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Recommendations for New Players

Class Ranking

  1. Fighter
  2. Barbarian
  3. Rogue
  4. Paladin
  5. Monk
  6. Cleric
  7. Warlock
  8. Druid
  9. Ranger
  10. Bard
  11. Artificer
  12. Wizard
  13. Sorcerer

Damage Type Ratings

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/827ptf/comment/dv8jr2s/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Lower is better, formula is (resistances + 1.5*immunities - vulnerabilities):

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To summarize:

  • Poison is by far the worst.

  • Next tier is fire, nonmagical weapons, and cold.

  • Next tier is acid and lightning

  • Next tier is necrotic, psychic, thunder, (magical) piercing and (magical) slashing.

  • Finally, there's force, radiant, (magical) bludgeoning, spells and magic weapons.