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PVP Tier List | Best Class for Eternal War

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Space Marine 2 - PVP Tier List - Best Class for Eternal War

This is our PvP tier list page that details the best class to use for Eternal War in Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2. See the rankings of each class, their pros and cons, our tier list criteria, and more!

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Best Class for PVP

Eternal War Tier List

S Rank Icon Sniper IconSniper Tactical IconTactical -
A Rank Icon Heavy IconHeavy Vanguard IconVanguard Bulwark IconBulwark
B Rank Icon Assault IconAssault - -

This is a tentative tier list. We will be updating this after a while, stay tuned!

Which Class is the Best for Eternal War (PvP)?

Tactical 24
Votes
Assault 7
Votes
Vanguard 10
Votes
Bulwark 30
Votes
Sniper 13
Votes
Heavy 11
Votes

Let us know why in the comments!

PvP Tier List Explanations

S Tier Class

Class Explanation
Sniper IconSniper •　Stealth is extremely great against other players.
•　Camo Cloak can be used to approach isolated enemies unsuspectingly and can also be used to escape.
•　Weak against Tactical though as they can reveal their location.
Tactical IconTactical •　Reveals enemy in an area with Auspex Scan - even if they continue behind walls.
•　Can reveal enemy Snipers and cancel their Camo Cloak altogether
•　Access to a lot of great Primary Weapons so Veterancy Level investment has a good return

A Tier Class

Class Explanation
Heavy IconHeavy •　Iron Halo is actually a great defensive option when in battle
•　Unless an enemy has great initiate, everyone can basically hide behind the Iron Halo while advancing.
•　Gets Multi-Melta as early as Level 15!
Vanguard IconVanguard •　Grapnel Launcher is a great way to initiate fights or pick on individual enemies that stray off their teams.
•　Hooked enemies are stunned while Vanguard is zipping to them, making them free to kill with teammates.
•　Grappling Hook mechanic only targets one enemy though, so don't grapple on groups of enemies.
Bulwark IconBulwark •　Restores armor for all allies
•　Ideal for survivability as the armor gained can be clutch sometimes
•　Strong on defense-type missions
•　Do not have access to primary weapons, but can get the Power Sword at Level 9!
•　Fighting groups may be a challenge, especially due to lacking a primary weapon.

B Tier Class

Class Explanation
Assault IconAssault •　Jump Pack is very hard to use in PVP.
•　There are indoor and outdoor areas which makes using the Jump Pack finnicky.
•　Do not have access to the Hammer from the get-go, and needs to reach Level 18 to get the Power Fist.
•　No primary weapon so they don't have access to the Melta Rifle.

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2 Anonymous Anonymous about 1 year

assault because i get to drop the thunder and people dont expect it during group fights

1 Anonymous Anonymous about 1 year

SMG sniper build for PvP. Most games I’ll have 15-20 kills. Highest amount was 26.

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