Not much longer and Diablo 4 goes online. Many players are still speculating about which class will be on the agenda at the release. MeinMMO shows you the tier list of the Diablo expert wudijo, who has categorized the classes into different tiers.
What is this tier list? wudijo is a full-time streamer for Diablo and known for his diverse and analytical content on the action RPG (via twitch.com). He has been involved in theory crafting for years and is part of the team of the well-known build site Maxroll.gg.
wudijo has published a tier list on YouTube in which he ranks the five starter classes of Diablo 4 into different categories of strength:
- Early Game
- Endgame
- Build Diversity
- Easy to Play
- Mobility / Speed
- Fun
- Group Play
- Hardcore
Diablo 4 Tier List: Best Classes at Release and Endgame
We list his results and also discuss the most important value, the endgame, along with his arguments. If you want to watch the English video yourself, you can find it here:
Diablo 4: Which class is the fastest, best, funniest?
We list the categories here along with the individual classes. Below the long list, you will then find the endgame assessment. Click here if you want to go directly to the endgame.
However, keep in mind that there may be balance adjustments at the release, and the order could change because of this. Additionally, it is a personal assessment with predictions from wudijo:
- Early Game
- S: Hunter
- A: Necro
- A: Wizard
- B: Druid
- D: Barbarian
- Build Diversity
- S: Druid
- S: Wizard
- A: Hunter
- B: Barbarian
- C: Necro
- Easy to Play
- S: Necro
- A: Druid
- B: Barbarian
- C: Wizard
- D: Hunter
- Mobility / Speed
- S: Hunter
- A: Barbarian
- A: Wizard
- C: Druid
- F: Necro
- Fun
- S: Hunter
- A: Druid
- A: Wizard
- B: Barbarian
- C: Necro
- Group Play
- S: Barbarian
- S: Druid
- B: Hunter
- B: Wizard
- C: Necro
- Hardcore
- S: Druid
- S: Wizard
- A: Barbarian
- C: Necro
- C: Hunter
Now let’s get to the endgame tier list and why wudijo has sorted the classes accordingly:
- Endgame
- S1: Druid
- S2: Barbarian
- B1: Hunter
- B2: Wizard
- C: Necro
Druid: This class was considered the weakest choice during the beta, but was able to catch up during the server slam, according to wudijo. He sees the Druid having the most strong build combinations with many synergies that strengthen each other. He particularly highlights the skill “Grizzly Rage” and notes that Druids are very “tanky” and can withstand a lot.
Barbarian: This class was actually at the top, but after some nerfs during the server slam, the Barbarian has fallen a bit. However, wudijo still sees the class in the S-Tier due to the strong items and legendary aspects that can be obtained here. Additionally, he sees the strongest endgame build in the game for the Barbarian, which is possible together with the “Whirlwind” skill.
Hunter: The class is extremely strong in the early game. However, as things like defense and crowd control (CC) become more important throughout the game, the Hunter falls off. The class is good in terms of crowd control, but when it comes to defense, the Hunter is not easy to handle.
There is a clash between high damage and poor defense – wudijo believes that good players may be able to compensate for this, but that makes the Hunter the hardest class to play in the game.
Wizard: This class is very solid and wudijo also sees potential for very strong builds around the “Enchantments.” The good build diversity allows for many synergies that could lead to powerful combos. However, wudijo is also concerned that the power discrepancies between builds could be so large that only a specific build will be played.
Overall, he sees the class in the middle – not too strong, not too weak.
Necro: wudijo currently sees few good builds for the Necromancer class, aside from bonespear combinations. Overall, he considers the Necro to be the weakest class. He feels that the skeletons fall further and further behind as you progress. Unless there is an unexpected synergy that he doesn’t know about yet, wudijo has little hope for strong pet builds.
We will have to wait for the release to see how the distribution will actually look and the first assessments from the endgame. Do you already know which class you will choose at the release? Leave a comment.
You can take a few tips for release preparation here: 5 tips for Diablo 4 to optimally prepare for the release
