ardent - Tier 2 or Tier 3. Probably very low Tier 2 because of its small powers known but its friendly to dipping and has a good supply of PP.I third tier 2, tier 3 seems to low
One of these days I really have to go over psionics a bunch. I've only very rarely had them in my game and only for short times, hence their poor representation in the system.
cloistered cleric (obviously still tier 1) - YupHigher tier 1 than normal
Well, it's the spells that make it powerful, so it's not that noticeable a difference. But I certainly agree that it's T1, and that it's a touch stronger than the normal Cleric most of the time (though if not doing DMM then the BAB and armor decrease makes them worse in kick in the door style games occasionally. Obviously, Knowledge Devotion really helps them out.
dragon shaman (first page had no consensus on 4...) I would go 1 down from bard.
dragonfire adept (Hmm probably 4 also) It should be the same as warlock
Also two classes I'm very unfamiliar with, but a lot of people seem to agree with these.
incarnate - Tier 3 decently versatile, can spontaneously swap out known things. Might be a high tier 4
shadowcaster - Tier 3, like a sorcerer but less.
soulborn- About the same as a paladin sans mount, charisma to bonus saves, and gets bad bonus feats instead. 1 down from paladin would be appropriate.
totemist (4?) - Tier 3, about the same as incarnate.
More classes I need to check out more, but your assessments sound reasonable. Paladin is already T5 though, so Soulborn would probably be low T5... I doubt they're at the CW Samurai/Warrior level.
spirit shaman (tier 2 because it tries to do too much and doesn't quite succeed) - AgreedI would put this at low tier 1-high tier 2
Considering their spell list, I'm quite sure they're in the 1-2 range. Still deciding on this.
Wu jen should be about where a core wizard would be. It is a little bit weaker, but not by much. Glitterdust, Evards, contact other plane, and explosive runes are the major spells missing from the list.
Yeah, with Wu Jen their general lack of super powered spells actually feels more T3 to me. They're more versitile than Sorcerers but lack the raw power that requires DMs to adapt to them a lot. But they might be T2, because they've still got stuff that hits quite hard, and if they get more spells from SpC that could have a serious effect.
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