Best Classes in High Five: Farmer, Party and PvP Picks
If you are rolling a character on a High Five server, the class tree gives you six races and 36 third-class professions with no Awakening rework on top. That is genuine variety, and it also means the honest answer to "what should I play" depends on what you plan to do. This guide covers the best classes in High Five across the three things you will actually spend time on: solo farming, earning a spot in a party, and fighting in the Olympiad.
How the Class Tree Works in High Five
Humans, Elves, Dark Elves, Orcs, Dwarves and Kamael all reach full third-class specialization here. First class transfer lands around level 20, second class at 40, and the third class change at 76, which is when your build finally takes shape. The endpoints veterans talk about:
- Archers: Sagittarius (Human), Moonlight Sentinel (Elf), Ghost Sentinel (Dark Elf).
- Daggers: Adventurer, Wind Rider, Ghost Hunter.
- Nukers: Archmage, Mystic Muse, Storm Screamer.
- Healers: Cardinal, Eva's Saint, Shillien Saint.
- Kamael damage: Trickster (female, crossbow) and Doombringer (male, two-handed sword).
Subclass certifications and skill enchanting add another layer on top, so two Storm Screamers on the same server can end up built very differently. One warning: High Five has no Awakening. If a server advertises Feoh or Iss classes as H5, it is not running an authentic chronicle.
The Best Solo Farming Classes in High Five
Solo farming favors classes that kill fast without support, because shots, potions and gear all come out of your own pocket.
| Class | Line | Why it works | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Sentinel / Moonlight Sentinel / Sagittarius | Dark Elf, Elf and Human archers | Ranged burst clears dense zones and instances quickly | Bows, soulshots and attribute stones are expensive |
| Dark Avenger | Human knight tank | Self-buffs and tank survivability mean zero support needed | Modest kill speed, you trade damage for uptime |
| Arcana Lord / Elemental Master / Spectral Master | Summoners | Your servitor tanks while you sustain, minimal downtime | Damage drops fast if the servitor dies |
| Titan / Grand Khavatari | Orc Destroyer and Tyrant lines | Self-buff melee sustain handles area pulls once geared | Leak HP without decent equipment |
| Bounty Hunter | Dwarf spoiler | Spoil and sweep convert every kill into materials and adena | Slowest raw kills, wins on economy instead |
The ranking shifts with rates. On x10-x50 servers archers pull ahead because they clear attribute-relevant zones quickly. On crowded low-rate worlds, a Bounty Hunter funds its own endgame better than any other pick.
Party Roles: Who Gets Invited
High Five endgame is built around command-channel parties for instances like Delusion Chamber, the Seed of Infinity halls, Zaken, Frintezza and Freya. If you want a guaranteed invite:
- Healers: Cardinal, Eva's Saint and Shillien Saint anchor every serious party.
- Dances and songs: a Spectral Dancer paired with a Sword Muse stacks party-wide buffs that melee and archer groups notice immediately.
- Orc supports: Doomcryer chants and Dominator buffs scale well in larger channels.
- Tanks: Phoenix Knight, Hell Knight and Shillien Templar control pulls in instanced raids.
- Nukers: Archmage, Mystic Muse and Storm Screamer handle area duty in AoE parties.
An undergeared dancer or healer gets invited before a well-dressed dagger without a buffer. Support is the cheapest ticket into clan content, and clan content is where the S84 gear comes from.
PvP and Olympiad in High Five
Open-world PvP in H5 is decided as much by gear systems as by class. The attribute system means a weapon with the right element swings matchups that raw attack power does not. Certification stacking lets you tune a subclass toward speed, defense or crit, and competitive players stack the same certificate across subclasses to push a passive to level 6.
The Olympiad runs on four stadiums with different layouts, unlike the single arena older chronicles use, so positioning matters differently from cycle to cycle. You need Noblesse status to compete, and tokens earned there exchange for Vorpal-tier gear that normally only drops from Frintezza, Antharas and Valakas. That loop alone keeps dedicated PvPers logging in between seasons.
Picking Your Class, Then Your Server
Class choice matters less than picking the right server for how you want to play. Rates decide whether your archer farms in comfort or starves on shot costs. Population decides whether your dancer ever sees a command channel.
Browse the current Lineage 2 High Five server list on L2Calendar to compare rates, opening dates and features, and pick a world where your class of choice actually thrives.