Editing Tier System (section)

===Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition===
'''The Tier List''' (with average rating) (rankings last updated 11 May 2023)

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!Class
!Tier (2018)
!Tier (2008)
!Source
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| '''[[Druid]]'''
| Tier 1 (1)
| Tier 1
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 33-37
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| [[Sha'ir]]
| Tier 1 (1)
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| [[Dragon Magazine]] #315, pgs. 79-83<br />[[Dragon Compendium]], pgs. 51-57
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| '''[[Cleric]]'''
| Tier 1 (1.05)
| Tier 1
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 30-33
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| '''[[Wizard]]'''
| Tier 1 (1.09)
| Tier 1
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 55-58
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| [[Shaman]]
| Tier 1 (1.12)
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| [[Oriental Adventures]], pgs. 22-24
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| [[Archivist]]
| Tier 1 (1.13)
| Tier 1
| [[Heroes of Horror]], pgs. 82-84<br />[https://web.archive.org/web/20200830220153/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20051007a&page=3 Heroes of Horror Excerpt Archivist]
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| [[Wu Jen]]
| Tier 1 (1.17)
|
| [[Complete Arcane]], pgs. 14-16<br />[[Oriental Adventures]], pgs. 30-32
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| [[Artificer]]
| Tier 1 (1.28)
| Tier 1
| [[Eberron Campaign Setting]], pgs. 29-33
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| [[Variant Druid#Unearthed Arcana|Spontaneous Druid]]
| Tier 1 (1.31)
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| [[Unearthed Arcana]], pgs. 64-65
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| [[Urban Druid]]
| Tier 2 (1.36)
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| [[Dragon Compendium]], pgs. 57-65
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| [[Death Master]]
| Tier 2 (1.49)
|
| [[Dragon Compendium]], pgs. 29-36
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| [[Generic Spellcaster]]
| Tier 2 (1.66)
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| [[Unearthed Arcana]], pg. 77
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| [[Variant Cleric#Unearthed Arcana|Spontaneous Cleric]]
| Tier 2 (1.74)
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| [[Unearthed Arcana]], pgs. 64-65
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| [[Erudite]]
| Tier 2 (1.78)
| Tier 1<ref group="D&D3 Note">''Convert Spell to Power'' substitution from [https://web.archive.org/web/20151102164617/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20070629a Expanded Classes, Part Four]</ref><br/ >Tier 2
| [[Dragon Magazine]] #319, pgs. 46-49<br />[https://web.archive.org/web/20200830220102/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20060406b&page=1 Complete Psionic Preview Erudite]<br />[[Complete Psionic]] pgs. 153-156
|-
| [[Psion]]
| Tier 2 (1.78)
| Tier 2
| [[Psionics Handbook]], pgs. 6-13<br />[[Expanded Psionics Handbook]], pgs. 19-24 
|-
| '''[[Sorcerer]]'''
| Tier 2 (1.81)
| Tier 2
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 51-55
|-
| [[Evangelist]]
| Tier 2 (1.88)
|
| [[Dragon Magazine]] #311, pgs. 52-53
|-
| [[Beguiler]]
| Tier 2 (2)
| Tier 3
| [[Player's Handbook II]], pgs. 6-11
|-
| [[Mystic]]
| Tier 2 (2)
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| [[Dragonlance Campaign Setting]], pgs. 47-50
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| [[Dread Necromancer]]
| Tier 2 (2.15)
| Tier 3
| [[Heroes of Horror]], pgs. 84-88
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| [[Warmage]]
| Tier 3 (2.2)
| Tier 4
| [[Complete Arcane]], pgs. 10-14<br />[[Miniatures Handbook]], pgs. 14-16
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| [[Ardent]]
| Tier 2 (2.2)
|
| [[Complete Psionic]], pgs. 5-8
|-
| [[Favored Soul]]
| Tier 2 (2.29)
| Tier 2
| [[Complete Divine]], pgs. 6-10<br />[[Miniatures Handbook]], pgs. 5-8
|-
| [[Spirit Shaman]]
| Tier 2 (2.49)
|
| [[Complete Divine]], pgs. 14-18
|-
| [[Mystic Ranger]]
| Tier 2 (2.49)
| 
| [[Dragon Magazine]] #336, pg. 105
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| [[Wilder]]
| Tier 3 (2.55)
| 
| [[Expanded Psionics Handbook]], pgs. 29-32 
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| [[Shugenja]]
| Tier 3 (2.84)
| 
| [[Oriental Adventures]], pgs. 24-27<br />[[Complete Divine]], pgs. 10-14
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| '''[[Bard]]'''
| Tier 3 (2.91)
| Tier 3
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 26-30
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| Trickster [[Spellthief]]
| Tier 3 (2.95)
| 
| [[Complete Adventurer]], pgs. 13-20<br />[https://web.archive.org/web/20201112012020/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20050107a Spellthief preview]<br />[[Dragon Magazine]] #353, pg. 85<ref group="D&D3 Note">For the Trickster class substitution</ref>
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| [[Jester]]
| Tier 3 (3.07)
| 
| [[Dragon Compendium]], pgs. 36-42
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| [[Totemist]]
| Tier 3 (3.08)
| 
| [[Magic of Incarnum]], pgs. 29-32
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| [[Swordsage]]
| Tier 3 (3.12)
| Tier 3
| [[Tome of Battle]], pgs. 15-20
|-
| [[Warlock]]
| Tier 3 (3.21)
| Tier 4
| [[Complete Arcane]], pgs. 5-10
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| [[Binder]]
| Tier 3 (3.21)
| Tier 2<ref group="D&D3 Note">With online [[Vestige]]s, primarily ''Zceryll, "The Star Spawn"'' from [https://web.archive.org/web/20211001135258/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Ffrcc%2F20070718 Class Chronicles: Binders]</ref><br />Tier 3
| [[Tome of Magic]], pgs. 9-16
|-
| [[Crusader]]
| Tier 3 (3.22)
| Tier 3
| [[Tome of Battle]], pgs. 8-14
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| [[Warblade]]
| Tier 3 (3.26)
| Tier 3
| [[Tome of Battle]], pgs. 20-26
|-
| [[Dragonfire Adept]]
| Tier 3 (3.28)
| 
| [[Dragon Magic]], pgs. 24-30
|-
| [[Psychic Warrior]]
| Tier 3 (3.32)
| Tier 3
| [[Psionics Handbook]], pgs. 13-16<br />[[Expanded Psionics Handbook]], pgs. 24-26
|-
| [[Healer]]
| Tier 3 (3.33)
| Tier 5
| [[Miniatures Handbook]], pgs. 8-11
|-
| [[Duskblade]]
| Tier 3 (3.34)
| Tier 3 (Low)
| [[Player's Handbook II]], pgs. 19-24
|-
| [[Lurk]]
| Tier 3 (3.4)
| 
| [[Complete Psionic]] pgs. 13-16
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| [[Psychic Rogue]]
| Tier 3 (3.4)
| 
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20141216195734/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20040723b Psychic Rogue]
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| [[Variant Ranger#Unearthed Arcana|Wild Shape Ranger]]
| Tier 3 (3.47)
| Tier 3
| [[Unearthed Arcana]], pg. 58
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| [[Incarnate]]
| Tier 3 (3.5)
| 
| [[Magic of Incarnum]], pgs. 20-25
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| [[Factotum]]
| Tier 4 (3.36)
| Tier 3
| [[Dungeonscape]], pgs. 14-20
|-
| [[Wild Monk]]
| Tier 4 (3.51)
| 
| [[Dragon Magazine]] #324, pg. 97
|-
| '''[[Rogue]]'''
| Tier 4 (3.79)
| Tier 4
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 49-51
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| [[Shadowcaster]]
| Tier 4 (3.82)
| 
| [[Tome of Magic]], pgs. 111-116
|-
| '''[[Barbarian]]'''
| Tier 4 (4)
| Tier 4
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 24-26
|-
| [[Generic Expert]]
| Tier 4 (4)
| 
| [[Unearthed Arcana]], pg. 77
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| [[Generic Warrior]]
| Tier 4 (4)
| 
| [[Unearthed Arcana]], pg. 78
|-
| [[Spellthief]]
| Tier 4 (4.11)
| Tier 4
| [[Complete Adventurer]], pgs. 13-20
|-
| [[Scout]]
| Tier 4 (4.15)
| Tier 4
| [[Complete Adventurer]], pgs. 10-13
|-
| '''[[Paladin]]'''
| Tier 4 (4.18)
| Tier 5 (High)
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 42-46
|-
| '''[[Ranger]]'''
| Tier 4 (4.28)
| Tier 4
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 46-49
|-
| [[Ninja]]
| Tier 4 (4.33)
| Tier 5
| [[Complete Adventurer]], pgs. 5-10
|-
| [[Savant]]
| Tier 4 (4.37)
| 
| [[Dragon Compendium]], pgs. 45-50
|-
| '''[[Fighter]]'''
| Tier 4 (4.48)
| Tier 4<ref group="D&D3 Note">''Zhentarim Soldier'' substitution levels from the [[Champions of Valor]] web enhancement [https://web.archive.org/web/20150401184859/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060327a Benefits of Membership] pgs. 6-7</ref><br />Tier 5 (High)
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 37-39
|-
| [[Marshal]]
| Tier 4 (4.49)
| Tier 4
| [[Miniatures Handbook]], pgs. 11-13
|-
| [[Adept]]
| Tier 5 (4.54)
| Tier 4
| [[Dungeon Master's Guide]] v.3.5, pgs. 107-108
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| [[Truenamer]]
| Tier 5 (4.56)
| Tier 4 (Highly Optimized)<br />Tier 6
| [[Tome of Magic]], pgs. 198-203
|-
| [[Sohei]]
| Tier 5 (4.58)
| 
| [[Oriental Adventures]], pgs. 27-29
|-
| [[Hexblade]]
| Tier 5 (4.65)
| Tier 4 (Low)
| [[Complete Warrior]], pgs. 
|-
| [[Battle Dancer]]
| Tier 5 (4.73)
| 
| [[Dragon Compendium]], pgs. 26-29
|-
| [[Divine Mind]]
| Tier 5 (4.75)
| 
| [[Complete Psionic]] pgs. 9-13
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| '''[[Monk]]'''
| Tier 5 (4.78)
| Tier 5
| [[Player's Handbook]] v.3.5, pgs. 39-42
|-
| [[Dragon Shaman]]
| Tier 5 (4.81)
| 
| [[Player's Handbook II]], pgs. 11-19
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| [[Mountebank]]
| Tier 5 (4.84)
| 
| [[Dragon Compendium]], pgs. 42-45
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| [[Samurai]] (OA)
| Tier 5 (4.85)
| Tier 5
| [[Oriental Adventures]], pgs. 20-22
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| [[Magewright]]
| Tier 5 (4.94)
| 
| [[Eberron Campaign Setting]], pgs. 256-257
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| [[Soulborn]]
| Tier 5 (5.01)
| 
| [[Magic of Incarnum]], pgs. 25-28
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| [[Knight]]
| Tier 5 (5.02)
| Tier 5
| [[Player's Handbook II]], pgs. 24-30
|-
| [[Noble]]
| Tier 5 (5.05)
| 
| [[Dragonlance Campaign Setting]], pgs. 50-52
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| [[Swashbuckler]]
| Tier 5 (5.07)
| Tier 5
| [[Complete Warrior]], pgs. 11-13
|-
| [[Soulknife]]
| Tier 5 (5.22)
| Tier 5
| [[Expanded Psionics Handbook]], pgs. 26-29 
|-
| [[Samurai]] (CW)
| Tier 5 (5.26)
| Tier 5<ref group="D&D3 Note">''Imperious Command'' feat from [[Drow of the Underdark]] pg. 50</ref><br />Tier 6
| [[Complete Warrior]], pgs. 8-11
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| [[Expert]]
| Tier 6 (5.73)
| Tier 5
| [[Dungeon Master's Guide]] v.3.5, pg. 109
|-
| [[Aristocrat]]
| Tier 6 (5.76)
| Tier 6
| [[Dungeon Master's Guide]] v.3.5, pg. 108
|-
| [[Warrior]]
| Tier 6 (5.8)
| Tier 6
| [[Dungeon Master's Guide]] v.3.5, pgs. 109-110
|-
| [[Commoner]]
| Tier 6 (6)
| Tier 6
| [[Dungeon Master's Guide]] v.3.5, pgs. 108-109
|}

====Notes====
<references group="D&D3 Note" />