All Path of Exile Classes, Ranked Worst To Best

The dark fantasy ARPG, , offers players many choices about how to build out their character to fit their play style or simply to experiment with different builds to become the most dangerous adventurer in Wraeclast. While there are seven main classes, there are also 19 Ascendancy subclasses, items that can provide crucial buffs, and both Active and Support skills, all of which can be tweaked to customize a character.

When players first create a character, they will be given a choice between six initial classes, with the seventh Scion class becoming unlocked after progressing through the story campaign. Furthermore, the 19 Ascendancy classes, which are essentially subclasses used to focus abilities, are not available until after completing the Lord's Labyrinth. This means that the choice of class type is the crucial first step in determining the kind of combat style that will be used throughout the immersive game.

None of the classes in are bad, particularly with the amount of further customization one can apply with Ascendancy classes, items, and more. However, of the starting classes, the Duelist is perhaps the least impressive. Duelists are one of the classes that are often considered to be a hybrid class due to their being able to benefit from both Strength and Dexterity skill gems.

Paired with the Champion Ascendancy class, it can do a lot of damage with its Impale attack, and the dual weapons can be fun to wield. The strength and power of the Champion can create a fairly effective tank role, although it would require some elemental resistance applied through items to protect itself against much of the arcane magic seen in the game. The Champion can survive a lot of heavy hits and has a good balance between its offense and defense.

As its name implies, the Witch is a class that focuses heavily on the use of arcane magic and fun spellcasting dynamics. They can use wands and scepters and have a very high Intelligence straight out of the gate. The use of the