Highlights
- Artificer: S-tier (unchanged, 100% pick rate in optimized parties)
- Druid: S-tier (unchanged, premier solo progression)
- Beast: B → A (Wild Swipes damage scaling audit confirmed)
- Bloodkin Warlock: B (Lunaeia synergy now meta-required)
- Elementalist: B (Wild Ride + Elementalist Wind is the new high-ceiling combo)
The May 2026 meta is a continuation of the v0.4.2 balance state, with one significant shift: the Beast subclass has climbed from B to A after the Wild Swipes damage formula was audited. The +0.15 base damage per Bleed stack was correctly documented but under-utilized; with the rise of multi-hit Rogue comps, the Beast has found its natural pairing.
The Artificer remains uncontested at S-tier. The Craft Turret action-economy doubling has no counter — every optimized party runs at least one Artificer.
The Bloodkin Warlock's B-tier rating is misleading; in practice, the Bloodkin + Lunaeia combo is one of the strongest single-target burst compositions in the game. The B rating reflects the steep race-prerequisite cost, not the in-combat power.