Lost Ark is a popular Korean MMOARPG that’s been out for quite some time now, but has only just been released in English-speaking territories this year. There are quite a few classes and advanced classes to choose from in this game, each with their own unique pros and cons. But, of course, you’re here to find out which ones stand above the rest, so here are all the classes in Lost Ark ranked from worst to best.
We’ll be ranking the classes based on their overall utility in PvE and PvP, with a slight emphasis on PvE since that makes up the bulk of the content in Lost Ark. Another thing to note is that this list includes all classes that have been released as of April 2022.
15. Wardancer
The Wardancer is in a very weird spot in Lost Ark. She offers some pretty decent buffs for the team, but they’re nowhere near as effective as the buffs provided by the Bard. Outside of that, though, her damage is pitiful and she can’t even make up for that with any form of shielding or protection.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, most of her abilities have very long cooldowns, making her largely ineffective in battle.
14. Sharpshooter
The nice thing about the Sharpshooter is he has high mobility and you don’t need to worry too much about positioning when using your abilities. However, his stats are pretty underwhelming across the board, not to mention the fact that he isn’t able to deal much stagger or weak point damage in group content.
This is a rather disappointing class overall, and you could do better with any of the other DPS picks in Lost Ark.
13. Deadeye
The Deadeye pretty much just feels like a subpar version of the Gunslinger. With three weapons to rotate between, this class already has a high skill floor to begin with. Then you look at his overall stats, and you quickly realize that he’s not at all on-par with most of the other DPS classes and you start to wonder what’s the point of picking this class in the first place.
This class is also heavily reliant on back attacks and critical damage, making it one of the least useful classes in Lost Ark in terms of utility and damage output.
12. Scrapper
The Scrapper is a great beginner class for players who are just jumping into Lost Ark, and are looking to get acquainted with its controls and mechanics. It’s a pretty bland class that mainly just relies on punching things at close range, and you shouldn’t expect too much variety out of this one.
Its biggest drawback is that it has to get up close and personal with all its foes in order to deal damage, which means there’s not a lot of versatility here.
11. Striker
This is the melee class you want to be playing instead of the Scrapper. The Striker looks and feels very similar to the Scrapper, but is a lot more effective overall. This class has the ability to attack foes from all angles, and has very high mobility too.
However, his abilities are very dependent on positioning, which means that if you’re not being careful about where you’re standing, you could see a huge drop in your damage output. He does make up for this with high damage overall, so beginners should have plenty of room for error when learning how to play him effectively.