredibly powerful melee class with high DPS, superior mobility, and a multitude of combos, creating a pure aggressive and simple combat style.
S-Tier Classes
Classes
Features
Templar
This class is primarily focused around healing, cleansing and protecting your allies to ensure the party’s long term viability while engaging in raids and PvP.
Paladin
More durable than the Templar, but performs better in a tank role for leading groups through dungeons and is capable of using group heal and self heal.
Guardian
Provides the ideal protection to your party for all PvE content through the use of some of the best damage absorption techniques in the game.
Dreadnought
Able to inflict heavy melee damage and take a lot of damage through high durability and survivability while still dealing high DPS to enemies.
Knight
Use this solid tanking class for dungeons, as it’s able to blend defense and damage together, creating a necessary balance in thos edangerous environments.
Conjurer
Ultimate summoning class, capable of summoning the greatest number of pets with power and versatility strong enough for tactical advantages.
Shaman
Offers enhanced healing capabilities and additional summons, which provide sustainability to groups through multi-targeting and cleansing.
Songcaller
This versatile summoner has both the Bard buffs and pet control for strong group utility, but it, honestly, may be a bit too complex for beginner players.
A-Tier Classes
Classes
Features
Spellsword
Hybrid melee-mage class that utilizes teleport and elemental buffs while being able to move a lot around and use mana regen.
Archwizard
Pure magic class with AoE damage at its max and elemental combos that also deal a lot of damage, while being highly open to attack in solo gameplay.
Warlock
This class uses elemental DoT, temporary summons, and AoE control, while having a very high skill ceiling when it comes to the management of summons.
Assassin
While backstab crits and escapability are essential for this pure burst DPS class, it’s actually at its most vulnerable in large scale battles.
Shadowblade
Use this melee fighter for stealth, ambushes, and bleed chains in PvP; just focus on full evasion, or things can get risky.
Nightspell
Combines melee combat with magic bursts and arcane daggers for some very cool execution mechanics, although it’s not recommended for new players.
Shadow Lord
Here’s another stealthy summoner for scouting, sustained pressure, and lots of hidden utility that feels kind of underdeveloped.
Note that all other class combinations have weak sustain, slow speed, and low damage, such as pure Ranger and Mage hybrids, which makes them very unreliable not only in dungeons and raids, but in general PvE content, too.
