There are tons of ways to play Black Desert Online in order to get the most mileage out of it but the general consensus among the community is that everything else pales in comparison to Node Wars and Sieges. Those two aspects of the game are essentially huge guild versus guild all-out wars, sometimes involving several player-run factions in a bid for supremacy and territory.

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Just like in PvE and 1v1 PvP, some classes are more in-demand than others in Node Wars or Sieges. Both are moshpits of violence and chaos and clearing up piles of enemies can bring order to that mayhem and maybe even win you the battle. It just so happens that certain Black Desert Online classes work better for that endeavor. So if you want to be promoted fast in your guild thanks in part to your genocidal fervor towards opposing guilds, then these characters should make that easy.

10 Ninja - Good For Pick-ups

ninja from bdo
  • Can pick off stragglers
  • Needs to stay out of the fray

Contrary to popular belief, Ninjas have their uses outside of 1v1 PvP. When controlled right, they can provide great supporting roles in Node Wars and Sieges by picking off lone players from opposing guilds. As a Ninja in a Node War or Siege, your job is to look for such players.

See that one eccentric or wayward Wizard in the enemy guild that keeps straying from the pack? You can kill them fast and then zip out of the combat zone. No one's going to expect a Ninja in a Node War or Siege either, so you get the element of surprise.

9 Nova - Excellent Front-liner

bdo nova
  • Tanky
  • Great for frontlines

The Nova, despite being a relatively new class, has found itself a role in Node Wars and Sieges quickly. She's one of the toughest classes in the game and carries a shield so her discipline is pretty self-explanatory. Nova's a tank, and one of the best frontliners a guild can have in a Node War or Siege.

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Her attacks are reactionary though so don't expect to rack up too many kills using her in a large-scale PvP. Still, this can be used to her advantage as the Nova can bait some arrogant frontline players into charging and then pin them down so that the rest of the team can take them out.

8 Berserker

Black Desert Online Berserker next to the BDO logo
  • Frontline attacker
  • Great for fishing out enemy players

Berserkers are just the kind of cocky frontliners Nova would be baiting. Their presence in large-scale PvP is intimidating and formidable thanks to their numerous grab attacks and how they can throw around other smaller characters.

To that end, Berserkers are awesome for pulling in some fragile enemy players such as spellcasters and then dragging them back into your team so they can't escape. If not, then Berserkers can also play defensively with their ranged awakening.

7 Lahn

Black Desert Online Lahn in the desert
  • Deceptive range
  • Can chase stragglers

Another character that's perfect for taking out big individual threats in the enemy team or army is the Lahn. The Lahn, despite being a melee character, can extend her range quickly and surprisingly, often catching the targets off-guard. After that, it's just a matter of pinning them down with combos.

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To that end, Lahn users can function best as assassin-type characters in their Node War or Siege team; as a Lahn, you can scope out which in the bulk of the enemy forces is a priority target and then beeline straight for them before they can do their thing. This is a rather dangerous activity though and can easily turn into a suicide charge.

6 Ranger

Black Desert Online in the woods
  • Large AoE ranged attacks
  • High damage
  • Evasive
  • Can switch to melee for duels

So there are frontline classes that soak up damage and for whom? Well, other classes like the Ranger. They make the team tank's sacrifice worth it. They tend to stay in the midline and pepper the core of the enemy team with their barrage of arrows.

This way, they can take out many enemy players at once depending on the gear score. One disadvantage of the Ranger is that they're glass cannons and don't fare well when caught. If it's just one enemy, however, they can switch to melee mode via awakening and duel the uppity enemy.

5 Guardian

guardian from bdo
  • Large AoE
  • Tanky
  • Can withstand stuns and interruptions

The Guardian class has seen better days since it was one of the best and most overpowered characters upon release. However, her weaker standing right now doesn't diminish her usefulness in Node Wars. She's a good all-around character.

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As a Guardian, you can stay in the frontlines and go toe-to-toe with enemy frontline players. Skill will determine whether you stay alive or not in a scuffle with similar frontline classes. Guardians do get the advantage of having super armor that lets them power through enemy attacks.

4 Witch

witch from bdo
  • Great AoE skills
  • Long-range artillery class

The Witch is one of the best Node War and Siege classes around since it's practically a female version of the Wizard and their skill sets are similar. The Witch typically stays in the backline, raining down elemental fury against the bulk of the enemy forces.

Her awakening also plays on her strengths as a spellcaster class where she can further lengthen her casting distance, thus making her safer from harm. She doesn't have as much utility as the Wizard, however, and mostly excels in dealing damage alone.

3 Sorceress

Black Desert Online sorceress casting magic spell
  • High damage
  • Lots of grab attacks and crowd control

Speaking of dealing damage, not many classes can measure up to the Sorceress' prowess and innate flexibility. She's a character made for dealing as much damage as possible or finding ways to make her target soak up all her damage potential.

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The Sorceress has many grab and interrupting attacks to ensure that none of her high-damage skills are wasted. This doesn't mean the Sorceress is a frontline class— she's actually a glass cannon and is better off positioning herself in the midline or in the flanks, avoiding the clusters.

2 Sage

sage from black desert online
  • Can zip in and out of combat fast
  • Lots of utility skills
  • Good AoE

Like Nova, the Sage is one of the latest toys you can use in Black Desert Online and he can be a rather complex class to pilot. In the right hands, he becomes a terrific all-rounder in Node Wars and Sieges, though it's best to keep him away from harm's way.

The Sage has a plethora of utility skills that make him an evasive character from teleports to invisibility. Meanwhile, his damage can compete with many high-AoE characters and he does it all from a safe range. He has the same role as the Sorceress, dishing out pain from the flanks.

1 Wizard

wizard from black desert online
  • High AoE
  • Can cause serious damage to enemy clusters
  • Evasive

Not much has changed to the Wizard when it comes to Node Wars and Sieges. They're still the top class in such a gameplay aspect thanks to their huge and spammable AoE skills. The Wizard can inflict many casualties in a clash or in an enemy blob.

That's why they tend to have the highest kill counts in Node Wars and Sieges. They also tend to become priority targets for assassin-type classes so do be careful when piloting a Wizard. Otherwise, you can fire away at the enemy with reckless abandon.

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