Dragon's Dogma 2 - Vocation Class Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses of each Vocation Class in Dragon’s Dogma 2

These are the Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses of each Vocation Class in Dragon’s Dogma 2 (Dragon’s Dogma II)

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Vocation Class List and Guides

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 How to Unlock all Vocation Classes

Archer Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Class Overview

The Archer vocation specializes in long-range attacks using a bow and arrow. They perform their attacks from afar and can target enemies in high positions. In addition, they are essential in supporting the frontline. For example, by targeting enemy weaknesses, they can create opportunities for your allies to strike.

Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Strengths	Vocation Weaknesses
High Stamina Pool High Strength Can deal Range attacks. Can exploit weakness effectively, including flying enemies.	Low HP Pool. Can only wear Light Armor. Cannot deal Melee attacks. Cannot target multiple enemies from different directions at the same time.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Archer Vocation Class Guide

Fighter Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Class Overview

The Fighter vocation excels in melee combat, deftly wielding a sword and shield. Fighters can slice through enemy ranks and deliver powerful blows, while also using shields to protect themselves and their allies.

Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Strengths	Vocation Weaknesses
High HP Pool High Strength High Knockdown Power Can wear Heavy Armor. Can cast Taunt.	Low mobility and movement. Cannot deal AoE attacks. Cannot deal Range attacks.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Fighter Vocation Class Guide

Mage Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Class Overview

Wielding a staff, the Mage offers support to their party in various ways: from launching magick attacks, offering enchantments that bolster their party members’ weapons, to casting healing spells. The more advanced and powerful the magick is, the longer the incantation time will be. As a Mage, you will experience the strategic excitement of deftly executing your magick abilities.

Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Strengths	Vocation Weaknesses
High Magick High Magick Defense Can cast Healing. Can cast Buffs. Can deal AoE Attacks. Can cast different Elemental attacks.	Low HP Pool Can only wear Light Armor. Cannot exploit weakness effectively.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Mage Vocation Class Guide

Thief Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Class Overview

The Thief attacks with deadly speed, dealing rapid and consecutive strikes with daggers in both hands while exhibiting outstanding mobility. They quickly step away after striking, exploit openings to cling onto enemies, and inflict heavy damage. They may also steal items from NPCs and enemies.

Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation	How to Unlock
High Stamina Pool High Strength High Mobility and Evasion Can exploit weakness effectively.	Low HP Pool Low Defense Can only wear Light Armor. Cannot deal AoE attacks.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Thief Vocation Class Guide

Sorcerer Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Class Overview

The Sorcerer vocation’s formidable arsenal of advanced magic allow them to easily swing any encounter in their favor. By channeling their powers into large staves and concentrating for extended periods, Sorcerers are able to unleash sheer destruction that targets a wide area on the battlefield.

Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Strengths	Vocation Weaknesses
High Magick High Magick Defense Can cast Healing. Can cast Buffs. Can Stagger enemies. Can deal Control effects. Can cast different Elemental attacks.	Low HP Pool Low Mobility and Evasion Can only wear Light Armor. Cannot exploit weakness effectively. Can take time to deal strong Elemental attacks.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Sorcerer Vocation Class Guide

Warrior Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Class Overview

The Warrior vocation is a steadfast melee expert who mows down enemies with two-handed weapons like greatswords and hammers. They can focus all of their strength into one devastating blow and have hardy physiques to tank through counterattacks in battle.

Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Strengths	Vocation Weaknesses
High HP Pool High Strength High Knockdown Power Can wear Heavy Armor. Can Stagger enemies. Can cast Taunt. Can deal Burst damage. Can deal Charge attacks.	Cannot deal AoE attacks. Cannot deal Range attacks. Can take time to deal Charge attacks.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Warrior Vocation Class Guide

Magick Archer Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Strengths	Vocation Weaknesses
High Stamina Pool High Strength Can deal Range attacks. Can deal Magic attacks. Can target single and multiple enemies. Can heal, buff, and revive allies. Can exploit weakness effectively, including flying enemies.	Low HP Pool. Can only wear Light Armor. Cannot deal Melee attacks. Cannot evade fast. Can take time to deal Charge attacks.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Magick Archer Vocation Class Guide

Mystic Spearhand Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Strengths	Vocation Weaknesses
Balanced HP Pool. Balanced Stamina. High Mobility. High Stat Growth for HP and Stamina Can take down small groups of enemies. Can deal Physical and Magick attacks.	Cannot block or dodge fast. Cannot deal Range attacks. Weak to Magick attacks.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Mystic Spearhand Vocation Class Guide

Trickster Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Strengths	Vocation Weaknesses
High Knockdown Power especially on large enemies. Can Taunt enemies effectively. Can cast stronger buffs. Can pull enemies towards dangerous terrain such as cliffs.	Cannot deal Effective attacks. Battle damage is dependent on the performance of Pawns. Battle performance is dependent on the player’s skill and setup.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Trickster Vocation Class Guide

Warfarer Vocation Strengths and Weaknesses

Vocation Strengths	Vocation Weaknesses
Can use all Weapon Types in combination during battle. Can focus and adjust on any enemy weakness immediately. Can use any Vocation Core Skills and make combos from them.	Poot Stat Growth. Cannot access Vocation Mastery Skills. Battle performance is dependent on the player’s familiarity with other Vocation classes. This includes their Weapon and Core skills.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Warfarer Vocation Class Guide

Dragon's Dogma 2 Recommended Article List

Dragon's Dogma 2 Main Quest Walkthroughs

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Main Quest Walkthroughs
Main Quest 1: A Gaoled Awakening	Main Quest 2: Tale's Beginning
Main Quest 3: In Dragon's Wake	Main Quest 4: Seat of the Sovran
Main Quest 5: Monster Culling	Main Quest 6: Disa's Plot
Main Quest 7: The Caged Magistrate	Main Quest 8: The Stolen Throne
Main Quest 9: An Unsettling Encounter	Main Quest 10: Feast of Deception
Main Quest 11: Nation of the Lambent Flame	Main Quest 12: Flickering Shadows
Main Quest 13: Convergence	Main Quest 14: A New Godsway
Main Quest 15: The Guardian Gigantus	Main Quest 16 (Final): Legacy

Dragon's Dogma 2 Main Quests List

Dragon's Dogma 2 Side Quest Walkthroughs

Borderwatch Outpost Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Borderwatch Outpost Side Quests
The Provisioner's Plight	Ordeals of a New Recruit

Melve Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Melve Side Quests
Medicament Predicament	Brothers Brave and Timid
Nesting Troubles	Readvent of Calamity
Home is Where the Hearth Is

Vernworth Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Vernworth Side Quests
Oxcart Courier	Vocation Frustration
A Place to Call Home	The Heel of History
A Case of Sculptor’s Block	The Gift of Giving
The Nameless Village	The Arisen’s Shadow
Saint of the Slums	The Phantom Oxcart
Tensions on the Highroad	Masked Correspondence
Gift Of The Bow	A Trial Of Archery
A Beggar’s Tale	The Ornate Box
A Magisterial Amenity	House Of The Blue Sunbright
Dulled Steel, Cold Forge	A Veil Of Gossamer Clouds

Harve Village Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Harve Village Side Quests
Scaly Invaders	Trouble on the Cape

Sacred Arbor Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Sacred Arbor Side Quests
The Ailing Arborheart

Checkpoint Rest Town Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Checkpoint Rest Town Side Quests
The Sorcerer’s Appraisal	Hunt for the Jadeite Orb
Prey for the Pack	Mercy among Thieves

Vermund Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Vermund Side Quests
Claw Them Into Shape	Beren's Final Lesson
Spellbound	Tolled to Rest

Mountain Shrine Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Mountain Shrine Side Quests
A Game of Wits

Bakbattahl Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Bakbattahl Side Quests
Shadowed Prayers	A Poisonous Proposal
Steeled Resolve, Blazing Forge	Out Of The Forest, Into The Forge
Short-Sighted Ambition

Agamen Volcanic Island Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Agamen Volcanic Island Side Quests
Put A Spring In Thy Step

Volcanic Island Camp Side Quests

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Volcanic Island Camp Side Quests
A Candle In The Storm	The Sotted Sage

Dragon's Dogma 2 Side Quests List and Guides

Dragon's Dogma 2 Best Builds

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Basic Vocations
Best Fighter Build	Best Archer Build
Best Thief Build	Best Mage Build
▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Advanced Vocations
Best Warrior Build	Best Sorcerer Build
▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Hybrid Vocations
Best Magick Archer Build	Best Mystic Spearhand Build
Best Trickster Build	Best Warfarer Build

Dragon's Dogma 2 Best Builds for Each Vocation (Class)

Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creation Guides

General Character Creator Guides

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator (from Video Games)
How to Make a Beautiful Female Character	How to Change Appearance
All Character Creator Recipes List	All Male Character Creator Recipes List
All Female Character Creator Recipes List

Popular Video Game Character Recipes

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator (from Video Games)
Geralt (The Witcher)	Ciri (The Witcher 3)
Kratos (God of War)	Rook (Dragon's Dogma)
2B (Nier: Automata)	Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil)
Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)	Ada Wong (Resident Evil)
Bela Dimitrescu (Resident Evil Village)	Cammy (Street Fighter)
Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy 7)	Dante (Devil May Cry)
Vergil (Devil May Cry)	Nero (Devil May Cry)
Ekko (League of Legends)	Melina (Elden Ring)

Popular Anime Character Recipes

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator (from Anime)
Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)	Guts (Berserk)
Makima (Chainsaw Man)	Yoru (Chainsaw Man)
Shanks (One Piece)	Lucyna Kushinada (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)
Thorfinn (Vinland Saga)

Popular Film and TV Character and Celebrity Recipes

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator (from Film and TV)
Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)	Darth Maul (Star Wars)
Aragorn (The Lord of the Rings)	Anya Taylor-Joy

Original Character Recipes

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator (Original)
Beautiful Beastren	Anime Beastren

Dragon's Dogma 2 Strategy Guides

Beginner Guides

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Beginner Guides
How to Claim Pre-Order Bonuses	Characters List
Game Controls	All Vocations (Classes) List and Guide
Which Starting Vocation Should You Choose?	Beginner's Guide: Things to Do First
Character Creation Guide	All Playable Races List and Guide
Can You Change the Difficulty?	Does the Game Have Permadeath?
Stats Overview and Guide	Tips for Combat
Can You Respec Stats?	Can You Get Mounts?
Can You Play as the Elf Race?	Does the Game Have Hard Mode?
Is there a Hide Helmet Option?	How to Use Cloud Storage (PS5)
Can You Swim?	What is The Brine?

Useful Guides

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Useful Guides
Trophies and Achievements	How to Unlock All Vocations
How to Unlock Warfarer Vocation	Best Builds for Each Vocation (Class)
Vocation (Class) Strengths and Weaknesses	Permanent Events and Missables
Best Pawn Vocations and Traits	Best Equipment for Each Vocation (Class)
Best Weapons for Each Vocation (Class)	Best Armor
Best Weapon Skills for Each Vocation (Class)	Best Core Skills for Each Vocation (Class)
Best Augment Skills for Each Vocation (Class)	Best Vocation Progression Routes
All Starting Vocation Base Stats List	Dialogue Choices and Consequences Guide
Post-Game Unlockables	New Game Plus (NG+) Guide
All Endings Guide	How to Get the True Ending
Side Quest List and Guides	EXP Farming Guide
Dcp Farming Guide	How to Recruit Rook
How to Change Vocations (Classes)	How to Unlock Advanced Vocations (Classes)
Gold Farming Guide	How to Increase Stats
Pawns Guide	How to Hire Online Pawns
Pawn Inclinations List and Guide	Pawn Specializations List and Guide
Specialization Tomes List	Equipment Enhancement Guide
How to Cure Dragonsplague	Loss Gauge Guide
How to Translate Elvish	How to Find Elves
How to Get a House	Grilled Meat List and Effects
How to Get Rift Crystals	How to Fast Travel
How to Ride Oxcart	How to Get Portcrystals
How to Get Ferrystone	Gender Differences and Effects Guide
Race and Body Type Effects	Dragonsplague Guide
Day and Night Cycle Guide	How to Get Camping Kits
Things to Do at Camp	How to Increase Affection
Official Guest Pawns List	Map Location List and Guides
How to Change Appearance	How to Revive NPCs
How to Change Pawn Inclination	How to Change Pawn Specialization
How to Unlock Augment Skills	How to Get All Maister's Teachings
How to Revive Pawns	How to Get Art of Metamorphosis
How to Get Pawn Badges	How to Get Ambivalent Rift Incense
Loss Gauge Guide

Romance and Affinity Guides

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Romance Guides
Romance and Affinity Guide	Ulrika Romance and Affinity Guide
Wilhelmina Romance and Affinity Guide	NPC Affinity Gift Guide

Dragon's Dogma 2 Vocation (Class) Guides

Basic Vocations

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Basic Vocations
Fighter	Archer
Mage	Thief

Advanced Vocations

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Advanced Vocations
Warrior	Sorcerer

Hybrid Vocations (Arisen-Exclusive Classes)

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Hybrid Vocations
Warfarer	Trickster
Mystic Spearhand	Magick Archer

Dragon's Dogma 2 All Vocations (Classes) List and Guide

Dragon's Dogma 2 Characters

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Human Characters
Ulrika	Nadina
Brant	Disa
Menella	Wilhelmina
Sven	Glyndwr
Doireann	Lennart
Sigurd	Luz
The Dragon

Dragon's Dogma 2 Characters List

Dragon's Dogma 2 Game Database

Equipment

Weapons

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Weapons Database
Weapons	Swords
Shields	Staves
Daggers	Bows
Greatswords	Hammers
Maces	Archstaves
Magickal Bows	Duospears
Censers

Armor and Accessories

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Armor and Clothing Database
Armor Sets	Head Armor
Body Armor	Leg Armor
Cloaks	Rings

Items

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Items Database
Materials	Valuables
Implements

Skills and Magic

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Skills and Magic Database
Vocation Skills	Core Skills
Augment Skills	Magic Spells

Enhancements and Upgrades

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Enhancements and Upgrades Database
Enhancements

Pawn Traits

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Pawn Traits Database
Pawn Inclinations	Pawn Specializations

Enemies (Bestiary)

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Other Databases
Human Enemies	Monster Enemies
Regular Enemies	Large Enemies

Dragon's Dogma 2 Enemies List (Bestiary)

Dragon's Dogma 2 Game Forum

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Game Forum
Chat Board	Question Board
Bug Report Board

Dragon's Dogma 2 Pre-Release Information

▼Dragon's Dogma 2 Pre-Release Information
Pre-Order Bonuses and Game Editions	How Long to Beat the Game
PC System Requirements	Game File Size: PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S
Platform Differences: PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S	How to Preload the Game
Is the Game Coming to PS4 and Xbox One?	Is a There a Demo?
Is the Game Coming to Game Pass?	Does the Game Have Co-op?
Does the Game Have PvP?	New Vocations (Classes)
New Features	How to Download Character Creator
Voice Actors List

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