Diablo 4 Beta: Class Ranking - Which Should You Choose on Launch?

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Diablo 4's highly popular Open Beta has given players a chance to explore the game's five classes: Druid, Barbarian, Rogue, Sorcerer, and Necromancer. Each class offers a unique playstyle, complete with powerful abilities that can be customized and synergized to the players desired purpose. After ample time with Diablo IV here's a ranking of each class along with some tips on the abilities and strengths of each class to jumpstart your builds on launchJune 6th, 2023.

Though the Druid ranks lowest on our list, it still offers a unique gameplay experience. Primarily, the Druid's abilities focus on shapeshifting and harnessing the forces of nature. Players must manage their energy to effectively utilize their shapeshifting abilities, such as transforming into a werewolf for quick melee attacks or a werebear for increased durability. Even though the Druid may be one of the most fun classes to play because of how neat shapeshifting can be, the necessity to battle enemies at a close proximity, and the high learning curve to synergize the Druids abilities make it a difficult class to play. Here are some suggestions on abilities for a starter build that should help you through some of the more difficult encounters by staying at range in the early game. 

Key Abilities For Starter Build:

While the Druid's potential for powerful builds is hindered by the energy management aspect, creative players can still create synergistic builds with a focus on either melee or ranged combat. There is even a build that works around your summoned animals, but unfortunately they do not take aggro the same way the Necromancer minions do. Just remember that the melee builds will do a lot more damage, but your survivability may suffer if you're new to