The best Path of Exile 2 classes, ranked and ranked

The best Path of Exile 2 classes in our rankings place the Mercenary at the top S tier and the Warrior at the bottom, although the classes seem similar at first glance. POE2 has six classes at the time of writing and the full release is set to add six more, massively expanding the available list.

Still, at the moment you have the choice of Wizard, Warrior, Ranger, Witch, Monk, and Mercenary, each of which has its own strengths and weaknesses, and to be honest, Path of Exile 2 has done a very good job of balancing them out. There is no class that we could call bad, and all of them can be used to make it to the end – but that doesn’t mean they are all equal. Let’s look at our ranking of the best classes in POE2 and explain which ones you should choose and why.

Best classes in Path of Exile 2 and ranked

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In our experience, the best classes in Path of Exile 2 are listed below in order from strongest to weakest.

mercenary (S level)
wizard (S level)
monk (S level)
ranger (A level)
Witch (B level)
warrior (C level)

Early Path of Exile 2 bosses and quests

Again, there are no classes in POE2 that we would consider to be truly bad, but there is a clear difference between playing as a mercenary and as a warrior. The performance difference between Mercenary, Sorc, and Monk is very small, but we would say the Mercenary comes out on top, in part because the Monk is a little harder to use and get the most out of him, especially in the early levels. and the wizard is sometimes a bit too fragile.

Below we’ll go over all of the existing POE2 classes in order of strength listed above and explain what you get when you select each class.

mercenary

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Level: S
- Advantages: Versatile, deadly at range, never without options
- Disadvantages: Crossbow reload time, lack of mobility
Attributes: Dexterity/Strength
So easy to use: medium
Play style: Ranged attacks, explosives and a variety of elemental moves
Basic equipment: crossbow

The Mercenary is our pick for the best class in the game for several reasons. In a game that emphasizes distance rather than close combat, the Mercenary’s reliance on a crossbow meant he was always going to be a good option. Although it does have some AOE options, you’ll get your money’s worth if you make clever use of the elements – ice and electric bolts are fired from your crossbow at specific targets with great effect, inflicting status effects along the way.

The downside is the reloading and lack of mobility compared to similar classes like the Ranger, as well as the lack of real battlefield-wiping powers. However, the Merc remains deadly and has a decent health pool to deflect all hits.

wizard

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Level: S
- Advantages: Ranged elemental power, AOEs, heavy damage
- Disadvantages: Low health, bad at close range, very mana dependent
Attributes: intelligence
So easy to use: Simply
Play style: Take a step back and throw lightning bolts and firestorms at the enemy
Basic equipment: staff

The Sorcerer is an elemental wizard who serves as the game’s true class cannon, firing elemental attacks from afar at anything – fireballs, lightning, ice storms – to the point where you barely need any precision or thought. If there’s a section of the map that isn’t covered in swirling, crackling magic, correct that.

The wizard’s two biggest drawbacks are its reliance on mana, perhaps more than any other class, and its extremely low health. Again, Path of Exile 2 tends to be better suited to ranged classes, and that’s one of the reasons the Sorc is so highly valued, but if an enemy breaks through your ranged attack and gets in your face, you’ll need to escape quickly.

monk

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Level: S
- Advantages: Speed, agility, stun damage, melee ability
- Disadvantages: Less health, complexity, it’s difficult to get everything right in boss fights
Attributes: Dexterity/Intelligence
So easy to use: Hard
Play style: Jump around and hit people to cause status effects
Basic equipment: Quarter Staff

The Monk is perhaps the strangest and most unusual class, but can be incredibly effective when used correctly. Based on fast movement, dodging and melee combat, the Monk lets you sprint towards enemies and hit them with a variety of attacks that create stuns or apply special conditions to them, while other attacks cause special effects for you and your enemies alike when you use one hit inflict a fatal blow or fulfill some other condition.

However, the Monk is complex and relies on precision, the right attack at the right moment and the use of special abilities where they are most effective. Additionally, you have to do this from combat rather than casting spells from a distance. The Monk’s ability to charge with many skills is invaluable here – get it right and you’ll be unstoppable. There are many builds and variations on how to make a monk. So maybe take a look at how to get a new spec in Path of Exile 2 for more flexibility.

ranger

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Level: A
- Advantages: Precision, long-range combat, elemental force
- Disadvantages: Low health, no melee power, less AOE
Attributes: skill
So easy to use: Light/Medium
Play style: Keep your distance while firing arrows and abilities to slow enemies
Basic equipment: bow

The Ranger is similar in nature to the Mercenary – keeping his distance and firing shots with selective elemental powers – but while the Mercenary is more suited to medium ranges and can survive at least a little up close, the Ranger relies on staying far away of enemies, with some abilities relying on quick retreat and creating distance, while others slow enemies with ice.

More importantly, the Ranger’s accuracy is incredibly good and what you lose in AOE effects, you gain in targeting. In our experience, this makes the Ranger pretty good against bosses, as long as you can maintain the all-important evasion.

Witch

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Level: b
- Advantages: Minions can be very effective when used correctly
- Disadvantages: Less direct firepower and control
Attributes: intelligence
So easy to use: Medium/Hard
Play style: Inflict negative conditions on enemies while summoned minions tear them apart
Basic equipment: Wands and staffs

The Witch is the class you choose if you want to outsource combat, summon skeletons and undead to attack enemies, and revive the corpses of those they kill, all while staying at a distance and dealing with spells as well as negative effects and deal with conditions.

The problem is that the witch’s minions aren’t quite as deadly as we’d like. They hurt enemies and often draw aggression to keep enemies away from you (a very useful feature), but you can’t really control them and their damage is never quite as high as we’d hope – let alone a lot Their abilities rely on fresh corpses that aren’t always there.

warrior

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Level: C
- Advantages: Tanky, high health, stun abilities
- Disadvantages: Unobtrusive damage and skill options
Attributes: Strength
So easy to use: Light/Medium
Play style: Continuous damage from melee attacks on enemies
Basic equipment: “Sword and board”, mace and shield or two-handed weapons

The Warrior is… hard to recommend if you want to get the most out of Path of Exile 2. This Barbarian is an underpowered tank, designed to survive combat with shield blocks and high health, stunning enemies with melee attacks and heavy swings.

Technically, he’s the class best suited to melee combat, but he’s still not good enough at it: this is a game that favors distance and mobility, and it doesn’t take long for the warrior to be overrun like that that even its survivability can no longer handle it (partly because you don’t have the firepower to thin out the enemies quickly enough).

All upcoming classes in Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2 classes

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There are six additional class options being added in the full version of Path of Exile 2:

Druid: Shapeshifter who switches between ranged spells and melee transformations
Duelist: Sword wielder with a focus on speed and evasion
Huntress: Versatile spear user with high mobility
Marauder: Barbarian that focuses on melee damage
Shadow: Rogue assassin that delivers high damage attacks
Templar: A paladin melee caster who shatters enemies

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The best Path of Exile 2 classes, ranked and ranked

Best classes in Path of Exile 2 and ranked

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