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Best Classes in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis

Phantastic and classy at the same time.

Phantasy Star Online New Genesis is an online action role-playing game. Depending on your playing style, you can choose a class and sub-class. If you change your mind, you can change the class after completing a few main quests. At that point, you can switch classes at Class Counter. There are weapons that only certain classes can use, and that's where sub-class becomes very useful.

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How many classes are there in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis?

At the moment, Phantasy Star Online New Genesis has nine classes, which are:

  • Bouncer
  • Braver
  • Fighter
  • Force
  • Gunner
  • Hunter
  • Ranger
  • Summoner
  • Techter

You can expect more classes in the future, and when that happens, we will update our list of best classes in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis.

Best Classes in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis for Beginners

Although every PSO2: NGS class is fun to play, some make it easier, especially for beginners. These are the best classes in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis, which will help you make a grand entrance into this open-world game. Every class has its own set of weapons that can be enhanced with unique skills that maximize the effect of specific playstyles.

Ranger class in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis

Ranger class can be best described as a glass cannon—it deals a lot of damage from a distance but is vulnerable in close combat situations. Just don't go charging into enemies, and you'll be more than fine. This class is all about rifles, launchers, and different types of ammo.

Because some bullets debuff enemies, the Ranger can be great as a support class that gives melee and close-ranged allies a fighting chance. Some of the best Ranger skills in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis are:

  • Weak Bullet—Mark enemies for additional damage.
  • Spread Shot—Fires a shotgun blast for close-range damage.
  • Slide Shot Advance—Weapon Actions trigger invulnerability.

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Hunter class in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis

The Hunter is a jack-of-all-trades and, because of that, is one of the most popular classes in PSO2: NGS. You can choose to fight enemies up close or pick them apart from a distance. You test most play styles with this class, so you can later switch to a different one.

You can't go wrong with most skills, so feel free to experiment. Some of the best Hunter class skills in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis are:

  • Massive Hunter—Reduces damage taken temporarily.
  • Sword Attack Extra—Deals additional attacks.
  • Hunter Arts Perfect Parry—Negates enemy attacks.

Force class in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis

Although this is a science fiction tech-heavy surrounding, you still need some magic. That's where Force comes into play. The Force class may not be Gandalf, but they still employ spells, aka Techniques. This class uses talises and rods as weapons.

Like all magic users in any game, keep your distance and inflict severe damage. Some of the most useful Force skills in Phantasy Star Online New Genesis are:

  • Technique Domination—Increases technique damage.
  • Tricky Capacitor—Deals special damage with talises.
  • United Technic Fo—Enables the usage of Compound Techniques.

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Nebojša Prijić is a senior staff writer at Pro Game Guides with over 25 years of experience in journalism, screenwriting, and copywriting. He previously worked as Editor-in-Chief of Maxim Serbia magazine and the IGN Adria website. Nebojša is an old-school gamer who loves real-time strategies, shooters, and RPGs, but most of all, he plays Roblox and mobile games with his son. He remembers the first Diablo, PC games on a single floppy disk, and playing Mortal Kombat on the keyboard.