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Lost Ark January 2026 Patch DPS and Class Tier List
This video provides a Lost Ark class and DPS tier list as of the January 2026 patch. It offers information on various classes and specializations to help players decide on a future main or alt character. The video covers two tier lists: a class tier list and a DPS tier list. It also considers the reasons for class placements and community opinions.
1. ⚔️ Class Tier List Overview: Assassin
- ✅ Deathblade: A popular class that offers high damage but is difficult to play.
- ✅ Soul Eater: Has an attractive appearance and performs well in raids. Not difficult to play.
- ✅ Reaper: Similar to a blink assassin, harder to play than Deathblade and Soul Eater, but doesn't provide the same results for the average player.
- ⚠️ Shadowhunter: Perfect Suppression is okay, but Demonic Impulse is one of the worst class specializations.
00:00 - 01:48
1. ⚔️ Class Tier List Overview: Assassin
- ✅ Deathblade: A popular class that offers high damage but is difficult to play.
- ✅ Soul Eater: Has an attractive appearance and performs well in raids. Not difficult to play.
- ✅ Reaper: Similar to a blink assassin, harder to play than Deathblade and Soul Eater, but doesn't provide the same results for the average player.
- ⚠️ Shadowhunter: Perfect Suppression is okay, but Demonic Impulse is one of the worst class specializations.
01:49 - 03:19
2. 🔫 Class Tier List Overview: Gunner
- ⚠️ Artillerist: Barrage was good, but it's not good now because of AR grid. Firepower is pretty good.
- ✅ Deadeye: A decent class but not very popular.
- ✅ Gunslinger: Performs particularly well in the DPS department and is very popular due to its appearance.
- ❌ Machinist: Currently the worst class in the game.
- ✅ Sharpshooter: Currently performs very well. Dead Strike is pretty good.
03:20 - 04:40
3. 🧙 Class Tier List Overview: Mage
- ✅ Arcanist: Always the queen of the game, providing tremendous damage.
- ✅ Bard: Always S tier and a very good class.
- ✅ Sorceress: Performs very well with Triple Doomsday.
- ⚠️ Summoner: Used to be very good, but I haven't seen a Summoner performing well lately.
04:41 - 07:29
4. 👊 Class Tier List Overview: Martial Artist
- ✅ Glavier: Deals tremendous damage in new raids.
- ⚠️ Scrapper: Between Sharpshooter and Summoner.
- ✅ Soulfist: Difficult to play but currently performs very well.
- ❌ Striker: Used to be #1 but has fallen now.
- ✅ Wardancer: Always a solid class and provides pretty good damage.
- ✅ Breaker: The Ark Grid has been very helpful, and the Auda rework is absolutely amazing.
- ✅ Arcanamancer: Synergy is very good, and the damage is pretty decent.
- ✅ Artist: Very good.
07:30 - 09:59
5. 🛡️ Class Tier List Overview: Warrior
- ✅ Berserker: Berserker Technique in particular performs very well.
- ⚠️ Destroyer: Performed very well, but the Ark Grid broke and was nerfed a lot.
- ✅ Gunlancer: God tier.
- ⚠️ Paladin: Weaker than other supports.
- ✅ Slayer: Performs much better than before thanks to the Ark Grid.
10:00 - 16:45
6. 📊 DPS Tier List and Class Performance Analysis
Analyzes the DPS performance of each class in the latest raids. Explains the difference between U-DPS and DPS, and sorts by item level of 3,000 or higher and Q3 damage.
| 클래스 | 특징 |
|---|---|
| 아르카나 (황제의 칙령) | 1st place, very high damage |
| 건슬링어 (피스메이커) | 2nd place, consistent performance |
| 버서커 (버서커 테크닉) | 3rd place, powerful damage |
| 브레이커 (폭주하는 폭풍) | 4th place, high potential |
| 소서리스 (황후의 은총) | 5th place, stable performance |
| 팔라딘 (심판) | DPS version, decent performance |
| 건랜서 (고독한 기사) | 8th place, very good performance after rework |
| 와일드 소울 (팬텀 비스트) | 9th place, good for new players |
| 소서리스 (이그니터) | 15th place, high damage potential |
| 리퍼 (굶주림) | 16th place, decent performance |
| 서머너 (마스터 서머너) | 20th place, performance decline from before |
| 슬레이어 (포식자) | 24th place, average performance |
| 데스블레이드 (잔재된 기운) | 32nd place, difficult class |
| 아틸러리스트 | 37th place, low performance |
| 머시니스트 | 42nd place, very low performance |
16:46 - 18:26
7. ✔️ Final Tier List Adjustments and Advice on Class Selection
Adjust the tier list after checking the DPS chart numbers. Lower Artillerist and Arcanamancer by one tier, and move Glavier to the bottom of A tier. Upgrade Scrapper and Wardancer, and move Sorceress to the bottom of S tier. Finally, when choosing a new class, I advise you to choose something you can enjoy.