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Build Ranking Top 20
Ranked by overall usefulness for this site (beginner friendliness, farming, endgame). Builds without a link are coming soon.
Last updated: 2026-07-12
#1
Skeleton Pet Cabalist
Cabalist · Vitality / Pet · Beginner / Leveling / Farming
Beginner ★★★★★ / Gear need ★★☆☆☆
#2
Krieg Set Death Knight
Death Knight · Aether · Beginner to endgame / Full set farmable
Beginner ★★★★★ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#3
Retaliation Warlord
Warlord · Retaliation / Physical · Beginner / Tanky / SR
Beginner ★★★★★ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#4
Lightning Vindicator
Vindicator · Lightning · Fast farming / SR
Beginner ★★★★☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#5
Vitality Caster Conjurer
Conjurer · Vitality · Leveling / AoE / Sustain
Beginner ★★★★☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#6
Fire Purifier
Purifier · Fire · Ranged / High DPS / Farming
Beginner ★★★★☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#7
Trozan Cold Druid
Druid · Cold · Caster / AoE
Beginner ★★★☆☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#8
Aether Ray Spellbinder
Spellbinder · Aether · Endgame / High DPS caster
Beginner ★★★☆☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#9
Shadow Strike Infiltrator
Infiltrator · Cold / Pierce · Boss killer / Mobile
Beginner ★★★☆☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#10
Forcewave Warlord
Warlord · Physical · Beginner / Melee AoE
Beginner ★★★★★ / Gear need ★★☆☆☆
#11
Primal Strike Warder
Warder · Lightning · Fastest leveling / 2H
Beginner ★★★★★ / Gear need ★★☆☆☆
#12
Acid Dervish
Dervish · Acid · Melee DPS / SR
Beginner ★★★☆☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#13
Shadow Strike Trickster
Trickster · Cold · Mobile / High Regen
Beginner ★★★★☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#14
Grenado & Canister Bomb Pyromancer
Pyromancer · Fire · Leveling / AoE
Beginner ★★★☆☆ / Gear need ★★★★☆
#15
Dark One Bone Harvest Ritualist
Ritualist · Vitality · Totem hybrid / DoT
Beginner ★★★★☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#16
Elemental 2H Cadence Tactician
Tactician · Elemental · Solid melee / 2H weapon
Beginner ★★★★☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#17
Acid Aegis of Menhir Sentinel
Sentinel · Acid · Shield-bearing mid-range acid caster
Beginner ★★★★☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#18
Elemental Mage Hunter
Mage Hunter · Elemental · Caster / Safe
Beginner ★★★☆☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#19
Physical Blade Arc Witchblade
Witchblade · Physical · Classic sturdy melee
Beginner ★★★★☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆
#20
Berserker builds (FoA, under testing)coming soon
Berserker · TBD · New mastery, evaluating in play
Beginner ★★★☆☆ / Gear need ★★★☆☆