When you go to create a character, the orientation of the columns matters. ArenaNet purposely put the classes it thinks are easiest on the left (War, Ranger, Necro) and the classes it thinks are hardest (Rev, Engi, Mesmer) on the right. The ones in the middle (Guard, Thief, Ele) are supposed to be medium difficulty. Is this true with all builds? No. But it's ArenaNet's estimation of the skill level involved in each class. Meta builds are generally focused on maximum damage output and survivability for the least amount of effort. Meta builds will always be easier to play and more effective than other builds. The statistics for which classes are most played also follow this trend, with the most complex classes being the least played: https://gw2efficiency.com/account/player-statistics ALOT of people says ranger is hard to master depending on build so is spellbreaker. that was 7 years ago when there was no elite spec The statistic are cool tho! Not alot of rev (due to expansion i guess) but engi and thief too