PVE

Stats below come from the top 200 combat power players per class on KR servers (aion2tool.com). Pick rate is the share of those players investing heavily in the skill (Lv20+, stigmas Lv21+).

Assassin

Skill	Pick rate	Avg level
Skills
Heart Gore	92%	20.1
Quick Slice	91%	20.2
Insignia Explosion	84%	19.9
Savage Roar	74%	19.3
Defiance	8%	14.9
Stigmas
Swift Contract	92%	24.9
Illusive Clone	89%	24.4
Triniel’s Dagger	79%	23.7
Savage Fang	60%	22.3
Passives
Rear Smite	88%	31.9
Assault Stance	86%	29.7
Impact Hit	85%	23.1
Exploit Weakness	82%	25.5
Revitalization Contract	10%	15.4

Brawler

Skill	Pick rate	Avg level
Skills
Rampage	93%	20.2
Roundhouse	88%	19.9
Ascending Blow	88%	19.9
Chain Fist	88%	19.9
Exploding Fist	73%	19.3
Stigmas
Ferocity	93%	24.9
Phantom	84%	24.2
Pulverize	80%	23.4
Surging Cleave	10%	19.8
Passives
Dominance	95%	30.9
Rampage Boost	90%	28.4
Impact Hit	76%	22.3
Massive Rage	72%	21.2
Revitalization Contract	8%	14.1

Chanter

Skill	Pick rate	Avg level
Skills
Dark Crush	96%	20.5
Onslaught	92%	20.1
Recuperation	84%	19.7
Spinning Strike	28%	17.3
Incandescent Blow	16%	17.3
Stigmas
Undefeated Mantra	94%	24.7
Power of the Storm	93%	24.8
Sprint Mantra	62%	22.0
Guardian Blessing	50%	22.4
Marchutan’s Wrath	39%	21.7
Passives
Impact Hit	92%	28.6
Attack Preparation	90%	29.9
Wind’s Promise	87%	30.6
Inspiring Spell	58%	20.2
Earth’s Promise	22%	17.9

Cleric

Skill	Pick rate	Avg level
Skills
Condemnation	93%	20.4
Earth’s Retribution	85%	19.9
Bolt	79%	19.4
Radiant Recovery	79%	19.6
Divine Aura	78%	19.3
Healing Light	54%	18.6
Light of Regeneration	42%	18.2
Judgment Thunder	35%	17.9
Stigmas
Earth Punishment	88%	24.6
Prayer of Amplification	86%	24.5
Light of Protection	85%	24.4
Noble Aura	79%	22.7
Passives
Earth’s Grace	89%	28.4
Empyrean Lord’s Grace	89%	28.6
Healing Enhancement	32%	18.7
Immortal Veil	30%	18.7
Warm Benediction	13%	17.3

Elementalist

Skill	Pick rate	Avg level
Skills
Combustion	95%	20.1
Elemental Fusion	95%	20.2
Summon: Fire Spirit	45%	18.1
Cold Shock	44%	18.2
Jointstrike: Curse	24%	16.7
Stigmas
Summon: Ancient Spirit	97%	25.0
Jointstrike: Corrode	87%	24.5
Flame Blessing	85%	24.2
Jointstrike: Destructive Attack	49%	21.4
Passives
Spirit Strike	95%	32.1
Mental Focus	92%	29.5
Element Unification	80%	24.9
Spirit Revitalization	66%	20.1
Corrode	10%	16.9

Gladiator

Skill	Pick rate	Avg level
Skills
Overhead Slam	95%	20.4
Ruinous Blow	88%	20.0
Rending Blow	56%	18.5
Crushing Wave	27%	17.4
Keen Strike	16%	16.7
Stigmas
Lunge Stance	93%	24.8
Wave Armor	88%	24.5
Zikel’s Blessing	86%	24.4
Lifestealing Blade	68%	21.9
Passives
Impact Hit	92%	25.7
Experienced Counterstrike	90%	31.3
Attack Preparation	88%	27.7
Murderous Burst	86%	27.5
Identify Weakness	36%	18.6

Ranger

Skill	Pick rate	Avg level
Skills
Deadshot	93%	20.1
Drill Dart	92%	20.1
Gale Arrow	88%	19.9
Snipe	88%	20.0
Tempest Shot	76%	19.6
Stigmas
Vaizel’s Authority	96%	25.0
Bow of Blessing	90%	24.4
Supporting Fire	88%	24.6
Griffon Arrow	69%	22.1
Passives
Focused Eye	93%	32.5
Hunter’s Resolve	88%	28.8
Hunter’s Soul	45%	19.4
Revitalization Contract	8%	15.8
Unyielding Resolve	8%	14.8

Sorcerer

Skill	Pick rate	Avg level
Skills
Bittercold Wind	96%	20.1
Blaze	96%	20.0
Wish of Concentration	96%	20.0
Hellfire	94%	20.0
Flame Arrow	72%	19.2
Firestorm	57%	18.5
Winter’s Shackles	36%	17.7
Stigmas
Element Enhancement	96%	24.9
Fire Wall	93%	24.7
Cold Storm	54%	21.7
Delayed Explosion	52%	22.0
Arctic Armor	35%	21.6
Passives
Robe of Flame	96%	32.8
Robe of Cold	40%	19.0
Fire Mark	25%	17.7
Grace of Enhancement	12%	16.1
Cold Snap	11%	16.2

Templar

Skill	Pick rate	Avg level
Skills
Judgment	97%	20.4
Vicious Strike	94%	20.1
Pummel	76%	19.6
Punishment	56%	18.6
Warding Strike	22%	17.1
Stigmas
Battlefield Banner	94%	24.8
Taunt	76%	23.7
Shield of Protection	54%	22.7
Doom Shield	49%	21.6
Empyrean Lord’s Punishment	42%	21.7
Noble Armor	40%	21.3
Passives
Impact Hit	93%	28.4
Fury	89%	31.3
Insulting Roar	86%	26.4
Ironclad Defense	22%	18.2
Enhance Health	12%	16.6

Arcana

Every class converges on the same set combination, so there is only one to learn:

4 Protected Soul · 2 Indomitable Dedication · 4 Punishing Overture

Taken by 51.5 – 71% of the top 200 in every class, and the single most common build for all nine. Punishing Overture carries the Bell and Mirror (Destruction and Wisdom), Protected Soul the Chalice (Time). See Arcana for what each card pays.

Which skill goes on which card does vary by class. Top pick per card:

Class	Chalice	Parchment	Compass	Bell	Mirror	Scales
Assassin	Rear Smite 88%	Quick Slice 100%	Savage Roar 98%	Assault Stance 100%	Rear Smite 100%	Rear Smite 88%
Brawler	Dominance 76%	Rampage 94%	Roundhouse 96%	Rampage Boost 96%	Dominance 98%	Dominance 78%
Chanter	Attack Preparation 73%	Dark Crush 100%	Recuperation 99%	Attack Preparation 100%	Impact Hit 98%	Impact Hit 80%
Cleric	Condemnation 60%	Condemnation 97%	Healing Light 96%	Empyrean Lord’s Grace 99%	Earth’s Grace 98%	Earth’s Retribution 48%
Elementalist	Spirit Strike 86%	Elemental Fusion 96%	Combustion 100%	Spirit Strike 100%	Mental Focus 99%	Spirit Strike 92%
Gladiator	Experienced Counterstrike 76%	Overhead Slam 100%	Rending Blow 90%	Attack Preparation 100%	Experienced Counterstrike 100%	Experienced Counterstrike 80%
Ranger	Focused Eye 88%	Drill Dart 99%	Deadshot 100%	Hunter’s Resolve 99%	Focused Eye 100%	Focused Eye 88%
Sorcerer	Robe of Flame 80%	Blaze 90%	Bittercold Wind 99%	Robe of Cold 93%	Robe of Flame 100%	Robe of Flame 84%
Templar	Fury 85%	Vicious Strike 98%	Pummel 98%	Fury 100%	Impact Hit 100%	Fury 84%

Source: aion2tool.com, KR top-200 CP sample per class, scraped 2026-08-25.