Aion 2 tier list: the best class for PvE, PvP and solo

The tier lists

The best class in Aion 2 depends on what you do. Pick a mode below. Tap a class to see why it sits there and how many published lists agree. All eight classes share the same base stat growth, so the gap comes from kits, not numbers.

Labels: Observed means three or more fully read published lists put the class in this tier. Editorial means it is our call, and the reason says where we parted from the lists.

How we rank

Each placement uses three legs. We show all three so you can disagree with us.

Leg 1: official-sample data

Official-sample n=1,600, 2026-10-16

We sampled level 45 characters from the official character pages, then took the top 200 per class by combat power (CP). The table shows the p90 CP of those 200, which only one character in ten tops, and each class's share of the highest-CP characters in the whole sample.

What this data cannot tell you:

• Combat power follows gear. A class with easy gear access looks stronger than it is.
• The sample holds strong level 45 characters only. It says nothing about casual players.
• Each class is sampled with the same quota, so a class's share shows relative strength, not how many people play it.
• Popularity is not power. A common class can be common because it is easy.

For these reasons data can move a class by one tier at most, and only when the published lists are split.

Leg 2: what the published lists say

We read 7 public tier lists, checked on 14 October 2026, and normalized each to the S to C scale. The next section shows every placement. Three or more fully read lists in one tier makes a placement Observed. KeenGamer publishes one overall list, so it counts as a vote in every mode. These are opinions, and each source has its own date and method.

Leg 3: our call

Where the lists split, we decide and say why. We weigh clear time and survival in group content, kit tools that work without a party, and how forgiving a class is for a new player. We have no measured clear times, so none of this is data. It is labelled Editorial.

Every list compared

This is the one table of all the disagreements. Rows are classes, columns are sources with their dates, and the last two columns show how far apart the lists are and where we landed. "PowerUpGaming rank" is an order from 1 to 8, not a tier. A dash means the source did not rate the class.

Widest PvE splits: Gladiator (S to C), Templar (S to B), Assassin (S to B), Ranger (S to B), Chanter (S to B), Cleric (S to C), Spiritmaster (S to B).

PvE

Mein-MMO also rates roles. Tank: Templar S, Gladiator A. Healer: Cleric S, Chanter A.

PvP

Solo

Few lists rate solo play at all. KeenGamer's list is one overall ranking, so its column is a rough proxy here.

Sources

Accessed 14 October 2026. We link to each list so you can read the author's reasoning.

• Destructoid, published 30 September 2026 . PvE and PvP, three tiers (S, A, B). Editorial. S is the best choice, A needs a focused build, B needs time to learn. Also weighs the earlier beta.
• KeenGamer, published 2 October 2026 . One overall list, not split by mode. Editorial. Overall usefulness, solo progression, PvE, PvP, group demand and survivability. The page title says PvE, PvP and solo, but the tiers are one overall list.
• PowerUpGaming, published 4 October 2026 . Ordered ranking, no tier letters. Editorial. Damage, survivability, versatility. No scoring system.
• Timesaver, published 7 October 2026 . PvE damage only. PvP is prose, not tiered. Early Global DPS leaderboards from launch week (some from third-party meters), Korea and Taiwan endgame logs, player reports. The author calls it a launch-week snapshot.
• MetaBot, published 1 October 2026 , updated 10 October 2026. PvE group, PvP (small scale), solo and beginner. Editorial. Skill kits scored 1 to 5 on crowd control, range, mobility, healing, buffs and cooldowns, then checked against its own armory sample. Not win rates. The solo list also weighs how easy a class is to learn.
• Mein-MMO, published 13 October 2026 . PvE split by tank, healer and damage, plus a PvP list added the same day. Qualitative assessment of each class's strengths. One DPS chart from Asian endgame is cited. It calls the classes Wizard, Summoner and Cantor. We read these as Sorcerer, Spiritmaster and Chanter. That mapping is ours, not stated on the page.
• ExitLag, published 9 October 2026 . PvE and PvP. Editorial. ExitLag sells a latency tool. It states its list is not built from DPS logs or win-rate data. Partly verified. The site blocks our fetch (HTTP 403). We only have what search results quote, so only the classes below are filled. ExitLag publishes several lists that disagree with each other. The date is from the search listing.

We add a source when we can read its whole page. ExitLag blocks our fetch, so its column shows only the placements we could confirm, and it is never counted as a vote.

Change log

• 15 October 2026: First published. Seven published lists compared. Placements from consensus plus our call. Official-sample data added when the first armory run lands.

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