# Recommendations for New Players

## Class Ranking

1. Fighter
2. Barbarian
3. Rogue
4. Paladin
5. Monk
6. Cleric
7. Warlock
8. Druid
9. Ranger
10. Bard
11. Artificer
12. Wizard
13. Sorcerer

## Damage Type Ratings

Source: [https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/827ptf/comment/dv8jr2s/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/827ptf/comment/dv8jr2s/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)

Lower is better, formula is (resistances + 1.5\*immunities - vulnerabilities):

[![image.png](https://codex.jjafuller.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/1nnCfhQv7t1pb2V1-image.png)](https://codex.jjafuller.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/1nnCfhQv7t1pb2V1-image.png)

To summarize:

- Poison is by far the worst.
- Next tier is fire, nonmagical weapons, and cold.
- Next tier is acid and lightning
- Next tier is necrotic, psychic, thunder, (magical) piercing and (magical) slashing.
- Finally, there's force, radiant, (magical) bludgeoning, spells and magic weapons.