Mage/Dark Wizard Riftwalker or Arcanist for Leveling, Raids, and Lootruns? (Returning Player)

Hi everyone,

I recently came back to Wynncraft. I originally played in 2017, and a lot has changed since then. When I look at builds on social media and the forums, most of them are 4–8 months old, and I keep seeing different opinions about the current meta.

From what I understand, the “meta” seems to shift back and forth between Riftwalker and Arcanist. I’m having trouble figuring out which one is actually stronger or more efficient for:

• Leveling
  
• Early endgame
• Endgame raids
• Endgame loot runs

Right now I’m level 98 and using the Morph set, since I’ve seen many people say it’s the best option for leveling and early endgame. I know I need to reach level 105, but I feel a bit lost about which archetype I should focus on and which weapons I should start aiming for if I want to be efficient in raids and loot runs later on.

Could anyone give me some up-to-date advice on the current meta and what you would recommend?

Thanks in advance!

 

For leveling arcanist

for raids riftwalker Monster (sustain+good dps)
riftwalker fatal (pure dps) low hp and has negative hp regen so you need good tomes to counter that
Lootruns warp

I use monster, you can find the builds on sugvo thread

 

It's worth noting riftwalker is being reworked completely in like a month, so if you're okay with potentially having to relearn how to play in a month, riftwalker is apparently meta now (as a long time riftwalker enjoyer, this is hilarious).