Your faction does not limit your class: Elyos and Asmodians can play all eight, and every character starts as an Adventurer before specialising. The roles below are the community's description, cross-checked against the Korean patch notes. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
The Korea line on each card is a balance change the Korean live game received in August or September 2026; the global game runs a modified Season 1, so these may arrive later, altered, or not at all.
The main tank; Mein-MMO rates it the most forgiving class for newcomers.
Melee damage with off-tank durability and self-sustain; also rated beginner-friendly.
Short-range stealth burst with a high skill floor; Mein-MMO puts it last for beginners.
Kiting, positional ranged damage. NC's 2025 press release says Marksman; fan sites and Korean notes say Ranger.
Burst and area magic with crowd control; mana-hungry.
Pet-based caster. AION2 Hub calls it damage, aion2db.gg support, Mein-MMO magical support with a pet: probably both, by spec. Unresolved.
The strongest group healer, low personal damage; Massively OP's writer enjoyed it most in the scale test.
Hybrid support and damage with auras.
Class emblems and skill icons: NC, official AION 2 icons.
Korea already has one more class than we do, and the original AION grew from eight classes to twelve. NC has announced nothing past the Brawler for AION 2, so the second half of this section is a wishlist, not news.
The ninth class. Korea and Taiwan have had it since 1 July 2026. There is no date for the global game.
The ranged gunfighter that joined AION 1 after the first eight. Fast, flashy and nothing like a bow. We would love to see it come back.
The engineer line, built around aether-powered machines. A very different feel from the eight we have: part fighter, part gadget.
The bard of the Artist line: buffs and music in place of a staff. Our companion talks out loud, so we are biased.
The Artist line's second option, a class that fights with paint. We have no idea how it would fit AION 2, which is half the fun.
AION 1 class names and groupings differ between regions, so read these as nicknames. Wishlist cards use our own drawings, not NC art. Sources: the 12 AION classes (playnews), what Korea has that Global does not (metaroad).
Wanted in groups: Templar or Cleric, both rated easy to learn. Solo the story without punishment: Gladiator. Utility over top damage: Chanter. Assassin only if you already enjoy stealth classes elsewhere.
Then plan it in the character builder: every skill, specialization and stigma of the eight classes, with a shareable link.
Korea added the gauntlet-wielding Brawler on 1 July 2026. It was not part of the global launch: AION2 Hub, Mein-MMO and Massively OP all said so, and only one database, aion2db.gg, listed it. We follow the majority and NC's stated Season 1 plan.
Eight classes, two factions that can play all of them, and a balance patch cadence that makes any tier list a snapshot. What the official material says, what players agree on, and where they don't.
It is permanent, it decides whose server you live on and who you fight in the Abyss, and it does not touch your class. Everything else is lore, looks and one disputed claim.
Card images: NC, official AION 2 screenshot via Steam.
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