Choosing Your Class in 2024 | Black Desert Guides

[@MistaWigglez]

What class will you be maining this year? 🤔

[@KhalUsi]

My 3th and last Novice Server Class is going to be Corsair/ Drakania ^^.

[@idcadangan8138]

bad guide, your video dont help anything to choce who better

[@terrafirma5327]

@@idcadangan8138 bad comment, it didn't help me decide what to play

[@raygm6303]

I am tempted by playing Witch

[@rotorcraft68]

Thank you for the no-nonsense review of every class, and the lists in each section was fantastic..! Played back in 2016 a few days but didn't get into it and everything was deleted when they switched to a new vendor. Looking to give it another try. Thanks for narrowing my list to start--Ranger, Shai, or your personal favorite, the Valkyrie..! And at $0.99 to start on Steam, you really can't go wrong. The graphics look greatly improved since 2016 as well.

[@ThePlinto]

Lahn is everywhere on top atm :D

[@xinlou6707]

I just snaped a free Black Desert copy from my friends amazon prime he just gave it to me and this vid helped me decide to try scholar and dark knight as a new player.

[@kizmoko1739]

After downloaded the game last week. I was just able to play it now after watching this video because I can't decide what class I should take. 😅

[@RansomtheRich]

Berserker maegu and drakania seem to be SSS tier based on this list and I’ve never played, picking one of those.

[@Toksuri1]

drak isnt S tier in pve actually. Rolling off her cus of it. Much slower than meta

[@amirrhamzi04]

​@@Toksuri1So what is the top tier class now cann u tell me plz?

[@Toksuri1]

@@amirrhamzi04 I'm not updated rn and it depends where you grind. I'd say awakening nova is a safe bet if you got the hands :) ninja good, maegu good. If you play like orcs my best was archer but ninja was close behind

[@amirrhamzi04]

@@Toksuri1 tq

[@RouxBeard]

The moment scholars teleport distances are improved is the moment I never put it down.

[@Azrael1st]

I honestly hope that they make the merv colour palette free. The game just feels like a huge scam without it.

[@MistaWigglez]

Become a creator and they'll give you free value packs 4 life! I haven't had to worry about it since i've had about 1000 subs

[@wsrtwetr]

It's only 10$ a month. You don't pay a sub in the game. I'd pay for it if I want since the game is more than deserve a sub.

[@Aventurine4lyfe]

It really doesnt ​@@wsrtwetr

[@ItsSolomon]

@@wsrtwetr10 dollars to just change color with no extra benefits???

[@Kxllswxtchello]

@@ItsSolomonpremium include more benefits Not only colour change

[@tutorial5914]

It's a bit late but I would like to add. For every time ranger shows up. Just assume it means awakening. As awakening ranger honestly top 5 in damn near everything while succession is just ok generally. Edit: Other than large scale pvp where succession is pretty fantastic tbh

[@torinux4980]

Shai's my favorite class. Even though, it's really hard to break past X gear score and clear content alone, the class is really fun to play. I mean, you have permanent heals, some solid CC but the damage isn't really there unless you have luck upgrading your gear. I have fun hunting and crafting so I guess that's why I'm having so much fun with the class.

[@KO-fh4vn]

Sage seems really underrated here?

[@mewlovedlover2735]

Ye😢

[@igit7745]

so true. my awakening sage clears sht

[@faggatree]

i can't pick between lahn, archer, scholar, and now making a drakania for season

[@jijiree3390]

succ lahn pretty fun to play and a hard hitter the problem is aoe archer is op on pve once you learn to use it scholar is .... stupid pve manchine in the hand of someone can use mouse movement well

[@mickybb1232]

I think the Dark Knight has come along way. She’s is okay so well at the moment she clears just as fast as my meagu in stars end. Awakening dark knight has incredible mobility easy flow skills with massive aoe damage.

[@JohnnyBlake-bu4hl]

Glad they buffed her after she was nerfed to death for years

[@FelsStore-ic3xr]

​@@JohnnyBlake-bu4hl oh she got buff? That nerf make me throw away her for long time bc the damage can upscale and just not enough too use

[@lockedbill4942]

I did a wrong reroll on Corsair :)) she's fun to play but her movement is fking bad to move when u need to turn direction. She's just skating straigh into the wall or rock when I tried to change direction

[@MistaWigglez]

The hardest part of corsair's movement is space + A or D after leashing. Once I figured that out, her movement became waaay more fun to get around. I use to spam space and it never worked, but when I took it slow and pressed space methodically, it made the movement combo way easier

[@PlantsAndInsects]

I am just starting BDO for the first time today :) I was trying to figure out which character I should be, and after watching your video, I decided to go with the Sorceress. I am excited to try other characters as well though :) The next character I want to try though is definitely the Hashashin

[@walteralexis345]

I'm going with Sorceress as well lol

[@fellowasp6768]

Im a new player and im honstly suprised no one plays Hashashin more 😢 thought it looked super cool, like a more volatile assassin kinda reminded me of sand benders from ATLA 🎉

[@KiefferVicente]

I actually picked him!

[@Azrael1st]

I picked mystic for my main character and she rocks but I don’t know how she will fair in pvp.

[@cloudfused]

Succ mystic is broken

[@gnzlpico]

I mean, maegu is on almost every list so i might start with her on my first character ever in BDO, abilities seems cool too

[@dragonlxix3161]

You should pick based off what you find fun not what meta is, I think maegu is great start thought, but i just dont understand how playing a broken class is fun if you havent tried harder classes

[@gnzlpico]

@@dragonlxix3161 how can i play the hardest classes if i don't even know how to craft a potion or food? I need the most basic and repetitive stuff to learn, then start going with harder classes/content

[@Garmr2000]

@@gnzlpico You want the MOST basic and repetitive and chose Maegu? Nah that would be something like Succ Zerker, Succ Lahn, Awak Witch, Awak Wiz, and Succ/Awak Guardian. Not pushing you away from Maegu cause she is a great class, but I wouldnt say she is the most repetitive of the classes.

[@dragonlxix3161]

@@gnzlpico that's just boring lmao, I dont understand why you go such a op character, like what do you learn from using a class that outranks all other classes in terms of farming, like dont you want to try something more fun and save the op classes for later?

[@dragonlxix3161]

Like dead ass i bet you'd quit this game in like 2 weeks maximum if you play Meagu Lmao, rookie mistake

[@philiphartman4362]

What’s the class at the beginning (0:26) with the thin glaive/spear and lightning?

[@MistaWigglez]

The sage! That’s his awakening. He’s super fun. He can teleport on an and he hits insanely hard with big aoes

[@kibspoker]

Hey man this was an awesome fun vid. Thanks for sharing bruh

[@ItsJxdeGaming]

Just a interesting question, I notice you separated some classes by specs throughout the list so why didn’t you split up nova when you did speedy soldiers and hard hitting, the description for hard hitting was slower classes definitely not Awa Nova but yes succ nova. Just curious to hear your reasoning

[@lockedbill4942]

Succ Nova is trash no need to split it. Awk Nova is both hard hit and speedy :)) I mean who fking play Succ Nova outside of pvp group ?

[@TheShadder]

I got my account wiped back then, is it worth starting over these days? I hear very mixed reviews on the state of the game and dont know what to believe.

[@LuisGustavoBD]

Thats a pentagon, my dude.

[@MistaWigglez]

Square

[@djkraken2563]

@@MistaWigglezdefinitely not a hexagon 👍

[@BookOfEnchantments]

Black Desert is goated, i even have to sacrifice a character slot to try out Scholar class and she has been my main since xD (basically abandoned my endgame Hashashin class xD)

[@KhalUsi]

I was thinking of Corsair but your video made me insecure :/. In almost every other Video ppl say that Drakania isn´t meta in PVE but you put her in top 10, why? Great video as always ^^

[@MistaWigglez]

Corsair is awesome - don't let this video tell you otherwise! Drakania is harder to pull the same numbers, but her kit has a lot of opportunity for high-skill rotations. It's just my opinion too! :D

[@KhalUsi]

@@MistaWigglez I can´t find something similar to Crosair tbh. Her overall playstyle with all that water action is just great. I love classes with usefull openworld abilitys. Does she have heat protection in the desert like Woosa? Thanks for the answer btw ^^

[@aniimey]

Which Version you use ? Steam or Website ?

[@urrigongreyjoy]

Thank you for this video, I'm new and it probably helped me figure out a starting point for class selection. Also. I can't restrain myself, that's a pentagon, not a hexagon.

[@aniimey]

And for f2p pve only players ?

[@antihero_antics]

So is the LAHN the best PVE class cause she landed in every important PVE category

[@Louvenoire05]

Is there a merchant class in this game? Or something similar? Thanks

[@MistaWigglez]

Not really, but Shai’s get more lifeskilling bonuses. The best traders in bdo are a random class with a cool merchant like outfit 😝

[@Louvenoire05]

@@MistaWigglez Awe that’s too bad. I’m looking for a game which has a merchant class which doesn’t make me have to focus on damage much. Some support skills are okay. But I don’t have too much time to get deep into games. This type of class would allow more casual play. Something like merchant in Ragnarok but less cartoony. Thanks for responding!

[@MistaWigglez]

@@Louvenoire05 I could see pearl abyss adding something like that to bdo! You can get to only lvl 49 on a character and only use them for lifeskilling/trading. That way they can’t get killed in pvp

[@Louvenoire05]

@@MistaWigglez That would be cool! Here’s to hoping 🙏🙏. More mmorpgs need casual classes like what you mentioned.

[@obristeric7871]

hi i see on ur video, arena of solare striker is good but we dont see him at any point (small pvp or large pvp) can u explain that please? thanks

[@Rewwgh]

I am kinda torn between starting a new toon (would probably go Musa because love the Awakening) for the Season boosts or continuing with my Succession Mystic that was my previous season character. Unfortunately I did not graduate her and I am a bit lost in terms of how to continue playing as her. So maybe a lvl 1 reroll is in the cards for me? :D

[@tyleradams6990]

If you didn't graduate her, they auto graduated her to a normal toon at the end of the season with the update. You should he able to make another season toon of whatever you like.

[@kylevanderwolf4446]

Doesn’t woosa do better than maegu after the nerf?

[@Zarviya]

I don't wanna get back into this game I left YEARS ago when they kept tearing their entire combat system apart time and time again but my friends are starting to play it again and I gotta follow my boys (we found eachother on this game so there's that)

[@oguzhanozdemir5281]

I want to shield allies and Support them with Buffs. WHO is the best in that. Or What Are good classes for that direction

[@MistaWigglez]

Valkyrie! She's my fav

[@johnpang3576]

Are you going to cover the new class?

[@MistaWigglez]

I made a class review on her - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3OYioyugddqedksi=23ykFxbImXot46Ay check it out!

[@johnpang3576]

Oh I meant the new sword class coming out with LOML2 I already watched your Scholar video @@MistaWigglez

[@MistaWigglez]

Oops, yeah I'll definitely cover that class once it's released!@@johnpang3576

[@endless463]

Great vid

[@MistaWigglez]

Thank you!

[@thegrim9128]

Loving the sorc love

[@derollmiguelbargas2776]

hey im new to bdo i need help finding a second class, i find the guardian too slow for me and i prefer something fun but does well pve and pvp

[@MistaWigglez]

I think you might like Valkyrie - she's one of my personal favs. Drakania, Dark Knight, and Lahn are great classes too

[@nellecastillo5388]

What class can heal other?

[@MistaWigglez]

Shai, Witch, and Wizard. Valkyrie can a bit too!

[@TheStrikers63]

i don't see the sage must, does the class sucks a lot ?

[@valzwaldo12]

So if I’m just starting this game, never played before, what would be recommended to try? I love defense with crowd control that’s easy to play. Thanks

[@MistaWigglez]

Sorry for the late response - Valkyrie is amazing. She is tanky, has good resource management and can heal herself and allies a tiny bit. Berserker and Warrior are good more offensive choices that have great defense capabilities

[@Kanchai7]

Black desert online ❌ Female class online ✔

[@clumsypanda5backup]

bro completely forgot about Sage XD

[@rmmorang2134]

did awakening nova change recently? it was pretty dang strong in pvp as well.

[@lockedbill4942]

She alway strong since release

[@MistaWigglez]

Yeah I shouldv'e included her there, my bad! (A) Nova is amazing

[@YoYakuman]

Is Valk really top 10 in PvE? I feel like they struggle to pull 11k at Dehkia Thronwood, where all the other classes you list are 13k+. Guardian is like 15k. I'll check your other video, but I find it hard to believe. edit: Valk was not in that video. D: edit 2: Oh, perhaps you misspoke at the start when you said "these are the classes that shine at endgame grinding zones" at 1:02 since 7:48 also is "end game PvE" and Valk is not listed.

[@Aniwave-w6o]

The samurai class Sura is gone? New player here

[@renaldoespeso]

raven or reaper?

[@Grimbow95]

I remember back in 2015 people used to slag me for being a main musa player, then when I got 240 ap back then they weren’t so cocky 😂😂😂😂

[@jakubgrzybek6181]

Bought the game yesterday and chose Guardian class, just coz esthetics...

[@MistaWigglez]

nice choice! You can't go wrong with her

[@Ledvanse]

Nice ❤

[@zThaRipper7]

Need more male heavily armored classes

[@ExOhz]

I believe im stuck between 3 classes, lahn, ninja and woosa Im looking for pve grinding but still able to handle themselves in pvp, basically able to handle soloing whole game

[@joaocamilo2146]

I'm really unsure between mystic and lahn, I'm new to the game. Which classes are most appropriate for those who don't yet have a finger between them?

[@iamTkzs]

Lahn in every aspect

[@ZackDisnaughts]

most fun for me was dark knight, but I'm not really doing well in pvp, such a glass canon i get a lot of kills but die a lot too, im thinking of switching trying out drakania or corsair

[@chinesemediabox3823]

Why did not you include kuno in best pvp?

[@wowisright123]

Personally I wanna do pve only but can’t decide between striker and ninja… he said striker better but I like playing as ninjas

[@MistaWigglez]

play ninja! IT comes down to what you love playing on. NInja can be insane at everything when played right

[@wowisright123]

@@MistaWigglez was not expecting a reply ! Thank you

[@pethsi906]

I started titan, and I'll stick to it to the grave. I like drakania too

[@MistaWigglez]

you can't go wrong! There's many benefits for having multiple characters too

[@pethsi906]

@@MistaWigglez for tower of trials and path of glory yes

[@MistaWigglez]

@@pethsi906 and extra energy and money!

[@1wakuralain]

That's not a Hexagon, that's a Pentagon.

[@NATEDAWGG79]

I tend to enjoy the high evasion classes the most. I would have to say my top 3 Classes are Warrior, Musa, Wizard. Haven't tried the Maegu yet but it looks fun.

[@tyleradams6990]

If you like evasion, try striker or mystic. Absolutely busted on all eva.

[@ZhenMitch]

What about eclipse?

[@ereborstore1417]

Best class 1vx?

[@Xodious]

Probably something with i-frames. I always hear sorc and tamer for that kind of stuff

[@BotsieW3]

Ngl im debating between Lahn and Drakania to play...

[@emreuz1582]

Sorc has 30 ap party buff and you didn't put as support ?

[@wisnu1114]

Juat it? Shai, witch, wizz have more than 1 support buff

[@cristianivan9305]

Valkyrie easy to play? how?

[@Slammerbit]

Rmb + Spacebar

[@nrreno]

Im a new player and just picked up maegu and shes very flashy and fun to play

[@MistaWigglez]

That’s great! I love the spirit wolf . It looks like my dog!

[@Zroud]

I'm surprised you rated Awak drak so high, most resources I've seen have them pretty low. I went from guardian to drak and I'm struggling with how to make it feel better. I may try Lahn or Maegu

[@nikzy-]

maegu is insane in pve trust me try her out

[@TheCosmicAstro-]

Drakania feels horrible to play. She has some cool skills but she just feels like ass. That's just how she is. Regardless of whether she's "objectively good" or not. She does not *feel* good to play

[@FlickyXD]

Just fucking tell me which one is the most opiest class character in the game !!

[@germanvelarde2667]

Berserker and Maegu are really good in my experience

[@red-eyedatlas9119]

ok, is there a class that can summon a few minnions or is this game also limited to 1? I know theres the tamer of a single summon that I've seen in a video, but I'm curious before I really play.

[@kannonfps]

sadly nop, i really wish we had a necromancer class

[@thisgoogleaccount5009]

awk drakania doesnt seem that good in PVE she pulls way less trash than other classes and is very hard to play properly

[@levone4549]

Lmao no phantasma i feel sad, i chose the wrong one and invested on the wrong one

[@ninjaaesthetics4214]

I recommend you try nova out, I love both succ and awakening

[@blxdesgaming8057]

maegu counter: 16 Seems like you've done a lot of research on maegu.

[@MistaWigglez]

maegu is life. make that 17!

[@IAmMightyMike]

No matter how many videos I watched, I can never decide 😫

[@MistaWigglez]

lol same, i have like 10 characters lvl 60+!

[@Rupuze123]

So by this video sage doesn't exist pretty much 😂😂😂

[@MistaWigglez]

Sage is awesome! Sorry i didn't give him enough love here

[@syedaliashter3239]

He mentioned sage only twice? Is it really that bad. Ya sure bro?

[@MistaWigglez]

sage is amazing sorry for not mentioning them enough

[@ekkobellick939]

Wait sorc is ez to play?

[@lockedbill4942]

Yeah that sound kinda sus. Back to 2017 sorc is the hardest class to play

[@MistaWigglez]

She is easy to grind with but hard to master - especially pvp. She has a big kit that doesn't need to know much to be effective

[@MistaWigglez]

Lol!

[@davidsabillon5182]

Like commented and subscribed 👍

[@ashl3y511]

Im between Tamer, Ranger, Lahn or Woosa....

[@MistaWigglez]

You can’t go wrong with any of those! There’s benefits to having multiple characters down the road too. I loved tamer

[@KuroneTimes]

Tbh my brain stoped braining I started as musa now m dumbfounded cause there so much in game 🤣🤣

[@MistaWigglez]

Lmao I know right! Making this video is hard because every class is super fun and different

[@KuroneTimes]

@@MistaWigglez bro gimme tips my mind is going haywire cause my bag full there’s no junk in it but so many stuff and m confused which quest to do in last hour I created to chara still confused 🤣🤣

[@MistaWigglez]

@@KuroneTimes lmao I know right. I’ll make a video on it - thanks for giving me a good idea. Once you can, do the Magnus until you get the storage access reward. That way, you can access every storage in the game (that you’ve found) from any place. Getting storage maids is great for this. Your central market warehouse can carry a TON. Just put all your sellable items in there as storage and take them out when you need it.

[@MistaWigglez]

@@KuroneTimes it’s great cause most progress on one character transfers to other characters (other than combat and skill exp)

[@KuroneTimes]

@@MistaWigglez I got a costume shld I sell it or use it? And ig I got a maid too but don’t knw where she is I used it now gone

[@Stekais]

nice!

[@serwizzart]

Lahn is literally everywhere xD

[@assheismyheart]

Yeah, the beserker too

[@MoFroze]

I have question how come witch is not one of the top pve end game

[@KatastrophicNoodle]

Thank you for not elaborating on what the classes are or how they play.

[@MistaWigglez]

Thank you for your thoughtful comment

[@KatastrophicNoodle]

@@MistaWigglez You're welcome, babe 😘

[@Борланд-ж1н]

Man really said that Sorceress is easiest class to play 🗣️😅

[@aice336]

its a pentagon

[@tlc6719]

It's a pentagon, not a hexagon.

[@MistaWigglez]

Lol f

[@vincentrivera6092]

It's a pentagon... not a hexagon...

[@MistaWigglez]

xD

[@tyleradams6990]

This man said DK is slow feeling. 😅

[@BlueOnyxx]

So Drakania is basically OP in every aspect? 😂

[@MistaWigglez]

@@BlueOnyxx 😂😂😂🤮

[@alexpaur7431]

its not a hexagon.... counting to 5 is not that challenging cmon

[@MistaWigglez]

5 would make it a square.

[@yatinpaul8845]

i know why you chose guardianat first . i did too 😂

[@MistaWigglez]

lol easiest grinding ever

[@umarchu]

You totally eat how fun is tamer.. 😢

[@zer00rdie]

speedy soldiers.... You forgot the two fastest.

[@MilitaryDog.]

My top 5 Sorc DK Striker Lahn Mystic

[@whoooswhooo-gaming]

i hear ninja a lot

[@Cryopod]

Drakania stocks after this ⬆️

[@CrAzYAlAiX]

sage man :(

[@hurtstosmile]

Play what you like

[@reverayn9067]

Maegu was nerfed a while ago and i believe woosa outperforms her, your PVE doesn't differentiate between early mid and end game gear levels, and your entirely missing the best PVE class from the list, which its omission despite having numerous recorded results putting it on top invalidates the rest of the PVE rankings, and puts everything else into question.

[@MistaWigglez]

These are meant for beginners

[@xXVykeXx]

Thought about getting the game but all these characters are just trash and no character creator I ain’t spending a dime on this garbage watched gameplay vids and media involving game not looking healthy 😂

[@temperent5796]

Ok?