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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4)

Best Class Tier List

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Diablo 4 Best Class Tier List
The Necromancer Class is the best class in our Season 8 Class Tier List in Diablo 4 (D4). Read on to learn more about the best classes for the expansion and Season 8 according to their strengths and weaknesses!

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Best Class Tier List

Best Classes for Season 8

Season 8 Class Tier List
Diablo 4 - S-Tier Classes rogue greyscaleRogue barbarian greyscaleBarbarian
Diablo 4 - A-Tier Classes sorcerer greyscaleSorcerer necromancer greyscaleNecro druid greyscaleDruid
Diablo 4 - B-Tier Classes spiritborn greyscaleSpiritborn

Note: This class tier list was created using info from Season 8. Stay tuned for any endgame updates as the team progresses through the Vessel of Hatred expansion and the new Season 8 content in Diablo 4.

Power Level Overall offensive capabilities of the class. This includes single-target and AOE DPS evaluations.
Survivability How the class fares in surviving tough encounters. This includes defensive scaling for armor, resistance, and general survivability.
Ease-of-Use Measures how easy it is to play the class with the required mechanical skill and knowledge of skill synergies taken into account.
Early Game Performance Considers how strong the class is at the start of Season 7. This includes how easy it is to level up, complete early game content, and acquire key Legendary Aspects and Uniques.
Endgame Performance Considers how seamless the transition is from early game to endgame for the class. Naturally, this includes how strong endgame builds are for the class and how diverse your choices are.

Class Tier List Overview

Class Tier Overview Table
necromancer greyscaleNecro Class rogue greyscaleRogue Class barbarian greyscaleBarbarian Class
spiritborn greyscaleSpiritborn Class druid greyscaleDruid Class sorcerer greyscaleSorcerer Class

Necro Class Tier Overview

Class Tier Placement Rating
Diablo 4 - NecromancerNecromancer
Damage: ★★★★★
Survivability: ★★★
Ease of Use: ★★★★ 		Diablo 4 - A-Tier Classes

Necromancers continues to be one of the most powerful classes of Season 8. The Blood Wave build lets Necromancers deal huge damage with the Kessime's Legacy unique pants while also providing a good amount of survivability.

With the introduction of Boss Powers in Season 8, Necromancers now have a wide variety of builds they can create in tandem with whatever Boss Power you choose to use.

Rogue Class Tier Overview

Class Tier Placement Rating
Diablo 4 - RogueRogue
Damage: ★★★★★
Survivability:★★★
Ease of Use:★★ 		Diablo 4 - S-Tier Classes

Rogues have received a few buffs for their skills, allowing the Twisting Blades build to be viable this season for pushing endgame content. This does not mean that other builds such as Dance of Knives and Rain of Arrow are not viable as this build can still push for Torment IV and higher Pit Tiers.

Although this class still suffers from survivability issues and a high skill ceiling, the damage Rogues can deal is extremely high compared to other classes.

Barbarian Class Tier Overview

Class Tier Placement Rating
Diablo 4 - BarbarianBarbarian
Damage: ★★★★★
Survivability: ★★★★★
Ease of Use: ★★★ 		Diablo 4 - S-Tier Classes

Barbarians continue to be a top tier class simply due to the great amount of weapons at his disposal. Additionally, Whirlwind builds have made a comeback giving this class one of the best clear speeds in the game.

As they continue to be a strong class, the Barbarian still suffers from their weak early game progression as it requires a good set of gear to start capitalizing on its gear slot advantage.

Spiritborn Class Tier Overview

Class Tier Placement Rating
SpiritbornSpiritborn
Damage: ★★★★★
Survivability: ★★★★
Ease of Use: ★★★★ 		Diablo 4 - B-Tier Classes

Spiritborns were somewhat stale this season which made this class underperform compared to the previous season, but they received a new unique amulet called Sunbird’s Gorget.

Versatility is still one of the Spiritborn's main advantages which makes them capable of pushing Torment IV and higher Pit Tiers even when using builds from previous seasons.

Druid Class Tier Overview

Class Tier Placement Rating
Diablo 4 - DruidDruid
Damage: ★★★★
Survivability: ★★★★★
Ease of Use: ★★★★ 		Diablo 4 - A-Tier Classes

The Druid continues to be one of the more balanced classes when it comes to DPS as it can excel in both AoE damage and single-target damage. It also has several synergies for its skills and unique gear combinations.

However, it is still holding back the Druid as it's extremely item reliant which makes its leveling suffer and its early game power cumbersome.

Sorcerer Class Tier Overview

Class Tier Placement Rating
Diablo 4 - SorcererSorcerer
Damage: ★★★★
Survivability: ★★★
Ease of Use: ★★★
 Diablo 4 - A-Tier Classes

Sorcerers have received a series of buffs, making it now capable of dealing great amounts of damage thanks to the new Boss Powers. Frost skills have been buffed this season due to the Avalanche key passive being reworked, allowing you to have a wider variety of builds.

In addition to this, the Sorcerer also has low single-target capabilities that compliments its strong AoE damage.

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6 Anonymous Anonymous almost 2 years

This list is so inaccurate (as of S3) that it should only be read for satire. Please play the game instead of spreading through grapevine

5 Awol Awol over 2 years

Hey Game8 crew! Just wanted to say that this seems to be one of the few places that gives Necromancer an accurate "grade." Thank you! I wanted to add, though, that the part about "leading an army of the undead" is just an unnecessary fluff that Blizzard decided to use to draw people toward Necromancers when in reality, those minions become "dog water" after around level 50. People should give up the idea of using them for the endgame content. I learned it the hard way, hahaha.

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