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ArcheAge Chronicles Tier List

Placements compiled from creator and guide-site reports. Most sources tested the October demo.

Updated

Class and weapon board

Class summary

The Warrior in the Dawn Pioneer outfit
Warrior Longsword Official Greatsword Official solo sealed dungeon sealed pvp A
The Ranger in the Dawn Pioneer outfit
Ranger Longbow Reported Hatchets Official solo sealed dungeon sealed pvp S
The Berserker in the Dawn Pioneer outfit
Berserker Axe and Shield Reported Warhammer Reported solo S dungeon sealed pvp sealed
The Mage in the Dawn Pioneer outfit
Mage Elemental Staff Reported Wavesword Reported solo sealed dungeon sealed pvp sealed

Class portraits: Image: XLGAMES via Steam (Dawn Pioneer pre-order art).

Boards

Solo questing

S
Axe and Shield Demo + launch
A
B
C
Warhammer Demo + launch
Sources for this board

Dungeons, party of 4

S
A
B
C

PvP channels

S
Hatchets Demo + launch
A
Longsword Demo + launch
B
C
Sources for this board
Weapon pool · 8 launch weapons Tag shows the class pairing source
Warrior
Longsword Official
Warrior
Greatsword Official
Ranger
Longbow Reported
Ranger
Hatchets Official
Berserker
Axe and Shield Reported
Berserker
Warhammer Reported
Mage
Elemental Staff Reported
Mage
Wavesword Reported

Thumbnails are official screenshots for orientation, not weapon art. Image: XLGAMES via Steam.

About the first placements (Nov 4)

A weapon goes on a board only when at least two independent creators or guide sites agree on it; everything else stays sealed. Most of those sources were written on the October Steam demo, so treat these as a starting point, not a verdict. The dungeon board stays sealed because no two sources have compared weapons in four-player dungeons yet. Each placement lists its sources under the board, and each class page explains the reasoning.

How we rank

Each class is summarised by its best weapon on each board, because the weapon you hold decides your skills. For every launch weapon we collect reports from players, creators and guide sites (mostly October demo testing), official patch notes and Steam data, then rank three things separately:

  • Solo questing: clear speed and safety in the open world.
  • Dungeons: value in an instanced party of up to four.
  • PvP channels: how the weapon holds up where other players can attack you.

Every placement lists the patch, the date and the reports it is based on, weighed by sample size. When a patch changes a weapon, the placement moves back to sealed until new reports come in.

Tier list FAQ

What is the best class in ArcheAge Chronicles?

There is no settled best class yet. Early launch-week sources point to the Berserker with Axe and Shield as the most forgiving solo pick and the Ranger's Hatchets as the strongest PvP weapon, but most of them were written on the October demo. The tier list shows each placement with its sources.

Reported· ArcheAge Chronicles PVP Guide (YouTube)
Is there a healer in ArcheAge Chronicles?

The four class names published so far are Warrior, Ranger, Berserker, and Mage. None of those names is a dedicated healer. Steam has not published a healing class or a healing skill list, so whether any of the four kits can heal is not stated yet.

Official· XLGAMES / Steam
How many classes are in ArcheAge Chronicles?

Early Access launches with four classes. Steam news names them as Warrior, Ranger, Berserker, and Mage. Each class has two weapons at launch, for eight weapons in total.

Official· XLGAMES / Steam

Change log

  • Board, class summary and weapon pool published. No ranks before launch.
  • First placements: solo (Axe and Shield S, Warhammer C) and PvP (Hatchets S, Longsword A), each backed by at least two independent sources. Dungeon board still sealed.