Best Starting Class and Starter Vocation

The best starting classes in Dragon's Dogma 2 (DD2) are Fighter and Thief. Read on and learn which among the starter vocations are the best to us, why they are the best, and what starter vocations are in this guide!

Best Starting Class

Starter Vocations Ranked

Thief	★★★★★ Has the highest DPS and the only dodge mechanic out of all starting classes, but has the caveat of being frail.
Fighter	★★★★☆ Starts the game with a strong offensive skill through Blink Strike and access to a parry with a well-timed block. Falls off in the damage department towards the endgame but a good meat shield vocation nonetheless.
Mage	★★★☆☆ Has a relatively slow start in terms of offense, but you have control with elemental boons and you start ramping up as soon as you reach Rank 3
Archer	★★★☆☆ High damage and weakness exploitation, but starts with no mobility and means to put distance between you and your opponent.

Best Vocations and Class Tier List

Thief is the Best Starting Class

The Thief vocation is the vocation with the highest DPS and the only class that can dodge. While still challenging to play, it teaches you more advanced mechanics and excels at nimbly finishing fights with its high DPS and mobility.

This is the best class to begin with and invest on until the endgame, as dodges are extremely valuable in Dragon's Dogma 2.

Thief Best Builds, Augments, and Skills

Fighters Can Taunt Enemies and Defend

The Fighter offers good offense and defense, making it great for those who are just starting out. The Fighter is equipped with a sword to deal damage to enemies up close and a shield to block or parry enemy attacks.

Although the Fighter vocation lacks magick attacks, your Pawn can easily make up for it by assigning it the Mage Vocation, providing you with support such as healing, weapon enchantments, and magic attacks.

Fighter Best Builds, Augments, and Skills

Mage Vocation for Magick Support

Alternatively, choosing the Mage Vocation is also great for providing magick offense for the party, ffering support with heals and weapon enchantments, and applying debilitations (status effects) unto enemies!

In the case of the Mage vocation, the Magick and Magick Defense stats increase more than other stats as the character levels up. Using the Mage vocation will greatly benefit both the Sorcerer and Magick Archer since these vocations use magick in their attacks.

Mage Best Builds, Augments, and Skills

Archers with Long-Range Support

Archers can provide support for the frontlines and can hit airborne enemies easier compared to other vocations. However, effectively utilizing the archer requires precise aiming, especially when targeting larger monsters with weakpoints on certain body parts.

Archer Best Builds, Augments, and Skills

Vocations Tier List

Best Vocation Tier List

S Tier	Mystic Spearhand Thief
A Tier	Mage Magick Archer Sorcerer Warfarer Warrior
B Tier	Fighter
C Tier	Archer Trickster

Best Vocations and Class Tier List

Best Pawn Vocations

S Tier	Mage Warrior
A Tier	Thief
B Tier	Fighter Sorcerer
C Tier	Archer

What are Starter Vocations?

Vocations Available at the Beginning

Once players dive into the game, they can choose between four starter vocations, each offering different skills and weapon types that suit the playstyle of different players.

How to Change Vocations

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Best Vocations and Class Tier List

List of All Vocations

Starter Vocations
Fighter	Archer	Thief	Mage
Advanced Vocations
Warrior		Sorcerer
Hybrid Vocations
Magick Archer		Mystic Spearhand
Trickster		Warfarer

Vocations by Type

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