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PvP Tier List Ranked Builds August 2026

Published Jul 24, 2026
Updated Aug 2, 2026
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This tierlist is purely indicative and designed for ranked games.
This tierlist is purely indicative and designed for ranked games.
S+ Tier

These builds are a must have in a competitive party.

Support Paragon stays the best support. Forever a staple in Visions of Eternity (VoE) meta. While it doesn't have the highest Healing in the game, it has more than enough with crazy survivability and mobility. The Might it provides also gives a noticeable damage boost to its entire team.

Power Galeshot has access to Ranger amazing melee weapons, bringing high Damage and mobility. gives it a Range weapon with high Damage and Quickness. It currently dominates heavily but stays a very high skill build and can be hard to operate.

Power Amalgam wins almost every duel. Relying on it's access to AoE Crowd Control paired with high uptime of the three best boons in the game Alacrity, Quickness and Stability. Recent patches have been nerfing it but it's still a staple on both power and hybrid.

S Tier

These specialization are still extremely powerful, but they do not offer the versality of the rank above and will fall off in specific situations.

While Condition Conduit is considered A tier rather than S, Power Conduit is a very strong contender for best roamer in the current meta. It only falls short when facing galeshot but still has a very high potential of carrying games.

Power Ritualist lost its spot in the meta after getting its Quickness removed but a few patch later it rose again as a really strong duelist and good teamfighter. Power Ritualist main weakness is Crowd Control, despite running three Stun Break.

Condition Evoker is back as a really strong tanky duelist. Slowly killing targets with Burning while spamming Daze in AoE. The constant Burning applications make it impossible, even for high cleanses build, to purely sustain its damage.

Power Reaper is a high sustain necromancer build. The recent rework of Spite Trait Line gives it high Might stacks and Life-Steal. ensures you never lose Healing due to being full life, turning it into Barrier. It is more vulnerable alone than a Power Ritualist but shines once paired with a support.

Power Untamed is quite similar to Power Galeshot but replaces the range by better pet control and survivability. Its unique ambush attacks dealing massive Damage paired with some Healing. It can also blast Stealth for its allies if needed.

A Tier

These specializations are not the best at their role for what they bring, but they still are good options

Renegade recent trait reworks bring it back as a very strong roamer. It is stronger than Power Conduit in specific scenarios where it gets to use its skills on a node to damage multiple enemies and buff allies.

Deadeye mix of range and melee damage, paired with really good mobility and amazing pressure on tanky targets make it a new potential meta thief. It now has the highest range teleport in the game with sitting at 1500 Range.

Power Mirage has extremely high burst and Dazes. It only loses to Power Conduit which makes it drop a tier. It is by far the best spec to kill a target quickly or shutdown someone with Crowd Control.

B Tier

Recently updated, thanks to the trait rework in Zeal Trait Line, Power Luminary has really high burst but its team utility has been reduced. It stays one of the best spec to fight melee targets or Finish with pure AoE damage.

Willbender is a strong teamfighter with good impact as a roamer. It especially excels on stacked targets as all of its abilities are AoE. It struggles to be top meta as it heavily relies on a specific cooldown: .

Power Virtuoso is a strong ranged DPS but struggles under high pressure. It's slower than Power Mirage but can impact a teamfight if left unoticed.

As Weaver was heavily rework it is hard to know which version will perform best. So far it has been mostly shining in ranked games with this high damage high CC build. It now has more survivability and gained lower cooldowns on all its Dual-Attacks.

Let's take a deeper dive into the meta for each role

Teamfighters :

The best teamfighters either outperform in damage or bring a good versatility of damage and defense for the team.

Ranking Specialization
Best Conduit Reaper Galeshot
Great Ritualist Willbender Galeshot Renegade
Moderate Weaver Virtuoso Untamed Luminary

Roamers :

What makes the difference between the best roamer and an average roamer is how fast they can travel the map and how much burst they have access to.

Ranking Specialization
Best Conduit Galeshot
Great Renegade Deadeye Mirage Untamed
Moderate Virtuoso Luminary Willbender

Duelists :

When looking at the best duelists we should ask ourselves : "Which build is the most likely to win a duel and be able to survive outnumbered?"

Ranking Specialization
Best Amalgam Evoker
Great Ritualist Reaper
Moderate Weaver

Supports :

The best supports are simply the ones with access to the most Healing and boons.

Ranking Specialization
Best Paragon
Great Troubadour
Moderate Guardian Tempest

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