Lineage 2 Revolution
Lineage 2 Revolution is a free-to-play mobile MMO set in the Lineage 2 universe, launched in Korea in 2016 and globally in 2017, built on a modern engine for phones rather than being a port of the PC chronicles.
It borrows the world of Aden, the classic races and a recognizable set of class archetypes, but its combat, autoplay-driven progression and free-to-play economy are designed for touch devices and short mobile sessions. It is a separate game from the PC line, not a version of Interlude, High Five or Classic, so a player coming from the PC chronicles should treat it as a sibling title that shares lore and names rather than mechanics. Where the PC eras sit is covered in The Lineage 2 chronicles, explained.
What Revolution is and how it plays
Revolution is a mobile MMORPG with open fields, real-time and automated combat, guild play (called blood pledges in the lore) and large-scale events. The headline feature is autoplay: characters can grind and quest automatically, which shapes the whole game around efficient background farming rather than the hands-on, party-dependent grind of the classic PC line. The setting is inherited from Lineage 2, and epic-scale content and clan warfare echo the PC game’s identity, but the systems, gear progression, character growth, and the free-to-play layer are built for mobile. It is closer in spirit to a current phone MMO than to the keyboard-driven old-school experience of an Interlude or High Five server.
The races and class structure
Revolution keeps the familiar Lineage 2 races, Human, Elf, Dark Elf, Orc and Dwarf, and each race maps to a set of classes drawn from the same archetypes players know from the PC game. In broad terms the roster covers ranged damage, melee damage, mages, healers and tanks, with each race leaning toward particular roles. The exact class names, skills and unlocks are specific to Revolution and evolve with updates, but the underlying identities, an archer that kills at range, a dagger that bursts, a mage that nukes, a support that heals, a knight that tanks, are recognizable to anyone who has played the PC line. Awakening and higher-tier progression let a base class grow into a more powerful form as you advance.
Best classes and roles
Because Revolution leans on autoplay and free-to-play progression, the “best” class depends on whether you are farming solo, pushing PvP or supporting a guild, and tier lists shift with each update. The stable logic is that self-sufficient damage classes are the easiest solo and farming picks, while support and tank roles gain value in group content:
| Role | Race lean | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|
| Ranged damage (archer) | Elf and Dark Elf lines | Solo farming and safe autoplay grinding |
| Mage / nuker | Human and Dark Elf lines | Area damage and fast clearing |
| Melee damage | Orc and Human lines | Burst and close-range PvP |
| Healer / support | Elf and Human lines | Guild raids and boss content |
| Tank | Human and Dwarf lines | Holding aggro in group play |
For a new player who wants to progress with minimal fuss, a ranged damage class is the reliable starting point because it pairs well with autoplay and survives solo. Players building around a guild often bring a healer or tank instead, since group content rewards those roles more than raw solo farming does. Always check a current tier list, because balance and the strongest picks change with each content patch.
Revolution among the other Lineage 2 titles
Revolution sits in the mobile branch of the brand and should not be confused with the PC rulesets. The retro-paced Lineage 2 Classic ruleset and the solo-friendly Lineage 2 Essence chronicle are official PC services with the traditional keyboard experience, while Revolution is a phone MMO with its own client and economy. It is also distinct from NCSoft’s newer cross-play mobile titles. None of the mobile games connects to a PC chronicle server, so the choice comes down to platform and pace: Revolution and its mobile siblings for autoplay-driven phone play, and the PC chronicles from the classic Interlude and High Five line through Classic, Essence and Aden for the desktop experience. To match a class archetype to your preferred role before you start, the full breakdown is in Lineage 2 classes and races.