Which classes or builds are actually ranked at the top for leveling?
The checked author puts Bone Shred Necromancer, Gunner Drones Marksman, Shield Wall Shield Lancer and Anchor Swing Pirate in the leveling S tier.
- Ranking owner
- The four leveling S-tier picks are Bone Shred Necromancer, Gunner Drones Marksman, Shield Wall Shield Lancer, and Anchor Swing Pirate in one early-Season 10 author's ordering.
- Ranking goal
- Preserve both the leveling goal and the authorship whenever citing that group.
- Named placements
- The word S tier means only the top row of this author's leveling comparison.
It does not merge the four named class-skill combinations into one interchangeable build, and it does not extend them automatically to endgame. Readers should retain the skill names because class-only summaries lose the basis of the placement. A different goal requires the next comparison section rather than a broader claim about the best class.
How should a beginner interpret the ranking?
The same author recommends Marksman as a safe first character and separates leveling from endgame picks, so the page compares named recommendations by goal instead of publishing one objective total order.
| Decision point | How it changes the choice |
|---|---|
| First character | A beginner question is narrower than an all-purpose ranking. |
| Leveling lens | The named author treats Marksman as a safe first character and separates leveling from endgame, so choose the column matching the current goal instead of assuming one class wins every stage. |
| Endgame lens | A safe first character is a recommendation about entry conditions and leveling, not proof of maximum endgame output. |
Beginners can use the author's Marksman preference when that is their goal, then consult the build page for a concrete named setup. Players optimizing another stage should use the goal-specific distinction instead. This preserves the usefulness of the ranking without disguising preference and scope as objective measurement.
Why can a class move tiers?
Balance patches, item availability and player goals can change the ordering, so keep the season and criteria visible.
- Tier movement can follow balance changes, item access, or a different player objective.
- A list optimized for leveling may not answer an endgame question, and an early-season opinion should not be relabeled as an official class hierarchy.
- Item availability can change how easily a named build reaches its intended form, while balance patches can change the performance being judged.
Player goals also alter the ordering even with identical game data. These are three different reasons for movement, so the season label and criterion should travel with any tier claim. A changed placement does not prove that the earlier author acted dishonestly or that every class changed.
A useful tier decision retains three labels: the author's view, the leveling goal, and early Season 10. Remove any one of them and a scoped recommendation begins to look like an official universal result.
Start by naming the decision the list is being asked to support. For leveling, the checked author's top group contains the four named class-skill pairs, not four class-wide promises: Bone Shred Necromancer, Gunner Drones Marksman, Shield Wall Shield Lancer, and Anchor Swing Pirate. For a first character, the same snapshot gives Marksman a separate safe-entry recommendation. For endgame, neither statement can be reused as a total order because the author separates that goal from leveling. Keeping skill names attached matters when one class can appear through different setups. It also reveals when a player is actually asking for a build rather than a tier placement. A placement attached to one named skill cannot be transferred to another setup merely because both use the same class. Revisit the comparison when balance, access to the required items, or the player's goal changes; those are independent reasons for a different ordering. A new placement would need a new dated comparison, not an inference that the old author ranked every stage incorrectly. Choose the comparison lens and named candidate here, then use the Builds guide to examine that setup and its dependencies.
Before you rely on this guidethe S-tier names and beginner advice belong to one community author's early-Season 10 ranking. The ordering is not official, universal, or permanent; leveling and endgame are separate goals, while balance changes and item availability can alter the author's comparison. Keep both the season and the ranking criterion attached when using a placement.